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EP0092481B1
EP0092481B1 EP19830400757 EP83400757A EP0092481B1 EP 0092481 B1 EP0092481 B1 EP 0092481B1 EP 19830400757 EP19830400757 EP 19830400757 EP 83400757 A EP83400757 A EP 83400757A EP 0092481 B1 EP0092481 B1 EP 0092481B1
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Harry Vivier
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MARTINVAL, ANDRE
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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
    • A47K13/30—Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like, e.g. ventilating, noise-damping or cleaning devices
    • A47K13/302—Seats with cleaning devices

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  • the invention relates to a toilet installation in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to improve the means for tilting the seats between their vertical position inside the device and their horizontal position of use on the toilet bowl. According to the invention, this object is achieved by the means defined in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is the subject of claim 2.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a commercial cup model 1 completed, according to a means of the invention, a screw 2 engaged in the upper and front edge of the bowl so that the head of the screw forms a tenon.
  • the model includes: - a hole 3 for the flow of liquids in the bowl; - two holes 4 to fix the device mentioned on the bowl; - A protuberance 5.
  • Certain models of commercial bowls include, at their rear part, protrusions such as the annoying protuberance 5 for assembling the apparatus on the bowl. The present invention has had to solve the problem posed by these protrusions on certain commercial bowl models, so as to adapt the apparatus to the greatest possible number of commercial bowl models.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the installation comprising: - The apparatus above and behind the bowl 1; - A movable seat 6 in horizontal rest position on the bowl; - a hole 7 provided for the engagement of a push button in the front panel 8 including a sliding door 9 closing a lower front opening of the device, the door rising during the exchange of a pair of seats on the bowl, including seat 6, and lowering at the end of said exchange.
  • FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of a seat such as the seat 6 comprising a hollow cylindrical bar 10 and a mortise 11 provided for sliding assembly with the screw head 2 of FIG. 1.
  • the bar 10 is, for example, deformed to obtain protuberances or concavities 12 provided for the sealing of the bar inserted in the rear edge of the seat during its molding.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view along line C-C of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial view of the installation, along the section line A-A of FIG. 2, to represent part of the means of a variant of the invention comprising the bowl 1, the apparatus including the front panel 8, and further: - a back side formed by a flush tank 13 including a drain hole 14, and supporting a ball bearing 15; - a shaft 16 engaged in said bearing; - a gear of transmission wheels 17, 18, 19; -
  • the wheel 17 is fixed on said shaft, the wheel 18 is mounted on an axis screwed into the right flank of the device, and the wheel 19 is fixed on a hollow shaft 20 mounted on an axis screwed in said flank;
  • the hollow shaft 20 drives a free pinion 21, for example a free bicycle pinion, supporting an endless chain 22 provided to drive three seats 6, 23, 24, always in the same direction of rotation so as to exchange, on the bowl, a pair of said seats, and such that seat 6 replaces seat 23, seat 23 replaces seat 24, and seat 24 replaces seat 6; - A groove 25 formed between two protrusions of
  • the container 30 extends from the reservoir 13 of the flush, and that it includes a drain hole 32 for the flush and a rear flange 33 preventing any flow of liquids to the back of the unit.
  • the container 30 is supported on the bowl by its front edge, and it comprises a concavity 34 allowing the device to be assembled on the bowl without being hindered by protuberances existing on top of certain models of commercial bowl. , such as the protrusion 5 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 6 is an elevational view detailing, according to one embodiment, a means shown in fig. 5.
  • This means comprises the transmission wheel 19 mounted on the hollow grooved shaft 20.
  • a ball bearing 35 supporting the free pinion 21 comprising a pawl in the form of a slide 36 freely engaged in the groove 37 of the pinion.
  • the pawl, in the form of the slide 36 comprises a through hole and receiving a shoulder screw engaged in a spacer in the form of a radially elastic ring 38.
  • the slide and the ring are fixed freely on the pinion 21, by said screw, to allow longitudinal displacements of said pawl in groove 37 when the shaft 20 rotates in the opposite direction to the drive of pinion 21.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the ring 38 of FIG. 6. This ring is formed by a spiral leaf spring.
  • FIG. 8 is a detail view in perspective of a symmetrical half of the container 30 shown in FIG. 5.
  • This container includes: - the rear rim 33 extended by a rim 39 at each longitudinal end and by a front rim including an inclined plane 40; - A concavity including a through hole 42 for receiving a bolt provided for fixing the device to the bowl by engagement of said bolt in one of the holes 4 in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 9 is a left view of the container 30 shown partially in FIG. 8. Note a rim 41 extending the rim 39 so as to form a substantial contact surface allowing efficient welding of the container on each of the left and right sides of the device.
  • a protuberance 43 for posterior support of the device on the bowl.
  • the protuberance 43 will preferably be formed of thick washers engaged with the bolt provided in the hole 42.
  • FIG. 10 is a partial view of the installation along the section line B-B in FIG. 2, and complementary to FIG. 5, to represent part of the means of a variant of the invention.
  • the shaft 16 makes it possible to secure the drive of the free pinions 21.
  • FIG. 11 is a partial view of the installation along the section line AA of FIG. 2, to represent part of the means of a variant of the invention comprising the endless chain 22 carrying two seats 6, 23, and further comprising: - an engine weight in the form of a container 44 filled with water in permanently and vertically movable in the tank 13 of the flush; - A plug in the form of a rubber ring 45 mounted tight on an overflow pipe 46 sliding in a tube 47 of said container 44; - A helical spring 48 screwed with one or two turns on the necked and threaded part of a protrusion of the overflow pipe 46, said spring being arranged so that it pushes the plug upwards and that it can vertically relax and then support the cap during the emptying of said reservoir 13; a cable or a belt 49 in the form of a band supporting said motor weight 44 by winding and unwinding in a spiral directly on the motor shaft 16 or on the pulley 50 fixed on said shaft engaged in a bearing mounted on the support 15 placed and engaged on the top
  • the container 44 is shown at the bottom of the reservoir 13 of the flush, which indicates that the flush has been ordered and that it is finished while the plug 45 is lowered by said container and the tank begins to fill again.
  • Filling the flush tank causes the container 44 to be raised, the cleaning train to be lowered (57 to 60, 62) to wash and dry the seat 23, and the hook 69 to be lowered with its two pins 73, 86 engaged in the groove 74.
  • the cleaning train will be placed below the seat 23 and in front of the seat 6.
  • the container 44 descends, driving by its weight the elevation of the cleaning train comprising the tilting tooth 60, and the elevation of the seat 6 exchanging with the seat 23 and the elevation of the door 9 by the hook 69 comprising the pin 86 remaining in the groove 74 and the pin 73 moved outside said groove and against protuberance 75 so as to tilt the stop 81 before said hook lifts the door.
  • said tooth 60 opens the tap while the reservoir 13 begins to fill and the cleaning train comes down again with the tooth mounted on an axis screwed into the support 57.
  • said tooth During said descent, said tooth meets the mentioned bar 10 connecting the seat 23 to the endless chain 22, and it rocks against said bar continuing its descent, the tooth then returning to its initial rest position so as to be able to open the valve. 67 at the end of a new elevation of the cleaning train.
  • Said tooth 60 acts as a pusher driven by a cable or a belt connected to the motor shaft 16.
  • the endless chain 22 is formed of links articulated on axes some of which are salient such as the axis 104 shown on the belt fig . 24. These axes include anterior ends respectively engaged in the bars 10, and posterior ends intended to be engaged respectively in a groove 87 partially hidden by the endless chain 22.
  • the groove 87 is formed between two vertical protuberances of the sidewall comprising the inclined plane 88 disposed inside the loop formed by the endless chain so as to tilt back the rear edge of each seat completing its movement descending towards the bowl, said rear edge being temporarily pushed towards the interior of the 'device while the descending seat has its front edge in contact with the inclined plane 40 tilting the seat forward.
  • inclined planes 88, 40 a double tilting is obtained so as to incline sufficiently downward each seat descending in a limited space inside the device so that each seat can then slide on the bowl until to its horizontal rest position, and thus sound this rappareu.
  • each of the seats such as seat 23, raised by the endless chains to a vertical rest position in the rear part of the cleaning compartment, is specially sinuous by the rollers 52 arranged to adjust the height of said position of rest, and so as to equalize the length of said outward journey with the length of the return journey completing the movement of each of the seats brought back to the horizontal rest position on the bowl by said chains.
  • FIG. 12 is a partial view of the installation along the section line B-B in FIG. 2, and complementary to FIG. 11, to specify means such as: - the pulley 89 wedged on the motor shaft 16 driving the belt 70 connected to the hook 69; - The tap 67 and the water pump 65 sucking a sanitary solution in a tank 90; a pin 91 stopping the pusher 85 returned to the rest position by the helical spring 92.
  • FIG. 13 is a partial view in elevation, detailing the means shown in FIG. 11 and 12.
  • the pulley 89 is wedged on the drive shaft 16 by a pin 93, and it includes notches 94 for fixing belts in the form of bands such as the belts 49, 56, 70 shown in fig. 11, 12, 15.
  • the motor shaft comprises, at each of its longitudinal ends, a groove forming protuberances 95.
  • FIG. 14 is a view in diametral section detailing the transmission wheel 17 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.
  • This wheel includes: - a concavity 96 for engaging a bearing; - A protrusion 97 for mutual engagement with the protrusions 95 of the motor shaft shown in fig. 13.
  • FIG. 15 is a partial perspective view detailing a belt in the form of a band such as belts 49, 56, 70, (Figs. 11 and 12).
  • These belts include protrusions 98, 99, and a protruding rod 100 in the protrusion 98.
  • Each belt connects a part such as the container 44, the support 57, the hook 69, comprising a notch to assemble with a protuberance such that the protrusion 99, and connects a pulley such as the pulley 89 (FIG. 13) comprising notches 94 for engaging the projections of said rod 100.
  • FIG. 16 is a left view of the means of FIG. 11. This view shows the cam 101 raising the stop 53 for the passage of the protuberance 102 of the free pinion 21.
  • the stop, the cam, and the protuberance form a safety device opposing an accidental shift of one revolution of the free pinion 21 relative to the transmission wheel 19, so that the free pinion 21 is stopped by the protuberance 102 against the stop 53 when said free pinion is ahead of the cam 101 secured to the transmission wheel 19 by the hollow neckline 20.
  • FIG. 17 is an elevation view of a portion of the endless chain, or of the endless belt 22 shown in FIG. 11.
  • the pair of chain endless 22 carries two seats 6, 23, so that the outward journey of each of the seats, transported to a vertical rest position in the cleaning compartment, is specially sinuous by the rollers 52 arranged to adjust the height of said position of rest, and so as to equalize its length of said outward journey with the length of the return journey completing the movement of each of the seats brought back to the horizontal rest position on the bowl 1 by said chains.
  • the chain or the belt 22 includes a bulge 103 including a projecting pin 104, designed to be freely engaged in the bar 10 inserted in the rear edge of each of the seats 6, 23.
  • FIG. 18 is an elevational view, according to a variant form of FIG. 17, to show another way of equalizing the outward and return journey of the seats by a series of rollers 52.
  • Figure 19 is an elevational view detailing the left or right side of the apparatus shown in fig. 11.
  • This flank comprises: a hole 105 for engaging a pin provided on the rear edge of the door 29; - A hole 106 for the engagement of one end of a flange provided for fixing the device to a back wall; - A protuberance 107 limiting the rotation of the pawl 55; - A concavity extending vertically and around protuberances such as the protuberance 108 for engaging a bearing and the transmission wheel 17; the protrusion 109 for engaging an axis in the hole 110, said axis being provided to support the hollow shaft 20 secured to the transmission wheel 19; the protrusion 111 for fixing a float valve in the hole 112, said valve being provided for the reservoir 13 of the flush; the protuberances 113 for assembling said flank with said flush tank; - A hole 114 for the engagement of a longitudinal end of the partition 63; - Holes such as 115 for the engagement of an axis supporting the pull
  • the rail 61 is formed by a metal blade connected to a pole of an electrical supply by the conductive wire 116 welded on said blade, so that an electric fan heater is supplied by sliding along the rail on the right and left flank of the appliance to replace the drying means 58 (fig. 11).
  • Figure 20 is a sectional view along line D-D of FIG. 19.
  • FIG. 21 is a partial elevation view of the washing and drying means of FIG. 11 comprising a flexible and elastic sleeve 58, 59 engaged on a frame 117 projecting longitudinally.
  • Figure 22 is a sectional view along line E-E of FIG. 21.
  • the sleeve comprises a peripheral part such as 59 forming a sponge made of an open cell foam, and a central part 118 formed of a closed cell foam.
  • the sleeve such as 58 is smooth at its periphery and formed of a closed cell foam so as to expel the moisture left on the seat 23 by the sponge and so that this moisture falls into the container - collector 30 (fig. 11).
  • Figure 23 is a cross-sectional view of an alternative sleeve for drying the seats.
  • This variant is formed by a pneumatic inner tube 119 comprising an opening 120 for engaging the mount 117.
  • This inner tube is inflated to a pressure of 50 to 70 grams so as to rub the front face of the seat 23 in elastically deforming on the relief of said face.
  • This air chamber can replace the closed cell foam of the central part 118 of the sleeve 58, 59 shown in FIG. 22.
  • Figure 24 is a partial perspective view of the endless belt 22 shown in Figs. 11, 17, 18 comprising the projecting axis 104, and holes 121 for engagement on the free pinion 21.
  • FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the partition 63 shown in FIG. 11 engaging in hole 114 (fig. 19).
  • FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the means shown in FIG. 11, and supplemented with a tilting cover 122 fixed elastically on the door 9 by the means 123, said cover being provided to cover the seat 6 on the bowl.
  • Figure 27 is a partial perspective view of the bar 10 inserted into the rear edge of each seat 6, 23, 24, and connecting the endless belt 22.
  • the bar includes a hole 124 for engagement of one end of the protruding pin 104 fig. 24.
  • Figure 28 is a diametrical and longitudinal sectional view of a modified commercial float valve, comprising a valve 125, a lever 126, a float 127, an inlet 128 intended to be connected to a water supply, an outlet 129 for the supply of the reservoir 13 of the flush, and two additional outlets 130, 131.
  • a flow regulator in the form of a needle projecting from a pierced washer 132, and a helical spring 133 engaged on the low-cut part of a movable cylinder comprising a axial hole 134.
  • FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the support 15 shown in FIG. 11 and comprising a hole 135 for the engagement of the axis 84, a hole 136 for the engagement of a bearing and the drive shaft 16, in notch 137 for the engagement of the spraying boom 64.
  • Figure 30 is an elevational view detailing the washer shown in fig. 28, and comprising a needle 132 and holes 138.
  • FIG. 31 is a perspective view of a cover 139 intended to be welded sealingly on the reservoir 90 shown in FIG. 12, and comprising a filling pipe 140 closed by a plug, a sectioned pipe 66 provided for going down into said tank 90 and being connected directly to the water pump 65 or to the tap 67 connected to the said water pump shown in fig. 11, 12, 32, 34.
  • FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the means shown in FIG. 11 and 12 such as the sectioned shaft 16, and additionally comprising the float valve (125-134), a concavity 141, and sliding assembly means 142 with the protuberances 113 of the side of the apparatus. shown in fig. 19 and 20.
  • FIG. 33 is an exploded view detailing the means 123 engaged in a pin of the rear edge of the cover 122 shown in FIG. 26.
  • This means comprises a bolt 143 with a pierced head 123 for the engagement of a helical spring 144 and a washer 145 intended to be mounted on said pin.
  • the bolt is designed to be engaged in a through hole at the bottom of the door 9 and then engaged in a washer 146, a helical spring 147, and a nut 148.
  • the spring 147 allows an elastic fixing of the cover 122 on the door 9, and the spring 144 brings friction on the washer 145 to brake the tilting of the said cover on the seat 6 in the horizontal rest position on the bowl 1.
  • Figure 34 is a diametrical sectional view of the water pump 65 connected to the tap 67 comprising: - two channels 149 and 150; track 149 is intended to be connected to outlet 130 of the float valve fig. 28, and the track 150 is designed to be connected to the top of the toyau 66 (fig. 31); - A cap 151 forming a pusher screwed into the cylinder 152 opening and closing said valve; - a helical spring 153 contained in said cap to recall in said closed position said cylinder comprising a circular notch 154 provided to be placed in track 149 during the pushing of tooth 60 (fig.
  • Figure 35 is a partial perspective view of a pierced plate 157 intended to be engaged on the spraying boom 64 and in the concavity 141 of the tank 13 of the flush (fig. 32) so as to distribute the sanitary solution on the sponge 59 (fig. 11) through the holes 158 and direct the solution onto the rear face of the seat 23 through the rear face of the said plate, so that the solution flows between the said reservoir and said seat.
  • FIG. 36 is a partial perspective view of the means shown in FIG. 11.
  • These means include: - the supports 57 including sliding stops 159 for closing the front opening of notches 160 provided for engaging the washing and drying means 58, 59; - notches 161 provided for the engagement of an electric fan heater; - notches 162 for engaging means such as chains, belts 56, 166, including protrusions such as chains, belts 56, 166, including protrusions such as the bulges 98, 167 (FIGS. 15 and 38); - the tilting tooth 60; - Casters 163 provided for engagement with the rail 61; - The weight formed by a metal bar 62 fixed to said supports by screws.
  • the support 57 additionally comprises a protuberance 57b for pushing the cylinder 152 of the tap 67 fig. 34 and 50; - A means for watering the sponge 59 such as a spray bar in the form of a bent pipe 164 provided for temporarily engaging through its top on the lower end of the pipe 232 fig. 50, this temporary engagement being carried out at the end of the elevation of said support 57.
  • FIG. 37 is a partial view in diametral section of a means taken out of the structure of FIG. 11.
  • FIG. 38 is a partial view in elevation of the right flank of the apparatus including a cross-sectional view of the bar 10 shown in FIG. 27, and comprising variant means of the invention.
  • These means include: - a toothed wheel 165 wedged on the shaft 20 to replace the pulley 51 (fig. 11 and 16) to drive a chain or a belt 166 including bulges 167 for engagement in notches 162 of the support 57 shown in fig.
  • the belt or the chain 166 driven by the toothed wheel 165 may alternately pull up and down the cleaning train comprising the means 58, 59 on the supports 57; - a slide 168 replacing the leaf spring 72 (fig. 19); - A caster 169 fixed on the protuberance 28 of the bar 10, and intended to tilt forward each of the seats 6, 23, 24 transported by the endless chain 22 moving said caster 169 against the inclined plane 26 of the protuberance 170 participating at the said changeover.
  • FIG. 39 is a perspective and punctured view of the means shown in FIG. 11, 12, 28, 32, and further comprising: - a pierced protuberance 171 for fixing the water pump 65 and the tap 67; - A plurality of hydraulic cylinders 172, 173 mounted in series and engaged in a compartment against the tank 13 of the flush; - These cylinders are mounted in series to increase the power relative to their diametrical size; a rod 174 projecting from the jack 172 including a ring 175 fixed to a belt 176 which winds and takes place in a spiral directly on the drive shaft 16 or on a fixed pulley on the said shaft engaged in a bearing 177.
  • These jacks are supplied with water by a tap 178 similar to tap 67 (fig. 34), and actuated by the rocking arm 179.
  • FIG. 40 is an exploded view of the means shown in FIG. 5 and 38 comprising the wheel 169 and an axis 181 intended to be engaged in the protuberance 28 forming an elastic support which can be a leaf spring fixed on the bar 10 by a pin 182, and a second roller 183 provided to be against said bar and engaged in the axis 104 of the endless belt 22 (fig. 24).
  • FIG. 41 is a partial view, from the side and in section, showing a means of FIG. 39 concerning the fixing of the belt 176 on the rod 174 of the jack 172.
  • the belt comprises a protuberance 184 assembled in a mortise of the ring 175 screwed or pinned on the top of said rod 174.
  • FIG 42 is a partial perspective view of an electric fan heater 185 intended to be engaged in the notches 161 of the supports 57 (fig. 36).
  • This radiator comprises: an opening 186 for directing hot air to the seat 23; - A protrusion 187 engaging in one of said notches 161 to position the radiator so as to direct the jet of hot air on said seat 23; - An electrical conductor 188 extended by a contact strip 189 intended to slide against the metal rail 61 connected to a pole of an electrical supply.
  • FIG. 43 is an operating diagram in diametral section of means of FIG. 39 additionally comprising the pipes 190, 191 connecting the series of jacks 172, 173 to the two-way tap 178, 192, 193.
  • the inlet of the track 192 is intended to be connected to the outlet 131 of the float valve shown in FIG. 28, 39, and the output of said channel 192 is connected to each input 194, 195 of said jacks nested one on the other.
  • the cylinders are purged after the action of the arm 179 lowering the cylinder 180 so as to close the supply path 192 and open the purge path 193 connected to the outputs 196, 197 of the cylinders.
  • each operating cycle includes the tilting of the stop 83 by the pusher 85 for an additional lifting of the weight 44 which rocks the arm 179 and raises the button 45 for emptying the tank 13 of the flush 'water.
  • the tilting of the arm 179 lowers the cylinder 180 to open the way 193 for bleeding the jacks allowing the rod 174 to be raised by the belt 176.
  • the rod 174 reaches the end of its elevation by raising the cylinder 180 closing the bleed path 193 and opening the path 192 for supplying the jacks so that the rod 174 descends by pulling on the belt 176 which unwinds by rotating the shaft 16 raising the weight 44 to its rest position against the stop 83.
  • Figure 44 is a partial elevational view of a variant of the invention comprising the device without the door 9 or the front panel 8.
  • This variant relates to the means for washing and drying the seat 23 in the vertical cleaning position.
  • These means include a turnstile including a spray arm 201 supporting at each end an electric fan heater including a propeller compressor similar to a small hair dryer.
  • the air jet is directed on the seat and at an inclination allowing the driving of the turnstile mounted on a pipe 203 fixed on the sides of the device, and connected to the water pump 65 or to the pipe 232 of the tank 228 (fig. 32 and 50).
  • the turnstile is brought back to the horizontal rest position during the vertical descent of a bar (204 suspended by each of its ends to a winding belt and unwinding on the pulley 51.
  • a rubber ring 205 tightened on the bar 10 a flow along said bar stops when the seat is washed
  • a moving-core electromagnet 206 switches the stop 83 in place of the push button 85 Fig. 11.
  • FIG. 45 is a view along the section line FF of FIG. 44, and comprising: - a belt 207 replacing the gears 17, 19 (fig. 11) and winding and unwinding on pulleys respectively secured to the shaft 16 and the free pinion 21; - A caster at one end of an arm 208 under tension of a spring 209 for tensioning the endless chain 22; - A flap 210 in the form of a brush with fine bristles bonded to the container 30 to direct in the said container the flow of splashes projected on the endless chain 22; - A flange 211 fixed on the sides at each end of the pipe 203 supporting the turnstile 201, the said pipe being extended from the pipe 212 connected to the water pump 65 or to the pipe 232 (fig.
  • the bar 204 at the end of its upward stroke, is temporarily retained by an electromagnet 213 fixed on the left and right sides of the apparatus and above the acting bar. furthermore, on an electrical contactor joined to an electronic programmer comprising timing means for supplying the fan heater, the so-called electromagnets, and a solenoid valve to replace the valve 67 (fig. 32 and 50).
  • FIG. 46 is an axial section view detailing the turnstile shown in FIG. 44 and 45.
  • the turnstile includes sprinkler holes 214 in the arm 201 welded or screwed onto a pipe 215 mounted on a bearing 216 engaged with another pipe 217 forming an axial support for the turnstile.
  • This turnstile and axial pipe 217 assembly is joined by the bolt 218 to the pipe 203 fixed on each side of the appliance by the flange 211.
  • the electrical supply to the fan radiator 202 is effected by a rotary contact comprising insulated metal rings 219 on a support 220 secured to the arm 201, and other metal rings 221 isolated on a support 222 mounted to slide axially on the pipe 217 and pushed against the support 220 by a coil spring 223.
  • FIG. 47 is a detailed view of the support 222 on the pipe 217 shown in FIG. 46.
  • the rings 221 are engaged in circular grooves of said support.
  • FIG. 48 is a schematic view detailing the means shown in FIG. 45. According to these means, the bar 204 is in its low rest position against the turnstile 201 brought back to the horizontal rest position by said bar. The belt 56 continues to run over a determined length after the bar stops against the turnstile. At the end of its elevation, the bar 204 will actuate the electrical contactor 224 joined to an electronic programmer 225 fixed on the right flank of the device.
  • FIG. 49 is a partial perspective view of the turnstile shown in FIG. 44 and 45. Note the fan heaters 202 mounted on engaged supports and fixed by screws 226 on the spray arm 201 comprising the hole 227 for welding the pipe 215 (fig. 46). The fan heaters are oriented to direct a jet of hot air on the seat 23 and drive the turnstile in the direction of the arrow.
  • FIG. 50 is a broken sectional view of a variant of a component of the washing means of the invention.
  • This variant is a tank 228 comprising: - a pipe 229 for loading a sanitary product into a pierced basket 230 forming a compartment in said tank; - a pipe 231 connected to a tap such as tap 67 fig. 34 to supply the tank with water; - an internal pipe 232 crossing the bottom of the tank for the supply, in sanitary solution, of the watering boom 164 or of the turnstile 201 (fig. 36 and 46).
  • the sanitary product is preferably in the form of solid and soluble sticks 233 with detergent, anti-scale, disinfectant action.
  • Figure 51 is an elevational view of a variant of means such as the belt 56 winding and unwinding on the pulley 51 for the movement of the cleaning train (57-60) fig. 11.
  • This variant comprises a winch including two diameters of winding and unwinding of a cable 234 for a differentiated speed of movement of said cleaning train. Part of the winding takes place at the bottom of a thread 235 comprising a rod 236 engaged radially in the winch to guide the cable during the change of winding diameter and unwinding.
  • This variant can also be used for the elevation of door 9.
  • FIG. 52 is a perspective and punctured view of the framework of the apparatus formed by the flush tank 13 assembled on the sides 237, 238, which are welded to the container 30 and fitted with the front panel 8 to stiffen the parallelepiped shape of this frame.
  • the apparatus comprises a door 239 mounted on hinges with a vertical axis.
  • FIG. 53 is a perspective view of the installation comprising: - the door 239; - the flush tank 13; - the reservoir 228 providing a sanitary liquid for the bowl and for cleaning the seat; - Means 240 forming supports and extensions for embedding the device.
  • FIG. 54 is a perspective view of a variant of the turnstile shown in FIG. 49.
  • This variant comprises a propeller air compressor 241 mounted on the shaft of the electric motors 242 enclosed in the tubular arm of the turnstile
  • the air is heated by the radiant heat of the motors and, optionally, by an electric heating resistance 243 using the technique of a portable hair dryer.
  • the compressor forms the arm of the turnstile including, at one end, a suction port 244, and at the other end a port 245 for expelling hot air on the seat 23, and so that these ports are oriented to drive the turnstile in the direction of the arrow.
  • a pipe 246 extends the axial tube 215 to supply, in a sanitary liquid, one or two nozzles engaged in a protrusion 247 of the arm.
  • Figure 55 is a perspective view of an embedding means of the device intended to be fixed to a back wall.
  • This means comprises a vertical concavity 248 formed in a partition fixed by the angles 249 on the ceiling, the left and right walls of a WC room, and fixed on the supports 240.
  • the height of said concavity is greater than the height of the device on the bowl to allow maintenance interventions from above the device without removing it from its recess.
  • the part of the concavity provided above the device is closed by a means such as a removable panel, or a door 250.

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1. Toilettenanlage, bei der wenigstens zwei Sitze (6, 23, 24) zyklisch auf einem WC-Becken (1) ausgetauscht werden, wobei einer der Sitze zum Zwecke der Reinigung von der Oberseite des WC-Beckens abgezogen und durch einen zuvor gereinigten Sitz ersetzt wird und der Austausch der Sitze fortlaufend und automatisch nach dem Auslösen eines Funktionszyklus erfolgt und das Austauschverfahren an eine Einrichtung zur Reinigung der Sitze angepaßt ist, die sich im Innern einer mit einer Wasserversorgung verbundenen und hinter und über dem WC-Becken (1) angeordneten und mit diesem verbundenen Vorrichtung befindet, die folgende Teile aufweist :
- eine Antriebswelle (16), die mit Mitteln, z. B. einem Paar parallel auf Rollen (21) auf der linken und rechten Seite eines Reinigungsabteils angeordneter endloser Riemen oder Ketten (22) verbunden ist und bei jedem Funktionszyklus mehre- . re Sitze (6, 23, 24) transportieren, die im Abstand voneinander angeordnet und mit ihrem mit den Ketten (22) verbundenen hinteren Rand derart verschwenkbar sind, das zwei dieser Sitze durch eine untere frontale Öffnung (27) der Vorrichtung gegeneinander ausgetauscht werden können, wobei der erste (6) der beiden Sitze von der Oberseite des WC-Beckens (1) abgehoben wird, so daß er an seinem hinteren Rand hängt und in eine vertikale Ruhestellung (23) in dem Reinigungsabteil transportiert wird, während der zweite (24) Sitz des Paares seinen Bewegungszyklus vollendet und durch eine Schwenk- und Absenkbewegung in Richtung auf die genannte frontale Öffnung (27) aus der Vorrichtung heraustritt, wobei diese Schwenkbewegung aus dem Antrieb der den an seinem hinteren Rand hängenden Sitz transportierenden endlosen Ketten resultiert, und wobei Mittel vorgesehen sind, die jeden Sitz am Ende seiner Bewegungsbahn in Richtung des WC-Beckens (1) bis in eine horizontale Ruhestellung führen, in der er benutzt werden kann, wobei dieser Austausch von Sitzen bei der kontinuierlichen Bewegung der endlosen Kette (22) und ohne jeden manuellen Eingriff außer dem Auslösen eines Funktionszyklus erfolgt,
- eine die frontale Öffnung (27) verschließende Tür (9) zum Anheben und Absenken eines Deckels (122) von dem bzw. auf den in horizontaler Ruhestellung auf dem WC-Becken (1) befindlichen Sitz (6),
- eine Einrichtung (57) zum Reinigen der Sitze mit Wasch- und Trocknungsmitteln (59, 185), die in einer vertikalen Ebene bewegbar sind, die dem seine vertikale Ruhestellung in dem Reinigungsabteil einnehmenden Sitz (23) gegenüberliegt,
- Befeuchtungsmittel (164) zum Waschen der Sitze mit einem eine sanitäre Lösung enthaltenden Behälter,
- eine Sammelvorrichtung (30) in Form eines Behälters, dessen Boden eine Öffnung hat und der mit dem WC-Becken (1) in Verbindung steht und sich unter dem in der vertikalen Reinigungsstellung angeordneten Sitz (24) befindet, so daß er die sanitäre Lösung auffängt und in das WC-Becken (1) abgibt,
- Mittel zum Auslösen des Befeuchtungsvorgangs sowie
- Mittel zum Auslösen eines Funktionszyklus der Vorrichtung, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
- daß die Mittel, die die einzelnen Sitz (24) am Ende ihrer Bewegungsbahn in Richtung zu dem WC-Becken (1) bis in die die Benutzung ermöglichende horizontale Ruhestellung verschwenken, zwei seitliche Ansätze (28) aufweisen, die mit dem hinteren Rand jedes Sitzes fest verbunden und als Hebel ausgebildet sind, die mit ihrem freien Ende mit der Flanke einer Kehle (25, 26) in Kontakt stehen, die eine Gleitbahn bildet, deren Breite sich von oben nach unten derart verringert, daß die gewünschte Verschwenkung des jeweiligen Sitzes durch die Einwirkung der Flanken der Kehlen auf das freie Ende der Ansätze bewirkt wird, während letztere nach unten gleiten.
2. Anlage nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die freien Enden der als Hebel ausgebildeten Ansätze (28) jeweils mit einer Rolle (169) ausgestattet sind.
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