WO1992010622A2 - Water closets operating also as bidets - Google Patents
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- WO1992010622A2 WO1992010622A2 PCT/IT1991/000106 IT9100106W WO9210622A2 WO 1992010622 A2 WO1992010622 A2 WO 1992010622A2 IT 9100106 W IT9100106 W IT 9100106W WO 9210622 A2 WO9210622 A2 WO 9210622A2
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- cover
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- faucetry
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
- E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting
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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
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- the invention relates to the sanitation unit w.c. and particulrly to the w.c. operating also as bidet.
- the prior art provided for the supply of running water delivered from the flush ring at the upper edge of the bowl, or from holes made on said ring, or by means of a sprinkling nozzle, fixed or retractable, positioned into the bowl.
- a conventional w.c. of any type is provided with a running water delivering swivel spout, housed into the upper horizontal surface of the wc rear.
- the swivel spout can be an integral part of a mixer faucet, or be connected to a mixer faucet located on the adjoining bathroom wall or to an existing faucet located at easy reach in the bathroom area.
- the swivel spout When the unit is not used or during the use of it as wc, the swivel spout is positioned in a direction parallel to the wc rear edge without impairing at all the relevant operations.
- the swivel spout is rotated and positioned with its nozzle projecting in the bowl area where it can deliver the running water needed,permitting a normal course of the bidet operations
- the swivel spout At the end of bidet use the swivel spout is turned back to its initial position.
- the running water goes directely from an external source to the part of the body concerned or to the user hand.
- invention concern the improvement of toilet seats and covers in order to permit the working out of the bidet operations as described..
- the seat, on wich the cover is hinged has its own two lateral bands back extended and hinged in their extremity on the wc in such a point that the measure of the extention is bigger than the height of the faucetry so that the seat, together with the cover, during its opening rotation movement get over the faucetry making it accessible and usable as described.
- both, seat and cover have their own two lateral bands back extended and hinged in such a common point that the measure of the extentions are bigger than the height of the faucetry so that the seat and the cover, together or indipendently, during their opening rotation movements gets over the fauxretry.
- the cover has an openable part obtained by a proper panel (sliding, hinged, accordion type etc.) the opening of wich, when the cover is turned over, make possible an easy access to the faucetry located on the wc and/or on the adjoining bathroom wall.
- FIG.1 is a view of the wc provided with, a mixer faucet, swivel spout.
- FIG.2 is a view of the wc provided with a swivel spout connected to a mixer faucet on the wall.
- FIG.3- 4- 5 are views of an unit embodying one form of the invention and showing the different use position: closed, wc, bidet.
- FIG.6 is a fragmentary section relevant to the form of fig.3-4-5 showing details of the seat getting over the faucetry.
- FIG.7- 8- 9 are views of an unit embodying another form of the invention showing the different use positions: closed, wc, bidet.
- FIG.10 is a fragmentary section relevant to the form of fig.7-8-9 showing details of the seat getting over the faucetry.
- FIG.11- 12- 13- U4 are views of an unit embodying tft-e best mode for carrying out the invention showing the di'ffereirtr use positions:
- FIG.15 is a fragmentary section relevant to the form of fig.11-12-13-14, showing the access to faucetry by the opening of the toilet cover panel.
- FIG.16 is an enlarged section of the toilet cover, showing the sliding system of the panel opening.
- FIG.17- 18- 19 are views of the unit embodying the best mode in a wc solution with cistern on it.
- FIG.20 is a fragmentary section relevant to fig.17-18-19, shoving details o cistern, toilet cover and faucetry.
- the invention is capable of many embodiments and of being carried out in various ways.
- the sanitation unit comprises a wc (1) and a running water delivering swivel spout (4) on the top of the wc rear (2).
- the wc may be of any conventional type, for instance in our case it is a suction siphon bowl with vertical outlet flushed by any conventional flushing system, in our case by a high level cistern.
- the running water delivering swivel spout may be an integral part of a faucet, as shown best in FIG.1, or be connected to a faucet located at easy reach elsewhere in the bathroom area, as shown best in FIG.2, for instance in our case it is an integral part of the faucet and precisely a single lever mixer with swivel spout.
- the extended upper horizontal surface (2) of the wc rear is of a such a measure as to permit the housing on it of the mixer faucet (3) with swivel spout (4) behind the conventional holes for the fixation of the toilet seat and cover.
- the proper hole to house the faucet (3) should be made on the left or on the right side of the wc rear as its central part is already engaged by the flushing water passageway (9) to the bowl, as shown best in FIG.15, for instance in our case is made on the right side.
- the mixer faucet inserted into the hole and fixed on it is connected with the cold and hot lines of the water installation by means of the hose pipes (10) and (11), as shown best in FIG.1 and FIG.15.
- the swivel spout is positioned in a direction parallel to the wc edge.
- the swivel spout lenght is such that rotating it, during the unit use as bidet, may position its nozzle into the boxl area, as shown best in
- FIG.l, FIG.13, and FIG.15 where by faucet
- the seat is a conventional one.
- the cover (6) both of wich have their respective hinges (8) and (7) supported by a common hinge post inserted into the pertinent unit holes located in front: of the mixer faucet as previously mentioned.
- One of the feature of the present invention is the shaping and operation of the toilet cover (6). It has an U shape with the two arms extending towards the unit rear where they are hinged.
- a panel (12) is inserted in the space between the arms.
- Such panel is sliding on the cover (6), as shown in FIG.13 and FIG.15, making possible the access to and the use of the swivel spout (4) and of the mixer faucet (3) as described.
- the panel (12) is sliding along the rails (13) made on the cover (6) structure and is hold up in the opened position by a stop device made by two small metallic plates (14), one of wich magnetized, placed on the panel (12) and on the cover (6) respectively, as shown.
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- Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
- Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
- Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
- Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)
- Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)
- Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT48543A/90 | 1990-12-05 | ||
| IT04854390A IT1245641B (en) | 1990-12-05 | 1990-12-05 | INNOVATIONS IN THE SANITARY VESSELS, W.C. AND SIMILAR WAVES ALSO WORK AS BIDETS. |
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| WO1992010622A2 true WO1992010622A2 (en) | 1992-06-25 |
| WO1992010622A3 WO1992010622A3 (en) | 1992-08-06 |
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| PCT/IT1991/000106 Ceased WO1992010622A2 (en) | 1990-12-05 | 1991-12-05 | Water closets operating also as bidets |
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| EP (1) | EP0560871A1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU9091991A (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2029959A6 (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1245641B (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1992010622A2 (en) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU2186912C2 (en) * | 2000-07-07 | 2002-08-10 | Андреев-Андриевский Александр Евгеньевич | Sanitary engineering device |
| WO2006018677A1 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2006-02-23 | Miroslav Nakladal | Urinal with hygienic sprinkler |
| WO2011141604A1 (en) * | 2010-05-10 | 2011-11-17 | Eduard Mondragon Condeminas | Sanitary apparatus serving as a toilet and bidet |
| ES2385406A1 (en) * | 2010-05-10 | 2012-07-24 | Eduard Mondragón Condeminas | Sanitary apparatus with toilet and bid¿ functions. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| ES2390032A1 (en) * | 2011-02-04 | 2012-11-06 | Eduard Mondragón Condeminas | Improvements in a sanitary appliance with toilet and bidet functions. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| WO2016193505A1 (en) * | 2015-06-02 | 2016-12-08 | Eduardo Cadorniga Martinez | Toilet and seat, adapted to function as a bidet |
| EP4461888A1 (en) * | 2023-05-12 | 2024-11-13 | Grohe AG | Seat wash basin and method for retrofitting a seat wash basin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES2637506B1 (en) * | 2016-04-12 | 2018-07-23 | Eduardo CADORNIGA MARTINEZ | Toilet with bidet function, improved |
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| DE76382C (en) * | L. SCHÖNFELD in Hannover, Eschestrafse 10 | Lavatory cover | ||
| FR1298997A (en) * | 1961-06-06 | 1962-07-20 | Open and articulated seat, with cover, with straight mixer tap, and incorporated flexible piping, special for water-closet bowls | |
| DE2530913C3 (en) * | 1975-07-10 | 1979-06-13 | Rainer 8990 Lindau Lutz | Toilet seat with washing device |
| GB1580134A (en) * | 1977-05-24 | 1980-11-26 | Lutz R | Water closets |
| DE3705691A1 (en) * | 1987-02-23 | 1988-09-01 | Karlheinz Dr Uhle | WC bidet |
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- 1990-12-05 IT IT04854390A patent/IT1245641B/en active IP Right Grant
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- 1991-02-20 ES ES9100443A patent/ES2029959A6/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-12-05 WO PCT/IT1991/000106 patent/WO1992010622A2/en not_active Ceased
- 1991-12-05 EP EP92901030A patent/EP0560871A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-12-05 AU AU90919/91A patent/AU9091991A/en not_active Abandoned
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU2186912C2 (en) * | 2000-07-07 | 2002-08-10 | Андреев-Андриевский Александр Евгеньевич | Sanitary engineering device |
| WO2006018677A1 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2006-02-23 | Miroslav Nakladal | Urinal with hygienic sprinkler |
| JP2008510084A (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2008-04-03 | ナクラダル,ミロスラフ | Urinal with sanitary watering device |
| RU2374397C2 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2009-11-27 | Мирослав Накладал | Urinal with hygienic shower |
| AU2005273655B2 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2010-10-21 | Miroslav Nakladal | Urinal with hygienic sprinkler |
| WO2011141604A1 (en) * | 2010-05-10 | 2011-11-17 | Eduard Mondragon Condeminas | Sanitary apparatus serving as a toilet and bidet |
| ES2385406A1 (en) * | 2010-05-10 | 2012-07-24 | Eduard Mondragón Condeminas | Sanitary apparatus with toilet and bid¿ functions. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| ES2390032A1 (en) * | 2011-02-04 | 2012-11-06 | Eduard Mondragón Condeminas | Improvements in a sanitary appliance with toilet and bidet functions. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
| WO2016193505A1 (en) * | 2015-06-02 | 2016-12-08 | Eduardo Cadorniga Martinez | Toilet and seat, adapted to function as a bidet |
| EP4461888A1 (en) * | 2023-05-12 | 2024-11-13 | Grohe AG | Seat wash basin and method for retrofitting a seat wash basin |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| IT9048543A1 (en) | 1992-06-05 |
| EP0560871A1 (en) | 1993-09-22 |
| IT1245641B (en) | 1994-09-29 |
| ES2029959A6 (en) | 1992-10-01 |
| WO1992010622A3 (en) | 1992-08-06 |
| AU9091991A (en) | 1992-07-08 |
| IT9048543A0 (en) | 1990-12-05 |
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