Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
  • E03D5/02—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor
  • E03D5/06—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor directly by the door

Definitions

• the invention relates to a sanitary cubicle.
• a sanitary cubicle in the sense of the application is understood to mean all types of facilities which contain sanitary facilities which require a supply of liquid.
• Sanitary facilities can be, for example, toilets or urinals that require rinsing liquid or hand wash basins that use water to clean your hands
• Sanitary cubicles can also be so-called connection-free sanitary cubicles, i.e. sanitary cubicles that are not connected to an external line for supplying water.
• Such sanitary cabins are required, for example, in ships, airplanes, trains, mobile homes or other mobile devices.
• the invention also relates to sanitary cubicles in the form of so-called mobile connection-free toilet cubicles.
• These toilet cabins which are primarily known under the "DIXI” brand of ADCO Process University & Co. KG, Ratingen, are required, for example, on construction sites or outdoor events.
• These toilet cabins are mobile (portable) "toilet houses” , As sanitary facilities, they usually have a toilet, a hand wash basin and a urinal.
• fresh water rinsing is also known.
• the user conveys liquid for flushing the toilet or urinais or cleaning the hands by operating a hand lever or foot pump.
• the disadvantage of fresh water flushing is the exclusive dependence of the flushing process on the activity of the user; the flushing of the toilet or urinais is not guaranteed.
• the operation of the pump may also be "troublesome" for the user.
• the invention has for its object to provide a, in particular connection-free, sanitary cubicle through which liquid can be reliably supplied to the sanitary cubicles of the sanitary cubicle and which enables hygienic flushing of sanitary cubicles, in particular a toilet or urinal.
• a sanitary cubicle with a pivotable door, a pump for supplying liquid to a sanitary device and a transmission means, which is arranged between the door and the pump such that the pump can be actuated by a pivoting movement of the door is proposed.
• the liquid is supplied to the sanitary facilities of the sanitary cubicle according to the invention in that the door is pivoted.
• Such a pivoting movement of the door is brought about in particular by the user opening and closing the door of the sanitary cubicle.
• This actuation of the pump by the movement of the door is not perceived by the user of the sanitary cubicle as "annoying", since he has to open and close the door anyway when entering and leaving the sanitary cubicle.
• the supply of liquid to the sanitary facilities is also reliably ensured since the user of the sanitary cubicle must "open" the door in any case, ie swivel it. In contrast to prior art fresh water flushing, the flushing cannot be "forgotten".
• the pump can be connected to a liquid tank on the inlet side (suction side), for example via one or more hoses or pipes or combinations thereof. On the output side (pressure side), the pump can be connected to one or more sanitary facilities, again for example via one or more hose or pipe lines or combinations thereof. By operating the pump, liquid present in the liquid tank can then be supplied to the sanitary facilities connected to the pump.
• any type of pump can be used.
• a piston pump for example a reciprocating piston pump, or a diaphragm pump can be used.
• a pump with a double stroke for example a diaphragm pump with a double stroke
• the pump delivers liquid once when the pump handle (lever) is moved in one direction and once again when it is moved back again.
• the pump handle can be held in a defined position, for example by a spring or another tensioning element.
• the pump handle is in its rest position when the door of the sanitary cubicle is closed. If the door is opened by a swiveling movement, the transmission means transmits this swiveling movement to the pump arm, which moves the pump arm and thereby pumps (pumps) liquid from the liquid tank into the sanitary facilities connected to the pump for the first time. If the door then swings back into the closed position, the pump handle is in turn activated by means of the Transmission means (or possibly by the clamping element of the pump arm) moves and the pump pumps liquid a second time from the liquid tank into the sanitary facilities connected to the pump.
• the transmission means transfers the pivoting movement when the door is opened to the pump handle against the force of the tensioning element, whereby, as stated above, the first pumping process is initiated.
• the pump handle is then moved back into its rest position by the force of the tensioning element (and possibly also cumulatively also by the transmission means), which, as stated above, initiates the second pumping process.
• pumps can also be used that only pump once when the door is opened and closed - that is, when the door swings back and forth - for example, pumps in which the pump handle only causes the pump to pump when it moves back and forth.
• a sanitary cubicle can be provided in which the liquid tank is arranged in the wall of the sanitary cubicle.
• the wall of the sanitary cubicle can be double-walled, for example, the free space representing the liquid tank.
• one or more of the four corner “pillars” of the toilet cubicle can be designed as a liquid reservoir. The liquid is led from the liquid tank via the pump into the sanitary facilities through the hose or pipe lines or combinations thereof. In this way, for example, a toilet or a urinal in the sanitary cubicle can be flushed.
• the end pieces of the hose or pipe lines opening into the sanitary facilities are arranged in such a way that the liquid is guided “tangentially” into the sanitary facility.
• a circulating liquid flow can thereby be generated in the sanitary facility, through which the sanitary facility in question is advantageous
• a perforated line running around the upper edge of the sanitary device can be provided, into which the hose or pipe lines of the pump open. The liquid can be sprayed "vertically" from the holes in the running line onto the surface of the sanitary device.
• any liquid that can be used to clean a sanitary facility for example water
• the liquid should also be skin-friendly.
• the liquid can consist, for example, of water and a further component that reduces the surface tension of the water, for example a surfactant solution.
• a surfactant solution for example a surfactant solution.
• the surfactant solution can consist, for example, of 98-99 percent by weight of water and 1-2 percent by weight of a surfactant concentrate, wherein the surfactant concentrate can contain, for example, 3-7 percent by weight of nonionic surfactants and furthermore at least one of the following components: inorganic acids, organic acids , Solubilizer, perfume oil.
• the toilet bowl consists of a plastic part, for example of polyethylene.
• the plastic part can, for example, be essentially funnel-shaped.
• the plastic part can have an acrylic coating, which has a high lubricity, in particular when surfactant has been wetted. Components in the hopper slide through the outlet opening of the hopper into the sewage tank below.
• Funnel-shaped sewage tanks are known from the prior art.
• the disadvantage of these hoppers is that, on the one hand, they allow a clear view of the sewage tank. This is disadvantageous from an aesthetic point of view.
• On the other hand it is possible for liquid components to spray upwards out of the sewage tank. This is disadvantageous from a hygienic point of view. It is known from the prior art to close the outlet opening of the funnel opening into the sewage tank with a flap. However, this is cumbersome.
• the outlet opening is not arranged in the middle (axially), as is customary with funnels, but laterally in the wall of the funnel, the outlet opening then, however, at least partially over protrudes the lowest point of the funnel, so that no components can settle here.
• this ensures that constituents (faeces, toilet paper, rinsing water, etc.) in the funnel are reliably discharged from the funnel into the faecal tank; at the same time, however Insight into and "splashing up" from the sewage tank is reduced since the outlet opening is at a steeper angle to the user, so that the area facing him is smaller - with the same size of the outlet opening as with an axially arranged outlet opening.
• the surface of the funnel facing the sewage tank is colored black.
• This black coloring reduces the brightness in the sewage tank, so that the sewage tank is more difficult for the user to see, which is advantageous from an aesthetic point of view.
• the inner wall of the sewage tank is colored black.
• any means that is suitable for converting the pivoting movement of the door into actuating the pump can be considered as the transmission means.
• the transmission means can be, for example, an electronic or a mechanical component or a combination thereof.
• the electronic component can consist, for example, of a transmitter and a receiver unit, the transmitter unit sending a signal to the receiver unit when the door is pivoted, and the receiver unit forwards the signal to a device for actuating the pump.
• a transmitting and receiving unit can consist, for example, of a so-called light barrier.
• a transmission means in the form of a mechanical component can in principle be any component that converts the pivoting movement of the door into a movement through which the Pump is actuated, in particular a power transmission means.
• this can be a (rigid) element, such as an articulated arm, a Bowden cable or combinations thereof.
• a Bowden cable is a hose with a wire that can be guided therein. By storing the hose at both ends, a force can be transmitted through the movement of the wire.
• the hose of the Bowden cable can be arranged on its door-side end on a first stationary holding element and its pump-side end on a second stationary holding element.
• “Fixed” means that the holding elements are fixed relative to the sanitary cubicle.
• the wire of the Bowden cable can now be coupled to the door at its door end and to a device for actuating the pump at its pump end.
• the wire of the Bowden cable can be coupled to the door in such a way that the wire is pulled out of the tube on the door side when the door pivots through which the door is opened.
• the end on the door side can be coupled to the hinge rod in such a way that the wire is pivoted about the hinge rod when the door is pivoted, through which the door is opened is wrapped.
• the hinge rod can, for example, have a receptacle into which the door-side end of the wire is inserted with a thickening.
• the hinge rod can have a radially circumferential groove in the region of the receptacle.
• the pump-side end of the transmission means can be coupled directly to a device for actuating the pump, for example to a pump handle (lever for actuating the pump).
• a pump handle lever for actuating the pump
• the pump-side end of the transmission means is coupled to a device for actuating the pump via one or more intermediate elements. These intermediate elements can, for example, be levers or other elements through which force can be transmitted.
• the pump-side end of the wire of the Bowden cable is coupled to the device for actuating the pump via an intermediate element.
• This intermediate element can, for example, be movably arranged on the second holding element, that is to say the holding element for holding the pump-side end of the hose of the Bowden cable.
• the first and the second holding element can basically have any shape.
• the second holding element can for example have the shape of a hollow body, for example a tubular hollow body.
• the pump-side end of the hose of the Bowden cable can, for example, be arranged inside the hollow body and the pump-side end of the wire of the Bowden cable can protrude from the hollow body.
• the end of the wire protruding from the hollow body can be coupled to the device for actuating the pump or to the intermediate element.
• the intermediate element can, for example, be designed such that it is movably arranged on the holding element.
• the intermediate element can be arranged on the hollow body, for example, along the axis of the hollow body.
• the intermediate element can, for example, have an inner, cylindrical passage with which it surrounds the cylindrical peripheral surface of the holding element. The intermediate element can now be moved along the axis of the holding element on the holding element.
• the pump-side end of the wire of the Bowden cable can be coupled as desired to the device for actuating the pump or to the intermediate element.
• the end of the wire can have a thickening which lies in a receptacle of the device for actuating the pump or in a receptacle of the intermediate element.
• the end of the wire can also be connected, for example, with a thread that is screwed into the device for actuating the pump or into the intermediate element.
• the intermediate element can be held in a defined position by a spring, for example a compression spring.
• the spring can, for example, be a cylindrical helical compression spring which, in the case of a holding element in the form of a cylindrical hollow body, can be arranged coaxially with its axis and with the axis of the passage of the intermediate element.
• the intermediate element is coupled to the device for actuating the pump, for example in turn also via one or more intermediate elements, in such a way that the pump can be actuated via the intermediate element.
• the intermediate element can be connected to the pump handle of the pump (lever).
• the intermediate element is arranged in the sanitary cubicle in such a way that the intermediate element can be manipulated by the user of the sanitary cubicle.
• the intermediate element can also pass through directly the user (and then regardless of a pivoting movement of the door). Due to the direct movement of the intermediate element, the user can thus operate the pump independently of a pivoting movement of the door.
• the intermediate element can be provided, for example, with a foot tappet or with a hand lever, through which the intermediate element can be moved and thus the pump can be actuated.
• Fig. 1 is a sectional side view through a sanitary cubicle in the area of the pump and
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment of the door end of a Bowden cable.
• a holding element 4 which is essentially designed as a tubular hollow body, is arranged on the metal plate 3, projecting perpendicularly therefrom. Coaxial to 1y -
• Holding element 4 a bolt 5 is guided through the lower base plate 2 and the metal plate 3 into the inner cavity of the holding element 4. On the side of the metal plate 3 facing away from the holding element 4, the bolt 5 has a thickening which lies against the metal plate 3. To fix the holding element 4 with the bolt 5, a notch pin is guided through the bolt 5 and the holding element 4 perpendicular to the axis of the holding element 4.
• a Bowden cable 11 extends through a lateral opening 9 in the holding element 4 into the inner cavity of the holding element 4.
• the pump-side end llep of the hose of the Bowdenzgue 11 is held in a clamping manner by a bead which extends radially in the inner cavity of the holding element 4.
• the pump-side end of the wire 15 of the Bowden cable 11 protrudes from the holding element 4 and is firmly connected to a thread 17, the axis of which extends coaxially to the axis of the holding element 4.
• the thread 17 is inserted into the inner cylindrical passage of an intermediate element 19.
• the inner, cylindrical passage of the intermediate element 19 runs coaxially to the axis of the holding element 4 and surrounds the cylindrical, outer peripheral surface of the holding element 4.
• the intermediate element 19 can be moved up and down accordingly along the axis of the holding element 4.
• a cylindrical helical compression spring 21 is arranged between the upper edge of the holding element 4 and the lower edge of the thread 17, by means of which the intermediate element 19 can be held in a rest position - shown in FIG. 1.
• the intermediate element 19 In its lower region, the intermediate element 19 has an enlarged section, on the upward-facing surface 19o of which a foot tappet 23 rests.
• the foot tappet 23 has a substantially cylindrical, inner cavity with which it passes over the Intermediate element 19 is slipped so that the inner cavity of the foot tappet 23 also extends coaxially to the axis of the holding element 4.
• the outer peripheral surface of the foot tappet 23 is also substantially cylindrical with a taper in its upper end portion. The taper in the upper end section is guided through an opening 25 in the upper base plate 1.
• the widened section of the intermediate element 19 has a downward-facing, groove-like depression (not visible in FIG. 1), in which a pump arm 27 of a diaphragm pump 29 lies (the portion of the pump arm 27 shown in dashed lines lies in the groove-like recess).
• the pump handle 27 is held in its position shown in FIG. 1 by a tensioning element (not shown).
• the diaphragm pump 29 is arranged on the metal plate 3 and has an inlet-side inlet line 31 coming from a liquid tank (not shown) and an outlet-side outlet line 33 leading to the sanitary facilities (not shown).
• FIG. 2 shows the hinge rod 35 of the door (not shown) of the sanitary cubicle.
• a driver 37 is fastened coaxially to the hinge rod 35.
• the driver 37 has in the region of a radially circumferential bead 37w a receptacle 39 in the form of a depression, to which, with a smaller width than the receptacle 39, there follows a radial groove 41.
• the door-side end 1 let of the hose of the Bowden cable 11 is arranged on a door-side, stationary holding element (not shown).
• the door-side end of the wire 15 of the Bowden cable 11 has a thickening 43, which in of the receptacle 39.
• the section of the wire 15 which adjoins the thickening 43 runs through the groove 41 adjoining the thickening 43.
• FIGS. 1 and 2 The function of a sanitary cubicle with the facilities shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is as follows.
• the hinge rod 35 is rotated about its axis by a pivoting movement of the door of the sanitary cubicle (indicated by the arrow D in FIG. 2).
• the thickening 43 lying in the receptacle 39 is carried along and the wire 15 is thus attracted.
• the wire 15 lies in the groove 41 during the rotational movement. If the door is fully open, the wire 15 wraps around the groove 41 at an angle of approximately 90 °.
• the pump arm 27 lying in the groove-like recess of the enlarged section of the intermediate element 19 is pressed downward against the force of the tensioning element.
• This downward movement of the pump arm 27 initiates a first pumping operation of the diaphragm pump 29: liquid is sucked into the diaphragm pump 29 from the liquid tank via the inlet line 31 and fed to the sanitary facilities through the outlet line 33 from the diaphragm pump 33.
• the user of the sanitary cubicle can initiate a pumping operation by stepping on the section of the foot tappet 23 which is guided through the upper base plate 1.
• the foot tappet 23 resting on the surface 19o of the enlarged section of the intermediate element 19 causes a corresponding downward movement of the intermediate element 19 by pressing it down, whereby, as stated above, a first pumping process is initiated.
• the foot tappet 23 is relieved, the latter - and with it the intermediate element 19 - is moved upward again by the force of the tensioning element of the pump arm 27, whereby, as stated above, a second pumping process is initiated.

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