CN203856040U - Vertical toilet cleaner barrel - Google Patents

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CN203856040U
CN203856040U CN201420237856.6U CN201420237856U CN203856040U CN 203856040 U CN203856040 U CN 203856040U CN 201420237856 U CN201420237856 U CN 201420237856U CN 203856040 U CN203856040 U CN 203856040U
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The utility model relates to the field of sanitary fittings, in particular to a vertical toilet cleaner barrel. The vertical toilet cleaner barrel comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel arranged inside the outer barrel, and a base. The sidewall of the inner barrel is provided with a plurality of through holes. An adjusting rod parallel to the axial direction of the inner barrel is fixed below the inner barrel; one end of the adjusting rod is connected with the bottom of the inner barrel; the other end of the adjusting rod is connected with the base. The part, corresponding to the adjusting rod of the inner barrel, of the bottom of the outer barrel is provided with a water hole; the size of the water hole matches with the cross section of the adjusting rod; the inner barrel is embedded in the outer barrel through the adjusting rod penetrating the water hole; a gap is formed between the outer barrel and the inner barrel; a floating bar is arranged on the upper portion of the outer barrel along the periphery of the outer wall. The vertical toilet cleaner is fixed in a toilet water tank, a toilet cleaner is placed in the inner barrel, the outer barrel floats up and down along the adjusting rod to allow the inner barrel to suction and discharge water again and again, water for dissolving the toilet cleaner slowly flows into the toilet water tank, and the toilet cleaner can be used for a longer period of time; the toilet cleaner never blocks a water outlet of a toilet bowl, and the toilet cleaner sinking in the inner barrel is also convenient to clean.

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The precious bucket in vertical lavatory
Technical field
The utility model relates to field of sanitary, the precious bucket in particular to vertical lavatory.
Background technology
The precious piece in lavatory has another name called cleaning toilet treasured, blue bubble, solid toilet cleaning agent, solid blue bubble, toilet cleaner, cleaning toilet ball etc., it is a kind of solid that contains cleaning agent, essence, bacteria remover, it is a kind of water closet automatic cleaner that people commonly use, when use, only need to be dropped into the water tank of water closet, the precious piece in lavatory is soluble in water, just can reach effect of clean toilet bowel in each bath.But, block lavatory treasured is directly invested in toilet seat water tank, because water tank is large, the precious piece in lavatory can constantly dissolve in water, and water can be very dense, and the water that dissolves so the precious piece in lavatory is directly washed by water, and it is fast that the precious piece in lavatory uses.In addition, throw in after the precious piece in lavatory, the precious piece in lavatory can sink to the bottom, and can not can be accumulated in water tank bottom by the precious piece in consoluet lavatory, can cause for a long time not easy to clean of water tank impurity, even the blocking toilet mouth of a river;
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide vertical lavatory precious bucket, to solve the above problems.
In embodiment of the present utility model, provide vertical lavatory precious bucket, comprised outer barrel, be located at interior bucket and base in described outer barrel;
On the sidewall of described interior bucket, multiple through holes are set, the below of described interior bucket is fixedly installed and is parallel to the axial adjusting rod of described interior bucket, and one end of described adjusting rod is connected with the bottom of described interior bucket, and the other end is connected with described base;
The bottom of described outer barrel is being provided with water hole with the adjusting rod corresponding position of described interior bucket, the size in described water hole and the cross section of described adjusting rod match, described interior bucket embeds in described outer barrel through described water hole by described adjusting rod, and gapped between described outer barrel and described interior bucket, the top of described outer barrel is circumferentially provided with buoyancy bar along its outer wall.
Preferably, described outer barrel is circumferentially provided with groove along its outer wall, and described groove is for chimeric described buoyancy bar.
Preferably, the bottom of described outer barrel is provided with multiple for supporting the projection of described outer barrel along the periphery in described water hole.
Preferably, described adjusting rod comprises the first bolt and connector, described connector is connected with described base, described connector inwall is provided with the internal thread of fitting mutually with described the first bolt external screw thread, one end of described the first bolt is connected with the bottom of described interior bucket, and the other end is connected with described base by described connector.
Preferably, described connector and described base removably connect.
Preferably, the top of described base is vertically provided with the second bolt, and the external screw thread of described the second bolt is suitable mutually with described connector internal thread, and one end of described the second bolt is connected with described base, and the other end is connected with described interior bucket by described connector.
Preferably, described base is sucker base.
Preferably, the inwall of described interior bucket has been horizontally disposed with filter screen.
Preferably, described filter screen is disk sheet, and its diameter is suitable mutually with the internal diameter of described interior bucket, and the inwall of described interior bucket is circumferentially provided with multiple projections or the circle projection for fixing described filter screen along it.
Preferably, the end that described adjusting rod is positioned at described bucket one side is inverted round stage shape, and the end of described inverted round stage shape is used for blocking described water hole.
The precious bucket in vertical lavatory that the utility model embodiment provides, is fixed in toilet seat water tank by base, and precious lavatory piece is put into bucket, regulate the height of outer barrel and Water in Water Tanks position by adjusting rod, through behind water hole, there is gap between the two in adjusting rod, adjusting rod can in the vertical direction back and forth movement; Regulate after height, in the process of water tank water-filling, store water by water hole toward interior bucket the inside; When water tank is filled after water, the buoyancy bar in outer barrel makes outer barrel drive interior bucket upwards floating, and now, interior bucket is fitted with the bottom of outer barrel, and water hole is stopped up; In the time that water closet discharges water, water level in water tank reduces, buoyancy bar drives outer barrel to float downwards, there is gap in the water hole of outer barrel, the water that dissolves the precious piece in lavatory in interior barrel flows out by the hole on interior bucket sidewall, then flow in water tank through water hole, and interior bucket repeatedly absorbs water and discharges water according to this, the water that dissolves the precious piece in lavatory is oozed to water tank, extended the service time of the precious piece in lavatory; Due to precious lavatory piece is placed on to interior bucket, the precious piece in not consoluet lavatory is no longer accumulated in water tank bottom, the water closet mouth of a river that can not result in blockage, and the precious piece in deposition lavatory within the inner barrel is also conveniently cleared up.
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Fig. 1 shows the sectional drawing of the precious bucket in vertical lavatory in the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 2 shows the schematic diagram of interior bucket in the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 3 shows the schematic diagram of outer barrel in the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 4 shows base schematic diagram in the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 5 shows connector schematic diagram in the utility model embodiment.
Reference numeral: 1, outer barrel; 2, interior bucket; 3, base; 4, the first bolt; 5, connector; 6, buoyancy bar; 7, groove; 8, the end of inverted round stage shape; 9, water hole; 10, projection; 11, the second bolt.
Detailed description of the invention
Also by reference to the accompanying drawings the utility model is described in further detail below by specific embodiment.
In embodiment of the present utility model, provide a kind of vertical lavatory precious bucket, as shown in figures 1 and 3, comprised outer barrel 1, be located at interior bucket 2 and base 3 in described outer barrel;
On the sidewall of described interior bucket 2, multiple through holes are set, the below of described interior bucket 2 is fixedly installed and is parallel to the axial adjusting rod of described interior bucket, and one end of described adjusting rod is connected with the bottom of described interior bucket 2, and the other end is connected with described base 3;
The bottom of described outer barrel 1 is being provided with water hole 9 with the adjusting rod corresponding position of described interior bucket 2, the size in described water hole 9 and the cross section of described adjusting rod match, described interior bucket 2 embeds in described outer barrel 1 through described water hole 9 by described adjusting rod, and gapped between described outer barrel 1 and described interior bucket 2, the top of described outer barrel 1 is circumferentially provided with buoyancy bar 6 along its outer wall.
The precious bucket in vertical lavatory that the utility model embodiment provides, be fixed in toilet seat water tank by base 3, precious lavatory piece is put into bucket 2, regulate the height of outer barrel and Water in Water Tanks position by adjusting rod, adjusting rod is through behind water hole 9, have gap between the two, adjusting rod can in the vertical direction back and forth movement; Regulate after height, in the process of water tank water-filling, store water by water hole 9 toward interior bucket 2 the insides; When water tank is filled after water, the buoyancy bar 6 in outer barrel 1 makes outer barrel 1 drive interior bucket 2 upwards floating, now, the bottom laminating of interior bucket 2 and outer barrel 1, water hole 9 is stopped up; In the time that water closet discharges water, water level in water tank reduces, buoyancy bar 6 drives outer barrel 1 to float downwards, there is gap in the water hole 9 of outer barrel 1, the water that dissolves the precious piece in lavatory in interior barrel 2 flows out by the hole on interior bucket sidewall, then flow in water tank through water hole 9, and interior bucket 2 repeatedly absorbs water and discharges water according to this, the water that dissolves the precious piece in lavatory is oozed to water tank, extended the service time of the precious piece in lavatory; Due to precious lavatory piece is placed on to interior bucket 2, the precious piece in not consoluet lavatory is no longer accumulated in water tank bottom, the water closet mouth of a river that can not result in blockage, and the precious piece in deposition lavatory within the inner barrel is also conveniently cleared up.
In addition, if precious lavatory piece is directly dropped in water tank, run into while cutting off the water, water outlet main pipeline can be by the pumpback of contact water, while causing water, other local water water colour becomes blue, even by precious fritter lavatory pumpback, not easy to clean, and precious lavatory piece is invested in interior bucket by the precious bucket in the vertical lavatory that the utility model provides, if cut off the water after bath, in water tank, the dissolved matter of the residual precious piece in lavatory does not almost have, and the precious piece in lavatory is positioned at bucket 2, and water outlet main pipeline will contact water pumpback, on other water quality also almost without impact, and can be by precious lavatory piece pumpback.
Further, described adjusting rod is through behind described water hole 9, and distance is between the two 0.5-2cm.The size in this gap, had both been beneficial to when adjusting rod moves up and down and has been difficult for blocking, and was beneficial to again quick water suction and discharged water.
Adjusting rod can comprise outer shaft and inner prop, and one end of inner prop is connected with interior bucket, and the other end is enclosed within outer shaft, and the other end of outer shaft is connected with base, and control valve is set on outer shaft, to control the height of inner prop and outer shaft; Also can be arranged to be threaded, reach the object that regulates height.
Preferably, described adjusting rod comprises the first bolt 4 and connector 5, described connector 5 is connected with described base 3, described connector 5 inwalls are provided with the internal thread of fitting mutually with described the first bolt 4 external screw threads, one end of described the first bolt 4 is connected with the bottom of described interior bucket 2, and the other end is connected with described base 3 by described connector 5.As shown in Figure 5, connector becomes tubular, regulates the position of connector 5 and the first bolt 4 by the body 5 that is rotatably connected, thereby controls the height of the precious bucket in whole vertical lavatory, and the concrete height regulating is: vertical lavatory precious bucket buoyancy bar is on cistern water level.The adjusting rod arranging like this, adjusting height that can be more meticulous, easy to adjust, durable.
For more convenient control connection body 5 and the position relationship of base 3, further, described connector 5 removably connects with described base 3.
As shown in Figure 4, particularly, the top of described base 3 is vertically provided with the second bolt 11, and the external screw thread of described the second bolt 11 is suitable mutually with described connector 5 internal threads, one end of described the second bolt 11 is connected with described base 3, and the other end is connected with described interior bucket 2 by described connector 5.By regulating the second bolt 11 and the height of connector 5 can further regulate the height of the precious bucket of whole vertical side, easy to adjust, be convenient to application.
Wherein, interior bucket 2 sidewalls are provided with multiple holes, and as shown in Figure 2, these holes can spread all over sidewall, and hole can be a lot, also can be less, and like this, while bath, the water in interior bucket 2 and outer barrel 1 nearly all flows out in water tank at every turn; These holes also can have a segment distance to arrange with bottom, and like this, it is residual that the water in each interior bucket 2 has part, and the use amount of the precious piece in lavatory can still less, better limit its use amount and access times like this.Wherein, hole can have any shape.
As shown in Figure 3, preferably, described water hole 9 is positioned at the middle position of described outer barrel 1 bottom.Water hole 9 is arranged on middle position, and correspondingly, the adjusting rod of interior bucket 2 is also positioned at the middle position of bucket 2 bottoms, and like this, both are stressed more balanced, are beneficial to outer barrel 1 and fluctuate along adjusting rod.
Preferably, described outer barrel 1 is circumferentially provided with groove 7 along its outer wall, and described groove 7 is for chimeric described buoyancy bar 6.Like this, buoyancy bar 6 removably connects with outer barrel 1, use more convenient, and when buoyancy bar 6 damages, convenient replacement.
Preferably, described groove 7 is arranged with in parallel multiple.Multiple grooves 7 are set, the convenient position that regulates buoyancy bar 6, thereby staving and the Water in Water Tank bit position of adjusting outer barrel 1.
Preferably, the bottom of described outer barrel 1 is provided with multiple for supporting the projection 10 of described outer barrel 1 along the periphery in described water hole 9.After bath, outer barrel 1 is floated downward, to base 3 positions, in order to prevent that the water hole 9 of outer barrel 1 is stuck between base 3 and adjusting rod, arrange in the bottom of outer barrel 1 multiple protruding 10, these protruding 10 vertical base settings, after outer barrel 1 declines, these projections 10 are supported on base 3, in the time that water level rises, are convenient to outer barrel 1 and rise.
Preferably, described base 3 is sucker base.Sucker base absorption affinity is strong, easy operating, and low price.
Preferably, the inwall of described interior bucket 2 has been horizontally disposed with filter screen.Filter screen is used for holding the precious piece in lavatory, and further, the middle and upper part of described interior bucket 2 is horizontally disposed with described filter screen, throws in so the precious piece in lavatory convenient, and the precious piece in undissolved lavatory is easy to cleaning.In each, in bucket, be full of water, dissolve the water-soluble more even of the precious piece in lavatory, and when bath, the water of interior bucket 2 flows in water tank, then washes away.
Preferably, described filter screen is disk sheet, and its diameter is suitable mutually with the internal diameter of described interior bucket 2, and the inwall of described interior bucket 2 is circumferentially provided with multiple projections or the circle projection for fixing described filter screen along it.It is upper that filter screen is placed on projection, when use, directly precious lavatory piece thrown on filter screen, easy to operate, and result of use is good.
Preferably, the end that described adjusting rod is positioned at described bucket one side is inverted round stage shape, and the end 8 of described inverted round stage shape is for blocking described water hole 9.The direction chap gradually along interior bucket 2 that is adjusting rod near one end of interior bucket 2 of the end 8 of inverted round stage shape, like this, the water hole 9 of outer barrel 1 is just stuck on the end 8 of inverted round stage shape, has improved the sealing between interior bucket 2 and outer barrel 1, the method of making this structure is simple, and good sealing effect.
In the utility model, except sucker base, each material is preferably plastic material, and plastic material is light, and effective, durable, easy to make.Sucker base is silica gel material, and suction-operated is strong, and good fixing effect is easy and simple to handle.
The height of existing Water in Water Tanks is generally 17-17.5cm, and for the water tank of this water level, the outer barrel 1 of setting is highly set to 13-15cm, and diameter is 7-10cm; Interior bucket 2 is highly set to 13-15cm, and diameter is 6-9cm, and the bucket thickness of outer barrel 1 and interior bucket 2 is 3-5mm; The length of the first bolt 4 is 4-5cm, and the height of connector 5 is 5-6cm, and the second bolt 11 length are 3-4cm; The height of sucker is 1-2cm, and width is 6-7cm, and the water hole 9 of outer barrel 1 is circular, and diameter is 4-6cm, and connector 5 diameters are 3-5cm, to ensure that the water in interior bucket can flow out in water tank fast.
The precious bucket in vertical lavatory that the utility model provides, simple in structure, cost is low, easy to use, effectively increase the clean utilization rate of lavatory Baoqing and effectively controlled the concentration of clean water, reduce the concentration of the precious piece in the lavatory in sewage, reached again the function of clean toilet bowel simultaneously, significant to saving with environmental protection.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, be not limited to the utility model, for a person skilled in the art, the utility model can have various modifications and variations.All within spirit of the present utility model and principle, any amendment of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within all should being included in protection domain of the present utility model.

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1. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory, is characterized in that, comprises outer barrel, is located at interior bucket and base in described outer barrel;
On the sidewall of described interior bucket, multiple through holes are set, the below of described interior bucket is fixedly installed and is parallel to the axial adjusting rod of described interior bucket, and one end of described adjusting rod is connected with the bottom of described interior bucket, and the other end is connected with described base;
The bottom of described outer barrel is being provided with water hole with the adjusting rod corresponding position of described interior bucket, the size in described water hole and the cross section of described adjusting rod match, described interior bucket embeds in described outer barrel through described water hole by described adjusting rod, and gapped between described outer barrel and described interior bucket, the top of described outer barrel is circumferentially provided with buoyancy bar along its outer wall.
2. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described outer barrel is circumferentially provided with groove along its outer wall, and described groove is for chimeric described buoyancy bar.
3. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the bottom of described outer barrel is provided with multiple for supporting the projection of described outer barrel along the periphery in described water hole.
4. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described adjusting rod comprises the first bolt and connector, described connector is connected with described base, described connector inwall is provided with the internal thread of fitting mutually with described the first bolt external screw thread, one end of described the first bolt is connected with the bottom of described interior bucket, and the other end is connected with described base by described connector.
5. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described connector and described base removably connect.
6. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, the top of described base is vertically provided with the second bolt, the external screw thread of described the second bolt is suitable mutually with described connector internal thread, one end of described the second bolt is connected with described base, and the other end is connected with described interior bucket by described connector.
7. according to the precious bucket in the vertical lavatory described in claim 1-6 any one, it is characterized in that, described base is sucker base.
8. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the inwall of described interior bucket has been horizontally disposed with filter screen.
9. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described filter screen is disk sheet, and its diameter is suitable mutually with the internal diameter of described interior bucket, and the inwall of described interior bucket is circumferentially provided with multiple projections or the circle projection for fixing described filter screen along it.
10. the precious bucket in vertical lavatory according to claim 9, is characterized in that, the end that described adjusting rod is positioned at described bucket one side is inverted round stage shape, and the end of described inverted round stage shape is used for blocking described water hole.
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