Background of the Invention
[0001] The invention relates to a toilet flush according to the preamble of claim 1.
[0002] Specifically, though not exclusively, the invention can be used to discharge the
flushing water contained in a tank to drag away the materials deposited in a sanitary
bowl or a urinal.
[0003] In particular, reference is made to a toilet flush according to the preamble of the
first claim. Such toilet flush is shown by the patent publication
US 8,522,371 B2; this document is selected as representing the closest prior art.
[0004] The patent publication
WO 2008/017114 A1 shows a flushing system with two containers each of which is pivotally mounted on
a common axis of rotation.
[0005] The patent publication
US 577,021 A shows a triangular shaped container rotatably mounted inside a tank and connected
to a chain by which it can be rotated.
[0006] The patent publication
FR 2 936 000 A1 shows a washing device for a toilet bowl in which a rotatable container is emptied
by rotating it by means of a knob disposed frontally.
[0007] The patent publication
WO 99/20851 shows a flushing system with two tanks each of which is movable between a filling
position and a discharge position.
[0008] The patent publication
US 2012/0061406 A1 shows a flushing system comprising a tank, a rotating bucket inside the tank and
means for changing the position of the bucket so as to change its direction or allow
its replacement with a another bucket type.
[0009] The patent publication
US 8,201,282 B2 shows a mechanism with a rotatable reservoir for flushing urinals.
[0010] The patent publication
US 5,666,674 shows a swivel bucket on a support mounted on the upper portion of a toilet flush.
[0011] The patent publication
US 2,349,015 shows a mechanism for controlling the rotation of a tiltable tank of a toilet flush.
Summary of the Invention
[0012] One object of the invention is to provide a toilet flush usable for flushing a water
closet.
[0013] One advantage is to allow a convenient maneuver, easy and functional to perform the
discharge of the flushing liquid.
[0014] One advantage is to provide a toilet flush that is simple and practical to use and
of rapid and immediate installation.
[0015] One advantage is to make available a flushing system that can be easily adapted to
mount on already existing plants.
[0016] One advantage is to avoid leakage of water to which existing toilet flushes are normally
subjected.
[0017] One advantage is to give rise to a toilet flush able to operate effectively despite
having relatively compact size.
[0018] One advantage is to avoid that rotatable coupling surfaces are wet by flushing water.
[0019] One advantage is to provide a flushing system for sanitary vessels that is constructionally
simple and economical.
[0020] These objects and advantages, and others, are achieved by the toilet flush according
to one or more of the claims indicated below.
[0021] In one example, a toilet flush for sanitary bowls comprises a tank and a reservoir
that is at least in part contained in the tank and is rotatable with the possibility
to assume at least one filling position, in which it is filled with flushing liquid,
and at least one discharge position, in which at least a part of the flushing liquid
is poured into the tank and then discharged through a bottom outlet; the toilet flush
includes support means that removably rests on the tank and that is arranged to cover
at least partly the tank, in which said support means comprises inferiorly, on two
opposite sides, two supporting portions that rotatably support two reservoir portions
arranged on two opposite sides of the reservoir.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0022] The invention will be better understood and implemented with reference to the attached
drawings which illustrate some non-limiting examples of implementation.
Figure 1 is a diagram, in vertical elevation, of a first embodiment of a toilet flush
in accordance with the present invention, with the reservoir of the flushing liquid
placed in a filling position.
Figure 2 is the diagram of Figure 1 viewed from the left.
Figure 3 is the diagram of Figure 1 with the reservoir of the flushing liquid placed
in a discharge position.
Figure 4 is the diagram of Figure 3 viewed from the left.
Figure 5 shows, in exploded view, three components of the toilet flush of Figure 1
in a front view.
Figure 6 shows the three components of Figure 5 in a side view.
Figure 7 is a diagram, in vertical elevation, of a second embodiment of a toilet flush
in accordance with the present invention, with the reservoir of the flushing liquid
placed in a filling position.
Detailed Description
[0023] With 1 a toilet flush for sanitary bowls has been indicated as a whole. The toilet
flush 1 may comprise, in particular, a (fixed) tank 2 which in turn may comprise at
least one upper opening 3.
[0024] The tank 2 may comprise at least one lower outlet 4 for discharging (by gravity)
a flushing liquid (water). The discharge outlet 4 is connected (in known manner) with
the sanitary bowl (known and not illustrated).
[0025] The toilet flush 1 may comprise, in particular, a (movable) reservoir 5 arranged
at least partly inside the tank 2. The reservoir 5 may have, in particular, the ability
to perform at least one rotation between at least one filling position (for example
as in figure 1), in which the reservoir 5 can be filled with flushing liquid, and
at least one discharge position (for example as in figure 3), in which at least a
part of the flushing liquid can be poured out of the reservoir 5 and discharged through
the outlet 4.
[0026] The toilet flush 1 may comprise, in particular, a feeding device 6 of the flushing
liquid to fill the reservoir 5 placed in a filling position. The feeding device 6
may include, as in this case, a float valve (of known type). With W a level of the
flushing liquid (water) contained in the reservoir 5 has been indicated.
[0027] The toilet flush 1 may comprise, in particular, support means 7 arranged at least
partially above the tank 2.
[0028] The support means 7 may be supported in a removable manner on the tank 2. In the
specific case the support means 7 comprises a cover removably supported on an upper
edge of the opening 3 of the tank 2. The support means 7 may include a side passage
through which a portion of the feeding device 6 can pass.
[0029] The feeding device 6 may be supported, at least in part, by the tank 2. It is however
possible that the feeding device 6 is supported, at least in part, by the support
means 7.
[0030] The support means 7 may comprise, in particular, two support portions 8 arranged
on two opposite sides of the support means 7.
[0031] The reservoir 5 may comprise two reservoir portions 9 arranged on two opposite sides
of the reservoir 5. The two reservoir portions 9 may be rotatably supported by the
two support portions 8.
[0032] The two support portions 8 may comprise, as in the examples illustrated here, two
seats for pin. The two reservoir portions 9 may comprise, as in these examples, two
rotation pins rotatably accommodated in the two seats for pin.
[0033] The support means 7 may comprise, as in these examples, at least one cover portion
10 that mates at least in part with an edge of the upper opening 3 of the tank 2.
The two support portions 8 may protrude (downwardly) from the cover portion 10.
[0034] The cover portion 10 may be shaped to close at least partially the upper opening
3 of the tank 2.
[0035] The two support portions 8 may be housed, as in this example, within two seats 11
formed in the tank 2.
[0036] The two seats 11 may be formed in two opposed walls, one front and one rear, of the
tank 2. The two support portions 8 may be insertable and extractable from the said
two seats 11 by means of (vertical) movements of insertion downwards and extraction
upwards.
[0037] Each of the two support portions 8 may have a rounded shape, for example semicircular.
Each of the two seats 11 may have a rounded shape, for example semicircular, conjugated
with the rounded shape of the two support portions 8.
[0038] The toilet flush 1 may comprise, in particular, a handle 12 arranged on the reservoir
5 for maneuvering its rotation. The handle 12 may be placed, for example, at a higher
level with respect to the tank 2.
[0039] The handle 12 may be laterally projecting from a wall of the reservoir 5. This wall
of the reservoir may be arranged facing internally to a wall of the support means
7.
[0040] The handle 12 may pass, in particular, through a through opening 13 formed on said
wall of the support means 7 to allow a user the access to the handle 12. This opening
13 in the support means may have, as in this example, an arcuate shape to allow a
movement of the handle 12 inside the opening 13 when the reservoir 5 is rotated between
the filling and discharge positions. The opening 13 may perform the function of guiding
the handle 12. The opening 13 may have, as in this case, two ends which define two
limit stops of the handle 12, so as to stop the rotation of the reservoir 5 in one
direction (up to the discharge position) and in the opposite direction (up to the
filling position). The filling position is a stable position that the reservoir 5
may assume in normal conditions without user's actions and to which it tends to return
spontaneously by gravity at the end of the discharge.
[0041] In the example of Figure 1, the opening 13, within which the handle 12 slides, has
an arched shape with an angular amplitude less than the opening 13 of the example
of Figure 7. In Figure 1, the opening 13 is shaped in such a manner that the handle
12 performs a rise motion in the discharge phase of reservoir 5 and a descending motion
in the phase of return of the emptied tank. In Figure 7, the opening 13 is shaped
in such a manner that the handle 12 performs a motion first upward and then downward
both during the discharge phase of the reservoir 5 and during the return phase.
[0042] The handle 12 may be arranged, for example, to a higher level with respect to the
two reservoir portions 9 and/or to the two support portions 8, in particular in all
the positions that the reservoir 5 assumes when it rotates between said filling and
discharge positions.
[0043] The handle 12 may be arranged in a manner to be raised, that is, to increase its
elevation, when the reservoir 5 is emptied, i.e. when the reservoir 5 is rotated in
the direction that goes from the filling position to the discharge position. This
is done for the entire stroke of the handle 12 in the example of Figure 1, for a part
of the stroke in the example of Figure 7.
[0044] The handle 12 is conformed and arranged in such a way as to allow a progressive and
easily adjustable rotation of the reservoir 5. In particular, the handle 12 allows
a gradual and continuous rotation, substantially free of jerky or sudden accelerations
and without excessive effort. The tank 5 can then be easily emptied in a gradual manner
without losing control at any position of the reservoir 5 during its rotation. Essentially,
thanks to the use of the handle 12 for rotation, it is possible to dose with total
progression and control the desired amount of water to be discharged.
[0045] The reservoir 5 may comprise, as in these examples, a bottom portion 14 of semi-cylindrical
shape. The tank 2 may comprise, as in these examples, a bottom portion 15 of semi-cylindrical
shape. The bottom portion 14 of the reservoir 5 may be coaxial with the bottom portion
15 of the tank 2. The two bottom portions 14 and 15 may be arranged at a short mutual
distance, for example a distance of less than 1 cm or less than 2 cm.
[0046] The toilet flush 1 may be easily adapted to an already existing device, for example
using a tank 2 already installed (external tank or built-in tank) and connected to
a sanitary bowl. In this case it is possible to apply the support means 7 (cover)
to the tank 2, for example by resting the support means 7 onto the upper edge of the
opening 3 of the tank 2, with the reservoir 5 coupled and rotatably supported by the
support means 7.
[0047] The axis of rotation of the reservoir 5 may be, as in these examples, transverse
(orthogonal or almost orthogonal) to the front wall of the tank 2, i.e. the wall facing
towards the user. The two support portions 8 may be coupled, as in these examples,
one to the front wall (fore) of the tank 2, the other to the rear wall (back) of the
same tank, opposite to the front wall. The handle 12 may be placed in correspondence
of the front wall of the tank 2.
[0048] The elements of the toilet flush (in particular the tank 2 and/or the reservoir 5
and/or the feeding device 6 with float valve) are shaped and arranged in such a way
that the rotating coupling surfaces (the support portions 8 and the reservoir portions
9) are always dry, in any configuration, i.e. they are not wet by flushing water,
both the water contained in the reservoir 5 in the static phase, both the water poured
out of the reservoir 5 in the discharge phase.
1. Toilet flush (1) comprising:
- a tank (2) comprising at least one upper opening (3) and one lower outlet (4) for
the discharge of a flushing liquid;
- a reservoir (5) arranged at least partly inside said tank (2) with the possibility
to perform at least one rotation between at least one filling position, in which the
reservoir (5) can be filled with flushing liquid, and at least one discharge position,
in which at least a part of the flushing liquid can be poured out of the reservoir
(5) and discharged through said outlet (4);
- support means (7) arranged on said tank (2) in a removable manner, said support
means (7) comprising two support portions (8) arranged on two opposite sides of the
support means, said reservoir (5) comprising two reservoir portions (9) arranged on
two opposite sides of the reservoir, said two reservoir portions (9) being rotatably
coupled to said two support portions (8);
characterized in that said support means (7) is arranged at least in part above said opening (3).
2. Toilet flush according to claim 1, wherein said support means (7) rests on an edge
of said opening (3) and comprises at least one cover portion (10) which closes at
least partially said opening (3).
3. Toilet flush according to claim 2, wherein said cover portion (10) is at least partially
mating with said edge.
4. Toilet flush according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said two support portions (8) project
downwardly from said cover portion (10).
5. Toilet flush according to claim 4, wherein said two support portions (8) are housed
within two seats (11) in two opposite walls, one front and one rear, of said tank
(2).
6. Toilet flush according to claim 5, wherein said two support portions (8) are insertable
and extractable from said two seats (11) by movements of insertion downwards and extraction
upwards.
7. Toilet flush according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a handle (12)
on said reservoir (5) for maneuvering said rotation, said handle (12) being placed
at a higher level with respect to said tank (2).
8. Toilet flush according to claim 7, wherein said handle (12) is laterally projecting
from a wall of said reservoir (5) that is arranged internally facing to a wall of
said support means (7), said handle (12) passing through an opening (13) on said wall
of said support means (7) to allow a user access to said handle (12).
9. Toilet flush according to claim 8, wherein said opening (13) has an arcuate shape
to allow said handle (12) to move within said opening (13) when said reservoir (5)
rotates between said filling and discharge positions.
10. Toilet flush according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein said handle (12) is arranged
at a higher level with respect to said reservoir portions (9) in all positions that
said reservoir (5) assumes when it rotates between said filling and discharge positions.
11. Toilet flush according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein said handle (12) is arranged
so as to be raised when said reservoir (5) rotates in the direction that goes from
said filling position to said discharge position.
12. Toilet flush according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said two support
portions (8) comprise two seats for pin and said two reservoir portions (9) comprise
two rotation pins.
13. Toilet flush according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a feeding device
(6) of the flushing liquid to fill said reservoir (5) in said filling position.
14. Toilet flush according to claim 13, wherein at least one portion of said feeding device
(6) traverses said support means (7).
15. Toilet flush according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said reservoir
(5) comprises a bottom portion (14) of semi-cylindrical shape and said tank (2) comprises
a bottom portion (15) of semi-cylindrical shape coaxial with said bottom portion (14)
of said reservoir (5).
1. Toilettenspülung (1) bestehend aus:
- einen Tank (2) mit mindestens einer oberen Öffnung (3) und einem unteren Auslass
(4) zum Ablassen einer Spülflüssigkeit;
- ein Reservoir (5), das zumindest teilweise in dem Tank (2) angeordnet ist, wobei
das Reservoir (5) zwischen mindestens einer Füllposition und mindestens einer Entladeposition
drehen kann, wobei in der Füllposition das Reservoir (5) mit Spülflüssigkeit gefüllt
werden kann, wobei in der Entladeposition mindestens ein Teil der Spülflüssigkeit
aus dem Reservoir (5) gegossen und durch den Auslass (4) abgelassen werden kann;
- Stützmittel (7), die auf entfernbare Weise an dem Tank (2) angeordnet sind, wobei
das Stützmittel (7) zwei Stützabschnitte (8) umfasst, wobei die beiden Stützabschnitte
(8) auf zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten der Stützmittel angeordnet sind, wobei das
Reservoir (5) zwei Reservoirabschnitte (9) umfasst, wobei die zwei Reservoirabschnitte
(9) auf zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Reservoirs angeordnet sind, wobei die zwei
Reservoirabschnitte (9) drehbar mit den zwei Stützabschnitten (8) gekoppelt sind;
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Stützmittel (7) zumindest teilweise über der Öffnung (3) angeordnet ist.
2. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stützmittel (7) auf einer Kante der Öffnung
(3) ruht und wobei das Stützmittel (7) mindestens einen Abdeckabschnitt (10) umfasst,
wobei der mindestens eine Abdeckabschnitt (10) die Öffnung (3) zumindest teilweise
schließt.
3. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Abdeckabschnitt (10) zumindest teilweise
mit der Kante zusammenpasst.
4. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei die beiden Stützabschnitte (8) von
dem Abdeckabschnitt (10) nach unten vorstehen.
5. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 4, wobei die beiden Stützabschnitte (8) in zwei Sitzen
(11) in zwei gegenüberliegenden Wänden des Tanks (2) untergebracht sind, wobei die
beiden gegenüberliegenden Wände eine Vorderwand und eine Rückwand sind.
6. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 5, wobei die beiden Stützabschnitte (8) durch Einführbewegungen
nach unten in die beiden Sitze (11) einführbar sind und wobei die beiden Stützabschnitte
(8) aus den beiden Sitzen (11) durch herausziehbar sind Extraktionsbewegungen nach
oben.
7. Toilettenspülung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Toilettenspülung
einen Griff (12) an dem Reservoir (5) zum Manövrieren der Drehung umfasst, wobei der
Griff (12) in Bezug auf den Tank (2) auf einem höheren Niveau angeordnet ist.
8. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 7, wobei der Griff (12) seitlich aus einer Wand des
Reservoirs (5) herausragt, wobei die Wand des Reservoirs (5) innen zu einer Wand der
Stützmittel (7) angeordnet ist, wobei der Griff (12) durch eine Öffnung (13) an der
Wand der Stützmittel (7) verläuft, um einem Benutzer den Zugang zu dem Griff (12)
zu ermöglichen.
9. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Öffnung (13) eine bogenförmige Form aufweist,
damit sich der Griff (12) innerhalb der Öffnung (13) bewegen kann, wenn sich das Reservoir
(5) zwischen den Füll- und Entladepositionen dreht.
10. Toilettenspülung nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, wobei der Griff (12) in Bezug auf
die Reservoirabschnitte (9) in allen Positionen des Reservoirs (5) auf einem höheren
Niveau angeordnet ist, wenn das Reservoir (5) dreht sich zwischen den Füll- und Entladepositionen.
11. Toilettenspülung nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, wobei der Griff (12) so angeordnet
ist, dass er angehoben wird, wenn sich das Reservoir (5) in der Richtung dreht, die
von der Füllposition zu der Entladeposition geht.
12. Toilettenspülung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die zwei Stützabschnitte
(8) zwei Sitze für einen Stift umfassen und die zwei Reservoirabschnitte (9) zwei
Rotationsstifte umfassen.
13. Toilettenspülung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Toilettenspülung
eine Zuführvorrichtung (6) umfasst, um die Spülflüssigkeit zuzuführen und das Reservoir
(5) in der Füllposition zu füllen.
14. Toilettenspülung nach Anspruch 13, wobei mindestens ein Teil der Zuführvorrichtung
(6) durch die Stützeinrichtung (7) angeordnet ist.
15. Toilettenspülung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Reservoir (5)
einen Bodenabschnitt (14) mit halbzylindrischer Form und der Tank (2) einen Bodenabschnitt
(15) mit halbzylindrischer Form umfasst, wobei der Bodenabschnitt (15) des Tanks (2)
koaxial zu dem Bodenabschnitt (14) des Reservoirs (5) ist.
1. Chasse d'eau (1) comprenant:
- un bassin (2) comprenant au moins une ouverture supérieure (3) et un écoulement
inférieur (4) pour le déversement d'un liquide de rinçage;
- un réservoir (5) placé, au moins en partie, à l'intérieur dudit bassin (2), avec
la possibilité d'effectuer au moins une rotation entre au moins une position de remplissage,
dans laquelle le réservoir (5) peut être rempli de liquide de rinçage, et au moins
une position de déversement, dans laquelle au moins une partie du liquide de rinçage
peut être versée hors réservoir (5) et déversée à travers l'écoulement inférieur (4);
- des moyens de support (7) positionnés sur le bassin (2) susmentionné de façon amovible,
lesdits moyens de support (7) comprenant deux pièces de support (8) positionnées sur
les côtés opposés des moyens de support, ledit réservoir comprenant deux parties de
réservoir (9) disposées sur les côtés opposés du réservoir, lesdites deux parties
de réservoir (9) étant couplées de façon rotative auxdites deux pièces de support
(8);
caractérisé du fait que lesdits moyens de support (7) sont disposés au moins en partie
au-dessus de l'ouverture supérieure (3).
2. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 1, où les moyens de support (7) s'appuient au
bord de ladite ouverture (3) et comprennent au moins une partie de couverture (10)
qui ferme, au moins en partie, ladite ouverture (3).
3. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 2, où ladite partie de couverture (10) coïncide
au moins en partie avec ledit bord.
4. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 2 ou 3, où lesdites deux pièces de support (8)
font saillie vers le bas à partir de la partie de couverture (10).
5. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 4, où lesdites deux pièces de support (8) sont
placées dans deux emplacements (11) taillés dans deux parois opposées, l'une frontale
et l'autre postérieure, dudit bassin (2).
6. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 5, où lesdites deux pièces de support (8) peuvent
être insérées dans et extraites de lesdits emplacements (11) grâce à des mouvements
d'insertion vers le bas et d'extraction vers le haut.
7. Chasse d'eau selon l'une des revendications précédentes, comprenant une poignée (12)
sur ledit réservoir (5) pour guider la rotation, ladite poignée (12) étant placée
plus en haut par rapport audit bassin (2).
8. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 7, où ladite poignée (12) fait saillie latéralement
d'une paroi dudit réservoir (5), laquelle donne, face à l'intérieur, vers une paroi
desdits moyens de support (7), ladite poignée (12) passant par une ouverture (13)
taillée dans ladite paroi desdits moyens de support (7) afin de permettre à l'utilisateur
d'accéder à ladite poignée (12).
9. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 8, où ladite ouverture (13) a une forme arquée
afin de permettre à ladite poignée (12) de bouger à l'intérieur de ladite ouverture
(13) quand ledit réservoir (5) tourne entre lesdites positions de remplissage et de
déversement.
10. Chasse d'eau selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, où ladite poignée (12) est placée
au-dessus desdites parties de réservoir (9) dans toutes les positions que ledit réservoir
(5) adopte quand il tourne entre lesdites positions de remplissage et de déversement.
11. Chasse d'eau selon l'une des revendications 7 à 10, où ladite poignée (12) est disposée
de façon à se lever quand ledit réservoir (5) tourne de ladite position de remplissage
vers ladite position de déversement.
12. Chasse d'eau selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où lesdites deux pièces de
support (8) comprennent deux emplacements pour pivot et lesdites deux parties de réservoir
(9) comprennent deux pivots de rotation.
13. Chasse d'eau selon l'une des revendications précédentes, comprenant un dispositif
d'alimentation (6) pour remplir ledit réservoir (5) avec le liquide de rinçage, dans
ladite position de remplissage.
14. Chasse d'eau selon la revendication 13, où au moins une partie dudit dispositif d'alimentation
(6) passe à travers lesdits moyens de support (7).
15. Chasse d'eau selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où ledit réservoir (5) comprend
une section de fond (14) de forme semi-cylindrique et ledit bassin (2) comprend une
section de fond (15) de forme semi-cylindrique coaxiale avec ladite section de fond
(14) dudit réservoir (5).