Pusher plate for cistern of toilet

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a plate for actuating flushing cisterns of toilets. More specifically, the invention relates to a plate adapted to be applied to flushing cisterns for toilets, where the cistern is accommodated within the wall.

[0002] As is known, the systems currently used for flushing toilets favor, in place of the so called rapid flow system, which is currently prohibited by regulations because it involves an excessive waste of water, the use of flushing cisterns which are built into the wall and which fill with water, which is then flushed, by acting on adapted buttons, which are actuateable outside the wall, in order to convey the water in the toilets so as to perform the flush.

[0003] Currently, the flushing buttons on the aforementioned cisterns are accommodated in plates applied externally to the wall, in such a way as to be coupled to the cistern. More specifically, the cistern is built into the wall, a door is applied to the cistern which is provided with linkages that make it possible to open the valves for the flushing of the water and the subsequent filling of the cistern, and a perimetric plate-holder frame is then applied to the door and is arranged externally to the wall. The plate is applied to the perimetric frame and accommodates the button or buttons for actuating the flushing cistern.

[0004] The solution proposed above, by way of the presence of the plate-holder frame applied externally to the wall, means that the overall protrusion from the wall is not insignificant, since the plate-holder frame must then be coupled with the plate and thus there is a certain thickness, and therefore a significant protrusion externally to the wall.

[0005] A solution to adhere the plate for flushing cisterns closely as possible to the wall is disclosed in FR1602895. D1 uses screws to fix the plate to a door of a built-in cistern.

[0006] The aim of the present invention is to provide a plate for flushing cisterns of toilets, in which externally to the wall, the protrusion from the wall itself should be as small as possible.

[0007] Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a plate for flushing cisterns of toilets, in which, with respect to conventional cisterns, the perimetric plate-holder frame arranged externally to the wall can be eliminated.

[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a plate for flushing cisterns of toilets, in which the application and removal of the plate can occur with a simple translational motion of the same.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide a plate for flushing cisterns of toilets which is highly reliable, easily and practically implemented and low cost.

[0010] This aim and these and other objects which will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a plate for flushing cisterns of toilets, according to independent claim 1.

[0011] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the plate according to the present invention, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the plate according to the invention and the door of a flushing cistern for toilets;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the plate according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the application of the plate according to the invention, in a first active condition;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the plate according to the invention in an active configuration of the final fixing of the plate.

[0012] With reference to the figures, the plate according to the invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises a plate-like element 2 provided with a containment edge 3 adapted to come into contact with the wall 4 on which the plate 2 is applied.

[0013] According to the invention, the plate 1 is adapted to be directly connected to a door 5 that closes the cistern body 15.

[0014] In this manner, the plate 1 is directly coupled to the door 5, without the interposition of any perimetric plate-holder frame.

[0015] Conveniently, the plate 1 can be provided with one or two buttons for actuating. In the figures two buttons for actuating are shown.

[0016] The fastening of the plate 1 to the door 5 ensures that the thickness that can be perceived externally to the wall is only that constituted by the thickness of the plate 1, as clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 4.

[0017] In order to fasten the plate 1 to the door 5, the plate 1 is provided with fixing means for directly fixing the plate 1 to the door 5. More specifically, the fixing means comprise means 6 of retention of clips 7 which make it possible to perform a locking of the plate 1 around a pair of screws 8 which are conveniently accommodated in holes 9 defined on the door 5.

[0018] According to the invention, the clips 7 have feet 12 which are adapted to engage in seats or cavities 13 defined in the plate body, for the retention of the clips 6 to the body 2 of the plate, together with the fixing means 6.

[0019] Substantially, the screws 8 are inserted in the door 5, specifically in the holes 9, with the heads 10 of the screws 8 protruding from the door by a distance that is such as to enable the fixing of the plate 1 by the clips 7 around the heads 10 of the screws 8.

[0020] The clips 7 are contoured with an inner profile 11 that makes it possible to rest the clip 7 on the portion immediately preceding the head 10 of the screw 8 and, with a downward pressure movement of the entire plate 1, make the plate descend and thus widen the clips 7, and in particular the profile 11 of the clips 7, around the portion immediately preceding the head 10 of the screws 8, so as to lock the plate 1 with the respective clips 7 against the head 10 of the screws 8, so as to have the plate 1 flush with the wall 4.

[0021] In order to make the plate 1 adhere perfectly to the door 5, and thus to the wall 4, it is possible to provide a template that enables the installation technician to determine by how much the screws 8 need to protrude from the door 5, for the head of the screws 8 to be engageable by the clips 7 coupled to the plate 1.

[0022] In practice it has been found that the plate according to the present invention fully achieves the set aim and objects, in that it makes it possible to be applied directly to the door of the cistern, thus protruding from the wall by a thickness constituted solely by the thickness of the plate.

[0023] Moreover, the application of the plate to the door is extremely simple, in that it is possible to position the plate with the pair of clips resting on the head of the screws which protrude from the door, and then exert a downward traction so as to make the head and the screws engage in the seat defined in the clips, thus locking the plate in position.

[0024] The plate, thus conceived, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims.

[0025] In practice the materials employed, and the contingent dimensions and shapes, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

[0026] Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.

Claims

1. A plate (1) for actuating flushing cisterns of toilets, comprising a plate body (2) provided with a containment edge (3), said plate body (2) having fixing means (6, 7) adapted in installed state of the plate to fix the plate body (2) directly to a door (5) of a flushing cistern,
characterised in that
said fixing means (6, 7) comprising a pair of clips (7) adapted to be connected to said plate (1), each clip (7) in installed state of the plate (1) accommodating a respective head (10) of a corresponding screw (8) that protrudes from said door (5) of the flushing cistern;
said clips (7) being provided with feet (12) which are accommodated in corresponding cavities (13) defined in said plate body (2).

2. A flushing cistern for toilets, comprising a cistern body (15) adapted to be built into a wall (4) and a door (5) adapted to be applied so as to close the cistern body (15), characterized in that the flushing cistern comprises a plate (1) according to claim 1.

3. A flushing cistern according to claim 2, characterised in that said edge (3) of said plate body (2) is adapted to make contact directly with the wall (4) on which said plate (1) in installed state is applied.

Ansprüche

1. Eine Platte (1) zur Betätigung von Spülkästen von Toiletten, die einen Plattenkörper (2) umfasst, der mit einer Einfassungskante (3) versehen ist, wobei der Plattenkörper (2) Befestigungsmittel (6, 7) hat, ausgebildet, um, im installierten Zustand der Platte, den Plattenkörper (2) direkt an einer Tür (5) eines Spülkastens zu befestigen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Befestigungsmittel (6, 7) ein Paar von Klemmen (7) umfassen, die ausgebildet sind, um mit der Platte (1) verbunden zu werden, wobei jede Klemme (7) im installierten Zustand der Platte (1) einen entsprechenden Kopf (10) einer entsprechenden Schraube (8) aufnimmt, die aus der Tür (5) des Spülkastens herausragt;
wobei die Klemmen (7) mit Füßen (12) ausgestattet sind, die in entsprechenden Hohlräumen (13) untergebracht sind, welche in dem Plattenkörper (2) bestimmt sind.

2. Ein Spülkasten für Toiletten, der einen Spülkastenkörper (15) umfasst, ausgebildet, um in eine Wand (4) eingebaut zu werden, und eine Tür (5), ausgebildet, um so angebracht zu werden, dass sie den Spülkastenkörper (15) schließt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Spülkasten eine Platte (1) gemäß Anspruch 1 umfasst.

3. Ein Spülkasten gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kante (3) des Plattenkörpers (2) ausgebildet ist, um direkt in Kontakt mit der Wand (4) zu stehen, an welcher die Platte (1) im installierten Zustand angebracht ist.

Revendications

1. Plaque (1) pour actionner des réservoirs de chasse d'eau de toilettes, comprenant un corps de plaque (2) pourvu d'un bord de retenue (3), ledit corps de plaque (2) ayant des moyens de fixation (6, 7) adaptés dans un état installé de la plaque pour fixer le corps de plaque (2) directement sur une trappe (5) d'un réservoir de chasse d'eau caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (6, 7) comprennent une paire de clips (7) adaptés pour être connectés à ladite plaque (1), chaque clip (7) dans un état installé de la plaque (1) accueillant une tête (10) respective d'une vis (8) correspondante qui fait saillie depuis ladite trappe (5) du réservoir de chasse d'eau ;
lesdits clips (7) étant pourvus de pieds (12) qui sont accueillis dans des cavités (13) correspondantes définies dans ledit corps de plaque (2).

2. Réservoir de chasse d'eau pour toilettes, comprenant un corps de réservoir (15) adapté pour être construit dans une paroi (4) et une trappe (5) adaptée pour être appliquée de façon à fermer le corps de réservoir (15), caractérisé en ce que le réservoir de chasse d'eau comprend une plaque (1) selon la revendication 1.

3. Réservoir de chasse d'eau selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit bord (3) dudit corps de plaque (2) est adapté pour entrer en contact directement avec la paroi (4) sur laquelle ladite plaque (1) dans un état installé est appliquée.

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