Claims:We Claim:
1. A system for automated dispersion of a disinfectant in toilets, comprising:
a storage (103) for storing a disinfectant;
a plurality of pipes (104) connecting the storage (103) to the toilets (102) for transporting the disinfectant, wherein a first end of the pipes (104) fixed to the first storage and a second end of the pipes (104) operatively connected to a hose provided in a dispersion unit (101) over the toilet (102);
characterized in that
a pump (304) provided in the storage (103) for allowing flow of the disinfectants to the pipes (104);
an outlet valve (305) connecting the storage (103) to the pipes (104) for controlling quantity of disinfectant allowed to the first end of the pipes (104);
a sensor module (201) provided on the dispersion unit (101) for detecting presence of a user; and
a microcontroller (301) operatively connected to the sensor module (201), the pump (304) and the outlet valve (305) for actuating the pump (304) and controlling (305) the outlet valve based on the detection obtained from the sensor module (201).
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor module (201) including a proximity sensor (302) for detecting presence of the user based on distance of the user from the toilet (102); and
a motion sensor (303) for detecting presence of the user based on movement of the user in the toilet (102).
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller (301) actuating the pump (304) and the outlet valve (304) after detection of presence and immediate absence of the user obtained from the sensor module (201).
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a nozzle (203) connected to the hose (202) for facilitating dispersion of the disinfectant for effectively sanitizing the toilet (102).
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an LED light (204) provided in the dispersion unit (101) and operatively connected to the microcontroller (301); and
the microcontroller (301) activating the LED light (204) during actuating of the pump (304) and the outlet valve (305), thereby indicating a sanitized toilet.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the quantity of the disinfectant allowed from the storage (103) to the pipes (104) is set in the microcontroller (301) based on shape and size of the toilet (102) for effective dispersion.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller (301) connected to the sensor module (201) through a wireless communication.
8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller (301) closing the pump (304) and the outlet valve (305) after a predetermined time set in the microcontroller (301) for dispersing a required quantity of the disinfectant.
9. A method for automated dispersion of disinfectants in toilets, comprising the steps of:
detecting (401) presence of a user in a toilet by a sensor system;
detecting (402) an absence of the user in the toilet by the sensor system
actuating (403) a pump by a microcontroller for allowing flow of a disinfectant to the pipe of the toilet based on the detected presence and immediate absence of the user;
controlling (404) an outlet valve of a storage, by the microcontroller for controlling quantity of the disinfectant to the pipe;
dispersing (405) the disinfectant through a hose operatively connected to the pipe; and
closing (406) the pump and the outlet valve, by the microcontroller after a predetermined time.
, Description:A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DISINFECTANT DISPERSION
FIELD
[0001] The embodiments herein generally relate to an automated disinfection system. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a system and method providing automated disinfectant dispersion in toilets.

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART
[0002] Conditions in most of the public toilets and urinals are unhygienic and a main source of bacteria and viruses. Many people contract diseases and other infections due to such unsanitary condition in these toilets and urinals. Moreover, the toilets not well maintained leading to emanation of bad odour.
[0003] Generally, the main cause of the above mentioned problems is due to lack of water and insufficient usage of water after every use by the user. The pandemic conditions such as Covid-19 calls for additional measures and precautions to be considered in such places for preventing outbreak and reducing the spread of diseases.
[0004] Existing systems in public toilets and urinals require manual intervention for maintaining the hygiene and reducing bad odour. Further, few public toilets provide disinfectants which need to be used manually and are often neglected. Also, the above mentioned manual measures cannot be always enforced in all the public and common use toilets.
[0005] Therefore, there is a need for an automated sanitizing system in toilets and urinals for preventing outbreak of infections. Moreover, there is a need for a system and method providing a no-contact automated disinfectant dispersion in toilets and urinals.
OBJECTS
[0006] Some of the objects of the present disclosure are described herein below:
[0007] The main objective of the present disclosure is to provide an automated disinfectant dispersion system for toilets and urinals.
[0008] Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a system and method for no-contact dispersion of disinfectant in toilets and urinals.
[0009] Still another objective of the present disclosure is to provide an efficient system and method for sanitizing toilets and urinals.
[00010] Yet another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a system and method for customized dispersion of the disinfectants in toilets and urinals.
[00011] The other objectives and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated for illustration of preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope thereof.
SUMMARY
[00012] In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a system and method for automated dispersion of disinfectant in a plurality of toilets.
[00013] In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes a storage unit, a plurality of pipes, a pump, an outlet valve, a sensor module, and a microcontroller. The storage unit is provided for storing a disinfectant, the pipes connect the storage to the toilets for transporting the disinfectant, wherein a first end of the pipes is fixed to the first storage and a second end of the pipes is operatively connected to a hose provided in a dispersion unit over the toilet. The pump is provided in the storage for allowing flow of the disinfectants to the pipes and the outlet valve connects the storage to the pipes for controlling quantity of disinfectant allowed to the first end of the pipes. The sensor module is provided on the dispersion unit for detecting presence of a user and the microcontroller is operatively connected to the sensor module, the pump and the outlet valve for actuating the pump and controlling the outlet valve based on the detection obtained from the sensor module.
[00014] In accordance with an embodiment, the sensor module includes a proximity sensor for detecting presence of the user based on distance of the user from the toilet and a motion sensor for detecting presence of the user based on movement of the user in the toilet. In an embodiment, the microcontroller actuates the pump and the outlet valve after detection of presence and immediate absence of the user obtained from the sensor module.
[00015] In accordance with an embodiment, a nozzle is connected to the hose for facilitating dispersion of the disinfectant for effectively sanitizing the toilet.
[00016] In accordance with an embodiment, an LED light is provided in the dispersion unit and operatively connected to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller activates the LED light during actuating of the pump and the outlet valve, thereby indicating a sanitized toilet.
[00017] In accordance with an embodiment, the quantity of the disinfectant allowed from the storage to the pipes is set in the microcontroller based on shape and size of the toilet for effective dispersion.
[00018] In accordance with an embodiment, the microcontroller is connected to the sensor module through a wireless communication.
[00019] In accordance with an embodiment, the microcontroller closes the pump and the outlet valve after a predetermined time set in the microcontroller for dispersing a required quantity of the disinfectant.
[00020] In accordance with an embodiment, the method for automated dispersion of disinfectants in toilets, comprises the steps of detecting presence of a user in a toilet by a sensor system, next detecting an absence of the user in the toilet by the sensor system, then actuating a pump by a microcontroller for allowing flow of a disinfectant to the pipe of the toilet based on the detected presence and immediate absence of the user, next controlling an outlet valve of a storage, by the microcontroller for controlling quantity of the disinfectant to the pipe, then dispersing the disinfectant through a hose operatively connected to the pipe and finally closing the pump and the outlet valve, by the microcontroller after a predetermined time.
[00021] These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[00022] The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The use of the same reference numbers in different figures indicates similar or identical items.
[00023] Fig.1 illustrates a schematic of a system for automated dispersion of disinfectants through a plurality of toilets, according to an embodiment herein;
[00024] Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic of the dispersion unit of the system for automated dispersion of disinfectants, according to an embodiment herein;
[00025] Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram of the system for automated dispersion of disinfectants, according to an embodiment herein; and
[00026] Fig. 4 illustrates a flow chart of a method for automated dispersion of disinfectant in a plurality of toilets, according to an embodiment herein.
LIST OF NUMERALS
101 - Dispersion unit
102 - Toilets
103 - Storage and control unit
104 - Pipes
201 - Sensor module
202 - Hose
203 - Nozzle
204 - LED light
205 - Straight connector
301 - Microcontroller
302 - Proximity sensor
303 - Motion sensor
304 - Pump
305 - Outlet valve

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[00027] The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted soas to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
[00028] As mentioned above, there is a need for an automated sanitizing system in toilets and urinals for preventing outbreak of infections. In particular, there is a need for a system and method providing a no-contact automated disinfectant dispersion in toilets and urinals. The embodiments herein achieve this by providing “A system and method for automated dispersion of disinfectants”. Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig.1 through Fig.4, where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.
[00029] Fig.1 illustrates a schematic of a system for automated dispersion of disinfectants through a plurality of toilets. In an embodiment, the system includes a plurality of dispersion units 101, a plurality of toilets 102, a storage and control unit 103 and a plurality of pipes 104.
[00030] In an embodiment, the plurality of toilets 102 is urinals. The dispersion unit 101 is fixed above each urinal 102 for automated dispersion of disinfectant over the urinal.
[00031] In an embodiment, the storage and control unit 103 is provided for storing the disinfectant and controlling the dispersion of the disinfectant through the dispersion unit 101. In an embodiment, the disinfectant includes but not limited to disinfectant solution, soap water, sanitizing liquid.
[00032] In an embodiment, the plurality of pipes 104 are connected to the storage and control unit 103 and operatively connected to the dispersion unit 101. The pipes 104 are provided for transporting the disinfectant from the storage and control unit 103 to the dispersion unit 101.
[00033] Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic of the dispersion unit of the system for automated dispersion of disinfectants. The dispersion unit 101 includes a sensor module 201, a hose 202, a nozzle 203, an LED light 204 and a connector 205.
[00034] In an embodiment, the sensor module 201 is provided for detecting a presence of a user in the toilet. The sensor module 201 is operatively connected to the storage and control unit 103 for transmitting the detection.
[00035] In an embodiment, the hose 202 includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the hose is connected to the dispersion unit 101 and the second end of the hose 202 is connected to the nozzle 203 through the connector 205. The hose 202 is provided for dispersing the disinfectant received from the pipe 104 through the nozzle 203. The hose 202 is flexible for positioning the nozzle to effectively disperse the disinfectant throughout the toilet 102.
[00036] In an embodiment, the nozzle 203 is connected to the hose 202 through the straight connector 205. The nozzle 203 is provided for effectively dispersing the disinfectant to the toilet 102.
[00037] In an embodiment, the LED light 204 is provided for glowing during the dispersion of the disinfectant from the hose for indicating the toilet 102 as sanitized.
[00038] Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram of the system for automated dispersion of disinfectants. The system includes the sensor module 201, a microcontroller 301, an outlet valve 305, a pump 304 and the LED light 204.
[00039] In an embodiment, the sensor module 201 is provided for detecting presence of the user in the toilet 102. The sensor module includes a proximity sensor 302 and a motion sensor 303. The proximity sensor 302 is provided for detecting the user at a predetermined distance from the toilet. In an embodiment, the predetermined distance is set by an operator. The motion sensor 303 is provided for detecting movement near the toilet thereby detecting the presence of the person. The sensor module 201 accurately detects the presence of the person in the toilet based on detection from the proximity sensor 302 and the motion sensor 303. The sensor module 201 transmits the detection from the proximity sensor 302 and the motion sensor 303 to the microcontroller 301. The sensor module 201 continuously transmits detection of presence of the user and absence of the user in the toilet.
[00040] In an embodiment, the microcontroller 301 is operatively connected to the sensor module 201, the outlet valve 305, the pump 304 and the LED light 204. The microcontroller 301 and the pump 304 are provided in the storage and control unit 103.
[00041] The microcontroller 301 is provided for automating the dispersion of the disinfectant through the dispersion unit 101. The microcontroller 304 actuates the pump 304 for allowing flow of the disinfectant to the pipes 104. In an embodiment, the pump includes but not limited to a pneumatic water pump.
[00042] In an embodiment, the outlet valve 305 is provided in the storage and control unit 103 for controlling quantity of flow of the disinfectant from the storage 103 through the pipes 104. The microcontroller 301 operatively controls the outlet valve 305 for allowing a predetermined quantity of the disinfectant through the pipe 104. The predetermined quantity of the disinfectant is set by the operator based on size and shape of the toilet.
[00043] The microcontroller 304 actuates flow of the disinfectant through the pipe 104 of the toilet 102 based on the sensor module 201. In an embodiment, the microcontroller 301 actuates the pump 304 and the outlet valve 305 during absence of the user, after the detection of presence of the user by the proximity sensor 302 and the motion sensor 303.
[00044] The microcontroller 301 switches ON the LED light during the dispersion of the disinfectant through the hose, for indicating the toilet 102 is sanitized. The microcontroller 301 activates the LED light 204 during actuation of the pump 304 and the outlet valve 305.
[00045] In an embodiment, the microcontroller 301 closes the pump and the outlet valve after a predetermined time for dispersing a required quantity of disinfectant. In an embodiment, the predetermined time includes a time in a range of 5 second to 30 seconds. The predetermined time is set by an operator in the microcontroller 301.
[00046] Fig. 4 illustrates a flow chart of a method for automated dispersion of disinfectant in a plurality of toilets. The method includes the following steps. First, detecting 401 presence of a user by a sensor system, including a proximity sensor and a motion sensor. The detection of the user is transmitted to the microcontroller. Next, detecting 402 an absence of the user immediately after detecting the presence of the user, by the sensor system. Transmitting the detected absence to the microcontroller. Based on the detected presence and immediate detected absence, the microcontroller actuates 403 a pump for allowing flow of disinfectant through a pipe of the toilet with the detected presence and absence of the user. Next, controlling opening 404 of an outlet valve of a storage, by the microcontroller for controlling quantity of the disinfectant. Then, dispersing 405 the disinfectant in the toilet through a nozzle of a hose operatively connected to the pipe. Next, activating an LED light, by the microcontroller for indicating the toilet as sanitized. Finally, closing 406 the outlet valve and the pump, by the microcontroller after a predetermined time.
[00047] A main advantage of the present disclosure is that the system and method provides automated dispersion of disinfectants in toilets and urinals
[00048] Another advantage of the present disclosure is that the system and method improves hygienic conditions of toilets and urinals by automated disinfection after every use
[00049] Still another advantage of the present disclosure is that the system and method reduces odour emanating in the public toilets and urinals through automatic disinfection.
[00050] Yet another advantage of the present disclosure is that the system and method provides no-contact automated sanitization of toilets and urinals.
[00051] Still another advantage of the present disclosure is that the system and method prevents outbreak of infections due to unsanitary conditions in toilets and urinals.
[00052] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.