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EP3231410B1
EP3231410B1 EP16812026.9A EP16812026A EP3231410B1 EP 3231410 B1 EP3231410 B1 EP 3231410B1 EP 16812026 A EP16812026 A EP 16812026A EP 3231410 B1 EP3231410 B1 EP 3231410B1
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    • 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
    • E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body

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  • the present invention relates to devices for washing and bathing parts of the body with special therapeutic or hygienic goals, wherein the water is sprayed high.
  • the bidet belongs to the household technology and hygienic sanitary engineering; The bidet is used in buildings with a hot and cold water supply connection and is one of the items of daily use.
  • Bidets are known from the state of the art as a modernization of a toilet, which is supplemented by various devices that allow intimate hygiene with water. Such bidets are referred to as shower toilets or toilet bidet. In fact, such modernization means that a water shower or a separate shower head is attached to the folding toilet seat.
  • the shower head is provided with a hose with fittings (battery), the be attached to the wall next to the toilet or to the toilet itself.
  • a device according to the patent RU 2075575 passed over a recess in the folding seat to the toilet.
  • the tube of the shower is formed arcuate. In the rest position, it is pushed away into an edge area of the toilet bowl.
  • the battery is outside the toilet.
  • the battery is height adjustable to ensure easy use.
  • the patent 2111318 discloses a construction in which the showerhead (sprayer) is formed in the form of an arcuate tube with holes. The curvature of the tube coincides with the curvature of the floor of the toilet.
  • the tube is horizontally rotatable to clean parts of the body at different angles.
  • the power is supplied by a freestanding peripheral system with a battery, a preheater and a compressed air supply device.
  • the compressed air supply of the sprayer is used for drying after cleaning.
  • the sprayer is turned with a lever attached to the outside of the toilet.
  • the water and compressed air supply to the peripheral system is via a hose with a stuffing box.
  • the stand-bidet can be called "Roca Victoria". This bidet is equipped with a lever controlled battery with a ball device. http: // santehnica-online / ru / product / bide_napolnoe_roca_Victoria_357390000
  • the commercial bidet models have the defect that the ceramic pool surface is cold at first because the basin is not heatable in basic versions. To heat the pool, it must first be filled with hot water. This deficiency is eliminated in a bidet model (one of the designs of this model is known from advertising), but for that the construction was much more difficult.
  • an additional sprayer is placed in the middle of the pool. The sprayer creates a small fountain, which is directed upwards and splashes the pool walls.
  • To control the Kleinspringbrunnen a battery is still mounted. This special model is user friendly. All controls are arranged on a control panel of the pool. At the back of the control panel there is an operating handle to operate a particular device.
  • the device is provided to open and close the sewer outlet and to fill or drain the basin with water. http://vannadecor.ru/kak-polzovatsva-bide-osnovi-osnov#h1-vidy-predlaqaemykh-bide, http://www.homeplumber.ru/ustan/article4.shtml.
  • the special version of the bidet is much more comfortable compared to the basic model.
  • the shortcomings of this bid are its complicated construction and tricky operation, because the bidet contains two batteries in addition to a device for actuating the sewer outlet.
  • the main deficiency is inherent in both the standard and the special models. It does not concern the construction characteristics, but the usage peculiarities: To be able to carry out the procedure one must be mostly naked, ie almost undressed and sit above the pelvis with half-bent knees. In the everyday life at home that does not cause any problems, because at least twice a day, in the morning and before going to bed, you take off your clothes. Otherwise there are problems, because you have to put down pants, tights, underwear etc.
  • patent US 2007/0033723 A1 OT 15.02.2007 discloses the invention of the shower toilet system for its use for the medical purposes of intestinal stimulation, control of locks and execution of proctology treatment. All of these procedures are carried out with a nozzle, referred to in the patent as a dosing device, by selecting the water regime according to the temperature and pressure level of the water delivered to the nozzle.
  • the toilet bowl is long, giving you the possibility of having two zones: zone for defecation and zone for nozzle.
  • the nozzle is fed from the front into the toilet bowl in such a way that it is closer to the drainage well within the basin, and the jet nozzle is above the water level in the well.
  • the blasting nozzle of the metering device is adjusted so that the water jet runs into the intestinal outlet of the user.
  • the toilet is made in the form of the rectangular "chair", the backrest of which is the cistern. In the corners of this chair corner niches are made, in which the levers for hot and cold water for temperature and water pressure control are placed, the water is supplied by the user into the nozzle.
  • the system is equipped with an emergency system for pressure level and temperature of the water, thus eliminating the possibility of accidental damage to the user.
  • the system is connected to the main supply lines for hot and cold water. Safety valve for checking the hot water is connected to the main supply line, supply to the hot water valve and discharge to the cistern.
  • the plans for the hand rinse convenient to the shower toilet is provided by the plans, but this is done on cold ceramic. In the public use of the shower toilet, no hygiene of the place for attachment to the previous user is guaranteed.
  • patent RU 112691 U1 OT 11.03.2011 "Health-technical device” reveals the possibility of modernization of the toilet by the Nachmontage the nozzle.
  • a metal pipe with the jet nozzle is inserted, the jet nozzle is directed upwards in the middle of the toilet bowl.
  • Part of the pipe is inside the toilet and other part - from the outside.
  • another pipe is cut to the flexible hose through the tap, the water is supplied to the main line.
  • the direction of the jet within the toilet can be regulated by adjusting the outwardly projecting end of the pipe.
  • Part of the drip pan is covered with a board from above to protect the back of the user from splashes of water when sitting against splash water.
  • Rinse the bidet pan by lifting the edge of the sump to the loops where it is attached and around which it can be rotated to vertical position.
  • the contents of the drip pan are rinsed into the opening behind the splash guard above the toilet seat. This opening is connected to the outlet of the cistern and to the toilet bowl.
  • the design of the shower toilet is proposed with a ceramic basin, the ceramic basin is designed oval and elongated to bring the nozzle out of the zone of the drain well of the toilet and the toilet and bidet in the different sides of the toilet To install.
  • the basin is designed with the different radii of curvature of the edges of the tub according to their length.
  • Within the basin there are two parts projecting inwards towards the tub forming an isthmus in the basin.
  • the projections on both sides are called by the author of the patent as "bay window”.
  • the windows divide the basin into large and small zones, which are called sections by the author, which is unlawful because they have no physical layout.
  • the bottom of the small section is raised and on the lever-mounted battery with the built-in jet nozzle is mounted.
  • the jet nozzle can be adjusted according to the direction of the jet by turning it to rinse off the part of the zone of the toilet.
  • the lid is attached, which covers only the section of the tub.
  • the inner part of the lid is rounded and equipped at the top with an arcuate aperture deflector for the return of the jet of water down into the basin when the valve is accidentally switched on.
  • the user sits on the shower toilet in the riding seat. Behind his back, the space for access is provided with the hands from behind to the genital area, both in the middle of the back, and from the sides right and left.
  • the beam of the battery runs into the palm of the hand, so that the user can feel the quality of the washing, which is impossible at the application of the back of the hand, because thus the rays are covered.
  • the main disadvantage of the proposed design of the shower toilet is that the author of the patent rinsing the toilet with the jet nozzle is sufficient for ensuring the hygiene of the toilet.
  • the nozzle is arranged on the other edge of the tub. In all constructions where it tries In order to combine the functions of the toilet and the bidets, without going beyond their usual extent, there is an almost indissoluble contradiction. The bidet works most effectively by blasting the nozzle, which may be directed upwards. Effective toilet hygiene requires copious rinsing with the water.
  • Section of the control panel is equipped with drainage for removal of possible moisture or even water.
  • the nozzles are attached to the protective shelves which protrude from their walls within the basin.
  • WO2006083385A2 is considered to be the closest prior art to the subject-matter of claim 1.
  • This document discloses a ceramic material jet bidet connectable to a hot and cold water supply system having a body in the form of a basin with ornamental support members for placing the bidet on the floor, a nozzle forming an ascending vertical water flow, a sewer outlet is connected to a siphon device and an overflow protection device of the pool, a battery for hot and cold water and flexible connecting hoses, wherein the bidet body is formed in two parts, and wherein the bidet body has a flat inseparable approach in the rear upper part that on the Approach a folding seat is mounted for sitting a user, wherein a part of the bidet body is the pelvis whose contours and dimensions correspond to those of a toilet, wherein the pelvis is slightly extended designed to allow the hand in front between the legs of the user and behind h can be performed inter-spine, wherein the basin is equipped with a nozzle which produces
  • the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to develop a technical device which is connected to a hot and cold water supply system and a sewerage system.
  • This technical solution should meet the technical requirements resulting from the interpretation and translation of the consumer formula "Bidet is a companion to the toilet" into the technical language. Therefore, the main requirement of the bidet construction, that the user can carry out the hygienic cleaning procedure without having to undress completely, as is the case with the use of the toilet, and without the hands being involved in this hygienic procedure.
  • the task is solved as follows.
  • the user is seated on a pelvis, sitting and using the ascending shower jet aimed at a part of the user's body.
  • the bidet body 1 is formed in two parts 2.3 and inseparably connected with ornamental support elements.
  • the ornamental support elements allow the bidet to be placed on the floor or fixed to the wall.
  • the bidet body 1 is provided with a flat projection 4 in the upper part.
  • a folding seat 5 is attached. Thanks to the folding seat, the uncomfortable feeling of touching the naked part of the body with the cold ceramic surface is avoided.
  • the folding seat covers both parts of the bidet all around and is provided with an elastic seal 6.
  • the seal prevents the water from licking under the folding seat.
  • a part of the bidet according to the invention is a basin 2 whose contours and dimensions correspond to those of a standard toilet.
  • the pelvis has a slightly elongated shape so that the hand can be guided forward between the user's legs and behind behind his back.
  • the basin is equipped with a nozzle 7.
  • the nozzle forms an ascending spray jet.
  • the shower jet is temperature and pressure adjustable by the user himself.
  • the nozzle has a specific format over the cross section of the entire beam and the small beams forming it.
  • the nozzle is adjusted to a body part of the user so that the hygienic cleaning can be carried out comfortably and efficiently, without the hands being involved in the cleaning procedure.
  • the basin is provided with a Kanalisationsauslass 8 in the bottom basin.
  • the sewer outlet is with an overflow protection device 9 equipped to avoid the pool overflow when filling with water.
  • the overflow protection device is arranged on the front wall outside the basin.
  • a second part 3 of the bid is an operating unit.
  • the control unit is in the form of an isosceles triangle with a rounded tip.
  • the base of the triangle is inseparably connected to the front of the pelvis.
  • the triangle is then located between the knees of the user sitting on the pelvis.
  • the operating unit is equipped with a lever-controlled battery 10, 14 for mixing hot and cold water.
  • the exit from the battery is blocked with a shut-off device 11.
  • the shut-off device is controlled by a pressure plunger 12 (plunger).
  • the pressure plunger is guided under the edge of the fold-down folding seat. If the user sits on the folding seat, the pressure plunger adjusts the nozzle. When the user gets up, the pressure plunger turns the nozzle off again.
  • the nozzle can also be turned on by manually pressing the plunger, for example, to fill the basin.
  • the operating unit is covered with a rounded seat part. On the rounded seat part are mnemonic color marks 15,16,17,18 mounted in the direction of travel of a lever of the battery. The mnemonic color markings indicate end positions of the hot and cold water battery lever, a hot water position for a comfortable start of the procedure, and a neutral position of the lever.
  • the technical effect achieved by said set of features is a jet bidet made of ceramic materials.
  • the jet bidet can be connected to the hot and cold water supply system by means of flexible hoses.
  • the jet bidet contains a two-piece body with decorative support elements to set up the bidet on the floor or to hang it on the wall.
  • the bidet body is equipped with a one-piece approach at the top back. On the approach a folding seat is attached so that the user can sit on it.
  • the folding seat covers both parts of the bidet body and is provided with an elastic seal to prevent the water from falling under the folding seat nachleckt.
  • a part of the bidet body is a basin whose contours and dimensions correspond to those of a particular common toilet.
  • the pelvis is slightly elongated, so that the hand can be performed in front between the legs of the seated user and behind behind his back.
  • the basin is equipped with a nozzle.
  • the nozzle forms an ascending effervescent jet, which can be adjusted in temperature and pressure by the user himself as required.
  • the nozzle has a specific format over the cross section of the entire beam and the small beams forming it.
  • the spray jet is adjusted to a part of the body of the user so that the hygienic cleaning can be carried out comfortably and efficiently, without the hands being involved in the cleaning procedure.
  • a drainage outlet in the bottom of the basin is connected to an overflow protection device to prevent overflow when filling the pool.
  • the overflow protection device is arranged on the front wall outside the basin.
  • the second body part is a control unit which is in the form of an isosceles triangle with a rounded tip.
  • the base of the triangle is inseparably connected to the front of the pelvis.
  • the triangle is then located between the knees of the user sitting on the pelvis.
  • the control unit is equipped with a lever-controlled battery for hot and cold water.
  • the exit from the battery is blocked with a shut-off device.
  • the shut-off device is controlled by a pressure plunger.
  • the pressure plunger is guided under the edge of the fold-down folding seat. The pressure plunger is activated when the user sits up and turns on the nozzle; when the user stands up, the pressure plunger releases the nozzle again.
  • the nozzle can also be adjusted by pressing the pressure plunger by hand. Since the viewing angle of the battery to the user during the procedure is unusual, mnemonic color markings in the extending direction of the lever are mounted on the rounded operating part covering the operating unit. They show end positions of the lever of the battery for hot and cold water, one position for warm water for a comfortable start of the procedure as well as a neutral position.

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  1. Un bidet-jet fait de matière céramique rallié à un système d'approvisionnement d'eau chaude et froide présentant un corps (1,2,3) sous forme de bassin (2) muni d'éléments de support ornementales pour la fixation du bidet sur le parterre ou bien pour l'accrochage au mur, d'une tuyère (7) formant un courant d'eau ascendant verticale, d'une sortie de canalisation (8) reliée à un dispositif de siphon et à un dispositif de protection contre le débordement du bassin (9), d'une batterie (10) pour l'eau chaude et froide et pour les tuyaux flexibles de liaison
    caractérisé de sorte que
    le corps du bidet est formé en deux parties (2,3)
    le corps du bidet présente une conception plate indissociable (4) au sein de la partie arrière supérieure
    un siège rabattable (5) est solidement fixé pour que l'utilisateur puisse s'asseoir le siège rabattable couvre les deux parties du corps (2,3) du bidet à titre circonférentiel
    le siège rabattable est muni d'une garniture d'étanchéité (6) pour éviter une fuite d'eau en dessous du siège rabattable
    une partie du corps du bidet constitue le bassin dont les contours et les dimensions correspondent à titre identique à une toilette courante
    le bassin (2) est reporté légèrement
    pour faciliter que la main soit conduite devant entre les pieds de l'utilisateur et à l'arrière derrière son dos
    de sorte que le bassin est équipé d'une tuyère (7) produisant un jet de douche ascendant où le jet de douche est réglable par le biais de l'utilisateur pour ce qui est de la température et de la pression
    de sorte que la tuyère dispose d'un format sous forme de petits jets sur la coupe transversale du jet entier
    de sorte que le jet de douche est adapté à la partie du corps à nettoyer de tel que le nettoyage hygiénique est effectué de manière confortable et efficiente sans que les mains soient impliquées dans la procédure de nettoyage
    de sorte que la sortie de canalisation (8) est reliée au sol du bassin au dispositif de protection contre le débordement (9) du bassin disposée à la paroi frontale en dehors du bassin
    de sorte que la deuxième partie (3) est une unité de commande formée sous forme d'un triangle isocèle avec une pointe arrondie où la base du triangle se rallie au bassin devant à titre indissociable où l'unité de commande se situe entre les genoux de l'utilisateur assis lui-même sur le bassin
    de sorte que l'unité de commande est équipée d'une batterie (10,14) reliée par câbles pour l'eau chaude et froide
    de sorte qu'une sortie de la batterie est verrouillée à l'aide d'un dispositif d'obturation commandé par le biais d'un piston-plongeur à pression (12) où le piston-plongeur à pression est guidé en dessous du rebord du siège rabattable en position abaissée et où la tuyère est déclenchée une fois que l'utilisateur monte sur le siège rabattable et est arrêtée une fois que ce dernier soit relevé
    de sorte que la tuyère (7) par l'actionnement du piston-plongeur à pression (12) est engagée par la main pour remplir le cas échéant le bassin d'eau où des marques de couleur mnémoniques (15,16,17,18) sont indiquées sur la partie arrondie du siège rabattable couvrant l'unité de commande affichant les positions extrêmes d'un levier de la batterie pour l'eau chaude et froide, une position de l'eau sanitaire pour un début confortable de la procédure ainsi qu'un point mort du levier.
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