EP0116812A1 - Distributeur de savon avec un dispositif indicateur pour le niveau de savon liquide - Google Patents

Distributeur de savon avec un dispositif indicateur pour le niveau de savon liquide Download PDF

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EP0116812A1
EP0116812A1 EP83810565A EP83810565A EP0116812A1 EP 0116812 A1 EP0116812 A1 EP 0116812A1 EP 83810565 A EP83810565 A EP 83810565A EP 83810565 A EP83810565 A EP 83810565A EP 0116812 A1 EP0116812 A1 EP 0116812A1
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Sandro Arabian
Manfred Baumann
Walter Besserer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap

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  • the invention relates to a soap dispenser with a display device for the filling state of a soap solution, which contains at least one reservoir for a soap solution and a cover with at least one viewing window.
  • a known display device of this type (EP-A-0 023 470) contains optical display means which display the liquid level directly or cause a light / dark change in a viewing window by total reflection in a glass body.
  • the known display device has proven itself. However, the display of this display device can have a reduced clarity after long use.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a display device of the type mentioned, which results in a reliable and clear display of the filling status of the soap solution metering device, which is independent of the number of filling changes, with as little effort as possible.
  • this object is achieved in that a float body with at least one indicator flag is provided in the reservoir and the path of movement of the at least one indicator flag extends at least partially along the viewing window of the cover.
  • the display device thus contains in the simplest manner a float which is movable with the fill level of the soap solution and a display device coupled to it ne, which in the end position of the float, i.e. when the tank is almost empty, is aligned with the viewing window of the cover hood.
  • the whole display device is very simple; it is clear and reliable due to the appearance of the clearly perceptible display flag in the viewing window, and regardless of how often the fillings are added or replaced.
  • two display flags and two viewing windows are provided on different sides of the cover in the display device according to the invention. This makes the display recognizable even in cases where one side of the cover, e.g. for structural reasons, is inaccessible.
  • the display flag is advantageously provided with two differently colored color fields. This makes the display in the viewing window of the cover particularly clearly perceptible.
  • the color field which indicates the empty state of the container, increasingly enters the viewing window, so that the transition to the empty final state is clearly recognizable and the soap solution can be supplemented in good time.
  • the at least one container opens into the interior of the reservoir with at least one opening.
  • the reservoir is automatically refilled through the at least one opening of the container when this opening is no longer immersed in the soap solution.
  • the float body is at least one lever above the opening of the Container rotatably mounted inside the reservoir. This embodiment ensures trouble-free movement of the float body and thus the indicator flag, because the bearings are located above the soap solution and cannot stick together.
  • the float body runs over a substantial part of the width of the reservoir and is provided with a lever on each end. As a result, the float body is guided safely.
  • the indicator flag expediently extends from the reservoir into a space which is formed between the cover and the container.
  • the viewing window is also formed in the cover in the area. This achieves a space-saving arrangement which, moreover, does not require any special structural changes to the soap dispenser for the installation of the display device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a holder for the soap solution metering device from a rear wall 1 which can be fastened, for example, to a wall, from the ends of which a holding plate 1 ', 3 protrudes.
  • a reservoir 4 is attached, which is described in detail below.
  • Support ribs 4 ′ are formed on the reservoir 4.
  • a container 5 is supported from transparent material to be dosed from the soap solution, which is provided with a neck 5 1, by which an opening. 8
  • the entire arrangement is surrounded by a cover 6 which is held on holding elements 7 on the upper holding plate 3 and is pushed laterally onto the projecting rear wall 1 (cf. FIG. 3).
  • the reservoir 4 pushed onto the lower holding plate 1 'and covered on the sides by the cover 6 is arranged with a fastening part 10 on the rear wall.
  • a base 9 divides the reservoir 4 into an interior 11 and a pump space 12.
  • the two spaces 11 and 12 are connected to one another by a cylinder 13 which is open at both ends and is inserted in the base 9.
  • a push button 14 can be moved against the force of a return spring (not shown) between two stops, of which only one stop 15 can be seen.
  • This push button 14 is connected to a piston, not shown, the other end of which is mounted in the cylinder 13.
  • the lower side of the push button 14 is provided with an outlet 14 'for the soap solution.
  • the push button 14 and the cylinder 13 form part of a known metering device, which here is not described in detail.
  • a cylindrical float body 21 can be seen from the display device in FIG. 1, from which a display flag 22 extends upwards and a lever 25 ′ extends laterally.
  • the lever 25 ' is articulated on a bearing 26 to the reservoir 4.
  • the parts already shown in FIG. 1 have the same reference numerals.
  • the indicator flag 22 is arranged on an end face of the float body 21 and projects into a space 23 which is formed between an indentation 24 at the neck end of the container 5 and the cover 6.
  • the cover 6 is provided with a viewing window 28 through which the display flag 22 is visible.
  • FIG. 3 The profile of the rear wall 1, the reservoir 4 and the cover 6 shown in FIG. 3 shows the fastening part 10 and the support ribs 4 '. It can be seen that the reservoir 4 is attached without a space between the cover 6 and the rear wall 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows the reservoir 4 with the fastening part 10 and the float arrangement with the float body 21, from the two end faces of which levers 25 and 25 1 extend, which are hinged to the reservoir 4 at bearings 26.
  • These bearings 26 are shown as projections which are formed near the ends of the levers 25, 25 'and are arranged in corresponding recesses in the associated wall of the reservoir 4. In this example, only the lever 25 'is provided with a display flag 22.
  • FIG. 1 An upper liquid level 2 can be seen in FIG. 1, which runs at the level of the opening 8 of the container 5. This is the normal loading operating state of the soap dispenser, which lasts as long as the container contains 5 soap solution.
  • the float body 21 is in the upper position as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the display flag 22 contains two color fields 27 and 29 at its end facing away from the float body 21. These color fields are colored differently; in the exemplary embodiment, the color field 27 is green and the color field 29 is red. The area of the color field 27 which can be seen through the viewing window 28 in the cover 6 in the position of the display flag 22 according to FIG.
  • the float body 21 floats on the upper liquid level 2, so that the lower color field 27 of the display 22 is aligned with the viewing window 28 in the cover 6.
  • the green color of the color field 27 indicates the operational readiness of the soap dispenser.
  • the liquid level in the reservoir 4 gradually drops during operation to a lower liquid level, which is denoted by 2 1 in FIG. 1.
  • the float body 21 and thus the indicator flag 22 follow this movement along a movement path which runs in the form of a circular arc.
  • the end position of the float body 21 with the indicator flag 22 corresponding to the lower liquid level 2 'in FIG. 1 is shown in broken lines in FIG. 2a. It can be seen from this illustration that in this position of the display flag 22 the upper color field 29, which is colored red, is aligned with the viewing window 28 of the cover 6 and the area 30 of the color field 29 can be seen through the viewing window 28.
  • an area 30 can be seen through the viewing window 28 in the cover 6, which detects parts of both color fields 27 and 29.
  • the maintenance staff is on the timely Emptying of the container 5 made aware before the reservoir 4 is completely empty.
  • the cylinder 13 connecting the interior 11 of the reservoir 4 to the pump chamber 12 of the reservoir 4 has on the one hand an opening which is large enough to ensure a sufficient flow of the soap solution.
  • a piston (not shown) which is known per se and which is part of a metering device which is connected to the push button 14.
  • a spout 14 'for the soap solution is arranged in the front part of the lower surface of the push button 14.
  • a display flag 22 is formed on each end face of the float body 21 and a viewing window 28 is correspondingly formed on each side of the cover 6.
  • the filling level of the soap dispenser can then be seen on two different sides of the cover 6 and cannot be affected by structural conditions or the like.
  • the display flag 22 can only be provided with a field which can be seen in the viewing window 28 of the cover 6 after the container 5 has been emptied.
  • the field or the fields need not be designed as color fields, but can also be, for example, reflective, self-luminous, luminescent or otherwise marked in a conspicuous manner.
  • the display flag 22 can also be located in an area further away from the rear wall 1.
  • the float body 21 can also be guided on the reservoir 4 by other guide means.
  • the indicator flag 22 can also extend in another direction or the field or fields 27, 29 can be formed on other parts of the float arrangement, this or the Viewing window 28 can be arranged in the cover 6 accordingly.
  • the soap dispenser could also be provided with a fixed, refillable container for the soap solution to be dosed.

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AT83810565T ATE19936T1 (de) 1982-12-24 1983-12-05 Seifenspender mit einer anzeigevorrichtung fuer den fuellzustand einer seifenloesung.

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JP (1) JPS59135037A (fr)
AT (1) ATE19936T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE3363822D1 (fr)
HK (1) HK97989A (fr)
MY (1) MY8700932A (fr)
SG (1) SG96087G (fr)

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EP1118300A1 (fr) * 2000-01-19 2001-07-25 Cws International Ag Distributeur de savon
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HK97989A (en) 1989-12-15
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JPS59135037A (ja) 1984-08-03
ATE19936T1 (de) 1986-06-15
JPH0350528B2 (fr) 1991-08-02
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