EP0934720A1 - Toilet cover odour extractor - Google Patents

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EP0934720A1
EP0934720A1 EP98200332A EP98200332A EP0934720A1 EP 0934720 A1 EP0934720 A1 EP 0934720A1 EP 98200332 A EP98200332 A EP 98200332A EP 98200332 A EP98200332 A EP 98200332A EP 0934720 A1 EP0934720 A1 EP 0934720A1
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Jayda Dr. Ghadri
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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
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/30—Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like, e.g. ventilating, noise-damping or cleaning devices
    • A47K13/307—Seats with ventilating devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/04—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices
    • E03D9/05—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices ventilating the bowl
    • E03D9/052—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices ventilating the bowl using incorporated fans

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  • the present invention relates to a device acting directly in the toilet bowl to remove bad odors.
  • Evacuation of toilet odors is currently provided by electric fans placed high in the toilets and in this case bad smells are spread for a while in the room before being released.
  • the device according to the invention overcomes this drawback. It is indeed according to a first characteristic of a toilet seat cover made up of three articulated parts between them: a cover, a bezel and a rear part.
  • the bezel is provided on its underside with a seal ensuring sealing between the toilet seat and the toilet seat.
  • the joint is open forward to allow air entry and backward to allow pass this air accompanied by bad smells in the slot of the rear part.
  • the rear part contains a vacuum cleaner powered by a low voltage current operated by a switch located under or next to the bezel.
  • the vacuum cleaner rejects the air by an opening, located on the back, either in the room if the air has already been cleaned of odors by a filter, either outside by a pipe.
  • the device consists of three parts: the cover (1), the bezel (2) and the rear part (3).
  • the bezel (2) is provided on its underside with a seal (J) ensuring the seal between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl.
  • gasket (J) is open forward to allow air entry and backward to allow the suction of this air accompanied by bad odors by a vacuum cleaner (A) located in the rear part (3).
  • the vacuum cleaner (A) is activated either under the weight of the user thanks to a switch (I) located on the underside of the bezel (2), either manually and in this case the switch is beside.
  • the rear part (3) which allows the device to be fixed to the toilet bowl is provided at the bottom and in front of a slot (F) which lets air and bad smells in towards the vacuum cleaner (A) Fig. 3.
  • the air thus sucked in will then be rid of unpleasant odors using a carbon filter (C), or other component, located in the rear part (3) upstream or downstream of the vacuum cleaner.
  • C carbon filter
  • the vacuum cleaner (A) is powered, to avoid electrocution by a weak electric current voltage supplied by a transformer, an accumulator or batteries.
  • the exhaust air through the opening (0) is routed through a pipe (T) to a window, an air column or the toilet drain nozzle.
  • the device according to the invention is particularly intended for the use of public or private toilets to suck up bad odors directly in the toilet bowl and filter them or evacuate them to the outside.

Abstract

The toilet seat comprises a lid (1), a toilet rim (2) and a rear part (3). The rim is provided on its internal face with a joint to ensure sealing between the toilet bowl and the rim. The joint is open at the front allowing the entry of air and in the rear to let this air accompanied by odors to leave. The rear part contains an aspirator supplied by a low voltage current and activated by a switch under the rim. The switch is activated manually or automatically by the weight of a user. The aspirator rejects air through an opening (O) either in the rear part if the air has already been cleared of odors by a filter or to the outside through a pipe.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif agissant directement dans la cuvette de toilettes pour évacuer les mauvaises odeurs.The present invention relates to a device acting directly in the toilet bowl to remove bad odors.

L'évacuation des odeurs de toilettes est assurée actuellement par des ventilateurs électriques placés haut dans les toilettes et dans ce cas les mauvaises odeurs sont répandues un certain temps dans la pièce avant d'être dégagées.Evacuation of toilet odors is currently provided by electric fans placed high in the toilets and in this case bad smells are spread for a while in the room before being released.

Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remédier à cet inconvénient. Il s'agit en effet selon une première caractéristique d'un abattant de cuvette de toilettes composé de trois parties articulées entre elles : un couvercle, une lunette et une partie arrière. La lunette est munie à sa face inférieure d'un joint assurant l'étanchéité entre la lunette et la cuvette de toilettes. Le joint est ouvert en avant pour permettre l'entrée de l'air et en arrière pour laisser passer cet air accompagné des mauvaises odeurs dans la fente de la partie arrière. La partie arrière contient un aspirateur alimenté par un courant de faible voltage et actionné par un interrupteur situé sous la lunette ou à côté de celle-ci. L'aspirateur rejette l'air par une ouverture, située sur la partie arrière, soit dans la pièce si l'air a déjà été débarassé des odeurs par un filtre, soit à l'extérieur par un tuyau.The device according to the invention overcomes this drawback. It is indeed according to a first characteristic of a toilet seat cover made up of three articulated parts between them: a cover, a bezel and a rear part. The bezel is provided on its underside with a seal ensuring sealing between the toilet seat and the toilet seat. The joint is open forward to allow air entry and backward to allow pass this air accompanied by bad smells in the slot of the rear part. The rear part contains a vacuum cleaner powered by a low voltage current operated by a switch located under or next to the bezel. The vacuum cleaner rejects the air by an opening, located on the back, either in the room if the air has already been cleaned of odors by a filter, either outside by a pipe.

Selon des modes particuliers de réalisation :

  • un filtre peut se trouver dans la partie arrière en amont ou en aval de l'aspirateur.
  • l'air filtré peut éventuellement passer au contact d'une substance parfumante située dans la partie arrière.
  • un tuyau peut être lié à l'ouverture pour acheminer l'air avec les mauvaises odeurs vers une fenêtre, une colonne d'air ou la buse d'évacuation des toilettes.
According to particular embodiments:
  • a filter can be found in the rear part upstream or downstream of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the filtered air may possibly come into contact with a perfume substance located in the rear part.
  • a pipe can be connected to the opening to convey the air with the bad smells towards a window, an air column or the evacuation nozzle of the toilets.

Les dessins annexés illustrent l'invention :

  • La figure 1 représente le dispositif de l'invention.
  • La figure 2 représente le dessous de la lunette.
  • La figure 3 représente en coupe la partie arrière.
  • La figure 4 représente une variante du dispositif selon laquelle le dispositif est relié à la buse d'évacuation par un tuyau.
    • The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:
  • Figure 1 shows the device of the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows the underside of the telescope.
  • Figure 3 shows in section the rear part.
  • FIG. 4 represents a variant of the device according to which the device is connected to the discharge nozzle by a pipe.

    • En référance à ces dessins, le dispositif est constitué de trois parties : le couvercle (1), la lunette (2) et la partie arrière (3). La lunette (2) est munie à sa face inférieure d'un joint (J) assurant l'étanchéité entre la lunette et la cuvette de toilettes. le joint (J) est ouvert en avant pour permettre l'entrée de l'air et en arrière pour permettre l'aspiration de cet air accompagné des mauvaises odeurs par un aspirateur (A) se trouvant dans la partie arrière (3). L'aspirateur (A) est actionné soit sous le poids de l'utilisateur grâce à un interrupteur (I) se trouvant à la face inférieure de la lunette (2), soit manuellement et dans ce cas l'interrupteur se trouve à côté. La partie arrière (3) qui permet de fixer le dispositif à la cuvette de toilettes est munie en bas et en avant d'une fente (F) qui laisse entrer l'air et les mauvaises odeurs vers l'aspirateur (A) Fig.3. L'air ainsi aspiré sera ensuite débarassé des mauvaises odeurs grâce à un filtre à charbon (C), ou autre composant, se trouvant dans la partie arrière (3) en amont ou en aval de l'aspirateur. Avant que l'air filtré ne soit expulsé par l'ouverture (0) se trouvant sur la partie arrière (3), il peut passer au contact d'une substance parfumante pour parfumer ainsi la pièce. L'aspirateur (A) est alimenté, pour éviter une électrocution, par un courant éléctrique de faible voltage fourni par un transformateur, un accumulateur ou des piles.With reference to these drawings, the device consists of three parts: the cover (1), the bezel (2) and the rear part (3). The bezel (2) is provided on its underside with a seal (J) ensuring the seal between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl. gasket (J) is open forward to allow air entry and backward to allow the suction of this air accompanied by bad odors by a vacuum cleaner (A) located in the rear part (3). The vacuum cleaner (A) is activated either under the weight of the user thanks to a switch (I) located on the underside of the bezel (2), either manually and in this case the switch is beside. The rear part (3) which allows the device to be fixed to the toilet bowl is provided at the bottom and in front of a slot (F) which lets air and bad smells in towards the vacuum cleaner (A) Fig. 3. The air thus sucked in will then be rid of unpleasant odors using a carbon filter (C), or other component, located in the rear part (3) upstream or downstream of the vacuum cleaner. Before the filtered air is not expelled through the opening (0) on the rear part (3), it can come into contact with a fragrance substance to perfume the room. The vacuum cleaner (A) is powered, to avoid electrocution by a weak electric current voltage supplied by a transformer, an accumulator or batteries.

    Dans la forme de réalisation selon la figure 4, l'air rejetté par l'ouverture (0) est acheminé par un tuyau (T) vers une fenêtre, une colonne d'air ou la buse d'évacuation des toilettes.In the embodiment according to Figure 4, the exhaust air through the opening (0) is routed through a pipe (T) to a window, an air column or the toilet drain nozzle.

    Le dispositif selon l'invention est particulièrement destiné à l'usage des toilettes publiques ou privées pour aspirer les mauvaises odeurs directement dans la cuvette des toilettes et les filtrer ou les évacuer vers l'extérieur.The device according to the invention is particularly intended for the use of public or private toilets to suck up bad odors directly in the toilet bowl and filter them or evacuate them to the outside.

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    Dispositif pour aspirer les mauvaises odeurs directement dans la cuvette des toilettes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est composé de trois parties articulées entre elles : le couvercle (1), la lunette (2) et la partie arrière (3). La lunette est munie à sa face inférieure d'un joint d'étanchéité (J) ouvert en avant, pour permettre l'entrée de l'air, et en arrière pour laisser passer l'air accompagné des mauvaises odeurs vers une fente (F) se trouvant en avant et en bas de la partie arrière. L'air est aspiré par un aspirateur (A) se trouvant dans la partie arrière et est débarassé des mauvaises odeurs par un filtre (C) qui est en amont ou en aval de l'aspirateur. L'air est ensuite rejetté par une ouverture (0) se trouvant sur la partie arrière. La partie arrière permet de fixer le dispositif à la cuvette. L'aspirateur (A) est alimenté par un courant électrique de faible voltage et est déclenché par un interrupteur (I) soit manuellement soit automatiquement sous le poids de l'utilisateur.Device for sucking in bad smells directly in the toilet bowl, characterized in that it is composed three parts hinged together: the cover (1), the bezel (2) and the rear part (3). The bezel is provided on its face bottom of a seal (J) open in front, to allow the air inlet, and back to let the air pass accompanied by bad smells towards a slot (F) located in front and bottom of the back. The air is sucked in by a vacuum cleaner (A) located in the rear part and got rid of bad odors by a filter (C) which is upstream or downstream of the vacuum cleaner. The air is then discharged through an opening (0) found on the back. The rear part allows to fix the bowl device. The vacuum cleaner (A) is powered by a low voltage electric current and is triggered by a switch (I) either manually or automatically under the weight of the user. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que l'air filtré passe au contact d'une substance parfumante avant d'être rejette par l'ouverture (0).Device according to claim 1 characterized by the fact the filtered air comes into contact with a fragrance substance before to be rejected by the opening (0). Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que l'air accompagné des mauvaises odeurs est rejetté à l'extérieur par un tuyau (T) lié par une extrémité à l'ouverture (0) et par l'autre extrémité à une fenêtre , une colonne d'air ou à la buse d'évacuation des toilettes.Device according to claim 1 characterized by the fact the air accompanied by bad smells is released outside by a pipe (T) connected by one end to the opening (0) and by the other end to a window, air column or nozzle toilet evacuation.
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