EP2126231B1 - Chasse d'eau à quantité de distribution d'agent actif définie - Google Patents

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EP2126231B1
EP2126231B1 EP08735932A EP08735932A EP2126231B1 EP 2126231 B1 EP2126231 B1 EP 2126231B1 EP 08735932 A EP08735932 A EP 08735932A EP 08735932 A EP08735932 A EP 08735932A EP 2126231 B1 EP2126231 B1 EP 2126231B1
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Matthias LÜKEN
Frank Pessel
Hans-Georg MÜHLHAUSEN
Ralph Butter-Jentsch
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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
    • E03D9/005—Devices adding disinfecting or deodorising agents to the bowl
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/08—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means
    • B05B12/12—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus
    • B05B12/122—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target, e.g. humidity, temperature position or movement of the target relative to the spray apparatus responsive to presence or shape of target
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/14—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet
    • B05B12/1409—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet the selection means being part of the discharge apparatus, e.g. part of the spray gun
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
    • B05B9/0805—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type comprising a pressurised or compressible container for liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/0811—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type comprising a pressurised or compressible container for liquid or other fluent material comprising air supplying means actuated by the operator to pressurise or compress the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
    • B05B9/085—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump
    • B05B9/0855—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being motor-driven
    • B05B9/0861—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being motor-driven the motor being electric
    • 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
    • E03D9/032—Devices connected to or dispensing into the bowl
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/14—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet
    • B05B12/1418—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials or several in selected proportions to a spray apparatus, e.g. to a single spray outlet for supplying several liquids or other fluent materials in selected proportions to a single spray outlet

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  • the invention relates to a toilet freshener with an electromechanically induced release of a defined delivery amount of preparations in or on a toilet bowl according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the dosage of flowable substances is of increasing importance, which is primarily due to the exact and needs-controlled dosage of the corresponding active ingredients, thereby protecting the environment through resource conservation and prevention of overdoses and overdoses, on the other hand, the efficiency of the drugs so dosed is optimized.
  • toilet flushing are single- or multi-chamber containers, which are hung in the toilet bowl in such a way that, during the flushing process of the toilet bowl with water, a release of active ingredient from the toilet freshener into the toilet bowl takes place.
  • Such devices are made, for example EP0828902 or DE10113036 known.
  • a major disadvantage of these toilet flushers is that the dosage depends essentially on the particular local flow conditions in the toilet bowl during the flushing process.
  • the flow conditions may vary greatly depending on the type of toilet and the positioning of the toilet bowl in or on the toilet bowl. So it may happen, for example, that in some types of toilet no drug release from the toilet rinse takes place because the toilet bowl is not or not sufficiently covered with water during flushing and thus the dosing of the toilet rinser is not triggered.
  • a toilet dishwasher which sprayed by means of a rotating spray nozzle at predefined time intervals or triggered by the user a Relnistszurung inside a toilet bowl.
  • DE10330323A1 a toilet cistern with a circulatory pump for supplying, inter alia, cleaning agents in a toilet bowl wherein the metering and dispensing device is electrically controlled.
  • the dosing devices described in some cases have large construction volumes, which is often perceived as disadvantageous for aesthetic reasons and often presents problems in functional terms, since, for example, the usable space in a toilet bowl is reduced by dosing devices projecting into the toilet opening.
  • the amounts of active substance released can be influenced by the temperature of the rinsing water, so that a higher release of active ingredient can be observed in the warmer months than in the colder months of a year.
  • the toilet freshener according to the invention consists of various components, which in turn can be combined to form assemblies.
  • the components of the toilet flusher comprise at least a pump, a dispensing element, a control unit, a sensor unit, a power source, a container, a fastening means and a preparation.
  • the components are pump, control unit, sensor unit and power source summarized to the module "dosing device". The components and assemblies are described below.
  • the dosing device consists of a splash-proof housing that the penetration of splashing water, as it may occur in a toilet bowl when using the toilet-rinser according to the invention, in the interior of the dosing prevented.
  • the dosing device is arranged on the outer edge of the toilet bowl, whereby on the one hand protection from splash water influence and on the other hand a convenient operation of the dosing device is made possible. Furthermore, the dosing device does not protrude into the interior of the toilet, whereby the usable external cross-sectional area of the toilet bowl is not reduced by the arrangement on the outside edge.
  • the preparations to be dosed may have a pH between 2 and 12, depending on the intended use, all components of the toilet rinser that come into contact with the preparations should have a corresponding acid and / or alkali resistance. Furthermore, these components should be largely chemically inert by a suitable choice of material, for example against nonionic surfactants, enzymes and / or fragrances.
  • the metering device is particularly advantageous to shed the electrical components of the WC flusher according to the invention, such as the energy source, the control unit, the sensor unit separately or together with each other in such a way that the metering device is substantially waterproof, the metering device is thus functional even when fully enclosed with liquid .
  • potting materials for example, multicomponent epoxy, and acrylate potting compounds such as methacrylate esters, urethane-metha and cyanoacrylates or two-component materials can be used with polyurethanes, silicones, epoxy resins.
  • a significant advantage of the invention is to be seen in the separation of the toilet rinser in a dosing and in a coupled with the dispenser container, whereby the toilet freshener can be used flexibly for a variety of applications and adapted in a simple manner.
  • a pump in the sense of this application is a fluid energy machine for moving or conveying in particular small quantities of a fluid by converting a mechanical drive power into a flow rate.
  • fluids are liquids and gases, as well as mixtures thereof and solids.
  • the pump can be selected from the group of positive displacement pumps, oscillatory pumps, diaphragm pumps, piston pumps, rotary pumps, dynamic pumps, centrifugal pumps, electrohydrodynamic pumps, electroosmotic pumps, magnetohydrodynamic pumps, surface acoustic wave pumps, capillary force pumps, electrowetting pumps , thermocapillary pumps.
  • the pump is connected either directly or through the intermediary of the control unit to the power source.
  • the release of at least one preparation is solely gravitationally effected without the action of a pump.
  • the delivery of formulation from the container to the environment is controlled, for example, by a valve that opens to release the preparation and prevent it from releasing.
  • the valve can be controlled directly by the power source or by the interposition of the control unit.
  • the pump, the sensor and the control unit are advantageously configured in such a way that a defined release amount of active ingredient preparation is dispensed into the toilet bowl irrespective of the arrangement of the toilet rinser in or on the toilet bowl and / or of the amount of flushing water acting on the toilet bowl ,
  • the pump also makes it possible for at least two distinct, defined delivery quantities of at least one active substance preparation to be releasable.
  • a significant advantage of this particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention is the appropriate dosage of active ingredients in the toilet bowl, which can be a resource gentler and more effective use of active ingredients can be effected.
  • the pump is configured such that it is suitable for releasing an active compound preparation having a viscosity ⁇ 5000 mPas.
  • the delivery rate of a micropump is usually between 50 nl and 100 ml per minute, preferably between 250 nl and 30 ml per minute, more preferably between 500 nl and 5 ml per minute.
  • the micropump preferably has a construction volume of less than 5 cm 3 , particularly preferably less than 3 cm 3 , particularly preferably less than 2 cm 3 .
  • the specific delivery rate of a micropump formed from the ratio of delivery rate to the construction volume of a micropump, is usually less than 500 [1 / min].
  • the specific delivery rate is preferably between 1 and 300, more preferably between 1.5 and 200, particularly preferably between 2 and 150, with very particular preference between 2.5 and 100.
  • Diaphragm pumps usually consist of an inlet and an outlet valve in or out of a pumping chamber, which is partially formed of a pumping membrane and an actuator.
  • the actuator causes a compression of the pumping chamber by mechanically acting on the pump diaphragm with the inlet valve closed, whereby the fluid in the pumping chamber is conveyed out of the pumping chamber via the opened outlet valve.
  • the outlet valve is closed and the decompression of the pumping chamber is effected by the actuator, whereby the fluid is sucked into the pumping chamber via the opened inlet valve.
  • the conveying direction of the micropump can be influenced or reversed.
  • the actuator of the diaphragm pump can be selected, for example, from the group of electromotive, piezoceramic, bimetallic, memometallic, pneumatic, peristaltic, electrostatic, electromagnetic, thermal drive units.
  • the valves can be designed as active or passive valves.
  • the passive valves may in particular be flapper valves, diaphragm valves or no-moving parts valves.
  • the pressure-side delivery of the preparation from the metering device may be dropwise, jet-like or spray-like, diffuse or by evaporation.
  • the fluid is pumped into the container under pressure.
  • the container has a pressure compensation valve that releases the product flow from the container when a defined pressure in the container is exceeded.
  • the delivery elements are any type of devices which are suitable for delivering an active substance to the surroundings of the dosing device.
  • the delivery elements can be selected, for example, from the group of nozzles, spray heads, drop dispensers, foam spray heads, piezo elements, porous elements, wick systems, capillary systems, nebulizers, ultrasonic nebulizers, ionization nebulizers, etc.
  • nozzles, spray heads, drop dispensers, foam spray heads, piezo elements and the like are suitable for dispensing active ingredients into the toilet or on the inside of the toilet bowl surfaces.
  • nozzles, atomizers, spray heads, piezo elements, sintered plates, porous elements, wick systems and the like are suitable for dispensing active compound preparation into the air.
  • the delivery elements may have the same or different spray cone shapes when dispensing the preparations. So it is conceivable, for example, that a delivery element a
  • the dispensing element can be movably arranged on the toilet freshener so that the user can align the spray cone that can be generated by the dispensing element with a desired application field.
  • the dispensing element may have means that allow adjustment of the spray cone shape.
  • the delivery member may further provide means for electrostatically charging drug droplets, thereby improving wetting, adherence and / or distribution of the agent on a surface and / or in the air.
  • the dispensing element can be designed as a fan, which can be configured either by suction of bad odors to improve the air or with regard to an optimized distribution of active substance in or on the toilet bowl.
  • the delivery elements can be configured in such a way that one or more active substances are released in different directions from one another.
  • Dispensing direction A Dispensing direction B Fragrance release in the toilet bowl Fragrance delivery to the environment Detergent dispensed into the toilet bowl Discharge of detergent under the edge of the toilet / During rinsing or outside the rinsing process Detergent dispensed into the toilet bowl Fragrance delivery to the environment
  • dispensing element movably on the bracket of the toilet rinser. In this way, the dispensing element and the spray cone of the preparation can be targeted by the user to wet a defined application field in or on the toilet with preparation.
  • the dispensing element or elements are advantageously configured in such a way that a defined dispensing quantity of at least one active substance preparation is directed and defined into the interior of a toilet bowl independently of the positioning of the toilet freshener on the toilet bowl.
  • Advantages of such an embodiment include the more specific exposure of Toilet bowl surfaces with one or more active ingredients, wherein different surfaces can be treated with different active ingredients.
  • the pan may be wetted with an adherence reducing agent, while an active agent for reducing limescale is applied to the funnel-shaped walls extending from the pan to the rim of the toilet.
  • control unit generates a control signal for release of active ingredient preparation when a rinse water release takes place and a control signal for ending the drug release when the flow through the toilet bowl with rinse water is completed.
  • the first delivery amount and at least the second delivery amount are from the same or different active compound preparations.
  • the first delivery quantity and at least the second delivery quantity are released at mutually different points in time.
  • the dispensing element and at least the first preparation are configured such that a foam is formed when the preparation is released into the environment.
  • the pump, the dispensing element and at least the first preparation are configured such that a foam is formed when the preparation is released into the environment.
  • Foaming has several potential advantages.
  • a foam can include and minimize bad odors particularly well through its pore and cell structure.
  • the foam can also be applied as a so-called "anti-caking" coating on the surface of the toilet bowl in order to reduce buildup of metabolic waste products on these surfaces.
  • the dispensing element is designed as a foam spray head and the preparation has a viscosity of less than 3,000 mPas, so that a stable, well-adhering and fine-pored foam can be formed from this.
  • a control unit in the sense of this application is a device which is suitable for influencing the transport of material, energy and / or information.
  • the control unit influences transducers with the aid of information which it processes in the sense of the control target.
  • the transducers can be pumps and / or valves, for example.
  • the toilet freshener in a preferred embodiment of the invention does not use mechanical control elements for product release, the toilet freshener can be miniaturized so that it can also be used in applications where the size of the toilet freshener is critical.
  • control unit may be a programmable microprocessor.
  • a plurality of dosing programs are stored on the microprocessor, which can be selected and executed in accordance with the container coupled to the toilet freshener.
  • the dosing programs are manually retrievable by the user.
  • the control unit is preferably located on the outboard side of the toilet bowl, from where it can be easily operated by the user, especially when the user is sitting on the toilet.
  • control unit may comprise a dosing program for introducing at least two mutually different active compound preparations into a toilet bowl or into the environment of the toilet bowl, at least two different active substance preparations being released on at least two successive times t 1 and t 2 be introduced, wherein at least one active ingredient preparation is introduced into the interior of a toilet bowl.
  • An essential advantage of such a dosing program is, inter alia, an optimized cleaning performance by the most accurate control of possible chemical reactions by a corresponding time delayed release of the corresponding preparation or preparations, of which some, but not exhaustive examples are listed in the table below.
  • t 1 t 2 advantage Cleaner in toilet bowl during the flushing process Perfume in toilet bowl after rinse Optimized perfume development, as perfume is released after the rinse in the toilet bowl and so is not washed away with the rinse water. Perfume is not "decomposed" by detergent preparation. Fragrance in toilet bowl immediately before use Cleaner in toilet bowl during the flushing process Optimized perfume development, as fragrance is released before the rinse in the toilet bowl and so is not washed away with the rinse water.
  • Perfume is not "decomposed" by detergent preparation.
  • Cleaner A in toilet bowl immediately before use Cleaner B in toilet bowl during rinsing process
  • Cleaner A can prevent buildup in the toilet bowl by applying a cleanser A protective film to the toilet bowl immediately prior to use of the toilet, which is then rinsed from the toilet surface during rinse B rinse operation.
  • Another advantage is the fact that a controlled release of one or more different fragrances can be realized, which at least diminish habituation of the sense of smell.
  • a known from the prior art method of clocking and the pulse-like delivery of perfume can be used.
  • a Habituation can also be reduced by a delivery of successive, different from each other fragrances.
  • the control unit may in particular be designed in such a way that it is possible to set parameters in the dosing programs.
  • sensor thresholds may be present during pre-configuration of the toilet bowl or by the user during be adjustable for use, for example, to trigger the drug release at a certain sensor threshold.
  • the setting of one or more parameters can be realized by a correspondingly configured input device on the toilet freshener. As a result, the control of the toilet rinser can be further optimized and adapted to a particular application.
  • the sensor unit may comprise one or more active and / or passive sensors for the qualitative and / or quantitative detection of mechanical, electrical, physical and / or chemical variables, which are passed as control signals to the control unit.
  • the sensors of the sensor unit from the group of timers, infrared sensors, brightness sensors, temperature sensors, motion sensors, strain sensors, speed sensors, proximity sensors, flow sensors, color sensors, gas sensors, vibration sensors, pressure sensors, conductivity sensors, turbidity sensors, sound pressure sensors, "lab-on-a-chip Sensors, force sensors, acceleration sensors, inclination sensors, pH sensors, humidity sensors, magnetic field sensors, RFID sensors, magnetic field sensors, Hall sensors, biochips, odor sensors, hydrogen sulfide sensors and / or MEMS sensors.
  • the sensor unit can be designed in its simplest conceivable embodiment as a tilt, push or push switch.
  • Suitable flow sensors may be selected from the group of orifice flow rate sensors, electromagnetic flowmeters, Coriolis mass flow rate measurement, vortex flowmeter, ultrasonic flow rate measurement, variable area flow measurement, annular piston flow measurement, thermal mass flow measurement, or differential pressure flow measurement.
  • a temperature-dependent viscosity curve of at least one preparation to be deposited in the control unit, wherein the dosage is adjusted by the control unit according to the temperature and thus the viscosity of the preparation.
  • an apparatus for direct determination of the viscosity of the preparation is provided.
  • the senor is configured in such a way that the detection of a flushing process is realized without substantially influencing the flow conditions in a toilet bowl.
  • ultrasound sensors can be used for this purpose.
  • a metering process to which a defined amount of a preparation is dispensed takes less than 20 seconds, preferably less than 10 seconds, particularly preferably less than 5 seconds.
  • the energy source provides electrical energy.
  • the energy source may be, for example, a battery, a power supply, solar cells or the like.
  • the energy source is a mechanical energy source, such as a dynamo, a mechanical or fluidic
  • a container is understood to mean a packaging material which is suitable for wrapping or holding together preparations and which can be coupled to the dispensing device for dispensing the preparation.
  • Particularly preferred is an arrangement in which two containers are provided, which, more preferably, are separated from each other and each containing a drug fluid. But there may also be several reservoirs for multiple drug fluids. The reservoirs are separated from each other to prevent premature mixing of the drug fluids. They may be physically separate or formed as separate compartments in a contiguous body.
  • the volume ratio formed from the overall volume of the metering device and the filling volume of the container ⁇ 1, more preferably ⁇ 0.1, particularly preferably ⁇ 0.05. This ensures that, for a given total construction volume of metering device and container, the overwhelming portion of the construction volume is taken up by the container and the preparation contained therein.
  • the container usually has a filling volume of ⁇ 5,000 ml, in particular ⁇ 1,000 ml, preferably ⁇ 500 ml, more preferably ⁇ 250 ml, very particularly preferably ⁇ 50 ml.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for dimensionally stable containers such as cups, cans, cartridges, cartridges, bottles, canisters, cans, boxes, drums or tubes, but can also be used for flexible containers such as bags or sacks, in particular if they are in accordance with the bag. be used in-bottle principle.
  • a container can also comprise a plurality of chambers which can be filled with different compositions from each other. It is also conceivable that a plurality of containers to a unit, for example, a cartridge is arranged.
  • the container has an RFID tag that contains at least information about the contents of the container and that can be read by the sensor unit.
  • This information can be used to select a dosing program stored in the control unit. In this way it can be ensured that an optimal dosing program is always used for a particular preparation. It can also be provided that in the absence of an RFID label or an RFID label with a false or faulty identifier, no dosage is carried out by the metering device and instead an optical or acoustic signal is generated that the user to the present Error indicates.
  • the containers may also have structural elements which cooperate with corresponding elements of the metering device according to the key-lock principle, so that, for example, only containers of a particular type can be coupled to the metering device. Furthermore, this configuration makes it possible for information about the container coupled to the dosing device to be transmitted to the control unit, as a result of which control of the dosing device coordinated with the contents of the corresponding container can take place.
  • the container may be under pressure. This is particularly advantageous if the preparation is to be sprayed or dispensed without the need for an intermediate pump.
  • the delivery of the preparation may be controlled, for example, by a control valve operatively connected to the control unit.
  • This embodiment has the further advantage that no energy has to be provided for the transport of the preparation from the energy source, with which the energy source can either be made smaller or have a longer life expectancy.
  • the toilet bowl further includes attachment means to fix the toilet bowl to the toilet bowl.
  • the fastening means may be formed, for example, as a suction cup, adhesive tape, strap or the like.
  • the attachment of the toilet rinser can alternatively be done on the cistern of the toilet, the toilet seat or the toilet lid.
  • the well-known in the prior art fasteners can be used.
  • compositions containing at least one substance from the group of detergents and / or fragrances are compositions containing at least one substance from the group of detergents and / or fragrances.
  • the preparations comprise substances for the modification of surfaces, in particular of ceramic surfaces.
  • scent phases in particular perfumed scent phases.
  • scent phases usually comprise at least one perfume, preferably perfume oil, at least one surfactant or an emulsifier and water and optionally further ingredients such as preservatives, thickeners, complexing agents, dyes, other surfactants or emulsifiers, stabilizers, lime solubilizer etc.
  • Bleaching phases in particular chlorine-containing bleaching phases, preferably bleaching phases based on hypochlorite, are also suitable according to the invention.
  • the bleaching phases may optionally contain, in addition to the actual bleaching agent and water, further ingredients such as thickeners, surfactants or emulsifiers, neutralizing agents, dyes, fragrances, etc.
  • lime-dissolving active substance phases preferably acidic lime-dissolving active substance phases.
  • Such lime-solubilizing active ingredient phases may contain, in addition to the actual lime scaler, preferably an organic or inorganic acid, and water, if desired, further ingredients such as surfactants or emulsifiers, thickeners, fragrances, preservatives, etc.
  • foam boosters Such highly concentrated surfactant phases may also contain other conventional ingredients in addition to the surfactants.
  • foam boosters are particularly advantageous for pre-treatment of the toilet bowl with a foam carpet to For example, to prevent or reduce adhesion of metabolic waste products on the toilet surface and / or to effect encapsulation of bad odors.
  • preparations having an antibacterial and / or fungicidal and / or antiviral active phase, wherein the active phase, in addition to the antibacterial and / or fungicidal and / or antiviral active and water, optionally further ingredients, such as surfactants or emulsifiers, thickeners, fragrances , Preservatives, etc. may contain.
  • the preparations are enzyme-containing active substance phases.
  • enzyme-containing active substance phases may optionally contain further ingredients such as surfactants or emulsifiers, thickeners, fragrances, preservatives, etc.
  • the preparations used according to the invention are absorbent, in particular odor-absorbing, active-substance phases. These may, in addition to the absorbent, in particular odor absorbent, and water optionally further ingredients such as surfactants or emulsifiers, thickeners, fragrances, preservatives, etc. included.
  • the toilet freshener according to the invention offers the possibility of using combinations of different preparations in the storage containers, wherein according to a preferred embodiment one of the storage containers contains a fragrance phase, in particular as defined above.
  • preparation combinations to be used are perfumed fragrance phase combined with chlorine bleach (together not storage-stable), perfumed fragrance phase with highly concentrated surfactant phase (foam booster), fragrance phase with limesolvent, acidic active phase, fragrance phase with antibacterial active ingredient phase, different acid systems, fragrance phase combined with enzyme-containing active ingredient phase, perfumed Acid phase combined with water-coloring phase, fragrance phase with odor-absorbing phase, perfumed acid phase with active oxygen, perfumed acid phase with active substance phase, thickened with polyacrylate etc.
  • viscous to gelatinous active fluids having viscosities in the range of a few thousand mPas, in particular from 200 to 5000 mPas, preferably 500 to 3500 mPas (measured with RotoVisko LVTV II, spindle 31, 5 rpm, 20 ° C).
  • the preparations have a viscosity of less than 2000 mPas, in particular less than 1000 mPas (measured with RotoVisko LVTV II, spindle 31, 5 rpm, 20 ° C.).
  • Viscosity to aqueous preparations are particularly suitable if the preparation is to be sprayed in or on the toilet bowl.
  • active compound preparations can be effected in conjunction with the inventive toilet freshener much faster and more accurate dosage and dispensed with the use of thickening systems.
  • active ingredient systems can be used which can be prepared only with low viscosities, e.g. based on chlorine, HCl, ect ..
  • the preparation may be under pressure according to another embodiment of the invention. This is particularly advantageous if the preparation is to be sprayed or dispensed without the need for an intermediate pump.
  • the delivery of the preparation may be controlled, for example, by a control valve operatively connected to the control unit.
  • This embodiment has the further advantage that no energy has to be provided for the transport of the preparation from the energy source, with which the energy source can either be made smaller or have a longer life expectancy.
  • Fig. 1 shows the toilet freshener 1 according to the invention, which consists of the dosing device 2 and a container 9 connected to the dosing device 2, a preparation 10 contained.
  • the dosing device 2 comprises an energy source 3, a control unit 4, a sensor unit 5 and a pump 6, these components preferably being integrated in a housing.
  • the pump 6 is connected via the control unit 4 to the power source 3.
  • the control unit 4 in turn is connected to the sensor unit 5, which passes the control signals for controlling the pump 6 to the control unit 4.
  • the pump 6 has a pressure line 7 and a suction line 8, wherein the suction line 8 is connected to the container 10 containing the preparation 10.
  • the pump 6 thus promotes the flowable preparation 10 via the suction line 8 from the container 9 into the pressure line 7 from where the preparation 10 is delivered to the environment of the toilet flusher 1.
  • the pressure line 7 may in particular be such, e.g. by choosing a suitable diameter, be configured to counteract gelling of the dispensed preparation.
  • the container 9 may have a pressure compensation valve 11, which causes a pressure equalization between the environment and the interior of the container 9 when the pump 6 pumping preparation 10 out of the container 9.
  • the pump 6 can be controlled by the control unit 4 such that the conveying direction of the pump 6 is reversed and in the pump 6 and the lines 7 and 8 still located preparation in the container 9 are returned.
  • This backwashing can be particularly advantageous if the preparation 10, for example, for thickening and thus for bonding the lines 7 or 8 tends.
  • Fig. 2 shows a further embodiment of the Fig. 1 known metering device, in which the container 9 is connected on the pressure side with the pump 6.
  • the pump 6 builds up a pressure in the container 9, by pumping ambient air into the container 9, so that the preparation is displaced from the container 9.
  • a valve 11 may be provided that releases the preparation 10 from the container 9 only when a defined pressure in the container 9 is reached. This can be particularly advantageous if no dropwise metering, but a defined spray or spray similar dosage should be made.
  • a check valve 11a may be arranged between the pump 6 and the container 9 in the pressure line 7, which prevents the pressure built up in the container 9 from escaping through the pressure line 7 when the pump 6 stops.
  • Figure 3 shows that off Fig.1 known dosing device 2, in which a two-chamber container, which is formed from the containers 9 and 13, is connected to the suction line 8 of the pump 6.
  • the containers 9 and 13 each contain mutually different compositions 10 and 14.
  • the containers 9 and 13 may each have pressure equalizing valves 11,12.
  • the bottom-side discharge openings of the containers 9 and 13 are connected to the suction line 8 and the pump 6 such that the preparations 10 and 14 are pumped in defined proportions to each other through the suction line 8.
  • the incompatibility of two preparations may be due to an exothermic reaction, thickening, flocculation, pH change, color change or the like, for example.
  • a third container may be provided which contains a flushing fluid that cleans the lines 7, 8 and the pump 6 of at least one of the preparations 10, 14.
  • a flushing fluid that cleans the lines 7, 8 and the pump 6 of at least one of the preparations 10, 14.
  • air can be provided for flushing the lines 7,8 and the pump 6 and air.
  • Figure 4 shows a training of Figure 3 Known toilet flusher 1.
  • the leading to the bottom-side discharge openings of the containers 9 and 13 pressure lines 8 in this case each have a passive valve 15 and 16, which allow a defined adjustment of the metering ratios of the preparations 10 and 14 from the containers 9 and 13.
  • the valves 15 and 16 may also be designed as temperature-sensitive bimetallic valves which open or close upon reaching a defined temperature.
  • the valves 15 and 16 can be selected from bimetal valves which are different from one another, so that, for example, when a defined temperature is reached, only one preparation can be delivered by the pump 6 from one of the containers 9 or 13.
  • control unit 4 by processing the signals from the sensor unit 5 alone controls the pump 6.
  • the basic control algorithm 20 is in Fig. 6 reproduced in the form of a flowchart.
  • the control algorithm 20 is activated as soon as the dosing device 2 is switched on.
  • the control unit 4 receives the signals of the sensor unit 5.
  • the received sensor signal is compared with a threshold value stored in the control unit 4.
  • step 24 it is checked by means of a selection condition whether the sensor signal and the threshold value are in a defined relationship to one another. If the condition is met, the pump 6 is subsequently activated by the process step 25. If the condition is not fulfilled, further sensor signals according to process step 22 are received and evaluated by the control unit.
  • the pump 6 remains in an activated state until a sensor signal is present that causes a switch-off of the micropump when compared with a threshold value stored in the control unit 4. According to this procedure, preparation is pumped out of the containers as long as the sensor signal moves between two predefined threshold values for switching on or off the pump 6.
  • valves 15 and 16 as components to be actively controlled by the control unit 4.
  • the mixing ratio of the two preparations 10 and 14 can be influenced so active and time-varying.
  • each of the containers 9 and 13 is coupled to a pump 6 and 19 to be controlled individually by the control unit 4.
  • the corresponding control algorithm is in Fig. 8 resist given.
  • Fig. 9 shows the off Fig. 1 known metering device, in which on the container 9, an RFID label 42 is arranged, which is adapted to identify the size and the content 10 of the container 9.
  • the sensor unit 5 comprises an RFID receiving unit which can read the information of the RFID label 42 arranged on the container 9. This information is passed as a control signal to the control unit 4 in order to effect a dosage of the preparation 10 which is coordinated with the contents of the container 9.
  • the control signals caused by the RFID tag 42 can be used to select a metering program stored in the control unit.
  • RFID tag 42 As an alternative to the RFID tag 42, those skilled in the art may also provide other means for automatically identifying the container 9 and its contents 10 through the metering device.
  • an additional dispenser 43 may be provided on the durck characteren opening of the pressure line 7.
  • This dispensing device 43 effects a distribution of the preparation deviating from the dropwise delivery into the surroundings of the dosing device 1.
  • This may be, for example, a jet-like or spray-like delivery of the preparation or a delivery based on evaporation or diffusion.
  • the dispensing device 43 can be designed, for example, as a nozzle, atomizer, distributor plate or porous surface.
  • the dispensing device can be designed such that it counteracts gelling of the released preparations.
  • Figure 10 shows that off Fig. 1 known toilet freshener with a detachable from the dosing device 2 container 9.
  • the container 9 has at its lower, bottom end a nozzle 47 which is inserted into the receptacle 48 provided on the dosing device 1.
  • the nozzle 47 may be closed by a closure means, so that first, in the unused state of the container 9, a leakage of preparation 10 from the container 9 is prevented, which, however, by inserting the container 9 in the metering device 2 and the nozzle 47 in the recording 48 destroyed is so that a release of the preparation 10 from the container 9 can be carried out by the metering device 2 in the environment.
  • the toilet flusher in its assembled state is the Fig. 11 refer to.
  • the control unit 4 is further coupled to an acoustic transducer 46, which converts a voltage or current of the control unit into an audible acoustic signal.
  • the control unit 4 may comprise a memory for a plurality of acoustic signals and / or music and / or voice recordings which are manually and / or sensor-triggered retrieved and executed, i. be slid to the acoustic transducer 46.
  • a lighting means 44 is connected to the control unit 2, which is switched on or off in accordance with a predefined operating state of the dosing unit 2.
  • the light source can be designed, for example, as an LED or LCD display.
  • the dosing device 2 can be switched on or off. Furthermore, it is conceivable that various programs stored in the control unit 4 are accessed and executed via the actuating element 45.
  • a further embodiment of the toilet-rinser according to the invention is shown, in which the energy source 3 is integrated in the form of a battery in the container 9.
  • the battery 3 is electrically conductively connected via a correspondingly configured coupling with the dosing device 2.
  • the capacity of the battery 3 is advantageously designed so that it feeds the dosing device 2 over the period of use until the complete emptying of the preparation 10 from the container 9 with energy.
  • Fig. 13 shows that off Fig. 5 principle known construction of the toilet flusher according to the invention in a more detailed schematic sketch.
  • the chamber 9 is divided by the wall 49 into two chambers in which a first preparation 10 and a second preparation 14 are stored.
  • Each of the chambers communicates with the environment by means of a respective pressure compensation valve 11 or 12 and has at its bottom end in each case a connection piece 47a or 47b.
  • the toilet freshener consists of the dosing device 2 and the container 9 which can be fixed detachably on the dosing device 2.
  • the dosing device has a raised rear wall from which the fastening means 52 in the form of a bracket extends vertically.
  • the bracket 52 is positioned between the edge of the toilet and the toilet seat, where it is fixed by the resting toilet seat on the toilet bowl.
  • a suction on the Dosing be provided which secures the toilet freshener additionally by a vacuum effect on the toilet.
  • a pressure or strain gauge sensor is arranged as a sensor unit 5. If pressure is exerted on this sensor unit 5, for example by a toilet seat on which a toilet user takes a seat, the sensor unit 5 generates a corresponding signal which is forwarded to the control unit 4 of the dosing device 2.
  • the container 9 is separable from the metering device, which is in Fig. 16 is clearly visible.
  • the container 9 has in its interior a wicking system 50, with the preparation by means of the discharge element 43a from the container 9 will give off by evaporation to the environment.
  • the nozzle 47 and the receptacle 48 in the dosing device 2 form in the assembled state of the container 9 and dosing device 2 from a liquid-tight connection.
  • a discharge element 43 is provided in the form of a nozzle head.
  • the nozzle head 43 is movably arranged on the bracket 52 so that it can be aligned by the user.
  • a telescopic element 53 is arranged, by the length of the bracket 52 and thus the application point of the nozzle head 43 is adjustable.
  • a spray cone 54 is generated from the preparation, which, as from Fig. 18 seen, a defined application field within the toilet bowl 55 wetted.
  • FIG. 19 A further, alternative embodiment of the toilet rinser according to the invention is in Fig. 19 displayed.
  • the containers 9 and 13 are firmly connected to the dosing device 2 and can not by a in the Fig. 19 refilled opening to be refilled.
  • Fig. 20 shows a disposed at the distal end of the bracket 52 discharge element 43 with an integrated sensor 5 and two nozzles 56 and 57.
  • the sensor 5 is designed in this embodiment as an infrared sensor or ultrasonic sensor.
  • the nozzles 56 and 57 may be configured to produce the same or different spray cones 54a, 54b, which works well in FIGS Fig. 21 is recognizable. As in Fig. 22 As shown, the spray cones 54a and 54b may be directed to the same application field inside a toilet bowl 55. From the Fig. 23 and 24 It can also be seen, however, that it is also possible to direct the two spray cones in different directions.
  • the discharge element 43 is fixed by a hook on the inside at the bottom of the toilet bowl 55.
  • the delivery element 43 is for this purpose slidably disposed on the bracket 52, which is indicated by the arrow in FIG Fig. 23 is symbolized.
  • the toilet freshener 1 is fixed to the outside edge of the toilet bowl 55 by the fixing means 50 which is formed as a suction button.
  • the dispensing member 43 has a first nozzle 56 and a second nozzle 57 spaced apart and disposed in the dispensing member 43 such that their respective spray cones 54a and 54b are non-intersecting in different directions.
  • the spray cone 54a of the first nozzle 56 is inside the toilet bowl 55
  • the spray cone 54b of the second nozzle 57 is directed to the edge of the toilet bowl.
  • a spray cone 54b is directed under the edge of the toilet bowl 55.
  • the spray cones 54a and 54b may be formed of the same or different compositions.
  • a sensor unit 5 protrudes in the form of a capacitive sensor under the edge of the toilet 55, so that the sensor 5 is acted upon in the Spippowasserbetuschist of water.
  • the sensor 5 is formed in such a way that it does not have a significant influence on the flushing water guide in the toilet bowl 55.
  • a further embodiment of the container 9 and 13 and the dosing device 2 shows the Fig. 25 ,
  • the receptacle of the containers 9 and 13 in the metering device can be closed by a flap 58 which is arranged pivotably on the metering device 2.
  • the two containers 9 and 13 can be removed or used separately in the opened state of the flap 58 of the receptacle of the metering device 2.
  • Fig. 25 shows in a further embodiment of the invention, a toilet freshener 1 with two individually replaceable containers 9 and 13 and a viewing flap 58 in the closed and open position.
  • the viewing flap 58 is articulated on the rear wall of the toilet rinser in such a manner that the viewing flap 58 preferably completely covers the containers 9 and 13 used in the toilet freshener 1.
  • the viewing flap 58 can be equipped with closure means which allow a child-proof closure of the viewing flap 58 with the toilet freshener and thus prevent inadvertent access to the containers 9 and 13.
  • the lighting means 44 and the actuating element 45 are arranged, which are not covered in the closed state of the viewing flap 58, but are freely accessible.

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  1. « Bloc WC » pour introduire au moins une préparation d'agents actifs dans une cuvette des toilettes, comprenant un appareil de dosage (2) qui comprend :
    □ une source d'énergie (3)
    □ une unité de commande (4) et
    □ une unité de capteur (5) ; ainsi que
    au moins un premier réservoir (9), qui contient une première préparation (10) et qui peut être couplé avec l'appareil de dosage (2),
    le bloc WC comprenant au moins une pompe (6) et de préférence un élément de dégagement (43), laquelle pompe coopère avec la source d'énergie (3), l'unité de commande (4) et l'unité de capteur (5) de telle sorte qu'indépendamment de la disposition du bloc WC (1) dans ou sur la cuvette des toilettes et/ou de la quantité d'eau de chasse agissant sur le bloc WC (1), une quantité de distribution définie d'au moins une préparation (10) d'agents actifs est dégagée dans la cuvette des toilettes,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le capteur de l'unité de capteur (5) est notamment un capteur de vibration, un capteur de pression acoustique ou un capteur d'ultrason, en ce que l'unité de capteur (5) est apte à détecter un déclenchement du flux d'eau de chasse sans intervenir dans ce flux et à produire un signal de capteur qui est dirigé vers l'unité de commande (4), laquelle convertit le signal de capteur en signal de commande pour le dégagement d'au moins une préparation, et en ce que lors de l'utilisation, la source d'énergie (3), l'unité de commande (4) et au moins le premier réservoir (9) coopèrent de telle sorte qu'en présence du signal de commande, lequel représente le déclenchement de l'écoulement d'eau de chasse, au moins la première préparation (10) issue du premier réservoir (9) est dégagée au milieu environnant au moyen de la pompe (6) et/ou de l'élément de dégagement (43), l'élément de dégagement (43) étant apte à dégager des agents actifs notamment sur les surfaces intérieures de la cuvette des toilettes et étant en particulier un élément piézoélectrique.
  2. Bloc WC selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le réservoir (9) peut être couplé avec le côté refoulement de la pompe (6).
  3. Bloc WC selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le réservoir (9) peut être couplé à la pompe (6) par le côté aspiration.
  4. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'une vanne (15, 16) est disposée entre réservoir (9, 13) et pompe (6).
  5. Bloc WCselon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que la vanne (15, 16) peut être commandée activement par l'unité de commande (4) de telle sorte qu'un premier signal de commande provoque une ouverture de la vanne (15, 16) et un second signal de commande une fermeture de la vanne (15, 16).
  6. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins un second réservoir (13), lequel contient une seconde préparation (14), peut être couplé avec l'appareil de dosage (2).
  7. Bloc WC selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le dégament de préparation (10, 14) est provoquée par une première pompe (6), qui peut être couplée avec le premier réservoir (9), et par une seconde pompe (19), qui peut être couplée avec le second réservoir (13).
  8. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le réservoir (9) comprend une étiquette RFID (42), qui contient au moins des informations portant sur le contenu du réservoir (9) et qui peuvent être lues par l'unité de capteur (5).
  9. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'appareil de dosage (2) est conçu de façon à être au moins protégé des projections d'eau.
  10. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la source d'énergie (3), l'unité de commande (4), l'unité de capteur (5) et la pompe (6, 19) sont scellées de telle sorte que l'appareil de dosage (2) est étanche à l'eau.
  11. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'appareil de dosage (2) peut être disposé sur le bord extérieur de la cuvette des toilettes.
  12. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de commande (4) est un microcontrôleur programmable.
  13. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que plusieurs programmes de dosage sont enregistrés sur le microcontrôleur, lesquels peuvent être sélectionnés et exécutés selon le réservoir couplé à l'appareil de dosage.
  14. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de commande est apte à produire un signal de commande pour libérer une préparation d'agents actifs lorsqu'un déclenchement d'eau de chasse a lieu, et à produire un signal de commande pour mettre fin à la libération d'agents actifs lorsque le passage de l'eau de chasse dans la cuvette des toilettes est terminé.
  15. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la pompe (6) et/ou l'élément de dégagement (43) et au moins la première préparation (10) sont configurés de telle sorte qu'une mousse se forme lorsque la préparation (10) est libérée dans le milieu environnant.
  16. Bloc WC selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de dégagement est disposé de manière mobile de sorte que l'utilisateur peut orienter le cône de projection généré par l'élément de dégagement sur une zone d'application voulue.
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