JP2000308592A - Bath boiler washing tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make simply and surely sprayingly injectable a detergent by injecting the detergent into a bath boiler through a spray nozzle from the water channel hole of a bathtub. SOLUTION: The bath boiler washing tool 1 is comprised of a cylindrical container 4 housing detergent and a cylindrical cap member 3, and a dome- shaped cap 5 is mounted on the member 3. An elastic part 2 in the state of a sponge and in the shape of a doughnut is provided at the upper end part 3g of the member 3. A hole for discharging the detergent in the container 4 is formed in the center of the part 2. A spray nozzle 7 is provided at the top of the main body 4c of the container 4. At the time of washing, the tool 1 is pressed to the channel hole of the bath and operated so as to press the part 2 to the peripheral part side of the channel hole to spray the detergent in the container 4 into the boiler from the nozzle 7. Thus, the detergent can simply and surely be sprayed and injected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spray-type bath cleaning system, which has been developed to wash off dirt and dirt attached to a water channel provided inside a circulation bath next to a bathtub. About the tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called circulation type water heater is provided as a water heater adjacent to a bathtub, in which water stored in the bathtub is taken into a bathtub through a channel hole opened in a bathtub wall and returned to the bathtub as hot water. Bath pots are widespread.

[0003] Since the inside of this circulating bath kettle is configured such that a bent water channel (pipe) is provided,
It is easy to accumulate scale and trash. However, because of the closed form, it is difficult to directly wash the inside of the bath kettle.

Accordingly, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-163170 discloses a method of injecting a cleaning agent (chemical) from a channel hole in a bathtub wall.
There has been proposed a cleaning tool developed to wash away dust and the like attached to a water channel.

[0005] The structure of the cleaning device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-163170 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. The cleaning device is a container body 13 made of a soft plastic such as polyethylene for accommodating the medicine 20 therein.
And an overcap 15 which engages with the container body 13
And is composed of

[0006] The container body 13 has a bottom 1 having no holes.
3a, a bellows-like body portion 13c that follows, and a mouth-and-neck portion 13b that follows, and one end of the mouth-and-neck portion 13b is an opening portion 14.

The overcap 15 is a member attached to an opening of a pipe 24 communicating with a bathtub (not shown), and includes a zenith 27 and a skirt hanging down from the periphery of the zenith 27. .

[0008] The zenith part 27 is provided with the protruding part 22 provided at the center.
And a substantially flat horizontal surface portion 25 surrounding the same, and the projecting portion 22 is formed with a content outlet 23.

When the container body 13 is put into a bathtub 21 containing hot water or water, the spout 2 of the overcap 15 is
Hot water enters the container through the opening 3 in which the suction valve device 18 is mounted. After the hot water has entered the container body 13, when the bottom 13 a of the container body 13 is manually pressed in the arrow Z direction, the bellows-like body 13 c is folded and the container body 1 is folded.
The volume of the drug 2 is reduced, and almost the same amount of drug 2 as the reduced volume.
This is a technique in which 0 and hot water are poured into a pipe 24 through a spout 23.

[0010]

However, in the above prior art, a strong force is required to press the bottom 13a of the container body 13 by hand, and this pressing operation is required many times, which is troublesome. However, there are technical problems such as that the injection output of the medicine 20 is weak.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a sprayer developed specifically for bathtub cleaning, which can reliably and vigorously spray and inject a cleaning agent (chemical) into a bathtub pipe with simpler means. An object of the present invention is to provide a bath-tub cleaning tool of the type.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following means. In claim 1,
A spray nozzle for injecting the cleaning agent contained in the container from the channel hole opened in the bathtub to the inside of the bathtub by communicating with the water channel disposed inside the circulation type bathtub next to the bathtub. Equipped with a bath kettle provided. This bath kettle cleaning tool employs means for spraying and injecting the cleaning agent into the water channel by a spray method, so that the cleaning agent is forcibly, vigorously, and continuously sprayed and injected into the bath kettle. This makes it possible to perform more sophisticated bath cleaning. Further, unlike a conventional pump-type cleaning device, the labor for injecting the cleaning agent by repeating the pressing operation many times is eliminated, and thus the bath cleaning operation is simplified and simplified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bathtub cleaning tool, wherein the spray nozzle according to the first aspect projects upward from the container, and is discharged toward the outside by being pressed toward the container. At the upper end of the spray nozzle, a cap member that can be pressed integrally with the nozzle toward the container is attached, and the upper end of the cap member is pressed against the peripheral edge of the water channel hole. . In this means, the upper end of the cap member attached to the spray nozzle is configured to communicate with the water channel provided inside the bathtub and to be pressed against the peripheral portion of the water channel hole opened to the bathtub. This makes it easier to press, and the work of injecting the cleaning agent becomes easier.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper portion of the cap member according to the second aspect is provided with an elastic portion serving as a portion pressed against the peripheral portion. By this means,
Since the part that opposes the water channel hole is an elastic part,
The cleaning agent can be pressed in close contact with the periphery of the water channel hole, and can be reliably injected into the water channel without leaking.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic part of the third aspect is formed of a sponge-like elastic body.
According to this means, the contact portion of the bath pot cleaning spray with respect to the water channel hole is formed of a non-slip and soft sponge-like elastic body, so that it is ensured at the time of cleaning agent injection work (pressing work). Pressing can be performed, and the periphery of the water channel hole can be prevented from being damaged.

As described above, the present invention has the technical significance of providing a bath cleaning tool that improves the cleaning operation of the bath, and also facilitates and simplifies the cleaning operation.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of the applicator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIG. 1 is an overall external perspective view of a bathtub cleaning tool 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of the bath kettle cleaning tool 1.

The bathtub cleaning tool 1 comprises a cylindrical container 4 containing a cleaning agent 9 (see FIGS. 7 and 8) and a substantially cylindrical cap member 3 mounted on the upper part of the container 4. The dome-shaped lid 5 made of a synthetic resin, which has an external appearance and is covered so as to cover the cap member 3, is used.

The upper end 3g of the cap member 3 is provided with a substantially donut-shaped elastic portion 2 made of a sponge-like elastic member. The hole 6 formed at the center of the elastic portion 2 is formed to be open for discharging the cleaning agent 9 to the outside.

Next, the structure of each member constituting the bathtub cleaning tool 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the container 4 has a cylindrical container body 4c made of aluminum or the like, and a spray nozzle 7 projecting upward from the container body 4c and discharging a cleaning agent 9 from a discharge port 7a formed at the upper end thereof. When,
It has.

Around the spray nozzle 7, a ring-shaped inner groove 4a formed so as to surround the spray nozzle 7, and a ring-shaped inner groove 4b formed further around the outer periphery of the ring-shaped inner groove 4a. , Are formed.

The cap member 3 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and has a substantially cylindrical outer cylindrical portion 3e tapering slightly upward, and an upper end portion 3g of the outer cylindrical portion 3e and an upper end portion 3g of the upper end portion 3g. And a flat circular convex portion 3a formed to have a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the circular convex portion 3a.
The elastic part 2 is bonded and fixed to the upper surface with an adhesive or the like.

When the elastic portion 2 is adhered and fixed to the upper surface of the circular convex portion 3a, a small hole 3d which opens vertically through the central portion of the circular convex portion 3a is formed in the center of the hole 6 of the elastic portion 2a. It is arranged so as to face (see FIG. 5).

Here, based on FIG. 4 which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG.
A method of attaching the cap member 3 to the container 4 will be described. First, the internal configuration of the cap member 3 which is surrounded by an outer cylindrical portion 3e extending downward from the upper end portion 3g so as to form a substantially U-shape in vertical cross section and which is an internal cavity will be described. Inside the member 3, a circumferential small erect wall 3c protruding downward in a ring shape so as to surround a small hole 3d formed in the center of the upper end 3g, and the outside of the circumferential small erect wall 3c, And a large peripheral erect wall 3b protruding downward longer than the small peripheral erect wall 3c.

An upper end portion of a spray nozzle 7 protruding from the container 4 is inserted into the inner cylindrical portion 3f inside the small circumferential wall 3c. 3 is suspended.

The lower end 3h of the large peripheral wall 3b is provided to project upward from the upper surface of the container 4 and the base 4d for holding the spray nozzle 7 slidably in the vertical direction, that is, the ring-shaped inner groove 4a. The lower end portion 3f of the outer cylindrical portion 3e is disposed so as to face the ring-shaped outer groove 4a while entering the groove portion surrounded by the ring-shaped convex wall 4f.

Here, when the cap member 3 is pushed in the direction of the arrow P, the lower end 3f of the outer cylindrical portion 3e abuts on the upper surface of the ring-shaped outer groove 4a, thereby serving as a stopper. Accomplish.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of use of the bath kettle cleaning tool 1, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the channel hole when the bath kettle cleaning tool 1 is pressed against the channel hole 8b. Based on this, a method of using the bathtub cleaning tool 1 will be described.

The worker 12 puts water (or remaining hot water) in the bathtub 8.
11 to the lower water passage hole 8b which plays a role of introducing water into the bathtub 10 (see FIG. 7) among the water passage holes 8a and 8b vertically opened in the bathtub wall 8c. Then, the bath cleaning tool 1 is pressed from the cap member 3 direction.

[0030] More specifically, as depicted in FIG. 6, the elastic portion 2 provided at the tip of the bathtub cleaning tools 1, pressed in the direction of arrow B against the periphery 8b ₁ of the waterway hole 8b. At this time, since the diameter d ₁ of the circular convex portion 3a of the cap member 3 is larger than the diameter d ₂ of the waterway hole 8b (d ₁
> d ₂ ), when pressed, the elastic portion 2 is configured to be sandwiched between the peripheral portion 8b ₁ and the outer region 3a ₁ of the circular convex portion 3a, and the elastic portion 2 is pushed into the water channel hole 8b. It is configured so that it does not end up.

[0031] Here, the elastic unit 2 plays a role of so as not to damage the peripheral portion 8b ₁ part of water channel hole 8b. That is, when pressed against a hard synthetic resin of the cap member 3 directly periphery 8b ₁ is slipping, then rub the like, there is a fear that damage the peripheral edge 8b _1, slip Nikuku, and by flexible sponge like resilient portion 2 formed in is configured to be interposed between the cap member 3 and the peripheral portion 8b _1, is possible to effectively prevent the damage of the peripheral portion 8b ₁ Cleaning tool 1
Certainly so it can be pressed against the peripheral portion 8b ₁ of the.

When the bath utensil 1 is pressed in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 6, the spray nozzle 7 is pushed together with the cap member 3 toward the container 4 (in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 4), and the cleaning stored in the container 4 is performed. The agent 9 is vigorously discharged and injected into the channel hole 8b (see FIG. 6).

Referring now to FIG. 7, the manner of cleaning the bath by the bath cleaning tool 1 will be specifically described. Bathtub wall 8c
When pressing the bathtub cleaning device 1 to the peripheral portion 8b ₁ (see FIG. 6) of the waterway hole 8b which opens downward, detergents 9, momentum is well sprayed injected into the interior bathtub 10, the injected detergent 9 is a waterway 10a which is arranged upward while bending.
The dirt, dust, and the like attached to the inner wall of the bathtub are advanced in the direction of arrow S while being washed off, and are discharged from the water channel hole 8a opened above the bathtub wall 8c (the reference numeral 12 in FIG. 7 indicates the washed-out dust, etc.). ).

Reference numeral 10b in FIG. 7 indicates a water heater, and reference numeral 8d indicates a drain hole provided at the bottom of the bathtub 8.

[0035]

The effects of the invention disclosed by the present application are listed below. First, the cleaning agent is forcibly forced into the bath by the spray method,
In addition, since it is possible to continuously spray and inject, it is possible to perform a more advanced bath cleaning.

Further, unlike the conventional pump-type cleaning device, it is not necessary to repeat the pressing operation many times to inject the cleaning agent, so that the bath cleaning operation can be simplified and simplified at a stroke. it can.

Further, in the bath utensil cleaning tool according to the present invention, a special cap member is attached to the spray nozzle, and a soft elastic portion is formed at an upper end portion of the cap member in contact with the peripheral wall of the water channel hole. In this way, the pressing operation for injecting the cleaning material into the water channel hole can be reliably performed.

By forming the elastic portion with a soft sponge-like elastic body or the like, the peripheral portion of the water channel hole is rubbed or slipped at the contact portion of the cleaning tool during the cleaning agent injection operation (pressing operation). This is very convenient because it does not cause damage due to slipping or the like.

As described above, the bathtub cleaning tool according to the present invention has an effect of contributing to simplifying and facilitating housework.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bathtub cleaning tool 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Overall perspective view of

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the bath cleaning tool 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bath kettle cleaning tool 1;

4A is a cross-sectional view of the cap member 3 attached to the spray nozzle 7 of the bath kettle cleaning tool 1 taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 3; FIG. Top view of

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a use state of the bath kettle cleaning tool 1 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view around the channel hole 8b when the bath utensil cleaning tool 1 is pressed against the channel hole 8b.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state of cleaning the bath by the bath cleaning tool 1 according to the embodiment;

8A is a view showing a conventional cleaning tool 13; FIG. 8B is a view showing a use state of the cleaning tool 13;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bath cleaning tool 2 Elastic part 3 Cap member 3g Upper end part (of cap member 3) 4 Container 7 Spray nozzle 8 Bath tub 8a, 8b Water passage hole 8a ₁ Peripheral part (of water passage hole 8a) 9 Cleaning agent 10 Bath pot 10a Water passage

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning agent contained in a container is introduced into a bathtub through a water passage hole opened in the bathtub in communication with a water passage provided in a circulation bathtub adjacent to the bathtub. A bath kettle cleaning tool comprising a spray nozzle for injecting. 2. The spray nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the spray nozzle protrudes upward from the container and discharges the cleaning agent to the outside by being pressed toward the container. The bath member according to claim 1, wherein a cap member that can be pressed integrally with the nozzle is attached to a side, and an upper end portion of the cap member is configured to be pressed against a peripheral edge portion of the water channel hole. Pot cleaning tool. 3. The bathtub cleaning tool according to claim 2, wherein an elastic portion pressed against the peripheral portion is provided on an upper surface of the cap member. 4. The bathtub cleaning tool according to claim 3, wherein the elastic portion is formed of a sponge-like elastic body.