Toilettenkabine

Abstract

Toilet cubicle with a floor (1), a back wall (2) and two side walls (3, 4) connected to each other via the back wall (2), and a removable tank (5) arranged therein with an opening (6) for receiving excrement, characterized in that the distance of the two side walls (3, 4) from the floor to the upper edge (7) of the toilet cubicle increases continuously.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a toilet cubicle according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] There is a significant need for mobile, transportable toilets for mobile use, primarily in outdoor areas, particularly in crisis zones, in disaster situations, in military applications (e.g., during maneuvers, troop movements, and war operations), as well as in humanitarian operations such as refugee camps and other large-scale events. These are generally transportable huts or cabins that can be locked and are equipped with a toilet seat and a container for collecting feces. These cabins are usually pre-assembled, with the components expertly screwed together and transported to the site of installation or use using delivery vehicles and cranes. They are then picked up again after use. The use of mobile toilets prevents users from openly relieving themselves in the open or in unintended locations.This ensures a significant contribution to the containment of infectious diseases.

[0003] The use of mobile toilets is particularly important in disaster and war zones, as well as in humanitarian emergency areas where normal water and sanitation services are nonexistent, severely inadequate, or have failed. Especially in such scenarios, in environmental conditions of poor hygiene and in extreme weather conditions, there is a significant risk of epidemics if proper, systematic collection and disposal of feces is not carried out.

[0004] There are a variety of different toilet cubicles on the market, for example, described in the publications US 2021 / 0324645 A1 and US 9,765,542 B1, which can also be designed to be disassembled and stackable for ease of transport. However, the common toilet cubicles are usually very complex to assemble and disassemble as they are bolted together, requiring costly and time-consuming assembly and disassembly for transport. Once assembled, they require a considerable amount of space for transport to the place of use.

[0005] The task is therefore to design a toilet cubicle in such a way that it is inexpensive to manufacture, use and maintain, as well as being lightweight and space-saving to transport.

[0006] This problem is solved by the characterizing features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments can be found in the subclaims.

[0007] The invention relates to a toilet cubicle comprising a floor, a rear wall, and two side walls connected to each other via the rear wall, as well as a removable tank for collecting feces arranged therein. The distance between the two side walls increases continuously from the floor to the upper edge of the toilet cubicle. This allows the toilet cubicles according to the invention to be stacked as a whole.

[0008] The toilet cubicle is preferably made primarily of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). This provides durability and impact resistance, as well as high temperature resistance and easy transport due to its low weight.

[0009] Preferably, the removable tank is equipped with a seat and / or an opening for the introduction of feces. This allows the tank to be used as a toilet either while sitting or standing.

[0010] Preferably, the removable tank has a closable opening at its lower end, located near the rear wall, for draining cleaning water after the interior of the tank has been cleaned. This allows the tank to be easily emptied from the outside.

[0011] Preferably, the toilet cubicle has a front wall opposite the rear wall, which has a recess in its upper area. This allows the user to extend their legs outward from the toilet cubicle while sitting.

[0012] Advantageously, the toilet cubicle features a hinged lid attached to the upper edge. This provides rain protection, privacy, and theft protection for the removable tank.

[0013] Preferably, the lid is equipped with a gravity lock, which allows the lid to be opened only at a certain angle. This prevents the lid from being opened when the toilet cubicle is stationary.

[0014] Preferably, the opening of the removable tank has a fastening device for a bag located in the tank to collect the feces. This allows the feces to be removed from the tank quickly and easily.

[0015] The lower part of the side walls of the toilet cubicle should preferably have a roller or wheel. This allows the toilet cubicle to be moved.

[0016] Preferably, in the area of ​​the lower rear side there is a roller or wheel that can pivot about a vertical axis and rotate about a horizontal axis and has an optimal parking brake, which makes it easier to move the toilet cubicle when moving.

[0017] The toilet cubicle preferably has at least one screen arranged parallel to a side wall and pivotable about a horizontal axis. This provides privacy.

[0018] Preferably, the opening of the removable tank is equipped with a lockable lid. This helps reduce odors.

[0019] Preferably, the toilet cubicle is stackable with other similar toilet cubicles, with any hinged lids stacked one above the other when open. This allows for easy transport while requiring minimal space.

[0020] The toilet cubicle is preferably a converted waste collection container in accordance with DIN EN 840-1. This allows for the use of a familiar basic container.

[0021] An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show: Fig. 1 A perspective view of a ready-to-use toilet cubicle according to the invention. The toilet cubicle according to the invention is equipped with side walls 3 and 4, the distance between which increases continuously, viewed from the floor 1 of the toilet cubicle, to the upper edge 7 of the toilet cubicle. This allows for the stackability of several similar toilet cubicles, as described in detail below. Fig. 2 A representation according to Fig. 1 with a person using the toilet cubicle and the screens folded down; Fig. 3 The Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 toilet cubicle shown in exploded view and with open lid; Fig. 4 Exploded view of the tank contained in the toilet cubicle with these additional components; Fig. 5 The tank from Fig. 4 in sectioned exploded view; Fig. 6 The toilet cubicle from Fig. 1 in sectional view; Fig. 7 A number of stacked, dismantled toilet cubicles for transport in a container, e.g. a 40-foot ISO sea container; Fig. 8 Several operational toilet cubicles according to Fig. 1 with a security bar connecting them as theft protection.

[0022] In Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a toilet cubicle according to the invention. This comprises a floor 1, a rear wall 2 extending upwards from the floor, and two side walls 3, 4 connected to each other via the rear wall 2. Within the toilet cubicle and between the side walls 3 and 4, directly above the floor 1, there is a removable tank, which is described in the following figures and of which Fig. 1, only the toilet lid 17 is visible. The toilet cubicle also has a front wall 9, which is opposite the rear wall 2, but connects the two side walls 3 and 4 only in the lower area of ​​the toilet cubicle 1, close to the floor 1. In its upper area, the front wall 9 has a recess 10, which extends essentially between the two side walls 3 and 4, but does not quite reach them. The recess 10 is approximately flush on its underside with the toilet lid 17 of the tank arranged therein, described later.

[0023] The described toilet cubicle has two wheels 14 in the area of ​​its rear side 2, the axes of which run collinearly, one wheel 14 being located on the left side, in the area of ​​the left side wall 3, and the other (not shown) wheel 14 in the area of ​​the right side wall 4. These wheels 14 allow the entire toilet cubicle to tilt and be pulled around a horizontal axis like a mobile garbage container. In the area of ​​its front wall 9, specifically within a recess in the front wall 9 extending from the floor 1, there is a rotatable roller 15 which is rotatable not only around itself but also around a vertical axis in the area of ​​its bearing, so that the toilet cubicle can be moved and steered over this roller. Outside the two side walls 3 and 4 there are two pivoting screens 16 which are pivotable around the common axis of the wheels 14 and are designed such that they can be moved in the direction associated with the Fig. 1 shown transport condition of the toilet cabin are swung up and in the Fig. 2, whereby the upper or front sides of the screens 16 project beyond the front wall 9 of the toilet cubicle and thus provide lateral privacy, which makes it possible in relation to the Fig. 2 depicted person using the toilet cubicle.

[0024] In the Fig. 1 and Fig. Finally, Figure 2 shows a lid which is located in the area of ​​the upper edge 7 of the toilet cubicle and which is pivotally connected to the rear wall 2 of the toilet cubicle about an axis 19.

[0025] Fig. 3 shows the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows the toilet cubicle with the lid 7 open and in an exploded view. Here, the screens 16 are shown spaced apart from the toilet cubicle and the lid 11 is open. Also shown is a tank 5 with a toilet lid 17 on its upper side, the underside of which is designed such that it can be inserted into the body of the toilet cubicle from above (with the lid 11 open) until the toilet lid 17 is approximately flush with the upper side of the front wall 9, as shown in Fig. 1 is shown.

[0026] A more detailed representation of the structure of tank 5 shows Fig. 4. The tank 5 has an opening 6 through which a bag 13 for collecting the faeces is guided, which can be fastened with a fastening device 12 in the area of ​​the opening 6. Above this is the plate 18 which can be inserted into the top of the tank 5 and into which the seat 8 in the form of a toilet seat is integrated, equipped with a pivoting toilet lid 17. The entire arrangement is in Fig. 4 is shown in exploded view. Furthermore, Fig. 5 the same arrangement of the tank 5 with opening 6, device 12 and lid 17 including the underlying seat 8 is attached, but here without the bag 13. In an alternative embodiment, as in principle in Fig. As shown in Figure 5, the tank can also be used without the bag 13, if an opening arranged in the area of ​​the rear wall with a closure for the removal of the faeces is provided, so that the tank 5 can be emptied through this opening to the rear or downwards and through the rear wall 2. This is not shown in detail in the drawing.

[0027] Fig. 6 finally shows a half-sectioned view of the toilet cubicle according to Fig. 1. Here it is shown particularly clearly how the tank 5 with the seat 8 and the opening 6 is inserted into the lower area, i.e. directly above the floor 1 between the rear wall 2 and the front wall 9 of the toilet cubicle.

[0028] Fig. Figure 7 finally shows several stacked toilet cubicles according to the invention, each of the same design in a disassembled state. Here, the lids 11 have been removed and placed next to them, as have the tanks 5, the seats 8, and the toilet lids 17. The screens 16 have been removed and also stacked next to them. It can be seen that the toilet cubicles can be stacked one inside the other due to the increasing distance between the side walls 3 and 4 from bottom to top. The tanks 5 are designed in the same way. These also have a distance between the two side walls (not provided with reference numerals) that increases from bottom to top and can therefore also be stacked one inside the other. The toilet lids 17, the lids 11, the seats 8, and the screens 16 are flat parts that can be placed on top of one another and, in a sense, can also be stacked. In this way, it is possible to produce a very large number of toilet cubicles of the same type, e.g.in an ISO sea container (20 inch or 40 inch) as used in . Fig. 7, can be transported to crisis areas and set up quickly and easily. The toilet cabins can be set up and dismantled quickly and easily, even by inexperienced people, meaning anyone can do it even in hard-to-reach places.

[0029] Finally, Fig.8 shows a further development of the invention, which serves to securely connect toilet cubicles of the same design to one another and thus protect them from theft and critical weather influences, e.g., strong winds. For this purpose, similar toilet cubicles according to the invention are placed next to one another with their rear walls 2, with the two resulting pairs of toilet cubicles then being lined up next to one another so that the axes 19 of the lids 11 are approximately aligned. A securing beam 21 can then be laid along these axes 19 or parallel thereto and connected to the toilet cubicles in a suitable manner, thus providing an anti-theft device and enabling a stable connection between a plurality of adjacent toilet cubicles. QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents submitted by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the convenience of the reader. This list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] US 2021 / 0324645 A1

[0004] US 9,765,542 B1

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Claims

[1] Toilet cubicle with a floor (1), a rear wall (2) and two side walls (3, 4) connected to each other via the rear wall (2), as well as a removable tank (5) arranged therein with an opening (6) for receiving faeces, characterized by that the distance between the two side walls (3, 4) from the floor to the upper edge (7) of the toilet cubicle increases continuously. [2] Toilet cubicle according to claim 1, characterized by that it consists at least essentially of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). [3] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the removable tank (5) has a closure plate with an opening for the seat (8) and a seat (8) with the opening (6) for receiving faeces. [4] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the removable tank (5) has at its lower end arranged in the region of the rear wall (2) an opening which can be closed with a closure for removing the faeces. [5] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it has a front wall (9) opposite the rear wall (2) which has a recess (10) in its upper region. [6] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it has a lid (11) pivotally connected to it in the region of its upper edge (7). [7] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the lid (11) is provided with a gravity lock, by means of which the opening of the lid (11) is only possible from a certain pivoting angle. [8] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the opening (6) of the removable tank (5) has a fastening device (12) for a bag (13) located in the removable tank (5) for receiving the faeces. [9] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it has a wheel (14) in the lower region of each of its side walls (3, 4) and the axes of the two wheels (14) are collinear. [10] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by in that it has, in the region of its lower front wall (9), a roller (15) which can be pivoted about a vertical axis and rotated about a horizontal axis and which is optionally provided with a parking brake. [11] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it has at least one screen (16) arranged parallel to a side wall (3, 4) and pivotable about a horizontal axis. [12] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the opening (6) of the removable tank (5) is provided with a lockable toilet lid (17). [13] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it can be stacked with other, similar toilet cubicles, wherein any hinged lids (11) are arranged stacked one above the other in the open state. [14] Toilet cubicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it is a converted waste collection container according to DIN EN 840-1.

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