DESIGN NAME: backrest of urinal
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Assist special groups use urinals
INSPIRATION: In the past, these special people need others’ help when going to use the urinal, which can cause the helpless feeling. So the special urinal, which is suitable for these people, seting in the public bathroom shows loving care for them.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The urinal with sliding handrail is designed to masterly combine the handrail and backrest, by which the senior with mobility problems, the disabled and people recovering their health can set their hands free, and then go to the bathroom easily and safely.
The handrail is combined with the back; simple structure of stretching is convient and practical. It can be easily put back into the handrail in the urinal. So it is artistic and practical.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Step 1:in a normal use, both sides can be handrails.
Step 2: when sliding the left handrail and making it slide out of location by internal rail, it can be used as a backrest .
Step 3: after finished, the backrest can be slided into a fixed position by internal rail.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project began in March 2017 in Shenyang, China, and was completed in February 2018 by luxun academy of fine arts. It will be submitted in February 2018.shows loving care for them.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The urinal with sliding handrail is designed to masterly combine the handrail and backrest, by which the senior with mobility problems, the disabled and people recovering their health can set their hands free, and then go to the bathroom easily and safely.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: -
TAGS: Handrails,Special Groups,Backrest,Man,Urinal
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: there is still a serious defect of urinal for special men’s group on the market.When some of the elderly with mobility problems, people with disabilities, healthy recovery crowd into the public toilet when using the urinal,there exist many inconveniences and potential safety hazard while they unloose their belts and use the urinals.The question we are thinking about is how to make these groups safely and easily use urinals, make their hands free and go to the restroom without others’ help. Therefore, we are studying a backrest of urinal with a simple and reasonable design and it is easy to operate.
CHALLENGE: The question we are thinking about is how to make these groups safely and easily use urinals, make their hands free and go to the restroom without others’ help.
ADDED DATE: 2018-02-26 08:47:26
TEAM MEMBERS (10) : Cao Weizhi, Chen qi, Li Xuesong, Zhang Xudong, Zhang Qin, Li Junxi, Yan Yueming, Zhang Anzhen, Qi Hongrui and Xing Chang
IMAGE CREDITS: Industrial Design College of LAFA, 2017.
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