EP0444355B1 - Scharniere zur Befestigung eines Toilettensitzes - Google Patents

Scharniere zur Befestigung eines Toilettensitzes Download PDF

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EP0444355B1
EP0444355B1 EP19900314075 EP90314075A EP0444355B1 EP 0444355 B1 EP0444355 B1 EP 0444355B1 EP 19900314075 EP19900314075 EP 19900314075 EP 90314075 A EP90314075 A EP 90314075A EP 0444355 B1 EP0444355 B1 EP 0444355B1
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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
    • A47K13/12—Hinges

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  • This invention relates to a hinge assembly for fixing a toilet seat, and optionally a toilet lid to a toilet bowl.
  • US-A-2371200 which corresponds to the preamble of claim 1 describes a plastic toilet cover hinge for fixing a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover to a toilet bowl, the hinge having a hinge rod consisting of a head portion and a rod portion, and the head portion comprising two parts joined together by a bridging portion, and spaced apart so that the rod portion is fixed between and protrudes from the two parts.
  • a hinge assembly for releasably fixing a toilet seat and optionally a toilet lid to a toilet bowl
  • a hinge post for mounting on the toilet bowl and a hinge rod having a head portion and a rod portion adapted to pivotally mate with the toilet seat and with the lid if present, the head portion comprising two arms joined at one end by a bridging portion and spaced apart such that the arms are parallel with each other, and the rod portion being fixed between and protruding from the arms
  • the hinge post comprises a base having an aperture therein, and two sidewalls each projecting upwardly from the base, at least one of the sidewalls having a ledge on its inner surface
  • the hinge rod is gripped by its head portion and inserted in the hinge post so that one of the arms is located on the ledge on the inside of the hinge post and the rod portion protrudes out of the hinge post, and the rod portion in the assembled position is inserted into an apertured lug on the rear of the toilet seat and/or
  • a pair of the hinge posts is located on the rear of the toilet bowl so that the sidewalls of the posts face towards the front and rear of the bowl and mounted on the toilet bowl by means of screws passing through the apertures in the bases of the hinge posts.
  • the aperture in the hinge post base is preferably an elongate slot because such an aperture allows location of the hinge post to be adjusted laterally to suit different toilet bowl and toilet seat designs.
  • the toilet seat, and toilet lid if fitted, can be rotated about the rod portions of the hinge rods so that they can be in the up or down position.
  • both sidewalls of the hinge post have a ledge on their inner surface so that the head portion of the hinge rod can be located on both ledges.
  • both sidewalls of the hinge post have two ledges on their inner surface, spaced apart by a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the arms of the head portion of the hinge rod. One arm of the head portion of the hinge rod can then be located between the ledges.
  • the rod portion of the hinge rod may be fixed to the inside of the bridging portion of the head portion, for example by locating it in an aperture in the bridging portion, or the rod portion may be formed integrally with the inside of the bridging portion of the head portion, or fixed to or formed integrally with the inside of one or both arms.
  • the rod portion is fixed between the arms such that the distance of the rod portion from one of the arms is greater than the distance from the other arm.
  • In the United Kingdom toilet seats usually have a height of 3/4 in (1.91 cm) or 1 in (2.54 cm).
  • one standard hinge assembly according to the invention By locating the rod portion closer to one arm than the other it is possible to use one standard hinge assembly according to the invention to fix either type of toilet seat because one arm of the head portion of the hinge rod can be located on or between the ledges of the hinge post for fixing one of the seats, and the other arm of the head portion of the hinge rod can be located on or between the ledges of the hinge post for fixing the other seat.
  • the base of the hinge post has an extension having an aperture therein, preferably an elongate aperture, extending beyond the outer surface of one of the sidewalls.
  • an extension enables the same hinge assembly to be used with a variety of toilet bowl and toilet seat designs because the hinge post can be fixed to the rear of the toilet bowl in one of three positions in a direction from the front to the rear of the toilet bowl.
  • the post can be fixed through the aperture in the base of the post, through the aperture in the extension with the post located so that the extension is at the front of the post, or through the aperture in the extension with the post located so that the extension is at the rear of the post.
  • the extension may be fitted with a cover, for example a cover which pivots about one edge of the extension, and in the closed position rests against the outside of one of the hinge post sidewalls.
  • the hinge assembly of the invention has the following advantages:-
  • a hinge assembly 1 for fixing a toilet seat 2,2' and optionally a toilet lid 3 to a toilet bowl consists of a hinge post 4 and a hinge rod 5.
  • the hinge post 4 which is mounted on the toilet bowl has a base 6 having an elongate aperture 7 therein and two sidewalls 8, 9 projecting upwardly from the base 6.
  • Each of the sidewalls 8, 9 has two ledges 10, 11.
  • the base 6 has an extension 12 having an elongate aperture 13 therein extending beyond the outer surface of sidewall 8, and the extension 12 has a cover 14 which pivots about the edge 15 of the extension 12 as indicated by the curved arrows in Figure 5 and rests against the outside of sidewall 8 in the closed position, and the rod portion 17 protrudes from the head portion 16.
  • the hinge rod 5 has a head portion 16 and a rod portion 17 adapted to pivotally mate with the toilet seat 2 and toilet lid 3.
  • the head portion 16 has two arms 18, 19 joined at one end by a bridging portion 20 and spaced apart such that the arms 18, 19 are parallel with each other.
  • the rod portion 17 is fixed to the inside of the bridging portion 20 and to the inside of the two arms 18, 19 such that the rod portion 17 is closer to arm 18 then it is to arm 19, and the rod portion 17 protrudes from the head portion 16.
  • hinge post 4 In use the hinge post 4 is fixed to a toilet seat bowl by means of a screw 21 passing through either aperture 7 or aperture 13 as indicated by the vertical arrows in Figure 5.
  • the hinge rod 5 is gripped by its head portion 16 and inserted into the hinge post 4 as indicated by the arrows in Figures 2 and 3 so that one of the arms 18, 19 is located between the ledges 10, 11 on the sidewalls 8, 9 of the hinge post 4, and the rod portion 17 protrudes out of the hinge post 4.
  • arm 18 is located between ledges 10, 11 and in Figure 3 and in the left-hand part of Figure 4 arm 19 is located between ledges 10, 11.
  • the rod portion 17 is then inserted into an apertured lug 22 on the rear of toilet seat 2,2' and optionally the rear of toilet lid 3 as indicated by the arrows in Figure 6.
  • Two such hinge assemblies 1 are used for fixing the toilet seat 2,2' and optionally toilet lid 3 and as shown in Figure 4 the same assemblies can be used to fix toilet seats 2,2' of two different heights.
  • each of the hinge rods 5 can be gripped and pulled to remove the hinge rod portions from the lugs 22 and release the toilet seat 2,2' and toilet lid 3.

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Claims (10)

  1. Gelenkaufbau (1) zur lösbaren Befestigung eines Toilettensitzes (2, 2') und gegebenenfalls eines Toilettendeckels (3) an einem Toilettenbecken, der eine Gelenkstütze (4) zum Anbringen an dem Toilettenbecken sowie einen Gelenkstab (15) umfaßt, der einen Kopfabschnitt (16) und einen Stababschnitt (17) aufweist, der für einen schwenkbaren Eingriff mit dem Toilettensitz (2, 2') und, wenn vorhanden, mit dem Deckel (3) ausgelegt ist, wobei der Kopfabschnitt (16) zwei Arme (18, 19) umfaßt, die an einem Ende über einen Brückenabschnitt (20) verbunden und derart beabstandet sind, daß die Arme (18, 19) parallel zueinander verlaufen, wobei der Stababschnitt (17) zwischen ihnen befestigt ist und aus den Armen (18, 19) herausragt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Gelenkstütze (4) einen eine Öffnung (7) aufweisenden Boden (6) und zwei Seitenwände (8, 9) umfaßt, die jeweils vom Boden (6) nach oben hervorstehen, wobei mindestens eine der Seitenwände (8, 9) an ihrer Innenfläche eine Rippe (10, 11) aufweist, daß der Gelenkstab (5) an seinem Kopfabschnitt (16) erfaßt und so in die Gelenkstütze (4) eingesetzt wird, daß einer der Arme (18, 19) auf der Rippe (10, 11) an der Innenseite der Gelenkstütze (4) angeordnet ist und der Stababschnitt (17) aus der Gelenkstütze (4) herausragt, und dadurch daß der Stababschnitt (17) in zusammengebauter Stellung in einen mit einer Öffnung versehenen Ansatz hinten am Toilettensitz (2, 2') und/oder Toilettendeckel (3) eingesetzt ist.
  2. Gelenkaufbau nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß beide Seitenwände (8, 9) der Gelenkstütze (4) an ihrer Innenfläche eine Rippe (10, 11) aufweisen.
  3. Gelenkaufbau nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß beide Seitenwände (8, 9) der Gelenkstütze (4) an ihrer Innenfläche zwei Rippen (10, 11) aufweisen, die so beabstandet sind, daß der Abstand zwischen ihnen etwas größer ist als die Stärke der Arme (18, 19) des Kopfabschnitts (16) des Gelenkstabs (5).
  4. Gelenkaufbau nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Stababschnitt (17) des Gelenkstabs (5) an der Innenseite des Brückenabschnitts (20) des Kopfabschnitts (16) befestigt ist, indem er in einer Öffnung im Brückenabschnitt (20) fixiert ist.
  5. Gelenkaufbau nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Stababschnitt (17) des Gelenkstabs (5) einstückig mit der Innenseite des Brückenabschnitts (20) des Kopfabschnitts (16) ausgebildet ist.
  6. Gelenkaufbau nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Stababschnitt (17) des Gelenkstabs (5) so zwischen den Armen (18, 19) befestigt ist, daß der Abstand des Stababschnitts (17) von einem der Arme (18) größer ist als der Abstand von dem anderen Arm (19).
  7. Gelenkaufbau mit einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Boden (6) der Gelenkstütze (4) eine Verlängerung (12) mit einer sich darin befindenden Öffnung (13) aufweist.
  8. Gelenkaufbau nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Öffnung (13) länglich ist.
  9. Gelenkaufbau nach Anspruch 7 oder Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an der Verlängerung (12) eine Abdeckung (14) angebracht ist.
  10. Gelenkaufbau nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abdeckung (14) um eine Kante (15) der Verlängerung (12) schwenkbar ist.
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