WO2012104121A1

WO2012104121A1 - Urinal with cleaning function

Info

Publication number: WO2012104121A1
Application number: PCT/EP2012/050402
Authority: WO
Inventors: Arthur Schmed
Original assignee: Urimat Holding Ag
Priority date: 2011-02-03
Filing date: 2012-01-12
Publication date: 2012-08-09
Also published as: DE102011000485B4; DE102011000485A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a urinal (1) which has a basin (2) comprising a basin surface (3) and a basin edge (4) and which has an odor-blocking drain, in particular an odor-blocking drain with a sealing liquid or an odor-blocking drain with an elastic membrane. Urine that is introduced into the basin (2) is completely discharged through the drain such that the urinal (1) can be operated as a dry urinal. The urinal (1) is characterized in that the basin edge (4) is designed as a flushing edge (5) which is designed and arranged so as to dispense liquid (6), in particular a cleaning and/or disinfecting liquid onto the basin surface (3).

Description

Name: urinal with cleaning function

The invention relates to a urinal having a pool with a pool surface and a pool edge and having an odor-occlusive drain, in particular an odor-occlusive drain with a barrier liquid or an odor-sealing drain with an elastic membrane, through which the bowl is placed in the bowl runs so completely that the urinal is operated as a dry urinal. Dry urinals usually have special odor traps, which serve to close the drain in the sewage piping network so that the escape of odors from the Abwasserrohroh ren is avoided. In addition, such odor traps should gewäh rife that they completely dissipate urine to the process down, so that no residues in the area

Odor trap remain. A water rinse, as with traditional

Urinals do not take place, which saves fresh water. In addition, cleaning stones can be placed on the inlet surface of the odor trap, which dissolve under the action of urine and thus develop a cleansing and disinfecting effect.

An odor trap for a dry urinal is known, for example, from CH 694 274 A5. This odor trap includes a pot,

which in the upper region in the middle of an annular inlet surface has an opening which is closed by a closure cap. The

Closure cap is over a shaft from below against the edge of the

pressed annular inlet surface. This locked state will

by a magnet, which is located at the lower end of the shaft, and another magnet, which is inserted in the bottom of the pot,

maintained by repelling the two magnets of the same polarity.

If there is a sufficient amount of urine and / or rinse water

When the cap collects, it is pressed down so that the fluid can drain.

Another type of odor trap for a urinal is known from EP 1 076 739 B1. This odor trap is used instead

the cap used a float, which passes through the

Fluid level floats in the pot and into the opening of the annular inlet surface inserts. Also known are odor traps in the manner of a hose valve.

From EP 1 382 758 A2, a dry urinal with mechanic odor trap and with bowl-free basin is known. In this dry urinal, a diaphragm valve in a first position closes the drain liquid or gas tight. The diaphragm valve can be transferred to a second position, in which the urine can flow through the diaphragm valve. To clean the dry urinal

simplifying operated urinals becomes the urinal and the subsequent one

Pipe system by means of an externally controlled flushing system in predetermined

Time intervals rinsed with rinse water. For this purpose, the basin is provided with a special Spülwasserverteiler, the rinse water in the

spatuleless pool specifically distributed. It is explicitly pointed out that this urinal should not be provided with a flushing rim. This particular, to a variable distance between inlet and outlet of the

Rinse water connection to achieve.

The abovementioned dry urinal known from EP 1 382 758 A2 has the disadvantage that not the entire basin surface can be cleaned. Rather, a safety distance to the edge of the pool must be maintained, so that no liquid runs over the edge. This disadvantageously results in that a substantial part of the basin is not cleaned and that in particular this area of

Cleaning personnel must be cleaned by hand. Therefore, the time intervals between the required even with a dry urinal

Hand cleaning by cleaning personnel not or not significantly shortened.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a urinal, which is operable as a dry urinal and which allows to extend the time intervals between the required hand cleaning by cleaning personnel.

The object is achieved by a dry urinal operated urinal of the type mentioned, which is characterized Porsche Style Nzeichnet that the pool edge is designed as a flushing edge, which is designed and arranged, liquid, in particular a cleaning and / or disinfecting liquid on the

Leave the pelvic area. According to the invention it has also been recognized that it is not sufficient to rinse the urinal only with rinse water. Rather, it can be advantageously provided according to the invention, with special cleaning and / or disinfecting solutions to eliminate limescale and urine scale and protein sludge and the

To clean the pelvic areas bacteriologically. In that regard, the inventive provision of a Spülrands is advantageous because the entire inner part of the urinal can be cleaned in the above sense. The urinal according to the invention is preferably designed to deliver cleaning and / or disinfecting solutions to the pelvic surface by means of the flushing rim.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the urinal according to the invention the flushing edge is arranged such that the emerging from the flushing edge

Liquid wets the entire pelvic area. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, at least one

Reservoir for the liquid or provided for a component of the liquid. In particular, the urinal according to the invention can be designed such that a reservoir for the liquid or for a component of the liquid is integrated into the urinal. Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that a storage container for the liquid or for a component of the

Liquid in a body of the urinal, in which the pelvis is formed, is integrated.

In order to facilitate maintenance for the operating personnel, a particularly comfortable embodiment of the urinal according to the invention has a display means for indicating the filling level of the storage container. In this case, provision may in particular be made for the display means to emit light of different color as a function of the fill level of the storage container. For example, it can be provided that the display means glows green as long as the

Reservoir is more than half full. As soon as the level drops below half of the total capacity, the indicator lights up yellow. This signals that liquid and / or a component of the liquid will soon be replenished. When the reservoir is empty, the indicator lights red. The urinal according to the invention can be designed in such a way that the pool surface is wetted exclusively with the liquid present in the reservoir, which may in particular be a cleaning and / or disinfecting liquid. It However, it can also be provided that the from the reservoir

originating liquid is mixed with water, in particular via a fresh water inlet, before it is dispensed onto the pool surface. In the event that the liquid contained in the reservoir contains subcomponents which tend to separate or agglomerate, a device for agitating or for circulating the liquid can be provided in an advantageous manner. Such pumping can be done, for example, in such a way that liquid is removed from the reservoir and a pump is supplied, which pumps the withdrawn liquid elsewhere in the reservoir.

In an advantageous embodiment, a mixing device is provided which mixes at least two components for generating the liquid to be dispensed onto the pool surface. Here, as already mentioned, in particular one of the components may be a disinfecting or cleaning component, while another component is water, in particular water from a connected fresh water line. For conveying and / or dosing the liquid or a component of

Liquid is in an advantageous embodiment of the urine according to the invention at least one pump, in particular a metering pump and / or a

Oscillating piston pump, provided. In particular, electric

Oscillating piston pumps can be used for dosing the liquid or a

Component of the liquid can be used advantageously. Pumps of this type are on the one hand very robust and reliable and on the other hand very precisely controlled.

In the urinal according to the invention valves can be used for metering the liquid and / or components of the liquid. In accordance with the invention, however, by the use of suitable metering pumps,

in particular by the use of electric oscillating piston pumps, the use of valves are largely dispensed with. As a result, the urinal can also be made particularly cheap. This particular, because these pumps can perform both a pump function, as well as a valve function due to their precise controllability. In an advantageous embodiment of the urinais according to the invention is a

Electronics are provided which controls a mixing ratio of the liquid and / or controls the mixing of components of the liquid. Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the electronics in each case on the

Pool area to be dispensed amount of liquid controls.

The triggering of the dispensing of the liquid through the flushing edge on the

Pelvic area is preferably carried out in the urinal according to the invention

automatically.

For example, a time or interval control for the discharge of the liquid may be provided by the flushing edge. In this embodiment, the application of the liquid is carried out, for example, in predetermined or predetermined equal time intervals. However, it can also be provided that the spreading is controlled according to the time of day or according to the calendar. Such an embodiment has the advantage that in times when the urinal is used more frequently, a more frequent spreading can take place, while in times in which the urinal is experience less used, the application takes place less frequently.

Alternatively or additionally, in accordance with the invention also a

Detection device, in particular a detection device with a

Sensor, such as a motion detector, be provided, which detects the number of uses of the urinary. In this embodiment, a control triggers - after a predetermined and / or predefinable number of uses - preferably automatically - the dispensing of the liquid on the pool surface. This embodiment has the particular advantage that the application takes place only when it is required. This can be saved in particular cleaning and / or disinfecting agent.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the dispensing of the liquid to the pelvic surface - preferably independent of an automatic control - manually triggered. In particular, it can be provided that the dispensing of the liquid onto the pelvic surface can be triggered manually independently of an interval-controlled triggering and / or independently of a triggering controlled according to the number of uses. This embodiment has the advantage that in an exceptional situation in which a special contamination has occurred, the dispensing of the liquid through the flushing rim can be triggered immediately. This embodiment also has the further advantage that the cleaning personnel, prior to performing a manual cleaning the

Dispensing the liquid can trigger. The cleaning staff thus does not have the impression of having to resort to a soiled urinal.

In addition to the flushing rim, a showerhead can be provided for dispensing the fluid onto the pool surface. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the invention urinal at least one nozzle for spraying the liquid on the pool surface. The nozzle can be angeord net in particular in the flushing rim.

For the mechanical detachment of impurities, it may be provided according to the invention that at least part of the liquid is elevated

Exit velocity is sprayed on the pool surface to clean them in the manner of a pressure washer. In such an embodiment

provided that a feed pump generates a pressure which is greater than 2 bar, in particular as 5 bar, very particularly greater than 1 0 bar. In particular, it can be provided that the delivery pump generates a pressure which is higher than the line pressure of a connected fresh water line.

The rinsing edge of the urinais according to the invention can be designed in an advantageous manner such that it has at least one outlet opening, in particular also in the form of a nozzle, for the liquid and at least one hollow chamber for guiding the liquid to the at least one outlet opening. In a particular embodiment, the flushing edge has a Vielzah l of

Outlets on. In particular, it can be provided that the flushing edge has a circumferential hollow chamber for guiding the liquid to the outlet openings.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the

According to the invention R urinal on a base body having a Hoh lraum for at least one functional component and / or for at least one reservoir and / or for a control electronics and / or for at least one pump. In particular, it can be provided that the main body also has the pelvis. Such an embodiment has the very special advantage that the urinal on the one hand very compact and on the other hand can be made very robust. Of particular advantage here is that the cavity offers the components that are housed in it, special protection against external influences. In particular, the components arranged in the cavity are particularly well protected against manipulation. In addition, such a urinal according to the invention can be easily cleaned without the risk of damaging individual components in the cleaning process.

Of particular advantage is a compact embodiment of the

Urinaryis according to the invention, which has a single body that includes both the pelvis, as well as all the components that are necessary for the operation of the urinary.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the

Urinal according to the invention a one-piece manufactured and / or made of ceramic base body. However, it is also possible according to the invention that the urinal has a single base body but composed of several parts. Other objects, advantages, features and applications of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of a

Exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing. All described and / or illustrated features alone or in any meaningful combination form the subject matter of the present invention, also independent of their summary in the claims or their dependency.

Show it:

1 shows a urinal 1 according to the invention in a schematic representation,

Fig. 2a shows a urinal according to the invention in front view, Fig. 2b the urinal according to the invention in rear view and

Fig. 3 shows the main body of a urinalysis of the invention in one

Sectional view. Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a urinal 1 according to the invention, which has a basin 2 with a pool surface 3 and with a pool edge 4. The U rinal 1 is provided with an odor-closing drain 1 8, through which inserted into the basin 3 U rin - without that a flush

is required - largely completely expires. The illustrated urinal 1 is accordingly usable as a dry urinal.

The pool edge 4 is formed as flushing edge 5. The rinsing edge 5 d ient

in particular, to deliver a cleaning and / or disinfecting liquid 6 to the pool surface 3. The flushing edge 5 has outlet openings 7 for the he

Liquid 6, which are arranged so that the exiting liquid completely w ¶ the entire pool surface 3 wetted.

The urinal 1 has a reservoir 8 for the liquid 6. To the

Mixing the liquid 6 - in particular before a Ausbringvorgang - is provided to mix them to d. H ierdu rch is removed via a ring line 9, in which a first pump 10 is arranged, the liquid 6 from the container 8 and this fed back to another location. By this annular pumping around the liquid 6 is mixed. The pumping, in particular the first pump 1 0, is controlled by an electronics 1 1.

The electronics 1 1 also controls a second pump 12, ie he trained and arranged, liquid 6 from the reservoir 8 via a

Feed line 1 3 to the flushing rim 5 to pump.

The urinal 1 has a fresh water connection 14, which is connected via a further supply line 1 5 with the flushing edge 5. The supply of fresh water is controlled by the electronics 1 1 by means of a valve 17. It can be set whether the scavenging edge discharges only the liquid 6 (in this case the valve 17 remains closed) or whether a mixture consisting of the liquid 6 and fresh water is to be applied (in this case the valve becomes 17 during a dispensing operation and during operation of the second pump 1 2 from the electronics - preferably dosed - opened). The electronics 1 1 here is able to set a predetermined and / or predeterminable mixing ratio. The odor-closing process 1 8 is connected to a drain line 1 9.

The urinal has a main body 20 with a cavity 21, wherein the reservoir 8, the first pump 1 0, the second pump 12, the electronics 1 1 and the valve 1 7 are protected in this cavity. The urinal shown here is very sturdy and yet very compact. In particular, no additional attachments are required.

The urinal 1 shown has a display means 22 for indicating the level of the reservoir 8, which depends on the level of the

Reservoir 8 light of different colors gives.

In addition, the urinal 1 has an actuating button 23 for manually triggering a dispensing operation of the liquid 6 and / or water through the outlet openings 7 of the flushing rim 5 onto the basin surface 3.

Fig. 2a shows another inventive U rinal 1 with a pelvis 2 and designed as a flushing edge 5 basin edge 4 in semitransparent

Presentation. Fig. 2b shows this urinal from the back. The U rinal 1 has a reservoir 8 which is disposed within the base body 20. For better clarity supply lines are not shown.

The urinal 1 has a first pump 1 0 for pumping the liquid 6 of the reservoir 8. In addition, the urinal has a second pump 1 2 for conveying the liquid 6 from the reservoir 8. It is a control 1 1 for controlling the fresh water inlet, and the pump 1 0, 1 2 provided.

In addition, an indicator 22, namely an LED, is provided for displaying information regarding the liquid level of the reservoir 8.

The urinal can be used as a dry urinal and has one

odor-closing process 1 8, the at a drain line 1 9

connected. Fig. 3 shows the basic body 20 of a urinal according to the invention. Of the

Base 20 is made in one piece as a ceramic part. The main body 20 has a designed as a flushing edge 5 pool edge 4, which has a pool surface. 3 limited. The urinal has a first cavity 24, which is intended to receive a first pump 10 and a second pump 12 and an electronics 1 1 in it. In addition, the base body 20 has a second cavity 25, which is intended to receive a reservoir 8.

The flushing edge 5 has a circumferential hollow chamber 26, through which the liquid to be dispensed onto the pool surface 3 is passed. The rinsing edge 5 has outlet openings 7 for the liquid 6 to be dispensed onto the basin surface 3. The main body 20 also has a receptacle 27 for a

odor-closing process 1 8 on.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 urinal

2 pools

3 pool area

4 pool edge

5 rinsing edge

6 liquid

7 outlet opening

8 storage containers

9 ring line

1 0 First pump

1 1 electron ik

1 2 Second pump

1 3 supply line

14 fresh water connection

1 5 supply line

17 valve

1 8 Odor-occlusive drain

1 9 drain line

20 basic body

21 cavity

22 display means

23 release button

24 First cavity

25 Second cavity

26 hollow chamber

27 Intake for odor-closing process 1 8

Claims

claims

1 . Urinal (1), which is a pelvis (2) with a pelvic surface (3) and with a

Has the edge of the pool (4) and the odor-occlusive drain (1 8), in particular an odor-occlusive drain (18) with a

Barrier liquid or an odor-occluding drain (18) with an elastic membrane, through which runs in the basin (2) introduced urine so completely that the urinal as

Dry urinal is operable, characterized in that the pool edge (4) as a flushing edge (5) is formed, which is designed and arranged, liquid (6), in particular a cleaning and / or

Dispense disinfectant to the pelvic surface (3).

2. urinal (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the flushing rim (5) is arranged such that from the the flushing edge (5) exiting

Liquid (6) wets the entire pool surface (3).

3. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one storage container (8) for the liquid (6) or for a component of the liquid (6) is provided and / or that at least one storage container (8 ) is integrated into the urinal (1) for the liquid (6) or for a component of the liquid (6) and / or that at least one storage container (8) for the liquid (6) or for a component of the liquid (6) in a main body (20) of the urinal (1), in which the pelvis (2) is formed integrated.

4. urinal (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that a display means (22) for indicating the level of the reservoir (8) is provided and / or that a display means (22) for indicating the level of the reservoir (8) is provided , which emits light of different color depending on the level of the reservoir (8).

5. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a feed connection, in particular a fresh water connection (14), is provided for water.

6. Urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a mixing device is provided which mixes at least two components for producing the liquid (6) and / or that a mixing device is provided which is used to generate the liquid ( 6) mixes at least two components, wherein one component is a disinfecting or cleaning component and wherein another component is water.

7. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least one pump, in particular a metering pump and / or a preferably electric oscillating piston pump, for conveying and / or metering the liquid (6) or a component of the liquid ( 6) is provided.

8. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that an electronics is provided which controls a mixing ratio of the liquid (6) and / or controls the mixing of components of the liquid (6) and / or the controls the discharge amount of the liquid (6) to be delivered to the pool surface (3).

9. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a, preferably automatic, time or interval control for the discharge of the liquid (6) through the flushing edge (5) is provided.

10. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a detection device, in particular a detection device with a sensor, such as a motion detector, is provided, which detects the number of uses of the urinal (1) and that a control each after a predetermined and / or predetermined number of uses - preferably automatically - the dispensing of the liquid (6) on the

Pelvic surface (3) triggers.

1 1. Urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the dispensing of the liquid (6) on the pool surface (3) manually. is triggerable and / or that the dispensing of the liquid (6) on the

Pelvic surface (3) is manually triggered independently of an interval-triggered triggering and / or independent of a controlled by the number of uses triggering.

12. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 1 1, characterized in that in addition to the flushing edge (5) at least one shower head for discharging the liquid (6) on the basin surface (3) is provided.

1 3. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that at least one nozzle for spraying the liquid (6) on the

Pond surface (3) is provided and / or that at least one in the rinsing edge (5) arranged nozzle for spraying the liquid (6) is provided on the pool surface (3).

14. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 1 3, characterized in that at least a portion of the d he liquid (6) for the mechanical detachment of impurities in the manner of a pressure washer on the pool surface (3) is sprayed.

Urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the flushing edge (5) at least one outlet opening for the liquid (6) and at least one hollow chamber (26) for conducting the liquid (6) to the has at least one outlet opening.

16. urinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 1 5, characterized in that the U rinal (1) has a base body (20) having a cavity (21) for at least one functional component and / or for at least one

Reservoir (8) and / or for a control electronics and / or for at least one pump, wherein the base body (20) preferably also the basin (2).

1 7. U rinal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 1 6, dadu rch characterized in that the urinal (1) has an integrally manufactured and / or made of ceramic base body (20) and / or that the urinal (1 ) has a single main body (20) which provides at least the pelvis (2).