Ventilated Toilet System

Abstract

A ventilated toilet system for removing odors from a toilet includes a toilet that has a bowl. A ventilation unit is fluidly coupled to the toilet and the ventilation unit is in fluid communication with a vent. The ventilation unit selectively urges air from the bowl outwardly through the vent. In this way the ventilation unit removes odors from the bowl associated with defecation and urination.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to ventilation devices and more particularly pertains to a new ventilation device for removing odors from a toilet.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a toilet that has a bowl. A ventilation unit is fluidly coupled to the toilet and the ventilation unit is in fluid communication with a vent. The ventilation unit selectively urges air from the bowl outwardly through the vent. In this way the ventilation unit removes odors from the bowl associated with defecation and urination.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ventilated toilet system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view taken from circle 6 of FIG. 5 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new ventilation device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the ventilated toilet system 28 10 generally comprises a toilet 12 that has a bowl 14, a fluid chamber 16, a flush valve 18 and a fluid fill line 20. The toilet 12 is positioned in a bathroom or the like. The toilet may 12 be a tankless commercial toilet, a residential toilet or any other type of toilet plumbed to a sewer system. The fluid fill line 20 is fluidly coupled to a fluid source 21 and the fluid source may be a plumbing system in the bathroom. The fluid fill line 20 is fluidly coupled to the flush valve 18 to fill the toilet 12 with a fluid when the toilet 12 is flushed. The fluid may be water and the flush valve 18 is selectively positioned in a closed position and an open position.

The bowl 14 has a bounding wall 22 that separates the bowl 14 from the fluid chamber 16. The bounding wall 22 has a plurality of fluid apertures 24 and the plurality of fluid apertures 24 extends into the fluid chamber 16. The flush valve 18 is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber 16 to route the fluid through the fluid chamber 16, outwardly through each of the fluid apertures 24 and into the bowl 14 when the toilet 12 is flushed.

A ventilation unit 26 is provided and the ventilation unit 26 is fluidly coupled to the toilet 12. The ventilation unit 26 is in fluid communication with a vent 28. The vent 28 may be an air vent in the structure or the like. The ventilation unit 26 selectively urges air from the bowl 14 outwardly through the vent 28. In this way the ventilation unit 26 removes odors from the bowl 14 associated with defecation and urination.

The ventilation unit 26 comprises a fan 30 that is positioned adjacent to the toilet 12. The fan 30 is coupled to a support surface 32 and the support surface 32 may be a wall or the like. Additionally, the fan 30 may be positioned behind an access door or the like. The fan 30 has an intake 34 and an exhaust 36. The exhaust 36 is fluidly coupled to the vent 28 thereby facilitating the fan 30 to urge air outwardly through the vent 28. The fan 30 may be an electric air fan or the like.

A suction line 38 is fluidly coupled between the fluid chamber 16 and the intake 34 on the fan 30. The fan 30 urges the air from the bowl 14 outwardly through the vent 28 when the toilet 12 is flushed. In this way the fan 30 removes the odors from the bowl 14 associated with defecation and urination. The fan 30 may be an electric fan or the like and the fan 30 may be electrically coupled to a power source.

The fluid fill line 20 is structured to include a plumbing trap 40. The plumbing trap 40 may be a P trap, an S trap or any other conventional plumbing trap 40. The plumbing trap 40 is fluidly coupled to the suction line 38 upstream of the fluid chamber 16. The plumbing trap 40 is filled with the fluid when the fluid chamber 16 is filled with the fluid resulting from the toilet 12 being flushed. In this way the plumbing trap 40 inhibits fluid communication between the suction line 38 and the flush valve 18.

A damper 42 is provided and the damper 42 is coupled to the exhaust 36 of the fan 30. The damper 42 is selectively urged into an open position when the toilet 12 is flushed. Thus, the damper 42 passes air through the damper 42 to the vent 28. The damper 42 is biased into a closed position when the plumbing trap 40 is filled with the fluid. In this way the damper 42 inhibits air from passing between the vent 28 and the toilet 12.

In use, the fluid line fills the toilet 12 and the plumbing trap 40 with the fluid. The toilet 12 is selectively flushed to open the flush valve 18. Thus, the fluid is drained from the plumbing trap 40 and the toilet 12. The fan 30 urges air inwardly through each of the fluid apertures 24 and outwardly through the vent 28 when the toilet 12 is flushed. In this way the fan 30 removes odors from the bowl 14 when the toilet 12 is flushed. Moreover, the fan 30 continuously urges air inwardly through each of the fluid apertures 24 and outwardly through the vent 28 unit until the plumbing trap 40 is filled with the fluid. The damper 42 is biased into the closed position when the plumbing trap 40 is filled with the fluid.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A ventilated toilet system comprising:

a wall;

a toilet having a bowl, said toilet being positioned adjacent to said wall;

a ventilation unit being fluidly coupled to said toilet, said ventilation unit being configured to be in fluid communication with a vent, said ventilation unit selectively urging air from said bowl outwardly through the vent thereby facilitating said ventilation unit to remove odors from said bowl associated with defecation and urination, said ventilation unit including a fan being positioned within said wall adjacent to said toilet, said fan having an intake and an exhaust, said exhaust being configured to be fluidly coupled to the vent thereby facilitating said fan to urge air outwardly through said vent; and

an access door coupled to said wall, said access door covering said fan wherein said fan is accessible from adjacent to said toilet when said access door is opened.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said toilet includes a flush valve, a fluid chamber and a fluid fill line, said fluid fill line being configured to be fluidly coupled to a fluid source, said fluid fill line being fluidly coupled to said fluid chamber such that said fluid fill line fills said toilet with a fluid when said toilet is flushed, said flush valve being selectively positioned in a closed position and an open position, said flush valve being in fluid communication with said bowl.

3. (canceled)

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising:

said toilet having a fluid chamber; and

a suction line being fluidly coupled between fluid chamber and said intake on said fan wherein said fan is configured to urge the air from said bowl outwardly through the vent when said toilet is flushed thereby facilitating said fan to remove the odors from said bowl associated with defecation and urination.

5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising a damper being coupled to said exhaust, said damper being selectively urged into an open position when said toilet is flushed wherein said damper is configured to facilitate air to pass through said damper to the vent.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said damper is biased into a closed position when said toilet is filled with a fluid wherein said damper is configured to inhibit air from passing from the vent into said toilet.

7. A ventilated toilet system comprising:

a wall;

a toilet, said toilet being positioned adjacent to said wall, said toilet having a bowl, a fluid chamber, a flush valve and a fluid fill line, said bowl being in fluid communication with said fluid chamber, said fluid fill line being configured to be fluidly coupled to a fluid source, said fluid fill line being fluidly coupled to said fluid chamber such that said fluid fill line fills said toilet with a fluid when said toilet is flushed, said flush valve being selectively positioned in a closed position and an open position, said flush valve being in fluid communication with said fluid chamber;

a ventilation unit being fluidly coupled to said toilet, said ventilation unit being configured to be in fluid communication with a vent, said ventilation unit being in fluid communication with said fluid chamber, said ventilation unit selectively urging air from said bowl outwardly through the vent thereby facilitating said ventilation unit to remove odors from said bowl associated with defecation and urination, said ventilation unit comprising: a fan being positioned within said wall adjacent to said toilet, said fan having an intake and an exhaust, said exhaust being configured to be fluidly coupled to the vent thereby facilitating said fan to urge air outwardly through said vent; a suction line being fluidly coupled between said fluid chamber and said intake on said fan wherein said fan is configured to urge the air from said bowl outwardly through the vent when said toilet is flushed thereby facilitating said fan to remove the odors from said bowl associated with defecation and urination; and a damper being coupled to said exhaust, said damper being selectively urged into an open position when said toilet is flushed wherein said damper is configured to facilitate air to pass through said damper to the vent, said damper being biased into a closed position when said toilet is filled with the fluid wherein said damper is configured to inhibit air from passing from the vent into said toilet; and

an access door coupled to said wall, said access door covering said fan wherein said fan is accessible from adjacent to said toilet when said access door is opened.