公开(公告)号：US20210102364A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US17127489

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Sudip Mukerji ,  Michael J. Luettgen ,  William Kalk ,  Randy Mesun ,  Jeff Laundre ,  Jeremy Rauwerdink ,  John Esche ,  Keith Muellenbach ,  Clayton Garrels

IPC: E03D11/18 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D3/00

Abstract: A tankless toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a jet. The bowl includes a rim at an upper portion of the bowl and a sump at a lower portion of the bowl. The trapway extends from the sump to a drain. The jet includes a main channel configured to receive a supply of water from a supply conduit, and a plurality of distribution channels configured to introduce water received from the main channel to at least one of the sump and the trapway. The jet is configured to receive the supply of water from the supply conduit at a first flow rate and induce a flow from the supply of water into the trapway at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate to prime a siphon within the trapway. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate prior to priming the siphon.

公开(公告)号：US20180216334A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15848317

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Keith Muellenbach

IPC: E03D11/17 ,  E03D11/18 ,  E03D11/16

CPC classification number: E03D11/17 ,  E03D11/125 ,  E03D11/143 ,  E03D11/16 ,  E03D11/18

Abstract: A toilet includes a base configured to engage a floor in a bathroom, the base defining a rear wall. The toilet further includes a plurality of openings defined in the rear wall configured to couple the rear wall to at least one of a wall in a bathroom or a wall carrier. The toilet further includes a cavity formed in the rear wall and a bowl defining a sump. The toilet further includes a discharge pipe defining a discharge pipe inlet disposed at the sump and a discharge pipe outlet disposed in the cavity. The toilet further includes a lower trapway having an upper section configured to receive the discharge pipe outlet therein and a lower trapway outlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a wall carrier.

公开(公告)号：US11078657B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15848317

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Keith Muellenbach

IPC: E03D11/17 ,  E03D11/12 ,  E03D11/16 ,  E03D11/18 ,  E03D11/14

Abstract: A toilet includes a base configured to engage a floor in a bathroom, the base defining a rear wall. The toilet further includes a plurality of openings defined in the rear wall configured to couple the rear wall to at least one of a wall in a bathroom or a wall carrier. The toilet further includes a cavity formed in the rear wall and a bowl defining a sump. The toilet further includes a discharge pipe defining a discharge pipe inlet disposed at the sump and a discharge pipe outlet disposed in the cavity. The toilet further includes a lower trapway having an upper section configured to receive the discharge pipe outlet therein and a lower trapway outlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a wall carrier.

公开(公告)号：US10927537B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15414576

申请日：2017-01-24

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Sudip Mukerji ,  Michael J Luettgen ,  William Kalk ,  Randy Mesun ,  Jeremy Rauwerdink ,  Jeffrey T. Laundre ,  John Esche ,  Keith Muellenbach ,  Clayton Garrels

IPC: E03D11/18 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D3/00

Abstract: A tankless toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a jet. The bowl includes a rim at an upper portion of the bowl and a sump at a lower portion of the bowl. The trapway extends from the sump to a drain. The jet includes a main channel configured to receive a supply of water from a supply conduit, and a plurality of distribution channels configured to introduce water received from the main channel to at least one of the sump and the trapway. The jet is configured to receive the supply of water from the supply conduit at a first flow rate and induce a flow from the supply of water into the trapway at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate to prime a siphon within the trapway. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate prior to priming the siphon.

公开(公告)号：US20190071854A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16102387

申请日：2018-08-13

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： TONY LAMBERT ,  Daniel Halloran ,  Randy Mesun ,  Jonathan Guay ,  Keith Muellenbach

IPC: E03D5/094 ,  E03D1/34

Abstract: A flush actuator assembly for a plumbing fixture includes a housing, a handle and a lever. The housing is configured to be removably coupled to the plumbing fixture. The handle is pivotally and removably coupled to the housing. The handle includes a stem configured to extend through the plumbing fixture and into the housing. The arm is removably coupled to the stem within the housing. The arm is configured to pivot with the handle. The lever is at least partially disposed in the housing, and is configured to be selectively disengaged from the stem to removably couple the handle to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US12139899B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US17127489

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Sudip Mukerji ,  Michael J. Luettgen ,  William Kalk ,  Randy Mesun ,  Jeff Laundre ,  Jeremy Rauwerdink ,  John Esche ,  Keith Muellenbach ,  Clayton Garrels

IPC: E03D11/18 ,  E03D3/00 ,  E03D5/10

Abstract: A tankless toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a jet. The bowl includes a rim at an upper portion of the bowl and a sump at a lower portion of the bowl. The trapway extends from the sump to a drain. The jet includes a main channel configured to receive a supply of water from a supply conduit, and a plurality of distribution channels configured to introduce water received from the main channel to at least one of the sump and the trapway. The jet is configured to receive the supply of water from the supply conduit at a first flow rate and induce a flow from the supply of water into the trapway at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate to prime a siphon within the trapway. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate prior to priming the siphon.

公开(公告)号：US10907332B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16102387

申请日：2018-08-13

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Tony Lambert ,  Daniel Halloran ,  Randy Mesun ,  Jonathan Guay ,  Keith Muellenbach

IPC: E03D5/09 ,  E03D1/34 ,  E03D5/094

Abstract: A flush actuator assembly for a plumbing fixture includes a housing, a handle and a lever. The housing is configured to be removably coupled to the plumbing fixture. The handle is pivotally and removably coupled to the housing. The handle includes a stem configured to extend through the plumbing fixture and into the housing. The arm is removably coupled to the stem within the housing. The arm is configured to pivot with the handle. The lever is at least partially disposed in the housing, and is configured to be selectively disengaged from the stem to removably couple the handle to the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20170247871A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15414576

申请日：2017-01-24

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Sudip Mukerji ,  Michael J. Luettgen ,  William Kalk ,  Randy Mesun ,  Jeff Laundre ,  Jeremy Rauwerdink ,  John Esche ,  Keith Muellenbach

IPC: E03D11/18

CPC classification number: E03D11/18 ,  E03D3/00 ,  E03D3/12 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D13/007 ,  E03D2201/30

Abstract: A tankless toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a jet. The bowl includes a rim at an upper portion of the bowl and a sump at a lower portion of the bowl. The trapway extends from the sump to a drain. The jet includes a main channel configured to receive a supply of water from a supply conduit, and a plurality of distribution channels configured to introduce water received from the main channel to at least one of the sump and the trapway. The jet is configured to receive the supply of water from the supply conduit at a first flow rate and induce a flow from the supply of water into the trapway at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate to prime a siphon within the trapway. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate prior to priming the siphon.