Abrégé

A self-lifting toilet system includes toilet seat configured to be sat upon by a user. A hinge rotatably couples the toilet seat to a base. The hinge is configured so that the toilet seat is transitionable between a down position and an up position. A mechanical lifting device is configured to lift the toilet seat towards the up position. A mechanical latch is configured to hold the seat in the down position. An electronic timing system is configured to cause a seat time delay before triggering an electro- mechanical latch release system to release the mechanical latch so that the mechanical lifting device lifts the toilet seat towards the up position.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47K 13/10 - Dispositifs pour lever ou rabattre les couvercles
• A47K 13/12 - Charnières
• A47K 13/24 - Éléments ou parties constitutives non couverts dans les groupes ou sans rapport avec ces groupes
• A47K 13/00 - Sièges ou couvercles pour toutes sortes de cuvettes de cabinets

Abrégé

A self-lowering toilet seat system includes a toilet bowl and a toilet seat. The system includes a hinge rotatably coupling the toilet seat and the toilet bowl. The hinge is configured so that the toilet seat is transitionable between a down position and an up position. A lowering device is configured to self-lower the toilet seat towards the down position. A fixedly sealed hinge housing has a delay device therein. The delay device is configured to cause a seat time delay before the lowering device causes the toilet seat to lower towards the down position. The delay device is engaged by applying a seat lifting force to raise the toilet seat towards the up position and removing the seat lifting force from the toilet seat. The delay device is configured to reset the seat time delay when the lifting force is reapplied before the delay device has expired.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47K 13/10 - Dispositifs pour lever ou rabattre les couvercles
• A47K 13/12 - Charnières
• A47K 13/24 - Éléments ou parties constitutives non couverts dans les groupes ou sans rapport avec ces groupes
• A47K 17/00 - Autres installations de toilette
• E03D 5/04 - Installations particulières d'appareils de chasse actionnés mécaniquement ou hydrauliquement par le siège ou le couvercle directement
• E03D 11/00 - Autres éléments constitutifs de water-closets
• E05F 1/00 - Appareils de fermeture ou d'ouverture pour battants, non prévus ailleurs dans la présente sous-classe
• F16B 47/00 - Ventouses pour accrochageMoyens équivalents utilisant des adhésifs
• E05F 3/20 - Appareils de fermeture ou d'ouverture à dispositif de freinage, p. ex. ralentisseursStructure des dispositifs de freinage pneumatique ou à liquide dans les charnières ou gonds

Abrégé

A self-lifting toilet seat system includes a toilet seat configured to be sat upon by a user. The system has a hinge configured to rotatably couple the toilet seat and a toilet bowl. The hinge is configured so that the toilet seat is transitionable from an up position to a down position. A lifting system is configured to raise the toilet seat towards the up position. A sealed hinge housing has at least a portion of a delay system therein. The delay system is configured to cause a time delay before the lifting system causes the toilet seat to self-lift towards the up position. The delay system is configured so that the time delay begins after removal of a threshold downward force on the toilet seat.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47K 13/10 - Dispositifs pour lever ou rabattre les couvercles
• A47K 13/00 - Sièges ou couvercles pour toutes sortes de cuvettes de cabinets
• A47K 13/12 - Charnières
• A47K 13/24 - Éléments ou parties constitutives non couverts dans les groupes ou sans rapport avec ces groupes
• A47K 13/26 - Dispositifs de montage pour sièges ou couvercles