EP3881739A1 - Distributeur à vidange automatique de réservoir - Google Patents

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EP3881739A1
EP3881739A1 EP20163986.1A EP20163986A EP3881739A1 EP 3881739 A1 EP3881739 A1 EP 3881739A1 EP 20163986 A EP20163986 A EP 20163986A EP 3881739 A1 EP3881739 A1 EP 3881739A1
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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
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap
    • A47K5/1217—Electrical control means for the dispensing mechanism
    • 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
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • 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
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices

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  • the invention relates to a dispenser for a flowable disinfectant according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a dispenser for a flowable medium such as soap, foam soap or the like, which has an openable housing, an outlet opening on the underside, a sensor in the area of the outlet opening which emits an electrical signal when a person is perceived, and an electric pump which causes a portion of the medium to be dispensed through the outlet opening due to the electrical signal of the sensor.
  • the remaining emptying of the dispenser is possible by putting the pump in continuous operation after opening the housing until the last remainder of the medium has been discharged through the outlet opening and only more air is conveyed.
  • the switching element can, for example, be a button that has to be held down by hand or with a tool for as long as the pump is to run, and in which the contact is interrupted as soon as it is released.
  • the outlet opening is assigned a second sensor for the detection of escaping medium, which resets the actuated switching element. This second sensor can detect the change from air to medium when an initial installation is carried out and / or detect the change from medium to air when residual emptying takes place.
  • the dispenser according to the invention for a flowable disinfectant comprises a disinfectant container, a conveying path which can be or is connected to the disinfectant container and opens into an outlet opening of the dispenser, an electric pump which effects the conveyance of the disinfectant to the outlet opening, and a switch which activates and deactivates the pump .
  • the switch has a switch control device with an input for switch control signals, the switch control device controlling the switch to activate or deactivate the pump as a function of the switch control signals.
  • the switch control device is designed in such a way that it is ensured that the switch activates the pump for a sufficiently long time to empty all of the disinfectant stored in the dispenser.
  • the input of the switch control device is configured as a data transmission unit.
  • the data transmission unit can have a radio signal unit.
  • the radio signal unit can be designed in accordance with one of the following wireless data transmission standards: Bluetooth, in particular based on the Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol, WLAN, LORA, WAN, Zigbee, Thread, etc. a LAN network standard.
  • the data transmission unit serves on the one hand, especially if it has a radio signal unit, for communication with a remote control with which the emptying of the container can be controlled.
  • the data transmission unit is also designed for direct or indirect (e.g. via gateways) connection to a remote server.
  • the switch control device is configured such that, upon receipt of a switch control signal, it controls the switch in such a way that it activates the pump for a defined time.
  • a switch control signal it controls the switch in such a way that it activates the pump for a defined time.
  • the defined time is chosen so that it is ensured that the pump runs long enough to pump out any disinfectant stored in the dispenser through the outlet opening.
  • a sensor for detecting escaping disinfectant can be assigned to the outlet opening and the switch control device can be configured to receive the sensor signal and to control the switch to activate the pump until the sensor signals that no disinfectant is coming out of the outlet opening.
  • the disinfectant container can on the one hand be built into the dispenser as a refillable tank which can be filled with disinfectant via a closable opening or the like.
  • the disinfectant container can, however, also be designed as a replaceable container, in particular as a replaceable refill container, whereby a buffer tank can also be provided between the pump and the interchangeable container so that the dispenser can also be used while the interchangeable container is being changed or to keep a reserve volume of disinfectant ready in the dispenser .
  • the invention also comprises a dispenser system with at least one dispenser as defined above and with at least one remote control which is configured to send switch control signals directly or indirectly to the input of the switch control device.
  • the switch control signals can be sent from the remote control directly to the data transmission unit of the switch control device, for which purpose the remote control expediently has a radio signal unit which communicates with the data transmission unit of the switch control device by being configured according to the same data transmission standard as the data transmission unit. Examples of data transmission standards are given above.
  • the remote control is designed as a mobile phone, in particular a smartphone, or as a tablet computer, or as a laptop computer or as a smart watch.
  • the dispenser system has at least one remote server which is configured to communicate with the at least one dispenser and the at least one remote control.
  • the remote server is configured to transmit switch control signals generated by the remote control to the switch control device of the dispenser.
  • This embodiment is intended for applications in which the dispensers are not designed for direct communication with the remote control, i.e. do not have corresponding data transmission units, but are designed for communication with remote servers. In such applications, the remote control sends the switch control signals to a server, which then forwards them to the dispenser.
  • the dispenser system comprises disinfectant refill packs, each disinfectant refill pack is provided with a disinfectant product code, the disinfectant product code preferably being an optical code, in particular a graphic code, a bar code or QR code, a color code, an alphanumeric code, or an RFID code.
  • the remote control has a code reader for reading in the disinfectant product codes from the refill packs.
  • the code reader can have a camera and possibly computing means for evaluating the digital images recorded by the camera, or means for reading RFID information, such as an NFC unit.
  • the dispenser system can furthermore have a product code memory, preferably arranged in the dispenser or in the remote server, which stores the disinfectant product code of the disinfectant currently contained in the dispenser, the remote control having a comparison device which is designed to determine whether a disinfectant stored in the product code memory -Product code matches the disinfectant product code of the disinfectant refill pack whose contents are to be filled into the dispenser and, if they do not match, either informs the remote control user that the disinfectant container in the dispenser must be emptied before refilling, or a switch control signal for complete emptying of the disinfectant container in the dispenser generated, which the remote control directly or via the remote server to the input of the switch control device of the switch to activate the pump s ends.
  • the comparison device can be configured to store the disinfectant product code of the disinfectant refill pack in the product code memory.
  • Fig. 1 shows the dispenser 1 according to the invention for a flowable disinfectant.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the dispenser system 30 according to the invention with the dispenser 1.
  • the dispenser 1 is designed for wall mounting. It can be installed in sanitary rooms, clinics, medical facilities, kitchens, etc., for example. In particular, the dispenser 1 is also intended for use in publicly accessible buildings.
  • the dispenser 1 has a disinfectant container 2, which is either permanently connected or can be interchangeably connected to a conveyor line 3 for the disinfectant.
  • the conveying path 3 opens into an outlet opening 4 arranged on the underside of the dispenser.
  • An electric pump 5 for conveying the flowable disinfectant to the outlet opening 4 is connected to the conveying path 3.
  • a buffer tank 6 is also built into the conveying path 3 between the pump 5 and the disinfectant container 2.
  • the buffer tank 6 is particularly useful as a reserve for those designs of the dispenser system 30 in which the disinfectant container 2 is configured as an interchangeable container, in particular as an exchangeable refill pack.
  • the pump 5 can be activated and deactivated by a switch 7.
  • the switch 7 is not necessarily a switch that creates and interrupts the power supply to the pump 5, but it can also be configured as a logic switch that sends an activation signal AS to the pump 5 or to an electronic controller of the pump 5.
  • activation signal AS is understood to mean both an electrical power supply signal and logic signals that are not restricted in any more detail, such as activation and deactivation pulses or the holding of an activation signal for the duration of the activation of the pump 5.
  • the switch 7 has a switch control device 8 with at least one input for switch control signals CS, the switch control device 8 controlling the switch 7 to activate or deactivate the pump 5 as a function of the switch control signals CS.
  • the input of the switch control device 8 is preferably configured as a data transmission unit 9.
  • This data transmission unit 9 can be designed as a radio signal unit and / or wired, for example in accordance with a LAN network standard.
  • the radio signal unit can for example be designed according to one of the following wireless data transmission standards: Bluetooth, in particular based on the Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol, WLAN, LORA, WAN, Zigbee, Thread, etc ..
  • the data transmission unit 9 serves on the one hand, especially if it has a radio signal unit , for communication with a remote control 10, with which the emptying of the disinfectant container 2 can be controlled, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • the data transmission unit 9 can also be used for direct or indirect (for example via gateways 21) connection to a remote server.
  • the switch control device 8 is preferably configured such that, upon receipt of a switch control signal CS, it controls the switch 7 in such a way that it keeps the pump 5 activated for a defined time.
  • the defined time is selected in such a way that it is ensured that the pump 5 runs long enough to pump out any disinfectant stored in the dispenser 1 through the outlet opening 4.
  • the disinfectant container 2 can be configured differently. On the one hand, it can be installed in the dispenser 1 as a refillable tank and can be filled with disinfectant from a refill pack via a closable opening or the like. On the other hand, however, the disinfectant container 2 can also be designed as an interchangeable container that can be connected to the conveying path 3 in the dispenser 1, in particular as an interchangeable refill container. In the illustrated embodiment of the dispenser 1, a buffer tank 6 is also provided between the pump 5 and the disinfectant container 2 configured as an interchangeable container, so that the dispenser 1 can also be used during a process of changing the disinfectant container 2 or to keep a reserve volume of disinfectant ready in the dispenser.
  • Fig. 2 shows a dispenser system 30 with a dispenser 1 and with a remote control 10.
  • the remote control 10 sends switch control signals CS either directly or indirectly to the data transmission unit 9 of the switch control device 8 which communicates with the data transmission unit 9 of the switch control device 8 by being configured according to the same data transmission standard as the data transmission unit 9. Examples of data transmission standards are given above.
  • the remote control 10 is preferably designed as a mobile phone, in particular a smartphone, or as a tablet computer, or as a laptop computer or as a smartwatch and has a computing unit 12 with which the functions of the remote control 10 for generating the switch control signals CS and other tasks are implemented will.
  • the arithmetic unit 12 is the standard microcontroller etc. built into the devices mentioned.
  • a remote server 30 is also provided which is configured to communicate with the dispenser 1 and the remote control 10.
  • the remote control 10 can send the switch control signals CS generated by it to the server 30, and the remote server 30 is configured to send the switch control signals CS received from the remote control 10 to the Forward data transmission unit 9 of the switch control device 8 of the dispenser 1.
  • the disinfectant product code 13 can be an optical code, in particular a graphic code, a bar code or QR code, a color code, an alphanumeric code.
  • the remote control 10 has a code reader 14 for reading in the disinfectant product codes 13 from the interchangeable containers or refill packs.
  • the code reader 14 can have a camera and possibly computing means for evaluating the digital images recorded by the camera, or means for reading RFID information, such as an NFC unit.
  • the arithmetic unit 12 built into the remote control is expediently used as the arithmetic means.
  • the dispenser system 30 can furthermore have a product code memory 21, preferably arranged in the dispenser 1 or in the remote server 20, in which the disinfectant product code 13 of the disinfectant currently contained in the dispenser 1 is stored.
  • the remote control 10 has a comparison device 15 - preferably implemented in software - which determines whether a disinfectant product code stored in the product code memory 21 with the disinfectant product code 13 of the interchangeable container or the disinfectant refill pack, the content of which is to be filled into the dispenser 1 , matches. If they do not match, the comparison device 15 causes the remote control 10 to display information to the user of the remote control 10 that the disinfectant container 2 in the dispenser 1 must be emptied before the refilling process or before the interchangeable container is replaced.
  • the remote control 10 automatically generates a switch control signal CS for completely emptying the disinfectant container 2 in the dispenser 1, the remote control 10 sending this switch control signal CS either to the switch control device 8 of the Dispenser 1 or indirectly via the remote server 20 to the switch control device 8 of the switch 7, which then activates the pump 5 accordingly.
  • the comparison device 15 or the computing unit 12 of the remote control 10 can furthermore be configured to store the disinfectant product code 13 of the disinfectant refill pack in the product code memory 21.

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AT11862U1 (de) 2009-05-26 2011-06-15 Hagleitner Hans Georg Spender für ein fliessfähiges medium, wie seife, schaumseife oder dergleichen
WO2013016746A1 (fr) * 2011-08-02 2013-02-07 Hans Georg Hagleitner Dispositif de dosage, en particulier distributeur sanitaire et réseau pour assurer la communication de données
US20130075420A1 (en) * 2011-09-23 2013-03-28 Paul Francis Tramontina Fluid Dispenser with Cleaning/Maintenance Mode
WO2019149479A1 (fr) * 2018-01-30 2019-08-08 Hans Georg Hagleitner Distributeur permettant de distribuer un produit chimique à partir d'un récipient couplé au distributeur

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AT11862U1 (de) 2009-05-26 2011-06-15 Hagleitner Hans Georg Spender für ein fliessfähiges medium, wie seife, schaumseife oder dergleichen
WO2013016746A1 (fr) * 2011-08-02 2013-02-07 Hans Georg Hagleitner Dispositif de dosage, en particulier distributeur sanitaire et réseau pour assurer la communication de données
US20130075420A1 (en) * 2011-09-23 2013-03-28 Paul Francis Tramontina Fluid Dispenser with Cleaning/Maintenance Mode
WO2019149479A1 (fr) * 2018-01-30 2019-08-08 Hans Georg Hagleitner Distributeur permettant de distribuer un produit chimique à partir d'un récipient couplé au distributeur

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