BALL DEPTH

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a connection element for connecting at least one toilet to at least one disposal line, wherein the connection element has a body, wherein several connection spigots for connecting at least one toilet and for connecting to at least one disposal line are arranged on the body, and to a method for its manufacture.

[0002] In the prior art, such connection elements for a toilet are also known as ball branch fittings, whereby such connection elements are designed exclusively for connecting a single outlet pipe leading from the toilet, since today's toilets do not separate fecal wastewater and urine, but discharge them through the same outlet pipe into the same disposal line.

[0003] Future toilets will have two outlets that direct urine and fecal waste into separate drainage lines. This offers the advantage of separate collection and treatment of urine and fecal waste, allowing for their reuse. Since the space or shaft for connecting a toilet to a drainage line is very limited, and hotels, other public buildings, and apartment buildings typically have multiple toilets, several connection points are necessary. However, the space and accessibility within such a shaft are not sufficient for installing two separate ball joints for the separate drainage of urine and fecal waste, as is known from current technology.

[0004] A connection element for the separate discharge of urine and feces is disclosed, for example, in KR20120076006A. This element features two concentric discharge lines. Feces are discharged through the inner discharge line, while urine is discharged between the outer and inner discharge lines. The connection nozzles for feces are routed through the space between the two discharge lines.

[0005] The object of the invention is to propose a connection element which feeds the urine and fecal wastewater separately to the disposal lines and has a compact size.

[0006] This problem is solved according to the invention by a connecting element according to claim 1.

[0007] The connection element according to the invention is formed in one piece, thus avoiding joints that would require additional sealing. The body has a spherical shape, or rather a shape formed by two intersecting spheres. This shape facilitates optimal transverse flow of urine and fecal wastewater through the transverse toilet connection spigots, despite the media flowing vertically through the connection element from above, which have already been flushed into the drainage pipes. Due to the spherical shape of the body, the medium, i.e., urine and fecal wastewater, flows along the side walls of the hollow body, and no obstruction forms in front of the toilet connection spigots opening into the hollow body, which would impede or prevent the flow.

[0008] The connection element has at least four wastewater connection ports and at least two toilet connection ports; this allows urine and fecal wastewater to be collected and treated separately.

[0009] A further advantageous embodiment consists in the connection element having at least four toilet connection ports for connecting multiple toilets. A preferred connection element according to the invention allows two toilets, each with two separate outlet ports for urine and fecal wastewater, to be connected to two separate drainage lines. This enables a consistent separation between urine and fecal wastewater.

[0010] A preferred embodiment consists in the connecting element according to the invention having a body with two hollow bodies, wherein the two hollow bodies share a common partition. The hollow bodies are preferably designed as two spherical segments that merge into one another, with the partition being located in the transition area. It is advantageous if the hollow body through which the fecal wastewater flows is larger than the second hollow body for urine.

[0011] A preferred embodiment has been found in which two disposal line connection nozzles are arranged on each hollow body.

[0012] Preferably, the two drainage pipe connection spigots are located opposite each other on the same hollow body and run concentrically to each other. It is advantageous if the upper drainage pipe connection is designed as a socket and the lower one as a nipple.

[0013] It is advantageous if the toilet connection fittings are located on the same cross-sectional plane as the wastewater connection fittings. This means that the connection fittings for sewage are all arranged in one cross-sectional plane, as are all the connection fittings for urine.

[0014] It has proven advantageous if the toilet connection spigots are each aligned at an angle between 45° and 90° to the upper drain connection spigot. A particularly preferred embodiment is one in which the toilet connection spigot is arranged at an angle of 88.5° to the upper drain connection spigot.

[0015] It is advantageous if the toilet connection spigots, which are directed towards the same side and are for connecting the same toilet, run parallel.

[0016] All design options can be freely combined with each other.

[0017] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the figures, although the invention is not limited to these exemplary embodiments. The figures show: Fig. 1 a three-dimensional view of a connection element according to the invention, Fig. 2 a three-dimensional view of a connection element according to the invention with a partial section of two embodiments, Fig. 3 a sectional view of a connection element according to the invention, wherein the section plane runs through the connection nozzles of the sewage wastewater, Fig. 4 a front view, Fig. 5 a side view and Fig. 6 a three-dimensional view of an alternative embodiment of the connection element according to the invention.

[0018] The in Fig. 1The drawing shows a connection element 1 according to the invention for connecting a toilet to at least one drainage pipe. The connection element 1 shown here is suitable for connecting to two toilets and two drainage pipes. The connection element 1 has a body 2 on which several connection spigots 3, 4 are arranged. The vertically oriented connection spigots 3 serve to connect to the drainage pipes, which generally run vertically in a shaft, thus limiting space. The disposal of urine and fecal waste is separate; that is, the toilet has two connections that each direct the urine and fecal waste separately to the respective drainage pipe via the connection element 1 according to the invention.The larger disposal connection ports 3, which are arranged concentrically one below the other, serve for connection to the disposal line for fecal wastewater. The adjacent disposal connection ports 3 are smaller and serve for connection to the disposal line for urine. The body 2 has two separate hollow bodies 5, 6. The hollow bodies are preferably separated by a partition 7 (in . Fig. 2 The urine and fecal wastewater are separated from each other, thus preventing them from mixing. The connection ports 4 to the toilet are located in the same plane as the corresponding disposal ports 3, corresponding to the medium being discharged. This is clearly visible from the Figs. 3 to 5 to be recognized in which the connection element 1 according to the invention is shown as a view or in a section.

[0019] Preferably, the toilet connection spigots 4 are aligned at an angle α of 45° - 90° to the upper disposal connection spigot 3, which runs vertically, wherein a preferred variant is located in the Figures 1 to 5 shown with an angle α of 88.5° and another preferred variant in Fig. 6 This represents an angle α of 45°, although other arrangements of the nozzles are also conceivable.

[0020] The body 2 of the connecting element has a spherical shape, wherein the two hollow bodies 5, 6 preferably form two interlocking spherical segments and preferably their horizontally extending central axes are aligned. In addition, the intermediate wall 7 is preferably arranged in the transition area of ​​the two spherical segments, which results from Fig. 2 can be seen.

[0021] The toilet connection spigots 4, which are directed towards the same side, preferably run parallel. Furthermore, the toilet connection spigots 4 are preferably directed centrally towards the center of the respective spherical segment.

[0022] The disposal connection nozzles 3 are preferably directed centrally onto the spherical segments.

[0023] The toilet connection spigots 4 and the upper wastewater connection spigots 3 are preferably designed as sockets 8 and are thus connected to the corresponding pipes. The lower wastewater connection spigots 3 are preferably designed as nipples 9 and are inserted into a pipe end with a socket end. Reference symbol list

[0024] 1 Connection element 2 Body 3 Connection element wastewater line 4 Connection element toilet 5 Hollow body fecal wastewater 6 Hollow body urine 7 Partition wall 8 Socket 9 Nipple αAngle between waste disposal connection and toilet connection

Claims

1. Connecting element (1) for connecting at least one toilet to at least one disposal line, wherein the connecting element (1) comprises a spherical body (2), wherein a plurality of connection nozzles (3, 4) for connecting at least one toilet and for connecting to at least one disposal line is arranged on the body (2), wherein the body (2) has at least two hollow bodies (5, 6) separated from one another, arranged next to one another, in order to prevent mixing of the urine and faecal wastewater flowing through the hollow bodies (5, 6) during use, and wherein the connecting element (1) comprises at least four disposal-line connection nozzles (3) and at least two toilet connection nozzles (4).

2. Connecting element (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the connecting element (1) comprises at least four toilet connection nozzles (4) for connecting a plurality of toilets.

3. Connecting element (1) according to one of Claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the body (2) has two hollow bodies (5, 6), wherein the two hollow bodies (5, 6) have a common intermediate wall (7).

4. Connecting element (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that in each case two disposal-line connection nozzles (3) are arranged on each of the hollow bodies (5, 6).

5. Connecting element (1) according to Claim 4, characterized in that in each case the two disposal-line connection nozzles (3) on the same hollow body (5, 6) lie opposite one another and extend concentrically with respect to one another.

6. Connecting element (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the toilet connection nozzles (4) for urine and faecal wastewater in each case lie in the same sectional plane as the disposal-line connection nozzles (3) of the corresponding medium.

7. Connecting element (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the toilet connection nozzles (4) are each aligned at an angle (α) between 45° and 90° relative to the upper disposal-line connection nozzle (3), preferably at an angle (α) of 88.5° relative to the upper disposal-line connection nozzle (3).

8. Connecting element (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the toilet connection nozzles (4) which are directed to the same side extend parallel to one another.

9. Method for producing a connecting element (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the connecting element (1) is produced by additive manufacturing.