EP3763891A1 - Bidet assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A bidet arrangement (1) comprises a mounting frame (2) with two spaced apart supports (3), an upper cross member (4) connecting the two supports (3) and a lower cross member (5) connecting the two supports (3) in the installation position below the upper cross-member (4), a bidet (6) which is fixed to the upper cross-member (4) and which is supported on the lower cross-member (5) with a bearing surface (7) on the rear and a siphon (8 ) with a siphon inlet (9) which is attached to a drain opening (10) of the bidet (6) and a siphon outlet (11); and a drain pipe (12) that connects to the siphon outlet (11), the drain pipe (12) having a first pipe section (13) that connects to the siphon outlet (11) and a second pipe section (14) and one between the two Pipe sections (13, 14) lying deflecting section (15), and the fact that the second pipe section (14) is lower than the first pipe section (13) by the deflecting section (15) creates an installation space above the second pipe section for the traverse so that the lower cross member (5) can be positioned at a greater distance from the upper cross member (4).

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to a bidet arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1.

STATE OF THE ART

Mounting frames have become known from the prior art, to which sanitary articles, such as bidets or toilet bowls, and associated elements, such as water supply devices or cisterns, can be attached. Typically, the mounting frames include vertically extending supports which are connected to one another by horizontally oriented cross members. The traverses usually severely restrict the installation space and the options for routing cables.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based on the object of specifying a drain arrangement which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to specify a drain arrangement which allows the sanitary article to be supported well.

This object is achieved by the bidet arrangement according to claim 1. Accordingly, a bidet arrangement comprises a mounting frame with two spaced apart supports, an upper cross member and a lower cross member, which in the installed position lies below the upper cross member, a bidet which is fixed to the upper cross member and which is supported on the lower traverse with a storage surface arranged at the rear and a siphon with a siphon inlet that is attached to a drain opening of the bidet and a siphon outlet that is connected to a drain pipe. The two trusses connect the two supports to one another. The drain pipe is connected to a sewer pipe on the building side. The drain pipe has a first pipe section, which is the Siphon outlet connects, and a second pipe section and a deflection section lying between the two pipe sections. The deflection section is designed in such a way that the central axis of the second pipe section runs below the central axis of the first pipe section in the installed position. The lower traverse runs above the second pipe section. Because the second pipe section is lower than the first pipe section due to the deflection section, an installation space is created above the second pipe section for the cross member, so that the lower cross member can be positioned at a greater distance from the upper cross member.

In other words, the second pipe section is lower than the first pipe section due to the deflection section, in such a way that the installation space above the second pipe section for the traverse is enlarged so that the lower traverse can be positioned at a greater distance from the upper traverse; or in such a way that the lower traverse in the installed position comes to lie at least partially below the central axis of the first pipe section.

Due to the deflection section, the second pipe section comes to lie closer to the ground in the installed position, so that the lower cross member can also be arranged further down. The deflection section and the lower-lying second pipe section accordingly have the advantage that the distance between the two cross members can be increased or even maximized. This arrangement has the advantage that the support of the bidet on the crossbeams, in particular on the lower crossbeam, is improved and that there is nevertheless no collision between the lower crossbeam and the drain pipe.

Another advantage of the deflection section, which deflects the pipe downwards, is that the hydraulic resistance due to the deflection downwards can be almost or even completely compensated for by improved flow behavior. The flow loss is therefore almost or not at all to be borne.

The upper traverse is subjected to tension by the bidet or by the bidet and a person sitting on it. The upper traverse can also be referred to as a tension traverse. The lower traverse is loaded by pressure from the bidet or the bidet and a person sitting on it. The lower cross member can also be referred to as a pressure cross member.

Another advantage of the deflection section is that the deflection section does not adversely affect the compactness of the siphon and the drainage pipe. If the drain pipe were designed without the deflection section, the siphon would come to lie lower if the second pipe section were at the same height. The deflection section allows the siphon to be located higher, which ensures the compactness of the siphon and drainage pipe.

The terms "below", "below", "rear", "lower", "higher" etc. used herein are to be understood in the installed position.

• Das Versatzmass in einer ersten Variante ist vorzugsweise grösser als die Hälfte des Durchmessers des ersten Rohrabschnittes bzw. des zweiten Rohrabschnittes ist.
• Das Versatzmass in einer zweiten Variante ist vorzugsweise im Wesentlichen gleich dem Durchmesser des ersten Rohrabschnittes bzw. des zweiten Rohrabschnittes
• Das Versatzmass in einer dritten Variante ist vorzugsweise grösser als der Durchmesser des ersten Rohrabschnittes bzw. des zweiten Rohrabschnittes.

The central axis of the second pipe section is preferably located with an offset dimension lower than the central axis of the first pipe section. The offset can be selected in various ways:

• The offset in a first variant is preferably greater than half the diameter of the first pipe section or of the second pipe section.
• The offset dimension in a second variant is preferably essentially the same as the diameter of the first pipe section or the second pipe section
• The offset dimension in a third variant is preferably greater than the diameter of the first pipe section or the second pipe section.

The offset is preferably chosen as large as possible so that the distance between the two cross members can also be maximized.

The first pipe section preferably lies at least partially in an interior space of the bidet and the second pipe section lies at least partially or for the most part or completely outside of said interior space. As a result, the drain pipe with the deflection section is led out from a position at least partially in the interior to a position that is mostly or completely out of the interior.

The interior of the bidet is understood to be the cavity of the bidet which is accessible from below.

Depending on the height of the bidet, the second pipe section can lie at least partially outside the interior and is visible from the side. The degree of visibility is essentially dependent on the height of the bidet, as the siphon as well as the second pipe section are preferably always at the same height and the bidet can be mounted at different heights. In practice, this does not play a major role in terms of aesthetic aspects, since the second pipe section is not visible when the bidet is used as intended. This arrangement outside the interior has the advantage that the second pipe section comes to lie outside an area which is advantageous for supporting the bidet.

In the installed position, the deflecting section is preferably positioned in front of the mounting frame. The drainage pipe extends with the second pipe section through the mounting frame.

The deflection by the deflection section is accordingly carried out at a distance from the assembly frame. In this way, a collision with the lower strut and the second pipe section or the deflection section can be avoided. Through the deflection section, the second pipe section can be guided below the lower cross member in the direction of the house installation.

The second pipe section preferably intersects a plane that is spanned by the bearing surface, outside the bearing surface. This means that when the bidet is viewed from behind, the second pipe section is below the storage area and thus below the bidet.

The second pipe section lies under the bearing surface and therefore does not intersect it due to its location outside the bearing surface. This in turn enables the crossbeam to be arranged as deeply as possible and, in addition, prevents the second pipe section from colliding with the lower crossbeam in terms of assembly when the bidet is supported.

The lower cross member is preferably in contact with the bearing surface with its surface facing the bidet over the entire height of this surface. Because the second bearing section does not intersect the bearing surface but is arranged outside the bearing surface, a collision with the traverse can be avoided.

Preferably, the second pipe section lies completely below the outflow edge of the Siphon outlet. This means that the pipe wall is below the outflow edge when the pipe section expands upwards.

The outflow edge of the siphon outlet is the edge over which the waste water can flow out of the siphon. The outflow edge can be part of the siphon or the first pipe section.

The bearing surface is preferably designed as a surface area which, viewed from behind on the bearing surface in the direction of the surface normal, is provided with an outer delimiting edge which corresponds to the outer edge of a side wall of the bidet.

As mentioned above, the second pipe section lies outside this bearing surface and thus also outside the boundary edge.

The deflection section is preferably provided by two, in particular directly, 45 ° pipe bends one behind the other. The two 45 ° pipe bends are preferably arranged opposite one another. This means that one pipe bend runs clockwise and the other pipe bend runs counterclockwise. As a result, a deflection section can be created which can be provided in a comparatively simple manner.

Preferably, the lower cross member comes into contact with an area of the bearing surface which is close to the lower end of the bidet. Thus, the contact point to the lower cross member is arranged as far down as possible, whereby the support effect for the bidet can be improved.

The distance between the central axis of the upper cross member and the central axis of the lower cross member is preferably greater than half or two thirds of the height of the bidet.

The drain pipe is preferably fastened to the upper and / or lower cross member with a pipe fastening element. The pipe fastening element is preferably a pipe clamp.

The siphon outlet is preferably oriented upwards and the first pipe section is connected to the siphon outlet via a 90 ° pipe bend.

Depending on the design of the siphon, it has a U-shaped pipe section which is secured to the siphon inlet and siphon outlet by threaded sleeves. The U-shaped pipe section can be separated from the siphon inlet and outlet for cleaning work.

The first pipe section preferably has an enlarged cross section in the vicinity of the siphon outlet. As a result, the drain pipe can be designed with a larger diameter than the siphon, which is advantageous for the drainage capacity.

The upper cross member preferably has at least one fastening point for receiving a fastening element for fastening the bidet to the upper cross member. The fastening point can, for example, be a thread firmly arranged in the upper cross member, the fastening element being a screw or a threaded rod.

A front wall is preferably located between the mounting frame and the bidet, the bidet being attached to the upper cross member via the front wall and the bidet being in contact with the lower cross member via the front wall. The front wall can, for example, be a tiled plasterboard.

The mounting frame, that is to say the supports and the crossbars, are preferably made of metal. The crossbars are mechanically firmly connected to the supports in such a way that a force can be introduced into the supports from the crossbars. The traverses are preferably connected to the supports via a form-fitting and / or force-fitting and / or material connection.

The supports stand on the floor in the installation position and are screwed tightly to the floor. Furthermore, the supports are typically connected to the wall of the building.

Further embodiments are given in the dependent claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Bidetanordnung nach einer Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Fig. 2

eine Rückansicht der Bidetanordnung nach Figur 1,

Fig. 3

eine Schnittansicht von der Seite der Bidetanordnung nach den vorhergehenden Figuren; und

Fig. 4

ein Abflussrohr für die Bidetanordnung nach den vorhergehenden Figuren.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings, which are only used for explanation and are not to be interpreted as restrictive. In the drawings show:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a bidet assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2

a rear view of the bidet assembly according to Figure 1 ,

Fig. 3

a sectional view from the side of the bidet arrangement according to the preceding figures; and

Fig. 4

a drain pipe for the bidet arrangement according to the preceding figures.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In the Figures 1 to 3 an embodiment of a bidet arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. The bidet arrangement 1 comprises a mounting frame 2, a bidet 6 which is fastened to the mounting frame 2, a siphon 8 which connects to the bidet 6 and a drain pipe 12 which connects to the siphon 8.

The mounting frame 2 comprises two spaced apart supports 3, an upper cross member 4 and a lower cross member 5. The lower cross member 5 is in the installed position below the upper cross member 4. The two cross members each extend from support 3 to support 3 to connect the two Support each other. The traverses 4, 5 and the supports 3 are connected to one another via a mechanically fixed connection. In the embodiment shown, the supports 3 comprise extendable footrests 25. Via the footrests 25, the assembly frame 2 stands on a building floor G and can be fixed to it.

The bidet 6 has a bearing surface 7 on the rear. The bidet 6 is firmly fixed to the upper cross member 4 and rests with the bearing surface 7 on the lower cross member 5. Fastening points 23 are provided on the upper cross member 4. The bidet can be correspondingly fixed with a fastening element 24 via these fastening points 23. The fastening element 24 is, for example, a threaded rod and the fastening point 23 is a thread on the upper cross member 4. The bidet 6 is supported on the lower cross member 5 via the bearing surface 7 arranged on the rear. The upper traverse 4 is on train and the lower

Traverse 6 is loaded with pressure.

The siphon 8 is formed with a siphon inlet 9, which is attached to a drain opening 10 of the bidet 6, and a siphon outlet 11 which is connected to the drain pipe 12. Water that flows out of the drain opening 10 from the bidet 6 can be fed to the siphon 8 via the siphon inlet. The siphon outlet 11 is followed by the drainage pipe 12, which can be connected at the end to a sewer pipe (not shown).

Based on Figures 1 , 3 and 4 the design of the drain pipe 12 and the arrangement of the drain pipe 12 with respect to the lower cross member 5 is explained. The drain pipe 12 comprises a first pipe section 13 and a second pipe section 14 as well as a deflecting section 15 lying between the two pipe sections 13, 14. The lower cross member 5 runs transversely to the drain pipe 12 and above the second pipe section 14. The second pipe section 14 is seen in the installed position deeper than the first pipe section 13. As a result, an installation space is created for the lower cross member 5 which allows the lower cross member 5 to be positioned at a greater distance from the upper cross member 4. With this arrangement, the traverse can be shifted as far down as possible, so that the distance between the upper traverse 4 and the lower traverse 5 is as large as possible, which is advantageous overall for supporting the bidet 6.

In the embodiment shown, the deflection section 15 is designed in particular in such a way that the central axis M14 of the second pipe section 14 is positioned in the installation eye below the central axis M13 of the first pipe section 13, such that the lower cross member 5 in the installed position at least partially below the central axis M13 of the first pipe section 13 comes to rest.

The central axis M14 of the second pipe section 14 lies with an offset Z lower than the central axis M13 of the first pipe section 13. In the embodiment shown, the offset corresponds to the diameter of the first pipe section 13 or the second pipe section 14. In other embodiments, the offset Z can also be greater or greater be smaller.

The second pipe section 13 is preferably, as in the cross section according to FIG Figure 3 shown, at least partially arranged in an interior 16 of the bidet 6. The interior 16 of the bidet is a cavity which is accessible from below, but in Installation position is not visible. In the embodiment shown, the upper half of the first pipe section 13, seen in cross-section, is essentially in the interior 16. The second pipe section 14 of the drain pipe 12 lies here completely outside the interior 16. The second pipe section 14 is preferably slightly spaced from a lower edge 26 of the Bidets 6.

The configuration shown in the figures has the particular advantage that the second pipe section 14 lies as far below as possible, so that the lower cross member 5 also comes to lie as far below as possible and that the siphon 8 does not protrude too far from the interior 16.

Viewed in the installed position, the deflection section 15 lies in front of the mounting frame 2. That is, the deflection section 15 is at a distance from the front of the mounting frame 2. The drain pipe 12 with the second pipe section 14 then extends through the mounting frame 2. This means that in the area of the passage point of the drainage pipe 12 through the mounting frame 2, the drainage pipe extends through the mounting frame 2 exclusively with the second pipe section 14.

With reference to the Figure 2 it can be seen that the second pipe section 14 intersects a plane E, which is spanned by the bearing surface 17 of the bidet 6, outside the bearing surface 7. The plane E can also be referred to as the assembly plane and is the plane with which the bidet 6 is fastened to the assembly frame 2.

The bearing surface 7 is designed as a surface area 18, which is provided with an outer delimiting edge 19, viewed from behind on the back of the bidet 6 in the direction of the surface normal. These elements are in the Figure 2 drawn. The outer delimiting edge 19 corresponds to the outer edge of a side wall of the bidet 6. The side wall bears the reference symbol 20. The second pipe section 14 extends when viewed in the direction of the surface normal F such that the second pipe section 14 lies outside the surface area 19.

The lower cross member 5 comes into contact with a lower region 21 of the bearing surface 7, which is close to the lower end 27 of the bidet 6. The lower area 21 is part of the surface area 18 of the bearing surface 7.

The distance A between the central axis of the upper cross member 5 and the central axis of the The lower cross member 6 is preferably greater than half or two thirds of the height H of the bidet 6.

In the embodiment shown, the drainage pipe 12 is fastened to the mounting frame 2 with a pipe fastening element 22. The pipe fastening element 22 is here a pipe clamp and a fixing rod which is fastened to the upper cross member 4. Attachment to the lower cross member 5 is also conceivable.

The siphon outlet 11 is oriented upwards in the installed position. The first pipe section 13 is connected to the siphon outlet 11 via a 90 ° pipe bend. In the area of this 90 ° pipe bend, the first pipe section 13, here in the vicinity of the siphon outlet 11, has an enlarged cross section. That is to say, the diameter of the first pipe section 13 increases in the area of the beginning of the first pipe section 13.

In the embodiment shown, the deflection section 15 is provided by two 45 ° pipe bends 17, which are here directly one behind the other. The first pipe bend 17 is, as from the Figure 4 can be seen, curved in the counterclockwise direction and the second pipe bend 17 is curved in the clockwise direction. REFERENCE LIST 1 Bidet arrangement 23 Attachment point 2 Mounting frame 24 Fastener 3 Support 25th Footrests 4th upper traverse 26th edge 5 lower traverse 27 lower end 6th bidet 7th storage area A. distance 8th siphon B. height 9 Siphon entrance G Building floor 10 Drain opening F. Surface normals 11 Siphon outlet E. level 12 Drainpipe Z Offset 13 first pipe section 14th second pipe section M. Central axes 15th Deflection section 16 inner space 17th Elbow 18th Area 19th outer boundary edge 20th Side wall 21st lower area 22nd Pipe fastener

Claims (15)

Comprising bidet arrangement (1)
a mounting frame (2) with two spaced apart supports (3), an upper cross member (4) connecting the two supports (3) and a lower cross member (5) connecting the two supports (3), which in the installed position below the upper cross member (4) lies,
a bidet (6) which is fixed to the upper cross member (4) and which is supported on the lower cross member (5) with a bearing surface (7) arranged on the rear side and
a siphon (8) with a siphon inlet (9) which is attached to a drain opening (10) of the bidet (6) and a siphon outlet (11); and
a drainage pipe (12) which connects to the siphon outlet (11), characterized in that
that the drain pipe (12) has a first pipe section (13) which connects to the siphon outlet (11), and a second pipe section (14) and a deflection section (15) lying between the two pipe sections (13, 14),
the fact that the second pipe section (14) is lower than the first pipe section (13) through the deflection section (15) creates an installation space above the second pipe section for the lower cross member (5) so that the lower cross member (5) in can be positioned at a greater distance from the upper cross member (4). Bidet arrangement (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the central axis (M14) of the second pipe section (14) lies with an offset (Z) lower than the central axis (M13) of the first pipe section (13), - The offset dimension (Z) preferably being greater than half the diameter (D13, D14) of the first pipe section (13) or of the second pipe section (14); or - wherein the offset (Z) is preferably substantially equal to the diameter (D13, D14) of the first pipe section (13) or of the second pipe section (14); or - The offset dimension (Z) preferably being greater than the diameter (D13, D14) of the first pipe section (13) or of the second pipe section (14). Bidet arrangement (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first pipe section (13) is at least partially in an interior (16) of the bidet (6) and that the second pipe section (14) at least partially or mostly or completely outside the said interior space (16) is located. Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the deflection section (15) is in the installed position in front of the mounting frame (2) and that the drain pipe (12) with the second pipe section (14) extends through the mounting frame (2) extends. Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second tube section (14) intersects a plane (E), which is spanned by the bearing surface (7), outside the bearing surface (7). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second pipe section (14) lies completely below the outflow edge (17) of the siphon outlet (11). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing surface (7) is designed as a surface area (18) which, viewed from behind, onto the bearing surface (7) in the direction of the surface normal (F), has an outer delimiting edge (19 ), which corresponds to the outer edge of a side wall (20) of the bidet (6), the second pipe section (14) lying outside the surface area (18) when viewed in the direction of the surface normal (F). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the deflection section (15) is provided by two, in particular directly, one behind the other 45 ° pipe bends (17). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower cross member (5) comes into contact with an area (21) of the bearing surface (7) which is close to the lower end (27) of the bidet (6). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distance (A) between the central axis of the upper cross member (4) and the central axis of the lower traverse (5) is greater than half or two thirds of the height (B) of the bidet. Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drain pipe (12) is fastened to the upper cross member (4) and / or the lower cross member (5) with a pipe fastening element (22). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the siphon outlet (11) is oriented upwards in the installed position and that the first pipe section (13) is connected to the siphon outlet (11) via a 90 ° pipe bend. Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first pipe section (13) has an enlarged cross section in the vicinity of the siphon outlet (11). Bidet arrangement (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper cross member (4) has at least one fastening point (23) for receiving a fastening element (24) for fastening the bidet (6) to the upper cross member (4). Bidet arrangement (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that between the mounting frame (2) and the bidet (6) there is a front wall, the bidet (6) being attached to the upper cross member (4) via the front wall and where the Bidet (6) is pending on the front wall on the lower cross member (5).

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