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EP3145380B1
EP3145380B1 EP15729618.7A EP15729618A EP3145380B1 EP 3145380 B1 EP3145380 B1 EP 3145380B1 EP 15729618 A EP15729618 A EP 15729618A EP 3145380 B1 EP3145380 B1 EP 3145380B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/30—Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like, e.g. ventilating, noise-damping or cleaning devices
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  • the present disclosure relates to a toilet ventilation system to vent air from around a toilet bowl. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to a toilet ventilation system including a housing, a fan enclosed by the housing, an air vent in the housing in proximity to a toilet bowl, and an ventilation outlet to move air from the area proximate to the toilet bowl through the housing and exhaust the air to an adjacent area.
  • the disclosure relates to the field of restroom ventilation devices, and specifically to those devices mounted on or proximate to a toilet bowl.
  • known restroom ventilation systems fail to remove all air containing foul odors, thereby allowing foul odors to linger or permeate the room.
  • traditional restroom ventilation systems require the ventilation of large quantities of air.
  • the speed and size of the room fan must be significant.
  • the opportunities for pressure loss and air-flow resistance naturally increase with the size of the room such that the inefficiencies associated with ventilating large restrooms, including commercial restrooms, may be significantly multiplied over those existing in an average-sized residential restroom.
  • removing air from the room does not prevent the user from being exposed to unpleasant smells or prevent users in adjacent stalls from being exposed to unpleasant smells emitted by a toilet associated with another user.
  • existing restroom ventilation systems are not energy efficient, because they may increase the amount of conditioned air that needs to be supplied to the restroom by heating, ventilating and cooling systems.
  • the time to remove unpleasant odors from the toilet area may overlap between users, exposing a subsequent user to a prior user's odors.
  • toilet-mounted ventilation systems currently exist.
  • An example of such a toilet-mounted ventilation system is disclosed in JP-2008081928A .
  • these systems require proprietary toilets or proprietary seat arrangements.
  • a consumer desiring to install an existing toilet-mounted ventilation system must replace the existing toilet and buy a toilet that is compatible with that specific toilet-mounted ventilation system.
  • Even if a consumer does purchase a known toilet-mounted ventilation system the consumer is required to replace and use only the proprietary seats designed and produced to work with that system.
  • the lack of compatibility and interoperability between various toilet models and toilet-mounted ventilation systems greatly limits consumer choices for selecting toilet and toilet seat color, design, and features.
  • the lack of compatibility and interoperability are also likely to increase toilet seat and toilet part replacement cost should a seat, a toilet, or any other part of the seat or toilet, need to be replaced.
  • JPS6193576U shows in the figures a system with which air can be supplied and withdrawn from the toilet bowl.
  • the known system includes a housing in which a ventilator is disposed. Connected with the ventilator is channel having an outlet and an inlet both positioned in the toilet bowl.
  • US3887949 discloses a ventilated seating for a water closet that can be mounted on a water closet of standardize configuration. It includes a housing formed by a downwardly open shell. An inlet of the housing opens downwardly into the toilet bowl. The housing houses a fan to exhaust air from the toilet bowl and through the inlet opening towards an outlet opening in the housing which is connected to a discharge duct which extends to an appropriate discharge point, for example into a basement or attic area or out of doors. A switch is provided to switch the fan on and off. The switch is triggered by the weight of a person who sits on.
  • JP2013192765 A discloses a toilet bowl ventilation system in which a duct is provided under the seat.
  • the duct has an inlet exposed in the toilet bowl and an outlet exposed to the environment.
  • a fan sucks in air from the toilet bowl and expels the air via a deodorizing device, such as an activated carbon, zeolite, or an ozone generator, to the environment.
  • the fan is operated by a switch which is triggered by the weight of a person sitting on the seat.
  • the invention provides a toilet ventilation system according to claim 1.
  • a sensor may be positioned in the toilet seat to provide an activation signal to the controller indicative of a presence of a body on the toilet seat, wherein the controller is operable to provide power to the fan when the activation signal indicates that the body is present on the toilet seat.
  • the sensor is operable to provide an activation signal to the controller indicative of a presence of a body on the toilet seat, and the controller is operable to provide power to the fan when the activation signal indicates that the body is present on the toilet seat.
  • the toilet bowl ventilation system may also include an exhaust hose operable to fluidly connect the ventilation outlet of the housing to an adjacent area.
  • the adjacent area may comprise an exhaust tube or an exhaust pipe.
  • the system includes a hose or a tube in fluid communication with the ventilation outlet and configured to receive air from the ventilation outlet.
  • the system includes a closing mechanism operable to control a speed at which the toilet seat travels towards a rim of the toilet bowl when transitioning the seat from an opened position to a closed position.
  • the system also includes a seat cover hingedly attached to the housing and the toilet seat.
  • the toilet cover may include an upwardly tapered seat cover top.
  • a seat cover may be positioned on the toilet seat and hingedly attached to the base.
  • the seat cover may have a distal seat cover height and a proximal seat cover height, the proximal height greater than the distal height.
  • the toilet seat includes an aperture sidewall and a bottom surface, and neither the aperture sidewall nor the bottom surface includes a vent or a hole.
  • the toilet bowl ventilation system may include a housing affixed to a toilet seat.
  • the housing includes at least one ventilation inlet positioned on a proximal end of the housing (i.e., end closer to the toilet tank or wall behind toilet) and a ventilation outlet.
  • a fan is positioned within the housing and is operable to move air from the toilet bowl through an exhaust hose to an adjacent room or area (e.g., outdoors).
  • the fan is controlled by a controller which selectively provides power to the fan, and the fan moves air in response to receiving power from the controller.
  • FIG. 1 A side view of an embodiment of a toilet ventilation system 10 is shown in Fig. 1 .
  • a housing 12 is operably connected to a toilet seat 14.
  • the toilet seat 14 is hinged to the housing 12.
  • the toilet seat 14 may be selectively removable or fixedly attached.
  • the toilet seat 14 may include a ventilation outlet 64 ( Figs. 5 and 6 ) which is integral with a seat hinge 16.
  • the housing 12 and the toilet seat 14 may be operably connected by, for example, forming the toilet seat 14 and the housing 12 with the hinge 16.
  • the toilet seat 14 and the housing 12 are attached with two hinges.
  • the toilet seat 14 may have a hinge area 15.
  • the hinge 16 may connect to the hinge area 15 and the housing 12.
  • the hinges are spaced apart by a distance 25 ( Fig. 3 ), which may be from about 5 mm to about 28 mm.
  • the housing 12 and the toilet seat 14 may be mounted onto the distal end of a standard commercial or residential toilet bowl (not pictured).
  • the toilet seat 14 may be round or elongated in shape.
  • the toilet seat 14 includes an aperture 18 for the passage of waste from a user to the toilet bowl.
  • the toilet seat 14 may include an aperture sidewall 20.
  • the aperture sidewall 20 does not include holes and/or vents.
  • the aperture sidewall 20 may have one or more rounded edges.
  • the aperture sidewall 20 may have an aperture sidewall height 23 of from about 25 mm to about 45 mm.
  • the toilet seat 14 has a seat surface 22 that has a toilet seat distal height 24 and a toilet proximal height 26 that are about equal in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the hinge area 15 may have a hinge area length 88 of from about 30 mm to about 60 mm.
  • the hinge area 15 may have a hinge area height 90 of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm.
  • the housing 12 may have a housing height 17 of from about 20 mm to about 200 mm.
  • the toilet seat 14 may have a toilet seat length 9 of from about 350 mm to about 525 mm.
  • the toilet seat 14 and the housing 12 may have a total combined length 1 1 of from about 400 mm to about 625 mm.
  • the toilet seat 14 may have a toilet seat width 27 of from about 15 mm to about 35 mm.
  • the aperture 18 may have an aperture length 19 of from about 250 mm to about 450 mm.
  • the aperture 18 may have an aperture width 21 of from about 175 mm to about 275 mm.
  • the housing 12 may be recessed from the toilet tank at a recessed distance (not shown) of from about 1 to about 10 mm.
  • the housing 12 includes a bottom surface 28.
  • the bottom surface 28 includes at least one ventilation inlet 30.
  • the housing 12 may include an enclosure 32 and a housing passage 13.
  • the enclosure 32 encloses a fan 34 for moving air from a toilet bowl area (not pictured) to the ventilation inlet 30 through the housing passage 13 and the enclosure 32 and into an adjacent area 92 ( Fig. 9 ).
  • the fan 34 may be positioned vertically, horizontally, or diagonally within the enclosure 32.
  • the fan 34 may be, for example, a squirrel cage fan ( Fig. 1 ) or a bladed fan ( Fig. 2 ).
  • the toilet ventilation system 10 may include a seat cover 36.
  • the seat cover 36 may be round or elongated to match the toilet seat 14.
  • the seat cover 36 may be operably attached to the housing 12, by, for example, the hinge(s) 16.
  • the same hinge(s) 16 may attach the housing 12, the seat cover 36 and the toilet seat 14, or independent hinge(s) may attach the housing 12 and toilet seat 14, and the housing 12 and the seat cover 36.
  • the hinge(s) 16, either individually or together, may incorporate a closing mechanism to control the descent and/or opening speed of the seat and lid between their respective open positions and closed positions.
  • the closing mechanism may modulate the speed of the toilet seat 14 and/or the seat cover 36 closing as to prevent slamming against a toilet bowl.
  • Such closing mechanisms are known and are not described herein. Even if such a closing mechanism is not utilized, the fan 34 is in the housing and is not subject to wear from opening and closing toilet seat 14 and/or the seat cover 36.
  • the seat cover 36 includes a distal seat cover height 38 and a proximal seat cover height 40.
  • the proximal seat cover height 40 may be taller than the distal seat cover height 38 so that a seat cover top 42 upwardly tapers from distal side of the seat cover top 42 to the proximal side of the seat cover top 42.
  • the proximal seat cover height 40 may be taller than a hinge height 44 so that seat cover 36 at least partially, or fully, covers the hinge(s) 16.
  • the heights, shapes and length of seat cover 36 may be such that seat cover 36 covers all, or substantially all, of the toilet seat 14 and the hinge 16. Advantages of covering the toilet seat 14 and the hinge 16 include reducing surfaces which require cleaning and improving aesthetics.
  • the housing 12 may include a rise 46.
  • the toilet seat 14 and/or the seat cover 36 may be positioned above the rise 46 when in an open position (not shown).
  • a channel 47 may be formed between the housing 12, the toilet seat 14 and the seat cover 36.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 provide an internal view of the housing 12.
  • the housing 12 includes a bottom housing platform 48 and a top housing platform 50 ( Fig. 6 ), which may be selectively joined together, by, for example, at least one connection member 52.
  • At least one connection member 52 may be, for example, a plurality of integrated tab members, magnetic members, hook and loop members, or a single continuous edge and corresponding overlapping lip.
  • the top housing platform 50 includes the hinge(s) 16 as an integrally attached member.
  • the housing 12 encloses a fan cover 58 positioned over the fan 34 ( Fig. 1 ).
  • the fan cover 58 includes a top surface 60 and at least one fan cover sidewall 62.
  • the fan cover 58 further includes a ventilation outlet 64 ( Fig. 6 ) operatively connecting the fan cover 58 to an exhaust hose 66.
  • the ventilation outlet 64 is positioned above the fan 34 and within the at least one fan cover sidewall 62.
  • an inlet cover 68 is positioned below the fan 34 so as to prevent water and foreign objects from striking the fan 34.
  • the inlet cover 68 may include a plurality of solid members, a mesh structure, or a selectively removable solid cover (e.g. for cleaning).
  • the fan cover 58 also includes a recess for receiving a fan transformer 74 ( Fig. 6 ).
  • the adjacent area 92 may comprise an exhaust hose, tube and/or a pipe, as shown in Fig. 8 .
  • an exhaust hose 66 may be rigid or flexible, and may be constructed of polymer or metallic materials, including, for example, PVC.
  • the exhaust hose 66 hose may be connected to an existing bathroom ventilation system.
  • the exhaust hose 66 may serve to transport air from the fan cover 58 to an adjacent room, area 92, or to further ventilate the air.
  • a system for ventilating the air from the exhaust hose 66 may include a length of flexible tubing (not shown) which may be extended to tailor the needs of the area in which it is installed, and/or to the secondary ventilation system to which it is attached, such as an existing bathroom ventilation system.
  • the exhaust hose 66 may be a preselected solid piece of PVC pipe or other suitable material.
  • the housing 12 may include one or more mounting brackets 71, positioned near the distal end of the toilet bowl. In another embodiment, the housing 12 may also be attached to the seat cover 36. One or more mounting brackets may be positioned and configured to be compatible with existing toilets, including a "universal" type design.
  • the housing 12 may be integrally attached with a side member 70.
  • the side member 70 may extend laterally outward and along a side of the toilet seat 14 or the housing 12 and serve as an extended area for containing the controller 54 ( Figs. 5 and 6 ) or any other element disposed within the housing 12 (e.g., the fan 34).
  • the side member 70 may contain a filter element ⁇ e.g., activated charcoal).
  • the side member 70 may serve as a selectively openable area for user storage.
  • the housing 12 may include a lower distal vent portion 76.
  • the lower distal vent portion 76 includes the at least one ventilation inlet 30.
  • the at least one ventilation inlet 30 may be on a lower distal vent portion sidewall 78 and/or on a lower distal vent portion bottom surface 80 (as shown).
  • the ventilation inlet 30 is positioned proximate to, or above, the toilet bowl. Air is drawn from the toilet bowl area through the housing 12 to the fan 34 and then discharged to the ventilation outlet 64 (not shown).
  • the lower distal vent portion sidewall 78 may have a lower distal vent portion sidewall height 82 of from about 10 mm to about 25 mm.
  • the lower proximal vent portion 76 may have a lower proximal vent portion height 84 of from about 15 mm to about 35 mm.
  • the housing 12 may have a fan distance 86 of from about 20 mm to about 40 mm.
  • Ventilation system 10 are mounted on the distal end of the toilet bowl such that the ventilation system 10 is adjacent the toilet tank or handle.
  • the ventilation system 10 may be configured such that the housing 12 mounts to the seat mounting holes of a standard commercial or residential toilet.
  • the ventilation system 10 may include one, or a set of one or more, brackets which serve to attach the ventilation system 10 to the toilet bowl.
  • the controller 54 may be included to regulate and selectively apply power to the fan 34.
  • the controller 54 comprises a WT51 F104 microcontroller commercially available from Welltrend Semiconductor of Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • the controller 54 is responsive to inputs from the sensor 56 and from an optional light sensor 57 to generate pulse-width modulation (PWM) signals to control the rotational speed of the fan 34.
  • PWM pulse-width modulation
  • the controller 54 may supply power to the fan 34 upon receiving a signal from the sensor 56 ( Fig. 9 ) indicating that a body is seated on the toilet seat 12.
  • the sensor 56 may be incorporated into, or on, the toilet seat 14, the housing 12 or the hinge(s) 16.
  • the sensor 56 may detect when a user, or body, is sitting on the toilet seat 14 by, for example, a weight sensor or a motion sensor.
  • the sensor 54 detects the presence of the sitting body and supplies power to the fan 34.
  • the signal may either be continuous for the period during which a body is detected, or the signal may include a singular instant transmittal (i.e., a pulse).
  • the controller 54 Upon receiving a signal, the controller 54 provides power to the fan 34 such that the fan 34 is automatically operated as soon as a user sits on the toilet seat 14. Furthermore, when controller the 54 no longer receives the sensor signal, it may immediately stop providing power to the fan 34. Alternatively, the controller 54 may continue to supply power to the fan 34 for a predetermined amount of time, said time beginning either when the signal is first sent or when the signal stops being sent (i.e., indicates that the body is no longer on the toilet seat 14). If a pressure sensor is used, the signal may only be transmitted if and when a predetermined pressure threshold is met. The controller 54 also may also modulate fan speed based on, for example, user preference or whether use is commercial or residential. For example, fan speed may be higher and/or longer duration for commercial uses to account for more frequent use.
  • Some embodiments may include the optional light sensor 57 ( Fig. 9 ) operable to transmit a signal to the controller 54 either when a light is sensed, or when a light circuit is broken.
  • the controller 54 may be configured to, therefore, supply power to the fan 34 upon receipt of a signal.
  • the light sensor might serve to signal the controller 54 only when an ambient room light has been turned on, for instance, when a user turns on the restroom light. In this manner, power might be supplied to the fan 34 such that the fan 34 only operates when a user is making use of the restroom. In this way, the fan 34 is not activated when a user is out of the restroom.
  • the controller 54 may also automatically discontinue supplying power after a predetermined amount of time, thus ensuring the fan 34 is not accidentally left on.
  • the controller 54 may also include a manually actuated keypad or switch for activating it.
  • activation of the fan 34 may be manually controlled.
  • Certain embodiments may automatically activate the fan 34 based on a predetermined set of conditions such as one or more time intervals.
  • the controller 54 includes an electric circuit board, integrated circuit board, microcontroller, or any programmable computer system well-known in the art.
  • Some embodiments may include a closing mechanism (e.g., gas piston, torsion spring, compression spring, electric motor, soft-close hinge, etc.) operable to control a speed at which the toilet seat 14 closes and/or opens.
  • a closing mechanism e.g., gas piston, torsion spring, compression spring, electric motor, soft-close hinge, etc.
  • the controller 54 serves to activate the closing mechanism, either automatically, or based on user input. For instance, the lid mechanism might automatically close when a pressure sensor no longer detects a threshold pressure amount. Alternatively, the user might press a keypad button or lightly push on the seat surface 22 or top surface of the lid 60.
  • the power may be supplied to the fan 34 and/or the sensor 56 by general purpose alternating current or by at least one battery.
  • the fan 34 may be oriented on a plane 72 ( Fig. 6 ) of the bottom housing platform 48. In an alternate embodiment, the fan 34 is perpendicular to the plane 72.

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