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EP1158108A1 - Bodenbefestigungsvorrichtung eines keramischen Sanitärapparates - Google Patents

Bodenbefestigungsvorrichtung eines keramischen Sanitärapparates Download PDF

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EP1158108A1
EP1158108A1 EP01401302A EP01401302A EP1158108A1 EP 1158108 A1 EP1158108 A1 EP 1158108A1 EP 01401302 A EP01401302 A EP 01401302A EP 01401302 A EP01401302 A EP 01401302A EP 1158108 A1 EP1158108 A1 EP 1158108A1
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Yannick Meynier
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Kohler France SAS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
    • E03D11/13—Parts or details of bowls; Special adaptations of pipe joints or couplings for use with bowls, e.g. provisions in bowl construction preventing backflow of waste-water from the bowl in the flushing pipe or cistern, provisions for a secondary flushing, for noise-reducing
    • E03D11/16—Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/26—Mounting devices for seats or covers

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  • the present invention relates to a device for fixing to the ground a ceramic sanitary ware, including WC bowls.
  • Such a device is used to fix a sanitary appliance to the ground ceramic during installation.
  • Ceramic fixtures are usually fixed to the floor at their base by ankle-type fasteners arranged in a hole provided for this purpose in ceramic.
  • the opening thus provided is located at the base of the foot.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the problems mentioned above, and to facilitate the installation of a sanitary appliance in confined spaces.
  • the present invention relates to a device for fixing to the floor of a ceramic sanitary appliance, said sanitary appliance comprising a bowl opening into an upper part of the appliance.
  • the fixing device comprises a rod fixing to the ground and blocking means adapted to block the fixing rod in a hole opening in the upper part of the sanitary appliance.
  • the installation of the fixing device on the device sanitary is carried out on the upper part of the device, which facilitates the installation of the sanitary appliance as well as its fixing to the floor.
  • the device sanitary including as an accessory a flap comprising an organ mounting, said locking means comprise fixing means said mounting member of the flap.
  • the invention provides a particularly good arrangement suitable for WC bowls with a flap, since it allows fix the mounting member of the flap directly on the locking means.
  • the orifices conventionally provided in the device for receiving the flap mounting members, such as hinges, can accommodate both the fixing device and the mounting members of the flap.
  • said rod attachment has a threaded end adapted to cooperate with a thread internal locking means.
  • the locking of the fixing rod in the orifice is effected by particularly simple way by screwing the locking means on the rod fixing, thus facilitating the installation of the sanitary appliance on its device fixation.
  • said locking means include an insert adapted to cover the rod of fixing by interposing between it and an internal wall of the orifice.
  • the locking of the fixing rod in the orifice is effected by simple and practical way thanks to the insert putting in cooperation the rod of fixing and the orifice whatever the dimensions of the latter.
  • said insert has a cylindrical body comprising two portions, the first portion being adapted by its dimensions to marry part of the internal wall of the orifice, the second portion, located in the extension of the first portion, being of diameter smaller than the diameter of the first portion.
  • the fixing rod when blocking the insert on the fixing rod in the hole, the fixing rod is advantageously centered in the hole thanks to the first cylindrical portion of the insert.
  • the insert presents thus a tapered section in its second cylindrical portion allowing visualize the fixing rod in the orifice when the said rod is capped with the insert.
  • the fixing device comprises two fixing rods and blocking means adapted to block the fixing rods respectively in orifices opening into the upper part of the sanitary appliance.
  • an apparatus ceramic sanitary including a bowl opening into a part upper part of the device has an attachment device as an accessory suitable to be fixed in the upper part of the sanitary appliance.
  • Such a fixture can be easily attached even in cramped places. It is fixed to the ground, once the device is in place, working only on the upper part of the appliance.
  • the invention relates to a ceramic sanitary appliance comprising as accessory an attachment device according to the invention.
  • the assembly shown in Figure 1 includes an apparatus sanitary ceramic type WC 1 including a bowl 2 opening in an upper part 3 of the sanitary appliance 1.
  • the sanitary appliance includes a fixing device 4, which has two sub-assemblies identical 5 and 6 (fig. 2) arranged on either side of the bowl, only one being apparent in Figure 1.
  • Each sub-assembly of the fixing device 4 comprises of share a fixing rod 7, comprising at its lower end a plate 8 adapted to come to rest on the ground and to be fixed on it thanks to dowels 9 for fixing to the ground, and on the other hand an insert 10 covering the rod fixing 7 and blocking the fixing rod 7 in an orifice 11 opening into the upper part 3 of the sanitary appliance 1.
  • Two orifices 11, only one being apparent in Figure 1, arranged on either side of the bowl receive respectively the two inserts 10 (fig. 2) of the two sub-assemblies 5 and 6.
  • the fixing device comprises in in addition to a rigid plate 12 forming a template and intended to facilitate the installation of the fixing device. It has two holes 13 adapted to cooperate respectively with the fixing rods 7 so as to position the rods fixing 7 relative to each other at a distance equal to the distance between the orifices 11 in the upper part 3 of the sanitary appliance 1 during fixing 8 plates on the ground.
  • the insert 10 has a conical head 14 surmounting a first cylindrical portion 15 and a second portion cylindrical 16 located in the extension of the first portion 15 and diameter smaller than the diameter of the first portion 15.
  • the insert 10 has thus a tapered profile.
  • the first cylindrical portion 15 is adapted by its dimensions to follow a part of the internal wall of the orifice 11.
  • the conical head 14 has a clamping imprint 17 to six sides.
  • the conical head 14 of the insert 10 is adapted by its future dimensions bear on the periphery of the orifice 11, on the upper part 3 of the sanitary appliance 1.
  • the insert 10 includes a first internal thread 18 opening in the conical head 14 and a second internal thread 19 opening into the second cylindrical portion 16.
  • first and second internal threads 18, 19 are located as an extension of each other and in reality constitute a tapping single crossing longitudinally the insert 10.
  • the second internal thread 19 of the insert 10 cooperates with one end threaded 20 of the fixing rod 7.
  • a flap 21 includes a member mounting 22 allowing the mounting of the flap on the sanitary appliance 10.
  • this mounting member 22 is a hinge which includes a base 23 for attachment to the device.
  • This base 23 has a stud 24 adapted to cooperate with a cylinder 25 of a connecting member in the form of elbow 26 comprising a stud 27 adapted to fit into an orifice 28 integral with the flap 21.
  • a fixing member of the screw 29 type is carried by the base 23. This screw 29 comes to cooperate with the first internal thread 18 of the insert 10, thus ensuring the screwing of the flap 21 on the device sanitary 1.
  • the insert 10 has an axis 30 emerging from the conical head 14.
  • the axis 30 is adapted to receive by fitting the mounting member 31 of the flap 21.
  • the mounting member 31 of the flap 21 comprises for example, integral with the axis 27 of the hinge, a fixing block 32 comprising a hole cylindrical 33 adapted to fit on the axis 30.
  • the insert 10 here comprises a tightening nut 34.
  • the plate 8 has two orifices for the fixing, which has the effect of solidifying the fixing of the sanitary appliance to the ground.
  • the rigid plate 12 makes it possible to correctly position the fixing rods 7, one relative to each other, so that the distance between the fixing rods is equal to the distance between the orifices 11 arranged on either side of the bowl and opening into the upper part of the sanitary appliance 1.
  • the absence of the sanitary appliance 1 during this first assembly step makes it easier to fix the fixture to the floor 1 in cramped places.
  • the sanitary appliance 1 is put on the fixing rods 7, and the apparatus is positioned so that the orifices 11 of the device respectively overhang the upper ends 20 of the fixing rods 7.
  • the relative dimensions of the orifice 11 and the fixing rod 7 allow a first positioning of the rod relative to the orifice.
  • the tapered profile of the insert 10 makes it possible to view the fixing rod 7, thus facilitating this operation.
  • the second thread 19 of the insert 10 cooperates with the threaded end 20 of the fixing rod 7, and this by acting on the impression of clamping 17 of insert 10 using a known and easy-to-use clamping tool.
  • the first cylindrical portion 15 of the insert 10 comes in contact with the internal wall of the orifice 11
  • the conical head 14 of the insert 10 is adapted by its dimensions coming to bear on the periphery of the orifice 11, ending with there the tightening step, and allowing the locking of the fixing rod 7 in orifice 11.
  • the fixing to the floor of the sanitary appliance takes place on the upper part 3 of the sanitary appliance 1, which facilitates its installation in confined spaces.
  • the cover 21 is fixed on the sanitary appliance 1.
  • the assembly the flap 21 on the fixing device 4 is effected by fitting the block fixing 32 on the axis 30 of the insert 10.
  • the cap 30 is capped by the member mounting 31 secured to the flap 21 by bringing the cylindrical hole 33 to cooperate by fitting with the axis 30 of the insert 10.
  • the tightening of the insert 10 on the fixing rod 7 is effected by acting on the clamping nut 34.
  • the invention therefore makes it possible to fix directly the flap 21 on the insert 10.
  • the orifices 11 can be used at the same time for housing the inserts 10 and for fixing the flap 21.
  • the fixing device targeted by the invention makes it possible to improve aesthetics by reducing the number of holes provided in the device, in particular by eliminating the fixing cells conventionally provided for in the feet of the sanitary appliance for fixing to the floor of the sanitary appliance.
  • the sanitary appliance comprises a 35 ceramic fairing, masking the foot of the bowl and extending up to the flushing block 36, the two fixing rods 7 are housed at the interior of this fairing 35.
  • the inserts 10 are capped by the member mounting 22, 31 of the flap 21. Consequently, the fixing device 4 is not apparent to the user, which benefits the aesthetics of the device sanitary 1.
  • the means for blocking the fixing rod on the part of the sanitary appliance may be any.

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  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
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  • Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)
  • Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
  • Standing Axle, Rod, Or Tube Structures Coupled By Welding, Adhesion, Or Deposition (AREA)
  • Toilet Supplies (AREA)
EP20010401302 2000-05-24 2001-05-18 Bodenbefestigungsvorrichtung eines keramischen Sanitärapparates Expired - Lifetime EP1158108B1 (de)

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FR0006634 2000-05-24
FR0006634A FR2809424B1 (fr) 2000-05-24 2000-05-24 Dispositif de fixation au sol d'un appareil sanitaire en ceramique

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Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1152668B (de) * 1961-09-23 1963-08-08 Gebert & Cie Vorrichtung zum Befestigen eines Klosettbeckens am Fussboden
DE1278959B (de) * 1964-03-11 1968-09-26 Gebert & Cie Anordnung zur Fussbodenbefestigung eines Klosettbeckens
GB2167096A (en) * 1984-11-09 1986-05-21 Crosspool Plumbing Services Li Toilet seat fixing assembly
FR2748924A1 (fr) * 1996-05-24 1997-11-28 Sahfff Haut Fourneau Forges Et Dispositif de montage articule d'un abattant sur une cuvette de w.c.
EP0856275A1 (de) * 1997-01-30 1998-08-05 Schneider, Helmhold, Dr. Befestigungsanordnung für einen Toilettensitz

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1152668B (de) * 1961-09-23 1963-08-08 Gebert & Cie Vorrichtung zum Befestigen eines Klosettbeckens am Fussboden
DE1278959B (de) * 1964-03-11 1968-09-26 Gebert & Cie Anordnung zur Fussbodenbefestigung eines Klosettbeckens
GB2167096A (en) * 1984-11-09 1986-05-21 Crosspool Plumbing Services Li Toilet seat fixing assembly
FR2748924A1 (fr) * 1996-05-24 1997-11-28 Sahfff Haut Fourneau Forges Et Dispositif de montage articule d'un abattant sur une cuvette de w.c.
EP0856275A1 (de) * 1997-01-30 1998-08-05 Schneider, Helmhold, Dr. Befestigungsanordnung für einen Toilettensitz

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FR2809424B1 (fr) 2003-01-17
DE60114083D1 (de) 2006-03-02
EP1158108B1 (de) 2005-10-19

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