EP1625820A2 - Brosse pour W.C. avec désinfectant ou nettoyant intégré - Google Patents

Brosse pour W.C. avec désinfectant ou nettoyant intégré Download PDF

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EP1625820A2
EP1625820A2 EP05405458A EP05405458A EP1625820A2 EP 1625820 A2 EP1625820 A2 EP 1625820A2 EP 05405458 A EP05405458 A EP 05405458A EP 05405458 A EP05405458 A EP 05405458A EP 1625820 A2 EP1625820 A2 EP 1625820A2
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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
    • A47K11/00—Closets without flushing; Urinals without flushing; Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets
    • A47K11/10—Hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl, seat or cover, e.g. toilet brushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
    • A46B11/0013—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs dispensing by gravity or by shaking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/30—Brushes for cleaning or polishing
    • A46B2200/304—Lavatory brush, i.e. brushes for cleaning toilets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A46B5/0062—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being flexible or resilient during use

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  • the invention relates to a brush for cleaning and / or disinfecting sanitary articles, in particular toilet bowls, according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • toilet brush which is conventionally provided with a handle-like handle and a brush body arranged on one side.
  • a simple rinsing, possibly with the aid of said brush proves to be insufficient, so that it is necessary for reasons of hygiene, from time to time with the aid of suitable liquid or gel-like agents commercially available in various packages or with different equipment, Thoroughly clean and / or disinfect the basin.
  • such agent is applied or sprayed onto the inner walls of the pool and carried out the cleaning or disinfection after a certain period of action with the help of towels and / or the toilet brush, in which case the agent is rinsed off.
  • a toilet brush having a handle formed as a reservoir for a cleaning agent is known from DE-A-422,47,88.
  • it requires a special, provided with hollow brushes and beyond not interchangeable brush body, which is priced disadvantageous, since the consumer in particular after wear of the bristles must buy again a complete toilet brush.
  • this includes one consisting of a flat, protruding from the handle slide valve, which significantly affects the comfort and aesthetics of this toilet brush.
  • Object of the present invention is to substantially streamline the work associated with the above-described operations using a new toilet brush, the brush is characterized by its ease of use, an attractively attractive offer price (considering minimum production cost to a minimum) and their aesthetically simple design ,
  • the brush 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises a handle-like, designed as a tubular reservoir 11 handle 10 with axis 10 A, at the same time a cleaning or disinfecting liquid into its cavity Can take 12 (in which case the word liquid is to be understood as a general cleaning or disinfecting agent, ie not exclude relatively liquid gel or dilutable gel).
  • the upper open end 14 of this tube 11 can be closed by means of a closing device 15.
  • the lower part 13 of the handle 10 is connected via a device 30 described in more detail below with a brush body 25 with axis 25 A.
  • This brush body comprises a known manner elongated, bottom rounded hub 27 on which bristle 26 are inserted, said according to the embodiment hub having an axial bore 29 with axis 25 A with neuroscience workedem internal thread.
  • the closing device 15 comprises a sleeve-like intermediate piece 16 and a conclusion 20.
  • the intermediate piece 16 consists of a lower and upper part 17, respectively. 18.
  • the lower part 17 is firmly pressed into the upper part 14 of the tube 11, while the upper part 18 has a pointed downwardly, slightly conical and curved extending sheath and is intended to receive the conclusion 20.
  • the closure 20 consists of a support 21 which carries a seal 22 located in a groove 19, preferably an O-ring, and of a cap 23 provided with a central opening 24, which preferably has a rounded, for example paraboloidal, outer surface.
  • the outer diameter of the support 21 corresponds to the inner diameter of the upper part 18 of the intermediate element 16, wherein a slight, contained in boundary game can be present, so that the tightness of the conclusion thanks to the O-ring 22 is ensured.
  • the opening 24 which may have a relatively small diameter (for example, about 0.4 mm)
  • atmospheric pressure acts on the level of the liquid, which is a good outflow of this liquid from the device 30 to the brush body 25 and the bristles 26 (according to an operation described in more detail below) allowed.
  • the cap opening can be closed or opened at will (eg by means of a conical pin which can be inserted and removed in the opening, whereby the opening would have a correspondingly conical shape ).
  • the thus arranged closing device 15 combines the goals of avoiding any unwanted outflow of the liquid as possible and to allow a rapid and comfortable opening and closing of the reservoir by exerting on the end 20 of an axially correspondingly directed force, keeping the production costs to a minimum. It is understood that the necessary exercising, dependent on the dimension of the O-ring 32 force can be chosen large enough to virtually impossible to operate by children.
  • the above-indicated device 30 fulfills a dual function. As already mentioned, it connects on the one hand as a coupling piece, the handle 10 with the brush body 25. At the same time it allows or prevents inflow of cleaning or disinfecting liquid to the brush body 25 and the bristles 26, depending on whether it is claimed by the user or not.
  • the device 30 or the coupling piece comprises two articulated elements 40, 50, wherein the one 40 at the lower end 13 of the handle 10 and the other 50 are attached to the upper part 28 of the brush body 25.
  • the articulated connection between the two elements 40, 50 has elastically deformable means which, according to the example, consist of a spiral spring 31 with turns oriented to the right and an O-ring 32.
  • the element 40 is preferably formed as a bell-like cage, with a cylindrical bell edge 45 and a bell head 41.
  • Bell edge 45 and bell head 41 surround an interior space 46, respectively.
  • a groove 47 for receiving an elastic means 32 preferably an O-ring.
  • the element 50 is preferably formed as a cylindrical, for manufacturing reasons advantageously hollow monolithic plunger. This comprises two separate from a flange 55 lugs 51, 57, wherein the extension piece 51 extends into the cage 40 and the extension piece 57 and the flange 55 extend out of the cage out.
  • the projection 51 is provided approximately at its center with a groove 54 separating it into an upper part 52 and a lower part 53.
  • the projection 57 consists of a threaded pin whose thread corresponds to the threaded bore 29 of the brush body 25.
  • the flange 55 preferably has a leading to the neck portion 53 frustoconical bridging member 56, wherein the lateral surface z. B. may be curved (as shown in Fig. 2).
  • the device 30 is assembled as follows: As a first step, the spring 31 is screwed tightly into the bore 43 until the first turn (or at least part of it) hits the shoulder 44, then adjacent turns of the spring come into contact with each other , As a second step, a sleeve 33, whose length approximately corresponds to the depth of the bore 43, with a special tool in the thus stuck in the bore 43 part of the spring 31 also to paragraph 44th pressed into it. As a third step, the O-ring 32 is inserted into the groove 46 of the cage 40. Finally, as a fourth step, the plunger 50 is hinged to the bell 40 as follows. The upper part 52 of the lug 51 is inserted into the remaining part of the spring 31.
  • the inner diameter of the spring or the outer diameter of the attachment part 53 are chosen so that a full seat results, but which allows easy sliding. Furthermore, at least a portion of the first turn of the spring 31 snaps into the groove 54, wherein preferably the end of the turn is slightly curved inwardly so that it rests firmly on the groove bottom. Further, the dimensions of the O-ring 32 are set so as to rest on said boss portion 53 such that the inner space 46 of the cage 40 is well sealed.
  • the length of the spring 31 is defined so that after the assembly of the plunger 50 in said spring a sufficiently large clearance between the upper surface 58 of the projection 52 and the lower edge 34 of the sleeve 33 remains present to the flexibility or a certain freedom of movement (as explained in more detail below) not to hinder. It is understood that so also the spring 31 performs a dual function: on the one hand it holds the plunger 50 firmly, on the other hand it allows the latter mentioned freedom of movement.
  • the brush 1 itself will be assembled in two further steps.
  • the device 30, that is, the bell head 41 is pressed into the lower part 13 of the tube 11, so that now the handle 10 and the device 30 form a monolithic part.
  • the device 30 also serves as an absolutely dense reservoir bottom, eliminating the need for any additional sealing.
  • the connection bell head 41 / handle 10 according to a variant z. B. take place by screwing; however, this solution would be higher In addition to the fact that a separate seal would be necessary.
  • the brush body 25 is screwed with axis 25 A on the threaded pin 57, whereby the upper end 28 of the hub 27 on the lower surface of the flange 55 comes to a stop.
  • the thus-mounted brush 1 is now at rest, that is, as shown in Figure 1.
  • the rest position is thus defined by the position in which the axis 10 A of the handle 10 with the axis 25 A of the brush body 25 and the axis 50 A of the plunger lie on a common straight line or on the axis 1 A of the mounted brush 1.
  • the brush body 25 When using the brush 1, the brush body 25 is pressed against the wall or the basin of the sanitary object to be cleaned.
  • the lateral force F acting on said body 25 (see FIG. 2) is transmitted to the ram 50.
  • the spring 31 yields, that is, it lets the inserted into it part 52 of the plunger 50 and thus the brush body 25 pivot relative to the axis 10 A of the handle 10 by an angle ⁇ , while on the one hand, a portion of the O-ring 32 is slightly compressed by the boss portion 53 pressed on it while allowing the pivoting of the plunger 50, and on the other hand, the neck portion 53 is lifted from the O-ring 32 in a diametrically opposite region, so that a passage 35 is generated, which immediately allows a flowing out of the reservoir 11 located in the disinfecting and / or cleaning agent to the brush body 25 and its bristles 26, as long as the force F is exercised (see Figure 2, arrow D).
  • the angle ⁇ can vary depending on the value of the force F between 0 ° and a predefined maximum limit ⁇ max . This limit results from the characteristics or the degrees of deformation of the elastic means 31, 32, and the construction of the cage 40 and the plunger 50 (freedom of rotation of the projection 51 in the interior 56, abutment of the upper surface 56 of the plunger 50 to the lower edge of the Bell flank 45). If no lateral pressure acts on the brush body 25, then the latter and thus the plunger 50 return to the rest position, in which the passage 35 is in turn tightly closed and the axes 10 A, 25 A, 50 A lie on the straight line 1 A come.
  • All components, possibly except the spring 31 and the sleeve 33 can be made of plastic.
  • the reservoir tube may advantageously be transparent or translucent.

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CH13372004A CH698734B1 (de) 2004-08-13 2004-08-13 Toilettenbürste mit integriertem Desinfektions- und/oder Reinigungsmittel.

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AT15912U1 (de) * 2016-09-15 2018-09-15 Helmut Schmutz Flüssigkeitsgefüllte Reinigungsvorrichtung mit Ventil und hohlen Borsten

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DE4224788A1 (de) 1992-07-27 1994-02-03 Mabel Haeuser Reinigungsbürste

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AU3183100A (en) * 2000-03-09 2001-09-17 Joachim Dettmann Brush with means for dispensing cleaning liquid

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DE4224788A1 (de) 1992-07-27 1994-02-03 Mabel Haeuser Reinigungsbürste

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AT15912U1 (de) * 2016-09-15 2018-09-15 Helmut Schmutz Flüssigkeitsgefüllte Reinigungsvorrichtung mit Ventil und hohlen Borsten

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