IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,070,166
Granted Patent B2
US 12,070,166 · App. 18/085,623 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Toilet seat ring

Inventor: Xiaoquan Sun (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
A47K13/26A47K13/02
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Patent No.
US 12,070,166
App. No.
18/085,623
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toilet seat ring includes: a seat ring body and a seat ring mounting end configured to be connected to the seat ring body. The seat ring mounting end includes: a mounting hole configured to install a pivot shaft; and a mounting cavity connected to the mounting hole. The toilet seat ring also includes a sealing element configured to be disposed in the seat ring mounting end. The sealing element includes: an assembly portion configured to be disposed in the mounting cavity; and a plugging portion connected to the assembly portion and configured to seal the mounting hole. The plugging portion includes a wiring harness assembly hole and at least one water pipe mounting hole spaced apart from the wiring harness assembly hole.

Claims (82)

1. A toilet seat ring, comprising:

a seat ring body;

a seat ring mounting end configured to be connected to the seat ring body, the seat ring mounting end comprising:

a mounting hole configured to install a pivot shaft; and

a mounting cavity connected to the mounting hole; and

a sealing element configured to be disposed in the seat ring mounting end, the sealing element comprising:

an assembly portion configured to be disposed in the mounting cavity; and

a plugging portion connected to the assembly portion and configured to seal the mounting hole, the plugging portion comprising a wiring harness assembly hole and at least one water pipe mounting hole spaced apart from the wiring harness assembly hole.

2. The toilet seat ring according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a wiring harness assembly channel connecting a surface of the plugging portion and the wiring harness assembly hole; and

a water pipe assembly channel connecting between the surface of the plugging portion and the water pipe mounting hole.

3. The toilet seat ring according to claim 2 ,

wherein openings of the wiring harness assembly channel and the water pipe assembly channel are both disposed at a rear end of the plugging portion.

4. The toilet seat ring according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one water pipe mounting hole comprises two water pipe mounting holes spaced apart from each other.

5. The toilet seat ring according to claim 4 ,

wherein a communication channel is connected between the two water pipe mounting holes.

6. The toilet seat ring according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plugging portion is integrally formed with the assembly portion.

7. The toilet seat ring according to claim 1 ,

wherein the sealing element is a flexible sealing element comprising a silicone sealing element.

8. The toilet seat ring according to claim 1 ,

wherein the seat ring mounting end comprises:

a mounting end lower cover comprising an arc-shaped lower cover groove disposed at a rear end of the mounting end lower cover; and

a mounting end upper cover comprising an arc-shaped upper cover groove disposed at a rear end of the mounting end upper cover, and

wherein when the mounting end upper cover is connected to the mounting end lower cover, the mounting cavity is formed between the mounting end upper cover and the mounting end lower cover, and the mounting hole is formed between the upper cover groove and the lower cover groove.

9. The toilet seat ring according to claim 8 ,

wherein the assembly portion comprises a limiting groove,

wherein the mounting end upper cover or the mounting end lower cover comprises a limiting plate extending into the mounting cavity, and

wherein a limiting plate is configured to be inserted into the limiting groove.

10. The toilet seat ring according to claim 8 ,

wherein the seat ring body comprises a body upper cover and a body lower cover,

wherein the mounting end upper cover and the body upper cover are integrally formed into a seat ring upper cover,

wherein the mounting end lower cover and the body lower cover are integrally formed into a seat ring lower cover, and

wherein the seat ring upper cover is connected to the seat ring lower cover.

11. The toilet seat ring according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one water pipe mounting hole is disposed below the wiring harness assembly hole.

12. A seat ring mounting device, comprising:

a seat ring mounting end configured to be connected to a seat ring body, the seat ring mounting end comprising:

a mounting hole configured to install a pivot shaft; and

a mounting cavity connected to the mounting hole; and

a sealing element configured to be disposed in the seat ring mounting end, the sealing element comprising:

an assembly portion configured to be disposed in the mounting cavity; and

a plugging portion connected to the assembly portion and configured to seal the mounting hole, the plugging portion comprising a wiring harness assembly hole and at least one water pipe mounting hole spaced apart from the wiring harness assembly hole.

13. The seat ring mounting device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the at least one water pipe mounting hole comprises two water pipe mounting holes spaced apart from each other, and

wherein a communication channel is connected between the two water pipe mounting holes.

14. The seat ring mounting device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the seat ring mounting end comprises:

a mounting end lower cover comprising an arc-shaped lower cover groove disposed at a rear end of the mounting end lower cover; and

a mounting end upper cover comprising an arc-shaped upper cover groove disposed at a rear end of the mounting end upper cover, and

wherein when the mounting end upper cover is connected to the mounting end lower cover, the mounting cavity is formed between the mounting end upper cover and the mounting end lower cover, and the mounting hole is formed between the upper cover groove and the lower cover groove.

15. The seat ring mounting device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the assembly portion comprises a limiting groove,

wherein the mounting end upper cover or the mounting end lower cover comprises a limiting plate extending into the mounting cavity, and

wherein a limiting plate is configured to be inserted into the limiting groove.

16. A method for assembling a toilet seat ring, the method comprising:

installing a seat ring mounting end at a seat ring body;

inserting a wiring harness into a wiring harness assembly hole of a sealing element via a wiring harness assembly channel;

inserting at least one water pipe into at least one water pipe mounting hole of the sealing element via a water pipe assembly channel;

installing the sealing element in a mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end; and

connecting a mounting end upper cover of the seat ring mounting end to the mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end.

17. The method according to claim 16 ,

wherein the installing the sealing element in the mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end comprises:

installing a plugging portion, comprising the wiring harness assembly hole and the at least one water pipe mounting hole, of the sealing element in a mounting hole; and

installing an assembly portion of the sealing element in a mounting cavity of the seat ring mounting end by inserting a limiting plate of the mounting end upper cover of the seat ring mounting end or the mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end into a limiting groove of the assembly portion,

wherein the mounting hole and the mounting cavity are formed by connecting the mounting end upper cover of the seat ring mounting end to the mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end.

18. The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:

wherein the at least one water pipe mounting hole comprises two water pipe mounting holes connected with each other via a communication channel,

wherein the at least one water pipe comprises a hot water pipe and a cold water pipe, and

wherein the inserting the at least one water pipe into the at least one water pipe mounting hole of the sealing element via the water pipe assembly channel comprises:

inserting one of the hot water pipe and the cold water pipe into one of the two water pipe mounting holes via the water pipe assembly channel and the communication channel.

19. The method according to claim 16 ,

wherein the sealing element is a flexible sealing element,

wherein a width of the wiring harness assembly channel is smaller than a diameter of the wiring harness assembly hole,

wherein the inserting the wiring harness into the wiring harness assembly hole of the sealing element via the wiring harness assembly channel comprises:

expanding the width of the wiring harness assembly channel when inserting the wiring harness.

20. The method according to claim 16 ,

wherein the sealing element is a flexible sealing element,

wherein a width of the water pipe assembly channel is smaller than a diameter of the at least one water pipe mounting hole,

wherein the inserting the at least one water pipe into the at least one water pipe mounting hole of the sealing element via the water pipe assembly channel comprises:

expanding the width of the water pipe assembly channel when inserting the at least one water pipe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2023
From: SUN, XIAOQUAN
To: SHANGHAI KOHLER ELECTRONICS, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202123317369.X · Dec 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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