EP0446795A1 - Dosage-device for a medium which is to be activated by water - Google Patents

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EP0446795A1
EP0446795A1 EP19910103551 EP91103551A EP0446795A1 EP 0446795 A1 EP0446795 A1 EP 0446795A1 EP 19910103551 EP19910103551 EP 19910103551 EP 91103551 A EP91103551 A EP 91103551A EP 0446795 A1 EP0446795 A1 EP 0446795A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/02—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing
    • E03D9/03—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing consisting of a separate container with an outlet through which the agent is introduced into the flushing water, e.g. by suction ; Devices for agents in direct contact with flushing water
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to a metering device for a water-activatable agent, with a container and a carrier body for the water-activatable agent located in the container.
  • Such a metering device is known as a so-called toilet block.
  • the container with openings is designed in the form of a net or grid in order to be able to interchangeably arrange the carrier body for the water-activatable agent, which is, for example, a water-activatable fragrance, in the container.
  • the carrier body for the water-activatable agent usually consists of a water-soluble granulate, so that the carrier body itself is used up after a corresponding number of rinsing processes.
  • This known metering device has the deficiency that the water-activatable only exactly during a rinsing process Agent released by partial dissolution of the support body and disappears into the sewage system at the same time as the rinsing water.
  • the actually desired effect of the water-activatable agent after a rinsing process is only minimal there. It is on the order of 10%, while approx. 90% of the water-activatable agent disappears into the sewage system without actually being effective.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a metering device of the type mentioned, in which the effect of the water-activatable agent is effective with a time delay in relation to a rinsing process.
  • the container has a certain water absorption volume, a water inlet and at least one water outlet opening
  • the carrier for the water-activatable agent is designed as a tube filled with a filler which gives a porosity.
  • the water-activatable agent does not largely disappear immediately into the sewage system with the rinsing water, but rather that the water-activatable agent after the rinsing process has been completed within a certain period of time, which is caused by the at least one Water outlet opening is determined in the container from which the container is discharged.
  • the water-activatable agent can be considerably more effective than in the known metering devices of the type mentioned at the outset.
  • the design of the carrier as a tube which is filled with a suitable filler in order to form a reservoir for the water-activatable agent with a corresponding porosity is simple producible, so that a metering device results in low manufacturing costs and optimal effectiveness. Due to the simple design of the carrier for the water-activatable agent, its manufacturing costs are also low, which has a positive effect on the replenishment of the metering device.
  • the tube of the carrier for the water-activatable agent is preferably made of a plastic material, and the filler with which the tube is filled to form a suitable porosity can be cotton wool or a fiber material.
  • the filler with which the tube is filled to form a suitable porosity can be cotton wool or a fiber material.
  • any other suitable material as filler in order to achieve a suitable reservoir with a suitable porosity for the water-activatable agent in the tubular carrier.
  • the filler located in the tube is preferably or the like with a fragrance and / or cleaning agent and / or disinfectant which forms the water-activatable agent. soaked.
  • the delayed delivery of a relatively precisely metered amount of the water-activatable agent after a rinsing process has the advantage that both a fragrance used and a cleaning agent or disinfectant used are considerably better, ie more optimal is more effective than in the known metering devices, in which 90% of the water-activatable agent is discharged into the sewage system virtually ineffectively during the rinsing process.
  • An embodiment of the metering device is characterized in that the container has a receiving compartment in its interior defined water absorption volume for receiving the carrier. At least one carrier for the water-activatable agent can be arranged in a defined manner in this receiving compartment, so that, as it were, result in the same conditions with regard to the delivery of the water-activatable agents with each rinsing process.
  • the container of the metering device can have at least one water steering element in its interior, the carrier for the water-activatable agent being arranged in the water flow path guided by the at least one water steering element.
  • the / each water steering element can be designed as an intermediate floor in order to appropriately divert water flowing into the interior of the container during a rinsing process and thereby further delay the outflow of the water quantity precisely defined by the container, and thereby further improve the effectiveness of the water-activatable agent.
  • the at least one water deflector designed as an intermediate floor this results as it were, a cascade flow through the interior of the container.
  • a simple design of the metering device which can be realized at relatively low manufacturing costs, results if the container of the metering device is formed by a front part and a back part, which are made of plastic material and are connected to one another by means of a film hinge.
  • Such a container can be produced in a single molding operation within relatively short cycle times, and the one-piece construction of the container also advantageously means that the manipulation effort for assembling the container is low.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the metering device 10 for a water-activatable agent.
  • the metering device 10 has a container 12 with a water inlet 14 and with at least one water outlet opening 16.
  • the water outlet opening 16 is preferably provided at the lowest point of the container 12 in order to ensure that the container 12 is emptied safely.
  • the container 12 has in its interior 18 a receiving compartment 20 for at least one carrier 22.
  • the carrier 22 is provided for storing a water-activatable agent, which is a fragrance and / or a cleaning agent and / or a disinfectant or the like. acts.
  • the carrier 22 has a tube 24 which is filled with a filler 26. By the filler 26, which is cotton, fiber material or the like. there is an open-pore volume in the interior of the tube 24, which is used to hold and store the water-activatable agent already mentioned.
  • the reference number 28 denotes ribs which protrude into the interior 18 of the container 12 and define the receiving compartment 20 for the carrier 22.
  • the receiving compartment 20 has a bottom 30 which is arranged at a distance above the bottom 32 formed with the water outlet opening 16, so that during a rinsing process the entire interior 18 is first filled with water, which then runs out through the water outlet opening 16.
  • the water level in the interior 18 drops, the carrier 22 being arranged above the water level when it sinks below the bottom 30 of the receiving compartment 20.
  • water held in the carrier 22 is introduced into the remaining water volume with water-activatable agent and is discharged with it through the water outlet opening 16 from the container 12. This results in a delayed delivery of a more or less precisely metered amount of the water-activatable agent stored in the carrier 22 after the rinsing process has been completed, so that the water-activatable agent can be effective.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 show a second embodiment of the metering device 10, in which the container 12 has a front part 34 and a back part 36, which are connected to one another by means of a film hinge 38. This results in a simply designed container. A number of water outlet openings 16 are formed on the bottom of the back part 36.
  • the front part 34 has slots 40 through which the water inlet 14 is given in the operating state of the metering device 10, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • a water steering element 42 In the interior 18 of the container 12 or in the interior of the back part 36, a water steering element 42 is arranged, the is strip-shaped and is provided with recesses 44.
  • a carrier 22 for a water-activatable agent which is a fragrance and / or a cleaning agent and / or a disinfectant or the like, lies on the strip-shaped water steering element 42. acts.
  • the carrier 22 is configured similarly to the carrier 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above in connection with FIGS. 1 and 2, so that it is not necessary to describe it again in detail.
  • a fastening element 46 (see FIG. 5), which is, for example, a suction cap made of an elastically flexible material.
  • the fastening member 46 could also be at least one fastening hook.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the metering device 10, the container 12 of which is formed from a front part 34 and a back part 36, which are connected to one another by means of a film hinge 38.
  • a plurality of strip-shaped water-directing elements 42 are arranged, by means of which the water introduced into the container 12 through the water inlet 14 (see FIG. 7) is deflected in a cascade fashion in order to delay the container through the water outlet openings 16 Leave 12 again.
  • the reference numeral 22 in FIG. 6 denotes a carrier which is spatially separate from the container 12 and is of the same design as the carrier 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above in connection with these figures.
  • the carrier 22 can be on one of the Water steering elements 42 are arranged horizontally, it being expedient to mount the carrier 22 on the central water steering element 42.

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A dosage device (10) for a water-activated medium is described, the dosage device (10) having a container (12) and a carrier (22), situated in the container (12), for the water-activated medium. The water-activated medium is a perfume, a cleaning agent, a disinfecting agent or the like. The container (12) has a specific water-holding volume, a water inlet (14) and at least one water outlet opening (16). The carrier (22) for the water-activated medium is constructed in the form of a tube (24) which is filled with a porosity-producing filler (26). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Dosiereinrichtung für ein durch Wasser aktivierbares Mittel, mit einem Behälter und einem im Behälter befindlichen Trägerkörper für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel.The invention relates to a metering device for a water-activatable agent, with a container and a carrier body for the water-activatable agent located in the container.

Eine derartige Dosiereinrichtung ist als sog. WC-Stein bekannt. Bei dieser bekannten Dosiereinrichtung ist der Behälter mit Öffnungen netz- bzw. gitterförmig ausgebildet, um den Trägerkörper für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel, bei dem es sich bspw. um einen wasseraktivierbaren Duftstoff handelt, im Behälter auswechselbar anordnen zu können. Dort besteht der Trägerkörper für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel üblicherweise aus einem wasserlöslichen Granulat, so dass der Trägerkörper nach einer entsprechenden Anzahl Spülvorgänge selbst verbraucht ist. Diese bekannte Dosiereinrichtung weist den Mangel auf, dass jeweils nur genau während eines Spülvorgangs das wasseraktivierbare Mittel durch Teilauflösung des Trägerkörpers abgegeben und gleichzeitig mit dem Spülwasser in die Kanalisation verschwindet. Die eigentlich gewünschte Wirkung des wasseraktiverbaren Mittels nach einem Spülvorgang ist dort nur minimal. Sie liegt grössenordnungsmässig bei 10 %, während ca. 90 % des wasseraktivierbaren Mittels ohne eigentlich richtig wirksam zu werden, in der Kanalisation verschwindet.Such a metering device is known as a so-called toilet block. In this known metering device, the container with openings is designed in the form of a net or grid in order to be able to interchangeably arrange the carrier body for the water-activatable agent, which is, for example, a water-activatable fragrance, in the container. There, the carrier body for the water-activatable agent usually consists of a water-soluble granulate, so that the carrier body itself is used up after a corresponding number of rinsing processes. This known metering device has the deficiency that the water-activatable only exactly during a rinsing process Agent released by partial dissolution of the support body and disappears into the sewage system at the same time as the rinsing water. The actually desired effect of the water-activatable agent after a rinsing process is only minimal there. It is on the order of 10%, while approx. 90% of the water-activatable agent disappears into the sewage system without actually being effective.

Deshalb liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Dosiereinrichtung der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, bei welcher die Wirkung des wasseraktivierbaren Mittels in Bezug auf einen Spülvorgang zeitlich verzögert wirksam ist.Therefore, the invention has for its object to provide a metering device of the type mentioned, in which the effect of the water-activatable agent is effective with a time delay in relation to a rinsing process.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäss dadurch gelöst, dass der Behälter ein bestimmtes Wasseraufnahmevolumen, einen Wassereinlass und mindestens eine Wasserauslassöffnung aufweist, und dass der Träger für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel als mit einem eine Porosität ergebenden Füllstoff gefülltes Röhrchen ausgebildet ist. Durch die Ausbildung des Behälters mit einem bestimmten Wasseraufnahmevolumen und mindestens einer Wasserauslassöffnung wird der Behälter bei jedem einzelnen Spülvorgang mit einer genau definierten Wassermenge gefüllt, die nach Abschluss des Spülvorgangs innerhalb einer bestimmten Zeitspanne aus dem Behälter entleert wird. Mit dieser zeitlich verzögerten Entleerung des Behälters wird eine entsprechende Quantität des wasseraktivierbaren Mittels vom Träger abgegeben. Das bedeutet jedoch, dass bei der erfindungsgemässen Dosiereinrichtung das wasseraktivierbare Mittel nicht grösstenteils sofort mit dem Spülwasser in die Kanalisation verschwindet, sondern dass das wasseraktivierbare Mittel nach Abschluss des Spülvorgangs innerhalb einer bestimmten Zeitspanne, die durch die mindestens eine Wasserauslassöffnung im Behälter bestimmt ist, aus dem Behälter abgegeben wird. Dadurch kann das wasseraktivierbare Mittel erheblich besser wirksam werden als bei den bekannten Dosiereinrichtungen der eingangs genannten Art. Die Ausbildung des Trägers als Röhrchen, das mit einem geeigneten Füllstoff gefüllt ist, um für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel einen Speicher mit einer entsprechenden Porosität zu bilden, ist einfach herstellbar, so dass sich eine Dosiereinrichtung geringer Herstellungskosten und optimaler Wirksamkeit ergibt. Durch die einfache Ausbildung des Trägers für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel sind auch dessen Herstellungskosten gering, was sich auf die Nachbestückung der Dosiereinrichtung positiv auswirkt.This object is achieved according to the invention in that the container has a certain water absorption volume, a water inlet and at least one water outlet opening, and in that the carrier for the water-activatable agent is designed as a tube filled with a filler which gives a porosity. By designing the container with a certain water absorption volume and at least one water outlet opening, the container is filled with a precisely defined amount of water with each individual flushing process, which is emptied from the container within a certain period of time after the flushing process has been completed. With this delayed emptying of the container, a corresponding quantity of the water-activatable agent is released from the carrier. However, this means that in the metering device according to the invention the water-activatable agent does not largely disappear immediately into the sewage system with the rinsing water, but rather that the water-activatable agent after the rinsing process has been completed within a certain period of time, which is caused by the at least one Water outlet opening is determined in the container from which the container is discharged. As a result, the water-activatable agent can be considerably more effective than in the known metering devices of the type mentioned at the outset. The design of the carrier as a tube which is filled with a suitable filler in order to form a reservoir for the water-activatable agent with a corresponding porosity is simple producible, so that a metering device results in low manufacturing costs and optimal effectiveness. Due to the simple design of the carrier for the water-activatable agent, its manufacturing costs are also low, which has a positive effect on the replenishment of the metering device.

Das Röhrchen des Trägers für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel besteht vorzugsweise aus einem Kunststoffmaterial, und der Füllstoff, mit dem das Röhrchen unter Ausbildung einer passenden Porosität gefüllt ist, kann Watte oder ein Fasermaterial sein. Selbstverständlich wäre es auch möglich, als Füllstoff ein beliebiges anderes geeignetes Material zu verwenden, um für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel im röhrchenförmigen Träger einen geeigneten Speicher mit einer passenden Porosität zu erzielen.The tube of the carrier for the water-activatable agent is preferably made of a plastic material, and the filler with which the tube is filled to form a suitable porosity can be cotton wool or a fiber material. Of course, it would also be possible to use any other suitable material as filler in order to achieve a suitable reservoir with a suitable porosity for the water-activatable agent in the tubular carrier.

Der im Röhrchen befindliche Füllstoff ist vorzugsweise mit einem das wasseraktivierbare Mittel bildenden Duftstoff und/oder Reinigungsmittel und/oder Desinfektionsmittel o.dgl. getränkt. Durch die zeitlich verzögerte Abgabe einer relativ genau dosierten Menge des wasseraktivierbaren Mittels nach einem Spülvorgang ergibt sich der Vorteil, dass sowohl ein zur Anwendung gelangender Duftstoff als auch ein zur Anwendung gelangendes Reinigungs- bzw. Desinfektionsmittel erheblich besser, d.h. optimaler wirksam ist als bei den bekannten Dosiereinrichtungen, bei denen grössenordnungsmässig um 90 % des wasseraktivierbaren Mittels quasi unwirksam während des Spülvorgangs in die Kanalisation ausgeleitet werden. Infolge der vergleichsweise guten Wirksamkeit des wassereaktivierbaren Mittels ist es in weiterer vorteilhafter Weise möglich, das wasseraktivierbare Mittel in einer relativ geringen Konzentration anzuwenden, wodurch sich der weitere erhebliche Vorteil einer Umweltentlastung bzw. Umweltfreundlichkeit ergibt.The filler located in the tube is preferably or the like with a fragrance and / or cleaning agent and / or disinfectant which forms the water-activatable agent. soaked. The delayed delivery of a relatively precisely metered amount of the water-activatable agent after a rinsing process has the advantage that both a fragrance used and a cleaning agent or disinfectant used are considerably better, ie more optimal is more effective than in the known metering devices, in which 90% of the water-activatable agent is discharged into the sewage system virtually ineffectively during the rinsing process. As a result of the comparatively good effectiveness of the water-activatable agent, it is further advantageously possible to use the water-activatable agent in a relatively low concentration, which results in the further considerable advantage of environmental relief or environmental friendliness.

Eine Ausbildung der erfindungsgemässen Dosiereinrichtung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter in seinem Innenraum definierten Wasseraufnahmevolumens zur Aufnahme des Trägers ein Aufnahmeabteil aufweist. In diesem Aufnahmeabteil kann wenigstens ein Träger für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel definiert angeordnet werden, so dass sich gleichsam jederzeit, d.h. bei jedem Spülvorgang gleiche Verhältnisse bezüglich der Abgabe der wasseraktivierbaren Mittels ergeben.An embodiment of the metering device according to the invention is characterized in that the container has a receiving compartment in its interior defined water absorption volume for receiving the carrier. At least one carrier for the water-activatable agent can be arranged in a defined manner in this receiving compartment, so that, as it were, result in the same conditions with regard to the delivery of the water-activatable agents with each rinsing process.

Der Behälter der erfindungsgemässen Dosiereinrichtung kann in seinem Inneren mindestens ein Wasserlenkorgan aufweisen, wobei der Träger für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel in der durch das mindestens eine Wasserlenkorgan gelenkten Wasserströmungsbahn angeordnet ist. Dabei kann das/jedes Wasserlenkorgan als Zwischenboden ausgebildet sein, um während eines Spülvorgangs in den Innenraum des Behälters eingeströmtes Wasser geeignet umzulenken und hierdurch die Ausströmung der durch den Behälter genau definierten Wassermenge weiterzuverzögern, und hierdurch die Wirksamkeit des wasseraktivierbaren Mittels weiter zu verbessern. Mit Hilfe des mindestens einen als Zwischenboden ausgebildeten Wasserlenkorgans ergibt sich gleichsam eine Kaskadenströmung durch das Innere des Behälters hindurch.The container of the metering device according to the invention can have at least one water steering element in its interior, the carrier for the water-activatable agent being arranged in the water flow path guided by the at least one water steering element. The / each water steering element can be designed as an intermediate floor in order to appropriately divert water flowing into the interior of the container during a rinsing process and thereby further delay the outflow of the water quantity precisely defined by the container, and thereby further improve the effectiveness of the water-activatable agent. With the help of the at least one water deflector designed as an intermediate floor, this results as it were, a cascade flow through the interior of the container.

Eine einfache Ausbildung der Dosiereinrichtung, die mit relativ geringen Herstellungskosten realisierbar ist, ergibt sich, wenn der Behälter der Dosiereinrichtung von einem Vorderteil und einem Rückenteil gebildet ist, die aus Kunststoffmaterial bestehen und mittels eines Filmscharniers miteinander verbunden sind. Ein derartiger Behälter kann in einem einzigen Formarbeitsgang innerhalb relativ kurzer Taktzeiten hergestellt werden, wobei durch die einteilige Ausbildung des Behälters in vorteilhafter Weise auch der Manipulationsaufwand zum Zusammenbau des Behälters gering ist.A simple design of the metering device, which can be realized at relatively low manufacturing costs, results if the container of the metering device is formed by a front part and a back part, which are made of plastic material and are connected to one another by means of a film hinge. Such a container can be produced in a single molding operation within relatively short cycle times, and the one-piece construction of the container also advantageously means that the manipulation effort for assembling the container is low.

Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen der erfindungsgemässen Dosiereinrichtung. Es zeigt:

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eine Ansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform der Dosiereinrichtung in Blickrichtung von oben,
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einen Schnitt entlang der Schnittlinie II-II in Fig.1 durch die Dosiereinrichtung,
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eine räumliche Darstellung einer zweiten Ausführungsform der Dosiereinrichtung mit geöffnetem Behälter,
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eine räumliche Darstellung der Dosiereinrichtung gem. Fig. 3 im geschlossenen Zustand von vorne,
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die Dosiereinrichtung gemäss Figuren 3 und 4 von der Rückseite gesehen,
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eine räumliche Darstellung einer dritten Ausführungsform der Dosiereinrichtung im geöffneten Zustand mit einem von der Dosiereinrichtung beabstandeten Träger für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel, und
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eine räumliche Darstellung der Dosiereinrichtung gem. Fig 6 im geschlossenen Zustand, d.h. in der Gebrauchsstellung.
Further details, features and advantages result from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the metering device according to the invention shown in the drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1
1 shows a view of a first embodiment of the metering device from above,
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2 shows a section along section line II-II in FIG. 1 through the metering device,
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3 shows a spatial representation of a second embodiment of the metering device with the container open,
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a spatial representation of the metering device acc. 3 in the closed state from the front,
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the dosing device according to Figures 3 and 4 seen from the rear,
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a spatial representation of a third embodiment of the metering device in the open state with a spaced from the metering device carrier for the water-activatable agent, and
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a spatial representation of the metering device acc. Fig 6 in the closed state, ie in the use position.

Die Figuren 1 und 2 zeigen eine erste Ausführungsform der Dosiereinrichtung 10 für ein durch Wasser aktivierbares Mittel. Die Dosiereinrichtung 10 weist einen Behälter 12 mit einem Wassereinlass 14 und mit mindestens einer Wasserauslassöffnung 16 auf. Die Wasserauslassöffnung 16 ist vorzugsweise an der tiefsten Stelle des Behälters 12 vorgesehen, um eine sichere Entleerung des Behälters 12 zu gewährleisten. Der Behälter 12 weist in seinem Innenraum 18 ein Aufnahmeabteil 20 für mindestens einen Träger 22 auf. Der Träger 22 ist zur Speicherung eines wasseraktivierbaren Mittels vorgesehen, bei dem es sich um einen Duftstoff und/oder um ein Reinigungsmittel und/oder um ein Desinfektionsmittel o.dgl. handelt. Der Träger 22 weist ein Röhrchen 24 auf, das mit einem Füllstoff 26 gefüllt ist. Durch den Füllstoff 26, bei dem es sich um Watte, Fasermaterial o.dgl. handelt, ergibt sich im Inneren des Röhrchens 24 ein offenporiges Volumen, das zur Aufnahme und Speicherung des bereits erwähnten wasseraktivierbaren Mittels dient.FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the metering device 10 for a water-activatable agent. The metering device 10 has a container 12 with a water inlet 14 and with at least one water outlet opening 16. The water outlet opening 16 is preferably provided at the lowest point of the container 12 in order to ensure that the container 12 is emptied safely. The container 12 has in its interior 18 a receiving compartment 20 for at least one carrier 22. The carrier 22 is provided for storing a water-activatable agent, which is a fragrance and / or a cleaning agent and / or a disinfectant or the like. acts. The carrier 22 has a tube 24 which is filled with a filler 26. By the filler 26, which is cotton, fiber material or the like. there is an open-pore volume in the interior of the tube 24, which is used to hold and store the water-activatable agent already mentioned.

Mit der Bezugsziffer 28 sind Rippen bezeichnet, die in den Innenraum 18 des Behälters 12 ragen und das Aufnahmeabteil 20 für den Träger 22 festlegen. Das Aufnahmeabteil 20 weist einen Boden 30 auf, der in einem Abstand über dem mit der Wasserauslassöffnung 16 ausgebildeten Boden 32 angeordnet ist, so dass bei einem Spülvorgang zuerst der gesamte Innenraum 18 mit Wasser gefüllt wird, das dann durch die Wasserauslassöffnung 16 ausrinnt. Hierbei sinkt der Wasserspiegel im Innenraum 18 ab, wobei zuerst der Träger 22 über dem Wasserspiegel angeordnet ist, wenn dieser unter den Boden 30 des Aufnahmeabteils 20 absinkt. Gleichzeitig wird im Träger 22 festgehaltenes Wasser mit wasseraktivierbarem Mittel in das verbleibende Wasservolumen eingeleitet und mit diesem durch die Wasserauslassöffnung 16 aus dem Behältere 12 ausgeleitet. Dadurch ergibt sich eine zeitlich verzögerte Abgabe einer mehr oder weniger genau dosierten Menge des im Träger 22 gespeicherten wasseraktivierbaren Mittels nach Abschluss des Spülvorgangs, so dass das wasseraktivierbare Mittel gut wirksam werden kann.The reference number 28 denotes ribs which protrude into the interior 18 of the container 12 and define the receiving compartment 20 for the carrier 22. The receiving compartment 20 has a bottom 30 which is arranged at a distance above the bottom 32 formed with the water outlet opening 16, so that during a rinsing process the entire interior 18 is first filled with water, which then runs out through the water outlet opening 16. Here, the water level in the interior 18 drops, the carrier 22 being arranged above the water level when it sinks below the bottom 30 of the receiving compartment 20. At the same time, water held in the carrier 22 is introduced into the remaining water volume with water-activatable agent and is discharged with it through the water outlet opening 16 from the container 12. This results in a delayed delivery of a more or less precisely metered amount of the water-activatable agent stored in the carrier 22 after the rinsing process has been completed, so that the water-activatable agent can be effective.

Aus den Figuren 3 bis 5 ist eine zweite Ausführungsform der Dosiereinrichtung 10 ersichtlich, bei welcher der Behälter 12 ein Vorderteil 34 und ein Rückenteil 36 aufweist, die miteinander mittels eines Filmscharniers 38 verbunden sind. Auf diese Weise ergibt sich ein einfach ausgebildeter Behälter. Am Boden des Rückenteils 36 sind eine Anzahl Wasserauslassöffnungen 16 ausgebildet. Das Vorderteil 34 weist Schlitze 40 auf, durch welche im Betriebszustand der Dosiereinrichtung 10 der Wassereinlass 14 gegeben ist, wie er aus den Figuren 4 und 5 zu ersehen ist.FIGS. 3 to 5 show a second embodiment of the metering device 10, in which the container 12 has a front part 34 and a back part 36, which are connected to one another by means of a film hinge 38. This results in a simply designed container. A number of water outlet openings 16 are formed on the bottom of the back part 36. The front part 34 has slots 40 through which the water inlet 14 is given in the operating state of the metering device 10, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 5.

Im Innenraum 18 des Behälters 12 bzw. im Inneren des Rückenteiles 36 ist ein Wasserlenkorgan 42 angeordnet, das streifenförmig ausgebildet und mit Ausnehmungen 44 versehen ist. Auf dem streifenförmigen Wasserlenkorgan 42 liegt ein Träger 22 für ein wasseraktivierbares Mittel, bei dem es sich um einen Duftstoff und/oder um ein Reinigungsmittel und/oder um ein Desinfektionsmittel o.dgl. handelt. Der Träger 22 ist ähnlich ausgebildet wie der in den Figuren 1 und 2 dargestellte und weiter oben in Verbindung mit den Figuren 1 und 2 beschriebene Träger 22, so dass es sich erübrigt, diesen noch einmal detailliert zu beschreiben.In the interior 18 of the container 12 or in the interior of the back part 36, a water steering element 42 is arranged, the is strip-shaped and is provided with recesses 44. A carrier 22 for a water-activatable agent, which is a fragrance and / or a cleaning agent and / or a disinfectant or the like, lies on the strip-shaped water steering element 42. acts. The carrier 22 is configured similarly to the carrier 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above in connection with FIGS. 1 and 2, so that it is not necessary to describe it again in detail.

Von der Rückseite des Rückenteiles 36 steht ein Befestigungsorgan 46 (sh. Fig. 5) weg, bei dem es sich bspw. um eine Saugkappe aus einem elastisch nachgiebigen Material handelt. Selbstverständlich könnte es sich bei dem Befestigungsorgan 46 auch um mindestens einen Befestigungshaken handeln.From the back of the back part 36 there is a fastening element 46 (see FIG. 5), which is, for example, a suction cap made of an elastically flexible material. Of course, the fastening member 46 could also be at least one fastening hook.

Die Figuren 6 und 7 zeigen eine dritte Ausführungsform der Dosiereinrichtung 10, deren Behälter 12 aus einem Vorderteil 34 und einem Rückenteil 36 ausgebildet ist, die miteinander mittels eines Filmscharniers 38 verbunden sind. Im Inneren des Behälters 12 bzw. seines Rückenteiles 36 sind mehrere streifenförmige Wasserlenkorgane 42 angeordnet, durch welche das durch den Wassereinlass 14 (sh. Fig. 7) in den Behälter 12 eingeleitete Wasser kaskadenförmig umgelenkt wird, um zeitlich verzögert durch die Wasserauslassöffnungen 16 den Behälter 12 wieder zu verlassen. Mit der Bezugsziffer 22 ist in Fig. 6 ein vom Behälter 12 räumlich getrennter Träger bezeichnet, der gleich ausgebildet ist wie der in den Figuren 1 und 2 gezeichnete und weiter oben in Verbindung mit diesen Figuren beschriebene Träger 22. Der Träger 22 kann auf einem der Wasserlenkorgane 42 liegend angeordnet werden, wobei es zweckmässig ist, den Träger 22 am mittleren Wasserlenkorgan 42 zu lagern.FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the metering device 10, the container 12 of which is formed from a front part 34 and a back part 36, which are connected to one another by means of a film hinge 38. In the interior of the container 12 or its back part 36, a plurality of strip-shaped water-directing elements 42 are arranged, by means of which the water introduced into the container 12 through the water inlet 14 (see FIG. 7) is deflected in a cascade fashion in order to delay the container through the water outlet openings 16 Leave 12 again. The reference numeral 22 in FIG. 6 denotes a carrier which is spatially separate from the container 12 and is of the same design as the carrier 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above in connection with these figures. The carrier 22 can be on one of the Water steering elements 42 are arranged horizontally, it being expedient to mount the carrier 22 on the central water steering element 42.

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Dosiereinrichtung für ein durch Wasser aktivierbares Mittel, mit einem Behälter (12) und einem im Behälter (12) befindlichen Träger (22) für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Behälter (12) ein bestimmtes Wasseraufnahmevolumen, einen Wassereinlass (14) und mindestens eine Wasserauslassöffnung (16) aufweist, und dass der Träger (22) für das wasseraktivierbare Mittel als mit einem eine Porosität ergebenden Füllstoff (26) gefülltes Röhrchen (24) ausgebildet ist.Dosing device for a water-activatable agent, with a container (12) and a carrier (22) for the water-activatable agent located in the container (12),
characterized by
that the container (12) has a specific water absorption volume, a water inlet (14) and at least one water outlet opening (16), and that the carrier (22) for the water-activatable agent as a tube (24) filled with a porosity-giving filler (26) is trained. Dosiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Röhrchen (24) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial besteht und dass der Füllstoff (26) Watte oder ein Fasermaterial ist.Dosing device according to claim 1,
characterized by
that the tube (24) consists of a plastic material and that the filler (26) is cotton or a fiber material. Dosiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der im Röhrchen (24) befindliche Füllstoff (26) mit einem das wasseraktivierbare Mittel bildenden Duftstoff und/oder Reinigungsmittel und/oder Desinfektionsmittel getränkt ist.Dosing device according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized by
that the filler (26) located in the tube (24) is impregnated with a fragrance and / or cleaning agent and / or disinfectant that forms the water-activatable agent. Dosiereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Behälter (12) in seinem Innenraum (18) zur Aufnahme des Trägers (22) ein Aufnahmeabteil (20) aufweist.Dosing device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized by
that the container (12) has a receiving compartment (20) in its interior (18) for receiving the carrier (22). Dosiereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Behälter (12) in seinem Innenraum (18) mindestens ein Wasserlenkorgan (42) aufweist, wobei der Träger (22) in der durch das mindestens eine Wasserlenkorgan (42) gelenkten Wasserströmungsbahn angeordnet ist.Dosing device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized by
that the container (12) has at least one water steering element (42) in its interior (18), the carrier (22) being arranged in the water flow path guided by the at least one water steering element (42). Dosiereinrichtung nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das/jedes Wasserlenkorgan (42) als Zwischenboden ausgebildet ist.Dosing device according to claim 5,
characterized by
that the / each water steering element (42) is designed as an intermediate floor. Dosiereinrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Behälter (12) von einem Vorderteil (34) und einem Rückenteil (36) gebildet ist, die aus Kunststoffmaterial bestehen und mittels eines Filmscharnieres (38) miteinander verbunden sind.Dosing device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized by
that the container (12) is formed by a front part (34) and a back part (36), which consist of plastic material and are connected to one another by means of a film hinge (38).
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