U.S. patent application number 11/191016 was filed with the patent office on 2006-02-02 for self-cleaning toilet with an optional self flushing system.
Invention is credited to Mbohou Mouchilison Moussa.
Application Number | 20060021121 11/191016 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35730466 |
Filed Date | 2006-02-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060021121 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Moussa; Mbohou Mouchilison |
February 2, 2006 |
Self-cleaning toilet with an optional self flushing system
Abstract
A self cleaning toilet is constructed such that the water of the
water closet is the power source and main element for the cleaning,
drying, disinfecting and sanitizing of the toilet seat and toilet
bowl (upper edge included). The toilet uses its cover lid and seat
as its primary tools to accomplish all the operations described
above. The optional self flushing system uses pH sensors working in
conjunction with motion sensors to automatically activate the
operations described above. The sonar sensors determine whether or
not there is any solid waste inside the toilet bowl.
Inventors: |
Moussa; Mbohou Mouchilison;
(Silver Spring, MD) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MOUSSA, MBOHOU MOUCHILISON
12620 English Orchad Street
Silver Spring
MD
20906
US
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Family ID: |
35730466 |
Appl. No.: |
11/191016 |
Filed: |
July 28, 2005 |
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Application
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60591584 |
Jul 28, 2004 |
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Current U.S.
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4/233 |
Current CPC
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A47K 13/302 20130101;
E03D 5/105 20130101; E03D 9/005 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
004/233 |
International
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A47K 13/00 20060101
A47K013/00 |
Claims
1. A self cleaning toilet, comprising: said a cleaning system that
uses the water that is coming from the said water closet of said
the toilet as its power source. said a cleaning system that uses
said jet spray liquid to clean said the toilet seat and said the
toilet bowl said a cleaning system that uses said the toilet
flushing handle of said the toilet to manually activate the said
cleaning system said a cleaning system that uses said the toilet
flushing handle of said the toilet to manually activate said the
drying system said a cleaning system that redirects said the excess
of water back to said the water closet said a drying system that
uses the water that is coming from the said the water closet as its
said power source said a sanitizing system that uses said the is
water coming from said the water closet of the toilet as its said
sanitizing agent said a sanitizing system that uses said a steamer
said a self flushing system that uses said pH sensors to monitor
the change of the chemical composition of the water that is located
inside said the toilet bowl before self flushing itself said
sensors that detect the presence of said solid waste inside said
the toilet bowl. said a release button that said opens said the
brushes' covers said a release wire that connects said the release
button to said the brushes' covers said a lock wire that connects
said the toilet flushing handle to a calculated point inside said
the toilet cover lid and that prevents said the systems of the
toilet from working while said the toilet cover lid is on its said
upright position said a cover wire, which opens the said brushes'
covers said a conduit closet valve, which control the fluid that is
going inside said the conduit closet said a cleaning agent valve,
which control the amount of cleaning agent that is going inside
said the cleaning agent conduit said a cleaning agent, which is
said mounted on the exterior surface of said the water closet said
a water closet that is housing said a section of the lock wire,
said a water closet that is housing said a section of the cover
wire said a water closet that is housing said a section of said the
release wire, said a water closet that is housing said the conduit
closet valve said a water closet that is housing said a section of
the conduit closet, which becomes conduit closet one and two at
said the junction of said the toilet cover lid and said the toilet
seat said a water closet that is housing said the cleaning agent
valve said a water closet that is connected with said the toilet
cover lid said a water closet that is connected to said the toilet
seat said a water closet that is housing said the release button
said a multi function band that is located around said the edge of
said the toilet cover lid and that said prevent said the liquids
from licking on the floor surface said a multi function band that
is located around said the edge of said the toilets eat and that
said prevent said the liquids from licking on the floor surface
said a multi function band that is located around said the edge of
said the upper part of said the water closet and that said prevent
said the liquids from licking on the floor surface said multi
function bands that said embellish said the toilet said a brush pad
changer, which is a device that is used to said change said the
brush pad
2. The toilet as defined in claim 1, wherein a cleaning system that
is comprised of: said a toilet cover lid that is housing said the
conduit closet one, said the brushes, said the water openings, said
the cleaning agent openings said a toilet seat that is housing said
the said conduit closet two, said the brushes, said the water
openings, said the cleaning agent openings said brushes that are
design with an upper part made of said blades an a lower part made
of said changeable brushes' pad said a conduit closet one that is
hollow cavity are that runs inside said the toilet cover lid and
said the water closet said a conduit closet two that is hollow
cavity and that runs inside said the toilet seat and said the water
closet said a section of the cleaning agent conduit that is hollow
cavity and that is located inside said the toilet cover lid said a
section of the cleaning agent conduit that is hollow cavity that is
located inside said the toilet seat said water openings that are at
said the bottom surface of said the toilet cover lid and that are
said connected to said the conduit closet one said water openings
that are at said the bottom surface of said the toilet seat and
that are said connected to said the conduit closet two said
cleaning agent openings that are at said the bottom surface of said
the toilet cover lid said cleaning agent openings that are at said
the bottom surface of said the toilet seat said brushes' cover that
is mounted at said the bottom surface of said the toilet cover lid
said brushes' cover that is mounted at the bottom surface of said
the toilet seat said springs that are attached to said the brushes'
cover and the brushes cover wire said the covers wire that connects
said the brushes' covers to said the toilet flushing handle said a
liquid jet converter that is located inside said the toilet cover
lid
3. The toilet as defined in claim 1, further including a drying
system that is comprised of: said a fan that is located inside said
the toilet cover lid said a fan that is said made of two sets of
blades: said blades set one and said blades set two said a fan
conduit that said runs inside said the toilet cover lid and said
the water closet of the toilet said chamber one that is said
housing blades set one and that is located inside said the toilet
cover lid said chamber two that is said housing blades set two and
that is located inside blades set two said a fan conduit valve that
is located inside said the water closet said air openings exit that
are mounted at the said bottom surface of said the toilet cover lid
said air openings intake that are on said the surface of said the
toilet cover lid
4. The toilet as defined in claim 1, wherein there is an optional
self flushing system that is comprised of said pH sensors that are
located inside said the toilet bowl said pH sensors that are
working in conjunction with said motion sensors to activate the
said systems of said the toilet said motion sensors that are
working in conjunction with said pH sensors and said sonar sensors
to respectively check if someone is approaching said the toilet, if
that someone has used said the toilet, and finally if that someone
has deposited said solid waste inside the said toilet bowl said a
Control Console said a control console that is mounted on the
exterior surface of the toilet and that operates said the systems
of said the toilet
5. The toilet as defined in claim 1, further including a sanitizing
system that is comprised of: said a steamer said a steamer that is
located inside the said the toilet cover lid said steam openings
that are at said the bottom surface of said the toilet cover lid
said a steamer conduit that connects the steamer to said the water
coming from said the water closet of said the toilet
6. A self cleaning system as defined in claim 1 and claim 2
7. A self drying system as defined in claim 1 and claim 3
8. A self flushing system as defined as in claim 1 and claim 4
9. A sanitizing system as defined as in claim 1 and claim 5
Description
[0001] This application claims priority of the date of the
provisional application filled on Jul. 28, 2004. Application No.
60/591,584.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Self cleaning, disinfecting, drying, deodorizing, sanitizing
and motion activated toilets have been around for many years.
However, their success has been somewhat limited due to cost issues
that are related to their manufacturing process, installation and
maintenance. Self cleaning toilets such as disclosed in U.S. Pat.
No. 3,837,018, U.S. Pat. No. 4,924,532 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,003,159
are some of those toilets that are intended to clean, disinfect,
deodorize and sanitize the toilet seat; Unfortunately, because they
use electric motor to power their systems and complicate design
that require costly modifications of the configuration of bathrooms
they have fail short of gaining far-reaching acceptance
[0003] Furthermore, their cleaning system is limited to the
cleaning of the toilet seat only. And not only that they are
difficult to maintain once you own them expensive to repair once
damaged, their design is too far stretch from the mainstream
toilets making them not appealing to private owners. That goes the
same for motion activated toilets.
[0004] Motion activated toilets also have a major flow that has
limited their success: they flush themselves every time that the
motion sensors are activated; even if the toilet itself has not
been used. This is a costly problem to the owner of the toilet
because of waste of water.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] With the abovementioned, it is consequently the object of
this invention to prevail over the limitation and drawbacks of the
prior arts
[0006] One of the object of this invention is to provide a self
powered self cleaning toilet that is manually operated and that
uses the water of the water closet as its main element and its
power source to power the cleaning, drying, disinfecting and
sanitizing systems of the toilet every time that the flushing
operation is in motion.
[0007] An essential object of this invention is to provide a toilet
that uses the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat as its main
components for the cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing and
sanitizing of the entire toilet
[0008] Another object of this invention is to provide an optional
self flushing system that can be added to the cleaning, drying,
disinfecting and sanitizing systems to create a self flushing and
cleaning toilet that will self flush, clean, disinfect, dry,
deodorize, sanitize itself only when the toilet has been used and
not just when there has been movement around it.
[0009] An important object of this invention if to provide an
optional self flushing system that uses pH sensors and motion
detector sensors to automatically activate all the systems of the
toilet.
[0010] An additional object of this invention us to provide a self
cleaning toilet that further limit the waste of water by using
sonar sensors to determine whether or not there is any solid waste
in the toilet before deciding on the amount of water to be used for
the flushing and the level of cleaning necessary.
[0011] A notable advantage of the invention particularly resides in
the fact that in terms of design, cost, installation and
maintenance it is not too far from the mainstream toilet currently
available.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The accomplishment of this and others objects of the
invention will become apparent from the following description and
its accompanying drawing of which:
[0013] FIG. 1 illustrates on embodiment of the present
invention.
[0014] FIG. 2 shows the water closet FIG. 3, the toilet cover lid
FIG. 4, the toilet seat FIG. 5 and the toilet bowl FIG. 6.
[0015] FIG. 3a illustrates in details the interior of the water
closet FIG. 1. It shows the conduit closet 1, the conduit closet
valve 8, the fan conduit 4 and the fan conduit valve 9. It also
shows the cleaning agent bottle 6, the cleaning agent conduit 5,
the cleaning agent regulator 28 and the cleaning agent valve 7. It
shows the pressure pump 24, the release button 10, the release wire
13, the lock wire 12, the covers wire 11.
[0016] FIG. 4a is a perspective sectional view of the toilet cover
lid FIG. 4.
[0017] FIG. 4b is an upper view of the interior of the toilet cover
lid. It shows detailed information of the cleaning and drying
systems. It shows the air openings exit 16, the water openings 14,
the cleaning agent openings 15, blades set one 20, blades set two
21, the fan conduit 4, the conduit closet one 2, the cleaning agent
conduit 5 and the blades 22 of the brushes
[0018] FIG. 4c is also an upper view of the interior of the inside
of the toilet cover lid. It shows the steamer 32 and the wires of
the toilet. There is the covers wire 11, the springs 26 and a
section of the lock wire 12
[0019] FIG. 4d is an upper view of the interior of the toilet cover
lid. It shows the steamer 32.
[0020] FIG. 5a is an upper view of the interior of the toilet seat.
It shows the water openings 14, the cleaning agent openings 15, the
conduit closet two 3, the cleaning agent conduit 5 and finally the
blades 18 of the brushes.
[0021] FIG. 5b is also an upper view of the toilet seat. It shows
the remaining section of the cover wire 11 and the springs 26.
[0022] FIG 5c is a sectional view of the toilet seat.
[0023] FIG. 6 is the perspective view of the toilet bowl. It shows
the pH sensors 23 and the sonar sensors 29.
[0024] FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the interior of the edge of
the toilet cover lid and the toilet It shows the conduit closet one
2, a single set of blades 18 of the brush, the brush pad 19 of a
single brush, the cleaning agent conduit 5, a cleaning agent
opening 15, a water opening 14, an air opening exit 16 and finally
the brush cover 27
[0025] FIG. 8 is the fan of the drying system. It shows blades set
one 20 inside the fan conduit 4 and blades set two 21
TABLE-US-00001 Summary of the parts and Components 1 conduit closet
2 conduit closet one 3 conduit closet two 4 fan conduit 5 cleaning
agent conduit 6 cleaning agent bottle 7 cleaning agent valve 8
conduit closet valve 9 fan valve 10 release button 11 covers wire
12 lock wire 13 release wire 14 water openings 15 cleaning agent
openings 16 air openings exit 17 air openings intake 18 blades of
the brushes 19 brush pad of a brush 20 blades set 1 21 blades set 2
22 water 23 pH sensors 24 pressurize pump 25 flushing handle 26
springs 27 brush cover 28 cleaning agent regulator 30 motion
sensors 31 Control console 32 steamer 33 Multi function bands
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0026] All systems are activated by pushing the flushing handle of
the toilet. The cleaning and drying systems can only work when the
toilet cover lid is resting on top of the toilet seat and the
toilet is being flushed. To make certain of that, the lock wire
will connect the flushing handle to a calculated point inside the
toilet cover lid. That lock wire must be fully extended when the
toilet cover lid is on its vertical position to prevent the
flushing handle to move. And it should be loose when it is on its
horizontal position. In the following descriptions, it is assumed
that the toilet cover lid is resting on top of the toilet seat.
[0027] Parts and Components
[0028] The parts and components are as followed: [0029] Brushes
[0030] Cleaning agent [0031] Conduits [0032] Openings [0033] Wires.
There are three kinds of wires: the lock wire, the release wire and
the covers wire. [0034] Springs [0035] Brushes' covers [0036]
Valves. There are three valves that are in addition to the
flushing: the cleaning agent valve, the conduit closet valve and
the fan valve [0037] pH sensors [0038] Motion sensors [0039] Sonar
sensors [0040] Control Consol [0041] Fan blades [0042] Cleaning
agent regulator [0043] The pressure pump [0044] The release button
[0045] Multi function band [0046] Jet converter [0047] Steamer
[0048] Detailed Descriptions of the Parts and Components
[0049] The brushes purpose is to scrub clean the toilet seat and
the toilet bowl upper edge. They are organized in groups or series
that are arranged parallel to the edges of the toilet cover lid and
the toilet seat. A single brush design has an upper part made of
rotary blades mounted horizontally and connected by a vertical axe
to the lower part made of a brush's pad. The blades are inside the
conduit closet one and two that are located inside the toilet cover
lid and the toilet seat. For sanitary reasons the brushes' pad must
be changed on a regular basis. One possible way of knowing when to
change them is when the cleaning agent source has run out of
cleaning agent.
[0050] The cleaning, disinfectant and deodorizing agent's purposes
are to kill the germs on the toilet seat and the toilet bowl while
deodorizing the entire toilet area. It is located on the exterior
of the water closet inside a bottle and connected to the cleaning
system via the cleaning agent regulator and the cleaning agent
conduit.
[0051] The conduits purpose is to conduct the liquids (water and
soap). They are hollow cavities that are arranged parallel to the
edges of the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat with sizes that
vary depending on the amount of water necessary to run inside them.
There are three main conduits: [0052] Inside the water closet there
are the conduit closet, which carries the water that rinses the
toilet seat and the toilet bowl upper edge and also powers the
brushes; the cleaning agent conduit, which carries the cleaning,
disinfectant and deodorizing agent; and finally the fan conduit,
which carries the water that powers the fan of the drying system.
[0053] At the junction between the toilet cover lid and the toilet
seat the conduit closet split itself in two: conduit closet one,
which runs inside the toilet cover lid and conduit closet two,
which runs inside the toilet seat [0054] At the junction between
the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat the cleaning agent conduit
is also divided in two conduits that run inside the toilet cover
lid and the toilet seat. [0055] The water and cleaning agent
conduits must connect the water and cleaning agent openings to
their respective sources, which are the water closet and the soap
regulator. [0056] To facilitate the flow of soap and water, the
conduits should be built with a downward slope; they may be
adjacent or one within the other or even concentric.
[0057] The openings, which connect the conduits to the exterior,
should be organized in groups or series, generally arranged
parallel to the edges of the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat
There are water, cleaning agent and air openings connected
respectively to water, cleaning agent and fan conduits. These
openings should be round holes, long slots and they should be
shaped exits to direct the fluid and airflow.
[0058] The lock wire purpose is to assure that the toilet cover lid
is closed before the systems can work. It connects the flushing
handle to a point inside the toilet cover lid. It must be fully
extended when the toilet cover lid is on its upright position and
loose when it is on its horizontal position (closed). If the cover
lid is not on its horizontal position closed, the lock wire
prevents the flushing handle to move; making impossible for the
systems to work.
[0059] The release wire connects the release button to the covers
wire.
[0060] The covers wire purpose is to open and close the brushes'
covers. It connects the spring of the brushes' covers to the
flushing handle. A section of it will be inside the water closet
and the remaining sections will be inside the toilet cover lid and
the toilet seat. At the junction of the toilet cover lid and the
toilet seat, it is divided into two wires that run separately
inside both the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat.
[0061] The brushes' covers purpose is to cover the brushes as well
as the openings (but not necessarily) while the cleaning system is
not activated They open and close themselves respectively at the
beginning and the end of the cleaning system. They are mounted at
the bottom surfaces of the toilet cover lid and the toilet
seat.
[0062] All valves are located inside the water closet and are
connected to the flushing handle stick via lightweight chains and
(just like the one use in today's mainstream toilet). In addition
to the flushing valve, there are three others valves: a cleaning
agent valve, a fan valve and a conduit closet valve closing
respectively the cleaning agent conduit, the fan conduit and the
conduit closet.
[0063] The pH sensors monitor the change in pH level of the water
located inside the toilet bowl and communicate the data to the
Control console.
[0064] The motion sensors monitor the movement around the toilet
and communicate the data to the Control console. They are only
necessary if the intent is to have a self-flushing, cleaning,
drying, disinfecting and sanitizing toilet.
[0065] The sonar sensors monitor whether or not there is any solid
waste inside the toilet bowl and communicate the data to the
Control Console.
[0066] The Control Console activates all the systems of the toilet
depending of the data received from the pH sensors, the motion
sensors and the sonar sensors. It is only necessary when the intend
is to have a fully automatic toilet that self flushes, cleans,
disinfects, deodorizes and sanitizes itself without any manual
assistance.
[0067] The fan purpose is to generate enough air to dry the toilet
seat and the toilet bowl upper edge. It is made of two sets of
rotary blades: blades set (1) and blades set (2), mounted
horizontally and connected to each other by a vertical axe. These
rotary sets of blades are inside two different chambers located
inside the toilet cover lid. They are chamber 1 for blades set 1
and chamber 2 for blades set 2.
[0068] The cleaning agent regulator regulates the amount of
cleaning agent that is going down the cleaning agent conduit.
[0069] The pressure pump purpose is to maintain the flushing handle
at a predetermine height for a period of time so that all systems
can work properly. It does it by allowing the flushing handle to
hold up all wires and chains connected long enough for the systems
to work and by gradually allowing it to go back to its original
position.
[0070] The release button purpose is to be used when the brushes'
pads need to be changed. This button is attached to the release
wire, which is connected to the covers wire. By pulling on it, the
brushes' covers of the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat will
open while the toilet cover lid is on its upright position. The
release button is located on the exterior surface of the toilet
while the release wire will be inside the water closet.
[0071] The multi function bands have two purposes. Theirs primary
purposes are to prevent the liquids from licking outside the toilet
bowl. Their secondary purposes are to embellish the toilet. It
gives the owner of the toilet the ability to custom color design
its toilet as he/she wishes. They come in various color.
[0072] The jet spray converter jet releases the cleaning,
disinfecting and deodorizing agent onto the toilet seat and the
toilet bowl (upper edge included). It is located inside the toilet
cover lid.
[0073] The steamer uses the water that is coming from the water
closet to generate the steam that sanitizes the toilet seat and the
toilet bowl (upper edge included). It is located inside the toilet
cover lid.
[0074] The Cleaning System
[0075] There are two cleaning systems that are described below:
[0076] A. The Scrubbing system [0077] B. The Jet Spray system A.
The Scrubbing System Important Notes.
[0078] It is important to note that in the United States of America
there is law requiring a 1.6 gallons limit on the quantity of water
that can be flushed in the toilet. While building the Scrubbing
cleaning system is important to redirect the water that is running
inside the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat back to the water
closet in the case that there is an excess of water. One way to do
that is to direct the appropriate conduits back to the water source
of the water closet or the water closet itself
[0079] The Scrubbing system uses brushes, jet spray water and a
cleaning agent to clean the toilet.
[0080] Parts and Components
On the exterior surface of the water closet there are:
[0081] A cleaning, disinfectant and deodorizing agent [0082] The
cleaning agent regulator [0083] The release button. Inside the
water closet there are: [0084] A section of the cleaning agent
conduit with its valve [0085] The conduit closet with its valve
[0086] The pressure pump [0087] A section of the covers wire that
connects the flushing handle to the brushes' covers [0088] A
section of the lock wire, brushes' wire and finally the release
wire. Inside the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat there are:
[0089] The brushes [0090] The remaining sections of the cleaning
agent conduits [0091] Conduits closet one and two [0092] The
remaining section of the covers wires and lock wire (inside the
toilet cover lid only) [0093] The springs. At the bottom surface of
the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat there are: [0094] Cleaning
agent and water openings [0095] Brushes' covers
[0096] The cleaning system of the toilet is activated by pushing on
the flushing handle of the toilet. Once it has been pushed, the
toilet flushing handle will pull the brushes' covers wire, which
will then pull the springs located around the brushes' covers of
the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat and in the process,
releasing the brushes as well as the openings of both the toilet
cover lid and the toilet seat. At the same time the valve that is
closing the conduit closet will open allowing a calculated amount
of water that is coming from the water closet to be run down the
conduit closet. That water is then divided and run separately
inside the conduit closet and two of the toilet cover lid and the
toilet seat. While running inside the conduit closet one and two,
that water will be forcing the blades of the brushes in a movement
of rotation. By rotating, the blades will force the brushes' pad
that are connected to them and mounted at the bottom surface of the
toilet cover lid and the toilet seat to rotate also. Through their
rotation movement, the brushes will scrub clean, respectively, the
toilet seat and the toilet bowl upper edge. To clean the inside of
the bowl, extended brushes' legs are attached to the brushes that
are located inside the toilet seat. These extended legs can be
attached using wire(s), belt(s) and (or) also.
[0097] Whilst running inside both conduit closet one and two, a
calculated amount of that water is released trough water openings,
located at the bottom surface of both the toilet cover lid and the
toilet seat, respectively onto the toilet seat and the toilet
bowl's upper edge rinsing out all the soap and other residues
inside the toilet bowl.
[0098] As soon as the toilet's flushing handle has been pushed the
valve closing the cleaning agent conduit will open releasing a
predetermine quantity of cleaning agent inside the cleaning agent
conduit under the force of gravity. At the junction between the
toilet cover lid and the toilet seat, the cleaning agent conduit is
divided into two separated cleaning agents conduits: one going
inside the toilet cover lid and the other inside the toilet seat
While running inside the two cleaning agent conduits, that cleaning
agent is then released through cleaning agent openings located at
the bottom surface of the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat
respectively onto the surface of the toilet seat and the toilet
bowl upper edge. It will then run down inside the toilet bowl. The
cleaning agent will clean and disinfect the toilet seat and the
inside of the bowl (upper edge included) while deodorizing the
entire toilet area.
B. The Jet Spray System
[0099] The Jet Spray system uses a cleaning, disinfecting and
deodorizing agent that is jet spray onto the toilet seat and the
toilet bowl (upper edge included). The difference between this
system and the Scrubbing system is that there are: [0100] No
brushes [0101] No brushes' covers [0102] No lock wire [0103] No
release wire [0104] No conduit closet [0105] No springs
[0106] Parts and Components
On the exterior surface of the water closet there are:
[0107] A cleaning agent bottle [0108] The cleaning agent regulator
Inside the water closet there are: [0109] A section of the cleaning
agent conduit with its valve Inside the toilet cover lid and the
toilet seat there are: [0110] The remaining sections of the
cleaning agent conduit [0111] Jet spray converter, which will jet
release the cleaning, disinfecting and deodorizing agent At the
bottom surface of the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat there
are: [0112] Cleaning agent openings
[0113] As soon as the toilet's flushing handle has been pushed, the
valve that is closing the cleaning agent conduit will open
releasing a predetermine quantity of the cleaning, disinfecting and
deodorizing agent inside the cleaning agent conduit. That cleaning,
disinfecting and deodorizing agent will then run inside the jet
converter which will jet spray it onto the toilet seat and the
toilet bowl's interior and upper edge cleaning and disinfecting it
while at the same time deodorizing the toilet area
[0114] The Drying System
There are two drying systems that are described in this
section:
[0115] A. The Fan Dry system [0116] B. The Air Dry system A. The
Fan Dry System
[0117] The Fan Dry system uses a fan to generate the air that will
dry the toilet seat and the toilet bowl upper edge
[0118] Parts and Components
Inside the water closet there is
[0119] A section of the fan conduit with its valve. Inside the
toilet cover lid there are: [0120] The remaining section of the fan
conduit [0121] The fan made of two sets of blades: blades set (1)
and blades set (2). At the bottom surface of the toilet cover lid
there is: [0122] Air openings exits On the top surface of the
toilet cover lid there is: [0123] Air openings intakes
[0124] The Fan Dry system is made of a fan that is located inside
the toilet cover lid. As soon as the toilet flushing handle has
been pushed the valve closing the fan conduit will open allowing a
predetermine quantity of water to run inside the fan conduit, which
run from the water closet to the toilet cover lid inside a chamber
called chamber one. That water will put in motion the Fan Dry
system of the toilet by pushing blades set one that are located
inside chamber one into a movement of rotation, which in turn will
force blades set two to rotate as well The air generate by blades'
set (2) will be released through air openings located at the bottom
surface of the toilet cover lid. That air will dry the surface of
the toilet seat and the toilet bowl upper edge.
[0125] For the drying system to be effective it must run a little
longer than the cleaning system of the toilet. This is done by
making sure that the water that is flowing inside chamber (1)
through the fan conduit continues to flow well after that the
conduit closet valve and the soap valve have closed themselves. By
putting the fan valve below the conduit closet valve, it should
close itself after the conduit closet's valve has closed itself,
and by putting the soap valve at the closet distance possible to
the flushing handle it should close itself before the fan valve
does.
B. The Air Dry System
[0126] The Air Dry system uses the air that is surrounding the
toilet to dry the toilet seat and the toilet bowl upper edge. It
works by putting enough air openings intakes around the edge of
toilet cover lid and the toilet seat.
[0127] The Optional Self Lfushing System
[0128] When this system is added to the systems described above,
the result is an automatic toilet that self flushes, cleans,
disinfects, deodorizes, dries and sanitizes itself without any
manual assistance. The parts and components described below are in
addition to whichever parts and components of the cleaning and
drying systems described above with the exception of the toilet
flushing handle. Since the toilet decide when and when not to flush
itself the flushing handle is no more required. The Control Console
is now the devise that start and end the systems of the toilet.
[0129] The sanitizing system uses a steamer that is placed inside
the toilet cover lid and control by the Control Console. Once the
Control Console approves the sanitization of the toilet a
predetermine quantity of water coming from the water closet is sent
into the steamer via the steam conduit which will then release it
in the form of steam through the steamer openings located at the
bottom surface of the toilet cover lid.
[0130] Parts and Components
Inside the toilet bowl
[0131] pH sensors, which verifies that the toilet has in fact been
used by monitoring the pH level of the water that is located inside
the toilet bowl. [0132] Sonar sensors, which monitors the presence
of solid waste On the exterior surface of the toilet [0133] Motion
sensors [0134] Control Console. The Control Console is the devise
that controls the flushing, cleaning, drying and sanitizing system
of the toilet. Inside the toilet cover lid [0135] The steamer. The
steamer creates the steam that sanitizes the toilet using a
predetermine quantity of water coming from the water closet. It is
located inside the toilet cover lid. At the bottom surface of the
toilet cover lid [0136] Steamer openings
[0137] Self-flushing toilets have been in use for years now.
However it has been found extremely difficult and costly to adapt
them for private use. The reason is because since those toilets are
motion activated, they flush themselves anytime and every time that
the motion sensors are activated. For a private owner, that
translates to a waste of water due to unnecessary flushing of the
toilet especially if it has not been used. By adding pH sensors
that will interface with the motion sensors, the toilet will
control and limit its flushing system to only when it has in fact
been used. The result is a self-flushing toilet that does not go
off anytime that the motion sensors are activated but only when
they are activated and that there has been a changed in the
composition of the water located inside the toilet bowl. The motion
and pH sensors communicate together through the Control Console
which determines whether or not to activate the systems of the
toilet depending on the data received from the sensors. If there
has been movement around the toilet and changed in the composition
of the water that is located inside the toilet bowl, the flushing,
cleaning, drying and sanitizing systems of the toilet that are
described above will be activated. The sonar sensors monitors the
presence of solid waste inside the toilet bowl and communicates the
data to the Control Console, which then decides on the adequate
amount of water necessary to flush the solid and the level of
cleaning necessary.
[0138] This system also give the toilet the option to eclectically
control the rotation of the brushes, the openings of valves, the
releasing of the cleaning agent, the openings and closings of the
brushes' covers and the opening and closing of the toilet cover
lid.
[0139] Assumptions
[0140] The preceding descriptions are based on the assumptions:
[0141] That many brushes are in use; [0142] That there is one
conduit closet that becomes conduit closet one and two at the
junction of the toilet cover lid and the toilet seat; [0143] That
there is one cleaning agent bottle located inside a cleaning agent
regulator, which is mounted on the exterior of the water closet;
[0144] That there are many cleaning agent openings and one soap
conduit that split itself in two at the junction of the toilet
cover lid and the toilet [0145] That there are many air openings
exit, many air openings intake and one fan conduit for one fan
[0146] That there are three valves in addition the flushing valve:
one cleaning agent valve, one fan valve and one conduit closet
valve. [0147] That there are two brushes' covers: one for the
toilet cover lid and one for the toilets seat and one brushes'
covers release wire, which becomes two separated wires at the
junction of the toilet cover lid and the seat [0148] That there is
one release button and one release button wire which becomes two
separated wires at the junction of the toilet cover lid and the
toilet seat [0149] That there is one lock wire connecting the
toilet flushing handle to the toilet cover lid [0150] That there is
one pressure pump; [0151] That there are two pH sensors located
inside the toilet bowl [0152] That there is one Control
Console.
[0153] All these specifics can be changed and (or) modified without
departing from the concept of this discovery.
[0154] One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the
accompanying drawings. The invention includes all uniqueness
residing in the description and drawings. Several alterations can
be made without departing from the concept of this discovery.
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