JPH11244184A - Soap solution supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make knowable how much soap solution is used or remains in a tank. SOLUTION: This device supplies soap solution from a tank 2 for soap solution storage to a soap solution discharger 3 with a pump 4. In this case, this device is provided with a detector 5 for detecting the amount of supplied soap solution and a display 6 for displaying at least one of the amount of used soap solution and the remaining amount in the tank based on the detection due to the detector 5. Thus, since it can be displayed how many times the soap solution is used and how much the soap solution is used or remains, the timing to replenish the soap solution can be known.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a soap solution supply device which can easily know the time of replenishment of a soap solution to a soap solution storage tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some soap liquid supply devices are provided with a water level detector for outputting an alarm lamp when the remaining amount of the soap liquid reaches a set water level in a soap liquid storage tank. (See Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-169690).

[0003]

However, it is difficult to know how much soap liquid remains in the soap tank until the alarm lamp is turned on. It is difficult to guess at what time the soap solution should be replenished to the soap solution tank. In particular, in a department store or office building equipped with a large number of soap liquid supply devices, it is inconvenient to manage the supply of the soap liquid. In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a soap liquid supply device capable of easily knowing the timing of replenishing a soap liquid to a soap liquid storage tank in order to solve the above problem.

[0004]

In order to make it possible to easily know the time of replenishment of the soap solution to the soap solution tank, the means adopted by the present invention according to the first aspect of the present invention is to use a soap solution tank. In a soap liquid supply device for supplying a soap liquid from a tank to a soap liquid discharger by a pump, a detector for detecting a supply amount of the soap liquid, a usage amount of the soap liquid based on the detection of the detector and a remaining amount of the tank. And a display device for displaying at least one of the amounts. According to the present invention, since the display device can indicate the amount of the soap solution used and the remaining amount of the tank by displaying at least one of the used amount of the soap solution and the remaining amount of the tank, the time for replenishing the soap solution can be determined. You can easily find out.

In order to easily detect the supply amount of the soap solution when the supply amount per unit time of the pump is stable, the means adopted by the present invention according to claim 2 is as follows. 2. The soap liquid supply device according to claim 1, wherein the detector measures an operation time of the pump and detects a supply amount of the soap liquid based on the measured value. According to the present invention, the supply amount of the soap solution can be detected by measuring the operation time of the pump.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to accurately detect the supply amount of the soap solution, the detecting device may be configured such that the detecting device is configured to supply the soap solution from the soap reservoir tank to the soap solution discharging device. 2. The soap liquid supply device according to claim 1, wherein a flow rate of the liquid is measured, and a supply amount of the soap liquid is detected based on the measured value. According to the present invention, the supply amount of the soap solution can be accurately detected by measuring the flow rate of the soap solution.

[0007] In the type in which the soap solution is discharged in a constant amount, the present invention according to claim 4 is employed so that it is possible to easily know the time of replenishment of the soap solution to the soap solution storage tank. Means are a detecting device for detecting the number of times the pump is operated, and a detecting device for detecting the number of times the pump is operated, in a soap liquid supply device that supplies a predetermined amount of the soap liquid by a single operation of the pump from the soap liquid reservoir to the soap liquid discharging device A display device for displaying at least one of the number of times and amount of use of the soap solution and the remaining amount of the tank based on the number of times. According to the present invention, the number of times of use, the amount of use, or the remaining amount of the soap solution can be displayed based on the detection of the number of times of operation of the pump, so that the timing of replenishment of the soap solution can be easily known.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a soap supply apparatus according to the present invention. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic diagram showing the entire configuration. The soap liquid supply device 1 supplies a soap liquid from a soap liquid storage tank 2 to a soap liquid discharging device 3 by a pump 4, and uses a sensor (not shown) which puts a hand which is provided below the soap liquid discharging device 3. The pump 4 is started and stopped upon detection.
In this regard, the configuration is substantially the same as that of the conventional device. The improvement of the soap liquid supply device 1 is as follows. The detector 5 detects the supply amount of the soap liquid, and displays at least one of the used amount of the soap liquid and the remaining amount of the tank 2 based on the detection of the detector 5. The display device 6 is provided.

The detector 5 measures the operating time of the pump 4 and detects the supply amount of the soap solution based on the measured value. Accordingly, a quantitative pump such as an electromagnetic pump having a stable supply amount per unit time is used as the pump 4. The supply amount of the soap solution is determined by multiplying the supply amount capability of the pump 4 per unit time by the operation time of the pump 4. When a plurality of soap dispensers 3 are connected to one tank 2 and a pump 4 is provided for each soap dispenser 3, the detector 5 counts the operating time of each pump 4, The configuration is such that the supply amount of the soap liquid supplied from the tank 2 is obtained.

The display 6 includes a display section 6a for digitally displaying the amount of the soap solution used, and a light emitting lamp for displaying the remaining amount of the tank 2 obtained by reducing the used amount of the soap solution from the full amount of the tank 2. And all or at least one of the display units 6c for displaying the used amount and the remaining amount of the tank 2 with an indicator rod for moving up and down. . The display 6 is provided with a reset push button 6d. When the tank 2 is filled with the soap solution and the tank 2 is full, the push button 6d is pressed to display each of the display sections 6d.
a to 6c indicate the initial state.

Since the manager of the soap liquid supply device 1 can easily know the timing of the replenishment of the soap liquid to the soap reservoir tank 2 with the display device 6, the management of the replenishment of the soap liquid becomes easier. become.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 2 and 3 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the entire configuration, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows. Soap liquid supply device 11 according to the present embodiment
The detector 15 differs greatly from the first embodiment (see FIG. 1), and the other configuration is substantially the same as the first embodiment (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 2, the detecting device 15 measures the flow rate of the soap liquid supplied from the soap liquid storage tank 2 to the soap liquid discharging device 3, and based on the measured value, the supply amount of the soap liquid. Is to be detected. The detector 15 includes a detection unit 16 that detects a flow rate, and a calculation unit (not shown) that calculates a supply amount of the soap solution based on a detection value of the detection unit 16. The detecting unit 16 is partially provided on an impeller 18 arranged as shown in FIG. 3 and a shaft 18 a of the impeller 18 in the middle of a pipe 17 connecting the soap reservoir tank 2 and the soap dispenser 3. The apparatus includes a magnet 19 attached thereto and a rotation detector 20 for detecting the number of rotations of the magnet 19 together with the shaft 18a. The calculation unit of the detector 15 is configured to calculate the supply amount of the soap solution from the rotation speed of the impeller 18.

The display device 6 shown in FIG. 2 displays at least one of the used amount of the soap solution and the remaining amount of the tank 2 based on the detection of the detection device 15. , Is the same as the first embodiment.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
(A) is a sectional view showing a detector and a display, and (B) is a front view of the display. The soap supply apparatus according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) in the detection tool 22 and the display tool 23, and other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment (FIG. 1). Reference).

The indicator 23 includes an indicator 29 movably arranged inside a case 28 and a coil spring 30 for urging the indicator 29 upward. One end of the cable 26 is joined to the indicator 29. I have. The indicator 29 is lowered while compressing the coil spring 30 by pulling the cable 26, and the amount of the drop can be observed from the display window 28 a of the case 28.

The detecting tool 22 includes a tank 2 for a soap reservoir.
The flow rate of the soap liquid supplied to the soap liquid discharging device 3 from the soap liquid discharging tool 3 (see FIG. 1) is measured, and the cable 26 is pulled based on the measured flow rate. The detector 22 includes a detection unit 24 for detecting the flow rate, and a cable 26
And a conversion unit 25 for converting the tension into the amount of tension. The detection unit 24 is provided with the impeller 1 disposed in the middle of the pipe 17 connecting the soap liquid storage tank 2 (see FIG. 1) and the soap liquid discharger 3.
Consists of eight. The conversion unit 25 includes an output shaft 18 a of the impeller 18.
And the other end of the cable 26 is constituted by a speed reducer 27 constituted by a gear train, which pulls the cable 26 with the rotation of the impeller 18 to lower the indicator 29 of the display 23. The speed reducer 27 is provided in the soap reservoir 2
When the total supply amount (see FIG. 1) is detected by the detection unit 24, the cable 26 is pulled so as to move the indicator 29 of the display 23 from the position indicating the full state to the position where the remaining amount is zero.

The detecting tool 22 is provided with a reset portion 31. By operating the reset portion 31 when the soap reservoir tank 2 (see FIG. 1) is full by replenishing the soap liquid. Release the tension of the cable 26, and
Of the coil spring 30 is returned to the full position by the repulsive elastic force.

The detector 22 and the display 23 can display the remaining amount of the tank as the soap liquid is used. Further, since the detector 22 and the display 23 can display the remaining amount of the tank with the rotation of the impeller 18, a special energy source such as a battery is not required.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a schematic diagram of the entirety of the present embodiment.
The soap liquid supply device 41 supplies a soap liquid from a soap liquid storage tank 42 to a soap liquid discharger 43 by a pump 44. The pump 44 is for supplying a constant amount of the soap liquid by one operation, and is composed of a bellows-type air pump, and is compressed by manually pushing a pressing portion 43a provided on the soap liquid discharger 43. The soap solution storage tank 42 is configured to be pressurized to supply one time of the soap solution to the discharge pipe 43b of the soap solution discharge tool 43.

A soap liquid supply device 41 displays a detector 45 for detecting the number of times the pump 44 is operated, and displays at least one of the number of times the soap solution has been used, the amount used, and the remaining amount of the tank 42 based on the detected number of operations. And a display device 47 that performs the operation. The detector 45 includes a cable 46, and connects the cable end 46a to an appropriate position of the pump 44 or the pressing portion 43a, and moves the cable 46 once in conjunction with the vertical movement of the pump 44 or the pressing portion 43a in one operation. There is to push and pull only. The display device 47 uses the other end of the cable 46 as an input unit, and displays the digital or analog display on the display unit 47a based on the push / pull movement of the other end of the cable 46.

The display unit 47 is provided with a reset portion 48. When the soap tank is filled with the liquid soap, the reset portion 48 is operated to operate the reset portion 48a. The display is returned to the initial value.

The detector 45 is not shown except for the use of the cable 46.
It may be constituted by a limit switch which detects the vertical movement accompanying one operation of 3a. In this case, the indicator 47
Is configured to display at least one of the number of times the soap solution has been used, the amount used, and the remaining amount of the tank 42 based on the detection signal of the limit switch.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily know the time of replenishment of the soap solution to the soap reservoir tank with the display device, thereby facilitating the management of the replenishment of the soap solution. The present invention according to claim 2 is applied when the supply amount of the pump per unit time is stable, and the detection of the supply amount of the soap solution can be easily performed.

According to the present invention, the supply amount of the soap solution can be accurately detected. The present invention described in claim 4 is applied to a type in which a predetermined amount of the soap solution is discharged, thereby facilitating the management of the supply of the soap solution.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the entire configuration.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the entire configuration.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a detection unit according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is sectional drawing which shows a detection tool and a display tool, (B) is a front view of a display tool.

FIG. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention,
It is the whole schematic diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Soap liquid storage tank 3 ... Soap liquid discharging tool 4 ... Pump 5 (15,22,45) ... Detector 6 (23,47)
… Indicator

Claims (4)

[Claims] A soap liquid supply device for pumping a soap liquid from a soap reservoir tank to a soap discharger by a pump, a detector for detecting a supply amount of the soap liquid, and a soap liquid based on the detection of the detector. A display device for displaying at least one of the used amount of the tank and the remaining amount of the tank. 2. The soap liquid supply device according to claim 1, wherein said detector measures an operation time of said pump and detects a supply amount of the soap liquid based on the measured value. 3. The detecting device measures the flow rate of the soap liquid supplied from the soap reservoir tank to the soap discharging device, and detects the supply amount of the soap liquid based on the measured value. The soap liquid supply device according to claim 1. 4. A detecting device for detecting the number of times the pump is operated, wherein the detecting device detects the number of times the pump is operated by a single operation of the pump from the storing tank to the discharging device. The number of uses of the soap solution based on the number of operations performed,
A display device for displaying at least one of a used amount and a remaining amount of the tank.