Suction system for bathrooms

Abstract

A suction system which comprises an extractor element which is functionally connected in input to a flushing pipe of a flusher of a toilet bowl and in output to a space located outside the room in which the bowl is provided. The extractor element comprises a box-like container, which is provided with an inspection cover and inside which there is a compartment for accommodating an extractor in which the intake port is connected to the flushing pipe of the flusher and the discharge port is connected to a pipe for connection to the space outside the room or other vents; electrical and electronic means for supplying power and managing the system are provided within the box-like container.

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       24 . A suction system for bathrooms, comprising extractor means which are functionally connected in input to a flushing pipe of a flusher of a toilet bowl and in output to a space located outside the room in which said bowl is provided, wherein said extractor means comprise a box-like container, which is provided with an inspection cover and inside which there is a compartment for accommodating an extractor which is connected at its inlet and outlet respectively to the flushing pipe of the flusher and to a pipe for connection to the space outside the room, electrical and electronic means for supplying power and managing said system being provided within said box-like container. 
   
   
       25 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , wherein said extractor means comprise an actuatable flow diverter, which is adapted to alternately connect the inlet of said extractor means to the flushing pipe of the flusher or to the room in which the toilet bowl is arranged. 
   
   
       26 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , wherein within said compartment formed in the box-like container which accommodates said extractor there is a first port, which is connected directly to the flushing pipe of the flusher, and there is a second port, which is connected to the room where the toilet bowl is provided, said flow diverter being provided within said box-like container and being adapted to block alternately said first port or said second port in order to allow said extractor to perform extraction from the flushing pipe or from the room. 
   
   
       27 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 26 , wherein said second port is formed in said cover for closing said box-like container, said first port being formed on a plane which lies at an angle with respect to the plane on which said second port is formed, said flow diverter being constituted by a flow control element which is formed by a first flat portion and a second flat portion which are mutually inclined, said flow control element being pivoted to said cover along the line that divides said flat portions, said flat portions being adapted to block a respective first or second port depending on the angular position assumed by said flow control element about its own hinge axis. 
   
   
       28 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 25 , further comprising means for the actuated movement of said flow diverter which act on said flow control element. 
   
   
       29 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 28 , wherein said actuated movement means comprise an electromagnet which is controlled by a humidity sensor which, when a preset percentage value of humidity is reached, transmits the activation pulse to the electromagnet, which by pushing against said flow control element makes it turn about its own hinge. 
   
   
       30 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , further comprising one-way means for the bad odors that have been extracted or arrive from the drain of said extractor system. 
   
   
       31 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 30 , wherein said one-way means comprise a valve which is constituted by an oscillating plate which is arranged in an upward region in abutment against edges of a discharge port of the extractor. 
   
   
       32 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , wherein in said box-like container there is a secondary compartment, which is separate from said compartment and is designed to accommodate said electrical and electronic means for system power supply and management. 
   
   
       33 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , wherein said electrical and electronic means comprise an electronic board with a programmable microprocessor, a small transformer with low power consumption for supplying power to the electric motor of the extractor, an additional 0.5-VA transformer for supplying power to a humidity sensor, a potentiometer for adjusting the speed of the electric motor of the extractor, a potentiometer for varying the management times of the various electronic components, and a user presence sensor, which is capable of detecting the presence of the user and of establishing electronically which of the two body functions the user is performing. 
   
   
       34 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , further comprising a user presence sensor which is associated with an electronic program, said sensor being arranged above the toilet bowl and having a field of action which is inclined from above toward the toilet bowl with a breadth which ranges from the wall to slightly above the bowl, said sensor with said associated electronic program discriminating the standing or sitting position of the user and the simple transit in front of the toilet bowl and actuating said extractor as a function of programmed operating times as a function of the analysis of the position of the user. 
   
   
       35 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 26 , wherein an additional covering element is associated with said cover, through openings being provided in said additional covering element and being adapted to allow access to air toward said second port and consequently allow the extraction of air by the extractor. 
   
   
       36 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , further comprising means for draining the water that has accumulated in the flushing pipe of the toilet bowl after discharging the flusher. 
   
   
       37 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 36 , wherein said draining means comprise a small pipe which connects the bottom of a transverse portion of the flushing pipe that enters the toilet bowl to a point, at a hydraulic height which is equal to, or lower than, the bottom of said transverse portion, of a duct for discharging the waste water of the toilet bowl or other waste water. 
   
   
       38 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 37 , further comprising a frame to be incorporated in a wall of the room in which the toilet bowl is arranged, said frame being constituted by at least two uprights, in which portions of pipes of said system are integrated or arranged, and by at least two cross-members for connecting said uprights, a cistern of the flusher being fixed between two of said cross-members. 
   
   
       39 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 38 , further comprising, at the base of said uprights, feet for support and fixing to the ground, whose height can be adjusted. 
   
   
       40 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 38 , wherein one of said cross-members is tubular and the means for draining the water accumulated in the flushing pipe after discharging the flusher are arranged inside said cross-member. 
   
   
       41 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 40 , wherein said duct for connection to the space outside the room has a first portion, which is external to the frame and protrudes from the extractor means, and, in series thereto, a second portion, which lies inside a respective said upright, the duct arranged inside the wall for connecting said flushing pipe to the inlet of said extractor means having a first portion which lies inside a respective said upright and a second portion which lies above the upright and is connected directly to said extractor means. 
   
   
       42 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 41 , wherein the cross-section of the portions of the system which lie above said frame is oval in order to allow their accommodation between outermost ribs of hollow bricks that compose the wall into which the system is to be recessed. 
   
   
       43 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 41 , wherein said extractor means are functionally connected in input to said flushing pipe and in output to a pipe for connection to the space outside the room, which comprises the duct for the discharge of the wastewater of the toilet bowl or of other wastewater. 
   
   
       44 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 43 , wherein said small pipe connects the bottom of the transverse portion of said flushing pipe to said pipe for connection to the space outside the room. 
   
   
       45 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 44 , wherein said draining pipe is contoured so as to form a siphon. 
   
   
       46 . The suction system for bathrooms according to  claim 24 , wherein said extractor means comprise an extractor which is accommodated in a box-like container which is recessed within the wall and is provided with a cover with an air intake, the electronic means for managing the fan being provided inside said container, a sensor for detecting the presence of the user on the toilet bowl being provided on said cover.