WO2019086843A1 - Ensemble de montage de siège de toilettes - Google Patents

Ensemble de montage de siège de toilettes Download PDF

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WO2019086843A1
WO2019086843A1 PCT/GB2018/053118 GB2018053118W WO2019086843A1 WO 2019086843 A1 WO2019086843 A1 WO 2019086843A1 GB 2018053118 W GB2018053118 W GB 2018053118W WO 2019086843 A1 WO2019086843 A1 WO 2019086843A1
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Sash MARGRIE HUNT
Jonathan MEMMOTT
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Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/28—Adjustably-mounted seats or covers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/12—Hinges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/26—Mounting devices for seats or covers

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  • This invention relates to the mounting of toilet seats on toilet pans and provides an assembly for mounting a toilet seat on a toilet pan and/or components incorporated in such an assembly.
  • Toilet pans come in a variety of shapes and sizes and toilet seats must therefore be provided in various forms to accommodate this.
  • a toilet seat is secured to a pan by a pair of connection shafts or bolts that pass down through a pair of preformed holes in the rear edge of the toilet pan.
  • the spacing between these holes varies. According to a European standard the spacing between the holes should lie in the range 145 - 165 mm but there is no obligation to comply with this standard.
  • connection shafts and the seat which typically form part of or incorporate a hinge, must include some form of adjustment so that one configuration of seat can be fitted to a variety of pans or, conversely, one configuration of pan can be fitted with a variety of seats.
  • a seat has fixing points at exactly the same spacing as the mounting holes on the pan, and those fixing points also fix the seat at the correct longitudinal alignment relative to the pan, then no adjustment is necessary. But this is rarely the case, particularly when a new toilet seat is being retro-fitted to an existing pan installation.
  • the invention provides a toilet seat mounting assembly including one or more first hinge fittings engageable with a toilet seat and at least two second hinge fittings, each second hinge fitting being fixable to a toilet pan by a connecting shaft, said first and second hinge fittings, in use, engaging together to provide a hinged connection between said toilet seat and said toilet pan, wherein each of said first hinge fittings has at least two alternative points for engagement with each of said second hinge fittings; and each of said second hinge fittings is configured for movement with respect to said connection shaft in directions that have perpendicular components.
  • said one or more first hinge fittings are incorporated in a hinge bar configured to extend laterally across an underside of said toilet seat when said toilet seat is mounted on said toilet pan.
  • said hinge bar is straight, has two ends and a mid-point, and wherein said first hinge fittings are symmetrical about said mid-point.
  • said hinge bar includes two sets of first hinge fittings.
  • first hinge fittings comprise sockets to receive said second hinge fittings.
  • hinge bar further includes locking means to retain said second hinge fittings within said sockets.
  • each said second hinge fitting includes a mounting pillar for engagement with a first said hinge fitting and a slot for sliding engagement over a said connection shaft.
  • said slot is a vee-shaped slot.
  • the invention provides a hinge bar forming part of the mounting assembly as set forth above, said hinge bar including a plurality of sets of first hinge fittings.
  • said hinge bar includes two sets of first hinge fittings arranged symmetrically about a mid-point of said bar.
  • said first hinge fittings comprise sockets to receive said second hinge fittings.
  • said hinge bar further includes locking means to lock to engagement between said first hinge fittings and said second hinge fittings.
  • said locking means includes a locking member having alternative locking edges such that a single locking member can engage a second hinge fitting when said second hinge fitting is engaged with either of the alternative engagement points of a said first hinge fitting.
  • Figure 1 shows an end elevational view of a toilet seat mounting
  • Figure 2 shows an underside isometric view of a first part of the assembly shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows an isometric view of a second part of the assembly
  • Figure 1 shows a plan view of that which is shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 shows a similar view to that shown in Figure 4, but engaged with a mounting shaft or bolt
  • Figure 6 shows a similar view to Figure 5, but with the component in
  • Figure 7 shows an isometric cross-section of a connection between a first and a second hinge fitting in one position
  • Figure 8 shows a similar view to Figure 7 but in a second position.
  • the invention provides an assembly 10 (shown in solid outline) for mounting a toilet seat 11 (dotted outline) to a toilet pan 12 (dotted outline).
  • the assembly includes one or more first hinge fittings 14 engageable with the seat 11 and at least two second hinge fittings 15 which fixable to the pan 12 by means of connecting shafts or bolts 16, the shafts or bolts 16 passing down through holes formed in the rear edge of the pan 12 and then being secured in place by fasteners such as washers 17 and nuts 18 although other fixings, including top fixings, could be used if necessary, convenient or desired.
  • the first hinge fittings are, in the illustrated embodiment, incorporated in a single hinge bar but could be separate components.
  • the second hinge fittings comprise separate hinge bases that engage with the hinge bar to provide a hinged connection between the seat 11 and the pan 12.
  • the hinge bar 14 includes a plurality of connection points for each of the hinge bases 15, this being shown in Figure 2 where two sets of connections 20a, 20b and 21a 21b are shown on the underside of the hinge bar. It is preferred that each set be symmetrical about the mid point of the bar, indicated at 22 and more than two sets of connections could be provided if desired.
  • the hinge bar as described is combined with hinge bases, each of which is configured for movement with respect to its connection shaft or bolt 16 in directions that have perpendicular components. That is to say each hinge base 15 can be displaced with respect to its respective shaft or bolt 16 in a direction which is longitudinal of the toilet pan and a direction that is lateral of the toilet pan. In the illustrated
  • Each hinge base 15 preferably includes an upstanding pillar 25 that engages into one of the connections 20 or 21 of the hinge bar, the connections 20 and 21 comprising sockets which are preferably provided with locking means 26, illustrated in Figures 7 & 8, to retain the connection with the pillars 25.
  • the locking means 26 preferably includes a locking member 27 that slides along the axis of the hinge bar and includes a first locking edge 28 and a second locking edge 29, the edges 28 and 29 engaging in groove 30 provided about the upper edge of pillar 25 depending on whether the pillar is engaged in a socket 20a, 20b as shown in Figure 7 or engaged in a socket 21a, 21b as shown in Figure 8.
  • the operation of the locking means is conventional and may be actuated by manually pressing button 30.
  • each slot 24 comprises a branch 31a and a branch 31b meeting at apex 32.
  • a connection set between the hinge bases 15 and the hinge bar 14 corresponds exactly to the spacing between the holes formed in the pan, then it will be appreciated that the longitudinal adjustment between the seat and pan will be compromised. Then invention overcomes the compromise by providing altemative sets of mounting points and thus a greater range of adjustment.
  • the invention at least in the case of the embodiment described, allows a wide range of positions to be achieved of a toilet seat with respect to a toilet pan from which an optimum relative position can be selected.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble permettant de monter un siège de toilettes sur une cuvette de toilettes et qui offre une large gamme de positions de montage relatives. Des ferrures d'articulation reliées au siège sont en prise avec des ferrures d'articulation reliées à la cuvette. Pour chaque ferrure d'articulation reliée à la cuvette, il y a au moins deux points de liaison alternatifs pour les ferrures d'articulation reliés au siège.
PCT/GB2018/053118 2017-11-02 2018-10-29 Ensemble de montage de siège de toilettes WO2019086843A1 (fr)

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