EP3196370B1 - Système de chasse de toilettes - Google Patents

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EP3196370B1
EP3196370B1 EP17151086.0A EP17151086A EP3196370B1 EP 3196370 B1 EP3196370 B1 EP 3196370B1 EP 17151086 A EP17151086 A EP 17151086A EP 3196370 B1 EP3196370 B1 EP 3196370B1
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Miguel Angel Munar Saura
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D3/00—Flushing devices operated by pressure of the water supply system flushing valves not connected to the water-supply main, also if air is blown in the water seal for a quick flushing
    • E03D3/10—Flushing devices with pressure-operated reservoir, e.g. air chamber
    • 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
    • E03D5/024—Operated hydraulically or pneumatically

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  • the present invention relates to a toilet comprising a toilet flushing system.
  • the present invention relates to a toilet with a system for flushing the water of the toilet, which system includes means for propelling the water stored in the interior of a tank, to the toilet bowl for carrying out a water flushing cycle.
  • Toilets are known that comprise a water cistern or tank where they store the water that is discharged into the toilet bowl when a user actuates the button that gives rise to the toilet water flushing cycle.
  • the water tanks of some of these toilets are disposed elevated at a height with respect to the upper rim of the toilet bowl. This position makes it possible to take advantage of the force of gravity to discharge the water into the toilet bowl.
  • These tanks may be incorporated behind the bathroom wall or installed on top of the toilet bowl, on the rear part of the bowl.
  • Document EP2468968 discloses a toilet having a toilet flushing system comprising an air injection device.
  • the toilet flushing system comprises a water reservoir having two compartments, a fill valve, an overflow and a valve closing the communication between the compartments when the air injection device is running.
  • the objective of the present invention is to obtain a toilet comprising a toilet water flushing system, which has the advantage of having a reduced and compact design and also has the advantage of being silent.
  • the present invention provides a toilet comprising a flushing system according to claim 1.
  • the present invention provides a toilet that incorporates the flushing system.
  • This toilet may be, for example, a toilet having bidet functions or a standard toilet.
  • the water is propelled by means of an air injection device housed in a dry compartment of the tank itself.
  • This dry compartment has the peculiarity of being disposed in the interior of the tank such that it is connected to a water storage compartment of the tank destined for housing the water that must be propelled to the toilet bowl.
  • the water of the tank itself acts as acoustic insulation for the injection device, thereby obtaining a very silent flushing system.
  • the system of the present invention when the injection device is functioning, air is suctioned from the exterior to the interior of the dry compartment and is then injected into the water storage compartment from the interior of the tank.
  • the system can dispense with connection pipes and occupy a very small space, facilitating the obtainment of very compact and low-cost toilet designs.
  • the dry compartment of the tank comprises an open air injection conduit connected to the water storage compartment destined for housing or storing the water, said air injection device being susceptible of being housed in the interior of said open conduit.
  • the injection device can suction and inject the air from the interior of the tank, through said conduit.
  • the walls of said dry compartment define said air injection conduit.
  • said water storage compartment destined for storing the toilet flushing water includes a discharge conduit that is associated with the toilet bowl to allow the water to flow out. Therefore, when the device is functioning, the air injected in the dry compartment propels the water stored in the water storage compartment to the aforementioned conduit to flush the toilet bowl.
  • the tank comprises a water inlet disposed above the water level (h) of the tank and an overflow to allow the water to flow out when the water level inside the tank exceeds a predetermined height.
  • the flushing system comprises means for preventing the water from being discharged through said overflow when the injector device is functioning.
  • said means for preventing the water from being discharged through the tank overflow comprise a section of the water storage compartment of the tank that includes the overflow and a dividing wall having a hole, provided with a valve arranged such as to prevent the entry of water in this section of the tank when the injector device is functioning.
  • the aforementioned valve is actuated to seal off or close the inflow of water to the section that includes the overflow, thereby avoiding loss of water.
  • this section of the tank also includes a buoy associated with a sensor that activates the water intake source when the water level inside the reservoir falls below a certain value.
  • a bottom of the tank is disposed below the height defined by the upper rim of the toilet bowl.
  • the water storage tank is integrated in a hidden manner around the toilet bowl. Therefore, a flushing system with an extremely compact design is obtained.
  • the tank may be integrated in the body of the toilet bowl such as to form a single piece with the bowl.
  • This bowl body may be, for example, a conventional porcelain body that defines a space with water storage tank functions in its interior.
  • the tank may be configured as an independent reservoir susceptible of being removable housed in the interior of the toilet bowl body, such that it is integrated in a hidden manner in the body of said bowl.
  • This reservoir may be, for example, a one-piece independent plastic reservoir that can be removable housed in the aforementioned interior space.
  • This plastic tank includes the dry compartment arranged in connection to the aforementioned second water storage compartment.
  • the dry compartment of the tank also includes an open air injection conduit wherein the air injection device can be housed.
  • the air injector device comprises an air blower susceptible of being housed in the interior of the dry compartment of the toilet water storage tank.
  • This blower may be, for example, a blower provided with an electric motor such as, for example, a brushless motor or a blower provided with a mechanical motor.
  • said air blower includes an air injection nozzle susceptible of being oriented towards an air outlet of the dry compartment that is connected to the water storage compartment destined for housing the water.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic plan view of a toilet 4 incorporating an embodiment of the flushing system claimed that includes a tank for storing water configured in the manner of an independent reservoir 1 susceptible of being removable housed in an internal space 2 of the body of the bowl 3 of a toilet 4.
  • the tank 1 is integrated in a hidden manner in the bowl 3 body, whereupon the bottom of the reservoir 1 is disposed below the height defined by the rim of the toilet 4 seat 3.
  • FIGS 2 to 4 show three different sections of the toilet 4 of figure 1 that incorporates the flushing system claimed with an independent water storage reservoir as the tank 1.
  • the reservoir 1 has been represented full of water up to the level determined by a buoy 5 that is associated with a level sensor 6 responsible for activating a water intake source 14 when the level falls below the desired height.
  • the tank 1 comprises a dry compartment 7 housing an air injection device such as, for example, an air blower 8 actuated by an electric motor, for example a brushless motor.
  • the dry compartment 7 is connected to a water storage compartment 9 of the tank 1 through an air injection conduit 10 that is open to the exterior of the tank 1.
  • the air blower 8 has been arranged housed in the interior of the air injection conduit 10 such as to suction and inject air from the exterior from the dry compartment 7 itself.
  • the walls 7a of the dry compartment itself define the aforementioned air injection conduit 10, due to which the outflow of air is carried out in a very simple and efficient manner.
  • the tank 1 comprises a water inlet 14 disposed above the water level in the tank 1 and an overflow 11 to allow water to flow out when the water level in the tank 1 exceeds a predetermined height.
  • a flushing system compliant with European safety standard EN1717 is obtained, since the overflow 11 can eventually allow contaminated water to flow out in case of reflux.
  • the water storage compartment 9 of the tank 1 will include a section 9a with an overflow 11 and a dividing wall 12 having a hole 12a and provided with a valve 13 disposed such as to prevent water from entering this section 9a of the tank 1 when the blower 8 is functioning.
  • the aforementioned valve 13 is actuated to seal off or close the inflow of water to section 9a, thereby avoiding loss of water through the overflow 11.
  • the air flow "F" injected by the device in this case the blower 8, propels the water stored in the water storage compartment 9 to a water discharge conduit 15 that discharges the water into the interior of the bowl 3.
  • the valve 13 seals the water inlet hole 12a of the wall 12 of section 9a of the second compartment 9. In this manner, the outflow of water through the overflow 11 is avoided and the water is directed towards the toilet.
  • the level sensor 6 associated with the buoy 5 activates the opening of the water inlet 14 to recover the initial water level of the tank 1 (see figure 7 ), such that the toilet 4 is ready for a new flushing cycle.
  • the water of the tank 1 itself acts as acoustic insulation for the injection device housed in the dry compartment 7, due to which a flushing system with a very simple and silent design is obtained.
  • any other type of device that enables air injection such as, for example, a device that injects compressed air.

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Claims (10)

  1. Toilette (4) comprenant une cuvette (3) et un système de chasse d'eau de toilette, ledit système de chasse d'eau de toilette comprenant un réservoir (1) pour stocker de l'eau et des moyens de propulsion de l'eau stockée à l'intérieur dudit réservoir (1) dans la cuvette (3) de la toilette (4) de sorte à effectuer un cycle de chasse avec l'eau de ladite toilette (4), lesdits moyens de propulsion de l'eau comprenant un dispositif d'injection d'air (8),
    - dans laquelle ledit réservoir (1) comprend un trop-plein (11) et une entrée d'eau (14) placés au-dessus du niveau d'eau (h) dans le réservoir (1), ladite entrée d'eau (14) étant placée au-dessus du trop-plein (11) afin que l'eau souillée puisse s'écouler par le trop-plein (11) en cas de reflux lorsque le niveau d'eau à l'intérieur du réservoir (1) dépasse une hauteur prédéterminée, et
    - dans laquelle ledit système de chasse d'eau comprend des moyens (9a, 12, 12a, 13) configurés pour empêcher l'eau du réservoir (1) de se déverser par le trop-plein (11) lorsque le dispositif d'injection d'air (8) est en fonctionnement,
    caractérisée en ce que
    ledit réservoir (1) comprend un compartiment sec (7) et un compartiment de stockage d'eau (9), dans laquelle ledit dispositif d'injection d'air (8) est logé dans ledit compartiment sec (7), ledit compartiment sec (7) comprenant un conduit à l'air libre (10) pour aspirer de l'air de l'extérieur du réservoir (1) vers l'intérieur du compartiment sec (7) et une sortie d'air connectée au compartiment de stockage d'eau (9), dans laquelle le dispositif d'injection d'air (8) est susceptible d'être logé à l'intérieur dudit conduit à l'air libre (10) et l'air injecté par le dispositif d'injection d'air (8) est susceptible de propulser l'eau du compartiment de stockage d'eau (9) pour rincer la cuvette de toilette (3) lorsque le dispositif d'injection d'air (8) est en fonctionnement à l'intérieur du compartiment sec (7).
  2. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle des parois (7a) dudit compartiment sec (7) définissent ledit conduit à l'air libre (10).
  3. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit dispositif d'injection d'air (8) comprend une buse d'injection d'air susceptible d'être orientée vers la sortie d'air du compartiment sec (7) qui est connecté au compartiment de stockage d'eau (9) stockant l'eau destinée au rinçage.
  4. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit compartiment de stockage d'eau (9) comprend un conduit de déversement (15) destiné à déverser de l'eau qui est relié à la cuvette de toilette (3) pour permettre à l'eau du réservoir (1) de s'écouler.
  5. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle lesdits moyens destinés à empêcher l'eau de se déverser par ledit trop-plein (11) du réservoir (1) comprennent une section (9a) du compartiment de stockage d'eau (9) du réservoir (1) qui comprend le trop-plein (11) et une cloison (12) pourvue d'un trou (12a) et d'une valve (13), le trou (12a) et la valve (13) étant agencés de sorte à empêcher l'eau d'entrer dans cette section (9a) du réservoir (1) lorsque le dispositif d'injection d'air (8) est en fonctionnement.
  6. Toilette (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans laquelle le réservoir (1) possède un fond (1a), le fond (1a) se trouvant sous la hauteur définie par le bord supérieur (3a) de la cuvette de toilette (3).
  7. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit réservoir (1) est intégré dans le corps de la cuvette de toilette (3) de sorte à former une seule pièce avec la cuvette de toilette (3), ledit réservoir (1) étant dissimulé autour de la cuvette de toilette (3).
  8. Toilette selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit réservoir (1) constitue un réservoir indépendant susceptible d'être amovible et logé dans un espace intérieur du corps de la cuvette (3) de toilette (4) de sorte à être dissimulé dans le corps de ladite cuvette (3).
  9. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle ledit réservoir (1) constitue un réservoir en plastique monobloc indépendant pouvant être amovible et étant logé dans l'espace intérieur de la cuvette de toilette (3), le réservoir en plastique comprenant le compartiment sec (7) connecté au compartiment de stockage d'eau (9), le compartiment sec (7) comprenant le conduit à l'air libre (10) abritant le dispositif d'injection d'air (8).
  10. Toilette (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit dispositif d'injection d'air (8) comprend un souffleur d'air susceptible d'être logé à l'intérieur du compartiment sec (7) du réservoir (1).
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