EP0345128A1 - Sanitary apparatus having a toilet bowl connected to a flushing tank - Google Patents

Sanitary apparatus having a toilet bowl connected to a flushing tank Download PDF

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EP0345128A1
EP0345128A1 EP89401444A EP89401444A EP0345128A1 EP 0345128 A1 EP0345128 A1 EP 0345128A1 EP 89401444 A EP89401444 A EP 89401444A EP 89401444 A EP89401444 A EP 89401444A EP 0345128 A1 EP0345128 A1 EP 0345128A1
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Claude Saltel
Daniel Petit
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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
    • E03D11/13—Parts or details of bowls; Special adaptations of pipe joints or couplings for use with bowls, e.g. provisions in bowl construction preventing backflow of waste-water from the bowl in the flushing pipe or cistern, provisions for a secondary flushing, for noise-reducing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D2201/00—Details and methods of use for water closets and urinals not otherwise provided for
    • E03D2201/40—Devices for distribution of flush water inside the bowl

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  • the present invention relates to a water closet installation, consisting of a toilet bowl associated with a flush tank.
  • the bowl comprises, along its upper edge, an inverted channel which opens downwards, the flushing water having to be able to be projected into the channel, as a result of the actuation of flushing, following two symmetrical currents, from its upstream region in connection with the reservoir, to theoretically reach the downstream point furthest from the water inlet zone, i.e. from tank.
  • specific standards must be respected for the flushing of the surface of the toilet bowl by flushing water: in particular, in Scandinavian countries, it is required that all of the surface is swept and, in other European countries, only a few tens of square centimeters of the bowl at most may not be swept.
  • the bowl is formed in two pieces of ceramic material, glued to each other: one of the pieces is the bowl itself, and the other is a conduit forming the upper edge of the bowl and having, at the bottom, holes for the distribution of water.
  • a bowl in which the channel is formed in one piece with the bowl and has an inverted U-shaped section.
  • the opening of the channel downwards constitutes a slit with the smallest possible width, and it is even preferable to have a variable width across the water path to ensure proper distribution.
  • the exhaust gap must be small, problems arise in manufacturing, since the thickness of the walls of ceramic material which are formed by slip deposition is essentially a function of time and atmospheric conditions, and the width of the slot is obtained by difference between a width which separates two mold walls and the thickness of the deposits on the two walls. It is obvious that if the slit must be very fine, it is very difficult to control the constancy of the width. This also results in a significant manufacturing waste.
  • Bowls are also known in which the upper edge consists of an inverted U-shaped channel, which opens downwards in a fairly wide slot, so that a distributor member is inserted in the part of the channel which is close to the water supply.
  • This distributor member is generally made of a flexible plastic material, because there is a problem for its installation.
  • the zone which constitutes the water distributor for the bowl is a closed zone arranged in line with the reservoir, this closed zone being supplied by an orifice made in its wall.
  • the reservoir constitutes a separate part which is assembled on the bowl which itself comprises its associated distributor molded with it.
  • the reservoir is molded in one piece with the bowl, in which case the dispenser is formed by the zone between the two walls which form the bottom of the reservoir, such a double bottom in line with the reservoir being necessary because the lower part of the tank must have a wall to support the flushing mechanism which controls the flow of water to the bowl. It can therefore be seen that, in order to set up the distributing member, it must be introduced, either by the supply feed to the distributor, or by the slot in the laughs where the distributor opens.
  • the upstream part of the distributor member must be located in the distributor, and its two downstream branches must be symmetrically arranged in the channel (symmetry with respect to the common plane of symmetry of the bowl and the reservoir), the positioning of the distributor is difficult, which increases the cost price of the sanitary appliance.
  • the distributor is necessarily short, so that it has a limited effectiveness, and it must also be flexible, so that the material, of which it is made, is likely to deteriorate fairly quickly in contact with the hunting water.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks for an assembly molded in one piece comprising a toilet bowl and its associated reservoir.
  • the solution proposed by the present invention consists in eliminating the double bottom of the tank and making the wall which previously separated the dispenser from the tank disappear. It is thus easy to set up, on the bottom of the distributor, the distributor member, by introducing its two upstream ends far into the channel; the flushing mechanism is then supported by a plastic tank which is placed inside the tank.
  • the advantage of manufacturing the sanitary appliance is preserved by molding in one piece the bowl and its associated reservoir and it is possible without difficulty to set up a distributing member. in rigid or semi-rigid material, therefore with a good lifespan, and having downstream distributing branches as long as desirable, therefore of optimal efficiency for sweeping the whole bowl by flushing water.
  • the present invention relates to the new industrial product that constitutes a sanitary appliance formed by a toilet bowl associated with a flush tank, the assembly being molded in a single ceramic piece, the bowl comprising, along its upper edge, an inverted channel allowing the distribution of flushing water over the entire surface of the bowl, said channel communicating with the tank through a distributor, which provides the connection between the tank and the bowl, an organ distributor being partially inserted in the distributor and partially in the adjacent zone of the channel, to ensure the flow of flushing water to the zone of the channel which is furthest from the tank, the tank containing a mechanism flush controlled by an operating member and being closed at its upper part by a cover, characterized in that the distributor constitutes the bottom of the tank and has bosses ages separated by at least one groove, said groove (s) allowing the positioning, on the wall of the distributor, of the distributor member, the downstream ends of which are engaged symmetrically in the channel and the end of which upstream is in line with the central zone of the tank, said tank containing a tank, the bottom of
  • the distributing member is advantageously made of a semi-rigid plastic material; it preferably has the shape of a chute of semi-circular section open at its upper part; and it may include, at its lower part, openings or notches allowing the escape of water.
  • the inverted channel formed along the upper edge of the bowl, opens in the direction of the bottom thereof according to a slot of substantially constant width.
  • the bottom of the tank received in the tank of the sanitary appliance according to the invention can also be supported on the upstream end of the distributor member.
  • the tank carries, in the vicinity of its upper edge, the water supply tap of said tank, the connection of said tap with the supply network being made by flexible piping;
  • the cover of the tank carries the actuating member of the flushing mechanism, which may be a push button, the depression of which controls the movement of an element of the flushing mechanism against the action of a return spring, the connection between the push button and the aforementioned element being a simple support.
  • This installation comprises, in known manner, an assembly 2, molded in one piece in one piece of ceramic material, and formed of a bowl 3 connected, by its upper rear part, to a flush tank 4.
  • the set 2 rests on the ground by a base 5.
  • the bowl 3 has a generally classic shape. It consists of a side wall 6 connected to a curved bottom 7. The latter has, at its rear end, an opening 8 externally bordered by a bent pipe 9, the outlet branch 9 a of which faces upward from the side wall 6, branches off towards the rear to form a horizontal pipe 10 for discharging the water.
  • a channel 14 has thus been formed in the shape of an inverted U in which the flushing water is sent along two opposite trajectories from the rear to the front, from a distributor 15, which is described below .
  • the channel 14 opens in the direction of the bottom of the bowl according to a slot 14 a of substantially constant width.
  • the bowl 3 is extended by the reservoir 4, the communication zone between bowl 3 and reservoir 4, constituted as a dispensing zone, being designated by the reference numeral 16.
  • the reservoir 4 is delimited by a substantially horizontal bottom 17, connected to the rear region of the side wall 6, by a front wall 18, slightly oblique towards the rear of the bowl 3, a rear vertical wall 19, and two walls side 20 and 21, also vertical.
  • the front wall 18 and the side walls 20 and 21 are folded along their upper edge, to form a horizontal rim 22, then an internal vertical skirt 23.
  • the bottom 17 has, parallel to the walls 20 and 21, two lateral bosses 24, connected by a rear boss 25. All of these bosses 24 and 25, have the general shape of a U and is obtained by molding by a same swelling of the bottom 17; it extends substantially over the rear three-quarters of the latter, and it is delimited by three rectilinear edges 26, 27 and 28 parallel respectively to the lateral edges and to the rear edge of the bottom 17 and located at a short distance from the respective edges of said bottom 17, and by a U-shaped front edge 29 with flared branches. Between the two bosses 24, there is thus formed a groove 30 allowing the distribution member 15 to be put in place.
  • the latter made of a semi-rigid plastic, is constituted by a flat bottom 31 delimited between a first border, having the shape of a U with flared and elongated branches, and a second border, also having the shape of a U with more flared and shorter branches, and being inscribed in the first.
  • the flat bottom 31 is folded up along the two aforementioned edges of so as to constitute a relatively flat upstream receptacle 32 extending by two downstream chutes 33, of U-shaped section, slightly narrower in the two zones 33 a situated at the end.
  • the distributor 15 rests by its upstream receptacle 32 on the bottom 17 of the tank 4, the troughs 33, by their free ends 33 a , being engaged, symmetrically in the channel 14 , so as to extend substantially over half the length of the bowl 3.
  • the rim 34 of the distributing member 15 has a greater height in the region 32 a of the receptacle 32 intended to occupy the space of the groove 30, the entire remaining region of smaller height being connected to this end region following two oblique recesses 35, symmetrical with respect to the mean longitudinal line of the distributing member 15.
  • openings 36 are arranged arranged in line.
  • the tank 4 contains a tank 37, made of a rigid or semi-rigid plastic material, having a substantially parallelepiped shape, completely open at its upper part.
  • the tank 37 is delimited by a bottom 38 and by four side walls 39 flaring slightly from said bottom 38.
  • the height of the side walls 39 is such that the upper end of the tank 37 comes to be in position d assembly of the sanitary appliance 1, facing the base of the skirt 23 of the tank 4, the bottom 38 of said tank 37 resting on the bosses 24-25 of the distributor 15 and on the upper edge of the upstream end portion 32 of the receptacle 32 of the distribution member 15.
  • the bottom 38 of the tank 37 comprises, in its central part, a circular orifice 40 for discharging the water, which cooperates with a conventional flushing mechanism, generally designated by the reference numeral 41, and of which the part tapered end 42 constitutes the movable part of the valve, the seat of which is constituted by an edge of the orifice 40.
  • the latter is located in line with the bottom 31 of the upstream part 32 a of the receptacle 32 of the distributor member 15.
  • the base 43 of the flushing mechanism 41 is supported on the bottom 38 of the tank 37; it is housed in a receptacle 44 of corresponding shape, in this case square, delimited by the part of the bottom 38 surrounding the orifice 40, and by four side walls 45 of small height carrying an internal bead 46 along their free edge for the maintenance of the base 43 of the mechanism 41.
  • the latter is controlled by an operating member 47 constituted by a push button carried by a cover 48 intended to close the reservoir 4 at its upper part, coming to be placed at the rim 22 of the latter.
  • the push button 47 controls the movement of an element 49 of the mechanism 41 against the action of a return spring (not shown).
  • the tank 37 carries, near its upper edge, a water supply tap (not shown), the connection of said tap with the supply network being produced by flexible piping.
  • the assembly 2 comes from molding and there is introduced therein, through the free upper opening of the reservoir 4, the distributor member 15, which is placed in the distributor 16, with its two downstream chutes 33 arranged respectively. in the two rear lateral parts of the channel 14 of the bowl 3.
  • the tank 37 is placed, which rests on the bosses 24-25 and on the upper edge of the upstream part 32 a of the receptacle 32 of the 'dispenser member 15.
  • the flushing mechanism 41 is put into place in the tank and the reservoir is formed by the cover 48, the push-button 47 coming into simple support on the element 49 of the mechanism 41.
  • the water which is in the tank 37 is sent through the orifice 40 in the direction of the receptacle 32 of the distributor member 15.
  • the water can overflow from this flat receptacle 32, but there are always two lateral currents which flow towards the downstream part through the troughs 33 and which, given the optimal length of the latter, allows the propulsion of the water in the channel 14 to the front of the bowl 4. In this way, the entire bowl is swept, it being understood that part of the water flows through the openings 36 made in the bottom of the troughs 33, to simultaneously scan the two rear side parts of the bowl.

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This sanitary apparatus (1) comprises a bowl (3) and a flushing tank (4), moulded in one ceramic piece, with the bowl (3) comprising on its upper edge an inverted channel (14) permitting the distribution of the flushing water over the entire surface of the bowl (3), and communicating with the tank (4) via a distributor (16), a distributing member (15) being inserted partially in the distributor (16) and partially in the adjacent zone of the channel (14). According to the invention, the distributor (16) forms the bottom (17) of the tank (4) and comprises bosses (24-25) separated by at least one groove (30) permitting the installation of the distributor (15) on the wall of the distributor (16). The tank (4) contains a cistern (37), the bottom (38) of which bears on the bosses (24-25) and has a central water-outlet orifice (40) which cooperates with a flushing mechanism (41) capable of sealing it, bearing on the bottom (38), the orifice (40) being arranged vertically in line with the upstream end (32a) of the distributor (15). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne une installation de water-closet, constituée par une cuvette de toilette associée à un réservoir de chasse d'eau.The present invention relates to a water closet installation, consisting of a toilet bowl associated with a flush tank.

Dans des appareils connus de ce type, la cuvette comporte, le long de sa bordure supérieure, une rigole inversée qui s'ouvre vers le bas, l'eau de chasse devant pouvoir être projetée dans la rigole, par suite de l'actionnement de la chasse d'eau, suivant deux courants symétriques, à partir de sa région amont en liaison avec le réservoir, pour atteindre théoriquement le point aval le plus éloigné de la zone d'arrivée d'eau, c'est-à-dire du réservoir. On sait en effet que, dans un certain nombre de pays, des normes précises doivent être respectées pour le balayage de la surface de la cuvette de toilette par l'eau de chasse : en particulier, dans les pays scandinaves, on exige que la totalité de la surface soit balayée et, dans d'autres pays européens, seules quelques dizaines de centimètres carrés de la cuvette au plus peuvent ne pas être balayées.In known devices of this type, the bowl comprises, along its upper edge, an inverted channel which opens downwards, the flushing water having to be able to be projected into the channel, as a result of the actuation of flushing, following two symmetrical currents, from its upstream region in connection with the reservoir, to theoretically reach the downstream point furthest from the water inlet zone, i.e. from tank. We know that in a certain number of countries, specific standards must be respected for the flushing of the surface of the toilet bowl by flushing water: in particular, in Scandinavian countries, it is required that all of the surface is swept and, in other European countries, only a few tens of square centimeters of the bowl at most may not be swept.

On connaît une réalisation dans laquelle la cuvette est formée en deux pièces en matière céramique, collées l'une à l'autre : l'une des pièces est la cuvette proprement dite, et l'autre est un conduit formant la bordure supérieure de la cuvette et comportant, vers le bas, des orifices pour la répartition de l'eau. Cette réalisation est chère et conduit à des rebuts en fabrication, par suite de la difficulté du collage des deux pièces en matière céramique.An embodiment is known in which the bowl is formed in two pieces of ceramic material, glued to each other: one of the pieces is the bowl itself, and the other is a conduit forming the upper edge of the bowl and having, at the bottom, holes for the distribution of water. This achievement is expensive and leads to waste in manufacture, due to the difficulty of bonding the two pieces of ceramic material.

On connaît aussi une cuvette dans laquelle la rigole est formée d'une seule pièce avec la cuvette et a une section en forme de U inversé. L'ouverture de la rigole vers le bas constitue une fente ayant une largeur aussi faible que possible, et il est même préférable d'avoir une largeur variable d'un bout à l'autre du trajet de l'eau pour assurer une répartition convenable. Etant donné que la fente d'échappement doit être faible, il se pose des problèmes en fabrication, car l'épaisseur des parois de matière céramique qui sont formées par dépôt de barbotine, est essentiellement une fonction du temps et des conditions atmosphériques, et la largeur de la fente est obtenue par différence entre une largeur qui sépare deux parois de moule et l'épaisseur des dépôts sur les deux parois. Il est évident que si la fente doit être très fine, il est très difficile de maîtriser la constance de la largeur. Il en résulte là également un rebut important en fabrication.Also known is a bowl in which the channel is formed in one piece with the bowl and has an inverted U-shaped section. The opening of the channel downwards constitutes a slit with the smallest possible width, and it is even preferable to have a variable width across the water path to ensure proper distribution. Since the exhaust gap must be small, problems arise in manufacturing, since the thickness of the walls of ceramic material which are formed by slip deposition is essentially a function of time and atmospheric conditions, and the width of the slot is obtained by difference between a width which separates two mold walls and the thickness of the deposits on the two walls. It is obvious that if the slit must be very fine, it is very difficult to control the constancy of the width. This also results in a significant manufacturing waste.

On connaît également des cuvettes dans lesquelles la bordure supérieure est constituée par une rigole en U inversé , qui s'ouvre vers le bas selon une fente assez large, pour qu'on insère un organe répartiteur dans la partie de la rigole qui est voisine de l'arrivée d'eau. Cet organe répartiteur est généralement réalisé en une matière plastique souple, car il se pose un problème pour sa mise en place. En effet, la zone qui constitue le distributeur d'eau pour la cuvette est une zone fermée disposée au droit du réservoir, cette zone fermée etant alimentée par un orifice pratiqué dans sa paroi.Bowls are also known in which the upper edge consists of an inverted U-shaped channel, which opens downwards in a fairly wide slot, so that a distributor member is inserted in the part of the channel which is close to the water supply. This distributor member is generally made of a flexible plastic material, because there is a problem for its installation. In fact, the zone which constitutes the water distributor for the bowl is a closed zone arranged in line with the reservoir, this closed zone being supplied by an orifice made in its wall.

Selon une première variante, le réservoir constitue une pièce séparée que l'on assemble sur la cuvette qui comporte elle-même son distributeur associé moulé avec elle. Selon une deuxième variante, le réservoir est moulé en une seule pièce avec la cuvette, auquel cas le distributeur est constitué par la zone comprise entre les deux parois qui forment le fond du réservoir, un tel double fond au droit du réservoir étant nécessaire car la partie basse du réservoir doit comporter une paroi pour supporter le mécanisme de chasse qui commande le débit d'eau vers la cuvette. On voit donc que, pour mettre en place l'organe répartiteur, il faut l'introduire, ou bien par l'arrivée d'alimentation du distributeur, ou bien par la fente de la rigole où débouche le distributeur. La partie amont de l'organe répartiteur devant se trouver dans le distributeur, et ses deux branches aval devant être disposées de façon symétrique dans la rigole (symétrie par rapport au plan de symétrie commun de la cuvette et du réservoir), la mise en place de l'organe répartiteur est difficile, ce qui augmente le prix de revient de l'appareil sanitaire. De plus, l'organe répartiteur es obligatoirement court, de sorte qu'il a une efficacité limitée, et il doit également être souple, de sorte que le matériau, dont il est constitué, est susceptible de se détériorer assez rapidement au contact de l'eau de chasse.According to a first variant, the reservoir constitutes a separate part which is assembled on the bowl which itself comprises its associated distributor molded with it. According to a second variant, the reservoir is molded in one piece with the bowl, in which case the dispenser is formed by the zone between the two walls which form the bottom of the reservoir, such a double bottom in line with the reservoir being necessary because the lower part of the tank must have a wall to support the flushing mechanism which controls the flow of water to the bowl. It can therefore be seen that, in order to set up the distributing member, it must be introduced, either by the supply feed to the distributor, or by the slot in the laughs where the distributor opens. The upstream part of the distributor member must be located in the distributor, and its two downstream branches must be symmetrically arranged in the channel (symmetry with respect to the common plane of symmetry of the bowl and the reservoir), the positioning of the distributor is difficult, which increases the cost price of the sanitary appliance. In addition, the distributor is necessarily short, so that it has a limited effectiveness, and it must also be flexible, so that the material, of which it is made, is likely to deteriorate fairly quickly in contact with the hunting water.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients pour un ensemble moulé en une seule pièce comportant une cuvette de toilette et son réservoir associé.The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks for an assembly molded in one piece comprising a toilet bowl and its associated reservoir.

La solution que propose la présente invention consiste à supprimer le double fond du réservoir et à faire disparaître la paroi qui auparavant séparait le distributeur du réservoir. On peut ainsi facilement mettre en place, sur le fond du distributeur, l'organe répartiteur, en introduisant ses deux extrémités amont loin dans la rigole ; le mécanisme de chasse est alors supporté par une cuve en matière plastique que l'on dispose à l'intérieur du réservoir.The solution proposed by the present invention consists in eliminating the double bottom of the tank and making the wall which previously separated the dispenser from the tank disappear. It is thus easy to set up, on the bottom of the distributor, the distributor member, by introducing its two upstream ends far into the channel; the flushing mechanism is then supported by a plastic tank which is placed inside the tank.

La mise en place d'une cuve en matière plastique dans le réservoir était déjà connue en soi par le brevet français n° 2 572 748 ; cependant, dans ce brevet, une telle cuve avait un but tout à fait différent puisque anti-bruit, et elle était utilisée dans un réservoir, qui constituait une pièce séparée de la cuvette mais raccordée avec elle.The establishment of a plastic tank in the tank was already known per se from French Patent No. 2,572,748; however, in this patent, such a tank had a completely different purpose since anti-noise, and it was used in a tank, which constituted a part separate from the bowl but connected with it.

Ainsi, selon l'invention, on conserve l'avantage d'une fabrication de l'appareil sanitaire par moulage d'un seul tenant de la cuvette et de son réservoir associé et on peut sans difficulté mettre en place un organe répartiteur en matériau rigide ou semi-rigide, donc d'une bonne durée de vie, et ayant des branches aval répartitrices aussi longues que souhaitable, donc d'une efficacité optimale pour le balayage de toute la cuvette par l'eau de chasse.Thus, according to the invention, the advantage of manufacturing the sanitary appliance is preserved by molding in one piece the bowl and its associated reservoir and it is possible without difficulty to set up a distributing member. in rigid or semi-rigid material, therefore with a good lifespan, and having downstream distributing branches as long as desirable, therefore of optimal efficiency for sweeping the whole bowl by flushing water.

La présente invention a dont pour objet le produit industriel nouveau que constitue un appareil sanitaire formé par une cuvette de toilette associée à un réservoir de chasse d'eau, l'ensemble étant moulé en une seule pièce céramique, la cuvette comportant, le long de sa bordure supérieure, une rigole inversée permettant la répartition de l'eau de chasse sur l'ensemble de la surface de la cuvette, ladite rigole communiquant avec le réservoir par un distributeur, qui assure la liaison entre le réservoir et la cuvette, un organe répartiteur étant inséré partiellement dans le distributeur et partiellement dans la zone adjacente de la rigole, pour assurer l'écoulement de l'eau de chasse jusqu'à la zone de la rigole qui est la plus éloignée du réservoir, le réservoir contenant un mécanisme de chasse d'eau commandé par un organe de manoeuvre et étant fermé, à sa partie supérieure, par un couvercle, caractérisé par le fait que le distributeur constitue le fond du réservoir et comporte des bossages séparés par au moins une gorge, ladite (ou lesdites) gorge(s) permettant la mise en place, sur la paroi du distributeur, de l'organe répartiteur, dont les extrémités aval sont engagées symétriquement dans la rigole et dont l'extrémité amont est au droit de la zone centrale du réservoir, ledit réservoir contenant une cuve, dont le fond est en appui sur les bossages du distributeur, le fond de ladite cuve comportant, dans sa partie centrale, un orifice d'évacuation de l'eau qui coopère avec un mécanisme de chasse susceptible de l'obturer, la base du mécanisme de chasse étant en appui sur le fond de la cuve, ledit orifice étant disposé au droit de l'extrémité amont de l'organe répartiteur.The present invention relates to the new industrial product that constitutes a sanitary appliance formed by a toilet bowl associated with a flush tank, the assembly being molded in a single ceramic piece, the bowl comprising, along its upper edge, an inverted channel allowing the distribution of flushing water over the entire surface of the bowl, said channel communicating with the tank through a distributor, which provides the connection between the tank and the bowl, an organ distributor being partially inserted in the distributor and partially in the adjacent zone of the channel, to ensure the flow of flushing water to the zone of the channel which is furthest from the tank, the tank containing a mechanism flush controlled by an operating member and being closed at its upper part by a cover, characterized in that the distributor constitutes the bottom of the tank and has bosses ages separated by at least one groove, said groove (s) allowing the positioning, on the wall of the distributor, of the distributor member, the downstream ends of which are engaged symmetrically in the channel and the end of which upstream is in line with the central zone of the tank, said tank containing a tank, the bottom of which is in contact with the bosses of the distributor, the bottom of said tank comprising, in its central part, an orifice for discharging water which cooperates with a flushing mechanism capable of closing it off, the base of the flushing mechanism being supported on the bottom of the tank, said orifice being disposed in line with the upstream end of the distributor member.

L'organe répartiteur est avantageusement réalisé en une matière plastique semi-rigide ; il a, de préférence, la forme d'une goulotte de section semi-circulaire ouverte à sa partie supérieure ; et il peut comporter, à sa partie inférieure, des ouvertures ou encoches permettant l'échappement de l'eau.The distributing member is advantageously made of a semi-rigid plastic material; it preferably has the shape of a chute of semi-circular section open at its upper part; and it may include, at its lower part, openings or notches allowing the escape of water.

Par ailleurs, il peut être prévu que la rigole inversée, formée le long de la bordure supérieure de la cuvette, s'ouvre en direction du bas de celle-ci selon une fente de largeur sensiblement constante.Furthermore, it can be provided that the inverted channel, formed along the upper edge of the bowl, opens in the direction of the bottom thereof according to a slot of substantially constant width.

Le fond de la cuve reçue dans le réservoir de l'appareil sanitaire selon l'invention, peut également se trouver en appui sur l'extrémité amont de l'organe répartiteur.The bottom of the tank received in the tank of the sanitary appliance according to the invention can also be supported on the upstream end of the distributor member.

Conformément à des modes de réalisation particuliers de l'appareil sanitaire de la présente invention, la cuve porte, au voisinage de sa bordure supérieure, le robinet d'alimentation en eau de ladite cuve, la liaison dudit robinet avec le réseau d'alimentation étant réalisée par une tuyauterie flexible ; le couvercle du réservoir porte l'organe de manoeuvre du mécanisme de chasse, celui-ci pouvant être un bouton-poussoir, dont l'enfoncement commande le déplacement d'un élément du mécanisme de chasse à l'encontre de l'action d'un ressort de rappel, la liaison entre le bouton-poussoir et l'élément précité étant un appui simple.In accordance with particular embodiments of the sanitary appliance of the present invention, the tank carries, in the vicinity of its upper edge, the water supply tap of said tank, the connection of said tap with the supply network being made by flexible piping; the cover of the tank carries the actuating member of the flushing mechanism, which may be a push button, the depression of which controls the movement of an element of the flushing mechanism against the action of a return spring, the connection between the push button and the aforementioned element being a simple support.

Pour mieux faire comprendre l'objet de la présente invention, on va en décrire ci-après, à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif, un mode de réalisation représenté sur le dessin annexé :To better understand the object of the present invention, there will be described below, purely by way of non-limiting illustration, an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing:

Sur ce dessin :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue en coupe longitudinale axiale de l'appareil selon l'invention ;
  • - la figure 2 est une vue en perspective de l'organe répartiteur équipant l'appareil de la figure 1 ;
  • - la figure 3 est une vue de dessus de l'appareil de la figure 1, sans son couvercle et sans son mécanisme de chasse ; et
  • - la figure 4 est une vue analogue à la figure 3, la cuve en matière plastique ayant été retirée.
On this drawing :
  • - Figure 1 is a view in axial longitudinal section of the apparatus according to the invention;
  • - Figure 2 is a perspective view of the distributor member fitted to the device of Figure 1;
  • - Figure 3 is a top view of the apparatus of Figure 1, without its cover and without its flushing mechanism; and
  • - Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, the plastic tank having been removed.

En se référant au dessin annexé, on voit que l'on a représenté par 1, dans son ensemble, une installation de water-closet conforme à la présente invention.Referring to the appended drawing, it can be seen that there is shown by 1, as a whole, a water closet installation in accordance with the present invention.

Cette installation comporte, de façon connue, un ensemble 2, moulé d'un seul tenant en une seule pièce en matière céramique, et formé d'une cuvette 3 raccordée, par sa partie supérieure arrière, à un réservoir de chasse 4. L'ensemble 2 repose sur le sol par un socle 5.This installation comprises, in known manner, an assembly 2, molded in one piece in one piece of ceramic material, and formed of a bowl 3 connected, by its upper rear part, to a flush tank 4. The set 2 rests on the ground by a base 5.

La cuvette 3 présente une forme générale classique. Elle est constituée par une paroi latérale 6 raccordée à un fond incurvé 7. Ce dernier présente, à son extrémité arrière, une ouverture 8 bordée extérieurement par une canalisation coudée 9, dont la branche de sortie 9a, remontant en vis-à-vis de la paroi latérale 6, bifurque vers l'arrière pour former une conduite horizontale 10 d'évacuation de l'eau.The bowl 3 has a generally classic shape. It consists of a side wall 6 connected to a curved bottom 7. The latter has, at its rear end, an opening 8 externally bordered by a bent pipe 9, the outlet branch 9 a of which faces upward from the side wall 6, branches off towards the rear to form a horizontal pipe 10 for discharging the water.

Il est formé, au voisinage de la bordure supérieure de la cuvette 3, un léger décrochement en oblique 11 de sa paroi latérale 6, et, le long de cette bordure, ladite paroi est d'abord repliée d'équerre vers l'intérieur pour constituer une surface d'appui horizontale 12, puis elle est repliée vers l'intérieur pour constituer une jupe 13, dont la longueur augmente de façon progressive de l'avant vers l'arrière de la cuvette 3. A la périphérie de la cuvette 3, on a ainsi constitué une rigole 14 en forme de U inversé dans laquelle on envoie l'eau de chasse suivant deux trajectoires opposées de l'arrière vers l'avant, à partir d'un organe répartiteur 15, qui est décrit ci-après. La rigole 14 s'ouvre en direction du bas de la cuvette selon une fente 14a de largeur sensiblement constante.There is formed, in the vicinity of the upper edge of the bowl 3, a slight oblique recess 11 of its side wall 6, and, along this edge, said wall is first folded square to the inside to constitute a horizontal bearing surface 12, then it is folded inwards to form a skirt 13, the length of which increases progressively from the front to the rear of the bowl 3. At the periphery of the bowl 3 , a channel 14 has thus been formed in the shape of an inverted U in which the flushing water is sent along two opposite trajectories from the rear to the front, from a distributor 15, which is described below . The channel 14 opens in the direction of the bottom of the bowl according to a slot 14 a of substantially constant width.

A la partie arrière supérieure, la cuvette 3 se prolonge par le réservoir 4, la zone de communication entre cuvette 3 et réservoir 4, constituée comme une zone distributrice, étant désignée par le chiffre de référence 16.At the upper rear part, the bowl 3 is extended by the reservoir 4, the communication zone between bowl 3 and reservoir 4, constituted as a dispensing zone, being designated by the reference numeral 16.

Le réservoir 4 est délimité par un fond sensiblement horizontal 17, raccordé à la région arrière de la paroi latérale 6, par une paroi avant 18, légèrement en oblique vers l'arrière de la cuvette 3, une paroi verticale arrière 19, et deux parois latérales 20 et 21, également verticales. La paroi avant 18 et les parois latérales 20 et 21 sont repliées le long de leur bordure supérieure, pour constituer un rebord horizontal 22, puis une jupe verticale interne 23.The reservoir 4 is delimited by a substantially horizontal bottom 17, connected to the rear region of the side wall 6, by a front wall 18, slightly oblique towards the rear of the bowl 3, a rear vertical wall 19, and two walls side 20 and 21, also vertical. The front wall 18 and the side walls 20 and 21 are folded along their upper edge, to form a horizontal rim 22, then an internal vertical skirt 23.

Comme on peut le voir sur les figures 1 et 4, le fond 17 comporte, parallèlement aux parois 20 et 21, deux bossages latéraux 24, reliés par un bossage arrière 25. L'ensemble de ces bossages 24 et 25, a la forme générale d'un U et est obtenu au moulage par un même renflement du fond 17 ; il s'étend sensiblement sur les trois-quarts arrière de ce dernier, et il est délimité par trois bordures rectilignes 26, 27 et 28 parallèles respectivement aux bords latéraux et au bord arrière du fond 17 et situées à faible distance des bords respectifs dudit fond 17, et par une bordure avant 29 en forme de U à branches évasées. Entre les deux bossages 24, est ainsi constituée une gorge 30 permettant la mise en place de l'organe répartiteur 15.As can be seen in Figures 1 and 4, the bottom 17 has, parallel to the walls 20 and 21, two lateral bosses 24, connected by a rear boss 25. All of these bosses 24 and 25, have the general shape of a U and is obtained by molding by a same swelling of the bottom 17; it extends substantially over the rear three-quarters of the latter, and it is delimited by three rectilinear edges 26, 27 and 28 parallel respectively to the lateral edges and to the rear edge of the bottom 17 and located at a short distance from the respective edges of said bottom 17, and by a U-shaped front edge 29 with flared branches. Between the two bosses 24, there is thus formed a groove 30 allowing the distribution member 15 to be put in place.

Ce dernier réalisé en une matière plastique semi-­rigide, es constitué par un fond plat 31 délimité entre une première bordure, ayant la forme d'un U à branches évasées et allongées, et une seconde bordure, ayant également la forme d'un U à branches plus évasées et plus courtes, et se trouvant inscrit dans le premier. Le fond plat 31 est replié vers le haut le long des deux bordures précitées de façon à constituer un réceptacle amont 32 relativement plat se prolongeant par deux goulottes aval 33, de section en U, légèrement plus étroites dans les deux zones 33a situées en extrémité.The latter made of a semi-rigid plastic, is constituted by a flat bottom 31 delimited between a first border, having the shape of a U with flared and elongated branches, and a second border, also having the shape of a U with more flared and shorter branches, and being inscribed in the first. The flat bottom 31 is folded up along the two aforementioned edges of so as to constitute a relatively flat upstream receptacle 32 extending by two downstream chutes 33, of U-shaped section, slightly narrower in the two zones 33 a situated at the end.

En position d'assemblage de l'appareil sanitaire 1, l'organe répartiteur 15 repose par son réceptacle amont 32 sur le fond 17 du réservoir 4, les goulottes 33, par leurs extrémités libres 33a, étant engagées, symétriquement dans la rigole 14, de façon à s'étendre sensiblement sur la moitié de la longueur de la cuvette 3.In the assembly position of the sanitary appliance 1, the distributor 15 rests by its upstream receptacle 32 on the bottom 17 of the tank 4, the troughs 33, by their free ends 33 a , being engaged, symmetrically in the channel 14 , so as to extend substantially over half the length of the bowl 3.

Le rebord 34 de l'organe répartiteur 15 présente une plus grande hauteur dans la région 32a du réceptacle 32 destinée à occuper l'espace de la gorge 30, toute la région restante de plus faible hauteur étant raccordée à cette région d'extrémité suivant deux décrochements en oblique 35, symétriques par rapport à la ligne longitudinale moyenne de l'organe répartiteur 15.The rim 34 of the distributing member 15 has a greater height in the region 32 a of the receptacle 32 intended to occupy the space of the groove 30, the entire remaining region of smaller height being connected to this end region following two oblique recesses 35, symmetrical with respect to the mean longitudinal line of the distributing member 15.

Par ailleurs, dans le fond de chacune des goulottes 33 dudit organe répartiteur 15, dans la région intermédiaire entre le réceptacle 32 et les zones d'extrémité 33a, sont pratiquées des ouvertures 36 disposées en ligne.Furthermore, in the bottom of each of the troughs 33 of said distributor member 15, in the intermediate region between the receptacle 32 and the end zones 33 a , openings 36 are arranged arranged in line.

Le réservoir 4 contient une cuve 37, réalisée en une matière plastique, rigide ou semi-rigide, présentant une forme sensiblement parallélépipédique, totalement ouverte à sa partie supérieure. Ainsi, la cuve 37 est délimitée par un fond 38 et par quatre parois latérales 39 s'évasant légèrement à partir dudit fond 38. La hauteur des parois latérales 39 est telle que l'extrémité supérieure de la cuve 37 vient se situer en position d'assemblage de l'appareil sanitaire 1, en vis-à-vis de la base de la jupe 23 du réservoir 4, le fond 38 de ladite cuve 37 reposant sur les bossages 24-25 du distributeur 15 et sur la bordure supérieure de la partie d'extrémité amont 32a du réceptacle 32 de l'organe répartiteur 15.The tank 4 contains a tank 37, made of a rigid or semi-rigid plastic material, having a substantially parallelepiped shape, completely open at its upper part. Thus, the tank 37 is delimited by a bottom 38 and by four side walls 39 flaring slightly from said bottom 38. The height of the side walls 39 is such that the upper end of the tank 37 comes to be in position d assembly of the sanitary appliance 1, facing the base of the skirt 23 of the tank 4, the bottom 38 of said tank 37 resting on the bosses 24-25 of the distributor 15 and on the upper edge of the upstream end portion 32 of the receptacle 32 of the distribution member 15.

Le fond 38 de la cuve 37 comporte, dans sa partie centrale, un orifice circulaire 40 d'évacuation de l'eau, qui coopère avec un mécanisme de chasse classique, désigné dans son ensemble par le chiffre de référence 41, et dont la partie conique d'extrémité 42 constitue la partie mobile du clapet dont le siège est constitué par une bordure de l'orifice 40. Ce dernier est situé au droit du fond 31 de la partie amont 32a du réceptacle 32 de l'organe répartiteur 15.The bottom 38 of the tank 37 comprises, in its central part, a circular orifice 40 for discharging the water, which cooperates with a conventional flushing mechanism, generally designated by the reference numeral 41, and of which the part tapered end 42 constitutes the movable part of the valve, the seat of which is constituted by an edge of the orifice 40. The latter is located in line with the bottom 31 of the upstream part 32 a of the receptacle 32 of the distributor member 15.

La base 43 du mécanisme de chasse 41 est en appui sur le fond 38 de la cuve 37 ; elle est logée dans un réceptacle 44 de forme correspondante, en l'occurrence carrée, délimité par la partie du fond 38 entourant l'orifice 40, et par quatre parois latérales 45 de faible hauteur portant un bourrelet interne 46 le long de leur bordure libre en vue du maintien de la base 43 du mécanisme 41.The base 43 of the flushing mechanism 41 is supported on the bottom 38 of the tank 37; it is housed in a receptacle 44 of corresponding shape, in this case square, delimited by the part of the bottom 38 surrounding the orifice 40, and by four side walls 45 of small height carrying an internal bead 46 along their free edge for the maintenance of the base 43 of the mechanism 41.

Ce dernier est commandé par un organe de manoeuvre 47 constitué par un bouton-poussoir porté par un couvercle 48 destiné à obturer le réservoir 4 à sa partie supérieure, en venant se placer au niveau du rebord 22 de ce dernier. Le bouton-poussoir 47 commande le déplacement d'un élément 49 du mécanisme 41 à l'encontre de l'action d'un ressort de rappel (non représenté).The latter is controlled by an operating member 47 constituted by a push button carried by a cover 48 intended to close the reservoir 4 at its upper part, coming to be placed at the rim 22 of the latter. The push button 47 controls the movement of an element 49 of the mechanism 41 against the action of a return spring (not shown).

La cuve 37 porte, au voisinage de sa bordure supérieure un robinet d'alimentation en eau (non représenté), la liaison dudit robinet avec le réseau d'alimentation étant réalisée par une tuyauterie flexible.The tank 37 carries, near its upper edge, a water supply tap (not shown), the connection of said tap with the supply network being produced by flexible piping.

L'assemblage de l'appareil sanitaire, qui vient d'être décrit, s'effectue d'une manière particulièrement simple :The assembly of the sanitary appliance, which has just been described, is carried out in a particularly simple manner:

L'ensemble 2 vient de moulage et l'on y introduit, par l'ouverture supérieure libre du réservoir 4, l'organe répartiteur 15, qui vient se placer dans le distributeur 16, avec ses deux goulottes aval 33 disposées respectivement dans les deux parties latérales arrière de la rigole 14 de la cuvette 3. Ensuite, on vient mettre en place la cuve 37, qui repose sur les bossages 24-25 et sur le rebord supérieur de la partie amont 32a du réceptacle 32 de l'organe distributeur 15. Enfin, on met en place dans la cuve le mécanisme de chasse 41 et on forme le réservoir par le couvercle 48, le bouton-poussoir 47 venant en appui simple sur l'élément 49 du mécanisme 41.The assembly 2 comes from molding and there is introduced therein, through the free upper opening of the reservoir 4, the distributor member 15, which is placed in the distributor 16, with its two downstream chutes 33 arranged respectively. in the two rear lateral parts of the channel 14 of the bowl 3. Next, the tank 37 is placed, which rests on the bosses 24-25 and on the upper edge of the upstream part 32 a of the receptacle 32 of the 'dispenser member 15. Finally, the flushing mechanism 41 is put into place in the tank and the reservoir is formed by the cover 48, the push-button 47 coming into simple support on the element 49 of the mechanism 41.

Lors de la manoeuvre du mécanisme de chasse, l'eau qui se trouve dans la cuve 37, est envoyée par l'orifice 40 en direction du réceptacle 32 de l'organe répartiteur 15. L'eau peut déborder de ce réceptacle plat 32, mais il existe toujours deux courants latéraux qui cheminent vers la partie aval par les goulottes 33 et qui, vu la longueur optimale de ces dernières, permet la propulsion de l'eau dans la rigole 14 jusqu'à l'avant de la cuvette 4. De la sorte, la totalité de la cuvette se trouve balayée, étant entendu qu'une partie de l'eau s'écoule par les ouvertures 36 pratiquées dans le fond des goulottes 33, pour assurer simultanément un balayage des deux parties latérales arrière de la cuvette.During the operation of the flushing mechanism, the water which is in the tank 37 is sent through the orifice 40 in the direction of the receptacle 32 of the distributor member 15. The water can overflow from this flat receptacle 32, but there are always two lateral currents which flow towards the downstream part through the troughs 33 and which, given the optimal length of the latter, allows the propulsion of the water in the channel 14 to the front of the bowl 4. In this way, the entire bowl is swept, it being understood that part of the water flows through the openings 36 made in the bottom of the troughs 33, to simultaneously scan the two rear side parts of the bowl.

Il est bien entendu que le mode de réalisation ci-dessus décrit n'est aucunement limitatif et pourra donner lieu à toutes modifications désirables, sans sortir pour cela du cadre de l'invention.It is understood that the embodiment described above is in no way limiting and may give rise to any desirable modifications, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention.

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1 - Appareil sanitaire constitué par une cuvette de toilette (3) associée à un réservoir de chasse d'eau (4), l'ensemble étant moulé en une seule pièce céramique, la cuvette (3) comportant, le long de sa bordure supérieure, une rigole inversée (14) permettant la répartition de l'eau de chasse sur l'ensemble de la surface de la cuvette (3), ladite rigole (14) communiquant avec le réservoir (4) par un distributeur (16), qui assure la liaison entre le réservoir (4) et la cuvette (3), un organe répartiteur (15) étant inséré partiellement dans le distributeur (16) et partiellement dans la zone adjacente de la rigole (14), pour assurer l'écoulement de l'eau de chasse jusqu'à la zone de la rigole (14) qui est la plus éloignée du réservoir (4), le réservoir (4) contenant un mécanisme de chasse d'eau (41) commandé par un organe de manoeuvre (47) et étant fermé, à sa partie supérieure, par un couvercle (48), caractérisé par le fait que le distributeur (16) constitue le fond (17) du réservoir (4) et comporte des bossages (24-25) séparés par au moins une gorge (30), ladite (ou lesdites) gorge(s) (30) permettant la mise en place, sur la paroi du distributeur (16), de l'organe répartiteur (15), dont les extrémités aval (33a) sont engagées symétriquement dans la rigole (14) et dont l'extrémité amont (32a) est au droit de la zone centrale du réservoir (4), ledit réservoir (4) contenant une cuve (37), dont le fond (38) est en appui sur les bossages (24-25) du distributeur (16), le fond (38) de ladite cuve (37) comportant, dans sa partie centrale, un orifice (40) d'évacuation de l'eau, qui coopère avec un mécanisme de chasse (41) susceptible de l'obturer, la base (43) du mécanisme de chasse (41) étant en appui sur le fond (38) de la cuve (37), ledit orifice (40) étant disposé au droit de l'extrémité amont (32a) de l'organe répartiteur (15).1 - Sanitary appliance consisting of a toilet bowl (3) associated with a flush tank (4), the assembly being molded in a single ceramic piece, the bowl (3) comprising, along its upper edge , an inverted channel (14) allowing the distribution of flushing water over the entire surface of the bowl (3), said channel (14) communicating with the tank (4) by a distributor (16), which ensures the connection between the reservoir (4) and the bowl (3), a distributor member (15) being partially inserted in the distributor (16) and partially in the adjacent area of the channel (14), to ensure the flow of flushing water to the zone of the channel (14) which is furthest from the tank (4), the tank (4) containing a flushing mechanism (41) controlled by an operating member ( 47) and being closed, at its upper part, by a cover (48), characterized in that the distributor (16) constitutes the bottom (17) of the tank (4) and has bosses (24-25) separated by at least one groove (30), said groove (s) (30) allowing the member to be placed on the wall of the distributor (16) distributor (15), whose downstream ends (33 a ) are symmetrically engaged in the channel (14) and whose upstream end (32 a ) is in line with the central zone of the tank (4), said tank (4) containing a tank (37), the bottom (38) of which rests on the bosses (24-25) of the distributor (16), the bottom (38) of said tank (37) comprising, in its central part, an orifice (40) for evacuating water, which cooperates with a flushing mechanism (41) capable of closing it, the base (43) of the flushing mechanism (41) being in abutment on the bottom (38) of the tank (37), said orifice (40) being disposed in line with the upstream end (32 a ) of the distributor member (15). 2 - Appareil sanitaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe répartiteur (15) est réalisé en une matière plastique semi-rigide.2 - Sanitary appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the distributor member (15) is made of a semi-rigid plastic. 3 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe répartiteur (15) a la forme d'une goulotte de section semi-­circulaire ouverte à sa partie supérieure.3 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the distributor member (15) has the shape of a chute of semi-circular section open at its upper part. 4 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe répartiteur (15) comporte, à sa partie inférieure, des ouvertures ou encoches (36) permettant l'échappement de l'eau.4 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the distributor member (15) comprises, at its lower part, openings or notches (36) allowing the escape of water. 5 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que la rigole (14) s'ouvre en direction du bas de la cuvette (3) selon une fente (14a) de largeur sensiblement constante.5 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the channel (14) opens in the direction of the bottom of the bowl (3) according to a slot (14 a ) of substantially constant width. 6 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que le fond (38) de la cuve (37) est en appui sur l'extrémité amont (32a) de l'organe répartiteur (15).6 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the bottom (38) of the tank (37) is supported on the upstream end (32 a ) of the distributor member (15) . 7 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que la cuve (37) porte, au voisinage de sa bordure supérieure, le robinet d'alimentation en eau de ladite cuve (37), la liaison dudit robinet avec le réseau d'alimentation étant réalisée par une tuyauterie flexible.7 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the tank (37) carries, near its upper edge, the water supply valve of said tank (37), the connection of said tap with the supply network being carried out by flexible piping. 8 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que le couvercle (48) du réservoir (4) porte l'organe de manoeuvre (47) du mécanisme de chasse (41).8 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the cover (48) of the tank (4) carries the operating member (47) of the flushing mechanism (41). 9 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de manoeuvre (47) du mécanisme de chasse (41) est un bouton-poussoir, dont l'enfoncement commande le déplacement d'un élément (49) du mécanisme de chasse (41) à l'encontre de l'action d'un ressort de rappel, la liaison entre le bouton-poussoir (47) et l'élément précité étant un appui simple.9 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the operating member (47) of the flushing mechanism (41) is a push button, the depression of which controls the movement an element (49) of the flushing mechanism (41) against the action of a return spring, the connection between the push button (47) and the aforementioned element being a simple support. 10 - Appareil sanitaire selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que la cuve (37) est en matière plastique rigide ou semi-rigide.10 - Sanitary appliance according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the tank (37) is made of rigid or semi-rigid plastic.
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