BE1030605B1 - Device for dispensing products for cleaning or care or agents for cleaning or care. - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for dispensing cleaning or care products or cleaning or care products, characterized in that the device (2) is provided with a holder (16) for cleaning or care products or cleaning or care products, wherein the device (2) is further provided with a housing (10) for the holder (16) in order to enable installation of the device (2) in a cavity provided for this purpose in a wall (1) or the like, wherein the housing (10) is provided with means (15) that allow the holder (16) to be tilted or slid out of the housing (10), wherein the device (2) is provided with a cover plate (3) in such a way that this cover plate (3) protects the device (2) will be able to cover when it is built into the cavity provided for this purpose in the wall (1).

Description

device for dispensing products for cleaning or care or agents for cleaning or care.

The present invention relates to a device for dispensing products for cleaning or care or agents for cleaning or care.

Products for cleaning or care include shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, oil or milk, body scrub, toothpaste, bath foam, face cream, shaving foam, essential oils, liquid detergent, fabric softener, brown soap, alcohol gel and the like. these products also include other liquid substances such as disinfectant, ollie, lubricating oil, cleaning products, and the like,

Means for cleaning or care here include towels, cleaning cloths, rags in both paper and fabric, napkins and the like,

More specifically, the invention is intended for use in a shower or bath, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The invention can also be used in washrooms, storage rooms, broom cupboards, workshops, garages, laboratories, operating rooms, doctor's and dental practices, other medical practices and the like.

Traditionally, cleaning or care products or cleaning or care products are purchased in individual disposable packaging with only a limited content, such as bottles, flasks, boxes or tubes.

A disadvantage is that a lot of such disposable packaging has to be purchased, which is very damaging to the environment and also means a higher price for the product.

These packages are often stored or collected at the bottom of a shower tray, on the edge of the sink or on the edge of a bath.

Len madeel is that this gives a messy appearance.

In addition, these packages can fall over and deflate if they are not closed properly,

Another disadvantage is that these packages are wet after using a shower, sink or bath and that water, moisture or dirt can therefore accumulate behind or under these packages, causing an increased risk of mold formation, especially on the joints and edges of the packaging. bac, sink or shower tray,

As a result, the elastic joints between a wall and sink or bath or shower edge easily become loose, resulting in water damage in the long term.

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Also known is a container that can be attached to the edge of the bath or to the wall or ceiling of the shower and in which these packages can be stored and collected,

However, this only partially solves the aforementioned problems,

This still gives a messy appearance and the packaging remains wet for a long time, which increases the risk of mold formation in and around the container of cok.

The aim of the present invention is to provide a solution to the aforementioned and other disadvantages, a device for dispensing products for cleaning or care or means for cleaning or care, characterized in that the device is provided with a holder for products for cleaning or care. care or means for cleaning or care, wherein the device is further provided with a housing for the holder so that the device can be built into a cavity provided for this purpose in a wall or the like, wherein the housing is provided with means that allow the holder to be removed from to be able to tilt or slide the housing, wherein the device is provided with a cover plate in such a way that this cover plate will be able to cover the device when it is built into the cavity provided for this purpose in the wall.

This has the advantage that no packaging in the form of bottles, Élacons, boxes or the like has to be stored on the edge of a bath, sink, shower tray, countertop and the like.

As a result, the edge of the bath, shower, sink, countertop or the like remains wet for much less time and there is therefore considerably less chance of mold formation,

After all, the products for cleaning or care or means for cleaning or care are visually hidden in the device, but accessible.

Since products for cleaning or care or agents for cleaning or care are now stored in the holder behind the cover plate in the wall or the like, there is no chance of the packaging falling over and emptying.

Another advantage is that it is easier to take the product and easier to dose. After all, one does not have to manipulate a nation and therefore slippery packaging.

The cover plate is provided with one or more passages that correspond to the dispensing openings.

The dispensing openings can be operated by means of a push button, a sensor, a tap, valve or the like.

This allows a user to easily dispense a desired amount of a product for cleaning or care or agent for cleaning or care. In a particular embodiment, the holder is intended to be provided with bottles with liquid products for cleaning and/or care.

It is possible that in such an embodiment the device is provided with more than one holder. For example, a separate holder can be provided for each bottle. id

The holder and the bottles are provided with corresponding connections, allowing the bottles to be secured in the holder so that the products for cleaning and/or care can flow from the bottles to the dispensing openings.

These connections can, for example, be made with corresponding screw thread, so that the bottles can be screwed into the holder.

This way, an Îles can easily be moved or replaced.

In another embodiment, the holder can be provided with means for cleaning and/or care. In such an example, the holder can for example be provided with towels, napkins, rags, cleaning cloths and the like.

A combination of both embodiments is also possible, with multiple holders for both products

= BE2022/5448 cleaning and/or care as for cleaning and/or care products.

The holder is preferably attached to the cover plate in such a way that they can unfold or slide open as one piece relative to the housing and relative to the wall or the like using the aforementioned means,

This will allow you to replace or replenish the cleaning and/or care products or products if they are empty or to exchange the cleaning and/or care products or products for another type. In a preferred form, each bottle is provided with a non-return valve.

This check valve will prevent liquid soap and/or care product from leaking from the bottle if the

Îles is not completely empty when the bottle is removed from the holder.

The bottle is provided with a closable filling opening which is accessible when the bottle is fitted in the device.

The diameter of the closable filling opening is equal to the diameter of the Îles.

This has the advantage that the bottles can easily be refilled with a product for cleaning

_ BE2022/5448 or care, when the holder with cover plate is opened. An additional advantage is that these products or agents for cleaning and/or care can also be purchased in large units by a user, after which a desired quantity can be transferred to the container, which is much cheaper than products or agents for cleaning and/or care. care in a small package and is also better for the environment, in a preferred form the cover plate is designed as a frame with raised edges in which one or more tiles or wall coverings Oo! one or more parts of tiles or wall coverings or the like can be applied.

This has the advantage that the cover plate is covered with the same material as the rest of the room, so that this cover plate visually blends in discreetly with the surroundings.

This covering of the cover plate can also be made in various designs or shapes. The frame could also be provided with a mirror or an image or other special finishes.

If necessary, the frame can be provided with a suitable filler plate on which one or more tiles or wall coverings or one or more parts of tiles or wall coverings or the like can be placed to compensate for level differences between the tiles in the frame and the wall.

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This means that one or more tiles or wall coverings or one or more parts of tiles or wall coverings or the like will lie in the same vertical plane as the rest of the wall or the like.

In a preferred form, the cover plate or frame is provided with lighting, in the form of an LED strip or the like.

This has the advantage that the location where the furnishings are located can be quickly found and, moreover, this cok can provide added value aesthetically.

L5 The device is preferably also equipped with a motion sensor that activates the lighting.

As a result, the device is automatically illuminated when a person is in the vicinity of the device. When the person leaves the room in which the device is installed, the lighting will automatically extinguish after a preset time.

This has the advantage that the lighting cannot be forgotten to be switched off, which can save energy.

Another advantage is that no additional switch needs to be provided in the room in which the device is used to operate the lighting.

The housing is provided on the inside and/or outside along its edges with a waterproof seal, a waterproof sealing mat, a flange with an elastic joint or the like,

Preferably, the seal between the housing and the wall overlaps with any sealing mat applied to the wall or the like,

This guarantees a watertight seal between the housing and the wall or the like,

The seal between the housing and cover plate, along the edge of the housing, provides a watertight seal between cover plate and housing so that no moisture can penetrate the housing or the device.

The cover plate is preferably provided with a locking mechanism, for example a lock with key or/numeral combination, a rotating handle, a locking mechanism with magnetic closure or the like, whereby this closing mechanism can work together with the housing or can work together with facilities that are installed for this purpose in the wall or the like. applied when the cover plate covers the device,

This allows the cover plate to be secured when the cover plate covers the device and is therefore in the closed position. If the locking mechanism comprises a lock with a key or number combination, this means that the device can only be opened by a manager or operator of the device, which can be useful in hotels or the like.

According to a preferred embodiment, the dispensing openings or the cover plate are provided with icons, logos, descriptions, engravings in the cover plate or photos.

This has the advantage that it is clear to the user at a glance which dispensing opening he or she must operate 13 to obtain a desired amount of liquid soap and/or care product,

In a preferred form, the device is provided with an empty warning in the form of one or more sensors, which are provided on the bottles or on the dispensing openings or on the holders, and one or more acoustic or visual signals, for example in the form of a loudspeaker or indicator lights in the cover plate or on the dispensing openings.

This vacancy warning is preferably activated when the contents of the container are almost used up.

This has the advantage that the user is warned in advance that a product or agent for cleaning and/or care needs to be refilled or replaced. in a preferred embodiment the housing / 30 and the cover plate and/or the bottles and/or the holders are made of a fire-resistant material cf. coated with

Li is a fire-resistant material.

This has the advantage that the device can also be used for flammable or highly flammable products such as alcohols, oils, cleaning products and the like.

With the insight to better understand the features of the invention

Wages, a preferred embodiment of the device is described below, as an example without any limiting character, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: figure 1 is a schematic front view of a first possible embodiment for dispensing products or means for cleaning and/or or represents care according to the invention; figure 2 the cross section of figure 1 along the line II-

TI shows in closed condition; figure 3 the cross section of figure 1 along the line II-

IT displays in an open state; figure à represents an alternative embodiment in cross-section along the line II-II of figure 1 and in a closed position; figure 5 shows the alternative embodiment of figure 4 in an open condition; figure 6 shows a schematic front view of a second alternative device for dispensing products or means for cleaning and/or care; figure 7 shows the section of figure 6 along the line VI-VI;

Figure 8 shows a front view of a third alternative embodiment for dispensing products or means for cleaning and/or care according to the invention.

Figure 1 shows a tiled wall 1 in which a possible embodiment of a device for dispensing products for cleaning and/or care is arranged,

This wall L can be a shower wall, a wall next to a bath, a wall above or next to a sink, sink or the like. The device 2 comprises a cover plate 3 in which a tile 4 is arranged. This tile 4 is of the same type as the tiles 4' of the wall 1.

Such a tile 4 can be made of any material.

A closing mechanism 5 is provided in the cover plate 3, in this case, in the form of a rotating handle 6 for opening and closing the cover plate 3,

The cover plate 3 also comprises three passages 7, in this case, provided with a push button 8. This push button B allows you to obtain a quantity of product for cleaning and/or care by simply pressing the push button 8.

Product for cleaning and/or care flows through the aforementioned passages 7.

The aforementioned push button 3 can also be designed as a tap, a sensor, a valve or the like.

The tile 4 that is placed on the cover plate 3 and, as it were, forms part of the cover plate 3, lies in the same vertical plane as the other tiles 4' that are placed on the wall 1, as can be seen in figures 2 to

B,

To achieve this, any level differences between the cover plate 3 and the tile 4 placed on the cover plate 3 are filled with a filling plate 59.

Figures Z to 5 clearly show that the device 2 is provided with a housing 10 that is housed in an opening or cavity 11 that was provided for this purpose in the wall 1.

This housing 10 is closed by the cover plate 3, as can be seen in Figures 2 to 5, the cover plate 3 is designed as a frame 12 with raised edges.

Figures 2 and 4 clearly show that the rotatable handle 6, in this case but not necessarily, comprises a pawl 13 that cooperates with a protrusion 14 provided on the inside of the housing 10 and behind which the pawl 13 hooks.

In figures 3 and 5 it can be seen that the rotating handle has been rotated by 30° and that the catch 13 does not hook behind the projection 14, which allows the cover plate 3 to be opened using means 15 provided for this purpose between the cover plate 3 and the housing 10,

In this case, these means 15 are designed as a hinge 15a, in this specific case a flap hinge 138.

However, it is also possible for the aforementioned means 15 to be formed by one or more sliding or drawer guides 15b.

Such an alternative embodiment is shown in figure 4 and figure 5. Note that the flap hinge 15a has been replaced by the sliding or drawer guides 15b.

When using such sliding or drawer guides 15b, the holder 16 and the cover plate 3 can be slid out of the housing 10 instead of tilted as in the version with flap hinge 15a.

Figures 2 to 5 show that the device 2 is provided with a holder 16 in which one or more bottles 17 can be placed according to this embodiment. The holder 16 is provided with one or more dispensing openings 18 that allow the liquid soap and/or care products to be dispensed, in this case the holder 16 is attached to the cover plate 3 in such a way that they can hinge as one whole with respect to the housing 10 and wall 1 or the like,

Where the hinge 15a will allow the holder 16 to be hinged with the cover plate 3, a sliding or slide guide will allow the holder 16 with cover plate 3 to be slid out of the housing 10, as it were.

The dispensing openings 18 are arranged in the aforementioned passages 7 in the cover plate 3 and connected to the aforementioned push buttons 8.

This is possible because the previous dispensing openings 18 correspond in location with the passages 7 in the cover plate 3.

The bottles 17 are provided with a neck 19 at the bottom, whereby each neck 19 and each end of the dispensing openings 18 are provided with a corresponding connection 20, through which the bottles 17 can be secured in the holder 16 in such a way that the product can be removed for cleaning and/or care can flow from the bottles 17 to the dispenser openings 18.

The dimensions of the dispensing openings 18 may differ depending on the thickness of the tile 4 used.

These corresponding connections 20 can, for example, consist of a corresponding screw thread through which the bottles 17 can be screwed onto or loosened from the dispensing openings 18 in a simple manner.

Since the bottles 17 must be able to be removed or exchanged when not all the contents of the bottle 17 have been consumed, in this case the bottles 17 are provided with a non-return valve 21. This prevents the contents of the bottle 17 from emptying into the device Z if it were deleted and still contained content,

The bottles 17 are also provided at the top with a closable replenishment opening 22, as can be seen in figures 2 to 5. The diameter of the closable replenishment opening 22 is the same size as the diameter of the bottle 17 and via this way the bottles 17 can be easily filled. be refilled with product for cleaning and/or care,

The housing 10 is provided with seals 23a and 23b along its edges, in this case both on the inside and on the outside of the edges, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

The gasket 23a provides a watertight seal between the wall L and the housing 10, while the gasket 23b ensures a watertight seal between the housing 10 and the cover plate: 3. Note that the gasket 23a overlaps with the sealing mat 24 that is between the wall 1 and the tiles 4', with which wall 1 is covered, have been installed.

The device 2 is, in this case but not necessarily, provided with lighting by means of a LED strip 25 that illuminates the upper joint between the tile 4 and the cover plate 3,

The tile 4 arranged on the cover plate 3 is provided in the vicinity of the dispensing openings 18 with an engraving or inscription 26 indicating the contents of the bottle 17 a BE2022/5448

Ld describes which is connected to the corresponding dispensing opening 18.

In this case, the device 2 is provided with an empty warning which gives a warning to the user when the contents of a bottle 17 are almost consumed. In figures 2 to 5, a level sensor 27 is provided in the holder 16 for this purpose, which makes a level measurement of the corresponding bottle 17 arranged in the holder 16 39 and which lights up a lamp 28, which is arranged in the cover plate 3 and located in the vicinity of the corresponding dispensing opening 18, when the contents of the bottle 17 are almost consumed. In this case, but not necessarily, the housing 10, the cover plate 3 and the bottles 17 are made of a fire-resistant material.

The operation of the device 2 according to the invention is very simple and as follows.

The cover plate 3 is opened using the rotating handle 6.

The cover plate 3 with the tile 4 is then unfolded, tilted open or slid open, with the holder 16 automatically unfolding, tilting open or sliding open, as it were.

Subsequently, one or more bottles 17 are screwed into the dispensing openings 18 of the holder 16 or are

18 BE2022/5448 any existing bottles 17 filled with product for cleaning and/or care via the closable replenishment opening 22.

S The cover plate 3 is then closed again using the rotating handle 6 by folding back, tilting or sliding the cover plate 3 and the holder 16 into the housing 10. iO The device 2 is now ready for use. A user only needs to operate the dispenser openina 18 using the push button & to obtain a desired quantity of product for cleaning and/or care.

By means of the icons, engravings, inscriptions 26 or the like, the user can easily see which push button 8 he or she must press to select the desired product for cleaning and/or care. 0 The LED strip 25 will provide lighting, not only for atmosphere, but also to make the location of the device 2 visually clear.

When one of the bottles 17 installed in the device è is almost empty, the empty warning is activated and a lamp 28 will light up or an acoustic signal will sound, after which the cover plate 3 can be opened for re-clothing or replacing a bottle 17 with product for cleaning and/or care.

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It is clear that the cover plate 3 cannot only be provided with one or more panels 4, but any wall covering could be applied to the cover plate 3.

The holder 16 of the bottles 17 could also be designed as all separate holders, whereby one bottle 16 is provided per bottle 17.

The LED strip 25 does not necessarily have to be fitted to the top joint, but could also be fitted to another joint, or alternatively around all joints between the cover plate 3 and the housing 10.

The device 2 can preferably also be provided with a motion sensor 25 for activation of the LED strip 25.

An alternative embodiment is shown in figure 6, wherein the cover plate 3 comprises an elongated dispensing opening 18 from which, in this case, a cleaning cloth 30 protrudes.

However, this cleaning cloth 30 can also be replaced by a towel, napkin, kitchen paper, rag or the like.

A user can remove a desired amount of the cleaning cloth 30 or have it rolled out through the dispensing opening 18 by, for example, using a motion sensor 29 and a roll-out mechanism.

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In this case, the cleaning cloths 30 are on a roll 31 from which the user can unroll and tear off a desired amount. 3 In this figure 6, a scent diffuser 32 is also provided, which spreads or sprays a pleasant scent every time a user uses the device 2. 16 This scent diffuser 32 can be reactivated using the motion sensor 29 or can alternatively be activated mechanically from as soon as the reel 31 is partially completed.

Also note that the dispensing opening 18 is, in this case but not necessarily, provided with a toothed slat 33 for tearing off a desired length of cleaning cloth 30,

This roller 31 can be clearly seen in the cross-sectional figure 7 in which the roller 31 is arranged in the holder 16.

Figure 8 shows a combination of the two embodiments described above, in which both dispensing openings 18 for a product for cleaning and/or care and a dispensing opening 18 for a means for cleaning and/or care are provided, with which the user in this case can provide a cleaning device. 30 can take out,

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Although the examples described above usually involve a loose fit of the device 2 in a bath, sink or shower, it is not excluded that the device 2 is used for other purposes, the device 2 could be installed in a washroom with liquid detergents, fabric softeners and the like or, for example, with liquid cleaning agents in a storage room or, for example, in a kitchen, garage or the like.

Furthermore, the device 2 can be installed in both new construction and existing finished walls.

Although the examples described above involve a cover plate 3 in or on which a tile 4 is placed, this tile 4 can also be replaced with a plate made of any material, for example acrylic, plastic, metal, wood, concrete or the like.

It is clear that the dispensing openings 18 can be operated electrically or opto-electrically, in addition to manually. In that case it is possible to supply the dispensing openings 18 with low voltage via a transformer or a battery.

The hinge means 15 are preferably adjustable, such that housings 10 installed at an angle can also be finished.

Although in the foregoing this is usually the case

22 BE2022/5448 products and preparations for cleaning and/or care for domestic hygiene, the invention is also applicable to other products and preparations for use in maintenance and other work applications, such as visable cleaning and laundry detergents, liquid detergent, fabric softener, brown seaweed , alcohol jelly, disinfectant, oil, lubricating oil, cleaning products, cleaning cloths, towels and the like.

The present invention is by no means limited to those described by way of example and shown in the figures

However, an embodiment and a device for dispensing products and means for cleaning and/or care according to the invention can be realized in all kinds of shapes and dimensions without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (1)

23 BE2022/5448 Conclusions, 1.- Device for dispensing cleaning or care products or cleaning or care products, characterized in that the device (2) is provided with a holder (16) for cleaning or care products or cleaning or care products, wherein the device (2) is further provided with a housing (10} for the holder {16} so that the device {2} can be built into a cavity provided for this purpose in a wall (1) or the like, wherein the housing (10) is provided with means {15) that allow the holder {16} to be tilted or slid out of the housing {10}, 13 whereby the device {2} is provided with a cover plate {3) in such a way that this cover plate { 3} will be able to cover the device {2} when it is built into the cavity provided for this purpose in the wall {1}. 2.7 Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder (16) is provided for placing one or more bottles {17} containing a cleaning product and/or care product, which holder (16) is provided with one or more dispensing openings ( 18) that allow the cleaning product and/or care product to be differentiated, 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the holder {16} is provided for placing one or more means for cleaning and/or care. which holder {16} is provided with one or more 24 BE2022/5448 dispensing openings (18) that allow dispensing the one or more means for cleaning and/or care, 4, Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holder {16} is attached to the cover plate (3 ) in such a way that they can tilt or slide as one whole using the aforementioned means (153 relative to the housing (10) and relative to the wall {1} or the like. 16 Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover plate (3) is provided with one or more passages (7) that correspond to the dispensing openings (18). 5. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispensing openings (183) can be operated by means of a push button {8}, sensor, a tap, valve or the like. 7.7 Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the holder (16) can be provided with at least one bottle (17) with a liquid soap and/or care product, which bottle (17) is provided with a non-return valve {21}. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that the files (17) and the holder (16) are provided with a corresponding connection {20}, through which the bottle {17} can be secured in the holder (16) in such a way that the liquid soap and/or care product in the bottle (17) can flow to the dispensing openings (18). 25 BE2022/5448 3, Device according to 7 or B, characterized in that the bottle {17} is provided with a closable filling opening (22) which is accessible when the bottle (17) is fitted in the device. Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the diameter of the closable replenishment opening (22) is equal to the diameter of the bottle (17). 19 11. - Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover plate {3} is designed as a frame (12) with raised edges in which one or more lines (43) or wall covering or one or more parts of tiles (4) or wall covering or the like can be applied, 12,- Device according to claim 11, characterized in that the frame (12) is provided with a filling plate (53) on which one or more tiles {4} or wall covering or one or more parts of tiles {4} or wall coverings such as these can be applied to compensate for level differences between the tiles (4) in the frame (12) and the tiles (4°) of the wall (1), ij. device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover plate (33) or the frame (12) is provided with lighting, in the form of an LED strip {25} or the like. 14.- Device according to claim 13, characterized by 26 BE2022/5448 that the lighting in the form of an LED strip (25) or the like is operated or activated by a motion sensor (293. 3 15.- Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing {10} , on the inside and/or outside, is provided along its edges with a watertight seal (23a and/or 23b}, 16. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover plate (3} is provided with a locking mechanism (5), for example a lock with key or number combination, a turning handle {6}, a handle with magnetic closure or the like, whereby this locking mechanism (5) can cooperate with the housing {10} or can cooperate with facilities that are installed in the wall for this purpose. {1} or the like are fitted when the cover plate (3) covers the device {2}, Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispensing openings (18) or the cover plate {33 are provided with inscriptions {28}, icons, logos, engravings, photos or the like. 18. - Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (2) is provided with a vacancy warning in the form of one or more level sensors (27), which are provided on the bottles {17}, on the dispensing openings {18 } or on the holder (16), and one or more acoustic or visual signals, for example in the form of a loudspeaker or lamps (28) in the cover plate 27 BE2022/5448 (3) or on the dispensing openings {18}. 19. - Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the aforementioned means (15) contain one or more hinges (15a), 20. - Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the aforementioned means (15) have one or more slide or drawer guides {15b}, Zi. device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (10) and the cover plate (3) and/or the bottles {17} are made of a fire-resistant material or are coated with a fire-resistant material. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (2) is provided with a scent diffuser {32} that spreads or atomizes a scent when dispensing a cleaning and/or care agent.