Toilet lid for flushing a toilet

摘要

A toilet lid apparatus for flushing the toilet by closing the toilet lid is provided. The apparatus includes a hinge that provides a pair of standoffs adapted for attachment to the toilet for supporting a horizontal hinge bar. The toilet lid is adapted for pivotal mounting to the hinge bar and rotates between a horizontal position for covering the toilet and a near vertical position for uncovering the toilet. The lid further includes a toothed sprocket adapted for engagement with a first sleeve that is rotatably mounted on the hinge bar and has teeth arranged annularly at one end for engaging the toothed sprocket. Rotation of the lid, and hence the toothed sprocket, drives the first sleeve in rotation therewith in one rotational direction, but not in the alternate rotational direction. The first sleeve preferably includes a first plurality of engagement fingers, and a linear actuator includes a second sleeve slidably mounted on the hinge bar that provides a plurality of second engagement fingers positioned for interlocking with the first plurality of engagement fingers. The linear actuator further includes a flexible cable interconnecting the second sleeve with a water flow control lever of the toilet. As such, as the first sleeve rotates about the hinge bar, driven by the toothed sprocket, the second sleeve is caused to slide along the hinge bar in linear motion to pull the flexible cable for actuation of the water flow control lever of the toilet.