JP2001253457A - Cleaning chemical container for circulation type bath heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning chemical container for a circulation type bath heater which can deliver chemicals only by actuating a pumping operation several times. SOLUTION: A container body 1 comprises a bellows like body part 1a, one end of which is closed with a bottom surface part 1b and on the other end of which an open end part 1c having a wide opening is provided. A cap 2 including a mount part 2a which fits on the part 1c of the body 1, an end surface part 2b which is formed integrally with the part 2a so as to close an end thereof and which is pressed against an opening of a water pipe 40 leading into a bath heater from within a bathtub 4 when in use, a chemical delivery nozzle 2c which is provided so as to project from the part 2b toward the side opposite to the body 1, and a water passage slit 2e which is provided on the side of the body 1 inward of the part 2b so as to communicate with the interior of the container is mounted to the container body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circulating bath cleaning agent container used for feeding a cleaning agent from a bathtub into a water pipe communicating with a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Dirt easily adheres to the inside of a water pipe of a circulating bath kettle, and if left unchecked, heating efficiency deteriorates. In addition, it is unsanitary and must be cleaned regularly. As a method for cleaning the inside of the water pipe, there is a method in which a medicine having a cleaning effect is fed into the water pipe, and dirt is removed from the inner wall of the water pipe by the action of the medicine. The present applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-57133 a drug container for feeding a drug into a water pipe. This medicine container
It has a bellows body, and a cap is placed over the opening of the container body.A drug discharge nozzle is provided at the center of the end face of the cap, and a side surface of the cap is capable of sucking fluid into the cap but preventing a backflow. A valve is provided.

However, the diameter of the opening of the container main body is smaller than that of the cap, and there is a distance between the opening and the medicine discharge nozzle of the cap. After staying in the container, the medicine is ejected from the medicine ejection nozzle, so only a small amount of medicine can be ejected by one pumping, and a large number of about 10 to 15 times are required to completely eject the medicine held in the container body There was a problem that pumping was required several times, which was troublesome. In addition, there is a problem that the cap is large and bulky.

[0004] Further, in this conventional medicine container, an inner cap is attached to an opening of the container main body. In use, the cap must be removed, the inner cap must be removed, and then the cap must be re-captured. There was a problem that it took. In addition, this medicine container has a problem that the number of parts such as an inner cap and a check valve is large, the configuration is complicated, and the production cost is high.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object the object of the present invention is to provide a simple and compact structure with a small number of pumping operations of two to five times. An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost circulating bath kettle cleaning medicine container capable of discharging all medicines.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a bellows-shaped body that can be extended and retracted, a bottom surface that closes one end, and an open end provided with a wide opening at the other end. A container body consisting of: a mounting portion adapted to the open end of the container body; and a water pipe that is integrally formed with the mounting portion so as to close one end of the mounting portion and that communicates from the bathtub to the bath kettle during use. An end face pressed against the opening, a medicine ejection nozzle provided to protrude from the end face on the opposite side to the container body, and a slit for water passage provided on the container side from the end face and communicating with the inside of the container. This is achieved by a circulating bath kettle cleaning chemical container consisting of a cleaning cap.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a circulation type bath cleaning medicine container according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circulation type bath cleaning medicine container shown in FIG. 1, showing an open state of a lid portion of a cap. 3 is a side sectional view of the cap shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a top view of the cap shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the cap shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 2
7 is a cross-sectional side view showing a use state of the circulation type bathtub cleaning chemical container shown in FIG. 1.

In the figure, 1 is a container body, 2 is a cap, 3 is a medicine, 4 is a bathtub, and 40 is a water pipe of a bathtub. As shown in FIG. 2, the container main body 1 includes a bellows-shaped body 1a, a bottom surface 1b, and an open end 1c. The bellows-shaped body 1a is substantially cylindrical and can be compressed along its central axis, and returns to its pre-compression shape when the release of the hand is stopped. The bottom 1b closes one end of the bellows-shaped body 1a.
The opening end 1c is provided at the other end of the bellows-shaped body 1a, and has a short cylindrical insertion portion 1d forming a wide opening at the center thereof. Further, the insertion portion 1d has a single protruding ridge 1e orbiting around the cylindrical outer surface coaxially with its center axis in the middle of the cylindrical outer surface.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cap 2 has a double cylindrical mounting portion 2a, an end surface 2b, a medicine discharge nozzle 2c, a water conduit 2d, and a water slit 2e.
And a lid 2f. The end face portion 2b is formed integrally with the mounting portion 2a so as to close one end of a mounting portion 2a described later. The main part of the attachment part 2a is an outer cylinder part 2a-1,
It is a double cylindrical body composed of the inner cylinder 2a-2, and the outer cylinder 2a
-1, a ridge 2a-3 is provided, and a rib 2a-4 is provided at an important position between the inner and outer cylindrical portions.

The inner diameter of the outer cylinder 2a-1 is
Is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the insertion portion 1d. The outer diameter of the inner cylindrical portion 2a-2 can be tightly fitted into the insertion portion 1d of the container body 1. Outer cylinder 2a-1
The inner cylindrical portion 2a-2 is formed integrally with the end surface portion 2b closing one end thereof as described above, while being arranged so as to receive the insertion portion 1d of the container main body 1 therebetween. .

When the ridge 2a-3 is attached to the insertion portion 1d of the container body 1 near the opening edge of the outer cylindrical portion 2a-1,
At a position where it engages with the ridge 1e provided on the insertion portion 1d of the container body 1 and at equal intervals on the same circumference orbiting the inner surface of the cylinder coaxially with the central axis of the outer cylinder portion 2a-1. Article 4 is provided. The ribs 2a-4 are arranged at equal intervals, for example, at four places in the outer cylindrical portion 2a-1 and the inner cylindrical portion 2a-2 so as to extend from the inner surface of the end surface portion 2b in the direction of the central axis. When the cap 2 is attached to the container body 1 so that the insertion portion 1d of the container body 1 is received between the outer cylinder portion 2a-1 and the inner cylinder portion 2a-2, the ribs 2a-4,
The edge of the container main body 1 is in contact with the edge of the insertion portion 1 d of the container main body 1.

The medicine ejection nozzle 2c is provided at the center of the end face 2b so as to protrude outward from the container. Headrace 2d
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, is a depression provided in the end face portion 2b, the wall surface on the side of the drug projecting nozzle 2c is coaxial with the mounting portion 2a having a double cylindrical shape, and the inner cylindrical portion 2a- 2, the wall surface extending in the direction of the outer cylinder surface of the cap 2 from both side edges of the cylindrical wall surface passes outside the medicine ejection nozzle 2c, is parallel to the central axis of the cap 2, and is parallel to each other. On a flat surface.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the outer cylindrical portion 2a-1 and the inner cylindrical portion 2a-2 of the portion where the water conduit 2d is provided have a required length from the container body side edge. It is interrupted at the position, and between the interrupted edges is sealed with a wall surface,
As shown in FIG. 7, when the end face 2b is pressed against the opening of the water pipe of the bathtub, the water in the bathtub can be introduced into the water pipe 2d. The water passage slit 2e is provided in the water conduit 2d along the edge of the inner cylinder portion 2a-2 on the container body side, so that water can be introduced into the container from outside.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the lid 2f is provided at the outer edge of the outer cylinder 2a-1 on the side of the medicine ejection nozzle 2c so as to be openable and closable. The lid 2f is, when closed, the opening of the medicine ejection nozzle 2c and the inner cylinder 2 of the water conduit 2d.
a stepped plate portion 2f-1 that can close a region defined inside a-2, a cylindrical protrusion portion 2f-2 that can fit into an opening of the chemical solution discharge nozzle 2c when closed, And a projecting portion 2f-3 that can fit into an opening defined inside the inner cylindrical portion 2a-2 of the water conduit 2d.

Hereinafter, a method of using the above-mentioned circulation type bath cleaning chemical container will be described. A well-known granular medicine 3 for washing a bath pot is put in the container body 1, and a cap 2 with a lid 2f closed is fitted to an opening end 1c thereof. At this time, since the opening provided in the cap 2 is sealed by the lid 2f, the medicine 3 does not spill outside even if the container is inverted. When using this circulating bath water washing chemical container, as shown in FIG. 7, the lid 2f is fully opened, and the opened lid 2f is turned sideways so that the tip of the lid 2f faces upward, and water is removed. The end surface 2b of the cap 2 is pressed against the opening of the water pipe 40 so that the tip of the medicine discharge nozzle 2c enters the water pipe 40 provided on the wall surface of the bathtub 4 that is stretched.

A pumping operation such as pressing the bottom portion 1b of the container body 1 in the direction of the water pipe 40 with the pressed state and stopping the pressing is performed several times, for example, three to five times. When the container body 1 is pressed, the medicine 3 held in the container is
Is discharged into the water pipe 40 together with the air inside and the water that has entered. When the pressed hand is released, the container main body 1 returns to the original shape, and at this time, water in the bathtub is sucked into the container through the slit for water passage 2e.

In the above-mentioned medicine container, the medicine 3 held in the container is directly discharged into the water pipe 41, so that the medicine does not stay in the container on the way and the discharge proceeds smoothly. It is possible to discharge all the medicines 3 in the container by a very small number of pumping times of about 5 times. Further, since the lid can be used immediately by simply opening the lid 2f, it is easy to use. In addition, the container is compact with few wasted air gaps, and its configuration is extremely simple.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the engaging means for the container body and the cap and the type of the medicine may be any. May be any type, such as an adhesive seal, as long as it can close the opening of the cap, and may be a detachable stopper or the like. Further, the slit for water passage may be any slit as long as it has an opening such as a pore or a mesh that does not allow passage of a drug.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the present invention is constructed as described above, the present invention provides a low-cost circulating bath-washing medicine container which has a simple structure, is compact, and can discharge a medicine by pumping several times. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of a circulating bath kettle cleaning chemical container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional three-dimensional configuration diagram of the circulation type bathtub cleaning chemical container shown in FIG. 1, showing a state in which a lid of a cap is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the cap shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the cap shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the cap shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the cap shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a use state of the circulation type bathtub cleaning chemical container shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1a Bellows-shaped body part 1b Bottom part 1c Open end part 1d Insertion part 1e Ridge 2 Cap 2a Attachment part 2a-1 Outer cylinder part 2a-2 Inner cylinder part 2a-3 Ridge 2a-4 Rib 2b End face Portion 2c Drug discharge nozzle 2d Water conduit 2e Slit for water flow 2f Lid 2f-1 Plate 2f-2 Projection 2f-3 Projection 3 Drug 4 Bathtub 40 Water pipe

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A telescopic bellows-shaped body (1a), a bottom part (1b) for closing one end, and an open end (1c) having a wide opening provided at the other end. And a container body (1) in which a cleaning agent (3) is held, a mounting portion (2a) adapted to an open end (1c) of the container body (1), and a mounting portion (2a). It is molded integrally with the mounting part (2a) so that one end side can be closed, and the bathtub (4) when used.
An end face (2b) pressed against an opening of a water guide pipe (40) leading from the inside to the bath kettle, and a medicine ejection nozzle provided to protrude from the end face (2b) on the opposite side to the container body (1). (2c) and a cap (2) provided on the container body (1) side from the end face (2b), and provided with a water hole having a size such that the medicine penetrates into the container and does not pass therethrough. Type bath cleaning chemical container. 2. An open end (1c) of the container body (1)
It has a short cylindrical insertion part (1d), and the mounting part (2a) of the cap (2) consists of an inner and outer double cylindrical member for receiving this insertion member (1d), Slits (2
e), wherein the cap (2) is provided with a depression at the end face (2b) to form a water conduit (2b), and a water passage slit (2e) is provided near the container body (1). Circulating bath kettle cleaning chemical container. 3. A lid (2f) which is openably and closably attached to the cap (2), and which can close an opening of the medicine discharge nozzle (2c) and an opening of the water conduit (2d).
The circulating bath kettle cleaning chemical container according to claim 2, comprising: