Seat assembly and toilet
AssigneeKohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
InventorBin Zhang
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Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seat including at least one seat lug disposed at a rear end of the seat. The seat assembly further includes a waterway control mechanism disposed on a side of the at least one seat lug. The waterway control mechanism includes a mechanism body pivotably connected to the at least one seat lug and comprising a pressure relief hole; a cover connected to the mechanism body and comprising a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe; a sealing valve disposed in the cover and comprising a water flowing hole; and a swinging arm pivotably disposed between the mechanism body and the at least one seat lug and configured to be driven by a rotation of the at least one seat lug so as to swing.
Claims21
1-10. (canceled)
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat comprising at least one seat lug disposed at a rear end of the seat;
- and
- a waterway control mechanism disposed on a side of the at least one seat lug, the waterway control mechanism comprising:
- a mechanism body pivotably connected to the at least one seat lug and comprising a pressure relief hole;
- a cover connected to the mechanism body and comprising a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe;
- a sealing valve disposed in the cover and comprising a water flowing hole;
- and
- a swinging arm pivotably disposed between the mechanism body and the at least one seat lug and configured to be driven by a rotation of the at least one seat lug so as to swing.
A toilet, comprising:
- a toilet bowl;
- a toilet body;
- a mounting base disposed at a rear end portion of the toilet body;
- a seat assembly comprising:
- a seat pivotably connected to the mounting base, the seat comprising at least one seat lug disposed at a rear end of the seat;
- and
- a waterway control mechanism disposed on a side of the at least one seat lug, the waterway control mechanism comprising:
- a mechanism body pivotably connected to the at least one seat lug and comprising a pressure relief hole;
- a cover connected to the mechanism body and comprising a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe;
- a sealing valve disposed in the cover and comprising a water flowing hole;
- and
- a swinging arm pivotably disposed between the mechanism body and the at least one seat lug and configured to be driven by a rotation of the at least one seat lug so as to swing;
- a water supply pipeline configured to be connected to the water inlet pipe;
- a pre-flushing nozzle configured to be connected to the water outlet pipe and directed toward the toilet bowl.
A method for controlling a pre-flushing nozzle of a toilet to spray water, the method comprising:
- rotating at least one seat lug disposed at a rear end of the seat by flipping a seat of the toilet with respect to a toilet body;
- in response to a rotation of the at least one seat lug, changing a state of a swinging arm from an initial state to a swinging state;
- in response to the swinging state of the swinging arm, allowing the pre-flushing nozzle to spray the water by connecting a waterway between a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe.
The method according to 29, wherein allowing the pre-flushing nozzle to spray the water comprises:
- in response to a deformation of a sealing valve, moving a plug cap disposed at an end of the swinging arm to leave from a pressure relief hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.