Subject of the Invention

The invention relates to a toilet seat lid, which permits access to the toilet bowl or enables the toilet bowl to be covered by moving inside the toilet seat.

State of the Art

The use of the toilet bowls is frequently preferred today in the toilet rooms and the bathrooms. A seat and a seat lid are present in every toilet, irrespective of the type and the model of the toilet. The toilet seat directly contacts the toilet surface and generates an area on which the user may sit while using the toilet. The toilet seat sets further comprise a lid, which enables the toilet to be covered when not in use. The toilet seat and the lid are fixed on the toilet via their rear portions and open or close by performing a rotational movement about the same axis. More specifically, they open or close by performing a rotational movement about their connection points.

With the advancing technology, the toilet seat sets have today gained the ability to move automatically. The toilet seat lids with automatic motion are preferred due to being hygienic and comfortable as it is not necessary to contact the same during the use. However, the power required to raise a toilet seat lid, which is positioned on a toilet seat, by its rearmost point with the help of a motor is considerably high. The requirement for a motor of such power brings about certain design limitations. In addition, the buffers are positioned between the seat and the lid and the undesirable splashes onto the toilet seat may occur through the space formed due to the presence of the buffers. Another problem of hygiene caused by the existing toilet seat lids is that the surface of the toilet seat lid that faces into the toilet bowl when the toilet seat lid is closed contacts the user when the toilet seat lid is opened, which is an undesirable situation. In the sliding toilet seat lid according to the invention, the action of covering the toilet bowl is realized by the sliding parts that perform a sliding movement inside the toilet seat, and by this means, the problem of discomfort resulting from the contact with the toilet seat lid is eliminated, the hygiene problems caused by the splashes onto the seat portion are eliminated and the power requirement during the initial movement of the toilet seat lid is minimized.

Object of the Invention

An object of the invention is to develop a sliding toilet seat lid, which has the parts moving inside the toilet seat and enabling to cover the toilet bowl.

Another object of the invention is to develop a sliding toilet seat lid, which prevents the splashes from the toilet bowl onto the toilet seat when said sliding toilet seat lid is at the position enabling to cover the toilet bowl.

Another object of the invention is to develop a sliding toilet seat lid, in which the contact of the toilet seat lid with the user is prevented during the use of the toilet.

Another object of the invention is to develop a sliding toilet seat lid, in which the need for a damper system used to enable the slow-close action of the toilet seat lid is eliminated and the power requirement for the initial movement of the toilet seat lid is minimized.

Another object of the invention is to develop a toilet seat lid, in which the surface of the toilet seat lid that faces the toilet bowl never comes into contact with the user.

Description of the Figures

Figure 1: An isometric view of the toilet seat lid according to the invention at the position where the toilet bowl is covered

Figure 2: An isometric view of the toilet seat lid according to the invention at the position where the toilet bowl is uncovered Figure 3: An exploded view of the toilet seat lid according to the invention

Figure 4: A side sectional view of the toilet seat lid according to the invention

Figure 5: An exploded view of the gear, actuator and gear box

Figure 6: A top view of the toilet seat lid according to the invention

Reference Numerals

1 : Seat portion

11 : Rail

111 : Rail horizontal portion

112 : Rail vertical portion

12 : Seat portion gear opening

13 : Toilet bowl opening

2 : Movable portion

21 : Threaded structure

22 : Rail protrusion

231 : Movable portion connection protrusion

232 : Movable portion connection protrusion seat

24 : Movable portion front piece

3 : Gear

4 : Gear box

41 : Gear box gear opening

5 : Actuator

6 : Power storage unit

Detailed Description of the Invention

The invention relates to a toilet seat lid, which permits access to the toilet bowl or enables the toilet bowl to be covered by moving inside the toilet seat and which further provides a portion for the user to sit on. More particularly, the invention relates to a sliding toilet seat lid having a movable portion (2) that moves inside the seat portion (1), wherein the toilet bowl is covered or the toilet is enabled to be used by uncovering the toilet bowl according to the position of the movable portion (2).

The sliding toilet seat lid according to the invention comprises in its most basic form at least one movable portion (2), which enables the toilet bowl to be covered or uncovered by performing a sliding movement, and at least one seat portion (1), on which the movable portion (2) moves in the direction enabling the toilet bowl to be covered or uncovered.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the seat portion (1) has at least one rail (11), on which the movable portion (2) moves in the direction enabling the toilet bowl to be covered or uncovered.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the movable portion (2) has at least one rail protrusion (22), which is positioned inside the rail (11) and which permits the movable portion (2) to perform only a sliding movement on the rail (11). The movable portion (2) is positioned on the seat portion (1) in such a way that the rail protrusions (22) will be disposed inside the rail (11) and that the movable portion (2) will freely move on the seat portion (1) in a way to cover or uncover the toilet bowl while the other undesired movements of the movable portion (2) being prevented.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the rail (11) is a rail (11), which extends from the front part to the rear part of the toilet in a manner parallel to the floor or with an angle nearly parallel to the floor in the state where the seat portion (1) has been positioned on the toilet with an arrangement parallel to the floor.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the rail (11) has at least one rail horizontal portion (111), which is parallel to the floor or has an angle nearly parallel to the floor, and at least one rail vertical portion (112), which is perpendicular to the floor or has an angle nearly perpendicular to the floor. A part of the movable portion (2) moves on the rail horizontal portion (111) and another part of the same moves on the rail vertical portion (112). The movable portion (2) moving on the rail vertical portion (112) performs a movement that is perpendicular to or nearly perpendicular to the floor in the rear region of the toilet and thus the toilet bowl is enabled to be uncovered.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the movable portion (2) is formed by a combination of more than one portion. In said preferred embodiment of the invention, the movable portions (2) move in a manner linked to one another. In this embodiment, each movable portion (2) has at least one movable portion connection protrusion (231), which enables said movable portion (2) to be fixed on the other movable portion (2), and at least one movable portion connection protrusion seat (232), which the movable portion connection protrusion (231) is to penetrate. The movable portions (2) are fixed on one another in such a way that the movable portion connection protrusions (231) penetrate the movable portion connection protrusion seats (232). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the movable portion connection protrusion seats (232) and/or the movable portion connection protrusions (231) has/have a circular crosssection and thus, the movable portions (2) are able to perform rotational movement on one another.

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one gear (3), which enables the movable portion (2) to be moved on the seat portion (1). Correspondingly, the movable portion (2) has at least one threaded structure (21), which enables the movement of the gear (3) to be transmitted to the movable portion (2). The movable portions (2) are positioned in the seat portion (1) in such a way that at least one threaded structure (21) of at least one movable portion (2) contacts the gear (3). In this way, at least one movable portion (2) moves as a result of the rotation of the gear (3) and said at least one movable portion (2) preferably moves also the other movable portions (2) to which it is connected.

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises two gears (3) and the movable portion (2) correspondingly has at least two threaded structures (21). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the two gears (3) rotate in the same direction and simultaneously and they enable the movable portions (2) to move in the direction of covering or uncovering the toilet bowl opening (13) depending on the direction of rotation. In another preferred embodiment of the invention, while one of the gears (3) applies a force in a direction to enable the movement of the movable portion (2) in one direction, another gear (3) applies a force in a direction to enable the movement of the movable portion (2) in another direction. More specifically, only one of the gears (3) applies a force at any time; that is to say, one of the gears (3) enables the toilet bowl opening (13) to be covered, while the other gear (3) enables the toilet bowl opening (13) to be uncovered.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the rotation of the gears (3) is enabled by the user manually. Said rotation action may be achieved preferably with a mechanical arm.

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one actuator (5), which enables the gears (3) to be rotated. The gears (3) are fixed on the actuator (5), rotate together with the actuator (5) and enable the movable portion (2) to move.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has at least one gear box (4), in which the gears (3) and/or the actuators (5) are positioned. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the gear box (4) is positioned on the seat portion (1), preferably at a point where the rail horizontal portion (111) and the rail vertical portion (112) join. The gear box (4) has at least one gear box gear opening (41), which permits the gears (3) to contact the threaded structures (21) so that the rotational movement of the gears (3) inside the gear box (4) may be transmitted to the movable portion (2). When the gear box (4) is positioned on the seat portion (1), the gears (3) inside the gear box (4) contact at least one threaded structure (21) of the movable portion (2).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the seat portion (1) has at least one seat portion gear opening (12), which allows the gears (3) to contact the threaded structures (21) on the movable portion (2). The gears (3), which are positioned preferably along with the gear box (4) on the seat portion (1), apply a force, via the seat portion gear opening (12), on the threaded structure (21) that is located under said seat portion gear opening (12) and thus enable the movable portion (2) to move. A preferred embodiment of the invention has at least one power storage unit (6), which enables to supply the power required by the actuator (5). Said power storage unit (6) is positioned preferably inside the gear box (4).

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one movable portion front piece (24), which is positioned in the front part of the movable portions (2) and which does not include a threaded structure (21). Said movable portion front piece (24) gets inside the seat portion (1) when the movable portions (2) are at the position where they are to cover the toilet bowl opening (13).

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one main control unit, which enables the movement of the actuators (5), and thus of the gears (3), to be controlled. The rotation of the actuators (5) and the direction of rotation are controlled by said main control unit. A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one trigger and the actuator (5) is enabled to rotate as a result of said trigger being triggered. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the trigger is a trigger that is triggered in a touchless manner and/or is triggered mechanically.

With the sliding toilet seat lid according to the invention, the toilet bowl opening (13) of the seat portion (1) is enabled to be covered or uncovered depending on the movement of the movable portions (2) on the seat portion (1), and owing to the arrangement that the surface of the movable portion (2) facing the toilet bowl at the position where the toilet bowl opening (13) is covered is positioned such that it will never contact the user when the toilet bowl opening (13) is uncovered, i.e. when the toilet is in use, the problem of contamination, as a result of the splashes, of the surface of the toilet seat lid that contacts the user is entirely prevented, and further, owing to the arrangement that the connection is entirely ceased between the surface of the seat portion (1) on which the user sits and the toilet bowl when the movable portions (2) are at the position where they are to cover the toilet bowl opening (13), the contamination, as a result of the splashes, of the part of the seat portion (1) on which the user sits is entirely prevented. In addition, with the sliding toilet seat lid according to the invention, the need for the dampers providing the slow-close feature and for the hinge systems enabling the mounting of the toilet seat lid is eliminated.