JP5749110B2 - Chemical dispenser - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is a toilet liquid dispenser that is placed in a hand wash section of a hand-washed tank of a flush toilet and supplies various chemical liquids into the tank as water is supplied from a hand-washing curan provided above the hand-wash section. It is about.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various chemical dispensers that are placed in a hand-washing portion of a hand-washed tank of a flush toilet and supply chemical liquids such as fragrances, cleaning agents, and disinfectants to water in the tank have been used. As such a chemical solution dispenser, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a float is provided in a rod portion inserted into the chemical solution storage box, and a concave portion for accommodating a small amount of the chemical solution in the chemical solution storage box in the rod portion. It is known that a chemical solution is accommodated in a concave portion when it rises and a chemical solution in the concave portion flows into the water when it descends by the action of a float that moves up and down by water released from a hand-washing currant.

JP 11-280132 A

  By the way, in the above-described chemical dispenser, although a small amount of chemical can be accurately supplied every time water is discharged from the hand-washing currant, an increase in the number of parts and a complicated structure due to the provision of a float etc. can be avoided. Absent. Moreover, in order to operate stably, strict management of the dimensional accuracy of the constituent members is required. For this reason, there has been a strong demand for the emergence of a new chemical dispenser that can stably dispense the chemical without depending on a movable mechanism such as a float and has a simpler structure.

  An object of the present invention relates to a toilet chemical dispenser for supplying various chemicals into a hand-washed tank of a flush toilet. A new chemical solution that has a simple structure and can stably dispense chemicals. There is a place to propose an dispenser.

The present invention provides a container body having a chemical liquid filling space, a holder detachably attached to a mouth portion of the container body, an opening connected to the filling space, and supporting the holder in an inverted posture. A chemical dispenser for supplying a chemical solution to be dispensed through the opening to a tank with a hand-washing of a flush toilet,
The holder has a porous body that is held in the opening and permeates and discharges the chemical in the filling space;
The base has a water absorbing body arranged immediately below the porous body, and includes an outer peripheral wall surrounding the water absorbing body,
The outer peripheral wall of the base is provided with a window hole for introducing water discharged from the hand-washing curan toward the water absorbing body, and supports the engaging portion provided in the holder to discharge the end of the porous body The liquid ejector is characterized in that an engaged portion that opens a gap is provided between the water absorbing body and the water absorbing body.

  The base preferably includes a plurality of window holes spaced along the outer peripheral wall, and includes a plurality of ribs that support the water absorbing body from below between the window holes.

  It is desirable that the window hole has an upper end edge located on a lower side than the upper surface of the water absorbing body.

The discharge side end portion of the porous body is disposed on the same plane as the opening surface of the holder, and the discharge side end portion of the porous body is disposed on the opening surface when the chemical solution dispenser is not used. It is desirable to stick a sealing material covering the surface. Note that the sticking includes not only adhesion for fixing the sealing material to the holder with an adhesive or glue, but also welding and fusion for fixing the sealing material by applying heat.

  It is desirable that the porous body has an upper end portion that is exposed from the liquid surface due to a decrease in the liquid level accompanying the chemical liquid extraction in the container body and indicates the replacement timing of the chemical liquid.

  It is desirable to provide an inward convex portion that prevents the water absorber from coming out on the outer peripheral wall of the base.

  Water absorption that is arranged directly under the porous body on the base that holds the container body in an inverted posture through the holder, provided with a porous body that penetrates and discharges the chemical liquid in the holder that has an opening that leads to the filling space of the chemical liquid The outer peripheral wall surrounding the body and the water absorbing body is provided, and the outer peripheral wall is provided with a window hole for introducing water discharged from the hand-washing curan toward the water absorbing body, and supports the engaging portion provided on the holder. Since the engaged part that opens the gap between the discharge side end of the porous body and the water absorbing body is provided, the chemical liquid that exudes from the porous body becomes water droplets between the discharge side end and the water absorbing body. Infiltrate the water absorbent one drop at a time. As a result, the chemical liquid that has oozed from the porous body does not soak into the water absorbent body directly, and the water absorbent body does not affect the amount of the chemical liquid dispensed. Therefore, it is possible to always dispense a fixed amount of chemical solution from the container body. In addition, the contact between the water introduced into the base through the window hole and the porous body is blocked by the water absorbing body, and the influence on the formation of water droplets can be effectively suppressed, so that the chemical solution can be stably dispensed. be able to.

  If the base is provided with a plurality of window holes spaced along the outer peripheral wall, and a plurality of ribs for supporting the water absorber from below are provided between the window holes, the discharge side end of the porous body In addition to the relationship between the engaging part of the holder and the engaged part of the base, the gap between the part and the water absorbing body can also be changed by the height of the rib, making it easy to adjust the gap according to the type of chemical solution Can be done.

  When the upper end edge of the window hole is positioned below the upper surface of the water absorbent body, the contact between the water introduced into the base and the porous body can be more reliably prevented. It can be poured out stably.

  When the discharge side end of the porous body is placed on the same plane as the opening surface of the holder and the sealing material is attached to this opening surface, it is a simple structure, but it is not used during distribution. It is possible to effectively prevent the leakage of the chemical solution at.

  When the porous body has an upper end portion that is exposed from the liquid surface due to a drop in the liquid level accompanying the chemical liquid extraction in the container body and indicates the replacement timing of the chemical liquid, the user must It is easy to use because it is possible to know in advance when to change the chemical solution.

  If the outer peripheral wall of the base is provided with an inward convex portion that prevents the water absorber from coming out, the water absorber may fall off when, for example, the remaining amount of the chemical in the container body is reduced and replaced with a new container body. The replacement work is easy.

The form at the time of distribution | circulation of the chemical | medical solution pouring device according to this invention is shown, (a) is sectional drawing in a side view, (b) is sectional drawing in alignment with AA shown to (a). It is an arrow view from the arrow X shown in FIG.1 (b). It is sectional drawing which follows BB shown in FIG.1 (b). It is sectional drawing which was mounted in the tank with a hand-washing in the inverted posture which turned upside down which shows embodiment of the chemical | medical solution pouring device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the upper end portion of the porous body is exposed from the liquid surface of the chemical liquid by continuing to pour out the chemical liquid from the state shown in FIG. 4. (A) is a partial side view and (b) is a bottom view of another chemical liquid dispenser according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
1A and 1B show a configuration of a chemical dispenser according to the present invention during distribution, wherein FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view in side view, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view along AA shown in FIG. 2 is an arrow view from the arrow X shown in FIG. 1 (b), FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along BB shown in FIG. 1 (b), and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the embodiment of the chemical liquid dispenser shown in FIG. 1 and placed on a tank with a hand-washing in an inverted position upside down, and FIG. 5 shows the injection of the chemical liquid from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the upper end of the porous body is exposed from the liquid surface of the chemical liquid while continuing to protrude.

  In FIG. 1A, 10 is a container body. In the illustrated example, the container body 10 has a curved wall 11 that is convex outward and forms the bottom wall of the container body 10, a peripheral wall 12 that surrounds the edge of the curved wall 11 and rises while tilting inward, and a shoulder portion. 13, and a mouth portion 14 integrally connected to the peripheral wall 12. The filling space M defined by these portions is filled with various chemicals such as a fragrance, a cleaning agent, and a disinfectant. Further, on the outer surface of the mouth portion 14, a coupling portion 14a (screw in the illustrated example) formed by a screw or an undercut is provided. Here, the container body 10 is preferably transparent or translucent so that the remaining amount of the chemical solution can be visually recognized. Note that a part of the container body 10 may be transparent or semi-transparent, and this part may be used as a remaining amount confirmation window.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a holder that is detachably attached to the mouth portion 14. In the illustrated example, the holder 20 is integrally connected to the lid wall 21 that covers the opening of the mouth portion 14, the inner peripheral wall 22 that surrounds the edge of the lid wall 21, and the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 22, and extends outward in the radial direction. The step part 23 which exists, and the outer peripheral wall 24 which surrounds the opening | mouth part 14 from the outer edge of the step part 23, and is suspended are provided. A coupled portion 24 a corresponding to the coupled portion 14 a is formed on the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 24. An annular seal wall 25 is provided at the inner edge of the step portion 23. The seal wall 25 is in liquid-tight contact with the inner surface of the mouth portion 14, and prevents the chemical solution in the filling space M from leaking out from the periphery of the mouth portion 14.

  In the lid wall 21, an opening 21 a that penetrates the front and back surfaces and connects to the filling space M is formed. Further, the lid wall 21 is provided with a fitting wall 21b that surrounds the opening 21a and extends toward the filling space M and that fits and holds a porous body to be described later. The porous body may be directly fitted with the fitting wall 21b, but may be fitted with a plurality of fitting ribs 21c provided at intervals in the circumferential direction as shown.

Further, the outer peripheral wall 24 is provided with an engaging portion 24b supported by a base described later. In the illustrated example, the engaging portion 24b is a rectangular convex portion that protrudes outward from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 24 as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, and is equally arranged in the circumferential direction. A total of two are provided.

  In the illustrated example, 30 is a rod-like porous body that is held by the fitting rib 21c. The porous body 30 has a large number of holes inside thereof, and can penetrate the chemical solution in the container main body 10 to pour out the penetrated chemical solution from the discharge side end portion 30a located on the opening 21a side. As the porous body 30, for example, a powder obtained by molding and sintering a powder such as ceramics can be used, but a sponge, felt, or the like can also be applied, and is appropriately changed depending on the purpose of use.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a sealing material that maintains the unused state of the chemical solution. In providing the sealing material 40, as shown in FIG. 1, the porous body 30 is disposed so that the discharge side end portion 30a is on the same surface as the opening 21a of the holder 20 (the outer surface of the lid wall 21). It is preferable to attach. Thereby, since the sealing material 40 can be reliably stuck to the lid wall 21 without generating a gap between the sealing material 40 and the lid wall 21, the inside of the filling space M can be maintained airtight. In addition, it is preferable that a part of the sealing material 40 has a shape protruding from the lid wall 21 so that the sealing material 40 can be easily removed in use.

  Reference numeral 50 denotes a base that supports the holder 20 and places the container body 10 in an inverted posture on a tank with hand-washing. As shown in FIG. 1A, the base 50 includes a tip cylinder 51 having a tip opening 51 a and an outer peripheral wall 53 that is integrally connected to the tip cylinder 51 via a stepped portion 52.

  The outer peripheral wall 53 is formed with a window hole 53a penetrating the front and back. In the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 1B, a plurality of window holes 53a are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction (in the illustrated example, a total of four windows are equally arranged in the circumferential direction). Further, between the openings 53a formed in the outer peripheral wall 53, a plurality of ribs 53b extending inward in the radial direction to the inner surface of the tip cylindrical body 51 (in the illustrated example, A total of four are provided evenly in the circumferential direction). Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 53 is provided with at least one inward convex portion 53c that protrudes radially inward. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheral wall 53 is provided with an engaged portion 53 d corresponding to the engaging portion 24 b of the holder 20. The engaged portion 53d is a recess in the illustrated example.

  Reference numeral 60 denotes a disc-shaped water absorbing body that can be infiltrated with a chemical solution, water, or the like, and is made of, for example, a foam material or a polymer. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the water absorbing body 60 is held inside the outer peripheral wall 53 between the ribs 53b and the convex portions 53c.

  In using the chemical dispenser configured as described above, the holder 20 is detached from the base 50 and the sealing material 40 is peeled off, and the chemical dispenser is turned upside down as shown in FIG. As an inverted position, the distal end cylindrical body 51 of the base 50 is inserted into the introduction port H that guides water discharged from the hand-washing currant provided above the hand-washing tank T into the tank, and is placed on the hand-washing tank T. To do. Thereby, the chemical | medical solution in the filling space M osmose | permeates the porous body 30, and oozes out from the discharge | emission side edge part 30a. Here, the holder 20 is supported from the lower side by engaging the engaging portion 24b with the engaged portion 53d, and there is a gap between the discharge side end portion 30a and the water absorbent body 60 located immediately below the discharging side end portion 30a. g is formed. As a result, the chemical liquid that has oozed out from the discharge-side end 30a becomes water droplets as shown in FIG.

  When water is supplied from the hand-washing currant, the discharged water flows along the curved wall 11 of the container body 10 as shown by the arrow in FIG. 4 and is introduced into the base 50 from the window hole 53a. The introduced water flows while coming into contact with the lower surface 60a of the water absorbent body 60, is discharged from the tip opening 51a together with the chemical liquid that has permeated the water absorbent body 60, and the chemical liquid is supplied into the hand washing tank.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable that the upper end edge 53e of the window hole 53a is located below the upper surface 60b of the water absorbing body 60. As a result, contact between the water introduced into the base 50 and the discharge-side end 30a of the porous body 30 can be prevented more reliably, so that the formation of water droplets of the chemical solution is maintained as expected, and the filling space Stablely dispensed from M.

  Further, the gap g between the discharge side end portion 30a and the water absorbing body 60 can be changed by the height of the rib 53b in addition to the relationship between the engaging portion 24b of the holder 20 and the engaged portion 53d of the base 50. Therefore, the gap g can be easily adjusted according to the type of the chemical solution.

  When the chemical liquid is poured out, the liquid level is lowered as shown in FIG. 5 and the upper end 30b of the porous body 30 is exposed. In this case, the length of the porous body 30 is changed in accordance with the type of the chemical solution (for example, the length is increased when the penetration rate into the porous body 30 is high and the chemical solution is discharged relatively quickly). By adjusting the exposure time of the upper end portion 30b to the replacement time of the chemical solution, the user can know the replacement time in advance with the exposure of the upper end portion 30b, which improves usability.

  Further, in place of the distal end cylinder 51 shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, a plurality of elastic pieces 54 spaced in the circumferential direction (in the example shown in the figure, the totals are arranged in an equal arrangement). 4) may be provided. In this case, the elastic piece 54 is made slightly larger than the introduction port H, and the elastic piece 54 is bent and inserted into the introduction port H, thereby stabilizing the chemical dispenser placed on the hand-washing tank T. Since it can hold | maintain, it can suppress as much as possible the possibility that the dispenser may fall down accidentally during use.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, it is preferable to provide the fitting wall 21b of the holder 20 at least 1 hole, a slit, etc. in the lid wall 21 vicinity. Thereby, since the chemical | medical solution of the annular space formed between the inner peripheral wall 22 and the fitting wall 21b can also be penetrate | infiltrated into the porous body 30, the chemical | medical solution in the filling space M can be used without waste. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a chemical | medical solution dispenser can be stably poured out into the tank with a hand-washing of a flush toilet, and the structure is simple and it is easy to use.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container main body 14 Mouth part 20 Holder 21a Opening 24 Outer peripheral wall 24b Engagement part 30 Porous body 30a Discharge end part 30b Upper end part 40 Sealing material 50 Base 53 Outer peripheral wall 53a Window hole 53b Rib 53c Protruding part 53d Engagement Part 53e Upper edge 60 Water absorbing body M Filling space g Gap

Claims (6)

A container main body having a chemical liquid filling space, a holder attached to the mouth of the container main body so as to be detachable and connected to the filling space, and a base for supporting the holder and holding the container main body in an inverted posture A chemical liquid dispenser for supplying a chemical liquid to be dispensed through the opening to a hand-washed tank of a flush toilet,
The holder has a porous body that is held in the opening and permeates and discharges the chemical in the filling space;
The base has a water absorbing body arranged immediately below the porous body, and includes an outer peripheral wall surrounding the water absorbing body,
The outer peripheral wall of the base is provided with a window hole for introducing water discharged from the hand-washing curan toward the water absorbing body, and supports the engaging portion provided in the holder to discharge the end of the porous body A drug solution dispenser is provided, wherein an engaged portion is provided to open a gap between the water absorbing body and the water absorbing body.   2. The base according to claim 1, wherein the base has a plurality of the window holes spaced apart along the outer peripheral wall, and includes a plurality of ribs that support the water absorber from below between the window holes. Chemical dispenser.   The chemical liquid dispenser according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the window hole includes an upper end edge located on a lower side than an upper surface of the water absorber. The discharge side end portion of the porous body is disposed on the same plane as the opening surface of the holder, and the discharge side end portion of the porous body is disposed on the opening surface when the chemical solution dispenser is not used. The chemical | medical solution dispenser in any one of Claims 1-3 formed by sticking the sealing material which covers.   The porous body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the porous body has an upper end portion that is exposed from the liquid surface due to a decrease in the liquid level accompanying the chemical liquid extraction in the container body and indicates a replacement timing of the chemical liquid. Chemical solution dispenser.   The chemical solution dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an inward convex portion that prevents the water absorber from coming out is provided on the outer peripheral wall.

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