INSERT FOR THE DRAINAGE OPENING OF A URINAL`

• US 20140165277A1
• Filed: 07/06/2012
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Urimat Holding AG
• Original Assignee: Urimat Holding AG
• Inventors: Schmed, Arthur, Balkau, Werner
• Granted Patent: US 9,587,389 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 4/309
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 13/00 Urinals without flushing devices A47K11/00 ; Means for connecting the urinal to the flushing pipe and the wastepipe; Splashing shields for urinals
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 9/005 Devices adding disinfecting or deodorising agents to the bowl
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 9/007 Devices for eliminating smells by diffusing deodorants in lavatories

Abstract

The invention relates to an insert (3) that can be inserted into a drainage opening (2) of a urinal (1) and that can be designed, for example, as an odor seal. The insert (3) has at least one outlet opening (4) through which a liquid (5), in particular a cleaning and/or disinfecting liquid, is released, in particular injected or sprayed, onto a bowl surface (6) of a urinal (1), in the discharge opening of which the insert (3) is inserted.

Claims

1. An insert (3) adapted for insertion into a drainage opening (2) of a urinal (1), comprising:

a structure defining at least one outlet opening (4) through which a cleaning and/or disinfectant liquid (5) is directed so that said liquid (5) contacts a surface (6) of a bowl of the urinal (1) when said insert (3) has been inserted into the drainage opening (2) of said urinal (1).

2. The insert (3) according to claim 1, the structure defines an inlet through which urine can drain.

3. The insert (3) according to claim 1, further comprising:

an odor trap, either integral with or separate from the structure, through which urine that has been released into a bowl drains so completely that the urinal (1) into which the insert (3) has been inserted can be operated as a dry urinal.

4. The insert (3) according to claim 1, wherein the outlet opening (4) is configured as a nozzle.

5. The insert (3) according to claim 1, wherein the outlet opening (4) is configured to be adjustable either as to its size or its shape or its angular position relative to a urinal (1) into which the insert (3) has been inserted.

6. The insert (3) according to claim 1, wherein the outlet opening (4) is adapted for connection, directly or indirectly, to a reservoir (7) for the liquid (5) or for at least one component of the liquid (5) that can be applied through the outlet opening (4) onto the surface (6) of the bowl of the urinal (1).

7. The insert (3) according to claim 1, the wherein the outlet opening (4) is configurable to direct at least one spray pattern selected from the group consisting of:

conical spray patterns, fan-shaped spray patterns, symmetrical spray patterns, and asymmetrical spray patterns.

8. The insert (3) according to claim 1, further comprising a hood (19) that at least partially surrounds a compartment for a disinfectant cube (18).

9. The insert (3) according to claim 8, wherein the hood (19) has a tip, and the outlet opening (4) is arranged at the tip of the hood (19).

10. The insert (3) according to claim 8, wherein a segment of the hood (19) is movable or rotatable.

11. The insert (3) according to claim 8, wherein a segment of the hood (19) defines first passage openings of a first size and/or of a first number in a first area, and defines second passage openings of a second size (different from the first size) in a second area (different from the first area), and/or defines a second number (different from the first number) of passage openings, and wherein the segment of the hood (19) is movable or rotatable in such a way that one of the areas can be oriented towards a user.

12. (canceled)

13. A urinal (1), comprising:

an insert (3) adapted for insertion into a drainage opening of the urinal (1) and defining an outlet opening (4) through which a cleaning and/or disinfectant liquid (5) is directed so that said liquid (5) contacts a surface (6) of a bowl of the urinal (1); and

a reservoir (7) for the cleaning and/or disinfectant liquid or a component of such liquid,

b) wherein the insert (3) is connectable directly or indirectly to the reservoir (7).

14. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, the outlet opening (4) is configured to direct the liquid (5) onto substantially the entire surface (6) of the bowl of the urinal (1).

15. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, a wherein the reservoir (7) is replaceably inserted into the urinal (1).

16. The urinal (1) according to claim 15, wherein

the reservoir (7) is configured as a disposable container and has a fastening element to temporarily secure it in a connection position in the urinal (1).

17. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, further comprising a guide in order to guide the reservoir (7) into position.

18. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, further comprising a filling level display (14) pertaining to the filling level of the cleaning and/or disinfectant liquid in the reservoir (7).

19. The urinal (1) according to claim 18, wherein the filling level display (14) has at least one optical waveguide (16).

20. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, further comprising an inlet connection for water.

21. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, further comprising a mixing device (12) that mixes at least two components in order to create the liquid (5), whereby wherein one component is a cleaning and/or disinfectant liquid while another component is water.

22. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, further comprising at least one pump (8) to convey and/or meter the liquid (5) or a component of the liquid (5).

23. The urinal (1) according to claim 21, further comprising an electronic unit to control the mixing of components of the liquid (5) and/or the amount of the liquid (5) that is to be applied onto the surface (6) of the bowl.

24. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, further comprising a detection device to detect the number of uses of the urinal, and an electronic control unit to trigger when the liquid (5) is applied onto the surface (6) of the bowl.

25. The urinal (1) according to claim 13, wherein the urinal (1) comprises a base body that has a compartment for at least one functional component and/or for at least one reservoir (7) and/or for an electronic control unit and/or for at least one pump (8), and wherein the base body has the bowl (6).