Subject of the Invention

The invention relates to a system, which enables the cleaning of a toilet bowl to be facilitated by way of spraying a cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl surfaces.

State of the Art

Today, the ceramic sanitary ware are frequently preferred in the areas like bathrooms, toilet rooms and kitchens. It is required to clean the ceramic sanitary ware after the use and the flushing systems are employed for this purpose. According to the state of the art, the water to be used for cleaning is commonly stored in a flush tank wherein the flow of said stored water into the toilet takes place upon the user activating the flushing system, thereby enabling the toilet to be cleaned. In said systems, the water is discharged into the toilet bowl from a single point and realizes the flushing process by circulating through the toilet bowl due to the water pressure. In case there are solid wastes that stick on the toilet bowl, the desired cleaning is most of the time not able to be achieved via a single flushing process and it is necessary to perform the flushing process more than once. This leads to the undesirable consumption of water. Moreover, sometimes it is not possible to remove the wastes on the surface despite the performance of multiple flushing processes.

The brushes are used to remove the solid wastes sticking on the surface. The wastes are lifted off the surface by means of the brush before the flushing and are removed from the toilet by carrying out the flushing. This practice brings about the necessity to clean the brush and the wastes possible to stick on the brush lead to the hygiene problems.

In the cleaning system according to the invention, a preliminary cleaning process is performed before the full flushing process by spraying a cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl in a way to prevent sticking and/or remove the sticking debris from the surface, and thus, the need for a brush is eliminated and further, a more effective cleaning is enabled to be achieved with a smaller quantity of water.

Object of the Invention

An object of the invention is to develop a system, in which the toilet bowl is enabled to be cleaned by spraying a cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl surfaces.

Another object of the invention is to develop a system, in which the solid wastes are prevented from sticking on the surface by spraying the cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl surface before the use.

Another object of the invention is to develop a system, in which the solid wastes are prevented from sticking on the surface and/or are enabled to be removed from the surface by spraying the cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl surfaces during the use.

Another object of the invention is to develop a system, in which the solid wastes are enabled to be removed from the surface by spraying the cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl surfaces after the use.

Description of the Figures

Figure 1: An overall view of the system according to the invention

Figure 2: A view of the distributor component

Reference Numerals

1 : Carrier component

2 : Distributor component

21 : Fluid outlet

3 : Valve

4 : Valve connection 5 : Trigger

6 : Control unit

Detailed Description of the Invention

The invention relates to a system, which enables the cleaning of a toilet bowl to be facilitated by way of spraying a cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl surfaces. More particularly, the invention relates to a system, in which the solid wastes are prevented from sticking on the surface by spraying water or a similar cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl before the use and/or during the use and/or the solid wastes that stick on the surface are enabled to be removed by spraying the cleaning fluid on the toilet bowl after the use and before the flushing.

The system according to the invention comprises in its most basic form

• at least one distributor component (2), which enables the fluid conveyed to the toilet bowl to be sprayed on the toilet bowl surfaces and which has at least one fluid outlet (21), and

• at least one carrier component (1), which provides the connection between the distributor components (2) and/or the connection between the distributor components (2) and the fluid source.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the carrier component (1) and the distributor component (2) comprise a closed system, which is separate from the toilet and which preferably winds around the toilet bowl. More particularly, whereas the water entering the channel via a hole located in the rear part of the toilet discharges into the toilet bowl from the open channel winding around the toilet and advances to the front part of the toilet according to the state of the art, in the system according to the invention, the cleaning fluid is started to be sprayed into the toilet bowl when the closed system reaches a predetermined pressure, after the cleaning fluid has filled into the carrier component (1) and the distributor component (2), i.e., after the fluid has circulated around the toilet bowl. Stated in other words, the carrier component (1) and the distributor component (2) are fixed on one another to form a closed system where no fluid output occurs until the cleaning fluid fills into the carrier component (1) and the distributor component (2); i.e., the carrier component (1) and the distributor component (2) are positioned on one another in a way to form a closed system.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the length and the shape of the carrier component (1) may be set independently of the toilet, according to the preferences and the needs. A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises more than one carrier component (1) and more than one distributor component (2) positioned between the carrier components (1). The number and dimensions of the distributor components (2) and the position and angle of the distributor components (2) on the carrier component (1) may be set according to the preferences and the needs.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the distributor component (2) has more than one fluid outlet (21). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fluid outlet (21) is a nozzle, which enables the cleaning fluid to be sprayed on the toilet bowl. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fluid outlets (21) are positioned on the distributor component (2) such that they will be disposed on the same line, i.e., they will spray the fluid on the toilet bowl in the same direction; in another preferred embodiment of the invention, the fluid outlets (21) are positioned such that they will spray the fluid on the toilet bowl at different angles.

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one valve (3), which enables to control the flow of the fluid from the fluid source to the carrier component (1) and the distributor component (2).

A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises at least one valve connection (4), which provides the connection between the valve (3) and the carrier component (1) and/or the distributor component (2). Said valve connection (4) is preferably a valve connection (4) with variable cross-sectional area. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the part of the valve connection (4) that is connected to the valve (3) has a greater cross-sectional area than that of the part thereof that is connected to the carrier component (1) and/or the distributor component (2) and the cross-sectional area gradually decreases towards the carrier component (1) and/or the distributor component (2). Owing to said structure of the valve connection (4), the fluid is enabled to accelerate towards the carrier component (1) and/or the distributor component (2).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fluid outlet (21) is a fluid outlet (21), which does not permit the output of the fluid unless the pressure applied by the fluid on said fluid outlet (21) reaches a predefined level. In this way, the fluid is enabled to be sprayed on the toilet bowl at the same pressure via all fluid outlets (21) and the dripping possible to occur while the valve (3) is closed is precluded.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the valve (3) is an electronically controlled valve (3), which is able to be controlled electronically. Said electronically controlled valve (3), as a result of being triggered, permits the flow of the fluid or prevents the flow of the fluid. A preferred embodiment of the invention has at least one trigger (5), which enables the electronically controlled valve (3) to be triggered. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the trigger (5) is a sensor, which may be triggered in a touchless manner and/or which may be touch-triggered. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said trigger (5) is a sensor, which is able to detect a user.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has at least one control unit (6), which enables the electronic valve (3) to be controlled according to the data coming from the trigger (5). Said control unit (6) enables the valve (3) to start or terminate the spraying of the fluid according to the data coming from the trigger (5).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) is a control unit (6), which at the same time enables to control the system enabling the toilet bowl to be flushed as a result of the water in the flush tank being discharged into the toilet bowl.

Within the scope of the invention, the cleaning of the toilet bowl refers to the process performed by spraying the cleaning fluid into the toilet bowl, while the flushing of the toilet bowl refers to the process performed by discharging the water in the flush tank into the toilet bowl. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) enables the valve (3) to start the spraying of the fluid when the trigger (5) is triggered a first time and enables the valve (3) to terminate the spraying of the fluid when the trigger (5) is triggered a second time. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the spraying of the fluid starts upon the first triggering and continues for a predefined duration. Accordingly, in this embodiment of the invention, the user may manually enable the spraying of the fluid on the toilet bowl by triggering the trigger (5) before the use or during the use or after the use. The user subsequently activates the flushing system to enable the other wastes inside the toilet bowl to be removed from the toilet along with the wastes detached from the toilet bowl surface.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) enables the fluid to be automatically sprayed into the toilet bowl before the use, in case a user is detected by the trigger (5).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) enables the fluid to be sprayed into the toilet bowl at predefined intervals, in case the presence of a user and the current use of the toilet are detected by the trigger (5).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) enables the fluid to be automatically sprayed into the toilet bowl, in case it is detected by the trigger (5) that the use has ended.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the wastes on the toilet bowl are removed from the toilet bowl surface as a result of the fluid being sprayed by the control unit (6) into the toilet bowl before the use and/or during the use and/or after the use and a more effective cleaning is achieved with less flushing fluid upon the subsequent flushing of the toilet bowl as a result of the water in the flush tank being discharged into the toilet bowl.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) is a control unit (6), by means of which the quantity of fluid that is to be sprayed into the toilet bowl before, during and after the use may be adjusted according to the preferences and the needs of the user.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) is a control unit (6), by means of which the quantity of fluid that is to be sprayed into the toilet bowl after the use may be adjusted according to the preferences and the needs of the user, based on the duration of use of the toilet detected by the trigger (5).

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control unit (6) is a control unit (6), which enables the fluid to be sprayed into the toilet bowl before the use and/or during the use when a user is detected by the trigger (5) and/or enables the fluid to be sprayed into the toilet bowl in case it is detected by the trigger (5) that the use has ended and/or subsequently controls the realization of the flushing by enabling the water in the flush tank to be automatically discharged into the toilet bowl.

In the embodiments described above, the control unit (6) starts or terminates the cleaning process by enabling the valve (3) to assume a position at which it will permit or prevent the spraying of the fluid.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cleaning system may be manually triggered in a touch-operated or touchless manner and/or may be automatically triggered depending on the contamination and/or the use and/or the other systems.