EP0334315A1 - Siège de toilettes - Google Patents

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EP0334315A1
EP0334315A1 EP89105126A EP89105126A EP0334315A1 EP 0334315 A1 EP0334315 A1 EP 0334315A1 EP 89105126 A EP89105126 A EP 89105126A EP 89105126 A EP89105126 A EP 89105126A EP 0334315 A1 EP0334315 A1 EP 0334315A1
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toilet seat
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protective film
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Reiner Knüpfer
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ERKA GmbH
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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
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/14—Protecting covers for closet seats
    • A47K13/145—Protecting covers for closet seats of rolled-up paper tubes or rolled-up plastic tubes

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  • the present invention relates to a toilet seat with an elongated housing part which is pivotally fastened in the rear region of the toilet bowl using a corresponding bracket, within which a dispensing roller, a drive unit and a winding roller for a tubular protective film are arranged side by side, and which is covered at the top by a cover is closable, as well as a U-shaped toilet seat, which is fastened on one side on the winding roller to the elongated housing part, a cutting knife being additionally provided in the fastening area of the U-shaped toilet seat, with which a cutting of the along the U-shaped toilet seat is performed tubular protective film.
  • a hinged toilet seat is already known (see AT-PS 110102), in which the toilet seat, which has a U-shaped configuration, is surrounded by a tubular casing made of water-resistant paper, this tubular casing being pulled off and onto a dispensing spool using a corresponding mechanism a corresponding take-up spool is wound, whereby the U-shaped toilet seat is surrounded after each use of the toilet with an unused area of the tubular casing made of waterproof paper, which for hygienic reasons, in particular when using such a toilet seat in public needs, hotels, restaurants, hospitals etc., appears desirable.
  • the U-shaped toilet seat is held on one side in the area of the take-up reel, a cutting device or the like being additionally provided so that the tubular casing can be removed from the U-shaped toilet seat and rewound on the take-up reel.
  • a corresponding toilet seat is also known from SE-PS 87682, in which the delivery spool, the take-up spool and the necessary transport mechanism are moved into the rear area of the toilet seat, so that the toilet seat in question can be mounted on toilet bowls of known design without difficulty in this way .
  • the drive of the take-up spool takes place with the aid of a hand crank, reference is already made to the possibility that the drive can also take place with the aid of a push-button controlled electric motor.
  • an upwardly open, elongated housing is provided in the rear area of the toilet seat, within which the entire electric drive, including the required batteries, is provided between the discharge roller for the tubular protective film made of transparent plastic material and the corresponding take-up roller is, the closure of this elongated housing takes place upwards with the help of a suitably designed cover.
  • the entire electric drive unit is arranged within the intended cover, there is the possibility that the intended cover of the toilet seat can be removed when cleaning work and / or when performing maintenance and repair operations, at the same time the entire electrical drive components are removed.
  • the remaining, non-electrical components of the toilet seat in question can thus be cleaned without difficulty, while the drive unit located within the cover for carrying out maintenance and repair work can be taken into a suitably equipped workshop, which is a significant relief for the execution of such work.
  • the drive unit to be serviced or repaired in each case can be replaced together with a corresponding cover for a functional drive unit, so that the toilet seat is ready for operation again immediately after replacing the cover with its drive unit. Since the electrical components are furthermore suspended within the cover within the scope of the invention, they are largely protected against the ingress of moisture, which likewise has a positive effect with regard to the desired functionality of the components in question.
  • the drive unit arranged inside the cover is arranged centrally between the dispensing roller and the winding roller.
  • the drive unit arranged within the cover has an electric motor, a reduction gear, a toothed roller and a Friction wheel pinion comprises, when the cover is placed on the elongated housing part, the serrated roller is pressed onto the tubular protective film conveyed in the direction of the winding roller, while the friction wheel pinion engages with a corresponding friction wheel of the winding roller.
  • Such an arrangement has the additional advantage that the serrated roller generally used for conveying the tubular plastic film is simultaneously removed when the cover is removed, thereby reducing the risk that the operator performing the required replacement of the film rolls will injure himself on the provided serrated roll and possibly infect.
  • this Elongated housing part is provided with a corresponding pressure roller against which the serrated roller is pressed when the cover is put on, including the tubular protective film located therebetween.
  • the drive unit is designed in such a way that when the cover is attached, the winding roller is driven in that direction of rotation that the conveyed protective film comes from the top onto the winding roller for winding.
  • two corresponding cutting knives are provided in the region of the take-up roller for cutting the tubular protective film on both sides, and if the attachment of the U-shaped toilet seat is preferably also provided takes place on both sides of the respective eyeglass web of the U-shaped toilet seat.
  • the provision of two cutting knives proves to be advantageous because it creates the possibility that the toilet seat attached only on the side of the winding roller can be attached to both sides of the respective eyeglass web.
  • the drive unit arranged inside the cover additionally contains a block-shaped disposable battery or an accumulator cell battery.
  • the cover in the central region forms a housing which is open at the bottom and serves to accommodate the various electrical components and which can be closed watertight from below by means of a cover.
  • the operation of the toilet seat according to the invention and, on the other hand, to achieve that only one unused area of the tubular protective layer is pulled onto the U-shaped toilet seat after the toilet has been used accordingly it is also advantageous if the Drive unit-carrying cover is provided upwards with an activation button which can be activated manually and / or when an additional swiveling toilet lid is additionally folded down or up.
  • the drive unit arranged inside the cover can be activated by actuating the water flush or by using a light barrier.
  • the drive unit arranged inside the cover additionally has a time-controlled or path-controlled activation element which determines the advance of the protective film to the length of the U-shaped toilet seat , and / or has a locking member that blocks a renewed activation of the drive unit during a predetermined time interval.
  • the cover carrying the drive unit is provided with differently colored indicator lamps, with which the operating state of the device is indicated with regard to the supply of unused protective film, state of charge of the batteries, advance of the protective film and / or readiness for operation.
  • An indication of the remaining amount of unused tubular protective film finally results from the fact that the end of the tubular protective film delivered by the unwinding roller is provided with a color marking, on the basis of which the length of the unused tubular protective film can be estimated.
  • the empty unwinding tube can advantageously be used as a winding tube.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the toilet seat according to the invention.
  • This toilet seat has in its rear area an elongated housing part, not shown, which is covered at the top by a cover 1.
  • a U-shaped toilet seat 2 is also attached to the elongated housing part and a tubular protective film (not shown) is drawn over it.
  • a cover Kung 1 on an activation button 3 with which the tubular protective film can be advanced along the U-shaped toilet seat 2.
  • an activation button 3 there are also a number of differently colored indicator lights 4 which indicate the respective operating state of the device.
  • FIG. 2 shows a top view of the toilet seat shown in FIG. 1 with the cover 1 removed.
  • This illustration shows the elongated housing part 5, which is pivotably mounted relative to a bracket 6, which in turn is fastened to the rear part of a toilet bowl using corresponding fastening elements .
  • the elongated housing part 5 has two transverse walls 8 perpendicular to its rear wall 7, through which two shafts 10 and 11, which also pass through the side walls 9, are mounted.
  • the two shafts 10 and 11 lead through the bracket 6 attached to the toilet bowl and thereby enable the toilet seat to be swiveled up around the bearing points formed within the bracket 6.
  • the shaft 10 also serves as a carrier for an unwinding roller 12, on which a certain supply of unused tubular protective film 13 is present.
  • the shaft 11 serves to mount a winding roller 14, on which the tubular protective film already used is wound up again.
  • the shaft 11 is extended towards the center and carries a friction wheel 15 which can be driven by a drive unit to be described.
  • a pressure roller 16 is provided parallel to the shaft 11 and is supported by means of the corresponding walls 8, 9. While the U-shaped toilet seat 2 rests freely on the side of the dispensing roller 12 on the elongated housing part 5, the eyeglass web on the side of the winding roller 14 is provided towards the center with a shoulder 17 which, using appropriate screws 18, on the elongated housing part 5 is attached.
  • the eyeglass web 2 in question has cutting knives 19 which project to the side and with which the tubular protective film 13 is cut open on both sides before being removed from the U-shaped toilet seat 2 and the subsequent winding on the winding roller 14.
  • the two cutting knives 19 are still within the elongated housing part 5, so that a risk of injury is largely excluded in this way.
  • the provided cover 1 is provided on the inside with two downwardly projecting transverse walls 20 which, together with further walls, not shown, form a downwardly open housing 21, which can be placed along its lower edge with the aid of an attachable one Cover 22 is closed.
  • a drive unit 23 which is constructed from a block-shaped disposable battery 24, an electric motor 25, a reduction gear 26 and an electronic control circuit 27.
  • the electronic control circuit 27 is connected to the activation button 3 shown in FIG. 1 and the indicator lights 4 also shown in FIG. 1 and preferably comprises a time-controlled activation element for a controlled, precisely defined advance of the tubular protective film 13 according to the length of the U.
  • the reduction gear 26 has an output shaft 28 on which a friction wheel pinion 29 is fastened, which comes into engagement with the friction wheel 15 when the cover 1 is placed on the elongated housing part 2.
  • the reduction gear 26 is further provided with a further output shaft, not shown, which carries a toothed roller, also not shown, which when the cover 1 is placed on the elongated housing part 5 including the tubular protective film 13 comes to rest on the pressure roller 16 shown in FIG. 2.
  • the U-shaped toilet seat 2 on the winding roller 14 side is provided only on the inside with a shoulder 17 which serves to attach the toilet seat 2 to the elongated housing part 5, it is obvious that because of the provision on both sides a corresponding approach can also be provided by cutting knives 19 on the outside of the relevant eyeglass web, so that in this way a more rigid attachment of the U-shaped toilet seat 2 relative to the elongated housing part 5 can be achieved.
  • the activation of the drive unit 23 is achieved by pressing the activation button 3 provided on the top of the cover 1, there is also the possibility of also activating the drive unit 23 in another way.
  • the activation of the drive unit 23 can be triggered, for example, when the toilet lid is folded up before using the toilet or folded down after using the toilet.
  • Another The possibility of activating the drive unit 23 can also be triggered if, for example, the water flush is actuated after using the toilet.
  • the individual components of the toilet seat according to the invention are preferably made by injection molding from plastic material, care being taken to ensure that the housing 20 forming part of the cover 1 for the drive unit 23 is fully hermetic and watertight
  • the cover 22 can be closed so that the electrical components of the drive unit 23 are well protected against rinsing water and the like.

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WO1993005695A1 (fr) * 1991-09-16 1993-04-01 Knuepfer Reiner Siege de toilette
US12064063B2 (en) 2019-09-23 2024-08-20 Gpcp Ip Holdings Llc Automated toilet seat cover dispenser

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DE2835257A1 (de) * 1977-09-07 1979-03-15 Hygomat Ag Anlage zum aufbringen und wechseln eines schlauchfoermigen schutzueberzuges aus kunststoffolie auf einem klosettsitz und verfahren zum herstellen eines schlauches
US4566648A (en) * 1984-10-03 1986-01-28 Hygolet Ag Device for applying and conveying a protective cover for a toilet seat
EP0177898A2 (fr) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-16 Chronomarine AG Dispositif de commande d'un dispositif à appliquer un revêtement protecteur pour un siège de cabinet d'aisances et son application
WO1987007492A1 (fr) * 1986-06-06 1987-12-17 Sani-Seat, Inc. Couvre-siege pour wc

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DE2835257A1 (de) * 1977-09-07 1979-03-15 Hygomat Ag Anlage zum aufbringen und wechseln eines schlauchfoermigen schutzueberzuges aus kunststoffolie auf einem klosettsitz und verfahren zum herstellen eines schlauches
US4566648A (en) * 1984-10-03 1986-01-28 Hygolet Ag Device for applying and conveying a protective cover for a toilet seat
EP0177898A2 (fr) * 1984-10-12 1986-04-16 Chronomarine AG Dispositif de commande d'un dispositif à appliquer un revêtement protecteur pour un siège de cabinet d'aisances et son application
WO1987007492A1 (fr) * 1986-06-06 1987-12-17 Sani-Seat, Inc. Couvre-siege pour wc

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1993005695A1 (fr) * 1991-09-16 1993-04-01 Knuepfer Reiner Siege de toilette
US12064063B2 (en) 2019-09-23 2024-08-20 Gpcp Ip Holdings Llc Automated toilet seat cover dispenser

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