U.S. patent application number 13/880043 was filed with the patent office on 2013-09-05 for pipe connection for a combination shower-wc.
This patent application is currently assigned to PRESANO AG. The applicant listed for this patent is Christian Frei, Hans Wurgler. Invention is credited to Christian Frei, Hans Wurgler.
Application Number | 20130227770 13/880043 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44237185 |
Filed Date | 2013-09-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130227770 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wurgler; Hans ; et
al. |
September 5, 2013 |
PIPE CONNECTION FOR A COMBINATION SHOWER-WC
Abstract
The pipe connection serves to connect a combination bidet-toilet
bowl to a supply line Z of a flushing water supply. It comprises an
inlet piece (1) and an outlet piece (2), wherein the outlet piece
(2) comprises at least one first and one second branch arm (3, 4)
terminating in the combination bidet-toilet bowl.
Inventors: |
Wurgler; Hans; (Heerbrugg,
CH) ; Frei; Christian; (Oberriet, CH) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Wurgler; Hans
Frei; Christian |
Heerbrugg
Oberriet |
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CH
CH |
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Assignee: |
PRESANO AG
Diepoldsau
CH
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Family ID: |
44237185 |
Appl. No.: |
13/880043 |
Filed: |
October 19, 2010 |
PCT Filed: |
October 19, 2010 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CH2010/000261 |
371 Date: |
May 20, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/252.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03C 1/023 20130101;
E03D 1/38 20130101; E03D 11/13 20130101; E03D 9/08 20130101; E03D
9/05 20130101; E03D 11/17 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
4/252.1 |
International
Class: |
E03D 11/17 20060101
E03D011/17 |
Claims
1. A pipe connection for connecting a combination bidet-toilet bowl
with a supply line of a flushing water supply comprising an inlet
piece and an outlet piece, wherein the outlet piece exhibits at
least a first and a second branch arm terminating in the
combination bidet-toilet bowl, and the first branch arm comprises a
first flow channel directing flushing water, and the second branch
arm comprising a second flow channel directing the flushing water,
wherein the first branch arm additionally exhibits a flow return
channel for suction removal of odor from the combination
bidet-toilet bowl.
2. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein it is able to
be connected via an insertion device with a water heater.
3. The pipe connection according to claim 2, wherein the second
branch arm additionally exhibits a flow channel for draining
overflow water from the water heater.
4. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein the flow
return channel for suction removal of odor, terminating in the
combination bidet-toilet bowl, is attached to a removal device for
suction removal of odor.
5. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein the flow
channels directing flushing water are situated at bottom in the
first and second branch arm.
6. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein the first and
second flow channel directing flushing water, is formed from a
partial cross section of a pipe sleeve of the first and second
branch arm.
7. The pipe connection according to claim 4, wherein the removal
device for suction removal of odor can be combined with a
filter.
8. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein the flow
return channel for suction removal of odor is formed from a partial
cross section of the pipe sleeve of the first branch arm.
9. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein the flow
channel for drainage of overflow water from the water heater is
formed from a partial cross section of the pipe sleeve of the
second branch arm.
10. The pipe connection according to claim 9, wherein the first
flow channel and the flow return channel extend over a part of the
pipe cross section of the first branch arm.
11. The pipe connection according to claim 10, wherein the second
flow channel and the flow channel for draining overflow water of
the water heater extend over a part of the pipe cross section of
the second branch arm.
12. The pipe connection according to claim 1, wherein it is
accommodated in an equipment unit, which exhibits a front cross
section for mounting on a toilet body and a rear cross section for
mounting on an installation surface on a building wall side.
13-14. (canceled)
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a pipe connection for connecting a
combination bidet-toilet bowl to a supply line of a flushing water
supply.
[0002] Combination bidet-toilet bowls are attached via a pipe
connection to a supply line of a flushing water supply. Via this
supply line, flushing water flows from the pipe system via an inlet
collar into the combination bidet-toilet, which usually is a
ceramic bowl.
[0003] Technical progress has improved the development of
combination bidet-toilets in the past. The result of this is that
combination bidet-toilets can carry out many technical functions.
Thus, as a rule the toilet seat can be pre-heated to body
temperature. Additionally, from U.S. Pat. No. 6,327,718 a
combination bidet-toilet is known in which the water temperature
and water pressure can be selected. For this, by means of a bidet
spray arm, warm water is sprayed. Prior to spraying, the warm water
can be mixed with air.
[0004] It is further known that the toilet seat is equipped with an
odor-filtering ventilator and/or the bowl itself is provided with
an air removal device. JP 07268928 A describes for this a
combination bidet-toilet with a device for odor removal. By means
of a suction fan, gas-forming media are brought out by suction from
the interior of the toilet bowl and passed to a preparation device.
This preparation device comprises a catalytic converter containing
ozone, which decomposes the odoriferous gases. The air processed in
this way is released into the environment.
[0005] Additionally known from JP 1062530 A is a combination
bidet-toilet, which brings out air by suction from the interior of
the toilet bowl. In the event the suction channel becomes blocked,
a measuring device determines that air passage has been reversed
and issues a signal to a microcomputer, which generates a display
from this.
[0006] The task of the invention is to produce a pipe connection or
an inlet collar for connecting a combination bidet-toilet bowl with
a supply line of a flushing water supply, which improves the design
configuration free space of combination bidet-toilets.
[0007] The problem is solved by the pipe connection according to
the features of claim 1.
[0008] By this means a pipe connection is provided, which by means
of branch arms creates interfaces that can combine multiple
functions. By shifting the inlet, which normally is centered, to
the side, space is provided for an improvement of the installation
of the bidet equipment. Additionally advantageous is that the
flushing water is divided into at least two channels, and thus
flows into the combination bidet-toilet bowl. This, the cleaning of
the combination bidet-toilet bowl is improved.
[0009] In a special embodiment form, in the same interface not only
is flushing water supplied, but in addition an overflow channel and
an odor-removal channel are integrated. Consequently, water is
supplied, odor is removed, and a water heater overflow is supplied,
with only two branch arms.
[0010] It is preferred that the flow channels that direct the
flushing water be situated below. Insertion of the flow channels
guiding the flushing water into the combination bidet-toilet bowl
can be so chosen that the flowing of the flushing water permits an
optimal cleaning of the combination bidet-toilet bowl. For this, to
the flow channel guiding the flushing water, an overflow channel of
a branch arm can also be integrated into a pipe sleeve of the
outlet piece. Then each of the channels forms a partial cross
section. It is preferred that each of the channels covers an
essentially halved partial cross section. The overflow channel is
fed from the water heater.
[0011] It is further preferred that the cross section of the branch
arm, thus a pipe sleeve, exhibits a round cross section that is
horizontally divided.
[0012] Provision can be made that the invention-specific pipe
connection is accommodated in an equipment unit, which exhibits a
front interface for mounting on a toilet body and a rear interface
for mounting on an installation surface on the building wall
side.
[0013] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the outlet piece of the pipe
connection.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the inlet piece of the pipe
connection.
[0015] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a pipe connection for joining a
combination bidet-toilet bowl (not depicted) and a supply line (not
depicted) of a flushing water supply. The invention deals with a
so-called pipe system, which can combine the distribution of
flushing water, odor removal and outflow of overflow water from a
water heater.
[0016] For this, the pipe connection comprises an inlet piece 1 and
an outlet piece 2. The outlet piece 2 exhibits at least one first
and one second branch arm 3, 4 terminating in the combination
bidet-toilet bowl, which each exhibit a first and second flow
channel 5 and 6 directing the flushing water.
[0017] In addition, the first branch arm 3 exhibits a flow return
line 7 for removal of odor from the combination bidet-toilet bowl.
The flow return channel 7 can be connected to a removal device 9
for suctioning out odor.
[0018] The second branch arm 4 can additionally comprise a flow
channel 8 for draining of overflow water of a water heater. The
flow channel 8 can be attached to an inlet device 10 for
water-heater overflow water.
[0019] Thus the flushing water flows through the inlet piece 1 into
the pipe connection or the pipe system. In the interior, the
flushing water is divided into the first and the second branch arm
3, 4, and in particular there to the first and second flow channel
5, 6, directing the flushing water. The flow channels 5, 6
directing the flushing water terminate in the combination
bidet-toilet bowl, and in fact preferably with uniform openings. By
means of the entering flushing water, the combination bidet-toilet
bowl is flushed.
[0020] One can further see in FIG. 1 that the cross section of the
two pipe sleeves 11, 12 of the two branch arms 3, 4 is subdivided.
The flow channels 5, 6 directing the flushing water preferably flow
via a part of the pipe cross section, especially in the lower half
from the pipe connection into the combination bidet-toilet
bowl.
[0021] One other part of the pipe cross section, especially
preferably an upper half of the two pipe sleeves 11, 12 of the two
branch arms 3, 4 is a drain. Preferably the flow return channel 7
for odor removal forms a vent for release and/or suction removal of
gases. Flow channel 8 for draining of overflow water of the water
heater terminates into the combination bidet-toilet bowl.
[0022] An upper part, especially an upper half of the pipe sleeve
11 of first branch arm 3 can remove odor of the interior of the
combination bidet-toilet bowl. The odor is drawn off with the
removal device 9, with removal device 9 able to be configured, for
example, as an elongated slot.
[0023] In addition, a filter can be provided after this elongated
slot and/or be integrated.
[0024] If the pipe sleeves 11, 12 of the two branch arms 3, 4 are
configured to be round, preferably this round cross section is
horizontally divided into the two flow channels 5, 6 and the flow
return channel 7 for odor removal, or the flow channel 8 for
draining overflow water of a water heater.
[0025] As described above, the present invention makes possible
better utilization of a combination bidet-toilet. By this means,
multiple functions can be integrated such as flushing, overflow and
odor removal. The design of the branches further makes it possible
to install devices such as lines for a lower bidet as well as for
further functions of the combination bidet-toilet, in compact
fashion, centrally, in an intermediate space.
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