JPH1033405A - Handy washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handy washer convenient for a number of visitors fully taking advantage of quick drying wash liquid by connecting a pump to an outlet to eject the liquid out to the hands of visitor as well as activating the pump by means of a sensor put around the outlet to know the human body. SOLUTION: A sensor switch comes on when a sensor 18 perceived a human body. And when it still perceived the body two seconds later on and a sensor 26 of a quick dry wash liquid ejector 20 perceived the hands put in, the pump of the quick dry wash liquid ejector 20 is activated to eject the liquid out of a quick dry wash liquid outlet 25. The operation stops when incidentally the sensor 18 did not perceive the human body four seconds later on whereas it activates the fun of a deodorant agent ejector 10 to spray out the deodorant air twenty seconds for example, when if it perceived the human body. Further the fun stops when the sensor 26 of a quick dry wash liquid ejector 20 perceived the hands put in.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple washing apparatus particularly suitable for washing hands, and more particularly to a simple washing apparatus using a quick-drying washing liquid which does not require a water supply / drainage facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been an increase in awareness of hygiene, particularly before eating, after touching a hanging strap of a vehicle, a public telephone or a pachinko ball, and after going to a place where unspecified persons enter and leave, such as a hospital. In particular, hand washing is required, but the conventional washing method using ordinary tap water and soap requires pipes for water supply and drainage, and places where installation is necessarily limited. Come.

On the other hand, alcohol-based cleaning agents which do not require water and which have a high cleaning effect as in the prior art have been used in some cases. This alcohol-based cleaning agent is not only sterile but also highly volatile. It is possible to wash hands easily without any.

[0004] In addition, a so-called wet tissue type in which a volatile cleaning solution is immersed in tissue paper and sealed in a plastic container or the like, which can be easily washed, has also been put to practical use. It is useful in the outdoors where there is no water supply facility.

[0005]

However, in any of the above-mentioned cleaning means, although there is no particular problem for individual use, for example, hospitals and station shelters, schools, kindergartens, etc.
It is not preferable for use by unspecified large numbers of people such as restaurants and pachinko halls. That is, in a case where a cleaning agent is carried in a plastic container or the like and carried, there is a risk that the entire container may be lost. In particular, since a volatile cleaning solution is contained, there is also a risk of ignition. Further, in the case of a wet tissue, in addition to the same problems as described above, it is necessary to dispose of the used tissue, which is particularly problematic when many people use it.

Therefore, the problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a simple cleaning device that utilizes the advantages of a quick-drying detergent and is convenient for use by a large number of unspecified persons, such as hospitals, station shelters, restaurants, and pachinko halls. Is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a simple cleaning apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a housing mounted on a wall or a self-standing type housing; a quick-drying cleaning liquid tank provided in the housing; A pump for ejecting the quick-drying cleaning liquid in the tank, an ejection port connected to the pump and ejecting the quick-drying cleaning liquid to a user's hand, and
A sensor for detecting the presence of a human body in the vicinity of the ejection port, and a control device for operating a pump of the quick-drying cleaning liquid ejection unit based on the sensor. Here, the quick-drying cleaning liquid is not particularly limited, but a quick-drying hand disinfectant “Hibiscol S” (trade name) can be suitably used.

[0008] With such a structure, it is possible to use a simple cleaning device at a predetermined location while being a simple facility, and to take advantage of a quick-drying cleaning agent, and to be used at hospitals, station shelters, restaurants and pachinko machines. Unspecified number of people can use in halls. In particular, the automatic operation by the sensor eliminates the need to touch the device even after the cleaning, and the cleaning effect can be maintained.

Further, it is desirable to provide means for preventing malfunction of the sensor for operating the pump. Although there is no particular problem in the case of ordinary tap water, a malfunction preventing means is provided in order to prevent injection into the eyes when a quick-drying detergent is used, or when looking into the injection port. As the malfunction preventing means, in addition to the sensor provided near the ejection port, a malfunction prevention sensor is provided at least 20 cm above the ejection port, and when the human body is detected by both the malfunction prevention sensor and the sensor. Only those that operate the pump can be used. This can prevent erroneous operation when the spout is looked into.

A recess may be formed in the wall surface of the housing, and the jet port for jetting a quick-drying cleaning liquid may be provided in the recess. As a result, there is no protruding portion from the housing wall surface, and safety is improved.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example in which a deodorizing device is incorporated in a cleaning device will be described.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a simple cleaning apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the simple cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. Figure,
FIG. 4 is a right side view of the simple cleaning device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG.
6 is a functional block diagram of the simple cleaning device shown in FIG. 1. It is.

The simple cleaning device according to the present embodiment is provided with a deodorant jetting unit 10 for jetting air containing a deodorant, and is provided below the deodorant jetting unit 10 so that the user can quickly dry the hand. It is mainly composed of a quick-drying cleaning liquid jetting unit 20 for jetting a cleaning liquid, and an information display unit 30 provided above the deodorant jetting unit 10.

The deodorant spraying section 10 has a housing 11 made of synthetic resin. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 5, the housing 11 has a housing main body 11a and an opening / closing lid having one end hingedly connected to the main body 11a. 11b.

Reference numeral 12a denotes an air suction port formed on the side surface of the housing body 11a and on one side of the opening / closing lid 11b.
An air outlet 12b is provided for mixing the air sucked from the inlet 12a and a deodorant described later and jetting the mixed air to the front side of the deodorant jetting unit 10. This outlet 1
2b is vertically elongated so that air containing a deodorant can be blown out over the entire upper body of an average adult male.

A sirocco fan 13 as a blower is provided between the inlet 12a and the outlet 12b. As shown in FIG. 4, the sirocco fan 13 is substantially the same as the outlet 12b formed on the opening / closing lid 11b. It is composed of a fan body 13a having the same length, and a motor as a drive source of the fan body 13a. Returning to FIG. 5, reference numeral 13c denotes a rectifying plate 13c provided on the inner wall surface of the opening / closing lid 11b.

Reference numeral 14 denotes the suction port 12a and the fan body 13
a, that is, with the deodorant cartridge 14 provided in the air flow path, the opening 1
4a is provided, the deodorant is sucked from the opening 14a by the flow of the air sucked from the suction port 12a, and the air and the deodorant are mixed.

In the present embodiment, phytontide extracted from natural plant components is used as a deodorant.
By arranging three cartridges 14 at equal intervals in the vertical direction of the air outlet as shown in FIG. 3, maintenance such as replacement of the deodorant is facilitated, and the concentration of the deodorant in the height direction is improved. Less unevenness.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a detachable air filter provided on the inner wall surface of the suction port 12a.
A filter with a honeycomb structure with low flow resistance is used,
As a result, dust and the like in the air are removed. Here, the filter 15 on the inner wall surface of the suction port 12a of the opening / closing lid 11b can be omitted.

At the center of the opening / closing lid 11b, a vertically long display panel 1 is provided.
6, a sensor for sensing a human body, and an LED display unit 19 for displaying the operation time of the sirocco fan 13 are provided. 17 is the sensor 18,
It is a controller that centrally controls the electrical system of the LED display unit 19, the quick-drying cleaning liquid ejecting unit 20, and the information display unit 30.

The LED display section 19 arranges light-emitting elements composed of LEDs in series, and displays the remaining time by blinking the LEDs. This allows the user to know the air injection time, which is wasteful. Air injection can be prevented.

In the deodorant spraying section 10, when the human body is detected by the sensor 18, the fan 13 automatically operates,
Air containing a deodorant is blown out from the outlet 12b for a certain period of time. This fixed time is a time during which the motor 13b of the fan 13 does not cause chattering.
Seconds. Also, when the initial operating time ends,
When the human body is continuously detected by the sensor 18, that is,
If the injection time of one cycle, which is normally set, is insufficient, the fan 1 is further continued for the minimum continuous operation time described above.
Activate 3 This makes it possible to effectively prevent the above-mentioned chattering and to use it according to the degree of smell, the type of clothing, or the number of hairs.
Here, the motor 13b can be installed on the upper part of the fan body 13a.

Next, the quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 20 provided below the deodorant injection unit 10 will be described.

The quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 20 has a housing 21 having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the housing 11 of the deodorant injection unit 10 described above. As shown in FIG. 4, a spherical concave portion 22 is formed, and a downward quick-drying cleaning liquid jet 25 is provided in the ceiling portion of the concave portion 22.

Referring to the block diagram of FIG. 6, a tank 23 containing a quick-drying cleaning liquid containing ethanol or the like as a main component is provided in a housing 21 of the quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 20, and the tank 23 is provided with the tank 23. A pump 24 is provided between the ejection ports 25. In the present embodiment, the quick-drying hand disinfectant “Hibiscol S” (trade name) was used as the quick-drying cleaning liquid.

Reference numerals 26 denote sensors provided on both sides of the quick-drying cleaning liquid ejection port 25. By reaching out to the vicinity of the sensor 26 to a distance of about 30 cm, a human body can be sensed. The sensor 26 is used to prevent malfunction.
The sensor 18 of the deodorant injection unit 10 is linked with the sensor 18 of the deodorant injection unit 10 provided at a position 20 cm or more away from the sensor 6.
The cleaning liquid is spouted from the quick-drying cleaning liquid spout 25 only when the human body is sensed by both of them. By such control, as shown in FIG. 9, even when a child accidentally looks into the quick-drying cleaning liquid jet 25,
No cleaning liquid spouts.

As described above, by providing the quick-drying cleaning liquid jetting unit 20 together with the deodorant jetting unit 10, a hand washing function can be provided without providing any water supply / drainage facility, and the location of such a simple cleaning device is not limited. Installation becomes possible.

The information display unit 30 provided above the deodorant injection unit 10 has a housing 31 having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the housing 11 of the above-described deodorant injection unit 10. Monitor 3 that broadcasts advertisements and TV programs
2 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, the monitor 32 is connected to the controller 1 of the deodorant spraying section 10 by a connector C.
7, the monitor 32 is operated at least while the fan 13 of the deodorant spray unit 10 is operating, that is, while air containing the deodorant is being blown out.

As described above, according to the simple cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment, the quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 20 and the deodorant injection unit 10
And the information display section 30 have a common horizontal cross-sectional outer shape, and the quick-drying cleaning liquid ejecting section 20, the deodorant ejecting section 10, and the information display section 30 are arranged in series and formed in a tower shape. It will be functional and also excellent in design. In addition, the air containing the deodorant is supplied to the upper body from the deodorant injection unit 10 in the normal standing posture, and the hand can be washed by the quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 20 only by extending the hand. it can. Further, the information display unit 30
While watching the monitor 32, the air containing the deodorant can be bathed from the deodorant injection unit 10.

Further, the deodorant spraying section 10, the quick-drying cleaning liquid spraying section 20, and the information display section 30 are made into components, and
For the transmission of electrical information, connect them with a connector C,
The operations of the quick-drying cleaning liquid ejecting section 20 and the information display section 30 are performed by a controller 17 of about 4 bits provided in the deodorant ejecting section 10. With such a structure, unnecessary parts such as a combination of the deodorant spraying unit 10 and the quick-drying cleaning liquid spraying unit 20 or a combination of the deodorant spraying unit 10 and the information display unit 30 can be eliminated and a combination can be performed as needed. Become.

Next, a specific control method of the simple cleaning apparatus will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the deodorant spray unit 10 and the quick-drying cleaning liquid spray unit 20 are operated, and FIG. 8 shows an example in which only the deodorant spray unit 10 is operated.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the sensor 18 senses a human body (step 1), the sensor switch is turned on, and when the human body is sensed after 2 seconds in step 2,
The presence / absence of manual insertion is sensed by the sensor 26 of the quick-drying cleaning liquid ejecting unit 20 (step 3). If no human body is detected in step 2, that is, if it is merely a pedestrian, the process returns to the start again.

When hand insertion is detected in step 3, the pump 24 of the quick-drying cleaning liquid jetting unit 20 is operated, and the cleaning liquid is jetted from the quick-drying cleaning liquid jet port 25 (step 4). If the human body is not detected by the sensor 18 after 4 seconds have elapsed (step 5), the operation is stopped, and if the human body is detected, the fan 13 of the deodorant injection unit 10 is activated, and the air containing the deodorant is activated. Is injected for 20 seconds (step 6).

Further, the presence / absence of manual insertion is detected by the sensor 26 of the quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 20 (step 7), and when the manual insertion is detected, the fan 13 is stopped (step 8). 20 seconds after the operation of the fan 13, when the human body is detected by the sensor 18 in step 9,
The fan 13 is operated again for 20 seconds, the air containing the deodorant is jetted, and this operation is repeated when the human body is sensed even after 20 seconds. If no human body is detected after elapse of 20 seconds, all operations stop.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
When only 0 is operated, the human body is sensed by the sensor 18 (step 11), and the fan 13 of the deodorant injection unit 10 is operated only when the human body is sensed even after 2 seconds have elapsed (step 12). In this case, as described above, the fan 13 operates for at least 20 seconds to prevent chattering. If a human body is detected after elapse of 20 seconds in step 13, the continuous operation is performed again for 20 seconds. If no human body is detected after elapse of 20 seconds, the operation is stopped.

As described above, according to the control method of the present embodiment, it is possible to effectively prevent the chattering described above and to use according to the degree of smell, the type of clothing, or the number of hairs. Becomes

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to an example in which a deodorizing device is incorporated in a cleaning device, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. it can.

[0039]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) A quick-drying cleaning liquid tank is housed in a wall-mounted or self-contained housing, and a sensor for detecting the presence of a human body in the vicinity of the spout is provided. The provision of a control device for operating the pump of the dry cleaning liquid injection unit enables the use of a simple cleaning device at a predetermined location while being a simple facility. Unspecified and large number of people can use it at waiting places, restaurants, pachinko halls, etc.

(2) In addition to the sensor provided near the ejection port, a malfunction prevention sensor is provided at least 20 cm above the ejection port, and only when both the malfunction prevention sensor and the sensor detect a human body. By operating the pump, safety is improved.

(3) By forming a recess in the wall surface of the housing and providing the ejection port for spraying the quick-drying cleaning liquid into the recess, the protrusion from the housing wall is eliminated.
Safety is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a simple cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the simple cleaning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the simple cleaning device shown in FIG. 1 with an open / close lid opened.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the simple cleaning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

6 is a functional block diagram of the simple cleaning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control example when a deodorant spray unit and a quick-drying cleaning liquid spray unit are connected.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control example when the deodorant injection unit is used alone.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of malfunction prevention by two sensors.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a simple cleaning device constituted by a single cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Deodorant injection part 11 Housing 11a Housing main body 11b Opening / closing lid 12a Inlet 12b Outlet 13 Sirocco fan 13a Fan main body 13b Motor 13c Rectifier plate 14 Deodorant cartridge 14a Opening 15 Filter 16 Display panel 17 Controller 18 Sensor 19 LED Display unit 20 Quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit 21 Housing 22 Concave portion 23 Quick-drying cleaning liquid tank 24 Pump 25 Quick-drying cleaning liquid jet port 26 Sensor 30 Information display unit 31 Housing 32 Monitor C connector

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A housing which is mounted on a wall surface or is self-supporting, a quick-drying cleaning liquid tank provided in the housing, a pump for jetting the quick-drying cleaning liquid in the tank, and a user connected to the pump and used by a user. A spout for injecting the quick-drying cleaning liquid into the hand, and a sensor for detecting the presence of a human body in the vicinity of the spout, and operating the pump of the quick-drying cleaning liquid injection unit by the sensor. A simple cleaning device comprising a control device. 2. The simple cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for preventing malfunction of said sensor. 3. The malfunction prevention means includes a malfunction prevention sensor provided at least 20 cm above the jet port, and the pump is provided only when both the malfunction prevention sensor and the sensor detect a human body. 3. The simple cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the device is operated. 4. The simple cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recess is formed in the wall surface of the housing, and the jet port for jetting a quick-drying cleaning liquid is provided in the recess.