US3368225A - Automatic washing apparatus for flush lavatories - Google Patents

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US3368225A
US3368225A US453964A US45396465A US3368225A US 3368225 A US3368225 A US 3368225A US 453964 A US453964 A US 453964A US 45396465 A US45396465 A US 45396465A US 3368225 A US3368225 A US 3368225A
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Takechi Saburo
Ichimori Masuo
Saita Yuuichi
Wada Nobuyuki
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/10—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl

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  • ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An automatic lavatory flushing apparatus responding to a change in the static capacitance of an antenna loacted at the lavatory due to the presence of a user.
  • An electromagnetic valve releases a set amount of flushing water for a set amount of time.
  • a delay circuit controlling the operation of the valve delays the flushing until after the user has departed.
  • the present invention relates to an automatic washing apparatus for flush lavatories or stools, i.e., toilets or urinals, and, particularly relates to a circuit device which actuates to supply automatically a suitable amount of water to a stool when the user of a stool leaves the position which he assumes in using the stool.
  • FIG. 1 shows a circuit diagram of one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a circuit diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are signal form diagrams of the circuits shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively.
  • the present invention may apply to not only a stool for a water-closet but also a stool for a urinal, but for the sake of explanation the following embodiments of the present invention use a stool in the form of a urinal.
  • a stool 1 comprises a water supply pipe 2, a water exhaust pipe 3 and electric plates 5 which are built in or mounted on both sides 4 of stool 1.
  • the electric plates are connected to a capacity detector circuit 6 by means of suitable electric lead-wires.
  • the electric plates serve as an antenna.
  • the electric capacity detector circuit 6 employs an oscillator and an amplifier circuit. The change in the capacitance causes the output oscillation of the detector to change its signal.
  • the antenna constitutes the C of the LC resonance circuit of the osecillator.
  • the electrostatic capacitance of the antenna changes from a predetermined capacity and the oscillation frequency changes to discontinue or to begin the oscillation operation, i.e., to supply an ON signal or an OFF signal to the output circuit.
  • the amplifier can also serve as the resonance circuit.
  • the antenna serves as part of the amplification circuit following the oscillator and serves as the capacitance component of the amplifier resonance circuit. Then, when a stool user approaches the antenna, the electrostatic capacitance of the antenna changes from a predetermined capacitance, so that the resonance condition in the resonance circuit changes to attenuate the resonance gain and the resonance circuit supplies the ON signal or the OFF signal to the output circuit.
  • Such electric capacity detector circuits 6 as used in the present embodiment are Well known in this electronics field, so detailed explanation of this circuit is omitted in this specification.
  • 7 is a transistor constituting a NOT circuit
  • 8 is a signal width control circuit which operates to supply an output signal having a constant time duration in response to the reception of an input signal at circuit 8.
  • the signal width control circuit comprises a capacitor 9 and a resistor 10 to constitute a so-called differential circuit.
  • An amplifier 11, a relay 12, and an electro-magnetic valve 13 operate to supply a suitable amount of water to stool 1.
  • said electric capacity detector circuit 6 detects a change of capacity between said electric plates 5 to supply said operation signal a (FIG. 3) and therefore said signal b from said NOT circuit 7 is converted inversely to a signal as a non-opera- I) tion signal.
  • said signal width control circuit 8 there is no change in said signal from said signal width control circuit 8. Meanwhile, the charge of said capacitor 9 is discharged through said resistor and said transistor 7.
  • said electric capacity detector circuit 6 supplies no output signal a and said NOT circuit 7 provides the said output signal b to apply a direct voltage to said capacitor 9; therefore a charging current is supplied to said capacitor 9, and an output signal 0 is provided at the output terminal of said signal width control circuit 8.
  • the output signal c is a signal having a constant width (time duration), which is an output signal obtained by difierentiation of a signal b as shown in FIG. 3.
  • Said output signal 0 is amplified by said amplifier 11, the output of which energizes said relay 12. Therefore, by means of said input signal d to the said electro-magnetic valve 13, such valve is opened to supply flush washing water to said stool 1.
  • the opening time of said electro-magne-tic valve 13 is determined by the width (time duration) of said input signal d and the time of opening is predetermined in the preferred value, so the amount of flush water is substantially constant in each flushing and the flush operation of water terminates automatically in accordance with the time duration of the input signal a'.
  • the output signal of the electric capacity detector circuit has a wave form such as said signal b shown in FIG. 3, said NOT circuit comprising said transistor 7 will be omitted.
  • the apparatus of the present invention detects the change of the signal from the electric capacity detector circuit 6, and instantaneously supplies a signal to the electro-magnetic valve 13 to flush washing water to the stool.
  • this time delay is specially preferred in cases in which the washing water splashes at the stool.
  • FIG. 2 A circuit diagram of an embodiment which has the time delay is shown in FIG. 2, in which the same reference numbers as those shown in FIG. 1 indicate the same circuit elements as those shown in FIG. 1.
  • 14 is the last stage transistor of an electric capacity detector circuit 6
  • 15 is a time delay circuit comprising a capacitor 19, a resistor 17 and a transistor 18. Furthermore, time delay circuit 15 is connected to a signal width control circuit 8.
  • capacitor 19 is charged by operation detecting signal a and, at the same time, transistor 18 becomes conducting to make time delay circuit 15 supply an output signal b.
  • this last embodiment has the additional advantage that unpreferred flush of Washing water does not occur in the time interval t, even f the stool user may change somewhat his posture in 1118 using of the stool.
  • the automatic washing apparatus for flush lavatories in accordance with the present invention is provided with a signal duration control circuit connected to an electric capacity detector device at the next stage.
  • This makes it possible to drive the electromagnetic valve which controls the flush washing water for a predetermined interval when the detecting operation signal returns to original condition, or when the stool user changes his position of use of the stool. Therefore the apparatus provided in accordance with the present invention need not use any water tank, as required in the prior art, and is able to flush a predetermined amount of washing water.
  • the automatic washing apparatus for flush lavatories in accordance with the present invention which is provided with a delay time circuit which supplies an output signal delayed by a predetermined time after the recovery of the detecting operation signal, and with a signal width control circuit which is connected to the delay time circuit, may flush the washing Water at a predetermined time after the stool user changes his position of using the stool, and preferably does not flush washing water even if the detecting operation signal is supplied in a short time during usage of the stool.
  • the present invention possesses marked advantages from the point of stabilization, and because of its economical utility of water supplied to automatic washing apparatus for flush lavatories.
  • a photo-electric detector device may be substituted for the described electric capacity detector device for detecting the presence of a person in position to use the stool.
  • An automatic washing apparatus for flush fixtures having a water supply tube, comprising:
  • an antenna located in the proximity of said flush fixture and sensing the presence of a user by the resulting change in the static capacity of said antenna
  • a detector device which Operates when said static capacity exceeds a predetermined value
  • a signal width control circuit connected to said detector device and supplying a predetermined width signal in response to the discontinuance of an operation signal showing the presence of said user;
  • an electromagnetic valve provided in said water supply tube actuated to flush a predetermined quantity of washing water in accordance with the predetermined width signal from said signal width control circuit.
  • An automatic washing apparatus for flush fixtures having a water supply tube comprising:
  • an antenna located in the proximity of said flush fixture and sensing the presence of a user by the resulting change in the static capacity of said antenna
  • a detector device which operates when said static capacity exceeds a predetermined value
  • a delay circuit to supply an operation signal which is delayed for a predetermined period after the discontinuance of an operation signal showing the presence of said user
  • a signal width control circuit connected to said delay circuit and supplying a predetermined width signal in response to said operation signal from said delay circuit;

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US3482268A (en) * 1965-03-31 1969-12-09 Minoru Fukumitsu Apparatus for the automatic flushing of toilets
FR2499259A1 (fr) * 1981-02-03 1982-08-06 Renault Dispositif de commande electrique liee a l'ouverture d'une porte
EP2920375A1 (de) * 2012-11-16 2015-09-23 IPee bvba Sanitärartikel und verfahren zur bestimmung der verwendung davon
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US2908017A (en) * 1957-04-08 1959-10-13 Charles W Whaley Electromagnetically controlled water distribution system
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FR2499259A1 (fr) * 1981-02-03 1982-08-06 Renault Dispositif de commande electrique liee a l'ouverture d'une porte
EP2920375A1 (de) * 2012-11-16 2015-09-23 IPee bvba Sanitärartikel und verfahren zur bestimmung der verwendung davon
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