Accessory assembly for a toilet bowl, having a service equipment

Abstract

An accessory assembly for a toilet bowl includes a frame adapted to be attached to an equipment seat formed in a toilet bowl body, a service equipment having an equipment housing and at least one service device carried by the equipment housing and providing an auxiliary function for use of the toilet bowl. The equipment housing is adapted to be removably coupled to the frame, and includes an upper part and a lower part extending from the upper part. The accessory assembly has an upper plate carrying a seat for a toilet bowl hinged thereto, the upper plate being adapted to be removably coupled to the frame or to the upper part of the equipment housing to form an ensemble in which the frame and the upper plate enclose at least the upper part of the equipment housing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An accessory assembly for a toilet bowl, the accessory assembly comprising:
 a frame adapted to be attached to an equipment seat formed in a toilet bowl body,   a service equipment comprising an equipment housing and at least one service device carried by the equipment housing and adapted to provide an auxiliary function for use of the toilet bowl, the equipment housing being adapted to be removably coupled to the frame and comprising an upper part and a lower part extending from the upper part, and   an upper plate, the upper plate being adapted to be removably coupled to the frame or to the upper part of the equipment housing to form an ensemble in which the frame and the upper plate enclose at least the upper part of the equipment housing,   wherein the frame comprises a flat part adapted to be arranged around an edge of the equipment seat, the flat part having at least one aperture adapted to be penetrated by the lower part of the equipment housing, and   wherein the equipment housing and the frame comprise respective connecting devices for a removable connection between the equipment housing and the frame.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the service equipment further comprises at least one hydraulic or electric connector adapted to be connected to an external water or electricity supply network to form at least one hydraulic or electric communication between the service equipment and the external water or electricity supply network. 
     
     
         3 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises a housing part extending from the flat part and adapted to enclose the lower part of the equipment housing. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the housing part comprises connecting devices adapted to be connected on one side to at least one hydraulic or electric connector of the service equipment, and on the other side to an external water or electricity supply network to form at least one hydraulic or electric communication between the service equipment and the external water or electricity supply network. 
     
     
         5 . The accessory assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the equipment housing and frame are configured for push-push or push-pull mounting of the equipment housing on the frame, and said the connecting devices of the frame are configured for automatically connecting to the at least one hydraulic or electric connector of the equipment housing upon mounting the equipment housing on the frame. 
     
     
         6 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the flat part of the frame comprises a central bridge extending between opposite sides of the flat part, the central bridge providing a rest for the upper part of the equipment housing. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the frame and the equipment housing comprise respective guiding elements for guiding insertion of the service equipment into the frame. 
     
     
         8 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper plate and the equipment housing, or the upper plate and the frame, comprise respective connecting devices for a quick coupling connection between the upper plate and the equipment housing, or between the upper plate and the frame. 
     
     
         9 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein control devices are arranged on the upper plate, said the control devices being adapted to be operated by a user for controlling the service equipment. 
     
     
         10 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the service equipment is selected from the group consisting of bidet equipment, detergent dispensers, dispensers of seat protective films, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The accessory assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the service equipment is a bidet equipment comprising at least one water dispensing nozzle, and the at least one service device comprises at least one valve hydraulically connected to the water dispensing nozzle and adapted to be connected to an external water supply network. 
     
     
         12 . The accessory assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper plate carries a seat for a sanitary bowl hinged to the upper plate. 
     
     
         13 . The accessory assembly of  claims 1 , configured to be mounted on the toilet bowl body independently of a seat for a toilet bowl. 
     
     
         14 . A toilet bowl comprising:
 a toilet bowl body delimiting an inner receptacle and having an upper surface comprising a seat part surrounding the inner receptacle, and a seat attaching part flush with the seat part, and in which an equipment seat being formed in the seat part, and   an accessory assembly comprising:   a frame adapted to be attached to an equipment seat formed in the toilet bowl body,   a service equipment comprising an equipment housing and at least one service device carried by the equipment housing and adapted to provide an auxiliary function for use of the toilet bowl, the equipment housing being adapted to be removably coupled to the frame and comprising an upper part and a lower part extending from the upper part, and   an upper plate, the upper plate being adapted to be removably coupled to the frame or to the upper part of the equipment housing to form an ensemble in which the frame and the upper plate enclose at least the upper part of the equipment housing,   wherein the frame comprises a flat part adapted to be arranged around an edge of the equipment seat, the flat part having at least one aperture adapted to be penetrated by the lower part of the equipment housing, and   wherein the equipment housing and the frame comprise respective connecting devices for a removable connection between the equipment housing and the frame,   the accessory assembly being attached to the toilet bowl body at the equipment seat.