Wall-mounted sanitary equipment

11459741 · 2022-10-04

    Inventors

    Cpc classification

    International classification

    Abstract

    Wall-mounted sanitary equipment comprises a support supporting a water supply means; a tap support means on which a tap is attached; a funnel and a platform having a bottom and a peripheral edge, such that the platform is configured to form a basin under the dispensing head of the tap, the funnel having an upper collection opening for collecting wastewater originating from the platform, the funnel further comprising a lower discharge end connected to a wastewater collection means, the bottom of the platform being pivotably mounted between two positions, a first position in which said platform is folded in the vertical position and a second position in which said platform is kept horizontal in order to act as a basin.

    Claims

    1. A wall-mounted sanitary equipment, comprising: a support; water supply means; tap support means configured to receive a tap carrying a rotatable dispensing head the tap support means being configured to sealingly connect the tap to the water supply means; means for collecting wastewater; and a platform having a bottom and a peripheral edge surrounding at least part of the bottom so that the platform is configured to form a basin under the rotatable dispensing head of the tap; wherein the means for collecting wastewater comprises a funnel having an upper collection opening for collecting wastewater from the platform; wherein the funnel further comprises a lower discharge end sealingly connected to means for receiving wastewater, the bottom of the platform being pivotally mounted between two positions, a first position for storage where the platform is folded in a vertical position, and a second position for use, where the platform is held horizontally by a stop means to serve as a basin that water distributed by the tap to the means for collecting wastewater; wherein the bottom of the platform extends, in the position of use, overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel, the peripheral edge of the bottom overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel having at least one opening to allow the wastewater from the platform to pass to the funnel; a filtering means disposed on a filter support and configured to filter the wastewater before passing to the means for receiving the wastewater; and wherein the funnel comprises at least one opening configured to allow passage of the water supply means in a sealed manner therethrough, the filter support means comprising at least one opening configured to allow passage of the water supply means therethrough, and wherein the filter support means is the bottom of the platform, and the filtering means is constituted by a cut in comb form formed on the edge of the bottom of the platform overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel.

    2. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the filtering means is arranged upstream of the collection opening of the funnel.

    3. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the filtering means is disposed downstream of the collection opening of the funnel.

    4. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the support of filter means is the bottom of the platform, the funnel comprises a rear wall, and the filtering means is constituted by a spacing of between 1 mm and 10 mm between the edge of the bottom of the platform overhanging above the collecting opening of the funnel and the point of the rear wall of the funnel furthest from the edge of the bottom of the platform in a plane of the bottom of the platform in the use position of the platform.

    5. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the support of filter means is the bottom of the platform, and the filtering means is constituted by perforations formed in the bottom of the platform overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel in the position of use of the platform.

    6. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the support of filter means is the bottom of the platform and the filtering means is constituted by a removable filtering grid arranged upstream of at least one opening in the platform.

    7. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the support of filter means is the lower discharge end of the funnel, and the filtering means is constituted by at least one filtering grid disposed in the lower discharge end of the funnel.

    8. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a tap fixed on the tap support means, wherein the water supply means is constituted by at least one water supply connection that is watertight, and the means for receiving wastewater is constituted by a leaktight drain connection connected sealingly to the lower discharge end of the funnel, the tap being sealingly connected to each of the at least one water supply connection by a respective water supply pipe, each respective water supply pipe sealingly traversing a side wall of the funnel to connect the tap to a corresponding water supply inlet connection.

    9. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 8, wherein each water supply pipe is one of: a flexible pipe passing through a rigid guide tube which is disposed in the funnel and which sealingly traverses the side wall of the funnel.

    10. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 9, wherein the tap support means is a horizontal support fixed to the support overhanging the funnel, each supply pipe of water being sealingly connected to a corresponding water inlet of the tap.

    11. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 8, wherein the tap comprises two water inlets each sealingly connected to a water supply pipe respectively, the tap being one of mixer single-lever or mixer dual-lever.

    12. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 8, further comprising a siphon disposed between the lower discharge end of the funnel and the means for receiving wastewater.

    13. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the platform comprises a handle on the bottom face opposite to that serving as a basin in the use position.

    14. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, further comprising abutment means comprising two inverted U-shaped parts, one of the branches of the U-shaped parts being configured to abut against the peripheral edge of the platform.

    15. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 14, wherein each U-shaped part comprises two interlocking parts, one of the two parts being fixed and the other of the two parts being removable, the part dismountable comprising an edge of a U of the U-shaped part for abutting against the peripheral edge of the platform, the fixed part comprising another edge of the U which is fixed on the funnel.

    16. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein; the support of the sanitary equipment wall is a box configured to be installed against a wall or recessed in a recess formed in a wall, and the box is transportable; and the box comprises fixing means, and an upper part comprising the platform and the tap and a lower part comprising the funnel, a depth of the funnel, a and a height of the peripheral edge of the platform being equal to or less than a depth of the box, and a width of the collecting opening of the funnel being equal to a width of the box.

    17. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 16, wherein the water inlet and wastewater outlet connections are defined by holes in the lower part of the box.

    18. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 16, wherein the lower part of the box has, on the front face, a removable access door.

    19. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 16, wherein the box comprises hinges fixed to at least one of the platform, the funnel, and the support that allows the platform to pivot between the first position for storage the second position for use.

    20. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 16, wherein the box further comprises a locking element in the first position for storage of the platform.

    21. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 16, wherein the box further comprises decorative coatings disposed on a front face of the box.

    22. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 16, wherein the box is rectangular parallelepiped and has a thickness of between 2 cm and 15 cm.

    23. The wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein at least one of: the platform is removable; the tap support means is removable to facilitate the attachment of the tap; and the lower discharge end of the funnel is centered in the width of the lower part of the box, or is shifted towards a lateral side of the lower part of the box, a storage space being provided in the lower part of the box in the case where the end of evacuation of the funnel is shifted.

    24. A wall-mounted sanitary equipment, comprising: a support; water supply means; tap support means configured to receive a tap carrying a rotatable dispensing head the tap support means being configured to sealingly connect the tap to the water supply means; means for collecting wastewater; and a platform having a bottom and a peripheral edge surrounding at least part of the bottom so that the platform is configured to form a basin under the rotatable dispensing head of the tap; wherein the means for collecting wastewater comprises a funnel having an upper collection opening for collecting wastewater from the platform; wherein the funnel further comprises a lower discharge end sealingly connected to means for receiving wastewater, the bottom of the platform being pivotally mounted between two positions, a first position for storage where the platform is folded in a vertical position, and a second position for use, where the platform is held horizontally by a stop means to serve as a basin that water distributed by the tap to the means for collecting wastewater; wherein the bottom of the platform extends, in the position of use, overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel, the peripheral edge of the bottom overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel having at least one opening to allow the wastewater from the platform to pass to the funnel; a filtering means disposed on a filter support and configured to filter the wastewater before passing to the means for receiving the wastewater; and wherein the funnel comprises at least one opening configured to allow passage of the water supply means in a sealed manner therethrough, the filter support comprising at least one opening configured to allow passage of the water supply means therethrough; and wherein the filter support is the bottom of the platform, the funnel comprises a rear wall, and the filtering means is constituted by a spacing of between 1 mm and 10 mm between the edge of the bottom of the platform overhanging above the collecting opening of the funnel and the point of the rear wall of the funnel furthest from the edge of the bottom of the platform in a plane of the bottom of the platform in the use position of the platform.

    25. A wall-mounted sanitary equipment, comprising: a support; water supply means; tap support means configured to receive a tap carrying a rotatable dispensing head the tap support means being configured to sealingly connect the tap to the water supply means; means for collecting wastewater; and a platform having a bottom and a peripheral edge surrounding at least part of the bottom so that the platform is configured to form a basin under the rotatable dispensing head of the tap; wherein the means for collecting wastewater comprises a funnel having an upper collection opening for collecting wastewater from the platform; wherein the funnel further comprises a lower discharge end sealingly connected to means for receiving wastewater, the bottom of the platform being pivotally mounted between two positions, a first position for storage where the platform is folded in a vertical position, and a second position for use, where the platform is held horizontally by a stop means to serve as a basin that water distributed by the tap to the means for collecting wastewater; wherein the bottom of the platform extends, in the position of use, overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel, the peripheral edge of the bottom overhanging above the collection opening of the funnel having at least one opening to allow the wastewater from the platform to pass to the funnel; a filtering means disposed on a filter support and configured to filter the wastewater before passing to the means for receiving the wastewater; and wherein the funnel comprises at least one opening configured to allow passage of the water supply means in a sealed manner therethrough, the filter support comprising at least one opening configured to allow passage of the water supply means therethrough; and abutment means comprising two inverted U-shaped parts, one of the branches of the U-shaped parts being configured to abut against the peripheral edge of the platform.

    Description

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

    (1) Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

    (2) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to a first embodiment of the present invention, recessed in a wall, in the storage position;

    (3) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment of FIG. 1 in the use position;

    (4) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to a second embodiment;

    (5) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to a third embodiment;

    (6) FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment of FIG. 2;

    (7) FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a wall-mounted sanitary equipment according to a fourth embodiment;

    (8) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a sanitary wall equipment according to a fifth embodiment; and

    (9) FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a variant of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment of FIG. 5.

    DETAILED DESCRIPTION

    (10) Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, it can be seen that there is shown a wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

    (11) In FIG. 1, the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 is shown embedded in a

    (12) wall 2.

    (13) The wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 comprises a support constituted by a box 3 recessed in a recess formed in the wall 2, the portion of the box 3 embedded in the wall being shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1 to facilitate understanding of the reader.

    (14) It should be noted that the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 may not include box 3, the support then being constituted by the wall frame, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

    (15) The box 3 includes 3 comprises fixing means (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) such as hooks and/or screws in order to fix the box 3 in the recess formed in the wall 2.

    (16) In the case where the box 3 is embedded in a frame wall with metal rails, the box 3 is directly installed on the metal rails using the fastening means.

    (17) The embedding of the box 3 in the wall 2 thus further reduces the size of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 in the room in which it is installed.

    (18) It should be noted that the box 3 could also be installed against the wall 2 by simply hooking, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

    (19) The box 3 comprises an upper part comprising in the front part a platform 4, and a lower part comprising in the front part a removable access hatch 5.

    (20) In FIG. 2, the elements behind the removable access door 5 have been shown in dotted lines to facilitate understanding of the reader.

    (21) The wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 comprises, in the lower part of the box 3, a funnel 6 sealingly connected to a siphon 7 placed between a discharge end 8 of the funnel and a wastewater discharge connection, the wastewater discharge connection being constituted by one of the holes 9 in the lower part of the box 3.

    (22) The wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 further comprises, in the upper part of the box 3, a tap 10 mounted on a horizontal support (not shown in FIG. 2 and which will be described in more detail in FIG. 5, and having a dispensing head 10a, the funnel 6 being positioned under the tap 10.

    (23) The funnel 6 flares from its siphon-end 7 towards its tap-side end 10, the funnel 6 having a rectangular collection opening (not shown in FIG. 2 and which will be described in 15 more detail in FIG. 5) level of its end, tap side 10.

    (24) Thus, the flared shape of the funnel 6 makes it possible to achieve an optimal flow of wastewater towards the discharge of wastewater.

    (25) The platform 4 has a bottom 4a and a peripheral edge 4b surrounding the bottom 4a.

    (26) The platform 4 is intended to form a basin under the tap 10, at least a portion of the bottom 4a of the platform 4 extending above the rectangular collection opening of the funnel 6.

    (27) The depth of the funnel 6 and the height of the peripheral edge 4b of the platform 4 are equal to or less than the depth of the box 3.

    (28) The casing 3 has a thickness of between 2 cm and 15 cm.

    (29) Thus, the small thickness of the box 3 allows the embedding of the box 3 in thin walls.

    (30) The thickness of the box 3 is preferably 4 cm.

    (31) The removable access door 5 provides access to the various connections of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1, the funnel 6 and the siphon 7 to facilitate the assembly/disassembly and/or repair of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1, a notch 5a in the removable access door 5 allowing the opening/closing thereof by a user. Locking means of the hatch in the closed position, of the magnet, hook or similar type, may advantageously be provided.

    (32) The removable access door 5 could also include a locking element such as a lock to limit access of the lower part of the box 3 to authorized persons.

    (33) It should be noted that the funnel 6, which is centered in the lower part of the box 3 in this first preferred embodiment, could also be shifted to a lateral side of the lower part of the box 3, a storage space which can this case also be provided in the lower part of the box 3, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The upper opening, called collection opening, of the funnel 6 would in this case keep the same width, or a smaller width, and the funnel 6 would no longer be symmetrical with respect to a central vertical axis of the box 3, its end being evacuation being shifted towards one of the sides of the box 3, to provide a storage space under/next to the funnel 6, in the lower part of the box 3.

    (34) The platform 4 is pivotally mounted along a horizontal axis, said platform 4 being pivotally in between two positions, a first storage position, as shown in FIG. 1, in which said 5 platform 4 is folded over the tap 10, and a second position, said use, as shown in FIG. 2, wherein said platform 4 is held horizontally by a stop means (not shown in FIG. 2 and which will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5).

    (35) It should be noted that the platform 4 could also be removable, without departing from the scope of this.

    (36) Hinges 11 that are fixed to both the platform 4 and the funnel 6 allow pivoting of the platform 4 between its storage position and its use position.

    (37) Thus, the pivoting of the platform 4 in substantially vertical storage position reduces the size of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1. The pivot axis of the platform 4 corresponds to the upper edge of the front wall of the funnel 6.

    (38) In addition, the pivoting of the platform 4 in the substantially horizontal use position makes it possible to use the bottom 4a of the platform 4 as a basin in order to receive the water flowing from the dispensing head 10a of the tap 10.

    (39) The platform 4 comprises a handle 4c on the face of the bottom 4a opposite to that serving as a platform in the use position, the handle 4c allows the user to rotate the platform 4 to place it in the position of use or in the storage position.

    (40) It should be noted that the box 3 could also include a locking element in the storage position of the platform 4, such as a hook, a magnet system or a lock, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

    (41) The dispensing head 10a of the tap 10 is rotatable and can thus be turned by the user so as not to hinder the closure of the platform 4 in the storage position.

    (42) The tap 10 is a mixing tap and further comprises a mixer 10b with two controls 10c.

    (43) It should be noted that the tap 10 could also be a mixing tap, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

    (44) The tap 10 thus preferably comprises a cold-water inlet and a hot water inlet, the mixer 10b for adjusting the temperature of the water leaving the dispensing head 10a of the tap 10 according to the control of the controls 10c of the mixer 10b by the user.

    (45) The wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 further comprises a filtering means disposed on a filter medium support and configured to filter the wastewater before passing through the wastewater outlet. In the first embodiment, the filter medium support is the bottom 4a of the platform 4 and the filtering means is a removable filtering grid 12 arranged upstream of the funnel 6.

    (46) The filtering grid 12 makes it possible to coarsely filter the wastewater flowing in the funnel 6 from the bottom 4a of the platform 4 so as to prevent objects from falling into the funnel 6 and blocking it, the grid of filtering 12 being removable to facilitate the maintenance of the funnel 6.

    (47) The filtering grid 12 is a toothed plate 12a comprising a comb-shaped cutout 12b in order to allow the flow of water and the retention of the objects, said toothed plate 12a being preferably mounted under a horizontal support 12c placed on the means for supporting the tap, said horizontal support 12c for placing objects thereon.

    (48) The various elements of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 are made of plastic and/or metal.

    (49) A decorative coating 19 is disposed on the face of the bottom 4a of the platform 4 10 opposite to that serving as a platform in the use position.

    (50) Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that there is shown an exploded view of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 according to the first embodiment. The box 3 of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 has not been shown in FIG. 5 to facilitate the understanding of the reader.

    (51) The horizontal support 12c of the removable filtering grid 12 includes an opening 18 configured to allow the passage of a means for supplying water therethrough. The means for supplying water will be described in more detail later.

    (52) The funnel 6 comprises a vertical front wall 6a, a vertical rear wall (not shown in FIG. 5) and a sidewall 6c connecting said front wall 6a and said rear wall.

    (53) The funnel 6 thus has an upper collection opening 14 for collecting the wastewater from the platform 4 and a lower discharge end 8 sealingly connected to a means for receiving the wastewater.

    (54) In the position of use of the platform 4, is held horizontally by an abutment means 13 to serve as a basin which guides the water dispensed by the tap 10 to the funnel 6, the bottom 4a of the platform 4 extending, in the position of use, overhanging above the collecting opening 14 of the funnel 6.

    (55) The peripheral edge 4b of the bottom edge 4a overhanging above the collection opening 14 of the funnel 6 has an opening 15 to allow the wastewater from the platform 4 to pass to the funnel 6.

    (56) The removable filtering grid 12 is disposed upstream of the opening 15 (in the direction of the flow of water in use, from the platform 4 to the funnel 6) in the peripheral edge 4b of the platform 4.

    (57) The sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 comprises two openings 6d configured to allow the passage of two water supply pipes 20 sealingly therethrough.

    (58) The abutment means 13 is constituted by two inverted U-shaped parts, one 13g of the branches 13a, 13g of the U being intended to abut against the peripheral edge 4b of the platform 4 in the position of use of the platform 4. Each inverted U-shaped piece consists of two interlocking parts. The first interlocking portion is fixed and has an inverted L shape comprising the vertical leg 13a and a horizontal leg 13c, the vertical leg 13a being screwed onto the rear wall of the funnel 6 through the hole 13b formed in it. The second nestable portion is removable and has an inverted L shape including the vertical leg 13g and a horizontal leg 13f, the lower surface of the horizontal leg 13f having a projection 13e configured to fit into a hole 13d formed in the horizontal leg 13c of the first nestable part.

    (59) The horizontal branch 13f of each second interlocking part also serves as a support for the removable filtering grid 12.

    (60) The tap 10 is mounted on a horizontal support 16 which comprises a horizontal base 16a having two holes 16b formed to allow the passage of the water supply pipes 20 of the tap 10 and a hole 16c formed to allow the passage of a rod threaded 25 for fixing the tap 10 with a nut 26. The horizontal support 16 further comprises two side walls 16e and a front wall which make it possible to conceal the connections of the tap 10.

    (61) Each water supply pipe 20 is a malleable metal tube, preferably made of copper, sealingly passing through the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 near the discharge end 8 of the funnel 6.

    (62) Each malleable metal water supply pipe 20 is configured to be clampably clamped to the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 through an O-ring nut 23 configured to be screwed onto a thread 24 disposed on the outer face of the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6.

    (63) The screwing of the O-ring nut 23 to the thread 24 allows the malleable metal water supply pipe 20 to pass through the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 in a sealed manner while being locked in position.

    (64) Thus, each water supply pipe 20 passes through the volume of the funnel 6 and passes through the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 in a sealed manner, so that the bulk of the internal connection of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 is reduced.

    (65) Referring to FIG. 8, it can be seen that there is shown a variant of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 according to the first embodiment.

    (66) In this variant of the first embodiment, the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 further comprises a hollow column 27, disposed between the horizontal tap support 16 and the bottom of the funnel 6, in which the feed pipes water 20 pass through, the bottom of the funnel 6 comprising a hole 6d sealingly connected to the funnel end of the hollow column 27, thus the hollow column 27, which passes through the volume of the funnel 6, raises the tap 10 while hiding the water supply pipes 20 which are connected to the tap 10.

    (67) Each of the ends of the water supply pipes 20 opposed to the tap 10 comprise a sealing nut 22 to allow a sealed connection to a water inlet from the outside.

    (68) Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that there is shown a wall-mounted sanitary 35 equipment 1 according to the second embodiment.

    (69) The common elements between the first embodiment of the invention in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 8 and this second embodiment of the invention bear the same reference numeral and will not be described in more detail here when they are identical structures.

    (70) The tap 10 and its connections have not been shown in FIG. 3 to facilitate the understanding of the reader.

    (71) The funnel 6 has the front vertical wall 6 a (not shown in FIG. 3) and the rear vertical wall 6b which are parallel and interconnected by the sidewall 6c. In this second embodiment, the filter medium support is the bottom 4a of the platform 4, and the filtering means is constituted by a comb-shaped cut 12d formed on the edge of the bottom 4a of the platform 4 overhanging the above the collection opening 14 of the funnel 6. Thus, the comb-shaped cut 12d makes it possible to coarsely filter the wastewater flowing in the funnel 6 from the bottom of the platform 4a in order to prevent objects from falling into the funnel 6 and blocking it.

    (72) Furthermore, in this second embodiment, it should be noted that the opening 18 is carried by the edge of the bottom 4a of the platform 4 overhanging above the collection opening 14 of the funnel 6.

    (73) Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that there is shown a wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 according to the third embodiment.

    (74) The common elements between the second embodiment of the invention in FIG. 3 and this third embodiment of the invention bear the same reference numeral and will not be described in more detail here when they are identical structures.

    (75) In this third embodiment, the filter medium support is the bottom 4a of the platform 4, and the filtering means is constituted by perforations 12e formed in the bottom 4a of the platform 4 overhanging above the opening of collecting 14 of the funnel 6 in the position of use of the platform 4. Thus, the perforations 1 2e in the bottom 4a of the platform 4 allow coarse filtering wastewater flowing in the funnel 6 from the bottom 4a of the platform 4 to prevent objects from falling into the funnel 6 and do not block it.

    (76) In addition, in the third embodiment, each water supply pipe 20 is a flexible pipe passing through a rigid guide tube 21 which is arranged in the funnel 6 and which passes through the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 at the discharge end 8 of the funnel 6 through the holes 6d.

    (77) Each rigid guide tube 21 is welded to the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6, and allows the water supply pipe 20 to pass sealingly through the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 and then to be connected to the corresponding water inlet by a tight clamping nut 22. Each flexible water supply pipe is preferably a rubber tube coated with a metal weave.

    (78) Referring to FIG. 6, it can be seen that there is shown a wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 according to the fourth embodiment.

    (79) The common elements between the third embodiment of the invention in FIG. 4 and this fourth embodiment of the invention bear the same reference numeral and will not be described in more detail here when they are identical structures.

    (80) In this fourth embodiment, the filter medium support is the bottom 4a of the platform 4, and the filtering means is constituted by a spacing 12f between 1 mm and 10 mm, preferably equal to 2 mm, between the edge the bottom 4a of the platform 4 overhanging above the collecting opening 14 of the funnel 6 and the point of the rear wall 6b of the funnel 6 farthest from said bottom edge 4a of the platform 4 in the plane of the bottom 4a of the platform 4 in the position of use of the platform 4. Thus, the spacing 12f of reduced size between the bottom edge 4a of the platform 4 and the rear wall 6b of the funnel 6 allows coarse filtering wastewater flowing in the funnel 6 from the bottom 4a of the platform 4 to prevent objects from falling into the funnel 6 and blocking it.

    (81) Referring to FIG. 7, it can be seen that there is shown a wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 according to the fifth embodiment.

    (82) The common elements between the first embodiment of the invention in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 and this second embodiment of the invention bear the same reference numeral and will not be described in more detail here when they are identical structures.

    (83) In this fifth embodiment, the horizontal tap support 16 is in the form of a hollow column disposed between the tap 10 and the bottom of the funnel 6, in which the water supply pipes 20 pass, the bottom of the funnel 6 comprising a hole 6d sealingly connected to the funnel end of said hollow column.

    (84) In addition, in the fifth embodiment, the filter medium support is the discharge end 8 of the funnel 6, and the filtering means is constituted by two filtering grids 12g disposed at the discharge end 8 of the funnel 6, on either side of the hole 6d in the side wall 6c of the funnel 6. Thus, the filtering grids 12g in the discharge end 8 of the funnel 6 make it possible to coarsely filter the wastewater flowing in the siphon 7 from the funnel 6 in order to prevent 20 objects from falling into the siphon 7 and do not block it.

    (85) It should be noted that the opening 6d in the sidewall 6c of the funnel 6 and the opening 18 in the filter medium support are common in this fifth embodiment.

    (86) The discharge end 8 further comprises two compartments 8a respectively disposed under the two filtering grids 12g and sealingly connected to the siphon 7.

    (87) Thus, in each of the five embodiments of the invention, the size of the wall-mounted sanitary equipment 1 is reduced and its assembly/disassembly is facilitated.