Personal hygiene apparatus for patients with reduced mobility
AssigneeLinaus S.R.L.
InventorAlberto Kinzer
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Abstract
An apparatus for personal hygiene of patients with reduced mobility is presented. The apparatus includes a support casing, a housing for accommodating a removable tank, a grippable washing head, a pump, a hydraulic circuit, and a valve assembly. A working operation mode and a standby operation mode are provided. In the working operation mode, the valve assembly determines in the hydraulic circuit a water supply path from the tank, to the pump, to the washing head and finally out of the delivery mouth. In the stand-by operation mode, the valve assembly determines in the hydraulic circuit a water recirculation path from the tank, to the pump, to the washing head and finally back to the tank, without water flowing out of the delivery mouth.
Claims11
A personal hygiene apparatus for patients with reduced mobility, comprising:
- a support casing,
- a removable tank for washing water,
- a housing formed on the casing, the housing accommodating the removable tank,
- a grippable washing head comprising at least one delivery mouth and a flow alternating chamber connected to the at least one delivery mouth,
- a pump,
- a hydraulic circuit connecting the tank, the pump and the washing head with each other, the hydraulic circuit comprising a bi-directional delivery duct and a recirculation duct, the bi-directional delivery duct configured to allow the washing water to flow in a first direction and a second direction, and
- a valve assembly in the hydraulic circuit;
- wherein the apparatus provides for a working operation mode and a standby operation mode, wherein the valve assembly:
- in the working operation mode, determines in the hydraulic circuit a water supply path for the washing water from the tank, to the pump, through the bi-directional delivery duct, through the flow alternating chamber of the washing head and finally out of the at least one delivery mouth;
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- in the standby operation mode, determines in the hydraulic circuit a water recirculation path for the washing water from the tank, to the pump, through the recirculation duct, through the flow alternating chamber of the washing head, through the bi-directional delivery duct and finally back to the tank, without washing water flowing out of the at least one delivery mouth, wherein the pump is in continuous operation during the working operation mode and the standby operation mode such that, during the working operation mode, the washing water flows in the first direction through the bi-directional delivery duct and, during the standby operation mode, the washing water flows in the second direction through the bi-directional delivery duct.
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