ES1290094U - LAVATORY (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

toilet; Suitable to evacuate excrement and urine, understanding: a higher opening around which a seat area (11) is defined, and an exit mouth (12) coupling to a drainage duct; Characterized by understanding: inferior at least one cylinder (2), extendable vertically, which forms some means of support of the toilet (1) on the soil and elevation of said toilet (1) at different heights with respect to the ground; and in its output mouth (12) a tube (3), flexible and/or extensible, of permanent connection of said exit mouth (12) with the drainage duct in the different positions at the toilet height (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Toilet

Technical sector.

The present invention relates to a toilet that falls within the sector of sanitary fittings for lavatories and bathrooms.

State of the prior art

In the state of the art, toilets used to evacuate excrement and urine are widely known, and which comprise an upper opening around which a seating area is defined, and an outlet mouth for connection to a conduit. drain.

These toilets have different shapes depending on the manufacturer, however they have standard heights, requiring the user to bend down to sit on the toilet.

This fixed toilet height is not comfortable for short or very tall people; and neither for those people who, due to some ailment or circumstance, have difficulty bending over and sitting on the toilet, for example due to: immobilization of a lower extremity, hip problems, muscle atrophies, injuries, secondary effects of surgery or post-surgery.

The solutions known in the state of the art to solve these drawbacks consist of raised seats that are attached to the toilet and increase the height of the seat with respect to the ground.

Patent CA1220901 discloses a raised toilet seat that is placed on the bowl of a conventional toilet and that has a fastening bracket, with a section that fits inside a space provided when the lid and seat of the toilet. conventional toilet are raised and with another section that attaches to the rear of the overlapping raised toilet seat, being attached to the conventional toilet.

Patent CA2027760 discloses a raised toilet seat, which is placed on the bowl of a conventional toilet, and a bracket that has a section that includes pins to fasten the bracket to the seat, another section that extends from the rear and beyond the seat and fitting into a space provided when the lid and seat of a conventional toilet are raised.

US 4214323 also discloses a raised toilet seat.

These raised seats have various drawbacks, such as: the difficulty of assembly, the need to carry out continuous assembly and disassembly of the same depending on the height or status of the different users; the use of complex means for its stable coupling to the toilet; a lack of stability when simply fitted onto the toilet, or the definition by this raised seat of a seating surface at an unvarying height from the ground.

Therefore, said elevated seats do not constitute an effective and practical solution for the problem posed.

The technical problem to be solved is the development of a toilet with technical characteristics aimed at improving its comfort of use by users of different heights and with different physical conditions or limitations.

Explanation of the invention.

The toilet object of the invention, being suitable for evacuating excrement and urine, and comprising: an upper opening around which a seating area is defined, and an outlet for connection to a drainage pipe, It has technical characteristics that allow the toilet assembly to be raised from the ground in a comfortable, quick and simple way, arranging its seating area at different heights, depending on the needs of each user.

To achieve this objective, the toilet comprises: at the bottom, at least one vertically extensible cylinder that forms means for supporting the toilet on the ground and for raising said toilet to different heights with respect to the ground; and, at its outlet, a tube, flexible and/or extensible, for permanent connection of said outlet mouth with the drain pipe in the different height positions of the toilet.

These features allow that in a retracted position of the extendable cylinder(s), the lower end of the toilet rests on or near the ground and that, as the support cylinder(s) are extended, the toilet assembly and the user's seating area progressively distances itself from the ground, until said seating area is at the height desired by the user.

Given that the cylinder or cylinders responsible for supporting the toilet and positioning it at different heights are located below the toilet, it has been planned that the extendable cylinder or cylinders are electric cylinders that can be actuated by means of a button external to the toilet.

In the case of several cylinders, these are activated simultaneously and in the same direction of raising or lowering the toilet by means of the aforementioned button.

In one embodiment of the invention, the toilet comprises a base made of a rigid and resistant material, provided with at least one lower cavity for receiving the upper end of the corresponding extensible cylinder and for resting on said extensible cylinder.

The purpose of this base is to support the weight of the toilet and the user and to prevent the extensible cylinder or cylinders from pressing directly on the ceramic or material of the toilet, and causing it to be damaged or broken.

Brief description of the content of the drawings.

To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to this specification in which, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a schematic elevation view of a toilet according to the invention, sectioned along a vertical plane to allow observation of the extensible support and elevation cylinders of the toilet, and of the base of rigid and resistant material supporting the toilet. toilet on said extendable cylinders.

- Figure 2 shows a schematic top view of the toilet in Figure 1, in which the positions of the extensible support and elevation cylinders have been indicated with a dashed line, which in this particular case include a front and two rear cylinders. .

Detailed exposition of embodiments of the invention.

In the example of embodiment shown in the attached figures, the toilet (1) comprises an upper opening around which a seat area (11) is defined, one and an outlet (12) for the evacuation of excrement. and urine into a sewage pipe.

This toilet (1) comprises vertically extendable cylinders (2) below, in this specific example three electric cylinders, one arranged in the front area and two others in the rear area of the toilet (1).

Said extensible cylinders (2) make up the support means for the toilet (1) on the ground and, when electrically actuated by means of a button (not shown), cause the toilet to be raised or lowered with respect to the ground, allowing the toilet to be placed (1) and the seat area (11) at different heights until reaching the height desired by the user.

To maintain the connection of the outlet mouth (12) of the toilet with the drainage pipe, regardless of the height at which the toilet (1) is located, said toilet (1) has in the outlet mouth (12) of a tube (3), flexible and/or extensible. In this embodiment, a vertical discharge toilet (1) has been shown, and the connection tube (3) with the drain pipe is a telescopic tube.

In the embodiment shown, the toilet (1) comprises a base (4) made of a rigid and resistant material, provided with lower cavities (41) for receiving the corresponding extensible cylinders (2) and for supporting said cylinders (2). extensible, so that the toilet (1) rests on the base (4), which in turn is supported on the extensible cylinders (2).

Once the nature of the invention has been sufficiently described, as well as an example of preferred embodiment, it is stated for the appropriate purposes that the materials, shape, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential characteristics of the invention that are claimed below.

Claims (3)

1. Toilet; suitable for evacuating excrement and urine, comprising: an upper opening around which a seating area (11) is defined, and an outlet mouth (12) coupled to a drainage pipe; characterized in that it comprises: at the bottom, at least one cylinder (2), vertically extensible, forming means for supporting the toilet (1) on the ground and for raising said toilet (1) to different heights with respect to the ground; and at its outlet (12) a tube (3), flexible and/or extensible, for permanent connection of said outlet (12) with the drain pipe in the different height positions of the toilet (1). 2. Toilet, according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one extensible cylinder (2) is an electric cylinder that can be actuated by means of a button external to the toilet (1). 3. Toilet, according to any preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a base (4) made of a rigid and resistant material provided with at least one lower cavity (41) for receiving the corresponding extensible cylinder (2) and for supporting said cylinder (2). ) extensible.