EP3147415A1 - Citerne pour un réservoir de chasse d'eau - Google Patents

Citerne pour un réservoir de chasse d'eau Download PDF

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EP3147415A1
EP3147415A1 EP16190179.8A EP16190179A EP3147415A1 EP 3147415 A1 EP3147415 A1 EP 3147415A1 EP 16190179 A EP16190179 A EP 16190179A EP 3147415 A1 EP3147415 A1 EP 3147415A1
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cistern
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Rogério ALMEIDA MARTINS ANTUNES
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Oliveira and Irmao SA
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
    • E03D1/01—Shape or selection of material for flushing cisterns
    • E03D1/012—Details of shape of cisterns, e.g. for connecting to wall, for supporting or connecting flushing-device actuators
    • 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 cistern for a flushing tank, in particular for a ceramic flushing tank; and to a flushing tank, in particular a ceramic flushing tank, provided with said cistern.
  • Ceramic tanks are common types of flushing tanks for sanitary appliances. Ceramic flushing tanks are normally intended to remain in sight, not being built-in or concealed in a wall.
  • ceramic flushing tanks rest on a support surface, for example on the rear upper edge of a sanitary bowl, and are connected to a drain distributor that takes the water discharged from the flushing tank to the sanitary bowl.
  • the tank is rested on, and fixed to, the bowl by means of suitable elements, for example plates or flanges having fastening members; these elements typically consist of separate pieces.
  • the distributor also consists of a further separate component, possibly made up of several pieces, which must be mounted on the flushing tank, i.e. connected to a drain hole of the flushing tank.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide flushing tanks, particularly made of ceramic, which are more simple and less expensive to construct and install compared to the prior art.
  • the present invention relates to a cistern for a flushing tank, in particular for a ceramic flushing tank, as defined essentially in the appended claim 1 and, in its additional features, in the dependent claims.
  • the invention also relates to a flushing tank, in particular a ceramic flushing tank, provided with said tank, as defined in the appended claim 14.
  • the invention provides a cistern for a flushing tank which, compared to the solutions of the prior art, is not only particularly simple to manufacture and assemble, but is also extremely versatile, allowing flushing tanks to be assembled and installed in a simple and quick way, also obtaining various aesthetic aspects with a reduced number of components.
  • the numeral 1 in Figure 1 shows, as a whole, a flushing tank for a sanitary appliance.
  • the tank 1 extends along an axis A (vertical in use) and comprises an inner cistern 2, configured to contain water, and an outer casing 3, for example a ceramic casing, mounted on the outside of the cistern 2, covering the cistern 2 and possibly interchangeable with another casing (different in shape, appearance, finishing, etc.).
  • an inner cistern 2 configured to contain water
  • an outer casing 3 for example a ceramic casing, mounted on the outside of the cistern 2, covering the cistern 2 and possibly interchangeable with another casing (different in shape, appearance, finishing, etc.).
  • the cistern 2 has a body 4 essentially in the shape of a bowl (optionally with curved sides and/or rounded edges) which extends along the axis A between a lower end 5 and an upper end 6.
  • the cistern 2 has a side wall 7 closed in a loop around the axis A; and a lower-end plate 8, located at the lower end 5 and transversal to the axis A and to the side wall 7.
  • the lower end 5 is closed by the plate 8, which acts as the bottom wall of the cistern 2; the upper end 6 is open.
  • the cistern 2 is configured so as to accommodate a drain valve and a supply valve, essentially known per se and not shown for simplicity.
  • the plate 8 has an upper face 11, facing the cistern 2, and a lower face 12, opposite the upper face 11.
  • the plate 8 comprises a central part 13, which forms the bottom wall of the cistern 2 and is provided with a through hole 14 communicating with the interior of the cistern 2; and a radially outer flange 15, arranged around the central part 13.
  • the flange 15 is substantially perpendicular to the axis A and projects laterally around the side wall 7.
  • the flange 15 has a radially outer peripheral edge 16 which projects all around the lower end 5 of the cistern 2.
  • the plate 8 is also provided with an auxiliary hole 17 for insertion of a fitting of the supply valve, for instance, arranged in an eccentric or decentralised position (i.e. laterally shifted) with respect to the hole 14, in particular on the flange 15.
  • the cistern 2 is provided with a distributor 20, which projects from the plate 8 and comprises a central collar 21, which projects from the face 12 around the hole 14 and is closed by a cap 22, and a pair of opposite tubular arms 23, which extend from the collar 21 and define internally respective conduits.
  • a distributor 20 which projects from the plate 8 and comprises a central collar 21, which projects from the face 12 around the hole 14 and is closed by a cap 22, and a pair of opposite tubular arms 23, which extend from the collar 21 and define internally respective conduits.
  • the collar 21 has a root edge 24, joined to the face 12 of the plate 8, and a free-end edge 25, which is closed by the cap 22; the arms 23 are curved and project from an outer side wall 26 of the collar 21 from opposite sides of the collar 21; the wall 26 is provided with a pair of openings 27 communicating with the conduits defined inside the arms 23.
  • the distributor 20 is made of two distinct parts 30, 31, constituted by respective pieces manufactured separately and joined together by a mechanical fastening system 32: an upper part 30 and a lower part 31.
  • the upper part 30 comprises the collar 21 and a first pair of curved half-shells 33 which project laterally from the collar 21 and define respective upper portions of the arms 23.
  • the lower part 31 comprises the cap 22, shaped so as to close the collar 21, and a second pair of curved half-shells 34 which project laterally from the cap 22 and define respective lower portions of the arms 23; the upper half-shells 33 and the lower half-shells 34 being shaped so as to match and join along respective lateral joining edges 35 to form the tubular arms 23; for example, the half-shells 33, 34 have a substantially U-shaped cross section.
  • Each half-shell 33 has a pair of side edges 35 facing respective lateral edges 35 of an opposite half-shell 34.
  • the mechanical fastening system 32 comprises pairs of fastening members 36, 37, in particular snap-on fastening members, carried by the parts 30, 31, respectively, and cooperating to fasten the parts 30, 31 to each other.
  • the fastening members 36, 37 comprise opposed teeth carried by the parts 30, 31 and shaped so as to engage with one another axially, i.e. in a direction that is substantially parallel to the axis A, subject to radial elastic deformation, i.e. in a direction substantially transverse to the axis A.
  • the fastening members 36 on the part 30 comprise a pair of teeth 36a arranged on the collar 21, and additional pairs of teeth 36b located on the half-shells 33, along the edges 35.
  • the corresponding fastening members 37 on the part 31 comprise a pair of teeth 37a arranged on a peripheral edge of the cap 22 and which engage the teeth 36a to fasten the cap 22 to the collar 21; and further pairs of teeth 37b located on the half-shells 34 along the edges 35 and which engage the teeth 36b to fasten the half-shells 33, 34.
  • the teeth 36a, 36b are at diametrically opposite positions on the collar 21 and on the cap 22 between the arms 23.
  • the teeth 36b, 37b are shaped as continuous ridges longitudinally elongated along the edges 35.
  • the teeth 36b are defined by respective longitudinal ridges which project from the half-shells 33 along the respective edges 35 and radially protrude outside the half-shells 33; the teeth 36b are inserted in respective grooves 38 formed along the edges 35 of the lower half-shells 34; the teeth 37b are in turn defined by longitudinal ridges which project from respective outer side edges of the grooves 38 to engage the teeth 36b.
  • the cistern 2 i.e. the body 4
  • the plate 8 and the upper part 30 of the distributor 20 form a single monolithic piece 41, for example made of polymeric material (plastic);
  • the lower part 31 of the distributor 20 consists of an additional piece 42, also preferably monolithic, distinct and separate, i.e. manufactured separately, for instance again in polymeric material (plastic), and then joined to the piece 41.
  • the collar 21 internally houses ( Figure 4 ) an end sleeve 43 of a support structure 44 of the drain valve; the sleeve 43 is arranged through the hole 14 and in turn has a hole 45 that defines a drain hole of the drain valve and is delimited by a cooperating sealing seat in use with a stopping of the drain valve.
  • the flange 15 of the plate 8 provides a support to the outer casing 3 and is used to place the cistern 2 on a support surface, for example on a sanitary bowl (not shown).
  • the flange 15 is provided with at least one centring member 46 shaped so as to cooperate with the casing 3 to centre the casing 3 on the flange.
  • the flange 15 has a pair of through holes 47 which receive respective pins 48 which extend downward from the casing 3.
  • the casing 3, only shown schematically in Figure 1 is shaped, for example, like a hollow shell 49, is preferably monolithic and for example made of ceramic or other valuable material, with a shape and size such as to cover the cistern 2 (which is housed inside the casing 3) and to rest, with its own lower end edge, on the flange 15.
  • the flange 15 (or the plate 8) is also provided with positioning members 50 for positioning the plate 8 (and hence the cistern 2) in a predetermined position on the support surface (sanitary bowl).
  • the positioning members 50 comprise a pair of pins which extend from the lower face 12 of the plate 8 and are located at respective lateral ends of the flange 15 to engage respective seats formed in the support surface.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1658261A1 (de) * 1967-10-17 1972-03-16 Annawerk Gmbh Spuelwasserverteiler fuer Wasserklosettbecken
WO1996008615A1 (fr) * 1994-09-12 1996-03-21 Ifö Sanitär AB W.-c. avec reservoir de chasse
US20120284910A1 (en) * 2011-05-11 2012-11-15 Toto Ltd. Flush toilet

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1658261A1 (de) * 1967-10-17 1972-03-16 Annawerk Gmbh Spuelwasserverteiler fuer Wasserklosettbecken
WO1996008615A1 (fr) * 1994-09-12 1996-03-21 Ifö Sanitär AB W.-c. avec reservoir de chasse
US20120284910A1 (en) * 2011-05-11 2012-11-15 Toto Ltd. Flush toilet

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