EP2540918A1 - Dispositif d'hygiène avec consommation améliorée pour appareils sanitaires - Google Patents

Dispositif d'hygiène avec consommation améliorée pour appareils sanitaires Download PDF

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EP2540918A1
EP2540918A1 EP12174344A EP12174344A EP2540918A1 EP 2540918 A1 EP2540918 A1 EP 2540918A1 EP 12174344 A EP12174344 A EP 12174344A EP 12174344 A EP12174344 A EP 12174344A EP 2540918 A1 EP2540918 A1 EP 2540918A1
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Gianpaolo Baiguerra
Massimiliano Pimazzoni
Gianni Alderuccio
Luciano Novita'
Raoul Bianchi
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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
    • E03D9/022—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing consisting of solid substances introduced in the bowl or the supply line
    • 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
    • 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
    • E03D2009/024—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing using a solid substance

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  • the present invention relates to a hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances.
  • Solid bars comprising a detergent and/or deodorant means in the solid state
  • liquid blocks comprising a detergent and/or deodorant means for WC in the liquid state supplied through a bottle.
  • the first type of hygiene device for WC generally comprises a perforated distributor element, called “cage”, equipped with a hook for engagement with the edge of the WC, and containing in its interior the detergent and/or deodorant means in the form of a solid block, also called “soap bar”.
  • the detergent and/or deodorant means in the solid state is generally currently produced by means of an extrusion process.
  • cage devices when applied inside WC, are cumbersome and are not aesthetically attractive.
  • Patent application WO 2007/107750 A1 discloses a solid detergent means in which the end of the hook is directly immersed for hanging to the perimetric rim of the WC.
  • the solid detergent means substantially has its entire outer surface exposed to the discharge water.
  • the main drawback of this device consists in the extremely irregular consumption of the detergent and/or perfuming means, which is aesthetically unattractive already after a relatively low number of flushings of discharge water, equal, for example, to 200 flushings.
  • the dimension of the structure is smaller than cage devices, but not to the advantage of the aesthetical appearance of the solid block which contains the pass-through hole.
  • the supporting structure is always visible and the defects of the traditional cage are at least partially maintained.
  • the consumption of the solid block is greatly influenced by the type of sanitary appliance in which they are installed, and in particular the type of water flushing.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide a hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances which solves the drawbacks of the known art indicated above.
  • a further objective of the present invention is to provide a hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances which gives good duration results with a sufficient foaminess level, possibly not particularly influenced by the type of WC, which can have a turbulent or shower flow adhering to the surface.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances which is particularly simple and functional, with reduced costs.
  • these show a hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances, indicated as a whole with 10 and 10', comprising a detergent and/or deodorant means in the form of a solid block 20 and engagement means 30 to a perimetric rim of a WC 100.
  • the solid block 20 can be produced in a single piece, or in more pieces by co-extrusion.
  • the solid block 20 must have at least one flat rear surface 21 for engagement with the engagement means 30. According to a preferred embodiment, it also has a second flat surface 22, parallel to the first flat rear surface 21.
  • the thickness X of the solid block 20 is defined by the distance between the flat surfaces 21 and 22.
  • the solid block 20 can also have an outer surface or curved surface 23 perpendicular to the flat surfaces 21, 22, i.e. it can have a tubular form.
  • the outer shape i.e. the development of the curved surface, can be of any type but is preferably rounded. In the non-limiting examples shown in the figures, it is in the form of a flower with six rounded petals.
  • the engagement means 30 comprise an engagement portion to the WC and an engagement portion with the solid block 20.
  • the engagement portion to the WC comprises a flexible hook 31 with three sections, substantially orthogonal to each other, suitable for engagement with the outer, upper and inner edge of the WC 100.
  • This element can have variable forms and dimensions.
  • the flexible hook can have a variable length, for example by means of a rack-like mechanism. This allows a better positioning of the device with respect to the water flushing in relation to the geometry of the WC and in particular the dimensions of its perimetric rim.
  • the engagement portion with the solid block comprises a first supporting arm 33, for spacing the solid block 20 from the side wall of the WC 100, which substantially extends orthogonally with respect to the engagement portion to the WC, so as to be oriented towards the inner wall of the WC 100. It also comprises a second supporting arm 34, for spacing the solid block 20 from the perimetric rim of the WC 100, wherein the supporting arms 33 and 34 are at an angle ⁇ with respect to each other ranging from 1° to 45°.
  • a preferred non-limiting embodiment which has provided good results envisages, for example, an angle ⁇ equal to about 20°.
  • Both supporting arms 33 and 34 can have a length, for example, ranging from 5 mm to 50 mm to obtain an optimum conveyance of discharge water towards the solid block 20.
  • a flat perforated plate 35 carrying at least three pegs 36 perpendicular to it and facing the opposite side with respect to the wall of the WC for the pressure positioning of the solid block 20, extends from the free end of the second supporting arm 34 and is aligned with it.
  • the solid block 20 is in fact sufficiently malleable as to be able to be pierced by the pegs 36 and remain anchored to them.
  • the pegs 36 have a length ranging from 33% to 99% of the thickness X of the solid block 20 when new and preferably substantially equal to 90%. It has been observed that 90% represents the optimum compromise between the requirement of selecting a minimum length for the pegs which should not be visible during use and the requirement of maintaining the solid block pierced also during the consumption of the same.
  • the pegs 36 are preferably positioned in the upper part of the flat plate 35 not aligned with each other, i.e. in an angulated position, a triangle in the example. As shown in the figures for illustrative purposes, a first peg 36 is positioned in the centre of the surface of the flat plate 35, a second and third peg are situated in the upper half of the flat plate 35, between the first peg and second supporting arm 34, in a symmetrical position with respect to a centre plane passing through the first central peg 36.
  • the flat plate 35 has dimensions substantially comparable to the flat rear surface 21 of the solid block 20. Substantially comparable dimensions means that the flat perforated plate 35 has a dimension smaller than or at the most equal to the flat rear surface 21 of the solid block 20.
  • the perimeter of the flat plate preferably has the same form as the flat rear surface 21 of the solid block 20.
  • the hygiene device 10' on the side of the flat plate 35 opposite to the pegs 36, i.e. the rear side which, when the device is in use, is facing the wall of the WC, there is at least one baffle 38 comprising a protruding surface tilted with respect to the flat plate 35, so as to define an angle ⁇ of less than 90° and preferably about 60°.
  • the rear side of the flat plate 35 is provided with at least two or, as shown in the figures, preferably three baffles 38.
  • the baffles have progressively increasing dimensions from above downwards.
  • the maximum protrusion of the baffle increases, i.e. the distance y of the free edge of the baffle measured perpendicularly with respect to the flat plate 35, but also the width z measured in a plane parallel to the flat plate 35.
  • the flat perforated plate 35 contains a plurality of openings having variable forms, dimensions and positions.
  • the holes 37 of the plate 35 can in fact have various forms and dimensions, for example also like slits (not shown).
  • the perforated surface should range from 66% to 2% of the total surface of the flat plate 35 and preferably from 20% to 5%.
  • the holes 37 are all situated in the portion of the flat plate 35 between the lower baffle 38, i.e. that furthest away from the supporting arm 34 and the supporting arm 34 itself. According to the invention, it is also sufficient for the greatest density of holes 37 to be upstream the lower baffle 38 in the direction of the flow of discharge water, i.e. in the portion between the supporting arm 34 and lower baffle 38.
  • This arrangement of the flat perforated plate 35 with respect to the water flow causes a substantially uniform erosion of the flat surface 21 and progressively a reduction in the thickness of the solid block 20, which, in figures 2B and 7B , is schematized with a reduced thickness X'.
  • the base of the pegs 36 becomes progressively visible, but the solid block 20 remains pierced by their tip for its useful life, indicatively ranging from 300 to 500 flushings depending on the dimensions, weight and type of formula.
  • a flat perforated plate 35 substantially having the same dimensions as the solid block, or slightly smaller dimensions, has surprisingly allowed the best compromise between duration of the solid block 20 and foaminess to be obtained, preserving, moreover, an aesthetically pleasant surface appearance, regardless of the presence of a turbulent or shower flow in the WC.
  • baffles 38 Another important aspect for the quality of the consumption of the solid block 20 also when used in WC with a laminar flow and therefore slightly turbulent, is provided by the presence of baffles 38 in the improved hygiene device 10'.
  • the baffles in fact distribute a greater quantity of water through the holes of the flat plate 35 even if the flow washed against the device 10' is slightly turbulent.
  • each baffle 38 mainly distributes water through the overlying holes.
  • Each baffle 38 also creates a hindrance for the passage of water along the flat perforated plate 35. Consequently, the arrangement of more baffles having a protrusion and width which increase downwardly, with respect to the flow direction of the water, allows a better compromise between the function of distributing the water and hindrance for the passage of water towards the holes downstream.
  • the upper baffles convey a part of the water towards the overlying holes but at the same time allow a sufficient passage of water downstream.
  • the lower baffles are increasingly wider and more protruding to collect the water not hindered by the upper baffles and send it through the overlying holes.
  • the lower portion of the solid block 20 is that whose consumption is less influenced by the presence of holes 37 in the flat plate 35.
  • a plurality of holes 37 have been introduced into the flat plate 35, which have dimensions comparable with the solid block 20. These holes unexpectedly allow the passage of water also in the case of extremely difficult and commonly used WC with reduced turbulence and at the same time allow a more regular and gradual consumption.
  • the consumption of the solid block 20 occurs starting from the flat rear surface 21.
  • This expedient allows the original form of the block to be preserved as much as possible on the front side of the solid block 20 or at least to reduce aesthetic defects due to the not completely uniform erosion.
  • the hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances, object of the present invention, produced in the flat plate, has the advantage of combining good duration and foaminess performances regardless of the type of flushing present in the WC.
  • the consumption advantageously occurs gradually starting from the rear side and, in the front, the form of the solid block is preserved for as long as possible in the useful life of the product.
  • baffle 38 allows a good production of foam to be maintained even after a certain period of use when consumption has already started, i.e. when the solid block has reduced its thickness x and is no longer immediately close to the flat perforated plate 35.
  • the hygiene device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances thus conceived can undergo numerous modifications and variants, all included in the invention; furthermore, all the details can be substituted by technically equivalent elements.
  • the materials used, as also the dimensions, can vary according to technical requirements.
EP12174344.7A 2011-07-01 2012-06-29 Dispositif d'hygiène avec consommation améliorée pour appareils sanitaires Active EP2540918B1 (fr)

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SI201231294T SI2540918T1 (en) 2011-07-01 2012-06-29 Hygienic device with improved consumption for sanitary appliances
PL12174344T PL2540918T3 (pl) 2011-07-01 2012-06-29 Urządzenie higieniczne z ulepszonymi właściwościami zużycia do urządzeń sanitarnych
RS20180520A RS57212B1 (sr) 2011-07-01 2012-06-29 Higijenska naprava sa poboljšanom potrošnjom za sanitarije
HRP20180766TT HRP20180766T1 (hr) 2011-07-01 2018-05-16 Higijenski uređaj s poboljšanom potrošnjom za sanitarne naprave

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IT001232A ITMI20111232A1 (it) 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 Dispositivo igienico a consumo migliorato per apparecchi sanitari
IT001720A ITMI20111720A1 (it) 2011-09-23 2011-09-23 Dispositivo igienico perfezionato a consumo migliorato per apparecchi sanitari

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