EP3922778A1 - Agencement d'articles sanitaires - Google Patents

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EP3922778A1
EP3922778A1 EP20179021.9A EP20179021A EP3922778A1 EP 3922778 A1 EP3922778 A1 EP 3922778A1 EP 20179021 A EP20179021 A EP 20179021A EP 3922778 A1 EP3922778 A1 EP 3922778A1
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Cäsar Ackermann
Yvo Megert
Joel Rippert
Boris Gallaroti
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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
    • E03D9/002—Automatic cleaning devices
    • 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
    • E03D11/12—Swivel-mounted bowls, e.g. for use in restricted spaces slidably or movably mounted bowls; combinations with flushing and disinfecting devices actuated by the swiveling or sliding movement of the bowl

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  • the present invention relates to a sanitary article arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the DE 29 810 772 such a device, wherein a toilet brush is arranged above the toilet bowl, and is then moved from above into the toilet bowl during the cleaning process and cleans the inner walls of the toilet bowl by a rotational movement.
  • the WO 03/102315 suggests cleaning the surfaces of a toilet bowl with a spray arm.
  • the prior art has the disadvantage that the structures of the proposed automatic toilet cleaning devices are very complicated, as a result of which the cleaning devices are prone to malfunctions and / or as a result of which the cleaning result is not always satisfactory.
  • the invention is based on an object of specifying a sanitary article arrangement which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the interior of a sanitary body should be cleaned automatically in a simple manner.
  • Receiving space is facing, and at least one fixed cleaning nozzle, with which a cleaning fluid can be applied to at least a portion of the inner surface for cleaning the inner surface.
  • the sanitary body can be moved from a starting position relative to the at least one cleaning nozzle in such a way that the inner surface can be sprayed by the cleaning fluid as a result of the movement of the sanitary body. In other words, the sanitary body is moved relative to the at least one stationary nozzle.
  • the movement of the sanitary body relative to the at least one cleaning nozzle has the advantage that the number of cleaning nozzles can be kept small, while a good cleaning result can be achieved at the same time.
  • the sanitary body preferably moves in such a way that the entire inner surface can be sprayed with the cleaning fluid.
  • the cleaning fluid is preferably water. However, it is also conceivable that a different type of cleaning fluid is used. For example, a mixture of water and a disinfectant and / or a cleaning agent.
  • the sanitary body is preferably designed as part of a toilet bowl or as a complete toilet bowl.
  • a central axis preferably extends centrally through the pipe socket, the sanitary body being pivotable or rotatable about the central axis.
  • pivotable or “rotatable” are understood to mean a rotational movement of the sanitary body around the central axis.
  • the central axis forms an axis of rotation for the sanitary body.
  • the central axis is preferably inclined at an angle of 5 ° to 25 ° to the vertical.
  • the vertical is defined in the direction of gravity. Larger or smaller angles or even an orientation of the vertical are also conceivable.
  • the sanitary article arrangement preferably further comprises a fixed pipe, the pipe socket protruding into the pipe, a lower bearing point being provided between the pipe and the pipe socket, and the pipe socket being pivotable or rotatable relative to the fixed pipe in the lower bearing point.
  • fixed pipe is understood to mean a pipe which is mechanically fixed.
  • the pipe socket protrudes into the pipe in such a way that feces, solids, rinsing water and / or the cleaning fluid can flow into the pipe from the pipe socket.
  • the pipe can be connected to a sewage network.
  • a seal is preferably arranged between the pipe and the pipe socket.
  • the pipe attachment preferably has a flange on the outside which stands up on the end face of the pipe. This provides an axial bearing between the pipe socket or sanitary body and the pipe. The pipe socket then protrudes into the pipe with the section which is in front of the flange.
  • the pipe preferably has a siphon.
  • the sanitary body is preferably adjoined at the top by a fixed edge which complements the receiving space at the top, the edge having an inner surface.
  • fixed edge is understood to mean an edge which is mechanically fixed.
  • the sanitary body can then rotate or pivot relative to the stationary edge.
  • the toilet bowl is essentially provided by the fixed edge and the sanitary body.
  • the edge preferably protrudes partially into the receiving space of the sanitary body with an edge region, an upper bearing point being provided between the edge region and the inner surface, and the inner surface being pivotable or rotatable relative to the fixed edge region in the upper bearing point.
  • a seal is preferably arranged between the outside of the edge region and the inner surface.
  • the outer side of the edge area and the inner surface are each designed to be circular-cylindrical in the area of the upper bearing point and extend around the central axis.
  • the edge is preferably adjoined at the top by a support surface extending essentially in the horizontal direction.
  • the support surface essentially serves to support a seat ring and / or a toilet lid.
  • the sanitary article arrangement preferably also has a drive unit which drives the sanitary body during cleaning, the drive unit having an actuator, in particular an electric motor, which acts on the sanitary body to move it.
  • the drive unit preferably also has at least one drive roller, the actuator driving the drive roller and the drive roller acting on the sanitary body.
  • the drive roller preferably acts directly or indirectly on the outer surface of the wall of the sanitary article.
  • an annular area is provided on the outer surface, which annular area extends in a circular-cylindrical manner around the central axis.
  • the ring area can be formed integrally on the wall and / or provided by a part of the wall. Alternatively, the ring area can also be provided by a separate ring element that is firmly connected to the wall.
  • the sanitary body can preferably be moved from the starting position into a rinsing position, the drainage opening in the rinsing position in such a way that any human excretions and / or any water can flow out of the receiving space.
  • any human excretions and / or any water can flow out of the receiving space, in particular under the effect of gravity.
  • the outflow opening is preferably adjoined by a channel opening into the pipe socket.
  • the channel has an overflow edge, wherein in the starting position the overflow edge is higher than the edges which delimit the drainage opening in the inner surface and wherein in the flushing position the channel is at least horizontally or at an angle downwards with respect to the horizontal, in such a way that that any human excretions and / or any water can flow out of the receiving space via the drainage opening as well as the channel and the overflow edge.
  • the cleaning nozzle preferably has at least one nozzle opening, which nozzle opening is arranged and oriented in such a way that the spray jet emerging from the at least one nozzle opening strikes the inner surface tangentially and / or that the spray jet emerging from the at least one nozzle opening essentially hits the point of intersection between Central axis and the inner surface flows.
  • At least one further nozzle opening which provides a further spray jet, the further spray jet being oriented at an angle to said spray jet.
  • a pressure source which pressurizes the cleaning fluid is preferably present in front of the at least one nozzle opening in the direction of flow.
  • the cleaning fluid is water and the line pressure is sufficient, there is no need for a pressure source.
  • the sanitary article arrangement preferably has a flushing opening in the receiving space, via which rinsing water can be supplied to the receiving space.
  • the rinsing opening is preferably arranged in the upper area of the receiving space, so that as much as possible the entire surface area is wetted by the rinsing water.
  • the flushing opening is particularly preferably placed in the stationary edge.
  • the flushing opening is preferably arranged as high up as possible on the stationary edge, in particular close to the support surface.
  • a method for operating a sanitary article arrangement according to the above description is characterized in that the sanitary body is moved in a cleaning step and that at the same time rinsing water can be delivered to the inner surface of the receiving space via the at least one cleaning nozzle.
  • the sanitary body is preferably pivoted or rotated at least once about the central axis during the cleaning process.
  • the sanitary body is pivoted or rotated from the starting position into the flushing position. This rotation preferably corresponds to a 180 ° rotation.
  • the cleaning process can take place at the same time as the pivoting from the starting position into the flushing position, the sanitary body being pivoted again by at least 180 ° after reaching the flushing position, so that the sanitary body was pivoted once through 360 °.
  • the cleaning process can, however, also begin when the flushing position is reached, the sanitary body being pivoted further out of the flushing position by at least 360 ° and then being pivoted back into the starting position.
  • the siphon water via the at least one nozzle and / or via the flushing opening, the receiving space can be filled so that the water level required for the siphon is filled.
  • the sanitary article arrangement 1 is shown here as a toilet.
  • the sanitary article arrangement 1 can, however, also be another sanitary article arrangement 1, such as, for example, a washstand, a urinal or a bidet.
  • the sanitary article arrangement 1 comprises a sanitary body 2 and at least one cleaning nozzle 8.
  • the at least one cleaning nozzle 8 is used to clean the sanitary body 2.
  • the sanitary body 2 has a receiving space 3.
  • a drain opening 4 adjoins the receiving space 3, viewed from below. Water and / or feces can be removed from the receiving space 3 via the drainage opening 4.
  • the discharge opening 4 is also followed by a pipe socket 5.
  • the receiving space 3 is provided by a wall 6.
  • the wall 6 has an inner surface 7.
  • the inner surface 8 is the Facing the receiving space 3 and delimits the receiving space 3.
  • the at least one cleaning nozzle 8 is arranged in a stationary manner relative to the sanitary body 2. With the at least one cleaning nozzle 8, the inner surface 7 can be cleaned by means of a cleaning fluid.
  • the cleaning fluid is applied by the at least one cleaning nozzle 8 to at least a partial area of the inner surface 7.
  • the cleaning fluid can be water or a combination of water, cleaning agent and / or disinfectant.
  • the sanitary body 2 can be moved from an initial position relative to the at least one stationary cleaning nozzle 8. The movement is such that, as a result of the movement of the sanitary body 7, the inner surface 7 can be sprayed by the cleaning fluid.
  • the cleaning fluid is dispensed from the at least one cleaning nozzle 8 onto the inner surface 7, the sanitary body 7 being pivoted or rotated about the central axis M at the same time as the cleaning fluid is dispensed.
  • a central axis M extends centrally through the pipe socket 5.
  • the sanitary body can be pivoted or rotated about the central axis M.
  • the central axis M in the installed position of the sanitary article arrangement 1 is inclined at an angle ⁇ of 5 ° to 25 ° to the vertical.
  • the sanitary article arrangement 1 also has a stationary tube 9.
  • the fixed pipe 9 lies below the sanitary body 2.
  • the pipe socket 5 protrudes into the pipe 9, a lower bearing point 10 being provided between the pipe 9 and the pipe socket 5.
  • the pipe socket 5 is pivotable or rotatable relative to the stationary pipe 9 in the lower bearing point 10
  • the pipe socket 5 protrudes into the pipe 9 in such a way that feces, solids, rinsing water and / or the cleaning fluid can flow from the pipe socket 5 into the pipe 9 .
  • the pipe 9 can be connected to a sewage network.
  • a seal 11 is preferably arranged between pipe 9 and pipe socket 5.
  • the pipe socket 5 also has a flange 12 on the outside, which stands up on the end face 13 of the pipe 9. This provides an axial bearing between the pipe socket 5 or sanitary body 2 and the pipe 9. The pipe socket then protrudes into the pipe with the section which is in front of the flange 12.
  • the pipe 9 also has a siphon 28.
  • the sanitary article arrangement 1 has a storage structure 29.
  • the bearing structure 29 comprises a floor 30 and a rear wall 31.
  • the tube 9 is fixedly mounted on the floor 30 here.
  • the sanitary body 2 is adjoined at the top by a fixed edge 14.
  • the edge 14 complements the receiving space 3 towards the top.
  • the rim 14 has an inner surface 15.
  • the at least one cleaning nozzle 8 is fixedly arranged on the edge 14 here.
  • the edge 14 projects with an edge region 16 partially into the receiving space 3 of the sanitary body 2, an upper bearing point 17 being provided between the edge region 16 and the inner surface 7.
  • the inner surface 7 is pivotable or rotatable with the sanitary body 2 relative to the fixed edge region 16 in the upper bearing point 17.
  • a seal 18 is preferably arranged between the outside of the edge region 16 and the inner surface.
  • the outer side 19 of the edge region 16 and the inner surface 7 are each designed to be circular-cylindrical in the area of the upper bearing point 17 and extend around the central axis M.
  • the edge 14 is adjoined on the upper side by a support surface 20 which extends essentially in the horizontal direction.
  • the support surface 20 essentially serves to support a seat ring and / or a toilet lid.
  • the support surface 20 is connected to the rear wall 31.
  • the sanitary article arrangement 1 also has a drive unit 21 which drives the sanitary body 2 during cleaning.
  • a drive unit 21 which drives the sanitary body 2 during cleaning.
  • the drive unit 21 has an actuator 22, in particular an electric motor, which acts on the sanitary body 2 to move it.
  • the drive unit 21 further has at least one drive roller 23, the actuator 22 driving the drive roller 23 and the drive roller 23 acting on the sanitary body 2.
  • two drive rollers 23 are arranged, which are driven via a belt 32.
  • the belt 32 is driven by the output shaft 33 of the actuator 22.
  • the two drive rollers 23 act on the sanitary body 2 at different points.
  • a pressure roller 33 is also provided, which presses the sanitary body 2 against the drive groove 33.
  • the pressure of the pressure roller 33 can be varied via a pressure mechanism 34.
  • the elements of the drive unit are mounted on an annular disk 35 which surrounds the sanitary body 2 on the outside.
  • the annular disk 35 is mounted on the bearing structure 29.
  • the two drive rollers 23 act here indirectly on the outer surface 24 of the wall of the sanitary article.
  • an annular area 36 is provided on the outer surface 24, which annular area 36 extends around the central axis M in a circular-cylindrical manner.
  • the ring area 36 can be formed integrally on the wall and / or provided by a part of the wall. Alternatively, the ring area can also be provided by a separate ring element that is firmly connected to the wall.
  • the sanitary body 2 can be moved from the starting position into a flushing position.
  • the starting position is shown and in the Figures 4 and 5 the flushing layer is shown.
  • the drainage opening 4 is located in such a way that any human excretions and / or any water can flow out of the receiving space 3.
  • the rest position drainage is not directly possible, which has the advantage that rinsing water can accumulate around the lower area of the receiving space 3.
  • the outflow opening 4 is adjoined by a channel 25 opening into the pipe socket 5.
  • the channel 25 has an overflow edge 26, wherein in the starting position the Overflow edge 26 is higher than the edges 27 which delimit the drainage opening 4 in the inner surface 7 and wherein in the flushing position the channel 25 lies at least horizontally or at an angle downwards with respect to the horizontal, in such a way that any human excretions and / or any Water can flow out of the receiving space 3 via the drainage opening 4 as well as the channel 25 and the overflow edge 26.
  • the cleaning nozzle 8 has at least one nozzle opening.
  • the nozzle opening is arranged and oriented in such a way that the spray jet S emerging from the at least one nozzle opening strikes the inner surface 7 tangentially and / or that the spray jet S emerging from the at least one nozzle opening essentially hits the intersection between the central axis M and the inner surface Surface 7 flows.
  • nozzle opening there can be at least one further nozzle opening which provides a further spray jet S '.
  • the further spray jet S ' is oriented at an angle to said spray jet S.
  • the sanitary article arrangement also has a flushing opening 37 in the receiving space 3, here in the area of the edge 14. Rinsing water can be supplied to the receiving space 3 via the rinsing opening 37.
  • a method for operating a sanitary article arrangement 1 comprises a cleaning step in which the sanitary body 2 is moved and in which at the same time rinsing water can be delivered to the inner surface 7 in the receiving space 3 via the at least one cleaning nozzle 8.
  • the sanitary body S is preferably pivoted or rotated completely around the central axis M at least once during the cleaning process.
  • the sanitary body 2 is pivoted or rotated from the starting position into the flushing position.
  • This rotation preferably corresponds to a 180 ° rotation.
  • the cleaning process can take place at the same time as the pivoting from the starting position into the flushing position, the sanitary body 2 being pivoted again by at least 180 ° after reaching the flushing position, so that the sanitary body was pivoted once through 360 °.
  • the cleaning process can also begin when the flushing layer is reached, with the sanitary body 2 from the flushing layer is pivoted again by at least 360 ° and is then pivoted back into the starting position.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4007507A1 (de) * 1990-03-09 1991-09-12 Klaus Dipl Ing Roemer Spuelklosett
EP0726988A1 (fr) * 1993-10-18 1996-08-21 Catsilli, Christophe Dispositif du type cuvette a nettoyage automatique pour installation sanitaire
DE29803216U1 (de) 1998-02-24 1998-08-13 Schmidt Arend Automatische Toilettenreinigungsbürste
DE29810772U1 (de) 1998-06-16 1999-07-22 Skoljarev Vorrichtung zum Reinigen der WC-Schüsseln von festen Teilen des Kotes, die man mit dem Spülwaser nicht entfernen kann
WO2003102315A1 (fr) 2002-05-30 2003-12-11 Geberit Technik Ag Chasse d'eau de wc pourvue d'un bras pour le rincage d'une cuvette de wc
DE202008004695U1 (de) * 2008-04-03 2008-06-12 Fleeze Gmbh Drehbar angeordnetes Urinal
WO2011098620A1 (fr) * 2010-02-12 2011-08-18 Lagares Produccions De Disseny, S.L. Toilettes dissimulables

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4007507A1 (de) * 1990-03-09 1991-09-12 Klaus Dipl Ing Roemer Spuelklosett
EP0726988A1 (fr) * 1993-10-18 1996-08-21 Catsilli, Christophe Dispositif du type cuvette a nettoyage automatique pour installation sanitaire
DE29803216U1 (de) 1998-02-24 1998-08-13 Schmidt Arend Automatische Toilettenreinigungsbürste
DE29810772U1 (de) 1998-06-16 1999-07-22 Skoljarev Vorrichtung zum Reinigen der WC-Schüsseln von festen Teilen des Kotes, die man mit dem Spülwaser nicht entfernen kann
WO2003102315A1 (fr) 2002-05-30 2003-12-11 Geberit Technik Ag Chasse d'eau de wc pourvue d'un bras pour le rincage d'une cuvette de wc
DE202008004695U1 (de) * 2008-04-03 2008-06-12 Fleeze Gmbh Drehbar angeordnetes Urinal
WO2011098620A1 (fr) * 2010-02-12 2011-08-18 Lagares Produccions De Disseny, S.L. Toilettes dissimulables

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