Pre-primed siphonic toilet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11021863-B2
Application number	US-201916555156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2019
Priority date	Nov 23, 2016
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A toilet that includes a bowl having a sump, a passageway, a fluid conduit and a valve. The passageway includes an entrance fluidly connected to the sump, an outlet, a dam located between the entrance and the outlet of the passageway, and an inlet located between the dam and the outlet of the passageway. The fluid conduit configured to supply a volume of water into the passageway through the inlet. The valve located between the inlet and the outlet of the passageway, wherein the valve is configured to retain the volume of water in a closed position prior to a flush cycle to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toilet comprising:
a bowl having a sump;
a passageway comprising:
an entrance fluidly connected to the sump;
an outlet;
a dam located between the entrance and the outlet of the passageway; and
an inlet located between the dam and the outlet of the passageway;

a fluid conduit configured to supply a volume of water into the passageway through the inlet; and
a valve located between the inlet and the outlet of the passageway, wherein the valve is configured to retain the volume of water in a closed position prior to a flush cycle to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.

2. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the volume of water is a first volume of water, and wherein a second volume of water is retained in the sump prior to the flush cycle.

3. The toilet of claim 2 , further comprising a flow control that is configured to supply the first volume of water to the fluid conduit.

4. The toilet of claim 3 , wherein the flow control is configured to supply the second volume of water into the bowl.

5. The toilet of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first flow control configured to supply the first volume of water to the fluid conduit; and
a second flow control configured to supply the second volume of water to the sump.

6. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a release line extending between a first opening in the passageway and a second opening in the passageway.

7. The toilet of claim 6 , wherein the first opening is upstream from the valve, and wherein the second opening is downstream from the valve.

8. The toilet of claim 7 , wherein the valve covers the second opening in an open position of the valve.

9. The toilet of claim 7 , further comprising a check valve coupled to the release line to prevent ingress of a liquid into the first opening.

10. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein a movement of the valve is controlled by at least one of an electromagnetic force, a pneumatic force, a hydraulic force, a manual force, a solenoid, or a motor.

11. A toilet comprising:
a bowl having a sump;
a passageway comprising an entrance fluidly connected to the sump, an outlet, and an inlet located between the inlet and the outlet of the passageway;
a fluid conduit configured to supply a volume of water into the passageway through the inlet;
a first valve located proximate the entrance and configured to maintain a first volume of water in the sump in a closed position of the first valve; and
a second valve located between the first valve and the outlet of the passageway, wherein the second valve is configured to retain a second volume of water in a closed position of the second valve.

12. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the first valve is in the closed position prior to actuation of a flush cycle, the second valve is in the closed positon prior to actuation of the flush cycle, and an actuation moves each valve to an open position to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.

13. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the first valve includes a rotatable member that rotates relative to the passageway between the open and closed positions of the first valve.

14. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the second valve includes a gate that rotates relative to the passageway between the open and closed positions of the second valve.

15. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the passageway further comprises a dam located between the entrance and the inlet.

16. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the passageway is substantially L-shaped with a down leg extending from the inlet to a cross leg, in which the outlet is located.

17. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the passageway is substantially S-shaped extending from the entrance to the outlet, and the passageway includes a central portion having a cross sectional shape that changes along a length of the central portion.

18. The toilet of claim 17 , wherein the cross sectional shape gradually increases along the length of the central portion moving downstream toward the outlet.

19. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the passageway includes a down leg located between the entrance and the outlet, and the down leg has a bulge.

20. The toilet of claim 19 , wherein the passageway includes a plurality of ribs in the down leg, each rib defining an associated bulge.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Smith Andrew L
• Ahola Billy Jack
• Baumgartner Mark
• Duwell Larry
• Bogenschuetz Don
• Swart Peter
• Vetting Tobin

Classifications

• E03D11/02 Primary

  Water-closet bowls (auxiliary chambers with connections to flushing water for bowl-cleaning utensils E03D9/06; modified for using upwardly-directed sprays E03D9/08; seats or covers A47K13/00 ){; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl (parts or details of bowls E03D11/13)} · CPC title

• E03D2201/40

  Devices for distribution of flush water inside the bowl · CPC title

• E03D2201/30

  Water injection in siphon for enhancing flushing · CPC title

• E03D11/10

  Bowls with closure elements provided between bottom or outlet and the outlet pipe; Bowls with pivotally supported inserts · CPC title

• E03D11/18 Primary

  Siphons (for pipes in general F16L43/00, F16L45/00 {; if as part of the bowl E03D11/02; connecting the siphon to the bowl}) · CPC title