Wc bowl and mounting base

Abstract

A WC bowl and a mounting base, the WC bowl comprising a frame portion (1) whose lower surface (2) is intended to be mounted on a mounting foundation, such as a floor. The WC bowl comprises one or more mounting bases (5) comprising a support surface (51), the support surface (51) of one or more mounting bases (5) being adjustable at a distance relative to the lower surface (2) of the WC bowl in such a manner that the mounting base supports the WC bowl when said lower surface is located on the mounting foundation.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to WC bowls and particularly to WC bowls comprising tools for facilitating the mounting thereof and to said tools for facilitating the mounting of WC bowls.[0002]Typically, WC bowls are mounted in sanitary facilities of apartments or the like. Such sanitary facilities, such as the floors of bathrooms, have inclinations, i.e. declivities, for leading any water on the floor to the floor drain.[0003]In spite of inclining floors, there is a tendency to mount WC bowls horizontally. However, the bottom part of WC bowls is even, whereby the bowl must be inclined relative to the floor in connection with the mounting. It is known to implement this support of WC bowls horizontally by placing loose components to support the WC bowl in a horizontal position. Such loose components used for the support include for instance pieces of plastic mat, wooden ribs or the like available materials.[0004]Once the WC bowl is supported horizontally on an...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0010]An advantage of the WC bowl of the invention is a significantly easier mounting thereof. The mounting may be performed without any loose components to be placed under the bowl. The mounting of the WC bowl of the invention significantly quickens compared with the previous manner of mounting, the adjustment into the horizontal position being a simple action.

[0012]An advantage of the adjustable mounting base of the invention is that, when required, this mounting base may be fastened to the WC bowl before the mounting for supporting it horizontally during the mounting phase. The mounting base of the invention is simply adaptable to all known WC bowl models. In view of industrial production, the mounting base is a simple product, and providing a WC bowl with mounting readiness for joining the base does not cause additional costs in the production process of the bowl.

Problems solved by technology

In spite of inclining floors, there is a tendency to mount WC bowls horizontally.

Adjusting WC bowls in a horizontal position by using loose components is quite impractical, since the magnitude of the inclination of the floor varies depending on the mounting site.

In addition, the use of loose components for the straightening is cumbersome.

The mounting often takes up a considerable amount of time precisely because of the straightening of the bowl.

However, by operating in the known manner, WC bowls are not always successfully placed horizontally in spite of the time-consuming efforts, which often results in complaints and expensive reinstallations.

The screw used for the mounting provides a very small adjustment gap for stabilizing the toilet bowl, but simultaneously results in the need to make several sealing joints both at the screw head and between the toilet bowl and the floor.

Images