Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an intelligent closestool, a drying device thereof and an intelligent closestool, so as to optimize the structure of the drying device of the intelligent closestool in the prior art, simplify the structure of the drying device and reduce the production cost of the intelligent closestool.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
According to one aspect of the invention, the drying device for the intelligent closestool comprises a base, an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a driving motor, wherein the outer sleeve is connected to the base in a sliding mode, an air outlet is formed in the front end of the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve is coaxially and movably inserted into the outer sleeve, the driving motor is connected with the inner sleeve and is used for driving the inner sleeve to axially rotate relative to the outer sleeve, the driving motor is a forward and backward rotating motor, a rotating slideway is concavely arranged on the peripheral wall of the inner sleeve and spirally surrounds the peripheral wall of the inner sleeve, a guide block extending into the rotating slideway is convexly arranged on the inner wall of the outer sleeve, and when the inner sleeve coaxially rotates relative to the outer sleeve, the rotating slideway can drive the guide block to relatively slide along the rotating slideway and drive the outer sleeve to stretch forwards and backwards relative to the base.
According to some embodiments of the application, the rear end of the outer sleeve is provided with a plurality of clamping arms extending backwards, the clamping arms are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, the guide blocks are arranged on the inner side walls of the clamping arms, and the rear end parts of the clamping arms can be elastically opened in the radial direction, so that the outer sleeve is coaxially sleeved on the periphery of the inner sleeve, and the guide blocks extend into the rotary slideway.
According to some embodiments of the application, the guide block is integrally formed and protrudes on the inner side wall of the clamping arm.
According to some embodiments of the application, the inner side wall of the clamping arm is concavely provided with a mounting groove, and the guide block is detachably arranged in the mounting groove and is convexly arranged on the inner side wall of the clamping arm.
According to some embodiments of the application, the rotary slideway comprises a thread section, a front smooth section and a rear smooth section which are integrally extended, wherein the thread section spirally surrounds the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve, the front smooth section and the rear smooth section are respectively extended at the front end and the rear end of the thread section, and the helix angles of the front smooth section and the rear smooth section are larger than those of the thread section.
According to some embodiments of the application, the rotating slide is provided with a plurality of rotating slides and is arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction.
According to some embodiments of the application, the base is concavely provided with a guide groove extending along the front-rear direction, the peripheral wall of the outer sleeve is convexly provided with a sliding rib corresponding to the guide groove, and the sliding rib is in sliding connection with the guide groove.
According to some embodiments of the application, the base is concavely provided with an assembly groove extending along the front-rear direction, the guide groove is concavely arranged on the inner wall of the assembly groove, and the guide groove is provided with two guide grooves and is respectively arranged at two side edges of the inner wall of the assembly groove.
According to some embodiments of the application, the drying device for the intelligent closestool further comprises a driving gear, the driving gear is arranged on an output shaft of the driving motor, an outer gear ring which extends circumferentially is arranged at the rear end of the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve in a protruding mode, and the outer gear ring is meshed with the driving gear.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a smart toilet employing and including the above-described drying apparatus for a smart toilet.
As can be seen from the technical scheme, the embodiment of the invention has at least the following advantages and positive effects:
According to the drying device for the intelligent closestool, the inner sleeve is matched with the outer sleeve to form a two-section telescopic structure, the driving motor is used for driving the inner sleeve to coaxially rotate relative to the outer sleeve and matched with the rotating slide rail spirally surrounding the outer wall of the inner sleeve and the guide block on the inner wall of the outer sleeve, so that when the inner sleeve coaxially rotates relative to the outer sleeve, the rotating slide rail can drive the guide block to slide relative to the rotating slide rail and then be matched with the driving motor to rotate forwards and backwards, the outer sleeve is driven to axially stretch relative to the inner sleeve, and the outer sleeve is driven to stretch back and forth relative to the base in a sliding connection mode, so that the structure of the drying device is simplified, and the whole production cost of the intelligent closestool is reduced.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following description. It will be understood that the invention is capable of various modifications in various embodiments, all without departing from the scope of the invention, and that the description and illustrations herein are intended to be by way of illustration only and not to be construed as limiting the invention.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.
In the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, mechanically connected, electrically connected, directly connected, indirectly connected via an intervening medium, or in communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
In the related art, the warm air drying function of the intelligent closestool is realized mainly by virtue of a drying device, the drying device has a telescopic function and generally comprises a heating wire and a fan, and when the intelligent closestool needs to be dried, the drying device can extend out of the closestool body to dry a user. However, the existing drying device of the intelligent closestool is complex in structure, occupies a large space inside the intelligent closestool, and is high in production cost.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a drying device for an intelligent toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a base 1, an outer sleeve 2, an inner sleeve 3, a driving motor 4 and a driving gear 5.
The base 1 is used for being arranged in a toilet body or a toilet cover of the intelligent toilet, and can be used for providing a mounting position or a mounting space for the outer sleeve 2, the inner sleeve 3, the driving motor 4 and the driving gear 5.
The outer sleeve 2 is slidably mounted on the base 1, and the outer sleeve 2 can slide back and forth relative to the base 1 to extend out of the base 1 or retract back into the base 1.
The front end of the outer sleeve 2 is provided with an air outlet 21. When the outer sleeve 2 stretches back and forth relative to the base 1, or after the outer sleeve 2 stretches out of the base 1, warm air can be sprayed out of the air outlet 21 to be dried.
The inner sleeve 3 is coaxially and movably inserted inside the outer sleeve 2, i.e. the outer sleeve 2 is coaxially sleeved outside the inner sleeve 3. When the inner sleeve 3 coaxially rotates relative to the outer sleeve 2 inside the outer sleeve 2, the inner sleeve 3 can drive the outer sleeve 2 to stretch back and forth relative to the base 1, so that the stretching function of the drying device is realized.
The drive motor 4 is in driving connection with the inner sleeve 3 for driving the inner sleeve 3 to rotate about its own axis so that the inner sleeve 3 can rotate coaxially within the outer sleeve 2 relative to the outer sleeve 2.
The driving gear 5 is arranged on the output shaft of the driving motor 4, and the driving gear 5 is in transmission connection with the inner sleeve 3. The drive gear 5 is used for power transmission between the drive motor 4 and the inner sleeve 3, so that the drive motor 4 can control the rotation of the inner sleeve 3 about its axis.
Referring to fig. 3, in some examples, a top surface of the base 1 is concavely provided with a fitting groove 11, and the fitting groove 11 extends in a front-rear direction. The shape of the fitting groove 11 is adapted to the outer contour shape of the outer sleeve 2. As shown in fig. 3, the fitting groove 11 has an arc-shaped cross section. It will be appreciated that the mounting groove 11 may be semi-circular in cross-section, or of other shapes.
The outer sleeve 2 is slidably mounted on the assembly groove 11 of the base 1 and can move back and forth along the assembly groove 11, so that the outer sleeve 2 can stretch back and forth relative to the base 1.
Referring still to fig. 3, in some embodiments, a guiding groove 12 is respectively provided at two side edges of the inner wall of the assembling groove 11, and a sliding rib 22 corresponding to the guiding groove 12 is protruding on the outer peripheral wall of the outer sleeve 2, and the sliding rib 22 is slidably connected in the guiding groove 12. The two guide grooves 12 are matched with the two sliding ribs 22, so that the outer sleeve 2 can be limited on the base 1, and the outer sleeve 2 and the base 1 form stable sliding connection.
Still referring to fig. 3, a rotating slide 31 is concavely provided on the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve 3, and the rotating slide 31 is spirally wound on the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve 3. The inner wall of the outer sleeve 2 is convexly provided with a guide block 23, and the guide block 23 can extend into the rotary slideway 31. When the inner sleeve 3 axially rotates relative to the outer sleeve 2, the side wall of the rotary slide way 31 can squeeze the guide block 23, and the guide block 23 is driven to relatively slide along the rotary slide way 31, so that the outer sleeve 2 is driven to move back and forth relative to the inner sleeve 3. When the inner sleeve 3 is stationary relative to the base 1 in the axial direction, the outer sleeve 2 can slide back and forth and expand and contract back and forth relative to the base 1.
In the present embodiment, the driving motor 4 is a forward/reverse motor. When the driving motor 4 rotates forward, the driving gear 5 drives the inner sleeve 3 to rotate forward around the axis of the inner sleeve, so that the outer sleeve 2 can be driven to extend forward relative to the base 1. When the driving motor 4 rotates reversely, the driving gear 5 drives the inner sleeve 3 to rotate reversely around the axis of the inner sleeve, and the outer sleeve 2 can be driven to stretch backwards relative to the base 1.
Still referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the rotational slide 31 includes an integrally extending threaded section 311, a forward smooth section 312, and a aft smooth section 313.
The thread segments 311 are spirally wound around the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve 3. It will be appreciated that the pitch of the thread segments 311 and their length in the axial direction of the inner sleeve 3 can be adjusted according to the telescopic travel of the outer sleeve 2.
A front smooth section 312 extends at the front end of the threaded section 311. The rear smooth section 313 extends to the rear end of the threaded section 311.
Smooth or rounded transitions are employed between the front smooth section 312 and the threaded section 311 and between the rear smooth section 313 and the threaded section 311 so that the guide block 23 can smoothly enter the front smooth section 312 and the rear smooth section 313 from the threaded section 311.
The helix angle of both the leading smooth section 312 and the trailing smooth section 313 is greater than the helix angle of the threaded section 311. The helix angle is the angle between the tangent of the thread segment 311, the front smooth segment 312 or the rear smooth segment 313 and the axis of the inner sleeve 3. Therefore, the guide block 23 moves at a relatively high speed in the axial direction of the inner sleeve 3 when it moves relatively in the threaded section 311, and moves at a relatively low speed in the axial direction of the inner sleeve 3 when the guide block 23 moves relatively in the front smooth section 312 or the rear smooth section 313. Therefore, when the outer sleeve 2 stretches out and draws back relative to the base 1, the stretching speed of the initial stage and the final stage is slower, so that the starting point and the finishing point of the movement of the outer sleeve 2 stretching out or retracting back to the base 1 can be effectively buffered, and the stretching range of the outer sleeve 2 can be more stable.
It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the front and rear smooth sections 312, 313 may also be perpendicular to the axis of the inner sleeve 3 and extend in the circumferential direction of the inner sleeve 3. At this time, when the guide block 23 moves relatively to the front smooth section 312 or the rear smooth section 313, the outer sleeve 2 does not move in the axial direction of the inner sleeve 3, that is, the outer sleeve 2 does not expand or contract with respect to the base 1.
Still referring to fig. 3, the two rotary slide ways 31 are equally spaced along the circumferential direction of the inner sleeve 3, i.e. have a central symmetrical structure. Correspondingly, two guide blocks 23 which are distributed in a central symmetry manner are arranged on the inner wall of the outer sleeve 2. It can be understood that three, four or more rotary slide ways 31 may be provided, and a plurality of centrally symmetrical rotary slide ways 31 are matched with the guide blocks 23, so that the stress of each guide block 23 is more balanced, and the relative rotation between the outer sleeve 2 and the inner sleeve 3 and the telescopic movement of the outer sleeve 2 are smoother and more stable.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the outer peripheral wall of the rear end portion of the inner sleeve 3 is provided with an outer ring gear 32 extending circumferentially. The centre line of the outer ring gear 32 is located on the axis of the inner sleeve 3. At this time, the drive gear 5 meshes with the outer ring gear 32, and the axis of the center line of the drive gear 5 and the axis of the output shaft of the drive motor 4 are parallel to the axis of the inner tube 3. Therefore, when the driving motor 4 controls the driving gear 5 to rotate, the inner sleeve 3 can be driven to axially rotate.
It can be understood that the driving gear 5 is not adopted between the driving motor 4 and the inner sleeve 3, and the power transmission between the driving motor 4 and the inner sleeve 3 can be realized by using structures such as a screw, a rack and the like, so that the control of the axial rotation of the inner sleeve 3 can be realized.
Referring to fig. 5, and referring to fig. 3, the inner sleeve 3 has a cylindrical structure with an opening at the front end and the rear end. Air can enter the inner sleeve 3 through the rear end opening of the inner sleeve 3, enter the outer sleeve 2 through the front end opening of the inner sleeve 3, and finally be blown out through the air outlet 21 at the front end of the outer sleeve 2, so that the drying function is realized.
Referring to fig. 4 in combination with fig. 1-3, in some embodiments, the rear end of the outer sleeve 2 is provided with a rearwardly extending clip arm 24. The two clamping arms 24 are symmetrically distributed in the circumferential direction, and the two clamping arms 24 are arranged at intervals. The guide blocks 23 are provided on the inner side walls of the clip arms 24, and each clip arm 24 may be provided with one or more guide blocks 23. It will be appreciated that three, four or more clamp arms 24 may be provided, with a plurality of clamp arms 24 being circumferentially equally spaced.
The clamping arm 24 of the outer sleeve 2 has a certain elasticity, and the rear end part of the clamping arm 24 can be elastically opened along the radial direction, so that the outer sleeve 2 is coaxially sleeved on the outer periphery of the inner sleeve 3, and the guide block 23 extends into the rotary slideway 31. Therefore, the design of the clamping arm 24 on the outer sleeve 2 can simplify the assembly difficulty between the outer sleeve 2 and the inner sleeve 3, improve the assembly speed between the outer sleeve 2 and the inner sleeve 3, further simplify the structure of the drying device, and be favorable for reducing the intelligent overall production cost.
Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the inner side walls of the clamping arms 24 are recessed with mounting slots 25. The guide block 23 is detachably mounted in the mounting groove 25, for example, by screwing, and the guide block 23 is protruded on the inner side wall of the clamping arm 24. The guide block 23 may be adhesively secured within the mounting groove 25. The guide block 23 may be made of metal, so that the relative sliding between the guide block 23 and the outer wall of the inner sleeve 3 is smoother.
It will be appreciated that the guide block 23 may be integrally formed on the inner side wall of the clip arm 24. The guide block 23 is formed on the inner side wall of the clamping arm 24 in a protruding mode by injection molding or hot melting.
Referring to fig. 5, in combination with fig. 3, two guide blocks 23 are disposed on the inner side wall of the outer sleeve 2 in a central symmetry manner and respectively extend into a rotary slideway 31. When the inner sleeve 3 coaxially rotates relative to the outer sleeve 2, the two rotary slide ways 31 can respectively extrude the two guide blocks 23, so that the guide blocks 23 are subjected to external force in the axial direction, the outer sleeve 2 moves relative to the inner sleeve 3 in the axial direction, and the outer sleeve 2 stretches back and forth in the axial direction.
Fig. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a state structure of a drying apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is an exploded view of fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of the outer sleeve 2 in fig. 7.
Referring to fig. 6 to 8, the basic structure of the drying apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as that of the drying apparatus of fig. 1 to 5, except that the structure of the rotary slide 31 on the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve 3 is different.
Referring to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the axial length of the rotating slide 31 on the outer peripheral wall of the inner sleeve 3 is longer, so that the telescopic range of the outer sleeve 2 of the present embodiment is larger. That is, by adjusting the axial length of the rotary slide 31, the expansion range and expansion length of the outer sleeve 2 relative to the inner sleeve 3 and the base 1 can be appropriately adjusted.
Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in the present embodiment, the pitch of the rotary slide 31 is smaller, so that the moving speed of the outer sleeve 2 in the axial direction is slower when the guide block 23 slides relatively in the rotary slide 31. That is, by adjusting the pitch of the rotary slide 31, the moving speed of the outer sleeve 2 in the axial direction can be adjusted.
Based on the structure of the drying device for the intelligent closestool, the embodiment of the invention also provides the intelligent closestool. The intelligent closestool mainly comprises a closestool body, a closestool cover, a seat ring, a flip cover and a drying device. The drying device is arranged inside the closestool body or the closestool cover, and the drying device adopts the drying device of the embodiment.
It should be noted that the base 1 may be disposed horizontally inside the toilet body or the toilet cover, or the base 1 may be disposed obliquely inside the toilet body or the toilet cover. The mode does not influence the normal use of the drying device in the toilet.
Based on the technical scheme, the embodiment of the invention has at least the following advantages and positive effects:
In the drying device for the intelligent closestool, the inner sleeve 3 is matched with the outer sleeve 2 to form a two-section telescopic structure, the inner sleeve 3 is driven by the driving motor 4 to coaxially rotate relative to the outer sleeve 2, and is matched with the rotating slide way 31 spirally surrounding the outer wall of the inner sleeve 3 and the guide block 23 on the inner wall of the outer sleeve 2, so that when the inner sleeve 3 coaxially rotates relative to the outer sleeve 2, the rotating slide way 31 can drive the guide block 23 to slide relative to the rotating slide way 31, and then the outer sleeve 2 is driven to axially stretch relative to the inner sleeve 3 by being matched with the forward and reverse rotation of the driving motor 4, and then the outer sleeve 2 is driven to longitudinally stretch relative to the base 1 by being matched with the sliding connection between the outer sleeve 2 and the base 1, thereby realizing the simplification of the structure of the drying device and being beneficial to reducing the whole production cost of the intelligent closestool.
While the invention has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of words of description and of limitation. 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 embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, 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.