Technical unit for a sanitary fixture

Abstract

The technical unit ( 1 ) for a WC comprises a rear interface ( 3 ) suitable for mounting said technical unit onto a building-side installation surface ( 2 ), and a front interface ( 5 ) suitable for mounting a closet body ( 4 ) of a sanitary fixture. It comprises one or more load-bearing elements ( 6 ) which allow a closet body ( 4 ) to be mounted onto the technical unit ( 1 ). It additionally comprises a housing, which encompasses the two interfaces ( 3, 5 ), and a WC under-shower device ( 7 ).

1 : A technical unit for a WC, wherein:
 the technical unit comprises a rear interface suitable for mounting said technical unit onto a building-side installation surface, and a front interface suitable for mounting a closet body of a sanitary fixture;   the technical unit comprises one or more load-bearing elements, which allow the mounting of the closet body onto the technical unit;   the technical unit comprises a WC under-shower device; and   the technical unit comprises a housing which encompasses the two interfaces.   
     
     
         2 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing is designed as a tank. 
     
     
         3 : The technical unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the tank has six walls, two of said walls representing the two interfaces. 
     
     
         4 : The technical unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the technical unit comprises a supporting frame with the load-bearing elements for the closet body, wherein the supporting frame is connected in a rigid manner to the tank. 
     
     
         5 : The technical unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the rear interface comprises a rear mounting plate, and the front interface comprises a front mounting place, and wherein the rear mounting plate is connected in a rigid manner to the supporting frame. 
     
     
         6 : The technical unit according to  claim 5 , wherein the rear mounting plate comprises, in the interior of the tank, attachment elements for the attachment of the WC under-shower device, of a pipe system for the flow of the rinsing water, of a hot water heater, of a blow-drying device, and of a control unit. 
     
     
         7 : The technical unit according to  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the six walls can be opened in a manner such that it can be closed again. 
     
     
         8 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the WC under-shower device is designed so that it is movable, and it comprises a retractable and extendable arm. 
     
     
         9 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the technical unit contains a pipe system for the flow of rinsing water from a rinsing tank located outside of the technical unit to the closet body. 
     
     
         10 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it does not contain a rinsing tank. 
     
     
         11 : The technical unit according to  claim 1  in combination with a rinsing tank, wherein said rinsing tank is arranged outside of the technical unit with horizontal and vertical offset with respect to said technical unit, and under plaster. 
     
     
         12 : The technical unit according to  claim 1  in combination with a rinsing tank, wherein said rinsing tank is arranged outside of the technical unit vertically with respect to said technical unit, and over plaster. 
     
     
         13 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it contains, in addition, a hot water heater. 
     
     
         14 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it contains, in addition, a blow-drying device. 
     
     
         15 : The technical unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the drying device is integrated in the WC under-shower device. 
     
     
         16 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it contains, in addition, a device for odor extraction. 
     
     
         17 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the WC under-shower device comprises a water pump. 
     
     
         18 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it comprises a pipe system for rinsing water, which can be coupled to a connection piece for a rinsing device, which passes through the building-side installation surface. 
     
     
         19 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it comprises an electrical connection passing through the building-side installation surface. 
     
     
         20 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the WC under-shower device has a shower function and a blow-drying function, wherein the shower function and the blow-drying function are implemented in an arm which can be retracted and extended by a control unit, and which contains, on the one hand, at least one water feed line to at least one shower opening, and, on the other hand, at least one air feed line to at least one blow-drying opening in an inner pipe, wherein a closure is provided on the inner pipe, which, in the position for the operation of the at least one shower opening with water, is arranged above the at least one blow drying-opening, and the closure, in the position for the operation of the at least one blow-drying opening with air, is removed from the at least one blow-drying opening. 
     
     
         21 : The technical unit according to  claim 20 , wherein the closure, in the position for the operation of the at least one blow-drying opening with air, is arranged above the at least one shower opening. 
     
     
         22 : The technical unit according to  claim 20 , wherein the closure is designed as an outer pipe which encloses the inner pipe, and which is arranged so it can be shifted relative to the inner pipe. 
     
     
         23 : The technical unit according to  claim 20 , wherein the outer pipe comprises an opening, wherein, in two relative positions of the outer pipe with respect to the inner pipe, alternately the blow-drying opening or the shower opening can be exposed. 
     
     
         24 : The technical unit according to  claim 22 , wherein the outer pipe can be moved between two positions by a control unit, wherein one position corresponds to a retracted position. 
     
     
         25 : The technical unit according to  claim 20 , wherein the inner pipe can be moved by a control unit into three different positions. 
     
     
         26 : The technical unit according to  claim 24 , wherein the two positions of the outer pipe correspond to two positions of the inner pipe, and the inner pipe can be moved further into the third position with respect to the extended position of the outer pipe. 
     
     
         27 : The technical unit according to  claim 20 , wherein the arm can be positioned individually with respect to the user. 
     
     
         28 : The technical unit according to  claim 20 , wherein the water feed line in the area of the shower opening and the air feed line in the area of the blow-drying opening extend substantially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         29 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it is designed as a transportable module. 
     
     
         30 : The technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it comprises a shower water feed line for the WC under-shower device. 
     
     
         31 : A sanitary fixture with a technical unit according to  claim 1 , wherein it comprises a closet body which can be attached at its interface by means of the load-bearing elements to the front interface of the technical unit. 
     
     
         32 : The sanitary fixture according to  claim 31 , wherein it can be mounted over plaster onto the building-side installation surface. 
     
     
         33 : The sanitary fixture according to  claim 31 , wherein it comprises a rinsing tank arranged behind the building-side installation surface under plaster. 
     
     
         34 : The sanitary fixture according to  claim 33 , wherein the closet body and the technical unit are arranged horizontally, and the rinsing tank is arranged horizontally and with vertical offset with respect to said technical unit. 
     
     
         35 : The sanitary fixture according to  claim 31 , wherein the technical unit is at a separation A>0 from the building floor, where A is preferably at least 20 mm. 
     
     
         36 : The sanitary fixture according to  claim 31 , wherein the closet body comprises two guide elements for coupling to the technical unit, said guide elements protruding over the interface of said closet body. 
     
     
         37 : The sanitary fixture according to  claim 31 , wherein the closet body comprises at least two anchoring elements for the attachment to the technical unit, said anchoring elements protruding over the interface of said closet body. 
     
     
         38 : The technical unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the drying device is integrated in the WC under-shower device in the form of a single, movable arm.