Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
  • E03D1/24—Low-level flushing systems
  • E03D1/28—Bowl integral with the flushing cistern
  • E03D1/283—Bowl integral with the flushing cistern provided with a bell or tube siphon
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
  • E03D1/02—High-level flushing systems
  • E03D1/06—Cisterns with tube siphons
  • E03D1/08—Siphon action initiated by air or water pressure
  • E03D1/082—Siphon action initiated by air or water pressure in tube siphons
  • E03D1/085—Siphon action initiated by air or water pressure in tube siphons by injection of air or water in the short leg of the siphon
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
  • E03D1/02—High-level flushing systems
  • E03D1/14—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves
  • E03D1/141—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves in cisterns with tube siphons and with tube siphons in combination with flushing valves
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
  • E03D5/02—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor
  • E03D5/09—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor directly by the hand
  • E03D5/092—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor directly by the hand the flushing element, e.g. siphon bell, being actuated through a lever

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a toilet device and more particularly to a flush tank emptying device.
• the mechanism traditionally used comprises a tank placed in height, connected to a bowl.
• the tank is closed by a movable shutter in its lower part.
• the shutter is removed and the liquid falls into the bowl. Then, as the tank completes emptying, the shutter closes the tank orifice to stop the flow of liquid.
• this system requires the height positioning of the flush tank, which does not allow the manufacture of compact systems.
• the wear of the plug movement mechanism and the wear of the plug itself may be the cause of water leakage into the bowl.
• an object of the present invention is to provide a compact toilet device which, moreover, is not subject to leakage problems that arise in known devices.
• the invention relates to a toilet device comprising a bowl and a flushing device positioned behind the bowl.
• the flushing device may comprise a tank capable of containing a flushing liquid in which ejection means may be installed.
• the ejection means U may comprise a column connected to a pressurized water network and opening into the cuvette.
• a Venturi tube can be connected between the pressurized water network and the column.
• the Venturi tube can be positioned substantially at the bottom of the tank to ensure the expansion of the pressurized water and suction of the liquid contained in the tank to drive it into the bowl.
• the ejection means also comprise at least one large flush float, or a small flush float, connected to a manual actuator trigger and a rod which controls the arrival of pressurized water in the ejection means.
• the toilet device according to the invention uses the suction generated by the Venturi effect to empty the flush tank into the bowl.
• the invention thus makes it possible to provide a compact toilet device, the architecture of which avoids the use of gravity.
• the device according to the invention avoids the leaks inherent in the devices of the prior art because it does not include a shutter.
• the large flush float can maintained by a magnet connected to the manual trigger actuator controlling the arrival of pressurized water in the ejection means.
• the invention advantageously uses the force exerted by the liquid contained in the flush tank on the large flush float, to control the arrival of pressurized water in the ejection means.
• the use of a magnet linked to the manual trigger actuator allows the invention to present control elements that are not very sensitive to wear and that are resistant to moisture.
• the rod may have a washer that allows the large flush float to exert pressure on the rod to control the arrival of pressurized water in the ejection means.
• the large flush float can slide on the rod between a position in which the float is magnetized to the magnet, and a position in which the float is in abutment against the washer and exerts pressure on the rod.
• the small flush float can be attached to the rod which controls the arrival of pressurized water in the ejection means.
• the rod may have two washers that control the arrival of pressurized water in the ejection means.
• the Venturi tube may comprise a sleeve, inserted at the end of the connection to the pressurized water network, having a constriction, and may comprise an opening that can communicate the flushing liquid with the circulating pressurized water in the ejection means for driving the flushing liquid into the column.
• the pressurized water is accelerated and sees its pressure increase.
• the pressurized water undergoes a sudden relaxation which generates a suction phenomenon.
• the column is also open on the tank. The liquid present in the reservoir is thus sucked up and entrained in the column.
• the Venturi tube uses the circulation of pressurized water to suck the liquid present in the flush tank.
• the column may have a flared flange that may delimit, with the sleeve, the opening communicating the flushing liquid with the pressurized water.
• At least three spacers can be assembled to said sleeve and can maintain the column.
• the ejection means may comprise a U-shaped ejection pipe, connected to a pressurized water network, comprising a descending part, a bend, the Venturi tube and the column.
• a pressurized water network comprising a descending part, a bend, the Venturi tube and the column.
• At least one valve connected to a pressurized water network can be connected to the ejection means.
• At least one tap connected to a pressurized water network can fill the tank with water.
• the device according to the invention uses two separate valves to fill the flush tank and to supply the ejection means.
• the bowl may have an anterior portion that can incorporate a cavity, and a posterior portion may incorporate two side walls that can define a recess in which is inserted the flushing device.
• the bottom of the flushing device can be positioned at an altitude less than or equal to the altitude of the bottom of the cavity of the bowl.
• the use of the suction linked to the Venturi effect to empty the flush tank releases the device according to the invention from a height positioning of the flushing device.
• the device according to the invention therefore makes it possible to position the hunting device at a free altitude with respect to the bottom of the cavity of the bowl.
• the positioning of the bottom of the flushing device at an altitude less than or equal to the altitude of the bottom of the cavity of the bowl emancipates the device according to the invention the risk of leakage related to the flow of fluid by gravity which must necessarily be closed by a shutter and also allows the device according to the invention to be compact.
• the liquid in the flush tank is at the same altitude as the bowl.
• the flushing device can be fully included in the rear portion of the bowl, between the two side walls, the seat surface of the bowl and the lower surface of said bowl.
• the flushing device is fully incorporated in the bowl.
• the device according to the invention is compact and without risk of leakage caused by the use of a shutter.
• a mechanical actuator can be adapted to trigger the closing of the pressurized water tap.
• the mechanical actuator may comprise at least one magnet and at least one supernatant float in the liquid contained in the flush tank. Said at least one magnet and said at least one float can be adapted to trigger the closure of the pressurized water valve.
• - Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toilet device according to the invention
• - Figure 2 is a perspective sectional view of the flush tank of the toilet device according to the invention
• FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the flush tank and ejection means of the toilet device according to the invention;
• - Figure 4 is a rear sectional view of the flush tank;
• FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the flush tank.
• the present invention relates to a toilet device 1 visible in Figure 1.
• the toilet device 1 comprises a suspended bowl 10 and a tank 101.
• the bowl 10 comprises a seating surface 18, a flat surface 12 forming a bottom, two side walls 19 and a rear vertical portion 13 which can be attached to a wall.
• the seat surface 18 is positioned substantially parallel to the ground.
• the bowl 10 further comprises a cavity 1 1 for receiving liquids and a weir 16 for discharging the water flushed into the bowl for cleaning.
• the bowl 10 comprises a recess 15 for accommodating a hunting device 100
• the flushing device 100 which can be seen in FIGS. 2 to 4, comprises in particular a reservoir 101.
• the bottom of said tank 101 is at an altitude similar to or lower than the altitude of the bottom of the cavity 1 1 of the bowl 10.
• the upper part of the tank 101 may be substantially at the same altitude as the seat surface 18 of the bowl 10
• the reservoir 101 can be made of polymer adapted to the storage of a liquid and can be integrated in the rear part 13 of the bowl 10, between the two side walls 19.
• a pressurized water drain valve 120 is fixed in the upper part of the tank 101.
• the faucet 120 feeds an ejection pipe 1 10.
• the ejection pipe 1 10 has a U-shaped geometry and consists of a downward tubular part 11, a bent tubular part 1 12 and a rising tubular column 1 14.
• an ejection bend 1 15 is positioned at the outlet of the rising portion 1 14.
• a Venturi tube 130 is positioned between the bent portion 1 12 and the column 1 14 of the pipe 1 10.
• the Venturi tube 130 comprises firstly a sleeve of tubular section 131, having a section similar to the section of the bent portion 1 12, a conical narrowing of section 132 opening into the column 1 14.
• the control of the emptying valve 120 is provided by a mechanical actuator 125 controlled by a large flush manual actuator and a small flush manual actuator.
• the mechanical actuator 125 may comprise a small flotation float 128 fixed on a downrod 126, and a large flotation float 127 sliding on the column 1 14 and the rod 126.
• the large flotation float 127 and the small flotation float 128 may be made of expanded polystyrene or any other material having a lower density than the density of the water.
• the rod 126 has three pressure washers 126A, 126B and
• a lever 121 is positioned between the washers 126A and 126B.
• the lever 121 controls the emptying valve 120.
• the washer 126C is located near the large flush float 127.
• the large flotation float 127 is connected to a magnet 129 which is positioned on a wall of the bent part 1 12.
• the flushing device 100 comprises a filling valve 140.
• the filling valve 140 allows the filling of the reservoir
• the filling valve 140 is connected to a water network pressurnova.
• a three-way valve 180 connects the valves 120 and 140 to a pressurized water network.
• this three-way valve 180 can sucessfully feed the emptying valve 120 when emptying the flush tank 101, then supplying the filling valve 140 to fill the tank 101.
• a filling float 141 installed sliding on a column 142 actuates the closing of the filling valve 140.
• the operation of the toilet device 1 according to the invention is as follows
• the small flotation float 128 immersed in the flushing liquid then exerts pressure on the rod 126 which holds the washer 126B against the lever 121.
• the large flotation float 127 By being separated from the magnet 129, the large flotation float 127, immersed in the flushing liquid, exerts a thrust on the washer 126C of the rod 126.
• the rod 126 is displaced and the washer 126B presses on the lever 121 which opens and keeps open the drain cock 120.
• the section narrowing 132 creates a local fluid acceleration.
• the accelerated water undergoes a sudden relaxation that causes aspiration of the surrounding liquid.
• the opening 134 allows the fluid present in the tank 101 to enter the column 1 14.
• the suction generated by the Venturi tube 130 drives the fluid, present in the reservoir 101, in column 1 14.
• the fluid thus sucked into the column 1 14 is then discharged, through the bend 1 15 and weir 16 into the cavity 1 1 of the bowl 10.
• the elbow 1 15 ensures the proper orientation of the liquid flow during its evacuation in the cavity 1 1 of the bowl 10.
• the emptying valve 120 is connected to the network of running water and supplies the ejection pipe 1 10.
• the water from the emptying valve 120 is at a pressure substantially equal to three bars. .
• the fill valve 140 is opened until the filling float 141 actuates the closing of said fill valve 140.
• the toilet device according to the invention therefore offers the advantage of being able to position the tank behind or under the bowl. It is thus possible to obtain a compact toilet device.
• the configuration of the flushing device makes it possible to prevent leakage of liquid into the bowl.

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