EP3486386A1 - Toilette und toiletten- und entladungsspülkastenanordnung - Google Patents

Toilette und toiletten- und entladungsspülkastenanordnung Download PDF

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EP3486386A1
EP3486386A1 EP17382779.1A EP17382779A EP3486386A1 EP 3486386 A1 EP3486386 A1 EP 3486386A1 EP 17382779 A EP17382779 A EP 17382779A EP 3486386 A1 EP3486386 A1 EP 3486386A1
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toilet
cistern
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Miguel Angel Munar Saura
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Roca Sanitario 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
    • E03D1/24—Low-level flushing systems
    • E03D1/26—Bowl with flushing cistern mounted on the rearwardly extending end of the bowl
    • 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
    • E03D11/17—Means for connecting the bowl to the flushing pipe

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  • the present invention relates to a toilet comprising a toilet body provided with a toilet bowl and a conduit to connect the outlet of a discharge cistern to the toilet bowl. It also relates to a toilet and discharge cistern assembly.
  • Conventional toilets include a rim, or perimeter channel, provided with orifices, which receive the water from the discharge cistern and distributes them uniformly in the perimeter of the pan of the toilet bowl.
  • the "rimless" toilets include an open perimeter flange which is easily accessible for cleaning.
  • these toilets require the use of a connection conduit to the cistern which includes, at one of its ends, a plurality of suitable openings to drive the water towards the perimeter flange of the bowl.
  • This connection conduit typically has a separate portion for joining to the discharge valve of the cistern which must be assembled inside the bowl at the place where the toilet is assembled, which complicates the installer's work.
  • this separate portion of conduit is configured in a manner which requires the use of intermediate connections with the discharge valve, and the use of special discharge cisterns, different to those used with conventional toilets.
  • the objective of the present invention is that of providing a toilet, preferably a toilet of ceramic material, for example, a toilet provided with a "rimless" bowl, which resolves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and has the advantages described below.
  • the present invention provides a toilet comprising a toilet body provided with a toilet bowl, and a conduit for the connection of a water outlet of a discharge cistern to the toilet bowl, and which is characterized in that the connection conduit includes an attachment end to a discharge valve of the cistern modified to be able to be fixed to the toilet body in a stable assembly position with the bowl, the body of said toilet including means to fix the modified end of the connection conduit in the stable assembly position with the bowl.
  • the conduit which connects the water outlet of the cistern to the toilet bowl includes a modified attachment end to the discharge valve of the cistern which is configured to be able to be fixed to the toilet body in a stable position, by means of means provided for said purpose in the toilet body. Thanks to this, a toilet is obtained which can be factory assembled, thus simplifying the work of the installer in the place of assembly, since the installer only has to couple the cistern as occurs in conventional toilets.
  • said modified attachment end of the connection conduit includes a mouth which defines a recess for a gasket joining the end of the discharge valve of the cistern and, preferably, the toilet body and the connection conduit are configured so that, in the stable assembly position with the bowl, the mouth of the conduit is disposed substantially flush with a wall of the toilet body.
  • the toilet claimed allows the use of standard cisterns that directly couple to the toilet without the need to be modified. Furthermore, the flow of water from the cistern to the toilet bowl is optimized, since the mouth of the connection conduit is adapted to be directly attached to one end of the discharge valve inside the cistern. In this way, the attachment of the discharge valve to the inlet mouth of the connection conduit can be carried out without intermediate connections.
  • the means to fix the modified end of the connection conduit to the toilet body comprise at least one orifice provided in a wall of the toilet body, and at least one fixing element to insert in said orifice.
  • This fixing element can be, for example, a screw which is inserted in the toilet orifice to fix the modified end of the connection conduit to the toilet body by means of a nut which is threaded in the threaded end of this screw.
  • the screw or fixing element of the modified end of the connection conduit comprises an internal threaded bushing susceptible of receiving another fixing element of the discharge cistern.
  • the discharge cistern can be directly fixed on the mouth of the connection conduit guaranteeing an optimum and compact assembly.
  • the mouth of the modified end of the connection conduit comprises an external fixing tab on the toilet body, which is provided with at least one orifice for the passage of one of said fixing elements.
  • the toilet body has been modified to include a cavity which defines a hollow space dimensioned to house the modified end of the connection conduit.
  • the connection conduit is integrated inside the toilet body, simplifying the toilet manufacturing (less material and less design complexity) and facilitating assembly of the components, and the transport and handling to the place of assembly.
  • the toilet claimed comprises a "rimless" toilet bowl provided with an open perimeter flange to distribute and direct the water.
  • the connection conduit includes at least two portions of conduit, a first portion of conduit which includes the modified end for attaching to the discharge valve and a second portion of conduit provided with a free end with a plurality of openings intended to propel and uniformly distribute the water throughout the perimeter flange of the pan of the toilet bowl.
  • connection conduit formed by one or more parts, always includes a modified end to be fixed to the toilet body in a stable position by means of means provided for said purpose in the toilet body. Thanks to this, as previously commented, the toilet may come from the factory ready to be connected to the discharge cistern, thus simplifying the assembly that the installer must perform.
  • the toilet body has been modified to include a cavity which defines a first hollow space dimensioned to house the first portion of connection conduit, and a second hollow space dimensioned to house the second portion of conduit inside the toilet body.
  • the two portions of the connection conduit are integrated inside the toilet body.
  • a seal guarantees the water-tightness between the first and the second hollow space to avoid the accidental outlet of water outside of the toilet body.
  • This seal may form part of the connection conduit or form an independent element which must be coupled together during assembly.
  • the present invention provides a toilet and discharge cistern assembly, comprising a toilet as claimed, and a discharge cistern which can be coupled to a wall of the toilet body.
  • the discharge cistern of this assembly has the advantage that it can always be of standard type, irrespective of whether the toilet bowl is "rimless" or a conventional bowl.
  • the base of the discharge cistern is provided with at least one orifice for the passage of a screw for fixing the cistern on the wall of the toilet body.
  • the screw for fixing the cistern can be a screw configured to be threaded in a bushing with internal threading of a fixing element of the modified end of the connection conduit. In this way, it guarantees a simple and safe assembly of the cistern on the toilet body.
  • a threaded end of the discharge valve inside the cistern is housed inside the mouth of the modified end of the connection conduit of the toilet, with said modified end being fixed to the toilet body.
  • rimless toilet bowl is understood as a bowl provided with an open perimeter flange to distribute water, or a bowl lacking a rim or perimeter channel for the distribution of water.
  • the embodiment of the toilet 1 which is described includes a toilet body 2, a "rimless" toilet bowl 3 which is provided with an open perimeter flange 4 to distribute water, and a conduit 5 for the connection of the outlet of a water discharge cistern 6 to the bowl 3 of the toilet 1.
  • the cistern 6 houses therein a discharge valve 7 which is fixed by means of a nut 22 to the base of the same cistern 6.
  • connection conduit 5 includes an attachment end 5a to the outlet of the discharge valve 7 of the cistern 6.
  • the end 5a has been modified to be able to be fixed to the toilet 1 body 2 in a stable assembly position with the bowl 3.
  • an external tab 10 has been provided with orifices 11 for the passage of fixing screws 9 which also traverse orifices 8 provided in the toilet 1 body 2.
  • the screws 9 which fix the external tab 10 each include a bushing 12 with an internal thread susceptible of receiving other fixing screws 13 of the base 14 of the discharge cistern 6. In this way, the discharge cistern 6 can be directly fixed on the mouth of the connection conduit 5 guaranteeing optimum assembly.
  • Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the toilet 1 with the exterior tab 10 of the modified end 5a of the connection conduit 5 fixed to the toilet 1 body 2 by means of the fixing screws 9 which traverse the orifices 8 provided in the toilet 1 body 2.
  • nuts 21 lock the position of the screws 9 to fix the modified end 5a of the conduit 5 in a stable assembly position with the bowl 3. In this stable position, the toilet 1 can be moved from the factory to the place of assembly where the installer only has to couple the discharge cistern 6.
  • the modified end 5a of the connection conduit 5 includes a mouth which defines a recess 15 for a gasket16 joining a threaded end 17 of the discharge valve 7 inside the cistern 6.
  • the toilet 1 body 2 and the modified end 5a of the connection conduit 5 are configured so that, in the stable assembly position with the bowl 3, the mouth of the connection conduit 5 is disposed substantially flush with a surface of the toilet 1 body 2 designed to contact with the discharge cistern 6.
  • the toilet 1 claimed allows the use of standard cisterns 6 which do not need to be modified to allow the attachment of the connection conduit 5 with the discharge valve 7 of the cistern 6.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show, respectively, an exploded view and a section of a toilet and discharge cistern assembly of the present invention with a discharge cistern 6 of standard type.
  • the toilet 1 claimed comprises a toilet bowl 3 of "rimless” type provided with an open perimeter flange 4 to distribute and direct the water.
  • the connection conduit 5 includes a first portion "A" of conduit comprising the modified end 5a for attaching to the discharge valve 7, and a second portion “B” of connection conduit 5 provided with a free end with a plurality of openings 18 intended to propel and uniformly distribute the water throughout the perimeter flange 4 of the pan of the toilet bowl 3.
  • both portions "A" and "B” of the conduit 5 constituted two independent parts or pieces susceptible of being coupled together when the toilet 1 is assembled in the factory.
  • Figure 3 shows a detail of the cavity which has been provided in the toilet 1 body 2 to house the two parts which form the connection conduit 5.
  • This cavity defines a first hollow space 19a dimensioned to receive the first portion "A" of conduit 5, and a second space 19b dimensioned to house the second portion "B" of conduit inside the toilet 1 body 2.
  • the water-tightness between both hollow spaces 19a, 19b is guaranteed by means of a rubber seal 20 which is inserted in the cavity to avoid the accidental outlet of water.
  • the connection conduit 5 is integrated and protected inside the toilet 1 body 2, and the attachment end 5a to the valve 7 of the cistern 6 is fixed to the toilet 1 body 2 in a stable position which facilitates transport to the place of assembly.
  • fixing means of the modified end 5a for attaching to the discharge valve 7 consisting of screws 9 susceptible of traversing orifices 8 provided in the toilet 1 body 2, it would also be possible to provide in the toilet 1 body 2 another known type of means of fixing said modified end 5 which also allowed guaranteeing in origin a stable assembly position with the toilet 1 bowl 3.

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DE599789C (de) * 1932-07-14 1934-07-09 Butzkei Bernhard Joseph A G F Spuelklosettbecken
US1970789A (en) * 1932-05-02 1934-08-21 Zwermann Helene Closet bowl and tank structure
US2743460A (en) * 1953-08-03 1956-05-01 Leonard W Youngstrom Adjustable connector for tank and bowl of a close coupled water-closet combination
EP0142991A2 (de) * 1983-11-17 1985-05-29 Caradon Twyfords Limited Wasserklosett-System
US4524500A (en) * 1982-03-24 1985-06-25 Societe Anonyme Des Produits Ceramiques De Touraine Process for converting a ceramic toilet commode intended to be supplied with an independent water supply pipe into a toilet commode adapted to be supplied with water by an associated tank
EP0187657A2 (de) * 1985-01-08 1986-07-16 Kohler Co. Dichtung an einem Toilettenspülkasten
WO2012028201A1 (en) * 2010-09-03 2012-03-08 Eczacibasi Yapi Gerecleri San. Ve Tic. A.S. Water tank installation system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1970789A (en) * 1932-05-02 1934-08-21 Zwermann Helene Closet bowl and tank structure
DE599789C (de) * 1932-07-14 1934-07-09 Butzkei Bernhard Joseph A G F Spuelklosettbecken
US2743460A (en) * 1953-08-03 1956-05-01 Leonard W Youngstrom Adjustable connector for tank and bowl of a close coupled water-closet combination
US4524500A (en) * 1982-03-24 1985-06-25 Societe Anonyme Des Produits Ceramiques De Touraine Process for converting a ceramic toilet commode intended to be supplied with an independent water supply pipe into a toilet commode adapted to be supplied with water by an associated tank
EP0142991A2 (de) * 1983-11-17 1985-05-29 Caradon Twyfords Limited Wasserklosett-System
EP0187657A2 (de) * 1985-01-08 1986-07-16 Kohler Co. Dichtung an einem Toilettenspülkasten
WO2012028201A1 (en) * 2010-09-03 2012-03-08 Eczacibasi Yapi Gerecleri San. Ve Tic. A.S. Water tank installation system

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