EP1426505A2 - Distributeur universel de liquide d'assainissement pour des résérvoirs d'eau ou similaire, en particulier des chasses d'eau de toilette - Google Patents

Distributeur universel de liquide d'assainissement pour des résérvoirs d'eau ou similaire, en particulier des chasses d'eau de toilette Download PDF

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EP1426505A2
EP1426505A2 EP03027768A EP03027768A EP1426505A2 EP 1426505 A2 EP1426505 A2 EP 1426505A2 EP 03027768 A EP03027768 A EP 03027768A EP 03027768 A EP03027768 A EP 03027768A EP 1426505 A2 EP1426505 A2 EP 1426505A2
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Davide Anselmo
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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
    • E03D9/033—Devices placed inside or dispensing into the cistern
    • E03D9/037—Active dispensers, i.e. comprising a moving dosing element
    • 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
    • E03D2009/028—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing using a liquid substance

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  • the present invention relates to a universal dispenser of sanitizing liquid for containers of water or the like, particularly flushing cisterns for toilets.
  • tablets which contain sanitizing substances that are released upon contact with water.
  • These tablets for example, can be inserted directly in the flushing cistern connected to the bowl, so that at each flush the sanitizing substances released upon contact with the water contained in the bowl reach the inside of the bowl.
  • inserting the tablets in the cisterns can be very awkward and complicated, particularly if the cisterns are recessed in a wall or have lids that are fixed by interlocking, by way of threaded elements or other means that have to be removed every time.
  • the amount of sanitizing substances that a tablet releases into the water of the cistern depends on the time elapsed between one flush and the next, and therefore it is not always constant and adapted to perform a correct sanitizing and deodorizing action.
  • cages which contain the tablets and are applied at the upper rim of the bowl.
  • the sanitizing action is limited to the portion of the bowl that lies below the region where the cages are arranged.
  • automatic dispensers for flushing cisterns which are substantially constituted by a tank of sanitizing liquid that is provided with an outlet for said liquid, a discharge tube provided with an upper end that is connected to the outlet and a lower end that is arranged inside a flushing cistern, a valve for adjusting the flow of sanitizing liquid that exits from the lower end, and an element for closing and opening the lower end that is actuated by the level of the water inside the cistern.
  • dispensers are not free from drawbacks, including the fact that during assembly it is necessary to adapt the length and shape of the discharge tube to the dimensions and type of the flushing cistern to which the dispenser is to be applied.
  • This process entails an increase in the work time required to perform assembly and entails a waste of material, and can be performed only by expert operators.
  • the aim of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of known dispensers, by providing a universal dispenser of sanitizing liquid for containers of water or the like, particularly flushing cisterns for toilets, that allows to provide faster and simpler assembly operations, to increase the operating flexibility of the dispenser, and to achieve an optimum and prolonged sanitizing action.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a universal dispenser of sanitizing liquid for containers of water or the like, particularly flushing cisterns for toilets, that is simple, easy to provide in practice, safe in use, effective in operation, and has a low cost.
  • the present universal dispenser of sanitizing liquid for containers of water or the like, particularly flushing cisterns for toilets which comprises a tank of sanitizing liquid that is associable with a container of water or the like and is provided with an outlet for discharging said liquid into said container, and means for opening and closing said outlet, characterized in that said opening and closure means comprise a flow control element that is associated so that it can move externally with respect to said tank at said outlet and an actuation assembly that is suitable to actuate said flow control element alternately between a closed configuration and an open configuration of the discharge outlet, depending on the level of the water that is present inside the container.
  • the reference numeral 1 generally designates a universal dispenser of sanitizing liquid for containers of water or the like, particularly flushing cisterns for toilets.
  • the dispenser 1 is shown applied to a conventional flushing cistern C, of the type used in conventional sanitary facilities to wash and sanitize toilet bowls.
  • the dispenser 1 it is possible to apply the dispenser 1 to any kind of container of water or the like.
  • the dispenser 1 comprises a tank 2 of sanitizing liquid L that is provided with an intake 3 and with an outlet 4 for discharging the liquid L, which is provided on the bottom of the tank.
  • the outlet 4 is arranged inside the cistern C, but alternative embodiments of the dispenser 1 in which the outlet 4 is adapted to be placed outside the tank 2 and is connected to the inside of said tank by way of an auxiliary duct or the like, not shown, are not excluded.
  • the tank 2 is advantageously applied inside the cistern C by way of fixing means 5, which are not shown in detail because they are of a conventional type.
  • the intake 3 is arranged outside the cistern C and is provided with removable closure means that are constituted for example by a flap 6 that is hinged so as to allow easily to top up the liquid L.
  • the dispenser 1 further comprises means 7 for adjusting the quantity of liquid L that exits from the outlet 4 and means 8 for opening and closing said outlet which are accommodated inside the cistern C.
  • the opening and closure means 8 comprise a flow control element 9, which is movably associated below the tank 2 at the outlet 4, and an actuation assembly 10, which is adapted to actuate the flow control element alternately between a closed configuration and an open configuration of the outlet 4, depending on the level of the water A inside the cistern C.
  • the height of the actuation assembly 10 can be adjusted so as to adapt to the geometry and dimensions of the cistern C and therefore of the level of water A contained therein.
  • dispenser 1 can be fitted easily to any type of cistern C currently commercially available, such as conventional models with 6- or 9-liter capacity.
  • the flow control element 9, moved by way of the actuation assembly 10 passes from the closed configuration to the open configuration and then returns to the closed configuration when the level of the water A inside the cistern C has returned to the initial level.
  • Figure 1 illustrates the dispenser 1 in the closed configuration
  • Figure 2 illustrates the dispenser 1 in the open configuration
  • the flow control element 9 comprises a sealing gasket 11 that prevents losses of liquid L from the tank 2 in the closed configuration.
  • the actuation assembly 10 comprises a floating body 12, an actuation rod 13 that is monolithically associated with said body, and an arm 14 for supporting the flow control element 9 that has a first end that is articulated below the tank 2 and a second end that protrudes with respect to the tank and is associated with the rod 13.
  • the body 12 is designed to be immersed at least partially in the water A contained within the cistern C.
  • the rod 13 is arranged substantially vertically and the arm 14 is arranged substantially horizontally.
  • the rod 13 is provided with a plurality of annular abutments 15, which are distributed with a constant spacing along its length.
  • the rod 13 has a lower end that is contoured and accommodated in a corresponding hole 12a formed in the body 12; however, alternative embodiments of the fixing of the rod 13 to the body 12 are not excluded.
  • the second end of the arm 14 is shaped so as to form a sort of C-shaped portion and can engage by snap action the rod 13 between two consecutive abutments 15.
  • the rod 13 can be used regardless of the dimensions of the cistern C, of the level of the water A inside it, and of the level at which the tank 2 is arranged with respect to said level.
  • the adjustment means 7 comprise a bracket-like tab 16, which is formed monolithically with the tank 2 or as an alternative is fixed thereto and is arranged above the arm 14 and provided with a through slot 17.
  • the adjustment means 7 further comprise a threaded pivot 18 that in the particular embodiment shown is formed monolithically with the arm 14 and is arranged at right angles to said arm; as an alternative, the pivot 18 can be fixed to the arm 14, for example by way of mechanical means, welding or other methods.
  • the pivot 18 is inserted with play in the slot 17 and has a portion that protrudes upward with respect to the tab 16.
  • the adjustment means 7 comprise a threaded ring 19, which is associated with the protruding portion of the pivot 18 and is adapted to abut in an upper region against the tab 16 in the open configuration.
  • the flow control element 9 seals the outlet 4 by way of the action of the hydrostatic thrust that the body 12 transmits to the flow control element by way of the rod 13 and the arm 14.
  • adjustment means 7 that are constituted by a slot formed in the arm 14, a pivot that is monolithically associated with the bottom of the tank 2, is inserted with play in said slot and is provided with a portion that protrudes downward with respect to the arm 14 and a ring that is associated with the protruding portion of said pivot and is adapted to abut below the arm 14 in the open configuration.
  • the ring and the pivot might be threaded in order to facilitate the actions for adjusting the quantity of liquid L that exits from the tank 2.
  • the application of the dispenser according to the invention to flushing cisterns ensures complete sanitization of the bowls; moreover, the stream of water and sanitizing liquid that strikes the inside walls of said bowls allows to achieve a significant slowing in the forming of deposits and scale.

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EP03027768A 2002-12-05 2003-12-03 Distributeur universel de liquide d'assainissement pour des résérvoirs d'eau ou similaire, en particulier des chasses d'eau de toilette Withdrawn EP1426505A3 (fr)

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FR2911891A1 (fr) * 2007-01-26 2008-08-01 Ariel Philippe Sabin Dispositif de distribution de billes solubles dans les reservoirs de chasse d'eau des w.c
FR2962742A1 (fr) * 2010-07-15 2012-01-20 Daniel Riahi Reservoir d'additif pour reserve d'eau de cabinet de toilette
EP2434064A1 (fr) * 2010-09-24 2012-03-28 M. Jean-Pierre Rizzo Dispositif distributeur automatique pompe doseur à volume réglable
US20150345123A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2015-12-03 As Ip Holdco, Llc Sanitaryware cleaning system
CN107212790A (zh) * 2017-07-20 2017-09-29 合肥顺顺信息咨询有限公司 一种方便、可调高度、容量的按压升降式抽纸盒
US10465366B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2019-11-05 As America, Inc. Sanitaryware cleaning system
USD914838S1 (en) 2015-05-27 2021-03-30 AS America Inc. Cartridge

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US1182742A (en) * 1915-08-09 1916-05-09 Spencer Bickerton Disinfectant apparatus.
US4663786A (en) * 1986-01-10 1987-05-12 Kirkpatrick Lawrence E Dispenser
WO2001088287A1 (fr) * 2000-05-16 2001-11-22 Roman Arseniuk Distributeur de liquide

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US1182742A (en) * 1915-08-09 1916-05-09 Spencer Bickerton Disinfectant apparatus.
US4663786A (en) * 1986-01-10 1987-05-12 Kirkpatrick Lawrence E Dispenser
WO2001088287A1 (fr) * 2000-05-16 2001-11-22 Roman Arseniuk Distributeur de liquide

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FR2911891A1 (fr) * 2007-01-26 2008-08-01 Ariel Philippe Sabin Dispositif de distribution de billes solubles dans les reservoirs de chasse d'eau des w.c
WO2008125744A2 (fr) * 2007-01-26 2008-10-23 Ariel Philippe Sabin Dispositif de distribution de billes solubles dans les reservoirs de chasses d'eau des wc
WO2008125744A3 (fr) * 2007-01-26 2008-12-24 Ariel Philippe Sabin Dispositif de distribution de billes solubles dans les reservoirs de chasses d'eau des wc
FR2962742A1 (fr) * 2010-07-15 2012-01-20 Daniel Riahi Reservoir d'additif pour reserve d'eau de cabinet de toilette
EP2434064A1 (fr) * 2010-09-24 2012-03-28 M. Jean-Pierre Rizzo Dispositif distributeur automatique pompe doseur à volume réglable
FR2965282A1 (fr) * 2010-09-24 2012-03-30 Jean Pierre Rizzo Distributeur automatique pompe doseur a volume reglable pour nettoyer desinfecter et desodoriser les cuvettes des toilettes
US20150345123A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2015-12-03 As Ip Holdco, Llc Sanitaryware cleaning system
US10294643B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2019-05-21 As Ip Holdco, Llc Sanitaryware cleaning system
US10465366B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2019-11-05 As America, Inc. Sanitaryware cleaning system
USD914838S1 (en) 2015-05-27 2021-03-30 AS America Inc. Cartridge
CN107212790A (zh) * 2017-07-20 2017-09-29 合肥顺顺信息咨询有限公司 一种方便、可调高度、容量的按压升降式抽纸盒
CN107212790B (zh) * 2017-07-20 2019-08-09 合肥顺顺信息咨询有限公司 一种方便、可调高度、容量的按压升降式抽纸盒

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