Toilet fill valve with adjustable bowl fill flow
AssigneeMJSI, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Schuster
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Abstract
A toilet fill valve and methods are provided. In one embodiment, the toilet fill valve includes a water inlet and a first water outlet configured to supply water to a toilet tank. The toilet fill valve further includes a bowl fill valve having a bowl fill valve inlet and a bowl valve outlet, the bowl fill valve inlet being operatively coupled to the water inlet. The bowl fill valve is integrated with a body of the toilet fill valve. The bowl fill valve is configured to supply an adjustable flow of water out the bowl fill outlet for filling a toilet bowl during a flush cycle of a toilet.
Claims10
A toilet fill valve, comprising:
- a water inlet;
- a first water outlet configured to supply water to a toilet tank;
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- a bowl fill valve having a bowl fill valve inlet and a bowl fill valve outlet, the bowl fill valve inlet being operatively coupled to the water inlet, the bowl fill valve being integrally molded with and radially extending from a portion of a body of the toilet fill valve, and the bowl fill valve being configured to supply an adjustable flow of water out the bowl fill outlet for filling a toilet bowl during a flush cycle of a toilet.
A toilet tank with an adjustable bowl fill water flow, comprising:
- a toilet fill valve having a water inlet coupled to a water source outside of the toilet tank and a water outlet directing an flow of water into the toilet tank;
- a bowl fill valve having a bowl fill valve inlet and a bowl fill valve outlet, the bowl fill valve inlet being operatively coupled to the water inlet, the bowl fill valve being integrally molded with and radially extending from a portion of a body of the toilet fill valve;
- a tube coupling the bowl fill valve outlet to an overflow tube of the toilet tank, wherein a flow of water into the overflow tube is directed to a toilet bowl;
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- the bowl fill valve being configured to supply an adjustable flow of water out the bowl fill outlet through the tube and into the overflow tube for filling the toilet bowl during a flush cycle of a toilet, the bowl fill valve preventing a creation of a pressure head in the tube.
A method for adjusting a bowl fill water flow during a flush cycle in a toilet, comprising the steps of:
- determining a water level in a toilet bowl when the toilet bowl is full of water;
- adjusting a bowl fill valve integrally molded with and radially extending from a portion of a toilet fill valve in the toilet to a predefined position, thereby adjusting a flow of water that refills the toilet;
- flushing the toilet;
- determining if the flow of water into the toilet bowl is adequate to refill the toilet bowl during the flush cycle;
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- repeating the steps of adjusting the bowl fill valve, flushing the toilet, and determining if the flow of water into the bowl is adequate to refill the toilet bowl until the toilet bowl is substantially filled during a flush cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.