A MULTIPURPOSE SANITATION
THE TECHNICALAREA OFTHE INNOVATION
The innovation belongs to the area of sanitary devices used in households and elsewhere. The device is necessary for fulfilling hygienic and physiological human needs.
THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVED THROUGHTHE INNOVATION
The innovation helps solving the problem of inefficiency of the contemporary sanitary devices. The innovation unites all the functions of many different sanitary devices into one device. This has a very important side effect: it helps saving space in small apartments.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY SANITARY DEVICES
In the area of sanitary devices, the technology has not changed for centuries. Contemporary devices in our bathrooms still function the way they used to at the time they where invented.
The toilet bowls are produced in many different sizes and shapes, but its main function: flushing still depends on the toilet pan cistern or something similar. The toilet pan cistern is known by its imperfection. It necessarily spends too much water. If we want the toilet pan cistern to function well, we have to montage it on a high spot of the wall or, if we connect it directly to the toilet bowl, the volume of the cistern has to be large.
Another way of flushing is by using a waterspout. The waterspout is connected to the water supply and brings the water directly from the water main to the toilet bowl. This way of flushing is inefficient, because the waterspout does not accumulate water, so there is usually not enough water for efficient cleaning. A very important part of the bathroom is a bidet. It is quite rare in most households, because its installation can be very expensive and demands a large bathroom. It is not rare to find a bathroom without a washbasin, when there is not enough space for the washing machine.
THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INNOVATION
The multipurpose sanitary device successfully unites the functions of the toilet bowl, the bidet, the toilet pan cistern and the washbasin.
The water used for flushing is in the cistern under certain pressure.
The flushing velocity of the device is high, due to the high air-pressure within the cistern. When the water enters the cistern, it compresses the air to the upper part of the cistern, which creates an inner pressure necessary for better flushing.
This way the efficient flushing is a consequence of the air-pressure within the cistern and does not depend on the amount of used water.
A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHEME
- Figure 1 shows figure two in cross section A-A
- Figure 2 shows figure one in view P with partial cross section through the longer axis
- Figure 3 shows figure one in cross section B-B
- Figure 4 shows figure three in cross section C-C
- Figure 5 shows an axonometric view
A DETAIL EXPLANATION OF THE INNOVATION
Figures 1 - 4 show the multipurpose sanitary device and its main parts starting from above: the washbasin (9) has round water drains (10) at the backside. The upper part of the toilet bowl (11) is connected to the toilet seat (6) through a joint (4) and the toilet bowl (24) is connected to the upper part of the toilet bowl
(11) through its edges. The toilet pan cistern (14) with the holder (5) leans on the upper part of the toilet bowl (11).
There is a three-part valve (16) connected to a pipe (8) which enters a channel
(17). The valve is also connected to another pipe (20) which ends in a sprinkler
(27). At the bottom of the device there are two levers (28, 30) connected with pedals (29, 31).
The showerhead (3) is at the shower adjustment rail (1), the shower hose is within the rail (15) and a rotating holder (13) holds everything.
One hose (40) supplies the water tap (38) with cold water and another hose (41) supplies it with hot water. Two hoses (15, 44) supply water to the shower (3, 36) through a T-joint (43).
The water tap (34) leads hot water through an elastic hose (35) to the toilet seat
(6). The water circles through a channel within the hollow toilet seat and runs to the toilet bowl through a hole (37) located in the seat.
An elastic hose (18) covers the siphon (25) and leads the used water to the canalization, wheatear it is located in the wall or in the floor. The outer layer of the device (26) ends under the upper part of the toilet bowl (11 ) and is fixed to the holder (45) by a screw joint (19). The pipes (46, 48) end in the round water drains (10), fixed to it by a joint (47) and connected to a siphon (25) through a hose (12).
The purpose of the device is fulfilling hygienic and physiological human needs. The innovation successfully connects many sanitation devices into one, giving us opportunity to fulfill all the hygienic and physiological needs at the same place. A part of the device is a pedal (31), positioned in such way that when a person approaches the device, automatically steps on it (31). That activates two levers (30, 28) and the three-part valve (16) which lets the water into the hose (17). Water fills the cistern and compresses the air within. The water stops running into the cistern when the air-pressure and the water-pressure become equal. A person sitting on the toilet seat takes the showerhead (36) in one hand and the water tab (38) in other, adjusting the temperature and the flow of the water.
After using the shower, one puts it back to its place, closing the water supply, through the water tab. When a person gets up from the toilet seat, he automatically steps on a pedal (29) that activates two levers (30, 28) and a valve (16). The water starts running out of the cistern (14), enters the channel (7) which is in between the upper part of the toilet bowl (11) and the toilet bowl (24), runs through the hole (23) to the siphon (25), and goes to the canalization. At the same time, part of the water runs through the hose (20) and comes out through the sprinkle (27). This helps the water run faster through the curve of the siphon (25) and makes the flushing more efficient than ever. If necessary, one can flush a few times, using smaller amounts of water to avoid unpleasant odor. The water runs into the cistern only when the device is in use, the rest of the time the cistern is empty. That makes water leaking impossible. The device has almost unlimited guarantee, because it is based on strictly mechanical functioning.
After using the toilet bowl, a person puts the washbasin (9) standing vertically into a horizontal position, and turns the showerhead (3) towards the center of the washbasin. The valve (2) opens and a person uses the water tab to adjust the water flow. The device allows a person to use the washbasin in a classical manner, but also, to wash his feet. The used water runs through the holes (33), the pipes (46, 48), the T-joint (47) and the pipe (12) that enters the siphon (25). A person can take a shower sitting on the toilet seat or standing, because he can adjust the position of the showerhead at the shower rail. If necessary, the toilet seat (6) can be pleasantly warm, due to the use of the water tab (34) and the hose (35) which supplies the channel inside the toilet seat (6). After use, the water runs out through the hole (37).