DE3424712A1 - DEVICE FOR APPLYING POWDERED PRODUCTS - Google Patents

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Patent application HENKEL KGaA

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AOOO Düsseldorf, July 3, 1984 ' ^ύ ' Bor / C

Patent application D 7086

"Device for the flat application of powdery products"

The invention relates to a device for the surface application and incorporation of powdery or pourable Products, especially on vertical upholstered surfaces, with an applicator body that can be rotated and with a guide attached to its storage.

Powder applicators of this type are used to apply cleaning powder to carpets or the like. The applicator body is designed as a roller or roller. It is already in this context has been proposed to design the roller as a cylindrical hollow body for receiving the powder to be applied and providing the jacket of the roller with powder passage holes. Because of the roller shape, it prepares the application on curved surfaces, e.g. on upholstered furniture, difficulties. Incorporation is also problematic Application of the powder or giant product to the respective object. Although it is possible to use the respective To lock the roller for this purpose, so that the powder feed is essentially switched off because however, when the powder is in the roller, there is significant leakage of powder from the cavity within the roller cannot be ruled out during the massaging process.

The invention is based on the object. To create a powder applicator that is used for applying powder and giant-shaped product on any oriented

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and shaped upholstery surfaces are suitable and, following application, incorporation into the respective base surface allowed, in which a significant escape of powdery product is excluded. The inventive The solution for the device for surface application and incorporation is powdery or pourable Products of the type mentioned at the beginning with applicator body to be rotatably mounted and with attached to its mounting Guide aid, characterized in that the applicator body as a foam ball and its storage as the Ball partially but sufficiently far to hold on and optionally rolling or held in a locked position Ball head are formed and that as a guide to the ball head with connection to the foam ball attached product container is provided.

The spherical head is preferably made from a hemisphere which receives the foam sphere and has a clamping ring placed thereon designed to hold the foam ball in place. A spherical segment passes through the ring opening of the clamping ring an inserted foam ball to days. The clamping ring should have two positions: in one position the foam ball is only held loosely so that it when passing the surface to be treated in the ball head rolls and brought to the bottom of the ball head Powder to the outside and thus to the object to be treated promotes. In a different position will the clamping ring, preferably with the help of special braking means, such as in particular axially standing ribs or a Toothed strip at the bottom of the spherical shell, locked so that rotation is no longer possible. Can be locked the clamping ring can be pressed against the foam ball with a specified force. It is also advantageous if the normal of the clamped by the clamping ring

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Spherical section surface by about 30 to 40 ° relative to the longitudinal axis of an attached one, at the same time as a guide serving product container is inclined.

Accordingly, the invention makes a for the powder container axis inclined spherical head created with a foam ball incorporated therein and partially enclosed. the Geometric arrangement according to the invention in connection with the shape of the product container designed as a guide aid guaranteed when rolling the foam ball over any inclined, especially horizontal or vertical surfaces, e.g. cushions, so that the product trickles down automatically and over the one that acts as an applicator Foam ball is applied.

At the same time it is achieved by the invention that the product is massaged in after the application The same foam ball can be used if this, e.g. with the help of a circumferential clamping ring in the ball head is locked. A clamping ring with axially arranged ribs on the inside is used as a lock, the is guided with the help of a thread over the ball head and the foam ball clamps or depending on the position Holds in a rollable manner. The device can also be constructed in such a way that it points to the interior of the container Kugelkopfumschnürung a toothed strip is provided, which the foam ball after pressing by pressing on the surface to be treated holds firmly and thus a further rolling and conveying of product to the outside of the Bullet prevented.

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Using the scientific representation of exemplary embodiments details of the invention are explained. Show it:

Figures 1 and 2 are side views of a powder applicator with associated product container;

3 and 4 enlarged illustrations in two positions each in the side view and in section of the applicator head according to FIG. 1; and

5 and 6 the clamping ring in a side view, partially in section, and in a view from below to hold the foam ball in the ball head.

In Fig. 1 and 2, a device according to the invention is shown in two side views shown schematically. The applicator body is designed as a foam ball 1. The storage of the applicator body consists of a total with 2 designated ball head, which the foam ball 1 partially but encloses enough to hold on. Corresponding to the enlarged side view or according to the section according to FIGS. 3 and 4, the foam body can be designed in principle as a hemisphere Ball head are arranged on which a clamping ring 3 can be locked to hold the foam ball 1 in place must be placed in at least two positions. Come as coupling elements between the ball head 2 and the clamping ring 3 e.g. threads, beonet guides and tongue and groove Connections with a corresponding incline to be considered,

The respective product container 4 directly adjoins the underside or rear side of the spherical head 2. if the applicator for applying cleaning powder

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If upholstered furniture is provided, the container 4 ″ can for example have a capacity of 500 ml achieve that the applicator according to the invention can be applied to both vertical and horizontal post surfaces is suitable, the normal 5 of the surface of the circular clamping ring opening 6 is about 30 to 40 ° arranged inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis 7 of the container 4.

The connection between the clamping ring 3 and the ball head 2 consists of a thread 8 in FIG. 4 and a thread 8 in FIG. 5 a latch 9. It is essential that the clamping ring 3 is locked in two height positions A and B (Fig. 3 and 4) is, wherein in position A a free rotatability of the foam ball 1 should be guaranteed, while the Foam ball 1 held in position B of the clamping ring should be that when used for massaging previously applied powder relative to Ball head 2 does not turn. The clamping ring 3 itself should, if possible, be designed so that on the circumference of the ball head Powder leakage is normally not possible between the clamping ring and the adjacent hemisphere. It can do this be expedient to allow the clamping ring to overlap fork-shaped over the free edge 10 of the ball head 2 so that on the inside of the ball head a sealing lip 11 in each clamping ring position over the free end 10 of the ball head 2 overlaps.

To lock the foam ball 1 in position B according to FIG. 3, it may be desirable to use special braking means to be provided on the inside of the clamping ring 3. For example, the one pointing to the inside of the container Tension ring inner surface of teeth 12 have. The same we-

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tang also has one in the bottom area of the ball head 2 molded toothed strip 13. When the clamping ring 3 is pressed into position B, the teeth 12 are stamped into the foam ball 1 and exclude the ball rolling when massaging a surface.

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List of reference symbols

1 = Foam sphere 2 = Ball head 3 = Clamping ring 4th = Product container 5 = Normal 6th = Clamping ring opening 7th = Longitudinal axis (4) 8th = Thread 9 = Latch 10 = free end (2) 11 = Sealing lip 12th = Tooth 13th = Toothed bar

A = roll position (3)

B = locking position (3)

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Claims (7)

Patent application HENKEL KGaA ZR-FE / Patents D 7086 Jf patent claims 1. Device for flat application and incorporation powdery or trickling products, especially on vertical upholstered surfaces, with a rotatable bearing Applicator body (1) and with a guide aid (4) attached to its mounting (2), characterized in that that the applicator body as a foam ball (1) and its storage as the sphere partially, but sufficiently encircling and optional to hold on to rolling or locked holding ball head (2) are formed and that -as a guide on the ball head (2) with connection to the foam ball (1) molded Product container (4) is provided. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the ball head (2) consists of a hemisphere with to be coupled The clamping ring (3) is designed as a holding or locking means for the foam ball (1). 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a spherical section of the foam ball (1) emerges through a circular opening (6) in the ball head (2) or clamping ring (3). 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the normal (5) of the surface of the clamping ring opening (6) is inclined by about 30 to 40 ° with respect to the longitudinal axis (7) of the molded product container (4). 5. Device according to one or more of the claims 1 to 4 characterized by a foam ball (1) in the ball head (2) holding in the direction of the normal (5) the surface of the clamping ring opening (6) into a Patent application HENKEL KGaA ZR-FE / patents D 7086 0 Position (A) with the ball held in a rollable manner (1) and adjustable to another position (B) with the ball held in a lockable position Clamping ring (3). 6. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the locking of the foam ball (1) from on the braking means arranged on the inside facing it, in particular axially standing ribs (12) or a toothed strip (13) exists. 7. Apparatus according to claim 5 and 6, characterized in that for adjusting the clamping ring (1) in the direction the normal (5) from a position (A) with rollable foam ball (1) to a position (B) with locked Foam ball (1) an adjustable coupling, in particular a thread (8) or a bolt (9), is provided is.