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US 2026/0098401 A1Published application
Venturi source for vacuum asisst flush
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorWIlliam C. Kuru
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Abstract
A toilet includes a water supply input configured to selectively provide water to the toilet, a toilet tank configured to receive water from the water supply input and store the water to flush the toilet, a vacuum chamber at least partially within the toilet tank and connected to a trapway of the toilet, a venturi configured to receive water from the water supply input and provide a negative air pressure to the vacuum chamber, and a fluidic switch configured to selectively connect the water supply input to the venturi.
Claims20
A toilet comprising:
- a water supply input configured to selectively provide water to the toilet;
- a toilet tank configured to receive water from the water supply input and store the water to flush the toilet;
- a vacuum chamber at least partially within the toilet tank and connected to a trapway of the toilet;
- a venturi configured to receive water from the water supply input and provide a negative air pressure to the vacuum chamber;
- and
- a fluidic switch configured to selectively connect the water supply input to the venturi.
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A toilet comprising:
- a water supply input configured to selectively provide to the toilet;
- a toilet tank configured to receive water from the water supply input and store the water to flush the toilet;
- a chamber at least partially within the toilet tank and connected to a trapway of the toilet;
- and
- a venturi configured to receive water from the water supply input and provide negative air pressure to the trapway.
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A method for flushing a toilet, the method comprising:
- releasing water from a toilet tank to a toilet bowl;
- providing air pressure to a vacuum chamber from a venturi;
- providing air pressure from the vacuum chamber to a trapway;
- and
- deactivating the venturi after a predetermined time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.