Apparatus for automatically cleaning toilet seats

Claim 2

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, and guiding means operable to guide said brushes and wiping means along a path corresponding to the contour of said toilet seat to thereby hold said brushes and wiping means in the desired spaced relationship with regard to said toilet seat, said brushes and wiping means being journalled for rotation about their axes and for reciprocation along their axes.

Claim 3

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, in which said cleaning unit is connected to and foldable together with said lid.

Claim 4

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, which includes dosing means for dosing out the desired quantity of disinfectant, said dosing means being arranged on said lid.

Claim 5

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, which includes motor means operatively connected to said cleaning unit, and also includes adjustable control means operatively connected to said motor means for controlling thE running period of said cleaning unit.

Claim 6

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, which includes a run-off pan interposed between said seat and said toilet body and foldable toward and away from said toilet body.

Claim 7

An arrangement in combination according to claim 5, which includes sealing means for sealing the gap between said toilet lid and said run-off pan in downwardly folded position of said lid which represents the closing position of said lid.

Claim 8

An arrangement in combination according to claim 6, in which said sealing means include water deflecting portions arranged on said lid and said run-off pan and leading into said bowl.

Claim 9

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit collectively comprising spraying means for dispering cleaning and disinfecting fluid and also comprising brushes and wiping means for drying thereof and collectively being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being mounted on said lid forming a structured unit with the seat collectively to be assembled with said toilet body and being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry.

Claim 10

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit collectively comprising spraying means for dispering cleaning and disinfecting fluid and also comprising brushes and wiping means for drying thereof and collectively being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being mounted on said lid forming a structured unit with the seat collectively to be assembled with said toilet body and being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry.

Claim 11

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, which includes rotatable driving disc means having said brushes and wiping means rotatably connected thereto.

Claim 12

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, which includes pivotally mounted driving disc means having said brushes and wiping means rotatably connected thereto.

Claim 13

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, the wiping means comprising radially extending wiper blades, and control means provided which are operatively connected to said wiping means and are operable to move alternate wiper blades into their wiping position.

Claim 14

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, the wiping means comprising radially extending wiper blades, and control means provided which are operatively connected to said wiping means and are operable to move alternate wiper blades into their wiping position.

Claim 15

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, said brushes and wiping means being roller-shaped, and wheel means and cam means, said wheel means being rotatably connected to said brushes and wiping means being in guided arrangement with said cam means.

Claim 16

In combination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, said brushes and wiping means being roller-shaped, and wheel means and cam means, said wheel means being rotatably connected to said brushes and wiping means being in guided arrangement with said cam means.

Claim 17

An arrangement in combination according to claim 1, in which said actuating means forms a driving disc, and which includes transmission belt means and a drive motor drivingly connected to said driving disc by means of said transmission belt means.

Claim 18

An arrangement in combination according to claim 13, in which said toilet lid includes a cover plate exchangeably arranged in said lid and having mounted thereon said motor and said wiping means and brushes and driving means therefor.

Claim 19

In coMbination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, said actuating means forming a driving disc, transmission belt means and a drive motor drivingly connected to said driving disc by means of said transmission belt means, said toilet lid including a cover plate exchangeably arranged in said lid and having mounted thereon said motor and said wiping means and brushes and driving means therefor, said lid including flange means for supporting said cover plate, said flange means comprising passage means for feeding cleaning fluid and disinfectant to said brushes and wiping means and being sealed toward the outside by said flange means.

Claim 20

In coMbination with a toilet having a toilet body including a bowl, a seat and a lid pivotally connected to said toilet body and foldable selectively toward and away from said seat, a device for automatically cleaning the toilet seat, which includes: a cleaning unit comprising spraying means and brushes and wiping means and being foldable toward and away from said bowl, said cleaning unit being adapted to receive cleaning fluid and disinfectant and to spray the same onto the toilet seat, and actuating means operatively connected to said brushes and operable to cause said brushes to clean said seat and wipe it dry, said actuating means forming a driving disc, transmission belt means and a drive motor drivingly connected to said driving disc by means of said transmission belt means, said toilet lid including a cover plate exchangeably arranged in said lid and having mounted thereon said motor and said wiping means and brushes and driving means therefor, said lid including flange means for supporting said cover plate, said flange means comprising passage means for feeding cleaning fluid and disinfectant to said brushes and wiping means and being sealed toward the outside by said flange means.

Claim 21

An arrangement in combination according to claim 15, in which said cleaning unit includes nozzle means operable to spray cleaning fluid and disinfectant toward the bottom side of said flange means.