U.S. patent application number 12/805054 was filed with the patent office on 2011-01-13 for flush toilet with a urine funnel.
Invention is credited to Yu-Chou Tai.
Application Number | 20110004991 12/805054 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43426318 |
Filed Date | 2011-01-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110004991 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tai; Yu-Chou |
January 13, 2011 |
Flush toilet with a urine funnel
Abstract
A flush toilet with an additional urine funnel comprises a bowl,
a urine funnel, a toilet seat and a delivery tube. A concave
portion is provided at frontal side of the bowl sized for receiving
said urine funnel. Said toilet seat is coupled to the bowl
pivotally and covers the urine funnel. The delivery tube is
connecting with the urine funnel and said urine funnel can be
ascended to a predetermined height as the toilet seat is
lifted.
Inventors: |
Tai; Yu-Chou; (Zhonghe,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
SALLY CHANG
3F-8 No.6, SEC. 6 CHUNG-HSIAO EAST RD., TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C. 115
TAIPEI
115
TW
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Family ID: |
43426318 |
Appl. No.: |
12/805054 |
Filed: |
July 9, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/420 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03D 9/05 20130101; E03D
11/025 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
4/420 |
International
Class: |
E03D 11/00 20060101
E03D011/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 10, 2009 |
TW |
098212581 |
Claims
1. A flush toilet comprising: a bowl (10) having a supporting face
(12) and a concave portion (13); a urine funnel (21), fitted in
said concave portion (13); an opening (211) of the urine funnel
(21) is level with said supporting face (10); a toilet seat (30)
pivotally connected to the bowl (10), covering said supporting face
(12) and urine funnel (21); a delivery tube (22) connected
pivotally to said urine funnel (21); said urine funnel (21) and
delivery tube (22) are rising as said toilet seat (30) is
lifted.
2. The flush toilet of claim 1, wherein said concave portion (13)
is provided at frontal side of the bowl (10) toward a user.
3. The flush toilet of claim 1, wherein a tank (60) is provided at
a rear side of the bowl (10).
4. The flush toilet of claim 1, wherein a push button (C) is set on
said bowl (10) for operating ascending/descending of said urine
funnel (21).
5. The flush toilet of claim 1, wherein an exhaust gas pipe (50)
which passing through the toilet seat (30) is provided along a
lateral side of the bowl (10) and installed thereto.
6. The flush toilet of claim 5, wherein a waste passage (70) is
connected to the bowl (10) from a bottom side and said exhaust gas
pipe (50) provided on the lateral side of the bowl (10) is also
connected to the waste passage (70).
7. The flush toilet of claim 5, wherein a sensor (S) and a gas pump
are provided further to the bowl (10); the gas pump is connected to
said exhaust gas pipe (50) and is activated as the sensor (S)
sensing an external pressure.
8. The flush toilet of claim 3, wherein the tank (60) incorporates
a reservoir (61) and said toilet seat (30) incorporates a water
passage (31) which connecting to the reservoir (61), leading water
from the reservoir (61) to the urine funnel (21).
9. The flush toilet of claim 1, wherein said toilet seat (30) butts
the supporting face (12) tightly.
10. The flush toilet of claim 1, wherein said urine funnel (21)
moves pivotally and inclines when said toilet seat (30) is
lifted.
11. The flush toilet of claim 6, wherein said waste passage (70),
delivery tube (22) and bowl (10) are linked.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a flush toilet including a
urine funnel for collecting urine.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
[0002] A flush toilet is a sanitary apparatus for disposing human
excreta: urine and fecal matter. The conventional toilet bowl of
the flush toilet is designed to have lower height, allowing it be
used with a sitting posture. Thus, when a male user urinates with a
standing posture, the urine may splash over and fall outside the
bowl, rising hygiene and sanitary issue. Therefore, to find a
solution for the flush toilet to avoid aforementioned problem has
become the main objective of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] An improved flush toilet consists of a bowl (10), a urine
funnel (21), a toilet seat (30) and a delivery tube (22). The bowl
has a supporting face (12) and a concave portion (13); the urine
funnel (21) is fitted in said concave portion (13); an opening
(211) of the urine funnel (21) is level with said supporting face
(12). The toilet seat (30) is pivotally connected to the bowl (10),
covering said supporting face (12) and urine funnel (21). Said
delivery tube (22) is pivotally connected to the urine funnel (21)
and said urine funnel (21) and delivery tube (22) can ascend as
said toilet seat (30) is lifted.
[0004] Said concave portion (13) is provided at frontal side of the
bowl (10) toward a user and a tank (60) is provided at a rear side
of the bowl (10). A push button (C) is set on said bowl (10) for
operating lifting/descending of said urine funnel (21). An exhaust
gas pipe (50), which passing through the toilet seat (30) is
provided along a lateral side of the bowl (10) and installed
thereto.
[0005] A waste passage (70) is connected to the bowl (10) from the
bottom and linked to said exhaust gas pipe (50). A sensor (S) and a
gas pump are provided further to the bowl (10). The gas pump is
connected to said exhaust gas pipe (50) and will be activated as
the sensor (S) sensing an external pressure.
[0006] The toilet seat (30) incorporates a water passage (31) which
connecting to a smaller reservoir (61) provided in the tank (60).
Said water passage (31) leading water from the reservoir (61) to
the urine funnel (21), washing the funnel with efficient usage of
water. The urine funnel (21) can move pivotally relative to the
delivery tube (22) and inclines when said toilet seat (30) is
lifted.
[0007] Said waste passage (70), delivery tube (22) and bowl (10)
are linked, thus either urine or fecal is sent to the passage (70)
and be disposed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the present invention.
[0009] FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention with internal
pipelines connections shown in broken lines.
[0010] FIG. 3 is a side view of the present invention with a urine
funnel ascending.
[0011] FIG. 4 is a side view of the present invention showing the
cleaning process of the urine funnel and delivery tube that
connected thereto.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0012] The preferred embodiment of the present invention is
described in detail according to the appended drawings.
[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, a flush toilet consists of a bowl (10),
a urine collecting apparatus (20), a toilet seat (30), a seat cover
(40), an exhaust gas pipe (50) and a tank (60). Said toilet seat
(30) and seat cover (40) are connected pivotally to the bowl (10).
Said urine collecting apparatus (20) comprises a urine funnel (21),
a delivery tube (22) and a sheath (23) covering said delivery tube
(22). A smaller opening of the urine funnel (21) is attached to an
opening of said delivery tube (22). The delivery tube (22) can be
protracted and retracted by a electric motor (not shown) driving a
gear set (not shown) or roller (R), and the sheath (23) serves as a
protection to avoid the external force damaging the delivery tube
(22) as is ascending or descending.
[0014] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, said bowl (10) includes a hollow
(11), a supporting face (12) and a concave portion (13). The
concave portion (13) is sized to receive said urine funnel (21).
The urine funnel (21) has a wider opening (221), when said delivery
tube (22) retracted in the sheath (23), the opening (221) is level
with the supporting face (12) and both are covered by the toilet
seat (30); the supporting face (12) can be seal tightly by the
toilet seat (30). The urine funnel (21) is provided at a frontal
end of the bowl (10) where approximating the user and the tank (60)
is provided at the rear end thereof.
[0015] Said exhaust gas pipe (50) is provided on a lateral face of
the bowl (10), passing the toilet seat (30) and communicating said
hollow (11). A pressure-activated air pump (not shown) is
connecting to the exhaust gas pipe (50), thus, when an external
pressure is applied to the toilet seat (30), the air pump is then
activated, transferring air within the hollow (11) to a waste
passage (70) through said exhaust gas pipe (50), eliminating bad
odor efficiently. Said waste passage (70) also communicates the
hollow (11) through the bottom of the bowl (10) and the urine
funnel (21) through said delivery tube (22), delivering both gas
and liquid with the same delivering pipe.
[0016] FIG. 3 demonstrates the function of the toilet for
urinating. By lifting the toilet seat (30) and pressing a push
button set on the supporting face (12), the electric motor is
activated to drive the rollers (R), protracting said delivery tube
(22) and ascending the urine funnel (21) to a predetermined height.
The urine funnel (21) can move pivotally for adjusting purpose.
[0017] The urine funnel (21) and delivery tube (22) can be
retracted to their original positions by pressing said push button
(C) again. A sensor (S) can be further installed on the supporting
face (12), and will be activated when the user sits thereon,
driving the air pump to, expel air inside the hollow (11) to the
waste passage (70) through said exhaust gas pipe (50), eliminating
bad odor. Said sensor (S) can also be installed on said toilet seat
(30) for monitoring if the toilet seat (30) is lifted, and said
urine funnel (21) and delivery tube (22) rise to the height that
mentioned previously.
[0018] When said urine funnel (21) returns to its original position
and the toilet seat (30) is moved down, as shown in FIG. 4, an
additional reservoir (61) incorporated in the tank (60) delivers
water to wash the urine funnel (21) through a water passage (31)
incorporated in the toilet seat (31). The water passes the delivery
tube (22) and is led to the waste passage (70). The amount of water
utilized for washing the urine funnel is relatively lower than
require amount for washing the bowl, which reducing the water usage
efficiently.
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