DIGITAL RAIN SHOWERHEAD
    21.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240157377A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US18419074

    申请日:2024-01-22

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    IPC分类号: B05B1/18 B05B1/16 F21V33/00

    CPC分类号: B05B1/185 B05B1/16 F21V33/004

    摘要: A showerhead assembly that includes a showerhead housing, a distributor plate, and a valve layer. The showerhead housing including a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top plate and the bottom plate. The distributor plate including at least one distributor outlet and is situated in the showerhead housing. The valve layer positioned on the bottom plate and including a plurality of valve assemblies, the valve layer situated in the showerhead housing. The at least one distributor outlet is coupled to, and configured to disperse fluid to, the plurality of valve assemblies of the valve layer.

    Magnetic water movement
    22.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11982076B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17736416

    申请日:2022-05-04

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    IPC分类号: E03D5/10 E03D5/01

    CPC分类号: E03D5/10 E03D5/01

    摘要: Disclosed are devices, methods, and systems for generating and applying a magnetic field in a toilet. A toilet including a bowl having a discharge outlet, a trapway in fluid communication with the discharge outlet, and at least one magnet configured to generate a magnetic field to alter a flow of liquid through the trapway is described.

    CABINET APPARATUS
    23.
    发明公开
    CABINET APPARATUS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240151083A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US17989628

    申请日:2022-11-17

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    摘要: A cabinet apparatus having a housing and a door. The housing defines a storage space having a front access opening. The door includes a first panel structure having a first sidewall panel having a first interior surface that partially defines the storage space and a first exterior surface and a tubular flange extending lengthwise along the first sidewall panel and protruding from the first exterior surface. A first hinge component is located on the tubular flange. The door includes a door body and a second hinge component thereon. The first and second hinge components are operably coupled to one another so that the door is pivotably mounted to the housing to be rotatable about a rotational axis between: (1) a closed position in which the door body encloses the front access opening; and (2) an open position in which the storage space is accessible via the front access opening.

    QUICK-COUPLING MECHANISM FOR TOILET AND METHOD OF USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240151016A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18141804

    申请日:2023-05-01

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    IPC分类号: E03D1/38 E03D1/26

    CPC分类号: E03D1/38 E03D1/266

    摘要: At least one embodiment relates to a quick-coupling mechanism including a clamp spring configured to receive a valve body. The clamp spring is coupled to a release button configured to manipulate one or more arms of the clamp spring. The quick-coupling mechanism includes a base structure coupled to the toilet pedestal/bowl. The base structure is configured to hold the clamp spring in place. In a locking-state, the clamp spring seats in a groove in the valve body thus securing the valve body in place and preventing an axial movement of the valve body relative to the clamp spring. In a non-locking state, the release button bends the arms of the clamp spring outwardly to increase the diameter of the clamping portion, thus releasing valve body such that the valve body can move axially relative to the clamp spring.

    NOISE CANCELLATION FOR TOILET
    25.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240141635A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18495277

    申请日:2023-10-26

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    IPC分类号: E03D11/13 G10K11/178

    摘要: An active noise cancellation system for a toilet comprising a lid configured to cover a bowl of the toilet, a microphone configured to detect noises associated with the toilet, and a coil coupled to the lid and configured to causes vibrations in the lid to emit sounds derived from the detected noises associated with the toilet.

    GREY WATER TOILET AND FLUSHING METHOD
    27.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240125103A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18390662

    申请日:2023-12-20

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    IPC分类号: E03D5/00 E03D1/08 E03D1/34

    摘要: A method of flushing a toilet that includes opening a first valve to introduce a first supply of grey water into a passage to prime a siphon; opening a second valve to introduce a second supply of water into a bowl from a tank, the bowl having an outlet that is in fluid communication with an inlet of the passage; closing the first valve to shut off the first supply of water, evacuating the contents of the bowl through an outlet of the passage by way of the siphon generated by the introduction of the first supply of water and the introduction of the second supply of water; and closing the second valve to shut off the second supply of water.

    Direct access spray selection engine for water delivery devices

    公开(公告)号:US11958065B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17013322

    申请日:2020-09-04

    申请人: Kohler Co.

    IPC分类号: B05B1/16 B05B1/02 B05B1/18

    CPC分类号: B05B1/169 B05B1/02 B05B1/185

    摘要: A water delivery device includes an inlet connector, a sprayface assembly, and a selection engine. The inlet connector is configured to couple the water delivery device to a water supply. The sprayface assembly includes a plurality of nozzles that are configured to produce a plurality of spray patterns. The selection engine fluidly couples the inlet connector to the sprayface assembly and controls flow to each one of the plurality of nozzles to determine the spray pattern produced at the sprayface assembly. The selection engine is configured to switch directly from any one of the plurality of spray patterns to any other one of the plurality of spray patterns in response to a single actuation of the selection engine.