JPH07322969A - Liquid soap discharging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable a person disabled at a hand or a finger to handle, by making an actuation means combined with a soap container actuate together with a pump means, enabling sliding and pivoting to its discharging position with specific force to discharge an optimum dose. CONSTITUTION: A pumping device 165 being secured to the bottom of a soap container 120, the soap passes from a nozzle 167 through a passage to be discharged from the passage 172 inside the nozzle. A soap discharging device 210 comprises an opening 211 in the bottom of a bonnet 190 and a funnel-shaped part positioned at the bottom of the nozzle 172. Also, an actuator is mounted slidably on the bonnet 190, formed so as to be actuated by a force of 5 pounds or less, an actuation stick 201 is formed projecting forward of the front wall of the bonnet to extend over the entire width of the discharging device, so that the actuator is located at a position easily reached by a disabled person.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of appropriately discharging a small amount of liquid soap. This type of device is used especially for public health purposes, and is installed and used in a public washroom or a place where a large number of people gather.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional soap dispenser of this type is disclosed in the applicant's US Pat. No. 4,149,573, and the present invention is an improvement of the apparatus disclosed in the above US patent. In the above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,096,863, a structure is provided in which a replenishing opening is provided in a container and liquid soap flows only very slowly through the opening when pressures inside and outside the container are equalized. Therefore, when replenishing the container, it is possible to squeeze the soap through the replenishment opening by using a special squeeze container (squeeze container) type replenishment cartridge that pushes the bottle wall to dispense the contents, and pierces the outlet of the cartridge. The film body is closed with a piercing member (pin) near the replenishment opening to break the film body so that liquid soap can flow from the replenishing container.

Another discharge device is US Pat. No. 4,345,627 by the applicant of the present invention, which employs a refill cartridge in the reservoir of the device. This was a significant change over the previous devices and was a commercially significant improvement. However, due to the enforcement of the United States Disabled Persons Protection Act for the Disabled, at least one soap dispenser can operate with a force of less than 5 pounds (about 2.27 Kg) in all public toilets and a hand or finger There is a new requirement that the person with a disability should be able to operate.
Like the devices disclosed in the above two U.S. patents, the devices disclosed in the applicant's U.S. Pat. No. 4,018,363 each require a pulling action in order to exert a force of 5 pounds (about 2.27 Kg). It is what Therefore, although the inventions made so far have been very important commercially, they have not satisfied the requirements of the above-mentioned laws.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid soap dispenser which eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional apparatus and is structurally and operably improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved liquid soap dispenser that satisfies the above-mentioned requirements.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a liquid soap dispenser which is free to flow from a refill cartridge to a soap reservoir of a container through a refill opening.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a liquid soap dispenser which requires almost no service personnel's effort for the refilling operation.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a replenishable liquid soap container having a replenishing chamber inside, and can store a replenishing cartridge and leave it at a predetermined position, or it can be used as a large-volume dispensing device. A liquid soap dispenser is provided.

Still another object of the present invention is that the dose of soap can be discharged by a push rod type actuator, and the push rod type actuator is sufficiently protruded to the front surface of the apparatus so that even a finger or a hand which is inconvenient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new liquid soap dispenser which can be operated.

Still another feature of the present invention is that the members and parts are uniquely arranged and arranged so that the above objects and operations are achieved.

The above objects and effects of the present invention, as well as the unique structure and operation method, will be apparent from the description of the embodiments described below with reference to the drawings.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a soap container, an actuating means slidable and slidable coupled to the soap container, and an appropriate amount of liquid retained in the soap container. Pump means for dispensing soap, the actuating means operatively associated with the pump means for causing the actuating means to slide and pivot about 5 pounds from a rest position to a dispense position. 2.27 Kg) A liquid soap dispenser capable of being dispensed with a force of not more than the above and capable of dispensing an appropriate amount of soap from the above-mentioned pump means.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the drawings, a liquid soap dispenser 100 showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a support 101, which in use is a substantially vertical quadrilateral plate 102.
To form a support surface and to have a side flange or wall portion 103 which is integrally formed and curved along the side end portion, and the wall portion 103 projects forward from the flat plate 102. The vertical wall or plate 102 has a plurality of keyhole-shaped holes 10.
5 and a plurality of elliptical slots 10 separated from the flat plate 102.
6 has a large number of mounting holes for mounting the discharge device 100. On the wall or flat plate 102 there is a receiving part 107 for mounting, which is centrally located towards the bottom of the support 101, said support 101 being a side 108 projecting forward and a front retaining wall. 109 and are provided. The purpose of these members will be described below.

At the top of the support 101, there is a pair of holding members 111 formed at the joint between the side wall group 103 and the flat plate 102, which extends to the center of the flat plate 102. Holding member
111 each have an opening 112 between the front wall 113 and the rear part of the support body 101 provided between the holding members 111, and an abutting surface 114 projects forward slightly above the holding member 111. In addition, the projection 115 is provided, and these functions will be described later.

In use, the support 101 is generally mounted above a sink (sink: not shown) and attached to the wall. The mounting holes 105 and 106 may be provided with a screw-fastening insert (not shown) therein, or may be used to mount the discharge device 100 on a wall by any other common method. . In some cases, support 101
It is also possible to apply an adhesive to the back surface of and to adhere to the wall surface.

The device 101 further comprises a transparent or translucent plastic container 120 which serves as a soap container. However, this container may be made of other material, or may be opaque or light transmissive. The container 120 has a box shape and is a parallelepiped container 121.
And a quadrilateral front wall 122 and a rear wall 123
4 and the bottom 125 are integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 3, a rear projection 123 (see FIG. 6) located at the center of the upper end of the rear wall 123 and a tightening member 127 on one side of the center projection 126 are provided. Each has a spacer portion 128 protruding rearward and a tongue portion 129 protruding downward. At the bottom of the rear wall 123 of the soap container 120, there is a central protrusion 131 protruding below the bottom 125 of the device.
Are formed. The bottom 125 outside the container 120 is provided with a pair of spacers 133 projecting downward and a plurality of cylindrical portions 134 formed inside, and the cylindrical portion 134 extends inside the bottom wall 125 to accommodate various mechanisms. It will be attached to, but the details will be described later. An opening 136 is formed in the rear wall 123, and a cover plate 137 forms a passage 138 separated from the inside of the soap container 120, the function of which will be described later. The soap cartridge holder 140 has a parallelepiped container 141 in which opposed quadrilateral front wall portions 142 and rear wall portions 143 are integrally joined at a bottom portion 144 and side portions 149 (see FIG. 4). Reservoir 145 integrated with bottom 144
Is formed, which projects downwards and also has an inclined end 14
7 has a hole punching member 146 protruding upward.
A plurality of holes 148 in the bottom of the reservoir 145 form a passage between the soap cartridge holder 140 and the soap container 120. An outwardly projecting lip 151 is formed integrally with the parallelepiped container 141 on the top of the soap cartridge holder 140 and engages with the top of the corresponding soap container 120, thereby positioning the soap cartridge holder 140 within the container 120. It is supposed to do. The cartridge holder 140 is provided with a plurality of slots 152 near its top for engagement purposes, which will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 3, and in the aforementioned US Pat.
Soap C can be used with the dispenser 100 and the cartridge holder 140 as disclosed in 4,345,627. A bottom 144 of the cartridge holder 140 separates the soap container 120 into a lower liquid soap reservoir and a higher separated replenishment chamber. The discharging device 100 can be used together with a soap replenishing cartridge or as a large-volume type discharging device.

The cover 155 covers the cartridge holder 140 and has a top member 156 formed so as to cover the cartridge holder 140.
The cover 155 also has a top member 156, a front panel 157, and a rear panel 158 interconnected at a side panel 159. Rear protruding lip 161 is the rear panel
A tightening member (latch member) 162 protruding downward from the bottom of the front panel 158 projects downward from the front panel 157. Cover 155 is similar to the covers disclosed in the three U.S. patents mentioned above.

Similarly, the same pumping device 165 as in the above three US patents is provided. This pump device 165 has a cylindrical pump housing 166 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, and this housing 166 has a nozzle 167 projecting downward and a large circular opening 168 therein. As shown in FIG. 2, the housing is provided with a plurality of mounting screw holes 169, and the number is three in the illustrated example. The pump device 165 is attached to the soap container 120 by the three mounting screws 171.
Fixed to the bottom of the nozzle so that soap will pass from the nozzle 167 through the passage described below, especially the passage 120 inside the nozzle.
Is discharged from. Intake opening at bottom 125 of soap container 120
173 and two supply openings 174 and 175 are provided, these openings covering the screw hole 169.
It is aligned with 5. The cover 137 covers the two supply openings 174 and 175, but does not cover the suction opening 173 located outside the cover 137.

A flexible membrane 180 is provided between the bottom 125 of the soap container 120 and the pump device 165 (more specifically, the pump housing 166) and is received in a cylindrical portion 134. It is locked by the screw 171. This flexible film body 180 is similar in structure and function to those described in the above-mentioned three US patents, and has a plurality of suction holes 181, a suction valve portion 182, and a discharge valve portion 184 separated therefrom.
And have. A flexible bowl 185 surrounds the suction hole 181 and suction valve portion 182. As described in the aforementioned U.S. Patent, a passageway is formed for delivering liquid soap from inside the container 120 (particularly from its soap reservoir via hole 173) to the bowl 185, where liquid is suction holes 181 and holes 174. Through passageway 138 and then through nozzle 178 to the nozzle.
Flows to 167 and via passage 172. These operations are similar to those in the above-mentioned US patent.

The bottom housing or bonnet 190 encloses and surrounds the bottom of the soap container 120 and has a pair of opposing sides 191. This side 191 is a plug-in side
A front wall 193 having a large central hole 194.
Are interconnected by and the sides and front are interconnected by a floor 195. Inside the side portion 191 is a pair of stops 196. 4 as shown
One mounting cylinder and spacers are provided on the rear mounting cylinder and spacer 197 and two front spacers 198,
The inner front spacer 198 is integrally formed with a projecting guide or a rearward projecting journal 199.

The actuating body 200 is slidably mounted on the bottom housing or bonnet 190, extends by the width of the bonnet 190, and has a pair of side members 202, and a stop 196 on the bonnet side 191. A stop portion 203 is provided on the rear side of the actuator so that the actuating rod 201 can restrict the movement of the inside and outside of the front portion 193. The actuating rod 201 has a pair of inwardly projecting sharp portions 204 (see FIG. 3), which are spaced apart from each other and one of the sharp portions projecting downwardly. Is located in. In this case, the cylindrical discharge mechanism 205 is located at the front center of the front portion 195 of the bottom bonnet 190.

The soap dispensing mechanism 205 has a plate 206 having a laterally extending rod or shaft 207 at its front end, which shaft has a front spacer 19.
The discharge mechanism 205 is fitted to the inside of the journal portion projecting from 8, and is attached to the bonnet 190 so as to be pivotable. The plate body 206 includes a hemispherical sphere compression mechanism 208,
On the opposite surface of the plate body 206, contact members 204 protruding downward apart from each other are aligned with the sharp portions 204 protruding inward. The soap dispenser 210 includes a cylindrical opening 211 extending to the bottom of the bonnet 190 and a bottom aligned funnel shaped portion of the nozzle 172.

The operation of the soap dispenser 100 of the present invention is similar to that of the aforementioned US patent, except for the actuation body 200. The actuator of the present invention is constructed so as to meet the requirements of the above-mentioned United States Disability Protection Act, and is formed so as to be able to operate with a force of 5 pounds or less. Is formed so as to project. The important point of this configuration is that the actuating rod 201 extends over the entire width of the discharge device 100, so that the actuating body 200 is in a position easily accessible by a person with a disability. There is.

The other significant advantages of the present invention are shown in FIG.
The rod 201 that moves between the rest position and the discharge position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 3 is always located outside the front wall 193 of the bonnet 190 even at the discharge position.

Because the actuating body 200 has both a slidable portion and a pivoting portion, soap can be dispensed from the bowl or sphere 185 more easily, in fact 5 pounds (about 2.27 K).
g) With the following force, the actuating rod 201 can be moved from the rest position in FIG. 3 to the discharge position shown by the dotted line in FIG.

As described above, when the member is mounted on the mounting plate 101, the pump device 165 is constructed so as to obtain a desired dose of soap, and the details thereof are the same as in the above-mentioned US patent. Therefore omitted.

In the present invention, the slidable and pivotable actuating body 200 includes a pump mechanism 165, particularly a bowl or sphere.
It is designed to work with 185 to deliver the required dose of soap to meet the Americans with Disabilities Protection Act.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and various modifications can be made.

[0029]

As can be understood from the above description, the improved liquid soap dispenser of the present invention can achieve all the objects of the above various inventions.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a liquid soap dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the device of FIG. 1 taken along line 2-2.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 in a state of being vertically broken, and a cross-sectional view showing an internal structure in which a cartridge is arranged.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid soap dispenser of FIG. 1, showing a state in which a cartridge is removed.

5 is a perspective view of the container and the bottom housing of the apparatus shown in FIG. 4, showing the bottom member after rotating the soap container 90 degrees.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a container and a mounting plate of the apparatus shown in FIG. 4, which is a diagram in which the configuration and the mounting are clearly shown by rotating the soap container to the right by 90 degrees.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Soap dispenser 101 Support 111 Holding member 120 Container 127 Tightening member 133 Spacer 140 Cartridge holder 165 Pump device 180 Membrane 200 Actuator 201 Actuator rod 205 Discharge mechanism

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A soap container, slidable and slidable actuating means coupled to the soap container, and pump means held in the soap container for dispensing a suitable amount of liquid soap. However, the actuating means is operatively associated with the pumping means such that the actuating means has a sliding and pivoting movement from the rest position to the dispensing position of about 5 pounds.
2.27Kg) A liquid soap dispenser capable of being dispensed with a force of less than or equal to, and capable of dispensing an appropriate amount of soap from the pump means. 2. The pump means has a flexible valve, and when compressed in a state filled with soap, an appropriate amount of soap is discharged from the fluid outlet, and the actuating means projects outward from the soap container. The liquid soap dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising a slidable rod body, wherein the valve is compressed when the soap container is pressed by a user. 3. The slidable rod moves between the rest position in which the rod protrudes outside the soap container and the discharge position in which the valve is compressed, and the slidable rod moves. Possible movement from the rod to the discharge position occurs when the rod slides towards the rear of the soap container and still projects beyond the front of the soap container, the valve is compressed and the outlet 3. The soap is discharged from the device.
Liquid soap dispenser. 4. The liquid soap dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the actuating means has a portion pivotally mounted in a coupled state with the slidable portion. 5. A closed type wall structure forming a container, a separating means for separating the container into a liquid soap reservoir located below and a replenishing chamber located above, and the reservoir held in the container and retained therein. A discharge means for discharging liquid soap from the portion, the separating means includes a replenishing hole so that the soap can freely move between the reservoir portion and the replenishing chamber, and a replenishing cartridge including the liquid soap and having an outlet, The replenishment cartridge is detachably contained in the replenishment chamber so that liquid soap can freely flow from the replenishment cartridge, and is slidably attached to the container and pivotally attached to the discharge means. And an actuating means, the actuating means being slidable between a rest position and a discharge position,
A liquid soap dispenser which allows the actuating means to be moved between the rest position and the dispense position with a force of less than about 5 pounds. 6. The slidable portion of the actuating means has a pair of sharp edges to engage the pivotable portion thereof, the pivotable portion being moved by the slidable portion. 7. The liquid soap ejecting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said ejecting means can eject an appropriate amount of soap. 7. A replenishment type liquid soap discharge device having a refill cartridge filled with liquid soap and having an outlet, wherein a closed type wall structure forming a container and said container is located below. Separation means for separating the liquid soap reservoir into a replenishing chamber located above, further discharging means for discharging the liquid soap from the container held in the soap container, and the replenishing cartridge detachably placed in the replenishing chamber. Liquid soap is allowed to flow freely from the refill cartridge and has actuating means slidably mounted on the container and pivotably mounted on the discharge means. The means can slide between a rest position and a discharge position,
Having a horizontal rod when in any of the above positions,
This rod projects outward from the container so that it can be easily operated by people with disabilities.
2.27 kg) or less force to move the actuating means between the rest position and the discharge position, the separating means has a refilling hole, and a liquid is provided between the refilling chamber and the reservoir. Soap is allowed to flow and the refill chamber is formed to accommodate a refill cartridge so that liquid soap can flow from the refill cartridge to the reservoir to replenish the reservoir. Liquid soap dispenser. 8. The discharge means has a pump device provided with a flexible valve, and the flexible field valve is capable of discharging an appropriate amount of soap when filled with liquid soap and compressed. Item 7. The liquid soap dispenser of item 7. 9. A portion of the actuating means slidably mounted to the soap container, the actuating means pivotally mounted to cooperate with the slidable rod. The liquid soap dispenser according to claim 8, which comprises: 10. The slidable rod communicates with an opposing journal portion that receives a shaft projecting from the pivotable portion, the pivotable portion having a hemispherical portion, 10. The liquid soap dispenser of claim 9, wherein the hemispherical portion compresses the valve when the slidable portion is in the dispense position.