Water closet

Abstract

A water closet including a flush toilet with a bowl and a flushing device including a flush water feed line to conduct flush water into the bowl, wherein a device for supplying a disinfecting flushing gas into the bowl is provided.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A water closet comprising a flush toilet with a bowl and a flushing device comprising a flush water feed line for supplying flush water into the bowl, wherein a device for feeding a disinfecting flushing gas into the bowl is provided. 
     
     
         2 . The water closet according to  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a gas generator for generating the disinfecting flushing gas or a gas reservoir containing the disinfecting flushing gas. 
     
     
         3 . The water closet according to  claim 1 , wherein the disinfecting flushing gas is ozone. 
     
     
         4 . The water closet according to  claim 3 , wherein the gas generator comprises a housing containing a UV ray-emitting radiation device and a conveying means for conveying the flushing gas generated in the interior of the housing to the bowl. 
     
     
         5 . The water closet according to  claim 4 , wherein the conveying means is a fan arranged in the housing or upstream or downstream from it. 
     
     
         6 . The water closet according to  claim 2 , wherein the gas reservoir is a replaceable and/or refillable pressure vessel, from which the flushing gas can be discharged under pressure. 
     
     
         7 . The water closet according to  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a feed channel, through which the flushing gas can be conducted into the bowl. 
     
     
         8 . The water closet according to  claim 7 , wherein the feed channel is a separate rigid or flexible channel, which leads from the gas generator or the gas reservoir to a feed opening provided on the flush toilet and leading to the bowl. 
     
     
         9 . The water closet according to  claim 7 , wherein the flush water feed line is used as the feed channel, to which the gas generator or the gas reservoir is connected either directly or by way of a channel connecting piece. 
     
     
         10 . The water closet according to  claim 7 , wherein an air exhaust channel is used as the feed channel, through which air can be drawn from the bowl by an exhaust fan, to which air exhaust channel the gas generator or the gas reservoir is connected either directly or by way of a channel connecting piece. 
     
     
         11 . The water closet according to  claim 9 , wherein the channel connecting piece is connected to the flush water feed line or to the air exhaust channel at a point close to the connection of the flush water feed line or of the air exhaust channel to the flush toilet. 
     
     
         12 . The water closet according to  claim 2 , wherein the gas generator or the gas reservoir is or can be arranged in an empty space in the flush toilet or behind a front wall, to which the flush toilet is or can be fastened. 
     
     
         13 . The water closet according to  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a manually actuated operating element for initiating the feed of flushing gas. 
     
     
         14 . The water closet according to  claim 13 , wherein a control unit is provided, which, on actuation of the operating element, turns on the gas generator or opens and then closes the gas reservoir. 
     
     
         15 . The water closet according to  claim 13 , wherein the operating element is a push button or a push knob, which is arranged in particular on an actuating device of the flushing device. 
     
     
         16 . The water closet according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one sensor element for detecting the position of the lid covering the bowl is provided, wherein the feed of the flushing gas can be controlled as a function of the detection result. 
     
     
         17 . The water closet according to  claim 16 , wherein the sensor element serves to detect a raised lid. 
     
     
         18 . The water closet according to  claim 17 , wherein the flush toilet is or can be arranged on a wall, especially a front wall, wherein the sensor element is arranged on the wall above the flush toilet, or in that the flush toilet is a floor-mounted toilet, wherein the sensor element is arranged on a flush tank arranged behind and above the flush toilet. 
     
     
         19 . The water closet according to  claim 16 , wherein the sensor element serves to detect a closed lid. 
     
     
         20 . The water closet according to  claim 19 , wherein the sensor element is arranged on the toilet seat, which is located underneath the lid when the lid is closed. 
     
     
         21 . The water closet according to  claim 16 , wherein the sensor element is a proximity sensor or a pressure sensor. 
     
     
         22 . The water closet according to  claim 1 , wherein a shower device installed in a housing is provided on the flush toilet, which shower device is arranged behind the lid, wherein the lid is pivotably supported on or in the housing, and wherein, in the area of the shower device, a closing device is provided to close the lid automatically upon actuation of the operating element.