JPH0230538Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an air freshener container used in toilets and the like, and is equipped with an impeller that rotates due to the action of water falling into the container, such as hand washing water.

Conventionally, as an air freshener container, the air freshener is brought into contact with air and gradually vaporized by opening a part of the container containing the air freshener by an appropriate means such as rotating or pulling out, and then releasing it into the air. Generally, they diffuse and emit a fragrance, and most of them are simply left standing during use.

There are also air freshener containers for water that elute water-soluble solid air fresheners using hand-washing water, etc. to emit a fragrance, but these containers simply need to be left in a place where water will fall. As a result, the fragrance tends to be locally leached and reduced only in areas where water falls, the installation condition must be changed from time to time, and the appearance is poor in aesthetic impression.

In view of the above, the present invention is an air freshener container in which a water-soluble solid fragrance is eluted by falling water and the fragrance is released, which allows the whole fragrance to elute almost evenly and has an excellent design effect. An impeller installed at the top of the container that rotates due to the action of falling water disperses the falling water and uniformizes the elution of the solid fragrance, and the rotation of the impeller creates an aesthetic impression. It is designed to give a refreshing and refreshing feeling.

That is, the present invention has a main body for stationary use, which has a raised bottom that can support a solid aromatic agent and has water passage holes at required locations, and has an upright support shaft erected in the center of the bottom; It is characterized by comprising an impeller in which blades are arranged radially and are rotatably engaged and supported by the upper end of the support shaft at the center of the shaft, and are rotated by falling water from above.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, 10 is a raised bottom portion 11 that supports a water-soluble solid fragrance 30.
The main body for stationary use is shown. The inner part of the bottom part 11 except for a slightly wide peripheral part is formed as a storage tray part 11a for storing and placing the solid fragrance 30, and in the case of the figure, it is formed slightly depressed from the peripheral part. Water holes 12 and 13 are provided in the bottom portion 11 at required locations in the peripheral portion and the receiving tray portion 11a.
is provided. The shape, size, number, etc. of the water holes 12 and 13 can be set arbitrarily, but it is preferable to provide a large number of relatively small holes so that the water can flow out well and the solid fragrance does not hang down too much. In particular, it is desirable to reduce the degree of opening in the receiving tray portion 11a and to increase the degree of opening in the outer peripheral portion thereof. In addition, an upright support shaft 1 is provided at the center of the bottom portion 11.
4 are erected. This support shaft 14 has a distal end surface 15 of an upper portion 14a that protrudes upward from the solid aromatic agent 30.
is formed in a concave shape with a rounded bottom,
This becomes the support portion of the impeller, which will be described later.

Further, the main body 10 has a cylindrical supporting peripheral wall 16 at the lower part of the outer peripheral edge of the bottom part 11, and the lower edge of the supporting peripheral wall 16 has three arcuate protrusions 16a connected in a suitable curve, for example, in a sinusoidal curve shape. It is formed in a wavy shape. The radius of the circular arc can be set as appropriate. Further, feet 17 are vertically disposed at three positions slightly inward of the support peripheral wall 16 of the bottom portion 11, for example, at three locations on the outer peripheral end of the storage tray portion 11a, and a suction cup 18 is attached to any one of the feet 17.
is removably fitted, and when the air freshener container of the present invention is installed in the hand-washing water receptacle above the water tank of a flush toilet, the foot 1 with the suction cup 18
7 and the arcuate protrusion 16a of the supporting peripheral wall 16 are aligned with the rounded surface of the water receiver so that the container is almost horizontal, thereby creating a three-point supported state between the two arcuate protrusions 16a and the suction cup foot 17. It is designed to be able to stand still. Note that it is desirable to determine the positional relationship between each of the three arcuate projections 16a and the feet 17 so that the position of the suction cup 18 relative to the arcuate projection 16a can be changed depending on the rounded shape of the water receiving portion of the tank. As a result, it can always be installed horizontally in water receiving parts of various shapes. 19
is an outflow prevention wall protruding from the upper part of the outer peripheral edge of the bottom part 11, and is provided to prevent water, etc. from flowing out from the side of the container.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an impeller, which includes an outer cylindrical wall 21 that covers the outer periphery of the upper part of the main body 10, and a plurality of blades 22 are arranged radially inside the upper part of the outer cylindrical wall 21. A tapered shaft 24 is provided hanging down and protruding from the shaft center 23 of the main body 10 to rotate and engage with the distal end surface 15 of the support shaft 14 of the main body 10. Supported. In order to prevent the impeller 20 supported in this way from swinging from side to side, the upper part 14a of the support shaft 14 is attached to the outer part of the shaft 24.
A shaft cylinder 25 is provided which fits loosely into the shaft, and a rotation abutment 1 inscribed in the shaft cylinder 25 is provided at a proper position on the upper part of the support shaft 14a.
4'a is provided. Further, the blades 22 are inclined in one direction in the circumferential direction like impellers such as windmills and waterwheels, and in particular, in the drawings, they are arranged in an umbrella shape that gradually slopes lower from the shaft center 23 to the outer circumference. The number, shape, inclination angle, etc. of the blades 22 can be changed as appropriate. Further, the outer cylindrical wall 21 has an upper end 21a extending slightly upwardly from the blades 22 to prevent water falling onto the blades 22 from scattering outward, and a lower end 21b to prevent the main body 10 from flowing out. It is formed to loosely fit on the outside of the wall 19. Decorative patterns such as people, animals, scenery, etc. are transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder wall 21 as necessary.
It can be applied by means such as painting or printing.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, as a support structure for the impeller 20, a concave bearing 26 is provided on the lower surface side of the shaft center 23 of the impeller 20, and the main body 10 is
A tapered shaft 15' is provided protruding from the upper end of the support shaft 14, and the shaft 15' is brought into abutting engagement with the bearing 26, thereby supporting the impeller 20 rotatably. ing. It is more preferable than this embodiment to provide the tapered shaft 24 in the shaft cylinder 25 of the impeller 20 as in the above-described embodiment, since there is less danger when replacing the solid fragrance 30. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Furthermore, the shapes of the blades 22 and the water holes are different.

Further, the water-soluble solid aromatic agent 30 may have a vertical through hole 31 in the center thereof, and can be placed and accommodated on the bottom portion 11 by fitting the support shaft 14 into the through hole 31. In normal handling before use, such as sales, the solid fragrance 30 is packaged separately from the container, and when used, it is taken out and placed on the bottom 11 of the main body 10 as shown in Figure 4 or Figure 5. Just place it.

Furthermore, in the embodiments of FIGS. 6 and 7,
It has a cylindrical inner circumferential wall 34 in the center that rises from the bottom so that it can be loosely fitted onto the support shaft 14, and a space between the inner circumferential wall 34 and the outer circumferential wall 35 is opened upward as a housing section. A solid fragrance 30 and a water-soluble soap 37 are placed in the container 36.
The bottom part 11 of the main body 10 is housed in a layer, and the inner peripheral wall part 34 is loosely fitted to the support shaft 14 as it is.
An example is shown in which the container 36 is placed on top and used, and the outer peripheral wall 35 of this container 36 has a slit 33 for water passage.
However, similar slits 32 are provided in the inner peripheral wall portion 34, respectively. In this case, it is desirable to provide protrusions 38 at required locations on the bottom of the container 36 so that the container 36 floats slightly above the bottom 11 for drainage purposes, and until use, the container 36 can be stored in the container 36 and packaged in the same manner as above. Bye. Of course, a variety of other water-soluble solid fragrances can be used and housed on the bottom 11.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and is used by being installed at the water drop position in the hand-washing water receiver B above the water tank A of a household flush toilet, as shown in Fig. 8, for example. When water is run, the water discharged from the faucet C above the water receiving part B falls onto the blades 22 of the impeller 20, causing the impeller 20 to rotate like a water wheel, and this rotation disperses the falling water. The water flows down to the lower part of the impeller 20, so that the water almost evenly covers the entire solid fragrance, the solid fragrance 30 is evenly eluted, and the solution flows out from the water holes 12 and 13 in the bottom part 11 together with the water. A fragrance will be emitted. In particular, when the solid air freshener 30 is colored (for example, blue, green, etc.), it not only has a deodorizing effect when using a flush toilet, but also provides a visually refreshing feeling to the user.

As described above, according to the aromatic agent container of the present invention, the impeller installed at the top of the container that rotates due to the action of falling water can disperse the falling water and make the elution reduction of the solid aromatic agent almost uniform over the entire circumferential surface. , there is no need to change or adjust the installation condition like in the past, and the rotation of the impeller gives an elegant impression like a water wheel.
It can evoke a refreshing feeling with its fragrance and has an excellent decorative effect.This type of fragrance container can elute water-soluble fragrances by falling water and emit fragrance.
It has extremely high commercial value and excellent usability. It also consists of a main body and an impeller.
It is also easy to mold and assemble.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view, Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the main body,
Fig. 3 is a front view of the assembled state, Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line from the front figure, Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing another embodiment, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing still another embodiment. , FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the main body and the solid aromatic agent, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state of use. 10...Main body for stationary use, 11...Bottom part, 12,
13... Water hole, 14... Support shaft, 15... Tip surface, 20... Impeller, 21... Outer cylinder wall, 22...
Blade, 23...shaft center portion, 24...tapered shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A device for stationary use, which has a raised bottom that can support a solid fragrance and has water holes at required locations, and has an upright support shaft erected in the center of the bottom. A fragrance comprising a main body and an impeller having a plurality of blades arranged radially and rotatably engaged with and supported by the upper end of the spindle at its axial center and rotated by falling water from above. medicine container. 2. The impeller is provided with an outer cylindrical wall that covers the outer periphery of the upper part of the main body, and a decorative pattern such as a person, an animal, a landscape, etc. is displayed on the outer periphery of the outer cylindrical wall. Air freshener container. 3. The air freshener container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each blade of the impeller is arranged in an umbrella shape that gradually slopes lower from the shaft center to the outer periphery.