Toilet

Abstract

A toilet includes a toilet bowl with a toilet seat made of a swivellable seat panel and a swivellable toilet lid as well as a wall-hung urinal which can be closed by a lid. A casing with a device for emitting acoustical speech and/or music information is places fixed or removable by a support to at least one of the movable parts of the toilet or of the wall-hung urinal externally or internally. The casing includes a programmable or preprogrammed speech and/or music module or a chip card containing the speech and/or music information with a microprocessor control. The device is connected with a mechanically or light-optically controlled on-off switch or a motion detector in such a way that, when lifting the toilet lid and/or the seat panel and/or the urinal bowl lid, the putting in and out of action of the speech and/or music module is released by the reproduction of the speech and/or music recording.

1 . A toilet consisting of a toilet bowl with a toilet seat made of a swivellable seat panel and a swivellable toilet lid as well as a wall-hung urinal which can be closed by means of a lid, characterized in 
 that a casing ( 21 ) with a device ( 20 ) for emitting acoustical speech and/or music information is placed fixed or removable by means of a support ( 60 ) to at least one of the movable parts ( 12 ,  213 ,  14 ,  214 ,  314 ) of the toilet ( 10 ,  210 ) or of the wall-hung urinal ( 300 ) externally or internally, the casing comprising a programmable or preprogrammed speech and/or music module ( 120 ) or a chip card ( 70 ) containing the speech and/or music information with a microprocessor control, whereby the device ( 20 ) is connected with a mechanically or light-optically controlled on-off switch or a motion detector in such a way that, when lifting the toilet lid ( 14 ) and/or the seat panel ( 13 ) and/or the urinal bowl lid ( 314 ), the putting in and out of action of the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) is released by the reproduction of the speech and/or music recording.    
     
     
         2 . A toilet according to  claim 1 , 
 characterized in    that the device for emitting acoustical speech and/or music information shows at least one loudspeaker ( 23 ), a source of current ( 22 ) and electronics for generating electrical signals for the loudspeaker.    
     
     
         3 . A toilet according to one of the claims  1  or  2 , 
 characterized in  
 that the electronics comprise at least one sensor which is configured in such a manner that it detects a motion state and/or an ambiance condition of the movable toilet parts ( 13 ,  14 ,  213 ,  214 ,  314 ) and activates the electronics for emitting the speech and/or music information in dependence of the detected state or of the detected ambiance condition.  
 
     
     
         4 . A toilet according to one of the  claims 1  to  3 , 
 characterized in  
 that the sensor is a flip sensor which detects as a state a swivelling movement of one of the movable toilet parts ( 13 ,  14 ,  213 ,  214 ,  314 ), a light barrier, an infrared detector, a motion detector, a mechanical sensor, a touch sensor and/or an ultrasonic sensor, wherebei a switch which can be controlled by short-term acting heat, gestures, finger or pressure can be used.  
 
     
     
         5 . A toilet according to one of the  claims 1  to  4 , 
 characterized in  
 that the electronics comprise a microprocessor ( 138 ) which is configured in such a manner that a speech and/or music information can be alternatively changed.  
 
     
     
         6 . A toilet according to one of the  claims 1  to  5 , 
 characterized in  
 that the electronics comprise a printed wiring board ( 136 ), a microprocessor ( 138 ) placed on the printed wiring board ( 136 ), a flip sensor ( 140 ) placed on the printed wiring board ( 136 ), a loudspeaker ( 142 ) connected with the printed wiring board ( 136 ) and a current supply ( 134 ) connected with the printed wiring board ( 136 ).  
 
     
     
         7 . A toilet according to one of the  claims 1  to  6 , 
 characterized in  
 that the device ( 20 ) or only the printed wiring board (electronics) for emitting acoustical speech and/or music information is placed fixed or removable on the support ( 60 ) and only the speech chip/music chip or microchip on the printed wiring board/device is replaceable (for example by a plug-in contact) in order to reprogramm or to respeak the speech chip/music chip/microchip.  
 
     
     
         8 . A toilet according to one of the  claims 1  to  7 , 
 characterized in  
 that the device ( 20 ) with the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) is placed in the inner space of the casing ( 21 ) with the support ( 60 ), the device being configured in the casing as electronics with a sensor ( 140 ) which is configured in such a manner that it detects a motion state and/or an ambiance condition of the casing ( 21 ) and activates the electronics for emitting the speech and/or music information in dependence of the detected state or of the detected ambiance condition.  
 
     
     
         9 . A toilet according to  claim 8 , 
 characterized in    that the sensor is a motion detector or a flip sensor ( 140 ) which detects a tilting movement or a swivelling movement of the casing ( 21 ) as a state.    
     
     
         10 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  9 , 
 characterized in  
 that the complete speech and/or music module ( 120 ) or the complete electronics such as the microprocessor and/or chip or sensor or switch, current supply, wiring (printed wiring board) or the device is placed only on or by or in a flat smart card.  
 
     
     
         11 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 , 
 characterized in  
 that the casing ( 21 ) with the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) is placed by means of the support ( 60 ) besides the seat panel ( 13 ,  213 ) and/or the toilet lid ( 14 ,  214 ) and/or the urinal bowl lid ( 314 ), whereby the support ( 60 ) is configured as a flat ( 61 ) made of a metallic material or of a plastic, whereby the flat ( 61 ) supports at its one free end ( 61   a ) the casing ( 21 ) with the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) and is placed fixed or removable with its other free end ( 81   b ) on the wall face of the seat panel ( 13 ) and/or of the toilet lid ( 14 ) which is turned to the toilet bowl ( 11 ).  
 
     
     
         12 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  11 , 
 characterized in  
 that the flat-type support ( 60 ) is removably fixed to the lower side of the seat panel ( 13 ) and/or of the toilet lid ( 14 ) by means of a self-adhesive band ( 70 ) or of a Velcro-type fastener.  
 
     
     
         13 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  11 , 
 characterized in  
 that the flat-type support ( 60 ) is placed fixed to the lower side of the seat panel ( 13 ) and/or of the toilet lid ( 14 ) by means of a glued connection.  
 
     
     
         14 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  13 , 
 characterized in  
 that the flat ( 61 ) of the support is configured adjustable lengthwise.  
 
     
     
         15 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  14 , 
 characterized in  
 that the support ( 60 ) shows a lower thickness which is dimensioned so that the support ( 60 ) can be placed between the toilet lid ( 14 ) and the seat panel ( 13 ) or between the seat panel ( 13 ) and the peripheral toilet bowl edge ( 16 ) without considerably increasing the intermediate space between the toilet lid ( 14 ) and the seat panel ( 13 ) or between the seat panel ( 13 ) and the peripheral toilet bowl edge ( 16 ).  
 
     
     
         16 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  15 , 
 characterized in  
 that the faces of the support ( 60 ) and/or of the casing ( 21 ) are configured as advertising spaces.  
 
     
     
         17 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 , 
 characterized in  
 that a device ( 20 ) with a programmable or a preprogrammed speech and/or music module ( 120 ) with a speech and/or music recording is placed by means of its casing on the inner wall face ( 214   a  ) of the toilet lid ( 214 ) turned to the inner space ( 215 ) of the toilet bowl ( 211 ) and/or on the seat panel ( 213 ), this casing being connected with a mechanically or light-optically controlled on-off switch in such a way that, when lifting the toilet lid ( 214 ) and/or the seat panel ( 213 ), the putting in and out of action of the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) is released by the reproduction of the speech and/or music recording.  
 
     
     
         18 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10  or  17 , 
 characterized in  
 that the device ( 20 ) with the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) is integrated into the toilet lid ( 214 ) and/or into the lid part ( 314 ) of the urinal bowl ( 300 ).  
 
     
     
         19 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 ,  17  and  18 , 
 characterized in  
 that the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) is fixed with its casing by means of a self-adhesive coating ( 230 ) to the inner wall face ( 214   a ) of the toilet lid ( 214 ;  314 ).  
 
     
     
         20 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 ,  17  to  19 , 
 characterized in  
 that the toilet lid ( 214 ,  314 ) is provided on its inner wall face ( 214   a ) with a recess ( 214   b ) for receiving the casing with the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) which is held in the recess ( 214   b ) by press-fitting, by means of a glued joint or of another appropriate mechanical connection.  
 
     
     
         21 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 ,  17  to  20 , 
 characterized in  
 that the casing of the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) fixed to the inner wall face ( 214   a  ) of the toilet lid ( 214 ,  314 ) or to the seat panel ( 213 ) is covered moisture-proof and protected against splash water by means of a foil-type cover ( 235 ).  
 
     
     
         22 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 ,  17  to  21 , 
 characterized in  
 that the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) with its casing is placed on one or in one receptacle or toilet cleaning means and/or bad smell removing agent receiver ( 241 ) hung in the inner space ( 215 ) of the toilet bowl ( 11 ) or urinal bowl ( 311 ).  
 
     
     
         23 . A toilet according to any of the  claims 1  to  10 ,  17  to  22 , 
 characterized in  
 that the speech and/or music module ( 120 ) with its casing is placed moisture-proof and protected against splash water in the inner space of the bowl ( 211 ,  311 ) by means of a support held or hung on the peripheral toilet bowl edge ( 216 ) or urinal bowl edge.