EP3352636A2 - Sanitary set with braked folding system - Google Patents

Sanitary set with braked folding system

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EP3352636A2
EP3352636A2 EP16741220.4A EP16741220A EP3352636A2 EP 3352636 A2 EP3352636 A2 EP 3352636A2 EP 16741220 A EP16741220 A EP 16741220A EP 3352636 A2 EP3352636 A2 EP 3352636A2
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toilet bowl
rotary
toilet
toilet seat
bowl cover
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Nadja RAWA
Artu RAWA
Hynek PAKOSTA
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Rawa Design SRO
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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
    • A47K13/12—Hinges

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  • the technical solution relates to a sanitary set consisting of a toilet seat, toilet bowl cover, toilet bowl and magnetic elements, which ensure proper function of the sanitary set.
  • a sanitary set which includes magnetic connections and allows slow folding of the toilet seat.
  • sliding friction is independent of the speed and size of contact face.
  • the friction force depends solely on the compressive force perpendicular to the substrate, i.e. normal force, and on the material and quality of the contact forces.
  • the N force is created, which acts in the opposite direction at the point of contact between body and substrate. The dependency on material and quality of contact faces is expressed by the sliding
  • the toijet seat and toilet bowl cover or its part adjacent to the toilet bowl or its extension ill be made of such a material so as to achieve the resulting sliding coefficient of contact face materials in the joint higher than 0.2.
  • Suitable combinations of materials of contact faces of the joint between rotary elements and toilet bowl include soft plastics/soft plastics, plastic/rubber, rubber/ceramics etc.
  • Enhancement of the sliding coefficient can also be achieved by sole surface treatment of the existing material, mostly ceramics, e.g. by plating or coating the contact faces.
  • a suitable folding progress can be often achieved with the sliding coefficient between 0.6 and 1.3; in principle, the value of the sliding coefficient can be even higher, e.g. 1.5.
  • the rotary elements in the form of toilet seat and toilet bowl cover can be made of various materials such as light thermoplastic or heavy wood. With respect to the weight of the rotary elements, it is necessary to optimize the magnetic connection force or the surface treatment of the rotary elements and toilet bowl to achieve the required braking effect.
  • the rotary joints between the toilet bowl cover and toilet seat and between the toilet seat and toilet bowl, consisting of magnets, are of sliding type, where the rotary element overcomes the static and dynamic friction and rotates in a sliding movement.
  • rolling movement which is namely ensured by the retaining force of the magnetic connection and, at the same time, by the shape of the contact faces;
  • suitable solutions include e.g. L-shaped contact faces on the toilet bowl, where the rotary elements with U-shaped contact faces and the toilet bowl are only in contact along two line segments, or U-shape contact faces on the toilet bowl as well as on rotary faces.
  • Magnets of the rotary element and/or magnets of the toilet bowl are preferably in the form of a cylinder. In such a case, it is preferable that these magnets are magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder base.
  • the cylindrical magnets of the rotary element in the toilet seat and in toilet bowl cover can freely rotate in the cavity to maintain connection and pole-to-pole attraction between the magnets during opening and closing.
  • the magnets can also be of another cross section, e.g.
  • the toilet bowl can be equipped with an extension, in which cavities for magnets are arranged and on which surface there are contact faces; this extension is attached to the toilet bowl using e.g. standard toilet seat fasteners.
  • This solution can be used for production of sanitary sets without the need for creation of a new mold for the toilet bowl, or when the technical solution according to the present technical solution is applied to existing toilet bowls.
  • the braking effect during folding of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover can be further improved by the following mechanisms.
  • the first of them consists in that the rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover is situated eccentrically with respect to their folding axis in such a manner that, with the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover in the vertical position, the distance between cylindrical magnets of the rotary element and cylindrical magnets of the toilet bowl, which hold the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover in contact with the toilet bowl, is larger than in their horizontal position.
  • a preferred progress of the braking effect is achieved by the fact that the retaining force of the magnetic connection increases during closing of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover with respect to the toilet bowl, thanks to the approach between the cylindrical magnets of the rotary element and toilet seat.
  • the second mechanism consists in that the magnets attached on the rotary axes in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover are interconnected with the brake.
  • the brake (damper) is a standard part used at present for damping the toilet seat and cover folding process. This is a component which can be either of mechanical type (i.e. spring) or of hydraulic type (piston) wherein it has the shape of a cylinder with the braked axis protruding from it.
  • the spring or hydraulic assembly inside the brake allows free rotation of the axis in one direction, while the movement in the other direction is braked.
  • the brake is an integral part of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover, i.e.
  • Fig. 1 First embodiment of the sanitary set in side view
  • Fig. 4 Third embodiment of the sanitary set in top view
  • the sanitary set according to the first embodiment of the technical solution which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is arranged in such a manner that in the extension attached to the toilet bowl 6, as is illustrated in the Figures, there are two fixed cylindrical magnets ⁇ of the toilet bowl magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, one on each edge of the toilet bowl 6, while in the cavities in the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5, which are made of thermoplastic, there are cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element, also magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, in each rotary element one on each edge of the rotary element adjacent to the rotary joint, wherein these cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element are attached on the rotary axis 3 (in an alternative embodiment, they can be freely inserted in the cavities which allows their free rotation in these cavities), which allows free rotation of the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element around their own axes.
  • magnets NeFeB are used with N42 magnetization, 20 mm in diameter and 30 mm in length.
  • the magnets are arranged in such a layout that the rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet in the toilet seat as well as in the toilet bowl cover is situated eccentrically with respect to their folding axis, which means that with the rotary elements in the vertical position, the design distance between the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element and cylindrical magnets of the toilet bowl is 7 mm, while with the rotary elements in the horizontal position, the distance between the magnets is 3.5 mm.
  • the rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet of the toilet bowl is preferably placed in bearings.
  • the magnetic connection It must withstand the tensile force of the magnetic connection, and it can be made of steel, a composite material or duroplastics. With the rotary elements in the vertical position, the attractive force of the magnets amounts to 160 N; after rotating to the horizontal position, the magnets approach each other, increasing the attractive force to 410 N.
  • the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5, or their contact parts only, adjacent to the extension, are made of soft plastic, rubber or another material to achieve the resulting sliding coefficient over 0.6.
  • the increase in the attractive force during closing in combination with sufficiently high sliding coefficient of the materials used causes the lowering movement of the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5 to slow down; in this specific example, it slows down to 7.6 s.
  • the sanitary set according to the second embodiment of the technical solution which is shown in Fig. 3, is arranged in such a manner that in the extension attached to the toilet bowl 6, as is illustrated in the Figure, there are two fixed cylindrical magnets i of the toilet bowl magnetized perpendicular to the cylinder's base, one on each edge of the toilet bowl 6, while in the cavities in the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5, which are made of thermoplastic, there are cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element, also magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, in each rotary element one on each edge of the rotary element adjacent to the rotary joint, wherein these cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element are attached on the rotary axis 3 which allows the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element rotate freely around their own axes, wherein this rotary axis 3 is not identical to the rotary axis of the toilet seat 7 or toilet bowl cover 5.
  • the hydraulic brake 4 on the rotary axis 3 is further installed in such a manner that this brake 4 is always fixed in the rotary part (rotating with the rotary part when opening and closing), wherein it is interconnected with the rotary axis 3 of cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element by its braked axis.
  • the brake 4 in the toilet seat 7 has a braking effect of 3 Nm, while the brake 4 in the toilet bowl cover 5 has a braking effect of 2 Nm.
  • NeFeB magnets with N42 magnetization, 20 mm in diameter and 30 mm in length are arranged at such a distance that the toilet seat 7 is attracted to the toilet bowl 6 by a force of 240 N over the design distance 5 mm between the magnets, and the toilet bowl cover 5 is attached to the toilet bowl 6 with somewhat less force due to the longer distance between magnets, the force amounting to 126 N. Since the toilet seat 7 must withstand a higher load when used (seated person), it is usually stronger and more massive than the toilet bowl cover 5 and, therefore, heavier. That is why in the typical embodiment, the toilet bowl cover 5 is attached with less force than the toilet seat 7.
  • the folding process is braked by adjustment of the braking effect of the brake; nevertheless the average value ranges from 8 to 10 s.
  • the sanitary set as per the third embodiment of the technical solution, which is shown in Fig. 4, is arranged in such a manner that the fixed cylindrical magnet ⁇ is installed in the toilet bowl with magnetization perpendicular to the cylinder's base, while in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover there are cylindrical magnets 2 in the cavities, also magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, while these are installed on the rotary axis 3, which allow the cylindrical magnets 3 to freely rotate around their own axis, while this axis is linked with the brake 4, which is an integral fixed part of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover.
  • This technical solution uses both principles at the same time - friction and brake - but the friction plays a minor role here, the braking effect being ensured by the brake.

Abstract

The technical solution relates to a sanitary set with braked folding system, consisting of a toilet bowl and rotary elements in the form of a toilet seat and toilet bowl cover, where the toilet seat and the toilet bowl cover are attached to an upper part of the toilet bowl by sliding joints rotating around a horizontal axis, consisting of magnets, characterized in that contact faces of rotary elements and the toilet bowl are made of materials with enhanced sliding coefficient.

Description

SANITARY SET WITH BRAKED FOLDING SYSTEM
Field of the technical solution
In general, the technical solution relates to a sanitary set consisting of a toilet seat, toilet bowl cover, toilet bowl and magnetic elements, which ensure proper function of the sanitary set. In particular, it relates to a sanitary set which includes magnetic connections and allows slow folding of the toilet seat.
Background of the technical solution There are several technical solutions known at the present, which use magnetic force for attachment of parts. They namely include the solutions described in patent files Nos. US2009/064402, FR2915667, EP2861118, WO2008/06572, JP2011167238 and US4561130.
These technical solutions address, to a certain extent, the system of connection between the toilet seat, toilet bowl cover and toilet bowl using magnetic elements; however, they do not allow braked folding of the toiler set and toilet bowl cover. Slow folding is a very important feature as this solution ensures silent use of the sanitary set, also protecting the sanitary set against damage namely by preventing the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover while folding from hitting the toilet bowl and chipping or damaging the ceramic toilet bowl or loosening the magnetic elements.
The technical solution described in FR2915667 addresses, to a certain extent, slow folding of the toilet seat, but this solution is based on a detachable mechanical brake of a complicated design, which suppresses, namely by its external design, the basic advantages of using magnetic connection in a sanitary set, i.e. easy cleaning and absence of external elements, which can get contaminated.
Other known solutions to slow folding for traditional sanitary sets equipped with traditional hinges include DE3718705 or US6009568, which are focused on the hinge braking elements in the sanitary set. The purpose of this technical solution is finding a new design of the sanitary set, consisting of the toilet seat, toilet bowl cover and toilet bowl and magnetic connection in such a manner that the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover can be separately detached and attached by simply drawing away/approaching one another, wherein the toilet seat as well as toilet bowl cover are braked during closing, in this technical solution, without the use of an external braking mechanism, which would prevent easy cleaning and would be prone to corrosion and wear.
Summary of technical solution The mentioned task is solved and the drawbacks know within the state of the art are, to a considerable extent, addressed in a sanitary set with braked folding system, consisting of the toilet bowl and rotary elements in the form of toilet seat and toilet bowl cover, wherein the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover are attached to the upper part of the toilet bowl by sliding joints rotating around horizontal axis, consisting of magnets, characterized in that the contact faces of the rotary elements and toilet bowl are made of materials with enhanced sliding coefficient.
At moderate speed (0.5-5 m/s), sliding friction is independent of the speed and size of contact face. The friction force depends solely on the compressive force perpendicular to the substrate, i.e. normal force, and on the material and quality of the contact forces. As a reaction to this force, the N force is created, which acts in the opposite direction at the point of contact between body and substrate. The dependency on material and quality of contact faces is expressed by the sliding
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coefficient f| which is constant at common speed. The value of the dynamic sliding coefficient is determined by measurement and is different for various substances and i
various types of contact faces (smooth; rough etc.). The enhanced dynamic sliding coefficient jin combination with the retaining force of the magnetic field, in the case of sanitary set, brings a braking effect during folding of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover as/it increases the friction between the contact faces of the toilet bowl cover
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and toilet bowl, or of the toilet seat and toiletjbowl. In a convenient embodiment, the toijet seat and toilet bowl cover or its part adjacent to the toilet bowl or its extension, ill be made of such a material so as to achieve the resulting sliding coefficient of contact face materials in the joint higher than 0.2. Suitable combinations of materials of contact faces of the joint between rotary elements and toilet bowl include soft plastics/soft plastics, plastic/rubber, rubber/ceramics etc. Enhancement of the sliding coefficient can also be achieved by sole surface treatment of the existing material, mostly ceramics, e.g. by plating or coating the contact faces. A suitable folding progress can be often achieved with the sliding coefficient between 0.6 and 1.3; in principle, the value of the sliding coefficient can be even higher, e.g. 1.5. The rotary elements in the form of toilet seat and toilet bowl cover can be made of various materials such as light thermoplastic or heavy wood. With respect to the weight of the rotary elements, it is necessary to optimize the magnetic connection force or the surface treatment of the rotary elements and toilet bowl to achieve the required braking effect.
The rotary joints between the toilet bowl cover and toilet seat and between the toilet seat and toilet bowl, consisting of magnets, are of sliding type, where the rotary element overcomes the static and dynamic friction and rotates in a sliding movement. There is not rolling movement, which is namely ensured by the retaining force of the magnetic connection and, at the same time, by the shape of the contact faces; suitable solutions include e.g. L-shaped contact faces on the toilet bowl, where the rotary elements with U-shaped contact faces and the toilet bowl are only in contact along two line segments, or U-shape contact faces on the toilet bowl as well as on rotary faces.
Magnets of the rotary element and/or magnets of the toilet bowl are preferably in the form of a cylinder. In such a case, it is preferable that these magnets are magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder base. Preferably, the cylindrical magnets of the rotary element in the toilet seat and in the toilet bowl coverage situated in horizontal cavities at the rotary joint either freely or on a rotary axis, while the cylindrical magnet of the toilet bowl in the body of the toilet bowl at the upper edge adjacent to the magnetic connection is either fixed or rotary. The cylindrical magnets of the rotary element in the toilet seat and in toilet bowl cover can freely rotate in the cavity to maintain connection and pole-to-pole attraction between the magnets during opening and closing. The magnets can also be of another cross section, e.g. an ellipse. Convenient embodiment involves the use of NeFeB magnets. In a preferred embodiment, the toilet bowl can be equipped with an extension, in which cavities for magnets are arranged and on which surface there are contact faces; this extension is attached to the toilet bowl using e.g. standard toilet seat fasteners. This solution can be used for production of sanitary sets without the need for creation of a new mold for the toilet bowl, or when the technical solution according to the present technical solution is applied to existing toilet bowls.
The braking effect during folding of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover can be further improved by the following mechanisms.
The first of them consists in that the rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover is situated eccentrically with respect to their folding axis in such a manner that, with the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover in the vertical position, the distance between cylindrical magnets of the rotary element and cylindrical magnets of the toilet bowl, which hold the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover in contact with the toilet bowl, is larger than in their horizontal position. A preferred progress of the braking effect is achieved by the fact that the retaining force of the magnetic connection increases during closing of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover with respect to the toilet bowl, thanks to the approach between the cylindrical magnets of the rotary element and toilet seat. Since the friction force depends on this retaining force, the friction between the toilet bowl cover and toilet bowl, or between the toilet seat and toilet bowl, increases during closing, this friction enhancing the required braking effect. By suitable combination of materials of contact faces influencing the sliding coefficient, parameters of the magnets used and their distances, it is possible to control the progress of folding of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover, achieving a slowdown of the closing process from 0.5-1 s (without braking) to 5-10 s (with braking).
The second mechanism consists in that the magnets attached on the rotary axes in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover are interconnected with the brake. The brake (damper) is a standard part used at present for damping the toilet seat and cover folding process. This is a component which can be either of mechanical type (i.e. spring) or of hydraulic type (piston) wherein it has the shape of a cylinder with the braked axis protruding from it. The spring or hydraulic assembly inside the brake allows free rotation of the axis in one direction, while the movement in the other direction is braked. In this technical solution, the brake is an integral part of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover, i.e. is fixed (cast or screwed) in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover in such a manner that the brake body is fixed and its axis is attached to a rotary magnet. When folding of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover, a braking effect is thus achieved thanks to the fact that the brake body rotates with the rotation of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover and this rotation is braked by the magnet attached to the braked axis of the brake, which remains, thanks to the magnetic connection, in a fixed position with respect to the other magnet in the toilet bowl.
List of figures in drawings
In the following text, the principle of the technical solution is clarified using examples of its embodiment, which are described based on attached drawings:
Fig. 1 First embodiment of the sanitary set in side view
Fig. 2 First embodiment of the sanitary set in top view Fig. 3 Second embodiment of the sanitary set in side view
Fig. 4 Third embodiment of the sanitary set in top view
Examples of embodiment of technical solution
The sanitary set according to the first embodiment of the technical solution, which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is arranged in such a manner that in the extension attached to the toilet bowl 6, as is illustrated in the Figures, there are two fixed cylindrical magnets Λ of the toilet bowl magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, one on each edge of the toilet bowl 6, while in the cavities in the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5, which are made of thermoplastic, there are cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element, also magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, in each rotary element one on each edge of the rotary element adjacent to the rotary joint, wherein these cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element are attached on the rotary axis 3 (in an alternative embodiment, they can be freely inserted in the cavities which allows their free rotation in these cavities), which allows free rotation of the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element around their own axes. In this embodiment, magnets NeFeB are used with N42 magnetization, 20 mm in diameter and 30 mm in length. The magnets are arranged in such a layout that the rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet in the toilet seat as well as in the toilet bowl cover is situated eccentrically with respect to their folding axis, which means that with the rotary elements in the vertical position, the design distance between the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element and cylindrical magnets of the toilet bowl is 7 mm, while with the rotary elements in the horizontal position, the distance between the magnets is 3.5 mm. The rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet of the toilet bowl is preferably placed in bearings. It must withstand the tensile force of the magnetic connection, and it can be made of steel, a composite material or duroplastics. With the rotary elements in the vertical position, the attractive force of the magnets amounts to 160 N; after rotating to the horizontal position, the magnets approach each other, increasing the attractive force to 410 N. The toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5, or their contact parts only, adjacent to the extension, are made of soft plastic, rubber or another material to achieve the resulting sliding coefficient over 0.6. The increase in the attractive force during closing in combination with sufficiently high sliding coefficient of the materials used causes the lowering movement of the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5 to slow down; in this specific example, it slows down to 7.6 s. The sanitary set according to the second embodiment of the technical solution, which is shown in Fig. 3, is arranged in such a manner that in the extension attached to the toilet bowl 6, as is illustrated in the Figure, there are two fixed cylindrical magnets i of the toilet bowl magnetized perpendicular to the cylinder's base, one on each edge of the toilet bowl 6, while in the cavities in the toilet seat 7 and toilet bowl cover 5, which are made of thermoplastic, there are cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element, also magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, in each rotary element one on each edge of the rotary element adjacent to the rotary joint, wherein these cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element are attached on the rotary axis 3 which allows the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element rotate freely around their own axes, wherein this rotary axis 3 is not identical to the rotary axis of the toilet seat 7 or toilet bowl cover 5. For each of the cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element, the hydraulic brake 4 on the rotary axis 3 is further installed in such a manner that this brake 4 is always fixed in the rotary part (rotating with the rotary part when opening and closing), wherein it is interconnected with the rotary axis 3 of cylindrical magnets 2 of the rotary element by its braked axis. The brake 4 in the toilet seat 7 has a braking effect of 3 Nm, while the brake 4 in the toilet bowl cover 5 has a braking effect of 2 Nm. In this embodiment, NeFeB magnets with N42 magnetization, 20 mm in diameter and 30 mm in length are arranged at such a distance that the toilet seat 7 is attracted to the toilet bowl 6 by a force of 240 N over the design distance 5 mm between the magnets, and the toilet bowl cover 5 is attached to the toilet bowl 6 with somewhat less force due to the longer distance between magnets, the force amounting to 126 N. Since the toilet seat 7 must withstand a higher load when used (seated person), it is usually stronger and more massive than the toilet bowl cover 5 and, therefore, heavier. That is why in the typical embodiment, the toilet bowl cover 5 is attached with less force than the toilet seat 7. In this exemplary embodiment, the folding process is braked by adjustment of the braking effect of the brake; nevertheless the average value ranges from 8 to 10 s. The sanitary set as per the third embodiment of the technical solution, which is shown in Fig. 4, is arranged in such a manner that the fixed cylindrical magnet Λ is installed in the toilet bowl with magnetization perpendicular to the cylinder's base, while in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover there are cylindrical magnets 2 in the cavities, also magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder's base, while these are installed on the rotary axis 3, which allow the cylindrical magnets 3 to freely rotate around their own axis, while this axis is linked with the brake 4, which is an integral fixed part of the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover. This technical solution uses both principles at the same time - friction and brake - but the friction plays a minor role here, the braking effect being ensured by the brake.
List of reference numerals
Magnet of toilet bowl Magnet of rotary element Rotary axis Brake
Toilet bowl cover Toilet bowl Toilet seat

Claims

1. A sanitary set with braked folding system, consisting of a toilet bowl (6) and rotary elements in the form of a toilet seat (7) and a toilet bowl cover (5), where the toilet seat (7) and toilet bowl cover (5) are attached to an upper part of the toilet bowl (6) by sliding joints rotating around a horizontal axis, consisting of magnets, characterized in that contact faces of rotary elements and toilet bowl are made of materials with enhanced sliding coefficient.
2. Sanitary set according to Claim 1 characterized in that the contact faces of the rotary sliding elements are made of materials with sliding coefficient over 0.2.
3. Sanitary set according to Claim 2 characterized in that the contact faces of the rotary sliding elements are made of materials with sliding coefficient in the range between 0.6 and 1.5.
4. Sanitary set according to any of previous Claims characterized in that cylindrical magnets (2) of the rotary element in the toilet seat (7) and toilet seat cover (5) are situated in horizontal cavities at the rotary joint either freely or on a rotary axis, and the cylindrical magnet (1) in the body of the toilet bowl (6) at the upper edge adjacent to the magnetic connection is either fixed or rotary, while the mentioned cylindrical magnets (2) of the rotary element and cylindrical magnets (1) of the toilet bowl are magnetized perpendicularly to the cylinder base.
5. Sanitary set according to any of the preceding Claims characterized in that the rotary axis of the cylindrical magnet in the toilet seat and toilet bowl cover is situated eccentrically with respect to their folding axis in such a manner that, with the toilet seat (7) and toilet bowl cover (5) in vertical position, the distance between cylindrical magnets (2) of the rotary element and cylindrical magnets (1) of the toilet bowl, which hold the toilet seat (7) and toilet bowl cover (5) in contact with the toilet bowl (6), is larger than in the horizontal position. Sanitary set according to Claims 1 or 2 characterized in that the cylindrical magnets (2) of the rotary element in the cavity are attached by the rotary axis (3) to the brake (4), which is an integral part of the toilet seat (7) and toilet bowl cover (5).
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