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US20160312454A1
US20160312454A1 US15/133,795 US201615133795A US2016312454A1 US 20160312454 A1 US20160312454 A1 US 20160312454A1 US 201615133795 A US201615133795 A US 201615133795A US 2016312454 A1 US2016312454 A1 US 2016312454A1
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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
    • E03D9/005—Devices adding disinfecting or deodorising agents to 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
    • 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
    • E03D11/02—Water-closet bowls ; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl
    • E03D11/11—Bowls combined with a reservoir, e.g. containing apparatus for disinfecting or for disintegrating
    • 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
    • E03D9/04—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices
    • E03D9/05—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices ventilating the bowl
    • E03D9/052—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices ventilating the bowl using incorporated fans
    • 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

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  • the invention pertains to a water closet comprising a flush toilet with a bowl and a flushing device comprising a flush water feed line for supplying flush water to the bowl.
  • the invention is therefore based on the problem of providing a water closet which is improved in comparison to the past.
  • a device for supplying a disinfecting flushing gas into the bowl is provided according to the invention.
  • a disinfecting flushing gas in addition to the flush water to perform the cleaning, possibly in conjunction with an appropriate surface coating, can also be supplied to the bowl to clean it.
  • This flushing gas flows along the essential parts of the bowl or along the entire surface of the bowl and can thus exert its disinfecting action on the bowl areas over which it passes. As a result, contaminants such as germs or the like can be killed.
  • the device can comprise a gas generator to generate the disinfecting flushing gas; that is, the disinfecting flushing gas is produced on site.
  • a gas reservoir containing the disinfecting flushing gas could be provided, and the flushing gas could be withdrawn from the reservoir when needed.
  • Ozone is preferably used as the flushing gas, which is easy to produce by a gas generator, but it can also be easily stored in a gas reservoir.
  • a gas generator When a gas generator is provided, it will comprise a housing containing a UV(C) ray-emitting radiation device and possibly a conveying means for conveying the flushing gas generated in the interior of the housing to the bowl.
  • the housing into which a fresh supply of room air can flow, contains a UV(C) emitter.
  • This UV(C) emitter emits high-energy, short-wave radiation with wavelengths in the nanometer range.
  • At least some of the air present in the interior of the housing, which therefore serves, as it were, as a gas generator chamber, is converted to ozone.
  • the generated flushing gas can then be drawn from the housing by gravity or with the help of a conveying means such as a simple fan, sent to the bowl, and used there for the flushing process.
  • the fan can also be arranged in the housing, or it can be installed downstream or upstream from the housing itself. In either case, the flushing gas is conveyed by the fan, while at the same time the fan also brings fresh room air into the housing, i.e., the air which is to be activated.
  • a replaceable and/or refillable pressure vessel is used as the gas reservoir, from which the flushing gas can be discharged under pressure.
  • the pressure vessel can be replaceable; that is, it can be easily detached from its mounting on an appropriate supply line, which leads to the bowl, and a new pressure vessel can be put in its place.
  • the pressure vessel could be refilled on site, for which purpose the pressure vessel comprises a suitable filling opening, to which a filling hose can be attached, through which fresh flushing gas can be introduced into the pressure vessel from a flushing gas source.
  • the gas generator or the gas reservoir is preferably arranged in an empty space in the flush toilet.
  • the flush toilet as a ceramic or porcelain object, usually has a relatively large empty space in the lower or rear area, into which the gas generator or the gas reservoir can be easily integrated.
  • the gas generator or gas reservoir could be arranged behind a front wall, to which the flush toilet is fastened or is to be fastened.
  • a separate rigid or flexible channel in the form of a hose or the like can be provided on such a feed channel.
  • the hose leads from the gas generator or gas reservoir to a feed opening in the flush toilet leading to the bowl.
  • a separate channel therefore, is laid through the toilet and connected to the ceramic by joint or connecting elements, so that the flushing gas emerging from the channel passes through appropriate openings in the ceramic and arrives in the bowl.
  • the flush water line can serve as the feed channel, to which the gas generator or gas reservoir is connected either directly or by way of a channel connecting piece.
  • the gas generator or gas reservoir is coupled to the flush water line, which is connected to the toilet.
  • the flush water feed line the flush water usually flows through appropriate openings into the bowl.
  • an air exhaust channel through which air can be drawn out of the bowl by an exhaust fan, could be used as a feed channel, the gas generator or gas reservoir being connected to the air exhaust channel either directly or by way of a channel connecting piece.
  • Some sanitary facilities have an air exhaust system to draw odors directly out of the bowl.
  • the air exhaust channel is necessarily connected to the interior of the bowl, which means that it can be used as a feed channel for the flushing gas. This gas is blown into the air exhaust channel, passes through the corresponding openings in the bowl, and arrives in the bowl.
  • the gas generator or gas reservoir or the channel connecting piece by which the gas generator or gas reservoir is connected to the flushing water feed line or to the air exhaust channel, is preferably connected to the flushing water feed line or to the air exhaust channel at a point close to where the flushing water feed line or of the air exhaust channel is connected to the flush toilet.
  • This connecting position close to the toilet connection is recommended, because the flushing gas thus arrives in the bowl over the shortest possible route via the flushing water feed line or the air exhaust channel and does not mix or mixes only to a negligible extent with the surrounding air in the flushing water feed line or in the air exhaust channel.
  • a control knob or sensor button which is to be pressed when the flow of flushing gas is to be initiated, can be provided, for example.
  • the fan if provided, is also turned on simultaneously, so that the flushing gas is blown into the bowl.
  • an appropriate control valve downstream from the gas reservoir is actuated. This valve opens, so that the pressurized flushing gas in the gas reservoir flows out and arrives in the bowl.
  • an appropriate control unit is provided, which, on actuation of the operating element, turns on the gas generator at least temporarily or temporarily opens and then closes the gas reservoir.
  • the operating element itself can be a push button or a push knob, which is preferably arranged on an actuating device of the flushing device.
  • the flushing device is usually actuated by a flush button provided on the rear wall.
  • the push button or the push knob which activates the feed of flushing gas can be arranged in the area of this flush button. This placement is intuitive, since the flush button also serves to clean the flush toilet.
  • the lid of the flush toilet To make the most intensive use possible of the disinfecting action of the flushing gas when the flushing gas passes over the surface of the bowl, it is advisable for the lid of the flush toilet to be closed. This makes it possible for the supplied flushing gas to act for as long and intensively as possible; that is, the treatment time can be prolonged, since, when the lid is closed, the flushing gas collects in the bowl and does not immediately escape into the environment.
  • At least one sensor element is provided to detect the position of the lid covering the bowl, wherein the feed of the flushing gas can be controlled as a function of the detection result. That is, the flushing gas is supplied only if the sensor element detects that the lid is closed. Then, and only then, is the radiation device turned on by the control unit to generate the flushing gas such as ozone and to actuate the fan to transport the flushing gas, or then and only then is the valve which opens the gas reservoir actuated. If the lid is not closed, no flushing gas will flow into the bowl even if the operating element has been actuated.
  • the sensor element can serve to detect when the lid is in the raised position. This is advisable especially in the case of a flush toilet such as a wall-hung flush toilet, which is mounted or is to be mounted on a wall, especially a front wall, wherein the sensor element is arranged on the wall above the flush toilet.
  • a flush toilet such as a wall-hung flush toilet
  • the toilet lid is tilted toward the wall or leans against the wall. If the sensor element is in an area through which the lid passes as it is being raised, the sensor element will necessarily detect that the lid is up. Detecting the raised lid in this way is also advisable in the case of a floor-mounted flush toilet, wherein the sensor element in this case is arranged on a tank arranged behind and above the flush toilet.
  • the lid In the case of a floor-mounted flush toilet, the lid is raised toward the tank and possibly rests against it. If the sensor element is located there, it can also detect that the lid is raised. The lid is assumed to be closed only if the sensor element is no longer detecting a raised lid, whereupon the flushing gas can be supplied upon actuation of the operating element.
  • the sensor element could also be used to detect a closed lid.
  • the sensor element is preferably arranged on the toilet seat, which is located underneath the lid when the lid is closed. When the lid is closed, it automatically rests on the toilet seat. If the sensor element is now on the toilet seat, the closed lid can be easily detected. The flushing gas can flow only when this seat-mounted sensor element transmits a detection signal.
  • the sensor element is preferably a proximity sensor.
  • the sensor element When the raised lid approaches the front wall or the tank, its proximity is detected by the sensor element, i.e., the sensor element can detect that the lid has been raised.
  • the lid does not have to be resting against the wall or the tank.
  • a proximity sensor is again possible, but a pressure sensor could also be used, for the lid usually rests under its own weight on the seat, thus exerting a light pressure on it.
  • a closed lid can also be detected in this way.
  • the lid is closed automatically when the operating element is actuated.
  • Modern sanitary facilities have a shower device installed in a housing on the flush toilet, through which water can be discharged toward a user through an extendable nozzle.
  • This shower device is usually arranged behind the lid-seat combination, wherein the seat and the lid are pivotably supported on or in the housing of the shower device, for example.
  • the shower device comprises several electrically operated components. It is now possible to provide a closing device in the area of the shower device to close the lid automatically on actuation of the operating element. This means that a lid drive is realized, by means of which a raised lid can be actively closed.
  • the lid drive i.e., the closing device
  • the control unit of the shower device can be actuated by the control unit of the shower device, so that the lid will be closed automatically. Only after the lid is closed will the flushing gas be supplied, either in that it is generated and blown in by the fan or in that it is taken from the flushing gas reservoir.
  • FIG. 1 shows a water closet of a first embodiment with a device for generating flushing gas and for introducing the flushing gas into a flush water line;
  • FIG. 2 shows a view of the flush toilet from above to illustrate the distribution of the flushing gas
  • FIG. 3 shows a rear view of an installation example of the water closet of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of a water closet according to the invention with a device for generating flushing gas and with a flushing gas feed leading into an air exhaust channel;
  • FIG. 5 shows a water closet according to the invention according to a third embodiment with a gas reservoir containing flushing gas, where the feed passes through the flushing water feed line;
  • FIG. 6 shows a rear view of a flush toilet to be hung on a wall with a flushing gas generating device arranged in an empty space in the flush toilet.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a water closet 1 according to the invention comprising a flush toilet 2 with a bowl 3 (see also FIG. 2 ). Also provided is a flushing device 4 , comprising a flush water tank 5 and a flush water feed line 6 , through which the flush water tank 5 is connected to a connector socket 7 of the flush toilet, which is usually made of ceramic or porcelain.
  • the flush water entering through this feed line arrives in a water ring 8 , through which it can flow into the bowl by way of appropriate perforations in the water ring 8 .
  • the arrows shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 show the basic way in which the flush water can potentially flow.
  • the flush toilet naturally also comprises a connecting flange 9 for a wastewater line. Also mounted on the flush toilet is a seat-lid combination 10 , comprising a seat 11 and a lid 12 .
  • the flushing device 4 is installed behind a front wall 13 , wherein a mounting frame 14 is usually used for installation (see FIG. 3 ), on which the flush water tank 5 and any other required components are arranged.
  • a mounting frame 14 is usually used for installation (see FIG. 3 ), on which the flush water tank 5 and any other required components are arranged.
  • the flush water feed line 6 and the wastewater line pass through the front wall 13 .
  • an operating device 15 Arranged on the front side of the front wall 13 is an operating device 15 , comprising a flush button 16 , by means of which the feed of flush water from the flush water tank 5 can be started. After the flush toilet has been used, the user must press the button 16 to start the flushing process.
  • the water closet 1 also comprises a device 17 for supplying a disinfecting flushing gas into the bowl 3 .
  • this device 17 comprises a gas generator 18 , which generates ozone as a flushing gas.
  • the gas generator 18 comprises a housing 19 , in which a fan 20 and a radiation device 21 , which emits UV(C) rays, i.e., high-energy, short-wave radiation, are arranged. These UV(C) rays are able to convert at least some of the ambient air into ozone.
  • perforations 22 which can be provided if desired, fresh air can enter the housing 19 of the gas generator 18 .
  • the gas generator 18 is connected to the flush water feed line 6 by a channel connecting piece 24 .
  • the flush water feed line serves as a feed channel for the flushing gas generated by the gas generator 18 .
  • the operation of the gas generator is initiated by an operating element 25 , a suitable button or the like.
  • This operating element 25 communicates with a control unit 23 of the radiation generator 18 , wherein, of course, the necessary power and communications lines are provided, although they are not shown here.
  • the operating element 25 is located on the operating device 15 comprising the flush button 16 .
  • the radiation device 21 When the operating element 25 is actuated, the radiation device 21 is turned on, so that the UV(C) rays are emitted, and flushing gas in the form of ozone is generated. At the same time, the fan 20 is turned on, so that the generated flushing gas is blown into the flush water line 6 through the channel connecting piece 24 . The gas thus arrives in the water ring 8 and from there flows through the perforations into the bowl 3 , as the lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate. The flushing gas flows along the surface of the bowl and disinfects it completely. The cleaning process can proceed for a defined period of time, wherein the length of time is controlled by the control unit 23 .
  • a timer can be set to terminate the flushing process after five or ten minutes; at the end of the flushing process, the radiation device 21 and the fan 20 are automatically turned off again.
  • the flush toilet can also be flushed with water beforehand or afterwards, possibly under automatic control.
  • the seat-lid combination 10 should be kept closed during the disinfection process; that is, the lid 12 must be closed.
  • a sensor element 26 is provided, which, in the examples shown here, is arranged on the front wall 13 , but it could just as well be arranged on the operating device 15 .
  • This sensor element 26 can be, for example, a proximity switch, which detects whether an object, in this case the lid 12 , is in front of it. If it senses that the lid 12 is in front of it, the lid must be in the raised position. In this case, no ozone, for example, will be generated and no flushing gas will be supplied, even if the operating element 25 has been actuated.
  • the disinfecting process can start only after the sensor element 26 has reported to the control unit 23 that the lid 12 is closed.
  • FIG. 3 shows, as described above, an installation example of a flush toilet 2 as shown in FIG. 1 , comprising a mounting frame 14 , which effectively is arranged behind the front wall 13 and serves as a component carrier.
  • the flushing water tank 5 is mounted on it.
  • the flush water feed line 6 and the gas generator 18 which is connected to the flush water feed line 6 by the channel connecting piece 24 .
  • FIG. 4 shows another exemplary embodiment of a water closet 1 according to the invention, again comprising a flush toilet 2 with a bowl 3 and a flushing device 4 with flush tank 5 and flush water feed line 6 .
  • a flush toilet 2 with a bowl 3
  • a flushing device 4 with flush tank 5 and flush water feed line 6
  • an air exhaust channel 27 Connected to the flush water feed line 6 is an air exhaust channel 27 , to which an exhaust fan 28 is connected.
  • air can be drawn from the interior of the bowl by way of the short piece of the flush water feed line 6 .
  • the air is drawn out via the flush water feed openings leading into the bowl 3 .
  • a device 17 in the form of a gas generator 18 for supplying a disinfecting flushing gas is again provided.
  • This device comprises, as described above in conjunction with FIG. 1 , a fan 20 and a radiation-producing device 21 for emitting UV(C) rays. Operation is controlled again by the control unit 23 .
  • the channel connecting piece 24 leads here into the air exhaust channel 27 .
  • the flushing gas generated on actuation of the operating element 25 enters the bowl 3 through the feed openings through which the flush water normally enters the bowl.
  • the flush toilet here is designed as a so-called “rimless” toilet, which means that there is no water ring here. Instead, the flush water and thus also the flushing gas flow along an appropriate groove extending around the periphery of the bowl and are thus distributed throughout the bowl. In this way, the flushing gas can treat and disinfect the entire surface of the bowl.
  • the operating element 25 is arranged by way of example on the operating device 15 . Also mounted on this device is an operating element 29 , by means of which the air exhaust device, i.e., the exhaust fan 28 , can be turned on.
  • the air exhaust device i.e., the exhaust fan 28
  • a seat-lid combination 10 is again provided, which in this case is mounted pivotably on a shower device 30 .
  • the shower device 30 is installed in a housing 31 , which encloses the device on all sides and on or in which the seat 11 and the lid 12 are, for example, pivotably supported.
  • the shower device 30 comprises a nozzle (not shown), which can be extended into the bowl 3 , and through which heated water can be supplied to the user for cleaning purposes. It comprises not only a feed valve but also an appropriate pump, a heating device, and the nozzle unit, possibly also a water tank and also, of course, a control unit 32 , which is shown here by way of example.
  • the shower device 30 is supplied as required with power and water through appropriate supply lines.
  • an automatic closing device 33 is arranged in the housing 31 ; by means of this device, the seat 11 , especially the seat together with the lid 12 , can be automatically closed.
  • the closing device 33 is actuated by the control unit 32 .
  • the control unit 32 is also actuated automatically, which thereupon checks to see whether the lid 12 is raised or closed. If it detects that the lid 12 is still raised, the automatic closing device 33 automatically closes the lid 12 .
  • the gas generator is turned by the actuation of the operating element 25 , so that the flushing gas, i.e., the ozone, is generated by the radiation device 21 , and the fan 20 blows the ozone into the air exhaust channel 27 serving here as a feed channel, through which it then reaches the flush toilet and enters the bowl 3 .
  • the flushing gas i.e., the ozone
  • FIG. 5 shows by way of example a third embodiment of a water closet 1 according to the invention, comprising a flush toilet 2 with a bowl 3 and a flushing device 4 with flush water tank 5 and flush water feed line 6 .
  • an operating device 15 with a flush button 16 is also provided.
  • a device 17 for supplying a disinfecting flush water comprises a gas reservoir 34 , in which the disinfecting flushing gas, such as ozone again, is held under pressure.
  • the gas reservoir 34 is detachably arranged on a valve element 35 , which can be actuated by a control unit 36 .
  • the control unit 36 communicates with the operating element 25 , which again is arranged on the operating unit 15 and which is to be actuated to start the disinfecting process.
  • the control unit 36 actuates the valve element 35 , e.g., a magnetic valve, so that this opens.
  • the pressurized disinfecting flushing gas flows out of the gas reservoir 34 and into the channel connecting piece 24 , which, in the example shown here, again leads to the flush water feed line 6 . Through this line, the flushing gas then arrives in the bowl 3 and can flow over and disinfect large areas of its surface.
  • the operation of the device 17 i.e., the opening of the valve element 35 , occurs here only when it has been determined that the lid 12 is closed.
  • a sensor element 26 is again provided to detect the closed state; here, however, the sensor is integrated into the seat 11 .
  • the sensor element 26 can again be a proximity sensor or a pressure sensor.
  • the sensor element 26 detects whether the lid 12 is closed or not. If the lid is in the raised position, the control unit 36 , which communicates with the sensor element 26 , does not detect the “closed” signal. Even though the operating element 25 has been actuated, therefore, no flushing process takes place. Only when the sensor element 26 detects that the lid 12 is closed and a corresponding signal is sent to the control unit 36 will the control unit open the valve element 36 , thus beginning the flushing process.
  • the gas reservoir 34 can be replaceable as such; that is, it can be easily detached from its coupling to the valve element 35 .
  • the gas reservoir 34 can then be refilled through a filling port 37 . It is also conceivable, however, that this refilling via the filling port 37 could be performed while the reservoir is still mounted on the valve element 35 .
  • This gas reservoir 34 is preferably also installed behind the front wall 13 , but it remains easily accessible through a service door.
  • FIG. 6 shows a rear view of the flush toilet 2 .
  • the connecting flange 7 for the flush water feed line and the connecting flange 9 for the wastewater line can be seen. Adjacent to these connecting flanges 7 , 9 there is an empty space 38 of commensurate size.
  • the device 17 for feeding the flushing gas is arranged, here again in the form of the gas generator 18 .
  • This is again connected to the flush water feed line (shown only in broken line) by way of the channel connecting piece 24 .
  • FIG. 1 can be provided with a different seat-lid combination, possibly together with a shower device as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • FIGS. 1, 4, and 5 can also be provided with a gas reservoir instead of the flushing gas generator, etc.
  • the gas generator or gas reservoir could be connected to the onward-leading section of line not by means of a separate channel connecting piece but rather directly to this section of line.
  • the point at which the flushing gas is fed into the flush water feed line should preferably be as close as possible to the connection of the flush water feed line to the toilet, or the point at which the flushing gas is fed into the air exhaust channel should be as close as possible to the point at which the air exhaust channel is connected to the flush water feed line.
  • a floor-mounted flush toilet with a corresponding device to supply a flushing gas
  • this device comprises a gas generator or a gas reservoir.
  • the gas generator or the gas reservoir is preferably enclosed on all sides by an appropriate housing or the like, is preferably arranged in the area behind the flush toilet, and is connected to the flush water feed line or to the air exhaust channel in a manner comparable to that of the exemplary embodiments described in detail above.
  • An appropriate operating element can then be arranged, for example, on the enclosure surrounding the gas generator or gas reservoir, so that it can be actuated easily by the user.
  • a corresponding sensor element for detecting a closed or raised lid can also be provided, wherein, in this case, the operating element will be arranged on, for example, the front of the detached flush water tank, against which the raised lid will lean, or again the sensor can be integrated into the seat.
  • a shower device with an assigned automatic closing device can also be provided.

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