Bidet rinse ring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10227765-B2
Application number	US-201815901188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2018
Priority date	Feb 21, 2017
Publication date	Mar 12, 2019
Grant date	Mar 12, 2019

Abstract

A toilet bidet system for use on a passenger transportation vehicle. In particular, there is described a bidet rinse ring that converts a standalone toilet to a combined toilet and bidet system. Designs find particular use onboard passenger transportation vehicles, such as aircraft. Such systems benefit from efficient space management and generally cannot support a separate toilet and bidet. The bidet rinse ring described herein may come factory-mounted on the toilet. In other examples, the bidet rinse ring may replace a standard rinse ring in order to retrofit an existing toilet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of retrofitting an aircraft toilet to a toilet bidet system, comprising:
replacing a standard rinse ring on the aircraft toilet with a bidet rinse
ring, wherein the bidet rinse ring comprising a wand housing,
a wand comprising one or more wand jets, wherein the wand is fluidly cooperable with one or more water lines configured to deliver rinse water through the one or more wand jets, and
a control panel with user controls configured to customize the temperature, pressure, direction, amount, or any combination thereof of the delivered rinse water;

connecting the one or more water lines to the wand; and
installing the control panel near the aircraft toilet.

Assignees

• Mag Aerospace Ind Llc

Inventors

• Pomeroy James W
• Wilbanks Roger Michael
• Goeschel Christoph
• Stachowski Joerg

Classifications

• B64D11/02

  Toilet fittings · CPC title

• E03C1/12

  Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto (drainage devices in floors E03F5/04); Sinks {(wash-basins not connected to the waste-pipe A47K1/04)} · CPC title

• E03C2001/1213

  Constructional features of bidet bowls; adapters for using other sanitary appliances as bidet · CPC title

• E03F1/006

  Pneumatic sewage disposal systems; accessories specially adapted therefore · CPC title

• E03D9/08 Primary

  Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices (showers A47K3/28; bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H33/00, for specific parts of the body A61H35/00 ){; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting} · CPC title