Urine collector
12257201 ยท 2025-03-25
Inventors
Cpc classification
International classification
Abstract
A urine collector includes a host, a urine collecting container, and a wearable assembly. The host includes a housing, suction pumps, and an electronic control module. The urine collecting container is detachably mounted on the housing and is communicated with the suction pumps. The wearable assembly includes a wearable piece, suction hoses, and first liquid sensors. The wearable piece includes a cup body and a cup cover, the cup cover is detachably connected to the cup body. The cup cover is connected to the cup body to define an accommodating cavity. The cup cover is an elastic piece and defines a through hole. The first liquid sensors are fixedly disposed on the cup body. The suction hoses are connected to the cup body. The electronic control module is configured to control the suction pumps to work simultaneously when the first liquid sensors sense a liquid.
Claims
1. A urine collector, comprising: a host, a urine collecting container; and a wearable assembly wherein the host comprises a housing, suction pumps, and an electronic control module, the suction pumps and the electronic control module are mounted in the housing, the suction pumps are controlled by the electronic control module, and the urine collecting container is detachably mounted on the housing and is communicated with the suction pumps; wherein the wearable assembly comprises a wearable piece, suction hoses, and first liquid sensors, the wearable piece comprises a cup body and a cup cover, the cup cover is detachably connected to the cup body, the cup cover is connected to the cup body to define an accommodating cavity, the cup cover is an elastic piece and defines a through hole, the through hole allows a penis to extend into, the cup cover is capable of connecting to the penis by a tensioning force, the first liquid sensors are fixedly disposed on the cup body, and the suction hoses are connected to the cup body; wherein the electronic control module is configured to control the suction pumps to work simultaneously when the first liquid sensors sense a liquid.
2. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein a flange is disposed on a top portion of the cup body, the flange extends in a radial direction of the cup body, the cup cover comprises a main body portion and an extension portion, the extension portion is connected to an edge of the main body portion and extended towards one side of the main body portion, an annular groove is defined on an inner side of the extension portion, and the flange is clamped in the annular groove.
3. The urine collector according to claim 2, wherein first connecting tubes are disposed on a bottom portion of the cup body, and the suction hoses are respectively connected to the first connecting tubes to be communicated with the accommodating cavity.
4. The urine collector according to claim 3, wherein the wearable piece further comprises extension tubes and baffles, a first end of each of the extension tubes is connected to a corresponding one of the first connecting tubes and is located in the accommodating cavity, and a second end of each of the extension tubes extends in a direction toward the cup cover; wherein the baffles are fixed to the cup body; each of the baffles is at least partially located between the cup cover and the second end of a corresponding one of the extension tubes, an interval is fixedly defined between each of the baffles and the second end of the corresponding one of the extension tubes.
5. The urine collector according to claim 4, wherein mounting portions are disposed on an inner wall of the cup body, the mounting portions comprise mounting grooves, the extension tubes and the first liquid sensors are mounted in the mounting grooves, and each of the first liquid sensors is located on one side of a corresponding one of the extension tubes.
6. The urine collector according to claim 4, wherein two suction pumps, two first liquid sensors, and two suction pumps are provided, and when any one of the first liquid sensors senses the liquid, the electronic control module controls the two suction pumps to work simultaneously; wherein two first connecting tubes are provided, and the two first connecting tubes are disposed at intervals at the bottom portion of the cup body, the cup body defines a first central axis and a second central axis with respect to a bottom surface of the cup body, the first central axis is perpendicular to the second central axis, the two first connecting tubes are located on one side of the first central axis and are respectively located on two sides of the second central axis, each of the suction hoses is communicated with a corresponding one of the suction pumps and a corresponding one of the first connecting tubes; wherein each of the first liquid sensors is disposed corresponding to a corresponding one of the first connecting tubes.
7. The urine collector according to claim 6, wherein the housing comprises second connecting tubes and a third connecting tube, and the urine collector further comprises two communicating tubes, a urine collecting tube, and a three-way joint; wherein liquid inlet ends of the communicating tubes are respectively communicated with liquid outlet ends of the suction pumps, liquid outlet ends of the communicating tubes are connected to the three-way joint, the three-way joint is connected to the third connecting tube, the urine collecting tube is connected to the third connecting tube, and the urine collecting tube communicates the urine collecting container to the third connecting tube.
8. The urine collector according to claim 2, wherein the urine collector further comprises conductive wires, and the first liquid sensors are electrically connected to the electronic control module through the conductive wires.
9. The urine collector according to claim 8, wherein the first liquid sensors are conductivity sensors; and/or, the urine collector further comprises fastening pieces, and the fastening pieces fix the two suction hoses to the conductive wires.
10. The urine collector according to claim 8, wherein the cup body further comprises a cover plate, an accommodating groove is defined on a bottom portion of the cup body, two conductive wires are provided, the cover plate covers an opening of the accommodating groove, so that the two conductive wires are at least partially fixed in the accommodating groove, wherein one end of each of the conductive wires are electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first liquid sensors, and at least portions of the two conductive lines outside the accommodating groove are wrapped into a cable.
11. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein the cup cover comprises a main body portion and an extension plate connected to one side of the main body portion, and the extension plate and the main body portion jointly form a hole wall of the through hole.
12. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein a second liquid sensor is disposed in the urine collecting container, and the second liquid sensor is electrically connected to the electronic control module.
13. The urine collector according to claim 12, wherein the host further comprises an alarm, the alarm is electrically connected to the electronic control module, and the electronic control module is configured to control the alarm to work when the second liquid sensor detects the liquid.
14. The urine collector according to claim 13, wherein a total capacity of the urine collecting container is not less than 1830 milliliter (mL) and not greater than 2200 mL, and the electronic control module is configured to control the alarm to work when the second liquid sensor detects that a volume of the liquid in the urine collecting container is 75% to 85% of the total capacity of the urine collecting container.
15. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein an exhaust tube is disposed on a top portion of the urine collecting container, the exhaust tube communicates an interior of the urine collecting container with an outside of the urine collecting container.
16. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein the housing defines a receiving groove, and the urine collecting container is detachably mounted in the receiving groove.
17. The urine collector according to claim 16, wherein the housing comprises a bottom shell and an upper shell, the upper shell defines the receiving groove and is enclosed with the bottom shell to form a mounting space, and the suction pumps and the electronic control module are mounted in the mounting space.
18. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises second connecting tubes, each of the suction hoses comprises a first hose section and a second hose section, the first hose section of each of the suction hoses is communicated with the second hose section of each of the suction hoses through a corresponding one of the second connecting tubes, and both of the first hose section of each of the suction hoses and the second hose section of each of the suction hoses are detachably connected to the corresponding one of the second connecting tubes.
19. The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein the urine collector further comprises a battery, a display device, and a button, the battery is configured to supply power to the electronic control module, the suction pumps, and the first liquid sensors; the display device is electrically connected to the electronic control module, and the display device is configured to indicate a power level of the battery; and the button is mounted on an outer surface of the housing and is electrically connected to the electronic control module.
20. The urine collector according to claim 19, wherein the display device is an indicator light, and the indicator light indicates different power levels by emitting lights of different colors; or the indicator light comprises lamp beads, and different power levers are indicated by controlling different numbers of the lamp beads to emit light.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
(1) In order to clearly describe technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the drawings in the following description are merely some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art are able to obtain other drawings according to the drawings without contributing any inventive labor.
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(14) 1urine collector; 10host; 110housing; 110Areceiving groove; 110Bmounting space; 111bottom shell; 112upper shell; 113second connecting tube; 114third connecting tube 120suction pump; 130electronic control module; 20wearable assembly; 210wearable piece; 210Aaccommodating cavity; 211cup body; 2111flange; 2112first connecting tube; 2113mounting portion; 2114mounting groove; 2115cover plate; 2116accommodating groove; 212cup cover; 212Athrough hole; 2121main body portion; 2122extension portion; 2123annular groove; 2124extension plate; 213extension tubes; 214baffle; 220first liquid sensor; 221conductive wire; 230suction hose; 231first hose section; 232second hose section; 30urine collecting container; 310exhaust tube; 40second liquid sensor; 50battery; 60indicator light; 71power adapter; 72button; 83urine collecting tube; 90fastening piece.
(15) Realization of purposes, functional features, and advantages of the present disclosure is further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(16) In order to make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clear, the following section will further describe the embodiments of the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(17) When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.
(18) It should be understood in the description of the present disclosure that terms such as first and second are only used for the purpose of description, rather than being understood to indicate or imply relative importance or hint the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the feature limited by first and second can explicitly or impliedly comprise at least one feature. Unless otherwise indicated, the term a plurality of means two or more. The term and/or depict relationship between associated objects and there are three relationships thereon. For example, A and/or B may indicate A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character / generally indicates that the associated object is alternative. The terms first, second, third, etc. in the present disclosure are used only to distinguish similar objects and do not imply a specific ordering of objects.
(19) Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present disclosure. The terminology used in the specification is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used herein, the term and/or comprises any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
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(26) The suction hoses 230 are connected to the cup body 211 and are made of soft materials, such as but not limited to silicone, rubber, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and other materials, so that the suction hoses 230 are able to bent at will for easy use by the user. A liquid inlet end of each of the suction hoses 230 is connected to the cup body 211, and a liquid outlet end of each of the suction hoses 230 is connected to a corresponding one of the suction pumps 120 disposed in the host 10. In this way, when the suction pumps 120 work, the urine is sucked from the accommodating cavity 210A into the urine collecting container 30 through the suction hoses 230.
(27) Based on the urine collector 1 of the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the user urinates, the urine enters the accommodating cavity 210A of the wearable piece 210. When any one of the first liquid sensors 220 senses the urine, the signal is sent to the electronic control module 130. After receiving the signal, the electronic control module 130 immediately controls the two suction pumps 120 to simultaneously work. The two suction pumps 120 generate negative pressure to suck the urine from the accommodating cavity of the wearable piece 210 into the urine collecting container 30 through the suction hoses 230. When the urine is completely sucked into the urine collecting container 30, that is, when the first liquid sensors 220 do not sense the urine, the electronic control module 130 controls the two suction pumps 120 to stop working. The cup cover 212 of the present disclosure is the elastic piece with a certain elasticity, so the cup cover 212 is capable of connecting to the penis only by the tensioning force without any additional fixing device. The urine collector 1 is relatively simple to use and improves the airtightness of the cup body 211 and the cup cover 212, thereby reducing the risk of urine leakage. The urine collecting container 30 of the present disclosure is detachable, which is convenient for a caregiver to pour out the urine stored therein and clean the urine collecting container 30.
(28) In order to facilitate a detachable connection between the cup cover 212 and the cup body 211, a flange 2111 is disposed on a top portion of the cup body 211. The flange 2111 extends in a radial direction of the cup body 211. The cup cover 212 comprises a main body portion 2121 and an extension portion 2122. The extension portion 2122 is connected to an edge of the main body portion 2121 and extended towards one side of the main body portion 2121. An annular groove 2123 is defined on an inner side of the extension portion 2122. The flange 2111 is clamped in the annular groove 2123. It is understood that the cup cover 212 is made of a flexible material and is deformable. When the cup cover 212 needs to be connected to the cup body 211, the flange 2111 is easily inserted into the annular groove 2123 by slightly expanding a caliber of the extension portion 2122, thereby achieving a tight seal between the cup cover 212 and the cup body 211 and effectively preventing urine leakage. When the cup cover 212 needs to be detached, the extension portion 2122 is moved to make the flange 2111 separate from the annular groove 2123. In this way, it is easy to assemble and disassemble the cup body 211 and the cup cover 212, thereby facilitating the cleaning of the wearable piece 210.
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(30) In order to improve the convenience and stability of connections between the suction hoses 230 and the cup body 211, in some embodiments, as shown in
(31) Furthermore, two suction pumps 120, two first liquid sensors 220, and two suction pumps 120 are provided. When any one of the first liquid sensors 220 senses the liquid, the electronic control module 130 controls the two suction pumps 120 to work simultaneously. Two first connecting tubes 2112 are provided, and the two first connecting tubes 2112 are disposed at intervals at the bottom portion of the cup body 211. Each of the suction hoses 230 is communicated with a corresponding one of the suction pumps 120 and a corresponding one of the first connecting tubes 2112. Each of the first liquid sensors 220 is disposed corresponding to a corresponding one of the first connecting tubes 2112. Liquid inlet ends of the two first connecting tubes 2112 are respectively disposed at a left portion and a right portion of the wearable piece 210, so that when the user turns over, no matter how a body of the user moves, at least one of the suction hoses 230 is kept within a urine suction range, thereby increasing a possibility of urine being sucked out in time and reducing skin irritation, infection or other health problems caused by urine overflow or failure to be sucked out in time.
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(33) Specifically, when the user wears the wearable piece 210, the two first connecting tubes 2112 are both located at the bottom portion of the cup body 211. In this way, it is convenient to connect the suction hoses 230 to the first connecting tubes 2112. A first one of the first connecting tubes 2112 is disposed at the left portion of the cup body 211, and a second one of the first connecting tubes 2112 is disposed at the right portion of the cup body 211. When the user turns over and causes a first one of the suction hoses 230 close to one side of the cup body to deviate, a second one of the suction hoses 230 close to the other side of the cup body still works normally, thereby avoiding a problem of urine overflowing or the urine not being sucked in time.
(34) Furthermore, the housing 110 comprises second connecting tubes 113 and a third connecting tube 114. The urine collector 1 further comprises two communicating tubes (not shown in the drawings), a urine collecting tube 83, and a three-way joint (not shown in the drawings). Liquid inlet ends of the communicating tubes are respectively communicated with liquid outlet ends of the suction pumps 120. Liquid outlet ends of the communicating tubes are connected to the three-way joint. The three-way joint is connected to the third connecting tube 114. The urine collecting tube 83 is connected to the third connecting tube 114, and the urine collecting tube 83 communicates the urine collecting container 30 to the third connecting tube. A liquid outlet end of the urine collecting tube 83 is located at a top portion of the urine collecting container 30. In this way, the communicating tubes connected to the two suction pumps 120 are communicated with the urine collecting tube 83 through the three-way joint. Thus, only one urine collecting tube 83 is provided, which means that the caregiver only needs to connect one urine collecting tube 83 to the urine collecting container 30 after disassembling or assembling the urine collecting container 30. The present disclosure provides the third connecting tube 114, which facilitates the disassembly of the urine collecting tube 83 and the upper shell 112, so that it is easy to clean and disassemble the urine collecting container 30.
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(36) Furthermore, since the cup cover 212 is elastic and is easily deformed, a suction force is easily generated on the cup cover 212 during a suction process of the extension tubes 213. In order to prevent the cup cover 212 from blocking liquid inlets of the extension tubes 213, baffles 214 are disposed on the cup body. As shown in
(37) It is further noted that a liquid position detected by the first liquid sensors 220 is roughly the same as a position of the liquid inlets of the extension tubes 213. In this way, the urine is sucked out in time to avoid urine accumulating to a certain extent in the accommodating cavity 210A before the first liquid sensors 220 sense the urine and cause the suction pumps 120 to start working. Therefore, skin irritation, bacterial growth and other undesirable situations are avoided.
(38) In order to facilitate mounting of the extension tubes 213 and the first liquid sensors 220 in the cup body 211, as shown in
(39) In order to facilitate a detachable connection between the urine collecting container 30 and the housing 110, in some embodiments, as shown in
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(41) In order to facilitate a connection between the suction hoses 230 and the suction pumps 120, as shown in
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(43) In some embodiments, a total capacity of the urine collecting container 30 is not less than 1830 milliliter (mL) and not greater than 2200 mL, which not only ensures sufficient urine collection capacity, but also avoids inconvenience of carrying and cleaning the urine collecting container 30 if the urine collecting container 30 being too large. The electronic control module 130 is configured to control the alarm to work when the second liquid sensor 40 detects that a volume of the liquid in the urine collecting container 30 is 75% to 85% of the total capacity of the urine collecting container 30. In this way, the caregiver is reminded in time before the urine is about to overflow, and sufficient time is reserved for the caregiver to avoid a problem of urine leakage and overflow.
(44) Furthermore, an exhaust tube 310 is disposed on a top portion of the urine collecting container 30, the exhaust tube 310 communicates an interior of the urine collecting container 30 with an outside of the urine collecting container 30. The exhaust tube 310 ensures that pressure inside and outside the urine collecting container 30 is balanced, so as to avoid the urine leakage or system damage due to pressure difference. The exhaust tube 310 may be a straight tube and may extend upward. At this time, a protective cover is disposed on a top portion of the exhaust tube 310, and the protective cover keeps the exhaust tube 310 unobstructed, preventing the water or the dust from entering the exhaust tube 310, so the exhaust tube 310 is not blocked. In some alternative embodiments, the exhaust tube 310 may be a bending tube, that is, an opening of the exhaust tube 310 extends in a horizontal direction, so that the water and the dust are not easy to fall into the exhaust tube 310.
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(46) In some embodiments, the urine collector 1 further comprises a display device. The display device is electrically connected to the electronic control module 130. The display device is configured to indicate a power level of the battery 50. In the present disclosure, the display device is an indicator light 60, and the indicator light 60 indicates different power levels by emitting lights of different colors. For example, green light indicates sufficient power, yellow light indicates medium power, and red light indicates low power or indicates that the battery needs to be charged. The lights in different colors allow the user to understand a power status of the battery 50 at a glance. Alternatively, the indicator light 60 comprises lamp beads, and different power levels are indicated by controlling different numbers of the lamp beads to emit light. For example, when all the lamp beads are on, it means that the battery is full, and as the power decreases, some of the lamp beads are gradually turned off, which also provides an intuitive power indication. In some other embodiments, the display device may be a display panel configured to display a remaining power of the battery 50 in numbers or graphics.
(47) To improve the airtightness of the upper shell 112, the upper shell 112 may comprise a light-emitting area to allow the light of the indicator light 60 to be emitted outwardly. Of course, the upper shell 112 may comprise a mounting hole, and a light board of the indicator light 60 is mounted in the mounting hole, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
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(49) In the drawings of the embodiments, the same or similar numbers correspond to the same or similar components; in the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that terms such as upper, lower, left, right etc., indicate direction or position relationships shown based on the drawings, and are only intended to facilitate the description of the present disclosure and the simplification of the description rather than to indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a specific direction or constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, the terms used to describe positional relationships in the drawings are only for illustrative purposes and cannot be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific circumstances.
(50) The above are only optional embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.