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US 8,984,676 B2Granted
Toilet with an odor eliminating function
OwnerYuan Guang Zhenginventor
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Abstract
An odor eliminating toilet with an air passage and enclosed ventilating fan is disclosed. Odors are removed from the toilet bowl during use by an air passage connecting the toilet bowl with the sewer outflow. The air passage contains a ventilating fan for removing said odors.
Claims15
A toilet with an odors eliminating function comprising:
- a toilet having a toilet bowl with a discharge passage and a pre-cast air tunnel which is set outside of the toilet bowl;
- a top open inlet opening of said tunnel passes through the upper part of said bowl wall and a lower open outlet opening of said air tunnel connects to and passes through an air chamber which is provided behind a front end wall of said toilet bowl;
- an inlet screen covering the top open inlet opening;
- a maintenance window in the front end wall of said toilet, said maintenance window comprising a matching, removable and air-tight maintenance window cover;
- an odor ventilating device inside the air chamber, said ventilating device further comprising a inlet connector, a one-way valve, a fan connector and an electrical ventilating fan;
- an annular eliminating device under and aligned with said discharge passage, which is a thin and hollow plate and has its downward ring-like air vent leading to the drain pipe;
- an air passage inside said annular eliminating device opened toward the air chamber;
- and a bottom plate is to seal all the bottom area of the air chamber which is airtight space to prevent the odor leak during the operation or usage.
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