EP0040719B1 - Sanitäre Trockeneinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0040719B1
EP0040719B1 EP81103414A EP81103414A EP0040719B1 EP 0040719 B1 EP0040719 B1 EP 0040719B1 EP 81103414 A EP81103414 A EP 81103414A EP 81103414 A EP81103414 A EP 81103414A EP 0040719 B1 EP0040719 B1 EP 0040719B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting

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  • the invention relates to a drying device with a blower, by means of which preferably heated air can be conveyed into the interior of a bowl of a water closet or a bidet in order to dry the lower part of the body, at least two openings being provided through which the air into the interior flows.
  • DE-A-29 12 084 or DE-A-1 609 229 describes a water closet or bidet which has a device for washing the lower part of the body and a drying device.
  • the device for washing can be used to supply preheated water to the lower part of the body to be cleaned.
  • a fan of the drying device is activated in order to blow the air heated by a heat source through one or more air channels into the interior of the bowl of the water closet or the bidet. If the heated air flow is blown directly onto the lower part of the body, this is easily perceived as unpleasant. If, on the other hand, the air flow is not directed towards the area of the body mentioned, but is directed past it, only incomplete drying can be achieved or the drying process takes too long. In addition, in the latter case there is a risk that the water standing in the bowl will be caught by the air stream and sprayed up onto the lower part of the body to be dried.
  • GB-A-2 008 168 describes a drying device in which the heated air is supplied to an annular chamber below the upper edge of a toilet bowl. This chamber is open down to the interior of the bowl so that the heated air can escape downwards. At the bottom of the interior, the heated air is then redirected upwards in order to dry the lower part of the body. There is a risk that water will be taken from the floor of the interior when the air is deflected and sprayed onto the lower part of the body. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that bacteria or other contaminants will be carried along by the walls of the interior and reach the lower part of the body.
  • the invention has for its object to improve a drying device of the type mentioned with little effort so that a quick and reliable drying is achieved.
  • direct blowing on the lower part of the body with heated air is to be avoided, and on the other hand water or impurities not in the bowl should also be able to reach the lower part of the body.
  • the drying device according to the invention is also said to be highly reliable and able to cope with the operational circumstances.
  • This object is achieved in that the openings are arranged and designed such that the air currents meet and swirl below the lower body area without directly blowing it.
  • the drying device according to the invention is characterized by a simple structure and it can be produced without any special effort. Because the air streams meet in the interior of the bowl, the swirling of the air stream is advantageously achieved, so that a quick and reliable drying of the lower body area is ensured without it being blown directly by a warm air stream. In the interior of the bowl there is a largely uniform and pleasant heat distribution, because due to the turbulence of the air streams, a good heat distribution in the interior of the bowl is achieved. In addition, in the drying device according to the invention, the air can be heated to a higher temperature than in a drying device which blows directly onto the lower body area, although excessive heating of the lower body area is avoided due to the turbulence of the air streams.
  • the openings mentioned can be arranged in an air duct extending from the fan.
  • at least two air ducts extending from the blower are preferably provided, each of said air ducts having at least one opening.
  • These air ducts have a comparatively small cross section since, as already mentioned above, the air can be heated to a higher temperature or a small amount of air has to be transported.
  • An air duct is expediently arranged on the left or right side of the bowl or on the seat glasses which can be placed thereon.
  • each air duct has at least two openings, the openings mentioned being arranged at a predetermined distance from one another.
  • the openings are arranged in such a way or the air streams are aligned such that the four air streams meet virtually at the same point in the interior of the bowl. In this way, a very good swirling of the air streams is achieved, so that he has a particularly uniform heat distribution in the interior is enough.
  • the air streams preferably meet at an angle which is less than 180 °, so that there is good swirling and a largely uniform heat distribution in the interior of the bowl.
  • the openings of the air channels are preferably designed as nozzles in order to achieve a complete swirling of the air streams which meet.
  • the openings mentioned are preferably arranged in pivotable components.
  • a component is expediently essentially spherical and contains a bore which tapers conically towards the opening, so that both the above-mentioned nozzle is created and the pivotability is ensured in a simple manner.
  • the pivotable component with the opening is preferably arranged in an insert which can be easily integrated into the seat glasses.
  • the production of such an insert and its assembly or connection with the seat glasses is connected with little effort.
  • the air channels are preferably arranged on the left or right side of the seat glasses mentioned.
  • the air channels are preferably arranged on the right or left underside of the seat glasses and expediently in the form of hoses made of plastic.
  • the drying device according to the invention can therefore be used in conjunction with commercially available bowls by attaching the drying device according to the invention to commercially available seat glasses.
  • the air channels are arranged in the interior of a pair of seat glasses and thus integrated into the same.
  • the air channels between the fastening frame and the seat glasses have a flexible intermediate part, so that the seat glasses can be placed on the bowl in the usual way or pivoted away from it.
  • the air duct or ducts are guided through the fastening frame through the joints provided for articulating the seat glasses.
  • This embodiment is particularly suitable if the air ducts are also arranged in the interior of the seat glasses, so that overall a functionally reliable and easily producible design of the air ducts is created.
  • the said joints expediently contain hollow cylindrical tubes which protrude into the air channels of the fastening frame and the seat glasses.
  • the air duct of the seat glasses which is essentially cylindrical in this area, preferably surrounds the outer wall of the said tube with little play, so that the seat glasses can be pivoted slightly relative to the fastening frame.
  • the air channels are expediently arranged in the bowl below the upper edge of the seat in a corresponding manner.
  • FIG. 1 shows a water closet with a bowl 2 and a liquid closure 4 in which water 6 is located.
  • Seat glasses 10 are placed on the upper edge of the bowl 8 and are hinged to a fastening frame 12 by means of a hinge (not shown).
  • the frame 12 is attached to the bowl 2 in a known manner.
  • a cover 16 is also connected to the frame 12 via a hinge 14.
  • Behind the open lid 16 shown on the frame 12 is a box 18 with a control block 20 and a flow heater 22.
  • the flow heater 22 is part of a washing device, not shown here in detail, which also includes a pivotable spray nozzle 24.
  • the lower body region 26 of a person 28 seated on the seat glasses 10 can be cleaned by means of the washing device or by the water emerging from the spray nozzle 24.
  • a water box 30 is arranged on the box 18 and is closed at the top by means of a cover cap 32.
  • the rinsing process for rinsing the water closet is carried out in a known manner means of a flush button 34 started.
  • On the water box 30, three knobs 36, 38 and 40 are arranged on the outside, by means of which the cycle times during the washing or drying process can be adjusted.
  • the washing or drying process is controlled electrically by means of the control block 20 and a switch 42 is therefore provided for switching the system on and off.
  • the switch 42 is arranged on the seat glasses 10, between the same and the upper rim 8 of the bowl, so that it is switched on by the weight of the person 28 seated on the seat glasses.
  • the drying device contains on the mounting frame 12 a blower 44 with a heat source 46.
  • the heat source 46 is, for example, designed as a heating spiral through which an electric current can flow.
  • Two air ducts are connected to the electric blower 44, only one air duct 48 with its opening 52 being shown in FIG. 1.
  • the air channels mentioned consist of flexible plastic tubes and are attached to the underside of the seat glasses 10. The drying device can therefore be used in conjunction with standard seat glasses or bowls.
  • FIG. 1 An alternative embodiment is shown in broken lines in FIG. 1.
  • the air channel or channels 60, 62 are arranged within the frame 12 or within the seat glasses 10.
  • the air channels are integrated in the frame or in the seat glasses in this embodiment.
  • the two air ducts 48, 50 can be seen, the air duct 48 being arranged on the right side 64 and the air duct 50 on the left side 66 below the seat glasses 10 and the frame 12, respectively.
  • the openings 52 and 54 lie opposite each other and are aligned or designed in their exit areas such that the emerging air streams 56 and 58 meet in the interior 68 of the bowl 2 at an angle a which is less than 180 °. So that the seat glasses 10 can be pivoted upward, the air channels 48 and 50 have flexible intermediate parts 70 and 72 in the area between the frame 12 and the seat glasses 10.
  • the openings 52 and 54 are directed obliquely downwards in such a way that the air flows 56 and 58 meet below the lower body region 26 of a person 28 sitting on the seat glasses 10.
  • the air streams 56 and 58 which meet each other therefore swirl so that a uniform heat distribution occurs in the interior 68 and the lower body region 26 can be dried quickly and reliably.
  • each of the air channels 48 and 50 has a further opening 74 and 76, respectively. All openings 52, 54, 74, 76 are arranged in such a way and aligned in their exit areas that the air streams emerging from them meet in the interior 68. Because of the additional openings 74, 76, a particularly good swirling of the air streams is brought about.
  • the openings of the air channels 48, 50 are expediently designed as nozzles in order to achieve the desired orientation of the air flows for the purpose of swirling.
  • further openings or nozzle sets can also be assigned to each of the air channels 48, 50. In all cases, however, it is important that the exiting air currents meet so that the specified turbulence can occur.
  • the fan 44 emanates from a single air duct, which is guided onto the seat glasses 10 via a single intermediate part 70 and there is divided into the two air ducts 48 and 50.
  • This preferred embodiment thus requires only a single intermediate part 70, which is advantageous in terms of simple manufacture.
  • FIG. 4 shows a section through the seat glasses 10, in which the air duct 48 and an insert part 78 are integrated.
  • the insert part 78 surrounds a spherical component 80 which has a bore 82 which tapers conically towards the opening 52. It can be seen that the air stream emerging from the opening 52 can also be pivoted by pivoting the spherical component 80.
  • the other openings are also arranged so that they can be pivoted so that an optimal alignment of the air flows encountering one another is achieved. If necessary, the orientation of the air streams can be changed without difficulty by rotating the spherical component or the opening.
  • the insert part 78 has a slot 84, 86 at the top and bottom. These slots extend to approximately the middle of the insert part 78, which is expediently made of an elastic plastic.
  • the spherical component 80 can thus be easily inserted into the insert part 78.
  • the insert part 78 is inserted into a corresponding recess in the seat glasses 10 and connected to the latter, for example by gluing. There is therefore no danger that the spherical component 80 will fall out of the insert part 78.
  • FIG. 1 shows a section through the joints between seat glasses and fastening frame 12 of a preferred exemplary embodiment, in which the air channels 48, 50 are integrated into the seat glasses. Similar to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3, the fan emits a single air duct 88, which, however, is already divided into the two air ducts 48 and 50 in the fastening frame 12.
  • the joints 90, 92 between the mounting frame 12 and seat glasses 10 contain hollow cylindrical tubes which are secured against displacement by means of screws 98 according to FIG. 7. The air channels are thus through said joints 90, 92 passed so that damage to the air channels is avoided in a simple manner.
  • the air channels 48, 50 formed as cylindrical bores in the seat glasses 10 in the area of the said joints 90, 92 encompass the outer wall of the tubes with little play, so that the seat glasses can be pivoted easily in the usual manner.
  • the joints 90, 92 or the attachment of the seat glasses 10 to the attachment frame 12 are produced in such a way that the tubes which are initially inserted into the attachment frame are inserted into the air channels 48, 50 of the seat glasses, for example by means of a screwdriver inserted through the slots 94 . Then, by tightening a screw 98 in the thread 96, the aforementioned pipes are prevented from moving.
  • the air ducts are arranged on the underside or inside seat glasses.
  • the air channels and the openings are arranged in a corresponding manner in the upper edge of the bowl itself. Even in such embodiments, it is of crucial importance that the air streams emerging from the openings of the air channels meet and swirl in the manner specified.

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EP81103414A 1980-05-24 1981-05-06 Sanitäre Trockeneinrichtung Expired EP0040719B1 (de)

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AT81103414T ATE5738T1 (de) 1980-05-24 1981-05-06 Sanitaere trockeneinrichtung.

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DE3020032 1980-05-24
DE3020032A DE3020032C2 (de) 1980-05-24 1980-05-24 Trockeneinrichtung

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