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EP0329578B1
EP0329578B1 EP89420053A EP89420053A EP0329578B1 EP 0329578 B1 EP0329578 B1 EP 0329578B1 EP 89420053 A EP89420053 A EP 89420053A EP 89420053 A EP89420053 A EP 89420053A EP 0329578 B1 EP0329578 B1 EP 0329578B1
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Patrick Tissot
Jean Guy
Claude Patel
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
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  • the present invention relates to a toilet seat for a toilet, and more particularly to a toilet seat comprising a seat and a cover, according to the preamble of the claim.
  • toilet seats which include a quick fixing device, allowing relatively easy disassembly and replacement of the articulated elements, namely the window of a hand, and the cover on the other hand.
  • Examples of this kind of embodiment are provided by documents EP-A-0225427, EP-A-0014325 and US-A-4680816.
  • the bezel and the cover are articulated, on a fixed base, around two respective parallel and distinct axes.
  • the quick fastening device must therefore be, in this case, a double device.
  • the bezel and the cover are pivotally mounted about a common articulation axis.
  • This document shows an embodiment in which a base, fixed to the rear part of the toilet bowl, is constituted by a single piece provided with seats making it possible to pre-position the seat and the cover.
  • the bezel is not secured to the cover.
  • document US-A-3261029 describes a flap comprising a base fixed to the rear of the toilet bowl and receiving removably, by means of a quick fixing device, a hinged window and cover about a common transverse axis, the telescope and the cover being hinged together along this axis by a hinge consisting of two tubular axes which permanently link the telescope with the cover.
  • the fast mounting of the bezel-cover assembly on the base is effected by means of two pins movable in opposite directions, allowing the locking or unlocking of the tubular axes.
  • the removal of the bezel-cover assembly is thus done without separating the bezel from the cover, which can facilitate disassembly and repositioning operations, the bezel and the cover forming a single assembly that can be easily handled.
  • each of the two movable pins is integral with a rack, the two racks engaging with a pinion linked to a rotary drive head.
  • the actuation of the drive head requires an appropriate tool.
  • access to this drive head can be difficult since it is turned towards the rear of the bowl.
  • it is a rather complicated mechanical achievement, with gears and rotating elements.
  • the present invention avoids these drawbacks, by providing an improved structure allowing disassembly and replacement of the bezel-cover assembly which are particularly easy and rapid, without the need for a tool and without difficulty of access, and by a device. simple and mechanically resistant that can be actuated directly.
  • the fixed base is constituted by a single piece in the form of a plate carrying bearings capable of receiving the two tubular axes by which the seat and the cover are articulated. between them, and this fixed base comprises, towards its ends, slides provided for two sliding parts for quick locking, each of these sliding parts being provided with a small axis which is capable of being inserted in the axial orifice of the 'one of the two tubular axes by which the bezel and the cover are hinged together.
  • the flap designated as a whole by 1 which is intended to equip a toilet bowl indicated in 2, conventionally comprises a window 3 and a cover 4 which are articulated on the rear part of the bowl 2, and which are also articulated together, around a hinge or transverse rear articulation 5, in one or two parts.
  • a fixed base 6 is fixed transversely permanently, by means of bolts 7, on the rear part of the bowl 2 pierced with vertical orifices, and the base 6 receives, by means of a quick locking device comprising two parts 8, the assembly consisting of the bezel 3, its cover 4, and their articulation 5.
  • the base 6 is shown alone in Figure 3. It is in the general form of an elongated rectangular plate 9 which is pierced with four longitudinal slots 10 each capable of receiving a bolt 7 for fixing to the bowl, for example a wing nut bolt 11.
  • a bolt 7 for fixing to the bowl for example a wing nut bolt 11.
  • the openings 10 are formed in the two end parts 12, 13 of the plate 9 and these end parts 12, 13 are shaped to have longitudinal recesses 14 which form receiving slides for the sliding parts for quick locking 8 mentioned above.
  • the upper face of the plate 9 carries two pairs of bearings 15, 16 which are themselves slightly spaced from each other. These pairs of bearings 15, 16 are each intended to receive one of the two circular axes 17 which, together, constitute the hinge 5 or hinged joint (see FIGS. 5 to 7). It is important to note here that the bezel 3 and the cover 4 remain permanently attached to one another, by means of the two tubular axes 17.
  • Each of the two locking pieces 8 comprises two lateral grooves 18, capable of cooperating with the above-mentioned slides 14, and a small protruding central axis 19 which is intended to be inserted in the axial orifice 17a of the corresponding tubular axis 17, to ensure rapid locking of this hinge pin - see in particular Figures 4 and 5.
  • this flap 1 will now be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 6 and 7.
  • the two sliding parts 8 are threaded fully onto the slides 14, so that their two central axes 19 are fully engaged in the associated tubular axes 17, which secures the bezel-cover assembly 3, 4 with the fixed base 6.
  • the flap is then in the position of current use, the bezel 3 and the cover 4 which can pivot separately around their common articulation 5.
  • the two locking pieces 8 are laterally slid, without necessarily removing them but so as to completely extract their axes 19 from the tubular axes associated 17.
  • the lens-cover assembly 3, 4 is then unlocked and can be removed by lifting, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7.
  • the replacement of this assembly is of course carried out by reverse operations, a device for coding (not shown) may be provided to facilitate the exact positioning of the tubular axes 17 on the associated bearings 15, 16.

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This toilet seat (1) comprises a seat (3) and a cover (4), articulated on a base (6) fixed to the rear part of the pan (2). The seat (3) and the cover (4) are articulated with each other by a hinge (5), and a fast fixing device (8, 19) is provided to connect the seat-cover assembly (3, 4) to the fixed base (6), or to unlock this assembly in order to allow its withdrawal, without separating the seat (3) from the cover (4). The removal and the refitting operations, particularly for cleaning purposes, are thus facilitated. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention se rapporte à un abattant pour cuvette de W.C., et plus particulièrement à un abattant comprenant une lunette et un couvercle, selon le préambule de la revendication.The present invention relates to a toilet seat for a toilet, and more particularly to a toilet seat comprising a seat and a cover, according to the preamble of the claim.

Dans les réalisations traditionnelles, les abattants de W.C. sont articulés sur la partie arrière de la cuvette, avec fixation à demeure au moyen de boulons. Il en résulte une grosse difficulté de nettoyage de l'abattant, du fait qu'il existe ainsi des parties qui sont d'accès très difficile, et qu'un démontage suivi d'un remontage constituerait une opération longue et incommode.In traditional designs, the toilet seats are articulated on the rear part of the bowl, with permanent fixing by means of bolts. This results in a great difficulty in cleaning the flap, because there are thus parts which are very difficult to access, and that disassembly followed by reassembly would constitute a long and inconvenient operation.

On a déjà proposé, en vue d'éviter ces inconvénients et faciliter le nettoyage, des abattants pour W.C. qui comportent un dispositif de fixation rapide, permettant un démontage et une remise en place relativement aisés des éléments articulés, à savoir la lunette d'une part, et le couvercle d'autre part. Des exemples de ce genre de réalisations sont fournis par les documents EP-A-0225427, EP-A-0014325 et US-A-4680816.In order to avoid these drawbacks and to facilitate cleaning, toilet seats have already been proposed which include a quick fixing device, allowing relatively easy disassembly and replacement of the articulated elements, namely the window of a hand, and the cover on the other hand. Examples of this kind of embodiment are provided by documents EP-A-0225427, EP-A-0014325 and US-A-4680816.

Dans certaines réalisations connues du genre précédent, la lunette et le couvercle sont articulés, sur une embase fixe, autour de deux axes respectifs parallèles et distincts. Le dispositif de fixation rapide doit donc être, dans ce cas, un dispositif double.In certain known embodiments of the preceding genre, the bezel and the cover are articulated, on a fixed base, around two respective parallel and distinct axes. The quick fastening device must therefore be, in this case, a double device.

Dans d'autres réalisations également connues, notamment selon le document précité US-A-4680816, la lunette et le couvercle sont montés pivotants autour d'un axe d'articulation commun. Ce document montre une réalisation dans laquelle une embase, fixée sur la partie arrière de la cuvette de W.C., est constituée par une pièce unique pourvue de sièges permettant de pré-positionner la lunette et le couvercle. Toutefois, dans cette réalisation également, la lunette n'est pas solidarisée avec le couvercle.In other embodiments also known, in particular according to the aforementioned document US-A-4680816, the bezel and the cover are pivotally mounted about a common articulation axis. This document shows an embodiment in which a base, fixed to the rear part of the toilet bowl, is constituted by a single piece provided with seats making it possible to pre-position the seat and the cover. However, in this embodiment also, the bezel is not secured to the cover.

Par contre, le document US-A-3261029 décrit un abattant comportant une embase fixée à l'arrière de la cuvette de W.C. et recevant de façon amovible, à l'aide d'un dispositif de fixation rapide, une lunette et un couvercle articulés autour d'un axe transversal commun, la lunette et le couvercle étant articulés entre eux suivant cet axe par une charnière constituée de deux axes tubulaires qui lient en permanence la lunette avec le couvercle. La fixation rapide de l'ensemble lunette-couvercle sur l'embase s'effectue par l'intermédiaire de deux goupilles mobiles en sens opposés, permettant le verrouillage ou le déverrouillage des axes tubulaires. Le retrait de l'ensemble lunette-couvercle se fait ainsi sans séparer la lunette du couvercle, ce qui peut faciliter les opérations de démontage et de remise en place, la lunette et le couvercle formant un ensemble unique aisément manipulable.On the other hand, document US-A-3261029 describes a flap comprising a base fixed to the rear of the toilet bowl and receiving removably, by means of a quick fixing device, a hinged window and cover about a common transverse axis, the telescope and the cover being hinged together along this axis by a hinge consisting of two tubular axes which permanently link the telescope with the cover. The fast mounting of the bezel-cover assembly on the base is effected by means of two pins movable in opposite directions, allowing the locking or unlocking of the tubular axes. The removal of the bezel-cover assembly is thus done without separating the bezel from the cover, which can facilitate disassembly and repositioning operations, the bezel and the cover forming a single assembly that can be easily handled.

Toutefois, dans la réalisation connue selon le document US-A-3261029, chacune des deux goupilles mobiles est solidaire d'une crémaillère, les deux crémaillères venant en prise avec un pignon lié à une tête d'entraînement en rotation. L'actionnement de la tête d'entraînement nécessite un outil approprié. De plus, l'accès à cette tête d'entraînement peut être difficile puisqu'elle est tournée vers l'arrière de la cuvette. Enfin, il s'agit d'une réalisation assez compliquée sur le plan mécanique, avec engrenages et éléments rotatifs.However, in the known embodiment according to document US-A-3261029, each of the two movable pins is integral with a rack, the two racks engaging with a pinion linked to a rotary drive head. The actuation of the drive head requires an appropriate tool. In addition, access to this drive head can be difficult since it is turned towards the rear of the bowl. Finally, it is a rather complicated mechanical achievement, with gears and rotating elements.

La présente invention évite ces inconvénients, en fournissant une structure perfectionnée permettant un démontage et une remise en place de l'ensemble lunette-couvercle qui soient particulièrement aisés et rapides, sans nécessité d'outil et sans difficulté d'accès, et par un dispositif simple et mécaniquement résistant pouvant être actionné directement.The present invention avoids these drawbacks, by providing an improved structure allowing disassembly and replacement of the bezel-cover assembly which are particularly easy and rapid, without the need for a tool and without difficulty of access, and by a device. simple and mechanically resistant that can be actuated directly.

A cet effet, dans l'abattant pour cuvette de W.C. selon l'invention, l'embase fixe est constituée par une pièce unique en forme de plaque portant des coussinets aptes à recevoir les deux axes tubulaires par lesquels la lunette et le couvercle sont articulés entre eux, et cette embase fixe comporte, vers ses extrémités, des glissières prévues pour deux pièces coulissantes de verrouillage rapide, chacune de ces pièces coulissantes étant munie d'un petit axe qui est apte à s'enficher dans l'orifice axial de l'un des deux axes tubulaires par lesquels la lunette et le couvercle sont articulés entre eux. Ainsi, un simple mouvement de translation des pièces de verrouillage, dans un sens ou dans l'autre, mouvement parfaitement guidé par les glissières de l'embase, permet de libérer l'ensemble lunette-couvercle pour procéder à son retrait, ou de verrouiller à nouveau cet ensemble sur l'embase.To this end, in the toilet seat for the toilet according to the invention, the fixed base is constituted by a single piece in the form of a plate carrying bearings capable of receiving the two tubular axes by which the seat and the cover are articulated. between them, and this fixed base comprises, towards its ends, slides provided for two sliding parts for quick locking, each of these sliding parts being provided with a small axis which is capable of being inserted in the axial orifice of the 'one of the two tubular axes by which the bezel and the cover are hinged together. Thus, a simple movement of translation of the locking parts, in one direction or the other, movement perfectly guided by the slides of the base, makes it possible to release the bezel-cover assembly to proceed with its removal, or to lock again this assembly on the base.

L'invention sera bien comprise, et ses avantages ressortiront, au cours de la description suivante d'un exemple non limitatif de réalisation de cet abattant, en référence au dessin schématique annexé dans lequel:

  • Figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une cuvette de W.C. équipée d'un abattant conforme à l'invention;
  • Figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1, avec l'abattant démonté et retiré;
  • Figure 3 est une vue en perspective de l'embase fixe de cet abattant;
  • Figure 4 montre, en perspective, une des deux pièces coulissantes de verrouillage rapide de l'abattant sur cette embase;
  • Figure 5 est une vue de détail partielle, en perspective, de l'articulation de l'abattant;
  • Figure 6 est une vue, en coupe transversale selon VI-VI de figure 1, de l'abattant en place sur la cuvette;
  • Figure 7 est une vue similaire à la figure 6, l'abattant étant démonté et retiré;
  • Figure 8 est une coupe longitudinale partielle de l'abattant, selon VIII-VIII de figure 6;
  • Figure 9 est une vue en coupe selon IX-IX de figure 7.
The invention will be clearly understood, and its advantages will emerge during the following description of a non-limiting example of realization of this flap, with reference to the attached schematic drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl equipped with a flap according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, with the flap removed and removed;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the fixed base of this flap;
  • Figure 4 shows, in perspective, one of the two sliding parts for rapid locking of the flap on this base;
  • Figure 5 is a partial detailed view, in perspective, of the joint of the flap;
  • Figure 6 is a view, in cross section along VI-VI of Figure 1, the flap in place on the bowl;
  • Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, the flap being disassembled and removed;
  • Figure 8 is a partial longitudinal section of the flap, according to VIII-VIII of Figure 6;
  • Figure 9 is a sectional view along IX-IX of Figure 7.

En se reportant aux figures 1 à 9, l'abattant désigné dans son ensemble par 1, qui est destiné à équiper une cuvette de W.C. indiquée en 2, comporte classiquement une lunette 3 et un couvercle 4 qui sont articulés sur la partie arrière de la cuvette 2, et qui sont en outre articulés entre eux, autour d'une charnière ou articulation arrière transversale 5, en une ou deux parties. Une embase fixe 6 est fixée transversalement à demeure, au moyen de boulons 7, sur la partie arrière de la cuvette 2 percée d'orifices verticaux, et l'embase 6 reçoit, au moyen d'un dispositif de verrouillage rapide comportant deux pièces coulissantes 8, l'ensemble constitué par la lunette 3, par son couvercle 4, et par leur articulation 5.Referring to Figures 1 to 9, the flap designated as a whole by 1, which is intended to equip a toilet bowl indicated in 2, conventionally comprises a window 3 and a cover 4 which are articulated on the rear part of the bowl 2, and which are also articulated together, around a hinge or transverse rear articulation 5, in one or two parts. A fixed base 6 is fixed transversely permanently, by means of bolts 7, on the rear part of the bowl 2 pierced with vertical orifices, and the base 6 receives, by means of a quick locking device comprising two parts 8, the assembly consisting of the bezel 3, its cover 4, and their articulation 5.

L'embase 6 est représentée seule sur la figure 3. Elle se présente sous la forme générale d'une plaque rectangulaire allongée 9 qui est percée de quatre lumières longitudinales 10 aptes chacune à recevoir un boulon 7 de fixation sur la cuvette, par exemple un boulon à écrou à oreilles 11. En variantes, il est possible de remplacer le boulon 7 à écrou à oreilles 11 par un boulon à vis et écrou ordinaires, par un écrou à pas rapide à blocage par le dessus, ou encore plus avantageusement par un écrou à cheville gonflante, offrant l'avantage d'un montage aisé, puisque s'effectuant uniquement par le dessus.The base 6 is shown alone in Figure 3. It is in the general form of an elongated rectangular plate 9 which is pierced with four longitudinal slots 10 each capable of receiving a bolt 7 for fixing to the bowl, for example a wing nut bolt 11. As an alternative, it is possible to replace the wing nut bolt 7 11 with an ordinary screw and nut bolt, with a quick pitch nut with locking from above, or even more advantageously with a swelling bolt nut, offering the advantage of easy mounting, since it is carried out only from above.

Les lumières 10 sont pratiquées dans les deux parties d'extrémité 12, 13 de la plaque 9 et ces parties d'extrémité 12, 13 sont conformées pour présenter des décrochements longitudinaux 14 qui forment des glissières de réception pour les pièces coulissantes de verrouillage rapide 8 précitées.The openings 10 are formed in the two end parts 12, 13 of the plate 9 and these end parts 12, 13 are shaped to have longitudinal recesses 14 which form receiving slides for the sliding parts for quick locking 8 mentioned above.

La face supérieure de la plaque 9 porte deux paires de coussinets 15, 16 qui sont eux-mêmes faiblement distants l'un de l'autre. Ces paires de coussinets 15, 16 sont destinées à recevoir chacune l'un des deux axes rubulaires 17 qui, à eux deux, constituent la charnière 5 ou articulation trécitée (voir les figures 5 à 7). Il est important de noter ici que la lunette 3 et le couvercle 4 restent solidarisés l'un avec l'autre, de façon permanente, au moyen des deux axes tubulaires 17.The upper face of the plate 9 carries two pairs of bearings 15, 16 which are themselves slightly spaced from each other. These pairs of bearings 15, 16 are each intended to receive one of the two circular axes 17 which, together, constitute the hinge 5 or hinged joint (see FIGS. 5 to 7). It is important to note here that the bezel 3 and the cover 4 remain permanently attached to one another, by means of the two tubular axes 17.

Chacune des deux pièces de verrouillage 8 comporte deux rainures latérales 18, aptes à coopérer avec les glissières 14 précitées, et un petit axe central protubérant 19 qui est destiné à s'enficher dans l'orifice axial 17a de l'axe tubulaire 17 correspondant, afin d'assurer ainsi le verrouillage rapide de cet axe d'articulation ― voir notamment les figures 4 et 5.Each of the two locking pieces 8 comprises two lateral grooves 18, capable of cooperating with the above-mentioned slides 14, and a small protruding central axis 19 which is intended to be inserted in the axial orifice 17a of the corresponding tubular axis 17, to ensure rapid locking of this hinge pin - see in particular Figures 4 and 5.

L'utilisation de cet abattant 1 sera maintenant expliquée en référence aux figures 1, 2, 6 et 7. En position normale d'utilisation (figure 6), les deux pièces coulissantes 8 sont enfilées à fond sur les glissières 14, de sorte que leurs deux axes centraux 19 sont totalement en prise dans les axes tubulaires associés 17, ce qui solidarise l'ensemble lunette-couvercle 3, 4 avec l'embase fixe 6. L'abattant est alors en position d'utilisation courante, la lunette 3 et le couvercle 4 pouvant pivoter séparément autour de leur articulation commune 5.The use of this flap 1 will now be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 6 and 7. In the normal position of use (FIG. 6), the two sliding parts 8 are threaded fully onto the slides 14, so that their two central axes 19 are fully engaged in the associated tubular axes 17, which secures the bezel-cover assembly 3, 4 with the fixed base 6. The flap is then in the position of current use, the bezel 3 and the cover 4 which can pivot separately around their common articulation 5.

Lorsque l'on désire procéder au nettoyage de l'ensemble lunettecouvercle 3, 4 et de l'embase 6, on fait glisser latéralement les deux pièces de vérrouillage 8, sans nécessairement les retirer mais de manière à extraire entièrement leurs axes 19 des axis tubulaires associés 17. L'ensemble lunette-couvercle 3, 4 est alors déverrouillé et peut être retiré par soulévement, comme montré aux figures 2 et 7. La remise en place de cet ensemble s'effectue bien entendu par les opérations inverses, un dispositif de détrompage (non représenté) pouvant être prévu pour faciliter le positionnement exact des axes tubulaires 17 sur les coussinets associés 15, 16.When it is desired to clean the lens-cover assembly 3, 4 and the base 6, the two locking pieces 8 are laterally slid, without necessarily removing them but so as to completely extract their axes 19 from the tubular axes associated 17. The lens-cover assembly 3, 4 is then unlocked and can be removed by lifting, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7. The replacement of this assembly is of course carried out by reverse operations, a device for coding (not shown) may be provided to facilitate the exact positioning of the tubular axes 17 on the associated bearings 15, 16.

On comprend que dans l'exemple de réalisation décrit, on bénéficie de l'avantage que la lunette 3 et le couvercle 4 restent en permanence liés de façon articulée, notamment lorsqu'on les retire et les remet en place sur l'embase 6 ce qui facilite grandement les manipulations. De plus, on note que la liaison permanente de la lunette 3 et du couvercle 4 au moyen d'axes tubulaires 17, prévus pour reposer sur des coussinets 15, 16 conduit à une réalisation avantageuse sur le plan mécanique, les efforts s'exerçant sur ces coussinets et n'étant pas transmis par les petits axes 19 de faible section.It is understood that in the embodiment described, there is the advantage that the bezel 3 and the cover 4 remain permanently linked in an articulated manner, in particular when they are removed and put back in place on the base 6 this which greatly facilitates handling. In addition, it should be noted that the permanent connection of the telescope 3 and the cover 4 by means of tubular axes 17, provided to rest on bearings 15, 16 leads to an advantageous achievement from the mechanical point of view, the forces being exerted on these pads and not being transmitted by the small axes 19 of small section.

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1. A tilting cover for a W.C. pan, comprising a fixed base (6) of longitudinal shape, intended to be permanently fixed to the rear portion of the pan (2) and to receive in removable manner and by a rapid fixing device (8, 19) a seat (3) and a lid (4) which are articulated to this fixed base (6) around a common transverse shaft, the seat (3) and the lid (4) being articulated to one another around the said transverse shaft by a hinge consisting of two tubular shafts (17), and in which the rapid fixing device (8, 19) is intended to unite the seat-lid assembly (3, 4) to the fixed base (6) by locking the tubular articulation shafts (17), or to unlock these tubular shafts (17) so as to enable the seat-lid assembly (3, 4) to be withdrawn without separating the seat from the lid, characterized in that the fixed base (6) consists of a single piece in the form of a plate (9) carrying supports (15, 16) suitable to receive the two tubular shafts (17) by which the seat (3) and the lid (4) are articulated to one another, and in that near its ends (12, 13) this fixed base (6) comprises sliders (14) provided for two quick-locking sliding components (8), each of these sliding components (8) being furnished with a small shaft (19) that is suitable to engage itself into the axial orifice (17a) of one of the two tubular shafts (17) by which the seat (3) and the lid (4) are articulated to one another.
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