EP0275492A1 - A water closet with a seat providing water jets for personal hygiene - Google Patents
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- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
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- 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 water closet, the seat of which incorporates water jets for personal hygiene purposes - that is: a combination of WC and bidet which is rendered possible by exploiting the seat as a means of supplying the water required by the user to wash his/her private parts.
- The prior art in sanitary ware offers no specific personal hygiene appliance beyond the bidet, which is not adopted in all countries due the insufficient level of general hygiene it can guarantee; moreover, use is not always made of a bidet even if installed, as in hotels for examples, due to the individual's fear of contracting infection from water with which the bowl must be at least partly filled in order to effect certain washing operations.
- The prior art embraces a type of bidet fitted with jets directed up from the base of the bowl in the direction of the private parts, though this type of design has never tended to replace the traditional type, as it lacks efficiency in terms of operation and does not solve the hygiene problem.
- The prior art thus stands in need of improvement, as regards the possibility of dispensing entirely with the bidet and replacing it with a more convenient appliance.
- It will be discerned from the preamble that the need exists for an appliance able to ensure total hygiene as regards cleansing of the private parts, and this without the base of its bowl being either filled with water or fitted with upwardly directed jets, and at the same time, to afford improved operation and performance together with compact dimensions, all of which in an economic package.
- Such an appliance is provided, according to the invention, by combining the functions of the bidet with those of the water closet; in effect, the bowl serves simply to support the individual and carry away fouled water, whereas the seat is converted into a plenum chamber serving a set of water jets, and accordingly, hinged in water-tight fashion about the transverses stretches of two supply pipes.
- The temperature of the jets is controlled by two respective mixers located to the rear of the seat.
- Water is thus directed from the supply pipes into respective chambers in the seat: a lower chamber at the rear, furnishing a longitudinal and essentially horizontal jet for cleansing of the hindmost parts, and two lateral chambers contained in the two sides of the seat, marginally above the rim of the bowl, that furnish two cross jets projected from a pair of vertical nozzles that extend down below the level of the seat and incorporate upwardly directed deflectors by which the jets are caused to collide marginally above the uppermost plane of the seat, for cleansing the foremost parts.
- The two nozzles are fitted to the forward ends of the two lateral chambers, which are of dissimilar length, in such a way that the two upwardly angled cross jets are contained within a vertical transverse plane preferably different to that which lies at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the seat.
- Viewed in plan, the internal profile of the seat exhibits a bulge directly above the nozzle nearest the front, on which the individual's foot may rest when washed in the colliding cross jets, whilst the internal side opposite is cut away to provide greater freedom of movement to the individual's hand.
- Advantages afforded by the invention are: greater hygiene; elimination of the bidet, its waste pipe, and related maintenance problems; recovery of space in the bathroom, and the option of utilizing the existing bidet plumbing for other appliances; a more functional bathroom; reduced maintenance; discharge of fouled water facilitated by the larger waste pipe of the WC, and permitted a greater fall than with a bidet; greater convenience for the user, especially if aged or infirm, who need no longer transfer from one appliance to another.
- The invention will now be described in detail by way of example, with the aid of the four accompanying sheets of drawings, in which:
- - fig 1 is the plan of a water closet fitted with the seat according to the invention, viewed in cutaway and minus the lid;
- - fig 2 is a plan of the WC and seat of fig 1, viewed with the lid in the lowered position;
- - fig 3 is the vertical cross section through III-III in fig 2, viewed on larger scale to illustrate the removable hinge of the lid;
- - fig 4 is the longitudinal vertical section through IV-IV in fig 1, illustrating the manner in which the water is jetted from the lower rear outlet;
- - fig 5 is the angled cross section through V-V in fig 1, illustrating the front jets;
- - fig 6 is a schematic representation of the manner in which water is channelled from the two mixers into the horizontal jet, at rear, and into the two upwardly angled colliding jets, at front.
- With reference to the drawings, 1 denotes the bottom of the WC bowl, from which fouled water flows into a
waste trap 2. - The
seat 3, embodied asymmetrically and functioning as plenum chamber from which water jets are projected, is hinged at rear about the axis A of two respective cylindrical stretches ofpipe seat 3; the pipe denoted 4 connects with a central,rear chamber 6 created internally of a lower central rear appendage of theseat 3, and the pipe denoted 5 with a composite asymmetrical chamber which occupies the two sides of theseat 3, comprising one shortlateral chamber 7, say, on the user's right hand side, and a second, longerlateral chamber 8 on the left. - B denotes the axis about which the
lid 9 of the seat rotates (figs 2 and 3), mounted by way of a pair ofhinge assemblies 10 incorporatingrelative lugs 11 that project upward from the rear of theseat 3; thelid 9 itself might be embodied in metal, of strength such as to take the weight of a sitting individual, and accordingly, will be provided with an anatomical contour. - 12 denotes one of the pins of the two
hinge assemblies 10, which is pushed outwards by acoil spring 13 and locates in asocket 14 offered by thecorresponding lug 11. Atransverse hole 15 formed in the lug, coaxial with the hinge axis B, serves to admit a percussion-pin inserted from the outside to the end of disengaging the pin 12 from the socked 14 whenever it becomes necessary to remove thelid 9. - 16 and 17 denote water supply inlets, hot and cold respectively, to which two
mixers pipe relative flow pipes corresponding elbows tight seals 26 and a radial retaining screw 24ʹ. The twostretches relative chambers 6 and 7-8 in theseat 3 by way ofrespective elbows - 29 denotes an outlet located centrally in and at the front of the rear
lower chamber 6, from which water is projected in a horizontal jet; further jets are projected from the bottom ends of two relativelyshort pendants seat 3, the first located at the forward end of the onelateral chamber 7, and the second at the forward end of the remaininglateral chamber 8. - The actual nozzles, denoted 30ʹ and 31ʹ, are located at the same depth, say, 6 to 8cm from the underside of the
seat 3, and occupy a vertical plane C that is displaced from the normal through a given excursion in such a way as to form an angle D with the median longitudinal vertical plane E of the seat, which, in a preferred embodiment, will fall within 45° to 90°. - 32 and 33 denote the respective vertical bores of the
nozzles seat 3. In fig, 5, G denotes the slight, sub-horizontal angle at which the two uppermost surfaces of the sides of theseat 3 slope inward so as to afford comfortable support to the legs, to allow any splashes to drain off, and to permit of resting one foot on the seat; more exactly, abulge 36 is created for this very purposes in the internal profile of the side which encompasses the largerlateral chamber lateral chamber 7, the purpose of which is to reduce the width of the seat at that particular area from the inside and thus increase the space afforded to the user's hand when reaching under. - 38 denotes the water closet bowl, and 39, a housing which projects upward at rear and serves to accommodate the pipework; the housing is clamped to the
rear lip 40 of thebowl 38 withbolts 41 the heads of which are bayonetted into the slidable along amatching slot 42 formed in the underside of thehousing 39 itself. - Operation of the WC remains the same as in the case of any standard appliance, with the sole exception that one has an increased flow of water by addition of the second function according to the invention.
- Operation of the seat will now be described.
- Operating the mixer denoted 19, the user obtains a longitudinal and horizontal jet GO of pressure and temperature to suit, which will be directed at the hindmost private parts. By operating the
remaining mixer 18, one obtains two upwardly directed cross jets GD and GS that collide at a given height within a transverse vertical plane, and where the user is seated, these will be directed at his/her foremost private parts; the same cross jets also serve for a foot bath, in which case the ball or the heel of the foot can be rested confortably on thebulge 36 with which the side of the seat accomodating the longerlateral chamber 8 is prov ided. - By locating the right hand jet farther back, more space is provided for the user's hand when washing in the seated position, whereas the left hand jet, particularly convenient for a foot bath, in no way constitutes a hindrance; rather, effectiveness of the wash is enhanced.
- The further forward of the cross jets GS could be eliminated altogether, in which event washing of the foremost private parts may still be accomplished equally well using the remaining jet, GD, by itself,; a preferred embodiment would include both the cross jets, however.
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT87118629T ATE51660T1 (en) | 1986-12-22 | 1987-12-16 | TOILET WITH GLASSES, EQUIPPED WITH SHOWER FOR PRIVATE HYGIENE. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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IT40142/86A IT1200355B (en) | 1986-12-22 | 1986-12-22 | POT FOR WATER-CLOSET WITH DONUT EQUIPPED WITH WASHING JETS FOR INTIMATE USE |
IT4014286 | 1986-12-22 |
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EP0275492A1 true EP0275492A1 (en) | 1988-07-27 |
EP0275492B1 EP0275492B1 (en) | 1990-04-04 |
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EP87118629A Expired - Lifetime EP0275492B1 (en) | 1986-12-22 | 1987-12-16 | A water closet with a seat providing water jets for personal hygiene |
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EP (1) | EP0275492B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE51660T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3762135D1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2015038B3 (en) |
GR (1) | GR3000619T3 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1200355B (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2280913A (en) * | 1993-08-11 | 1995-02-15 | Norman Brian Smith | Apparatus for enabling a w.c. to act as a bidet |
GB2291897A (en) * | 1994-08-03 | 1996-02-07 | Hearn Desmond O | Bidet attachment for a water closet |
ITUD20110093A1 (en) * | 2011-06-17 | 2012-12-18 | Valcucine Spa | "HEALTH" |
EP2993272A4 (en) * | 2013-04-30 | 2016-08-10 | Coway Co Ltd | Nozzle assembly and bidet including same |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1237029B (en) * | 1959-03-02 | 1967-03-16 | Harry M Umann | Toilet bowl with seat ring and hot water and hot air under-showers |
WO1981000871A1 (en) * | 1979-09-28 | 1981-04-02 | S Stamoulis | Toilet seat structure |
EP0059888A1 (en) * | 1981-03-06 | 1982-09-15 | Heinz Georg Baus | Washing device |
GB2112831A (en) * | 1981-12-23 | 1983-07-27 | Alan Stamford Rowley | Bidet accessory for a water closet |
US4617688A (en) * | 1985-09-25 | 1986-10-21 | Kuo Dai Ming | Toilet having adjustable water-spray nozzles |
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- 1986-12-22 IT IT40142/86A patent/IT1200355B/en active
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- 1987-12-16 AT AT87118629T patent/ATE51660T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1987-12-16 ES ES87118629T patent/ES2015038B3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-12-16 DE DE8787118629T patent/DE3762135D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-12-16 EP EP87118629A patent/EP0275492B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1990-07-02 GR GR90400435T patent/GR3000619T3/en unknown
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1237029B (en) * | 1959-03-02 | 1967-03-16 | Harry M Umann | Toilet bowl with seat ring and hot water and hot air under-showers |
WO1981000871A1 (en) * | 1979-09-28 | 1981-04-02 | S Stamoulis | Toilet seat structure |
EP0059888A1 (en) * | 1981-03-06 | 1982-09-15 | Heinz Georg Baus | Washing device |
GB2112831A (en) * | 1981-12-23 | 1983-07-27 | Alan Stamford Rowley | Bidet accessory for a water closet |
US4617688A (en) * | 1985-09-25 | 1986-10-21 | Kuo Dai Ming | Toilet having adjustable water-spray nozzles |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2280913A (en) * | 1993-08-11 | 1995-02-15 | Norman Brian Smith | Apparatus for enabling a w.c. to act as a bidet |
GB2280913B (en) * | 1993-08-11 | 1996-08-21 | Norman Brian Smith | Improvements relating to toilet pedestals and hygienic cleaning apparatus for users thereof |
GB2291897A (en) * | 1994-08-03 | 1996-02-07 | Hearn Desmond O | Bidet attachment for a water closet |
ITUD20110093A1 (en) * | 2011-06-17 | 2012-12-18 | Valcucine Spa | "HEALTH" |
EP2993272A4 (en) * | 2013-04-30 | 2016-08-10 | Coway Co Ltd | Nozzle assembly and bidet including same |
US9670659B2 (en) | 2013-04-30 | 2017-06-06 | Coway Co., Ltd. | Nozzle assembly and bidet including same |
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DE3762135D1 (en) | 1990-05-10 |
GR3000619T3 (en) | 1991-09-27 |
IT8640142A0 (en) | 1986-12-22 |
ES2015038B3 (en) | 1990-08-01 |
IT1200355B (en) | 1989-01-12 |
ATE51660T1 (en) | 1990-04-15 |
EP0275492B1 (en) | 1990-04-04 |
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