EP0109469A1 - Sanitary unit - Google Patents

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EP0109469A1
EP0109469A1 EP82402107A EP82402107A EP0109469A1 EP 0109469 A1 EP0109469 A1 EP 0109469A1 EP 82402107 A EP82402107 A EP 82402107A EP 82402107 A EP82402107 A EP 82402107A EP 0109469 A1 EP0109469 A1 EP 0109469A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
    • E03D11/12—Swivel-mounted bowls, e.g. for use in restricted spaces slidably or movably mounted bowls; combinations with flushing and disinfecting devices actuated by the swiveling or sliding movement of the bowl

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  • the main patent describes a sanitary block comprising a receptacle mounted movable between a first position of use and a second cleaning position, cleaning members used when the receptacle is in its second position, a conduit for discharging waste water and droppings, means for controlling the movement of the receptacle, means for actuating the cleaning members and programming means for coordinating the actions of said control means and said actuation means during each operating cycle of the sanitary block, these programming means being associated with a triggering organ which causes the start of a cleaning cycle.
  • the receptacle consists of a toilet bowl and a separate folder, each of the two parts being mounted angularly movable on an axis of rotation and being associated with control means for passing from a position d 'use in a retracted cleaning position, the rotation of the bowl and the backrest being in the opposite direction.
  • the first addition certificate refers to the fact that the programming means comprise a set of detection members intended to respectively generate signals each representing a given situation of said sanitary block or a given state of said control and actuation means, a set of memory devices connected to memorize respectively said signals during a given period of said operating cycle and relay means connected to said memory means to cause the excitation of said control and actuation means according to the excitation selective of said storage means.
  • the toilet bowl had hitherto been integral with the chassis connected to the tilting control means intended to bring the bowl, during the cleaning cycle, from its position of use to its cleaning position, the tilting cycle being controlled by the programming means and in particular by one or more detectors starting the cleaning cycle only when the user has left the sanitary enclosure and the access door is closed.
  • the integral mounting, of the tilting chassis and of, the bowl could be troublesome in particular when the sanitary unit is used by young children because of their low weight and especially because of their small size. , (the legs do not necessarily touch the ground when they are seated on the bowl), which can lead to operational problems if the ground detectors do not detect a presence in the operating cell after the door is closed, for example after the departure of the person who accompanied the child.
  • a sanitary block constituted in accordance with the main patent and the first certificate.
  • a receptacle mounted movable between a first position of use and a second cleaning position, the receptacle being associated with a tilting mounted frame which is itself connected to displacement means controlled by programming means associated with a trigger member which causes the start of a cleaning cycle
  • sanitary block characterized in that the receptacle is mounted angularly movable relative to the chassis but is normally made integral with the latter in its tilting by tared elastic members which are neutralized when a component P is applied to said receptacle, which thus separates it from the chassis.
  • the base of the receptacle is mounted articulated on the tilting frame by an axis of rotation, the elastic members being constituted by spiral springs working in traction.
  • the chassis consists of two cheeks welded on a tilting axis, each of them being connected to the receptacle by a spiral spring, one of the ends of which is hooked at an eccentric point of its axis. rotation while the other end is fixed on the base of said receptacle at a point situated substantially in alignment with this axis.
  • the receptacle which in this case is a Turkish bowl, is mounted movable between a position of use 1 illustrated in solid lines and a cleaning position 1 1 shown in broken lines.
  • the bowl is associated with displacement means controlled by programming means not shown, these having in fact no effect on the improvements which will be described below.
  • the base of the bowl 1 is coupled to the tilting frame 2 by hinge pins 3, on which said bowl can freely pivot relative to the frame, so that while being integral, these two assemblies are movable angularly one in relation to the other.
  • the chassis 2 is made up, as illustrated in FIG. 2, two parallel cheeks 2 . welded on a tilting axis 4 resting at its two ends in fixed bearings 5.
  • the side walls 1 2 of the bowl are coupled to the cheeks 2 1 of the chassis by the hinge pins 3.
  • the bowl can be driven from its position of use to its cleaning position, during the tilting of the chassis 2, the latter is connected to said chassis, in addition to the articulation axes 3, by elastic members 6, for example by two calibrated helical springs, one of the ends of which is hung on the bowl and the other on the cheeks 2 1 of the chassis.
  • the two cheeks 2 l are connected to each other by a rod 7 ′ on which is hooked one of the ends of each of the springs 6, the latter being held captive by washers 8 preventing the detachment of the spring.
  • the chassis comes to bear on a stop 11 and the face 1, of the bowl is then located opposite the cleaning brushes 12 rotatably mounted au- above the discharge pipe 13 for waste water and excrement.
  • the springs 6 play, as indicated above, the role of clutch to drive the cup, during the tilting of the chassis, on the sole condition that said cup is free from any constraint. Indeed, if a component P is applied to this bowl (Fig. 1), this will generate, as a function of the setting of the springs 6, and of the value of the component P, a separation of the chassis and the bowl which will then only be linked by the hinge pins 3. This effect is explained by the fact that the springs 6 will be neutralized so that the chassis 2 will tilt alone to come from the position illustrated in solid lines to the position illustrated in a dashed line, thus causing an elongation of the springs 6 which will then occupy the position illustrated by the plane 14, the bowl, for its part, having not moved in place.
  • This plane 14 is advantageously substantially parallel to a horizontal plane passing slightly above the tilting axis 4 of the chassis and the axes of rotation 3 of the bowl, so that in this position the springs 6 are neutralized, which avoids the sudden raising of the bowl when the component P ceases to be exerted on said bowl.
  • This provision is particularly advantageous because it avoids, in the case for example where two people would enter together in the medical unit and that one would come out while the other, for example a young child, would still be sitting on the bowl 1, that it does not switch from its position of use to its position of net cleaning during the automatic closing of the access door behind the first person out and starting the cleaning cycle.
  • This safety is sufficiently sensitive for it to come into action as soon as the component P corresponds to a few kilos, this adjustment being given by the calibration of the springs 6. It is indeed necessary to provide a threshold below which the neutralization of the springs does not is not performed, so that the bowl is not locked in position simply because of the weight of the droppings it contains. It can therefore normally be envisaged that the springs are only neutralized when the component applied to the bowl 1 is for example of the order of five kilos.
  • a photoelectric cell 15 suitably connected to the programming means, this cell opposing when starting the cleaning circuit if its radius is cut due to the presence of a person or an object located on the bowl.
  • this cell should run a short time after the bowl began its tilting movement to avoid it neutralizes the cleaning cycle when said cup pass dev p nt cell 15 interrupting its radius.
  • a switch-type contactor under the bowl cutting the cleaning cycle when the bowl is loaded abnormally.

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1. A sanitary unit of the type comprising a receptacle mounted so as to move between a first position for use and a second position for cleaning, the receptacle being connected to a tiltably mounted frame which is connected in turn to displacement means controlled by programming means connected to a triggering device which causes a cleaning cycle to commence, characterised in that the receptacle (1) is angularly displaceably mounted relative to the frame (2) but is normally integral with the latter when it is tilted, by means of calibrated elastic members (6), which are neutralised when a component (P) is applied to the said receptacle (1), thereby separating it from the frame.

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On a décrit au brevet principal un bloc sanitaire comportant un réceptacle monté mobile entre une première position d'utilisation et une seconde position de nettoyage, des organes de nettoyage mis en oeuvre lorsque le réceptacle est dans sa seconde position, un conduit d'évacuation des eaux usées et des déjections, des moyens de commande du déplacement du réceptacle, des moyens d'actionnement des organes de nettoyage et des moyens de programmation pour coordonner les actions desdits moyens de commande et desdits moyens d'actionnement au cours de chaque cycle de fonctionnement du bloc sanitaire, ces moyens de programmation étant associés à un organé de déclenchement qui provoque le démarrage d'un cycle de nettoyage.The main patent describes a sanitary block comprising a receptacle mounted movable between a first position of use and a second cleaning position, cleaning members used when the receptacle is in its second position, a conduit for discharging waste water and droppings, means for controlling the movement of the receptacle, means for actuating the cleaning members and programming means for coordinating the actions of said control means and said actuation means during each operating cycle of the sanitary block, these programming means being associated with a triggering organ which causes the start of a cleaning cycle.

Selon ce brevet, le réceptacle est constitué d'une cuvette d'aisance et d'un dossier séparé, chacune des deux parties étant montée mobile angulairement sur un axe de rotation et étant associée à des moyens de commande pour passer d'une position d'utilisation à une position escamotée de nettoyage, la rotation de la cuvette et du dossier étant de sens inversé.According to this patent, the receptacle consists of a toilet bowl and a separate folder, each of the two parts being mounted angularly movable on an axis of rotation and being associated with control means for passing from a position d 'use in a retracted cleaning position, the rotation of the bowl and the backrest being in the opposite direction.

Le premier certificat d'addition se réfère au fait que les moyens de programmation comportent un jeu d'organes de détection destinés à engendrer respectivement des signaux représentant chacun une situation donnée dudit bloc sanitaire ou un état donné desdits moyens de commande et d'actionnement, un jeu d'organes de mémorisation connectés pour mémoriser respectivement lesdits signaux pendant une période donnée dudit cycle de fonctionnement et des moyens de relayage connectés auxdits moyens de mémorisation pour provoquer l'excitation desdits moyens de commande et d'actionnement en fonction de l'excitation sélective desdits moyens de mémorisation.The first addition certificate refers to the fact that the programming means comprise a set of detection members intended to respectively generate signals each representing a given situation of said sanitary block or a given state of said control and actuation means, a set of memory devices connected to memorize respectively said signals during a given period of said operating cycle and relay means connected to said memory means to cause the excitation of said control and actuation means according to the excitation selective of said storage means.

Selon ce mode de réalisation, la cuvette d'aisance était jusqu'alors solidaire du châssis relié aux moyens de commande de basculement destinés à amener la cuvette, durant le cycle de nettoyage, de sa position d'utilisation à sa position de nettoyage, le cycle de basculement étant commandé par les moyens de programmation et notamment par un ou plusieurs détecteurs ne mettant en marche le cycle de nettoyage que lorsque l'usager a quitté l'enceinte sanitaire et que la porte d'accès s'est refermée. Or, on a observé que le montage solidaire, du châssis basculant et de,la cuvette pouvait être gênant en particulier lorsque l'unité sanitaire est utilisée par des enfants en bas âge en raison de leur faible poids et surtout du fait de leur petite taille, (les. jambes ne touchant pas forcément le sol lorsqu'ils sont assis sur la cuvette), ce qui peut entraîner des incidents de fonctionnement si les détecteurs au sol ne constatent pas de présence dans la cellule d'utilisation après que la porte se soit refermée, par exemple après le départ de la personne ayant accompagné l'enfant.According to this embodiment, the toilet bowl had hitherto been integral with the chassis connected to the tilting control means intended to bring the bowl, during the cleaning cycle, from its position of use to its cleaning position, the tilting cycle being controlled by the programming means and in particular by one or more detectors starting the cleaning cycle only when the user has left the sanitary enclosure and the access door is closed. However, it has been observed that the integral mounting, of the tilting chassis and of, the bowl could be troublesome in particular when the sanitary unit is used by young children because of their low weight and especially because of their small size. , (the legs do not necessarily touch the ground when they are seated on the bowl), which can lead to operational problems if the ground detectors do not detect a presence in the operating cell after the door is closed, for example after the departure of the person who accompanied the child.

La présente addition a pour but d'écarter ce risque d'incident afin de parfaire encore la sécurité d'utilisation de ce type d'installation sanitaire à entretien automatique et concerne à cet effet un bloc sanitaire constituée conformément au brevet principal et au premier certificat d'addition, d'un réceptacle monté mobile entre une première position d'utilisation et une seconde position de nettoyage, le réceptacle étant associé à un châssis monté basculant qui est lui-meme relié à des moyens de déplacement commandés par des moyens de programmation associés à un organe de déclenchement qui provoque le démarrage d'un cycle de nettoyage, bloc sanitaire caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle est monté mobile angulairement par rapport au châssis mais est normalement rendu solidaire de ce dernier dans ses basculements par des organes élastiques tarés qui sont neutralisés lorsqu'une composante P est appliquée sur ledit réceptacle, ce qui le désolidarise ainsi du châssis.The purpose of this addition is to eliminate this risk of incident in order to further improve the safety of use of this type of sanitary installation with automatic maintenance and for this purpose relates to a sanitary block constituted in accordance with the main patent and the first certificate. addition, a receptacle mounted movable between a first position of use and a second cleaning position, the receptacle being associated with a tilting mounted frame which is itself connected to displacement means controlled by programming means associated with a trigger member which causes the start of a cleaning cycle, sanitary block characterized in that the receptacle is mounted angularly movable relative to the chassis but is normally made integral with the latter in its tilting by tared elastic members which are neutralized when a component P is applied to said receptacle, which thus separates it from the chassis.

Suivant un mode de réalisation, la base du réceptacle est montée articulée sur le châssis basculant par un axe de rotation, les organes élastiques étant constitués par des ressorts en spirale travaillant en traction.According to one embodiment, the base of the receptacle is mounted articulated on the tilting frame by an axis of rotation, the elastic members being constituted by spiral springs working in traction.

Selon une caractéristique de la présente addition le châssis est constitué de deux joues soudées sur un axe de basculement, chacune d'elles étant reliée au réceptacle par un ressort en spirale dont l'une des extrémités est accrochée en un point excentré de son axe de rotation tandis que l'autre extrémité est fixée sur la base dudit réceptacle en un point situé sensiblement dans l'alignement de cet axe.According to a characteristic of the present addition, the chassis consists of two cheeks welded on a tilting axis, each of them being connected to the receptacle by a spiral spring, one of the ends of which is hooked at an eccentric point of its axis. rotation while the other end is fixed on the base of said receptacle at a point situated substantially in alignment with this axis.

Les perfectionnements objet de la présente addition sont représentés à titre d'exemple non limitatif sur les figures ci-jointes dans lesquelles :

  • - La Fig. 1 est une vue schématique illustrant la cuvette dans ses deux positions d'utilisation et de nettoyage.
  • - La Fig. 2 est une vue schématique de gauche de la Fig.. 1 montrant la cuvette et le châssis en position basculée tels qu'ils sont montrés en trait mixte sur cette Fig. 1.
The improvements which are the subject of this addition are shown by way of nonlimiting example in the attached figures in which:
  • - Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the bowl in its two positions of use and cleaning.
  • - Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view on the left of FIG. 1 showing the cup and the chassis in the tilted position as they are shown in phantom in this FIG. 1.

Comme illustré sur les dessins annexés, le réceptacle, qui en l'espèce est une cuvette à la turque, est monté mobile entre une position d'utilisation 1 illustrée en trait plein et une position de nettoyage 11 représentée en trait mixte. Conformément au brevet principal et à la première addition, la cuvette est associée à des moyens de déplacement commandés par des moyens de programmation non représentés, ceux-ci n'ayant en fait aucune incidence sur les perfectionnements qui vont être ci-après décrits.As illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the receptacle, which in this case is a Turkish bowl, is mounted movable between a position of use 1 illustrated in solid lines and a cleaning position 1 1 shown in broken lines. In accordance with the main patent and the first addition, the bowl is associated with displacement means controlled by programming means not shown, these having in fact no effect on the improvements which will be described below.

Selon la présente addition, la base de la cuvette 1 est accouplée au châssis basculant 2 par des axes d'articulation 3, sur lesquels ladite cuvette peut librement pivoter par rapport au châssis, de sorte que tout en étant solidaires, ces deux ensembles sont mobiles angulairement l'un par rapport à l'autre.According to the present addition, the base of the bowl 1 is coupled to the tilting frame 2 by hinge pins 3, on which said bowl can freely pivot relative to the frame, so that while being integral, these two assemblies are movable angularly one in relation to the other.

Le châssis 2 est constitué, comme illustré en Fig. 2, de deux joues parallèles 2. soudées sur un axe de basculement 4 reposant à ses deux extrémités dans des paliers fixes 5. Les parois latérales 12 de la cuvette sont accouplées aux joues 21 du châssis par les axes d'articulation 3.The chassis 2 is made up, as illustrated in FIG. 2, two parallel cheeks 2 . welded on a tilting axis 4 resting at its two ends in fixed bearings 5. The side walls 1 2 of the bowl are coupled to the cheeks 2 1 of the chassis by the hinge pins 3.

Afin que la cuvette puisse être entraînée de sa position d'utilisation à sa position de nettoyage, lors du basculement du châssis 2, celle-ci est reliée audit châssis, outre les axes d'articulation 3, par des organes élastiques 6, par exemple par deux ressorts hélicoîdaux tarés dont l'une des extrémités est accrochée sur la cuvetté et l'autre sur les joues 21 du châssis. A cet effet, les deux joues 2l sont reliées entre elles par une tringle 7'sur laquelle est accrochée l'une des extrémités de chacun des ressorts 6, celle-ci étant maintenue prisonnière par des rondelles 8 évitant le décrochage du ressort. L'autre extrémité de ces mêmes ressorts 6 est accrochée sur une autre tringle 9 solidaire quant à elle des deux parois latérales 12 de la cuvette, ces deux tringles 7 et 9 étant éloignées l'une de l'autre puisque, comme indiqué précédemment, la première est solidaire du châssis qui est situé au coin de pivotement de la cuvette, tandis que la seconde est située au voisinage de l'extrémité avant de ladite cuvette.So that the bowl can be driven from its position of use to its cleaning position, during the tilting of the chassis 2, the latter is connected to said chassis, in addition to the articulation axes 3, by elastic members 6, for example by two calibrated helical springs, one of the ends of which is hung on the bowl and the other on the cheeks 2 1 of the chassis. For this purpose, the two cheeks 2 l are connected to each other by a rod 7 ′ on which is hooked one of the ends of each of the springs 6, the latter being held captive by washers 8 preventing the detachment of the spring. The other end of these same springs 6 is hooked on another rod 9 which is integral with the two side walls 1 2 of the bowl, these two rods 7 and 9 being spaced apart from each other since, as indicated above , the first is integral with the chassis which is located at the pivoting corner of the bowl, while the second is located in the vicinity of the front end of said bowl.

Dans la position de la cuvette illustrée en trait plein sur la Fig. 1, on observe que les axes d'articulation 3 de la cuvette par rapport au châssis définissent, avec les deux points d'accrochage 7 et 9 des ressorts 6, une disposition triangulaire s'apparentant à un triangle rectangle dont les ressorts forment l'hypothénuse. Ce résultat est obtenu par le fait que les axes d'articulation 3 de la cuvette sont excentrés par rapport aux points d'accrochage 7 des ressorts 6, de sorte que ces ressorts forment, lorsque la cuvette est en position d'utilisation (illustrée en trait plein), un angle négatif αpar rapport au plan horizontal fictif 10 passant par le point 7. Cette disposition a pour effet d'amener les ressorts dans une position située en-deçà de leur point mort 10, évitant ainsi que la cuvette se relève du seul fait des ressorts 6 travaillant en traction.In the position of the bowl illustrated in solid lines in FIG. 1, it can be seen that the axes of articulation 3 of the bowl relative to the chassis define, with the two attachment points 7 and 9 of the springs 6, a triangular arrangement similar to a right triangle whose springs form the hypothenuse. This result is obtained by the fact that the articulation axes 3 of the bowl are eccentric with respect to the attachment points 7 of the springs 6, so that these springs form, when the bowl is in the position of use (illustrated in solid line), a negative angle α relative to the imaginary horizontal plane 10 passing through point 7. This arrangement has the effect of bringing the springs into a position situated below their neutral point 10, thus preventing the bowl from rising by the sole fact of the springs 6 working in traction.

Si les ressorts 6 jouent en fait le rôle "d'embrayage" lorsque le châssis basculant est entraîné en déplacement angulaire autour de son axe 4, la traction exercée sur les ressorts lors du basculement du châssis (en raison de la position opposée de l'axe de basculement 4 et des points d'accrochage 7 des ressorts) entraînent la cuvette qui se trouve ainsi solidarisée élastiquement avec ledit châssis.If the springs 6 actually play the role of "clutch" when the tilting chassis is driven in angular displacement around its axis 4, the traction exerted on the springs during the tilting of the chassis (due to the opposite position of the pivot axis 4 and the attachment points 7 of the springs) drive the cup which is thus elastically secured to said chassis.

En position basculée (telle qu'illustrée en trait mixte sur la Fig. 1), le châssis vient en appui sur une butée 11 et la face 1, de la cuvette se trouve alors située en regard des brosses de nettoyage 12 montées rotatives au-dessus du conduit d'évacuation 13 des eaux usées et des déjections.In the tilted position (as illustrated in phantom in Fig. 1), the chassis comes to bear on a stop 11 and the face 1, of the bowl is then located opposite the cleaning brushes 12 rotatably mounted au- above the discharge pipe 13 for waste water and excrement.

Les ressorts 6 jouent, comme indiqué précédemment, le rôle d'embrayage pour entraîner la cuvette, lors du basculement du châssis, à la seule condition que ladite cuvette soit libre de toute contrainte. En-effet, si l'on applique sur cette cuvette une composante P (Fig. 1) celle-ci engendrera, en fonction du tarage des ressorts 6, et de la valeur de la composante P, une désolidarisation du châssis et de la cuvette qui ne seront plus alors liés que par les axes d'articulation 3. Cet effet s'explique par le fait que les ressorts 6 seront neutralisés de sorte que le châssis 2 basculera seul pour venir de la position illustrée en trait plein à la position illustrée en trait mixte, entraînant ainsi une élongation des ressorts 6 qui occuperont alors la position illustrée par le plan 14, la cuvette, quant à elle, n'ayant pas bougé de place. Ce plan 14 est avantageusement sensiblement parallèle à un plan horizontal passant légèrement au-dessus de l'axe de basculement 4 du châssis et des axes de rotation 3 de la cuvette, de sorte que dans cette position les ressorts 6 sont neutralisés, ce qui évite le relèvement brutal de la cuvette lorsque la composante P cessera d'être exercée sur ladite cuvette.The springs 6 play, as indicated above, the role of clutch to drive the cup, during the tilting of the chassis, on the sole condition that said cup is free from any constraint. Indeed, if a component P is applied to this bowl (Fig. 1), this will generate, as a function of the setting of the springs 6, and of the value of the component P, a separation of the chassis and the bowl which will then only be linked by the hinge pins 3. This effect is explained by the fact that the springs 6 will be neutralized so that the chassis 2 will tilt alone to come from the position illustrated in solid lines to the position illustrated in a dashed line, thus causing an elongation of the springs 6 which will then occupy the position illustrated by the plane 14, the bowl, for its part, having not moved in place. This plane 14 is advantageously substantially parallel to a horizontal plane passing slightly above the tilting axis 4 of the chassis and the axes of rotation 3 of the bowl, so that in this position the springs 6 are neutralized, which avoids the sudden raising of the bowl when the component P ceases to be exerted on said bowl.

Cette disposition est particulièrement avantageuse car elle évite, dans le cas par exemple où deux personnes entreraient ensemble dans l'unité sanitaire et que l'une ressortirait alors que l'autre, par exemple un enfant en bas âge, serait encore assise sur la cuvette 1, que celle-ci ne bascule de sa position d'utilisation vers sa position de nettoyage lors de la fermeture automatique de la porte d'accès derrière la première personne sortie et enclenchant le cycle de nettoyage. Cette sécurité est suffisamment sensible pour qu'elle entre en action dès que la composante P correspond à quelques kilos, ce réglage étant donné par le tarage des ressorts 6. Il faut en effet prévoir un seuil en-deçà duquel la neutralisation des ressorts n'est pas réalisée, de manière à ce que la cuvette ne soit pas bloquée en position du seul fait du poids des déjections qu'elle contient. On peut donc normalement envisager que les ressorts ne soient neutralisés que lorsque la composante appliquée sur la cuvette 1 est par exemple de l'ordre de cinq kilos.This provision is particularly advantageous because it avoids, in the case for example where two people would enter together in the medical unit and that one would come out while the other, for example a young child, would still be sitting on the bowl 1, that it does not switch from its position of use to its position of net cleaning during the automatic closing of the access door behind the first person out and starting the cleaning cycle. This safety is sufficiently sensitive for it to come into action as soon as the component P corresponds to a few kilos, this adjustment being given by the calibration of the springs 6. It is indeed necessary to provide a threshold below which the neutralization of the springs does not is not performed, so that the bowl is not locked in position simply because of the weight of the droppings it contains. It can therefore normally be envisaged that the springs are only neutralized when the component applied to the bowl 1 is for example of the order of five kilos.

Afin de parfaire encore la sécurité et de détecter toute présence dans la cellule d'utilisation, il est également possible de prévoir au-dessus de la cuvette 1, une cellule photo-électrique 15 convenablement reliée aux moyens de programmation, cette cellule s'opposant à la mise en marche du circuit de nettoyage si son rayon est coupé en raison de la présence d'une personne ou d'un objet situé sur la cuvette. Bien entendu cette cellule ne devrait fonctionner qu'un temps très court, après que la cuvette ait commencé son mouvement de basculement de manière à éviter qu'elle neutralise le cycle de nettoyage lorsque ladite cuvette passera devpnt la cellule 15 interrompant son rayon. Il est également possible de prévoir sous la cuvette un contacteur du genre interrupteur coupant le cycle de nettoyage lorsque la cuvette est chargée anormalement.In order to further improve security and to detect any presence in the use cell, it is also possible to provide above the bowl 1, a photoelectric cell 15 suitably connected to the programming means, this cell opposing when starting the cleaning circuit if its radius is cut due to the presence of a person or an object located on the bowl. Of course this cell should run a short time after the bowl began its tilting movement to avoid it neutralizes the cleaning cycle when said cup pass dev p nt cell 15 interrupting its radius. It is also possible to provide a switch-type contactor under the bowl cutting the cleaning cycle when the bowl is loaded abnormally.

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1°) - Bloc sanitaire suivant la revendication 1 du brevet principal,du type comportant un réceptacle monté mobile entre une première position d'utilisation et une seconde position de nettoyage, le réceptacle étant associé à un châssis monté basculant qui est lui-même relié à des moyens de déplacement commandés par des moyens de programmation associés à un organe de déclenchement qui provoque le démarrage d'un cycle de nettoyage, bloc sanitaire caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle (1) est monté mobile angulairement par rapport au châssis (2) mais est normalement solidaire de ce dernier dans ses basculements par des organes élastiques tarés (6) qui sont neutralisés lorsqu'une composante (P) est appliquée sur ledit réceptacle (1), ce qui le désolidarise ainsi du châssis.1 °) - Sanitary block according to claim 1 of the main patent, of the type comprising a receptacle mounted movable between a first position of use and a second cleaning position, the receptacle being associated with a tilting mounted chassis which is itself connected displacement means controlled by programming means associated with a triggering member which causes the start of a cleaning cycle, sanitary block characterized in that the receptacle (1) is mounted angularly movable relative to the chassis (2) but is normally integral with the latter in its tilting by calibrated elastic members (6) which are neutralized when a component (P) is applied to said receptacle (1), which thus separates it from the chassis. 2°) - Bloc sanitaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la base du réceptacle (1) est montée articulée sur le châssis basculant par deux axes de rotation (3) les organes élastiques (6) étant constitués par des ressorts en spirale travaillant en traction.2 °) - sanitary block according to claim 1, characterized in that the base of the receptacle (1) is hinged on the tilting frame by two axes of rotation (3) the elastic members (6) being constituted by spiral springs working in traction. 3°) - Bloc sanitaire selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le châssis (2) est constitué de deux joues (2i) soudés sur un axe de basculement (4), chacune d'elles étant reliée au réceptacle (1) par un ressort en spirale (6) dont l'une des extrémités est accrochée en un point (7) excentré de son axe de rotation (3) tandis que l'autre extrémité est fixée sur la base dudit réceptacle (1) en un point (9) situé sensiblement dans l'alignement de cet axe (3).3) - sanitary block according to claim 2, characterized in that the frame (2) consists of two cheeks (2 i ) welded on a tilting axis (4), each of them being connected to the receptacle (1) by a spiral spring (6) one end of which is hooked at a point (7) offset from its axis of rotation (3) while the other end is fixed to the base of said receptacle (1) at a point (9) located substantially in alignment with this axis (3). 4°) - Bloc sanitaire selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les deux points d'accrochage (7-9) des ressorts (6) définissent avec les axes d'articulation (3) une disposition en forme de triangle rectangle dont les ressorts (6) constituent l'hypothénuse.4 °) - Sanitary block according to claim 3, characterized in that the two attachment points (7-9) of the springs (6) define with the articulation axes (3) an arrangement in the shape of a right triangle whose springs (6) constitute the hypotenuse. 5°) - Bloc sanitaire selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les ressorts forment, lorsque le réceptacle (1) est en position d'utilisation, un angle négatif (α) par rapport à un plan horizontal fictif (10) passant par leur point d'accrochage (7) sur le châssis (2).5 °) - Sanitary block according to claim 4, characterized in that the springs form, when the receptacle (1) is in the position of use, a negative angle (α) relative to a fictitious horizontal plane (10) passing through their point of attachment (7) to the frame (2). 6°) - Bloc sanitaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une cellule photo-électrique (15) de détection située légèrement au dessus du réceptacle (1) et couplée aux moyens de programmation du cycle de nettoyage.6 °) - Sanitary block according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a photoelectric cell (15) located slightly above the receptacle (1) and coupled to the programming means of the cleaning cycle. 7°) - Bloc sanitaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce qu'un contacteur à seuil réglable est prévu sous le réceptacle, celui-ci interdisant l'enclenchement du cycle de nettoyage lorsqu'une charge inhabituelle lui est appliquée.7 °) - sanitary block according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that an adjustable threshold switch is provided under the receptacle, the latter preventing the engagement of the cleaning cycle when an unusual load is applied.
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