EP3231949C0 - Float valve for a three-way toilet flush - Google Patents

Float valve for a three-way toilet flush

Info

Publication number: EP3231949C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: float valve; toilet flush; way toilet; way; flush
Prior art date: 2016-04-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP17164591.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3231949B1 (en

EP3231949A1 (en

Inventor

Veronique Benessiano

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2016-04-12

Filing date

2017-04-03

Publication date

2023-11-22

2017-04-03 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2017-10-18 Publication of EP3231949A1 publication Critical patent/EP3231949A1/en

2023-11-22 Application granted granted Critical

2023-11-22 Publication of EP3231949B1 publication Critical patent/EP3231949B1/en

2023-11-22 Publication of EP3231949C0 publication Critical patent/EP3231949C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2037-04-03 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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
- E03D1/30—Valves for high or low level cisterns; Their arrangement ; Flushing mechanisms in the cistern, optionally with provisions for a pre-or a post- flushing and for cutting off the flushing mechanism in case of leakage
- E03D1/32—Arrangement of inlet valves
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/021—Devices for positioning or connecting of water supply lines
- E03C1/023—Devices for positioning or connecting of water supply lines with flow distribution, e.g. diverters
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
- E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; 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
- E03D9/085—Hand-held spray heads for bidet use or for cleaning the bowl

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)

EP17164591.4A 2016-04-12 2017-04-03 Float valve for a three-way toilet flush Active EP3231949B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR1653218A FR3049969B1 (en)	2016-04-12	2016-04-12	FLOAT VALVE FOR A THREE-WAY WC HUNTING

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3231949A1 EP3231949A1 (en)	2017-10-18
EP3231949B1 EP3231949B1 (en)	2023-11-22
EP3231949C0 true EP3231949C0 (en)	2023-11-22

Family

ID=56557723

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP17164591.4A Active EP3231949B1 (en)	2016-04-12	2017-04-03	Float valve for a three-way toilet flush

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP3231949B1 (en)
FR (1)	FR3049969B1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE102017108028A1 (en) *	2017-04-13	2018-10-18	Neoperl Gmbh	Toilet cistern and corresponding use of an injector
DE202017102237U1 (en)	2017-04-13	2018-07-16	Neoperl Gmbh	Toilet cistern and corresponding use of an injector

Family Cites Families (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE19953207A1 (en) *	1999-11-05	2001-05-10	Wolfgang Suttner	WC bowl cleaning equipment comprises spray gun fed off WC cistern via hose and with fitted spray guard to emit pressurized water as directed jet into bowl rim areas.
WO2001061228A1 (en) *	2000-02-16	2001-08-23	Fluidmaster, Inc.	Toilet fill valve tank isolation
FR2935458B1 (en) *	2008-09-03	2011-12-30	Laurent Benessiano	THREE-WAY STOP VALVE AND CORRESPONDING CONNECTION ASSEMBLY
FR2974126B1 (en) *	2011-04-12	2014-08-29	Semir Zada	A SHOWER ADAPTER W.C.

2016
- 2016-04-12 FR FR1653218A patent/FR3049969B1/en active Active
2017
- 2017-04-03 EP EP17164591.4A patent/EP3231949B1/en active Active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP3231949B1 (en)	2023-11-22
EP3231949A1 (en)	2017-10-18
FR3049969A1 (en)	2017-10-13
FR3049969B1 (en)	2019-07-12

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