US 12,070,166 B2
Toilet seat ring
Xiaoquan Sun, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/085,623.
Claims priority of application No. 202123317369.X (CN), filed on Dec. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0301471 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A47K 13/26 (2006.01); A47K 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 13/26 (2013.01) [A47K 13/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toilet seat ring, comprising:
a seat ring body;
a seat ring mounting end configured to be connected to the seat ring body, the seat ring mounting end comprising:
a mounting hole configured to install a pivot shaft; and
a mounting cavity connected to the mounting hole; and
a sealing element configured to be disposed in the seat ring mounting end, the sealing element comprising:
an assembly portion configured to be disposed in the mounting cavity; and
a plugging portion connected to the assembly portion and configured to seal the mounting hole, the plugging portion comprising a wiring harness assembly hole and at least one water pipe mounting hole spaced apart from the wiring harness assembly hole.
 
12. A seat ring mounting device, comprising:
a seat ring mounting end configured to be connected to a seat ring body, the seat ring mounting end comprising:
a mounting hole configured to install a pivot shaft; and
a mounting cavity connected to the mounting hole; and
a sealing element configured to be disposed in the seat ring mounting end, the sealing element comprising:
an assembly portion configured to be disposed in the mounting cavity; and
a plugging portion connected to the assembly portion and configured to seal the mounting hole, the plugging portion comprising a wiring harness assembly hole and at least one water pipe mounting hole spaced apart from the wiring harness assembly hole.
 
16. A method for assembling a toilet seat ring, the method comprising:
installing a seat ring mounting end at a seat ring body;
inserting a wiring harness into a wiring harness assembly hole of a sealing element via a wiring harness assembly channel;
inserting at least one water pipe into at least one water pipe mounting hole of the sealing element via a water pipe assembly channel;
installing the sealing element in a mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end; and
connecting a mounting end upper cover of the seat ring mounting end to the mounting end lower cover of the seat ring mounting end.