EP2167744B1 - Cuvette de wc et base de montage - Google Patents

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EP2167744B1
EP2167744B1 EP08761705A EP08761705A EP2167744B1 EP 2167744 B1 EP2167744 B1 EP 2167744B1 EP 08761705 A EP08761705 A EP 08761705A EP 08761705 A EP08761705 A EP 08761705A EP 2167744 B1 EP2167744 B1 EP 2167744B1
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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
    • E03D11/16—Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet

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  • the invention relates to WC bowls and particularly to WC bowls comprising tools for facilitating the mounting thereof and to said tools for facilitating the mounting of WC bowls, according to the preamble of claims 1 and 4.
  • WC bowls are mounted in sanitary facilities of apartments or the like.
  • sanitary facilities such as the floors of bathrooms, have inclinations, i.e. declivities, for leading any water on the floor to the floor drain.
  • the gap between the WC bowl and the floor is sealed with a load-bearing mass, and optionally further fastened with screws or the like to the mass or to the floor.
  • Adjusting WC bowls in a horizontal position by using loose components is quite impractical, since the magnitude of the inclination of the floor varies depending on the mounting site.
  • the use of loose components for the straightening is cumbersome. These components are to be placed between the WC bowl and the floor while ensuring the correct place of mounting. The mounting often takes up a considerable amount of time precisely because of the straightening of the bowl.
  • Publication CA 2066966 A1 representing the closest prior art, discloses a screw arrangement intended for mounting the mounting ring of a toilet bowl.
  • the mounting rings of the toilet bowl are intended to increase the distance between the toilet bowl and the floor.
  • the screw used for the mounting provides a very small adjustment gap for stabilizing the toilet bowl, but simultaneously results in the need to make several sealing joints both at the screw head and between the toilet bowl and the floor.
  • Document US 2 673 985 discloses a basin type floor flange for water closets. The disclosed floor flange provides a permanently leakproof mounting of a water closet on a bathroom floor.
  • Document US 1 548 850 discloses a soil pipe connection which enables to make angular adjustments between the soil pipe and a bowl even if the bowl is located on an inclined floor.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a WC bowl and a mounting base attachable to the WC bowl in a manner solving the above-mentioned problems.
  • the object of the invention is achieved with a WC bowl and a mounting base for the WC bowl, which are characterized by what is stated in the independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.
  • the WC bowl according to the invention is based on being provided with one or more mounting bases, enabling the mounting of the WC bowl in a horizontal plane irrespective of the direction or magnitude of the inclination of the mounting foundation.
  • An advantage of the WC bowl of the invention is a significantly easier mounting thereof.
  • the mounting may be performed without any loose components to be placed under the bowl.
  • the mounting of the WC bowl of the invention significantly quickens compared with the previous manner of mounting, the adjustment into the horizontal position being a simple action.
  • an advantage of the adjustable mounting base of the invention is that, when required, this mounting base may be fastened to the WC. bowl before the mounting for supporting it horizontally during the mounting phase.
  • the mounting base of the invention is simply adaptable to all known WC bowl models. In view of industrial production, the mounting base is a simple product, and providing a WC bowl with mounting readiness for joining the base does not cause additional costs in the production process of the bowl.
  • Figure 1 shows the lower portion of a WC bowl with the inner side of the lower portion of the WC bowl visible.
  • Said frame portion 1 comprises a lower surface 2 intended, during the mounting, to be positioned against a mounting foundation, which is typically a floor.
  • the WC bowl comprises one or more mounting bases 5.
  • two mounting bases 5 are shown, positioned on opposite sides of the WC bowl.
  • the mounting base 5 which is shown in more detail in Figure 4 , is fastened to the inner surface of the lower portion of the WC bowl in a manner enabling the adjustment of a support surface 51 of the mounting base to extend below a plane constituted by the lower surface 2 of the WC bowl. This being so, the mounting base 5 supports the WC bowl, and the mounting base enables the adjustment of the WC bowl to the horizontal plane despite the inclinations of the floor.
  • the mounting base is fastened to the inner surface of the lower portion of the WC bowl by gluing, for example.
  • the mounting base comprises a mounting face 52, which is a substantially planar plate surface enabling a reliable fastening of the mounting base.
  • the fastening to the WC bowl may also be performed in other manners.
  • the mounting base comprises an adjustable projection 53, which constitutes the support surface 51.
  • the adjustable projection is for instance a screw component, such as a screw or the like provided with threading, that can be threaded in a plate component 54 of the mounting base, the component being similarly threaded for receiving the screw component 53. Consequently, the mounting base 5 shown in Figure 1 can be adjusted by screwing the screw component 53, whereby the support surface 51 of the screw component approaches the plane constituted by the lower surface of the WC bowl or is pulled back therefrom.
  • the head of the adjustable projection 53 i.e. the screw component, is arranged as a nut head serving as the support surface.
  • a nut head is advantageous, since it makes the adjustment of the projection simple by the use of a tool intended for screwing the nut.
  • the mounting base is shown to be composed of a plate having an angle of about 90 degrees.
  • One of the planes separated by the angle constitutes the plate component 54 and the other the mounting face 52.
  • the projection 53 is arranged in the plate component 54 and has an adjustable length.
  • the mounting base of Figure 4 mounted in Figure 1 , is intended to be fastened from the mounting face to the inner surface of the lower portion of a conventional WC bowl in such a manner that the projection is adjustable to bring the WC bowl to a horizontal position when being mounted on an inclined surface.
  • the strength of the fastening of the mounting base to the WC bowl does not have to endure the loads directed to the WC bowl during use. Accordingly, the simplest manner of fastening the mounting base is gluing, which enables the supporting of the weight of the WC bowl.
  • a WC bowl comprising the mounting base of Figure 4 is mounted by bringing the WC bowl into the desired, i.e. typically a horizontal, position by using the mounting bases.
  • Load-bearing mounting mass or the like is then applied between the lower portion of the WC bowl and the mounting foundation, the mounting mass thus receiving the weights of the WC bowl and the user.
  • the mounting base of the embodiment supports the WC bowl only during the mounting.
  • the mounting is further completed by fastening the WC bowl to the surface in the desired manner by using screws, for example.
  • FIG 2 shows a second embodiment of the WC bowl of the invention.
  • the mounting bases are arranged to each other in such a manner that the adjustable projections 53 are fastened adjustably to a support plate 64 that extends from one edge of the lower surface of the WC bowl to the other and bears on the lower surface of the WC bowl.
  • the support plate 64 is bent such that the ends of the support plate can be located at the lower edge of the WC bowl and the surface receiving the adjustable projections 53 of the support plate inside the lower portion of the WC bowl.
  • the adjustable projections are preferably composed of a screw component, allowing the distance of the adjustable projections from the lower edge of the WC bowl to be adjusted by screwing the projections.
  • threaded holes are provided in the support plate for receiving the projections, adjustable by screwing, in the manner shown in Figure 2 .
  • the support plate extending from one side of the WC bowl to the other is mounted in position for instance when the hardening mass used in the manufacture of the WC bowl is still partly soft.
  • the support plate can be positioned in such a manner that the ends thereof that are placed on the lower surface of the WC bowl are pressed against the lower surface.
  • the ends of the support plate can be pressed only against the inner edges of the lower surface of the WC bowl, in which case the support plate mounted under the WC bowl cannot be detected at all.
  • the mounting base according to Figure 2 comprising a support plate 64 for the adjustable bases, is intended to support the weights of both the bowl itself and that of the user of the WC bowl. From the adjustable bases, the weight is transferred to the frame of the WC bowl via the support plate.
  • the support surfaces 51 of the adjustable projections are shown to be composed of circular feet. The purpose of the feets is to distribute the weight of the WC bowl to a larger support surface on the mounting foundation and generate a larger friction between the mounting foundation and the WC bowl.
  • the mounting of the WC bowl is simple.
  • the WC bowl is positioned in place, and the inclinations of the mounting foundation are taken into consideration by adjusting the mounting bases until the WC bowl is in the desired, i.e. generally in a horizontal, position.
  • the gap remaining between the WC bowl and the mounting foundation may then be filled with a mass used for sealing, and the WC bowl may be fastened with screws to the mounting foundation.
  • the mass used does not have to be a load-bearing mass, since the structure of the embodiment of Figure 2 supports the WC bowl and the user of the bowl.
  • Figure 3 shows a WC bowl 31 of the invention on a mounting foundation 32.
  • the WC bowl is tilted backward relative to the mounting foundation, since the mounting foundation is inclined forwardly (in the figure, to the left). Accordingly, the WC bowl of the invention is adjusted to the horizontal plane by using the adjustable mounting bases 51.
  • Figure 3 is shown without any seaming or mounting mass to be optionally added between the WC bowl and the mounting foundation.

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  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)
  • Toilet Supplies (AREA)
  • Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un support flexible pour le couvercle de trappe d'un récipient et un procédé de fabrication du support. Le support (12) comprend plusieurs couches de plaque superposées parallèles (18), qui sont fixées les unes aux autres au moyen de couches de caoutchouc (23). Le support comprend également une plaque de surface en matière plastique (19) fixée sur le dessus desdites couches de plaque (18) au moyen d'une couche de caoutchouc (24); et une plaque inférieure en matière plastique (21) fixée au-dessous desdites couches de plaque (18) au moyen d'une couche de caoutchouc (25). Dans un mode de réalisation, le support comprend également une plaque inférieure (20) positionnée entre la couche de plaque la plus inférieure (18) et ladite plaque inférieure en matière plastique (21) et fixée à ladite couche de plaque la plus inférieure (18) et à ladite plaque la plus inférieure en matière plastique (21) au moyen de couches de caoutchouc (25, 27). Dans un mode de réalisation, la plaque inférieure en matière plastique (21) ou la plaque de surface en matière plastique (19), ou les deux, sont faites d'un polyamide renforcé par des fibres de verre.

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  1. Cuvette de WC comprenant une structure (1) dont la surface inférieure (2) est destinée à être montée sur un support de montage, comme un sol, la cuvette de WC comprenant une ou plusieurs bases de montage (5), la ou les bases de montage étant disposées à l'intérieur de la structure de cuvette de WC et comprenant une plaque d'appui (64) et une surface d'appui (51), la surface d'appui (51) d'une ou plusieurs bases de montage (5) étant réglable en distance par rapport à la surface inférieure (2) de la cuvette de WC de telle manière que la base de montage supporte la cuvette de WC lorsque ladite surface inférieure est située sur le support de montage, caractérisée en ce que, lorsque l'on regarde la cuvette de WC par en dessous, la surface d'appui (51) repose sur la plaque d'appui (64) qui est disposée transversalement par rapport à la surface inférieure de la cuvette de WC et qui repose sur la surface inférieure (2) de la cuvette de WC et en ce que
    la plaque d'appui (64) est supportée à l'intérieur de la surface inférieure de la cuvette de WC de telle manière que les extrémités de la plaque d'appui sont disposées sur les bords intérieurs de la surface inférieure.
  2. Cuvette de WC selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'une ou plusieurs bases de montage (5) présentent des filetages, la distance entre la surface d'appui (51) de la base de montage et la surface inférieure de la cuvette de WC étant réglable par le biais des filetages de la base de montage.
  3. Cuvette de WC selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la plaque d'appui est recourbée à l'intérieur de la partie inférieure de la cuvette de WC pour s'étendre au-dessus d'un plan défini par la surface inférieure (2) de la cuvette de WC lorsque la cuvette de WC est en position d'utilisation, la surface d'appui de la base de montage étant réglable pour s'étendre en dessous dudit plan défini par la surface inférieure afin de supporter la cuvette de WC.
  4. Base de montage destinée au montage d'une cuvette de WC sur un support de montage, la base de montage comprenant une plaque d'appui (64) et des éléments en saillie réglables (53) fixés de manière réglable à la plaque d'appui (64), caractérisée en ce que la plaque d'appui (64) peut s'adapter à l'intérieur d'une structure (1) de la cuvette de WC pour s'étendre d'un bord à l'autre du bord inférieur de la cuvette de WC et pour prendre appui sur la surface inférieure de la cuvette de WC, les éléments en saillie réglables de la base de montage comprenant une surface d'appui (51) apte à prendre appui sur le support de montage lorsque la base de montage est montée dans la cuvette de WC et la distance entre les surfaces d'appui (51) et la plaque d'appui (64) étant réglable, la plaque d'appui (64) de la base de montage étant recourbée de telle manière que, en utilisation, les extrémités de la plaque d'appui sont disposées au bord inférieur de la cuvette de WC et une surface recevant les éléments en saillie réglables (53) de la plaque d'appui est située à l'intérieur de la partie inférieure de la cuvette de WC lorsque la base de montage est montée dans la cuvette de WC.
  5. Base de montage selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les éléments en saillie réglables (53) sont composés d'éléments à visser et en ce que la plaque d'appui comprend des trous taraudés destinés à recevoir lesdits éléments à visser.
  6. Base de montage selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que la surface d'appui (51) de l'élément en saillie réglable est constituée par une tête de boulon.
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FI20075389A FI120241B (fi) 2007-05-30 2007-05-30 WC-istuin ja asennusjalka
PCT/FI2008/050309 WO2008145820A1 (fr) 2007-05-30 2008-05-28 Cuvette de wc et base de montage

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ES2391689T3 (es) 2012-11-29
FI20075389A (fi) 2008-12-01
FI120241B (fi) 2009-08-14
EA200901581A1 (ru) 2010-04-30
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FI20075389A0 (fi) 2007-05-30
PL2167744T3 (pl) 2013-01-31

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