EP3360450B1 - Seat assembly with a coupling device for fixing the seat assembly to a sanitary fixture - Google Patents
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- EP3360450B1 EP3360450B1 EP18155679.6A EP18155679A EP3360450B1 EP 3360450 B1 EP3360450 B1 EP 3360450B1 EP 18155679 A EP18155679 A EP 18155679A EP 3360450 B1 EP3360450 B1 EP 3360450B1
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- seat assembly
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
- A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
- A47K13/26—Mounting devices for seats or covers
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- the present invention relates to a coupling device, particularly for fixing the seat assembly to a sanitary fixture. More particularly, the invention relates to a coupling device, particularly for fixing the seat assembly to a toilet.
- the seat assembly is fixed to a toilet normally by using pivoting elements which connect the ring or seat and the lid of the seat assembly, which are connected to threaded stems which are inserted in holes provided in the toilet and are fixed by means of a wing nut and in most cases are difficult to actuate.
- this embodiment is normally used, it has the drawback that it does not allow easy removal of the seat assembly of the toilet and is not always able to allow stable fixing.
- EP0853916 has introduced a new solution, which allows to connect a pin with a shaped head to the toilet, with which a slider engages with which the seat assembly pivoting element is associated, allowing to obtain a quick and safe coupling without having to use tools of any kind.
- EP1800585 describes a coupling solution which comprises a pin which can be fixed to a toilet provided with a shaped head which can be accommodated detachably in a seat of a transverse pivot which forms the element for pivoting between the lid and the ring of the seat assembly.
- This document provides for detachable means for fixing the transverse pivot to the pin, which are constituted by screw means accommodated with threaded seats formed in the transverse pivot and which can translate substantially at right angles to the pin. There are also extraction prevention means in order to ensure the disengagement of the screw means from the threaded seat.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a coupling device, particularly for fixing the seat assembly to a sanitary fixture, in which the coupling device is extremely simplified with respect to the coupling devices of the background art.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device for fixing the seat assembly to a sanitary fixture that does not require tools of any kind both for coupling and for uncoupling the seat assembly with respect to said sanitary fixture.
- a still further object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device particularly for fixing the seat assembly to a sanitary fixture that is highly reliable, relatively simple to provide and at competitive costs.
- the coupling device generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises a pivot 2 which can be fixed to a sanitary fixture 3 and is provided with a head 4 that can be accommodated in a seat 5 of a transverse pivot 6 which forms the element for pivoting between a lid 7 and a ring 8 of the seat assembly of the toilet.
- the seat 5 is constituted by a through hole, which thus can be fitted over the pivot 2.
- the head 4 of the pivot 2 can protrude from the seat 5.
- the transverse pivot 6 in turn engages in a bushing 9, which is accommodated in a seat 10 formed jointly in the lid 7 and in the ring 8.
- the pivot 2 has a circumferential protrusion 11 (or an enlargement in diameter) adapted to allow the resting of the transverse pivot 6 when the pivot 2 is coupled within the through hole 5 of the transverse pivot 6.
- the disengagement of the seat assembly from the sanitary fixture 3 can occur only if the seat assembly is lifted perfectly vertically, a situation which cannot occur neither during use, since the user is sitting on said seat assembly and therefore the weight of the user prevents disengagement, nor when the ring 8 is opened, since in order to remove it it would be necessary to make the pivot 2 follow a perfectly rectilinear path vertically within the hole 5, since a lifting in an oblique position or on only one side would not allow to slide the seat assembly off the pivot 2, which is fixed to the sanitary fixture 3.
- Figures 5 and 6 are views of a second embodiment of the coupling device, not forming part of the present invention, wherein the pivot 2 is provided with at least one groove 15 adapted to accommodate a gasket, for example of the O-Ring ® type 16.
- the through hole 5 is provided with at least one groove adapted to accommodate an O-Ring ® .
- the coupling device according to the invention is therefore particularly easy to use and manufacture, since all the component elements of the devices of the known type have been eliminated, leaving simply a pin by providing a transverse pivot with a through hole.
- the coupling device according to the present disclosure achieves fully the intended aim and objects, since it allows the quick coupling without tools of any kind of a seat assembly to a corresponding sanitary fixture.
- the head 4 of the pivot 2 can have any kind of transverse cross-section.
- the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to the requirements and the state of the art.
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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IT102017000014760A IT201700014760A1 (it) | 2017-02-10 | 2017-02-10 | Dispositivo di accoppiamento particolarmente per il fissaggio dell'asse ad un sanitario. |
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EP3360450A1 EP3360450A1 (en) | 2018-08-15 |
EP3360450C0 EP3360450C0 (en) | 2023-11-01 |
EP3360450B1 true EP3360450B1 (en) | 2023-11-01 |
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EP18155679.6A Active EP3360450B1 (en) | 2017-02-10 | 2018-02-08 | Seat assembly with a coupling device for fixing the seat assembly to a sanitary fixture |
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EP (1) | EP3360450B1 (es) |
ES (1) | ES2968149T3 (es) |
IT (1) | IT201700014760A1 (es) |
PL (1) | PL3360450T3 (es) |
Citations (1)
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DE202014101077U1 (de) * | 2014-02-14 | 2014-06-04 | Bestter (Xiamen) Technology Inc. | Drehgelenk eines Deckels und eines Körpers einer Toilette |
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IT1295337B1 (it) | 1997-01-21 | 1999-05-12 | Sipex S N C Di Cavagna Livio & | Dispositivo di connessione rapida particolarmente per applicare un'asse di copertura a un water |
ITMI20052427A1 (it) | 2005-12-20 | 2007-06-21 | Cavagna & Sipex Internat S R L | Dispositivo di accoppiamento particolarmente per il fissaggio dell'asse ad un water |
CN201767898U (zh) * | 2010-04-28 | 2011-03-23 | 周裕佳 | 坐便器盖板铰链结构 |
DE102014105342A1 (de) * | 2014-04-15 | 2015-10-15 | Wenko-Wenselaar Gmbh & Co. Kg | WC-Sitzgelenk |
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- 2018-02-08 ES ES18155679T patent/ES2968149T3/es active Active
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DE202014101077U1 (de) * | 2014-02-14 | 2014-06-04 | Bestter (Xiamen) Technology Inc. | Drehgelenk eines Deckels und eines Körpers einer Toilette |
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IT201700014760A1 (it) | 2018-08-10 |
EP3360450A1 (en) | 2018-08-15 |
EP3360450C0 (en) | 2023-11-01 |
PL3360450T3 (pl) | 2024-03-25 |
ES2968149T3 (es) | 2024-05-08 |
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