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公开(公告)号:US11208798B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US16225853
申请日:2018-12-19
Applicant: KOHLER CO.
Inventor: John Lipinski , Clayton Garrels , Timothy Waack
Abstract: A trip lever assembly for a toilet includes a body and an infrared sensor. The body is configured to be mechanically coupled to a flush valve assembly of the toilet. The infrared sensor is coupled to the body, and is configured to be electrically coupled to the flush valve assembly. The body is configured to be manually actuated to control the flush valve assembly. The infrared sensor is a time-of-flight sensor configured to detect the distance of an object in a detection region of the infrared sensor to control the flush valve assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11105082B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US16564311
申请日:2019-09-09
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: Michael Luettgen , William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Peter W. Denzin
IPC: A47K17/00 , E03D9/05 , G08B21/18 , C11D7/04 , C11D11/00 , A47K13/30 , E03D9/03 , E03D1/36 , E03D5/10 , E03D9/00 , G08B5/36 , E03D9/02
Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir and configured to discharge an amount of the cleaning compound external to the tank upon at least one of the first activation or a second activation.
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公开(公告)号:US20190368178A9
公开(公告)日:2019-12-05
申请号:US15994713
申请日:2018-05-31
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Peter W. Denzin
Abstract: A toilet that includes a bowl; a tank having a sidewall and a bottom defining a reservoir; a container located inside the reservoir and configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound; a connector for coupling the container to the sidewall; and a flush valve. The connector has a bracket coupled to the container, a threaded protrusion that extends from the bracket into a hole in the sidewall of the tank, and a threaded fastener having a threaded body and a head, which is larger radially than the threaded body such that the head contacts an outside of the sidewall in a secured position in which the threaded body threads to the threaded protrusion. The flush valve is fluidly connected to the container to introduce the cleaning compound into the bowl through an outlet in the bottom during a cleaning cycle.
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公开(公告)号:US20170058500A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-02
申请号:US15245996
申请日:2016-08-24
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: Clayton Garrels , Michael Luettgen , William Kuru , Peter W. Denzin
IPC: E03D9/00 , E03D11/13 , E03D5/10 , C11D11/00 , E03D1/36 , G08B21/18 , C11D7/04 , E03D9/03 , A47K17/00
CPC classification number: E03D9/05 , A47K13/307 , A47K17/00 , C11D7/04 , C11D11/0052 , E03D9/005 , E03D9/031 , E03D9/032 , E03D9/033 , E03D9/038 , G08B5/36 , G08B21/182
Abstract: A toilet that includes a bowl, a tank configured to hold water, and a flush valve within the tank. The flush valve includes a valve body fluidly connecting the tank and the bowl, a float moveable relative to the valve body to open and close the flush valve, and a guide member coupled to the valve body for guiding movement of the float, where the guide member includes a chamber that is configured to hold a cleaning compound including a chemical compound and water. The cleaning compound is configured to be dispensed into the bowl through the valve body with the flush valve open.
Abstract translation: 一个马桶,其中包括一个碗,一个配置成保持水的箱体和一个冲洗阀。 冲洗阀包括:阀体,其流体地连接罐和碗;相对于阀体移动的浮子,用于打开和关闭冲洗阀;以及引导构件,其连接到阀体,用于引导浮子的运动, 构件包括被构造成容纳包括化合物和水的清洁化合物的室。 清洁化合物被构造成通过阀体在冲洗阀打开时分配到碗中。
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公开(公告)号:US12104366B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-01
申请号:US18141779
申请日:2023-05-01
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: Michael Luettgen , William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Peter W. Denzin
IPC: E03D9/02 , A47K13/30 , A47K17/00 , C11D7/04 , E03D1/36 , E03D5/10 , E03D9/00 , E03D9/03 , E03D9/05 , G08B5/36 , G08B21/18
CPC classification number: E03D9/05 , A47K13/307 , A47K17/00 , C11D7/04 , E03D1/36 , E03D5/10 , E03D9/005 , E03D9/031 , E03D9/032 , E03D9/033 , E03D9/038 , G08B5/36 , G08B21/182 , C11D2111/14 , C11D2111/24 , E03D2009/024 , E03D2009/028
Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir and configured to discharge an amount of the cleaning compound external to the tank upon at least one of the first activation or a second activation.
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公开(公告)号:US11873634B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US17212814
申请日:2021-03-25
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Peter W. Denzin
IPC: E03D9/03 , E03D9/05 , A47K17/00 , G08B21/18 , C11D7/04 , C11D11/00 , A47K13/30 , E03D1/36 , E03D5/10 , E03D9/00 , G08B5/36 , E03D9/02
CPC classification number: E03D9/05 , A47K13/307 , A47K17/00 , C11D7/04 , C11D11/0023 , C11D11/0052 , E03D1/36 , E03D5/10 , E03D9/005 , E03D9/031 , E03D9/032 , E03D9/033 , E03D9/038 , G08B5/36 , G08B21/182 , E03D2009/024 , E03D2009/028
Abstract: A chemical dispensing system for a toilet that includes a container configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound; a bracket coupled to the container; a threaded protrusion that extends from the bracket and is configured to extend through a hole in an inside of the sidewall of the toilet; and a fastener having a threaded body and a head, which is larger radially than the threaded body such that the head is configured to contact an outside of the sidewall in a secured position in which the threaded body threads to the threaded protrusion.
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公开(公告)号:US20230366184A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-16
申请号:US18225904
申请日:2023-07-25
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Jeremiah Rauwerdink
IPC: E03D3/10
CPC classification number: E03D3/10
Abstract: An air drive system for a toilet includes a compression cylinder including an air space, a fluid space, a base orifice adjoining the fluid space, and an outlet orifice adjoining the air space, and an air drive passage configured to carry pressurized air to the toilet. The flow of water increases the fluid space of the compression cylinder or increases an air pressure associated with the air space of the compression cylinder.
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公开(公告)号:US20220074183A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-10
申请号:US17410238
申请日:2021-08-24
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Jeremiah Rauwerdink
IPC: E03D3/10
Abstract: An air drive system for a toilet includes a compression cylinder including an air space, a fluid space, a base orifice adjoining the fluid space, and an outlet orifice adjoining the air space, and an air drive passage configured to carry pressurized air to the toilet. The flow of water increases the fluid space of the compression cylinder or increases an air pressure associated with the air space of the compression cylinder.
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公开(公告)号:US20210355668A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-18
申请号:US17388582
申请日:2021-07-29
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor: Michael Luettgen , William Kuru , Clayton Garrels , Peter W. Denzin
IPC: E03D9/05 , A47K17/00 , G08B21/18 , C11D7/04 , C11D11/00 , A47K13/30 , E03D9/03 , E03D1/36 , E03D5/10 , E03D9/00 , G08B5/36
Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir and configured to discharge an amount of the cleaning compound external to the tank upon at least one of the first activation or a second activation.
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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
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.
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