Toilet cover plate and toilet
AssigneeKohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
InventorsPingsheng Yao, Taiwoon Woon
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Abstract
A toilet cover plate includes a seat ring including a seat ring hole disposed at a middle portion of the seat ring and includes a seat ring sealing element disposed at a bottom portion of the seat ring. The seat ring sealing element includes a first sealing strip configured to seal a toilet body of a toilet. The toilet cover plate also includes a seat cover, including a seat cover sealing ring disposed at a bottom portion of the seat cover and configured to seal the seat ring. When the seat ring is closed to cover the toilet body, the first sealing strip is contacted with the toilet body. When the seat cover is closed to cover the seat ring, the seat cover sealing ring is contacted with the seat ring.
Claims17
A toilet cover plate, comprising:
- a seat ring, comprising:
- a seat ring hole disposed at a middle portion of the seat ring;
- and
- a seat ring sealing element disposed at a bottom portion of the seat ring and comprising a first sealing strip configured to seal a toilet body of a toilet;
- and
- a seat cover, comprising a seat cover sealing ring disposed at a bottom portion of the seat cover and configured to seal the seat ring,
- wherein the seat cover sealing ring is correspondingly matched with the seat ring hole,
- wherein when the seat ring is closed to cover the toilet body, the first sealing strip is contacted with the toilet body, and
- wherein when the seat cover is closed to cover the seat ring, the seat cover sealing ring is contacted with the seat ring, disposed in the seat ring hole, and contacted with a hole wall of the seat ring hole.
A toilet, comprising:
- a toilet body;
- and
- a toilet cover plate, comprising:
- a seat ring, comprising:
- a seat ring hole disposed at a middle portion of the seat ring;
- and
- a seat ring sealing element disposed at a bottom portion of the seat ring and comprising a first sealing strip configured to seal a toilet body of a toilet;
- and
- a seat cover, comprising a seat cover sealing ring disposed at a bottom portion of the seat cover and configured to seal the seat ring,
- wherein when the seat ring is closed to cover the toilet body, the first sealing strip is contacted with the toilet body,
- wherein when the seat cover is closed to cover the seat ring, the seat cover sealing ring is contacted with the seat ring,
- wherein the seat ring and the seat cover are respectively mounted on the toilet body through a pivotal shaft,
- wherein when the toilet cover plate is closed to cover the toilet body, the first sealing strip is contacted with the toilet body, and the seat cover sealing ring is contacted with the seat ring,
- wherein a support rib is disposed at the bottom portion of the seat cover, and
- wherein the seat cover sealing ring is connected with the support rib and surrounds an outer surface of the support rib.
A method for cleaning a toilet body of a toilet, the method comprising:
- providing an elastic membrane connected with a seat ring of the toilet;
- closing the seat ring and a seat cover of the toilet to cover the toilet body and allow the elastic membrane to contact the toilet body;
- flushing the toilet body with water;
- in response to the flushing, increasing an inside air pressure of the elastic membrane, wherein when the inside air pressure of the elastic membrane is greater than or equal to an outside air pressure of the elastic membrane, the elastic membrane is maintained in contact with the toilet body;
- in response to a draining of the water in the toilet body, decreasing the inside air pressure of the elastic membrane, wherein when the outside air pressure of the elastic membrane is greater than the inside air pressure of the elastic membrane, the elastic membrane is at least partially separated from the toilet body;
- forming at least one buffer air cavity between a support rib disposed at a bottom portion of the seat cover and a seat cover sealing ring surrounding the support rib;
- forming a channel between the seat cover sealing ring and the support rib, the channel configured to allow air to flow into and from the at least one buffer air cavity;
- in response to the closing of the seat ring and the seat cover, communicating the channel with a seat ring hole of the seat ring;
- supplying water into the toilet body after the draining of the water in the toilet body;
- and
- in response to the supplying of the water, allowing the air in the toilet body to enter the buffer air cavity through the seat ring hole and the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.