Multi-volume flushing system

Abstract

A multi-volume flushing system comprising a closable flushing water supply (7, 8), a user control (9) and a flushing process trigger (10) coupled to the user control (9), with which the flushing line (8) can be released or closed, wherein the flushing system further comprises at least one vibration detector (16) and central processor unit (12) arranged outside the water (3) of a collecting basin (4), wherein the flushing process trigger (10) can be activated on the basis of the vibrations detected by the vibration detector and evaluated by the central processor unit (12).

1 : A multi-volume flushing system comprising:
 a closable flushing water supply ( 7 ,  8 ) which can be connected to a toilet bowl ( 2 );   a user actuation ( 9 ); and   a flushing process trigger ( 10 ) coupled to the user actuation ( 9 ), with which the flushing line ( 8 ) can be released or closed;   characterized in that the multi-volume flushing system further comprising:   at least one vibration detector ( 16 ) arranged outside the water ( 3 ) of a collecting basin ( 4 ) for detecting vibrations which are caused by substances introduced into the toilet; and   a central processor unit ( 12 ), with which the user actuation ( 9 ), the flushing process trigger ( 10 ) and the vibration detector ( 16 ) are electronically operatively connected, wherein a software activated in the central processor unit ( 12 ) enabling the central processor unit ( 12 ), to evaluate the vibrations detected by the vibration detector ( 16 ) in order to activate the flushing process trigger ( 10 ) to trigger a flushing on the basis of the evaluation.   
     
     
         2 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vibration detector ( 16 ) is arranged on or at least partially in the flushing water supply ( 7 ,  8 ). 
     
     
         3 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vibration detector ( 16 ) and/or the central processor unit ( 12 ) are integrated in the flushing process trigger ( 10 ). 
     
     
         4 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the flushing water supply ( 7 ,  8 ) comprises a flushing water reservoir ( 7 ) and/or a flushing line ( 8 ). 
     
     
         5 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the central processor unit ( 12 ) is connected to an electrical power supply, which is selected from a group comprising a network, a battery, an accumulator, a capacitor, a generator powered by the refilling of the flushing water reservoir ( 7 ) and any combination of these elements. 
     
     
         6 : The multi-volume flushing system  claim 1 , wherein the user actuation ( 9 ) is designed as a presence detector with a detector area ( 90 ,  91 ), wherein the software activated in the central processor unit ( 12 ) enabling the central processor unit ( 12 ) to activate the flushing process trigger ( 10 ) to trigger a flushing if the user is in a first detector area ( 90 ) or after the user has left a second detector area ( 91 ). 
     
     
         7 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 6 , wherein the presence detector comprises the vibration detector ( 16 ). 
     
     
         8 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the user actuation ( 9 ) is designed as a button, wherein the software activated in the central processor unit ( 12 ) enabling the central processor unit ( 12 ) to activate the flushing process trigger ( 10 ) to trigger a flushing activates as soon as the user presses the button. 
     
     
         9 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 6 , wherein the user control ( 9 ) is designed as a presence detector with a detector area and the button can only be used to trigger a post-flushing. 
     
     
         10 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the central processor unit ( 12 ) comprises an output for activating a fan ( 20 ). 
     
     
         11 : The multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vibration detector ( 16 ) is an acceleration sensor or a surface strain sensor DMS, for example an electrostatic, electrodynamic, electromagnetic, piezoelectric or piezoresistive vibration transducer. 
     
     
         12 : A multi-volume flushing system toilet ( 1 ) comprising:
 a multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1 ; and   a toilet bowl ( 2 ) which is connected to the flushing water supply ( 7 ,  8 ).   
     
     
         13 : The multi-volume flushing system toilet ( 1 ) according to  claim 12 , wherein the vibration detector ( 16 ) is arranged on or at least partially in the toilet bowl ( 2 ). 
     
     
         14 : The multi-volume flushing system toilet ( 1 ) according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a drainpipe ( 6 ) which is connected to the toilet bowl ( 2 ).   
     
     
         15 : The multi-volume flushing system toilet ( 1 ) according to  claim 14 , wherein the vibration detector ( 16 ) is arranged on or at least partially in the drainpipe ( 6 ). 
     
     
         16 : The multi-volume flushing system toilet ( 1 ) according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a vibration or sound generator with which predetermined sound patterns can be generated.   
     
     
         17 : A method for deciding the amount of flushing water in a multi-volume flushing system according to  claim 1  or a multi-volume flushing system toilet ( 1 ), comprising the steps:
 detecting and conversing into pressure fluctuation signals of the noises in the water ( 3 ) of the collecting basin ( 4 ), which are caused by substances introduced into the toilet, with the at least one vibration detector ( 16 ); 
 evaluating the pressure fluctuation signals with the central processor unit ( 12 ); 
 determining a flush volume based on the evaluated pressure fluctuation signals with the central processor unit ( 12 ); 
 triggering a flushing with the user actuation ( 9 ); and 
 releasing the specified flushing volume with the flushing process trigger ( 10 ). 
 
     
     
         18 : The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the flushing volume is automatically selected by the central processor unit ( 12 ) from a group comprising a large, a medium and a small flushing volume, for example with a volume of 2 litres, 4 litres or 6 litres. 
     
     
         19 : The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising the step:
 manual triggering of a flushing.