JPS59444A - Apparatus for cleaning and/or coloring washing water for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (1) for cleaning and/or colouring lavatory flush water has a tub-shaped holder part (3) with a semi-circular cross-section and, placed herein, a basket-shaped holder of circular cross-section intended for inclusion of a block with active ingrendients, both of which are connected to each other by resilient clips (20, 21). On the basket-shaped holder part (2) a securing clip (14) is mounted for securing the device on the rim of the lavatory bowl. A siphonic device (30) made to one side of the tub-shaped holder part (3) forms a closure after the end of the flushing operation. A lid (41) intended for closure of the upper part of the siphonic device (30) is formed integrally with the holder part (3) and, as a consequence of its being manufactured to one side of the riser pipe and tall pipe, is rotatable from this place as starting position into the closed position. Because of the siphonic device being mounted to one side, the device having a good siphoning activity can be manufactured simply, space and material being saved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an apparatus for purifying and/or coloring toilet flush water comprising a holder, wherein the holder purifies and/or colors the flush water at a predetermined distance from the bottom of the holder. a device for holding a water-soluble block containing a substance for cleaning and fixing this purifying/staining device in an area above the resting level of the liquid in the toilet bowl through which the liquid flows during flushing operations; and a device for purifying toilet flush water, the discharge part of said holder being equipped with a siphoning device configured integrally with said holder for emptying said holder as completely as possible after a flushing operation. and/or a coloring device.

A similar device is known from British Patent No. 579,555. This siphon device forms an inwardly curved tube with a closed top inside the holder, thus
The cross section for use in the holder is considerably reduced.

According to the drawings in this prior art patent publication, the holder is constructed integrally with the siphon device, but if the holder had to be manufactured in a mold, the hairpin transition bend would have to be Significant difficulties arise in manufacturing the riser and downcomer pipes of the siphon device provided.

A similar device is known from French Patent Publication No. 2,424.574, in which the siphon device is mounted in the center of the floor of the holder and its height is relatively small. There is. This structure increases the overall height of the holder.

Moreover, this siphon device is constructed such that the holder cannot be completely emptied because the cross-sections of the riser and downcomer pipes are considerably larger than the cross-sections of the downcomer pipes. Moreover, this siphoning device is not completely monolithic, but separately manufactured parts are installed later.

The problem underlying the present application is to invent a device of the above type that can be manufactured easily and in large quantities using less material and as a disposable article. This problem is solved in devices of the type mentioned above by mounting the siphon device on the outside of the holder. Holder (British Patent No. 3)
79,553) or in the floor of the holder (French Patent No. 2.424.375), this construction of the siphon device allows
The internal space of the horizontal or vertical holder is better used for arranging the blocks containing the active ingredient and can be made smaller, resulting in material savings. The structure in the floor of the holder also allows for a larger volume for a given height of the holder, resulting in a longer contact time between the water and the block containing the active ingredient, and a lower volume of the siphon device. By attaching the upper end to the upper rim of the holder or to a portion of the holder, the siphoning device can be configured to be vertically long and narrow, thus providing a good and reliable method for completely emptying the holder after cleaning operations. It has the advantage of providing siphon action. Also, the long and narrow channels create a considerable delay in the emptying time of the holder, so that most of the water containing active ingredients and/or colorants simply leaves the holder after the toilet flushing operation has already been completed. This is advantageous because it flows out.

In order to limit the extent to which the siphoning device extends beyond the outer wall of the holder, the ascending pipe and the descending pipe of the siphoning device are mounted parallel to each other next to the outer wall in an advantageous embodiment of the invention.

The device for fixing the device of the invention to the rim of the toilet bowl may for example consist of a clip with one arm and be integral with the holder or a part of the holder so that the siphoning device is automatically attached facing the inside of the toilet bowl. It is advantageous if the This serves to direct the liquid exiting the siphon device into a more central portion of the toilet bowl and down a shorter path along the side wall of the toilet bowl.

The production of the siphon device integral with the holder in a mold can be considerably simplified by pushing it into the transition space cover at the upper end of the riser and downcomer pipes and ensuring closure. In this construction, such a lid is also preferably formed integrally with the holder and the joint forms a hinged connection between the lid and the holder, so that the lid is connected to one of the riser and downcomer pipes. As a result, it can be rotated from this position as starting position into the closed position.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a fixing device, for example in the form of a clip with one arm, can be constructed integrally with this rotatable lid formed on the holder. This securing device occupies the position necessary to secure the holder in the 'IJ' of the toilet bowl when the lid is rotated into its closed position. In this construction, from the point of view of effectiveness, it is possible to provide a special device for fixing the lid in the rotated position with a fixing device constructed on the lid, an alternative to manufacturing this device with an aim to save material. This simplified method can be achieved by forming the lower part of the holder in the form of a trough and arranging within the trough-shaped holder part a basket-shaped holder part which accommodates the block containing the active ingredient. The main role of the basin-shaped holder is to ensure that the colored liquid or the liquid containing the active ingredient continues to flow after the cleaning operation is finished, so that clearly visible and unsightly dirt marks are not left on the walls of the toilet due to the colored liquid. Alternatively, since dripping is only prevented, the trough-shaped holder part need only be placed at the bottom of the basket holder part and can therefore be constructed with correspondingly small dimensions. For this purpose, it is necessary that the volume or capacity of the basin-shaped holder part be relatively small. The basket-shaped holder part serves on the one hand to protect against contact with the block containing the active ingredient and, on the other hand, to automatically establish a predetermined distance between the block containing the active ingredient and the inner wall of the holder part. It can be placed above the trough-shaped holder portion at a predetermined distance.

A basket-shaped holder in a general sense is a holder with multiple openings. These openings serve to bring the block containing the active ingredient into contact with the wash water and to allow the water containing the dissolved active ingredient to flow out. Due to the delay in water outflow from the basin-shaped holder part caused by the siphon device,
The contact time of the block containing the active ingredient with water is long enough to dissolve the active ingredient in the water. This embodiment of the holder consisting of two lips can be used, for example, when a block containing an active ingredient without a coloring agent with a significant tinting power is used, with the shape holder parts facing downwardly. It has the advantage that the basket-shaped holder part can be used as desired without being disposed. In this case, the problem of preventing the appearance of dirt marks that spoil the aesthetic appearance does not occur. For this reason, for example, 1
A device for fixing the device of the invention inside the area of the toilet bowl in the form of a clip with two arms is attached to the basket-shaped holder part.

The trough-shaped holder part is effectively secured to the basket-shaped holder part by means of a snap connection device. The snap coupling device has, for example, at least one elastic clip formed in the inner wall X of the basket-shaped holder part, said clip being clipped into an opening in the wall of the basket-shaped holder part and attached to said wall. Grasp the body from behind.

Preferably, at least one
Stops can be formed, on which parts of the wall of the basket-shaped holder part are supported. In this way, this stop allows an extra distance #IK to be added between the inner wall of the basket-shaped holder part and the block containing the active ingredient in addition to the distance #IK that already exists between them due to the thickness of the basket-shaped holder part. It is possible to provide a distance of

Preferably, the basket-shaped holder part has a semicircular cross-section and its length is greater than its diameter, so that the basket-shaped holder part has the shape of a circle or a semicircular segment. The siphon device and its ascending and descending channels are arranged tangentially outside this cross-sectional shape. The connection with the bottom side end of the ascending channel is formed by a wall extending tangentially and laterally outwards from the runoff or vertical line of the trough-shaped holder part, said wall extending from the bypass wall of the trough-shaped holder part. It is bounded on one side by two connecting walls extending up to the siphon device.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the trough-shaped holder part narrows in particular from the central part in the direction of its ends, so that its central part forms a flat sump connected to the riser pipe of the siphon device. .

In another embodiment i of the invention, a separately formed basket-shaped holder part is not used, but instead the lid part is formed in an L-shape with a basket-shaped holder part provided with a siphoning device, and this lid part is provided with a through-flow opening. In this case, the trough-shaped holder part and the lid part can be connected by one or more short bars. Due to their elasticity, these bars form a hinged connection. In this construction, the bar is advantageously arranged on the side of the basin-shaped holder part opposite the siphon device, and the lid part is provided with a locking device serving to hold it in the closed position.

These fastening devices can simultaneously serve to hold a fastening device formed on the lid of the siphon device in its operating position.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

As can be seen in particular from the diagram illustrated in FIG. The shaped holder part 3 is semicircular. In this illustrative figure, the holder part 2 surrounded by the basket-shaped holder part 3 is shown simply by the dotted line of the circumference, and the circumference 4 of the basket-shaped boulder 2 is placed by the stop 5 and the holder part 3 It is clear that the stop 5 is arranged along the floor line of this holder part 3 and is arranged at a predetermined distance from the inner wall of the holder part 3.

The basket-shaped holder part 2 has closed circular walls 7, 8 at both ends thereof, and a central wall 9, 10 is arranged slightly inside these walls 7, 8.

The holder part 2 has in its central part a two-part sealing ring 12 in its circumferential direction along the line 11. After a block (not shown) containing the active ingredient has been placed in this basket-shaped holder part 2, the two sealing ring parts are clamped together. Seal ring 12
A fixing clip 14 with one arm is constructed in one ring part of the device for fixing the device to the rim of the toilet bowl. Bars 15 arranged equidistantly from each other
extend outwardly from both parts of the sealing ring 12 towards the end wall 7.8 shown in FIG.

In this configuration, as can be seen most clearly from the drawing in FIG. It is formed in the shape of two truncated cones. The bowl-shaped holder portion 3 is formed in a shape adapted to this shape. Basket-shaped holder part 2
In addition to the stop 5, a floor 17 is provided on one side of the end of the holder in order to support it in the holder part 3.
Two other stoppers 18 and 19 are formed in the center of the center.

The connection between the basket-shaped holder part 2 and the bowl-shaped holder part 3 is achieved by means of two elastic crevices 7 formed on the floor part 17.
'20.21 and an abutment part 23 formed on the end wall 22. The chest 7'' 20.21 surrounds the bar 15 shown in dotted lines, and the abutment part 23 snaps into the wall 9 arranged inside the basket-shaped holder part 2.

In a preferred embodiment, two holder parts 2,
An additional device for fixing 3 in snug engagement is constituted by wings 74. The wing T4 is integrally attached to the upper rim of the end wall 22 of the holder part 3 by hinge joints 75, 76.

The snap-fitting of the holder part 2.3 can be secured by arranging the wings 74 between the end wall 22 of the holder part 3 and the basket-shaped holder part 2.

The wing T4 has a slot 77 that cooperates with the abutment part 23.

The basin-shaped holder part 3 has a narrow cylindrical region 25 in its central part. A basquera (26, 27) consisting of two halves in the form of a truncated cone extends outwardly from the area 25 on both sides thereof.

This central semi-cylindrical area 25 is a half outer basket)2
A slight depression is formed in the recess 28 opposite 6.27, thereby forming a recess for collecting the liquid that continues to drip at the end of the washing operation of the block containing the active ingredient.

On one side of this central recessed region 25, a side chamber 29 is adjacent to form a transition section 30 leading to a siphon device 30. This side chamber 29 has a flat bottom 31 tangentially adjacent to the deepest point of the central region 25 of the basin-shaped holder part 3 and side walls 33, 34 parallel to one another.

The siphon device 30 forms the radially outermost limit of this side chamber 290 and consists of an integrally formed unit of two vertical channels arranged in the longitudinal direction of the holder. One of these channels forms the ascending pipe 36 of the siphon device 30, and the other channel forms the descending pipe 37 of the siphon device. downcomer pipe 37
has a short length of tube extending below the bottom 31 of the side chamber 29, thereby ensuring complete emptying of the holder part 3. In this construction, the water in contact with the block containing the active ingredient flows over the bottom 31 of the side chamber 29, passes through an opening 39 in the form of a slot into the riser pipe 36 and downwards into the downcomer pipe 37. Due to the suction effect of the flowing water, the water rises in the rising pipe 36.

This suction or siphoning effect results from a good closure of the transition spaces 40 formed at the upper ends of both tubes 36, 37, as shown in FIG. The indigo 41 formed integrally with the trough-shaped holder part 3 and the phone device 30 ensures a good closure of the transition space 40. 1 and 2 show the position of the lid 41 immediately after it has been manufactured in the mold. To use this device, the lid 41 is sewn 1800 times through the bar 42, which serves as a hinge connection, ensuring that it is pushed inwardly into the device beyond the color transfer area 40. In order to be able to arrange the siphon device 30 as close as possible to the circumference of the holder part 3, a recess 44 is formed in the upper rim 50 of this holder part 3 for the rim 45 of the shell 41. There is.

In this way, by configuring the siphon device on one side of the holder 3, the width of the device in the axial direction is equal to the thickness of the instant contact wall of the siphon device on one side of the tube 36.37. The result is that .

The closing lid 41 of the siphon device 30 has a hollow dowel 46 . The Zorag 46 has a flat cross-section and has beveled sides so that it can be pressed 7 into the openings at the upper ends of both tubes 36 and 37 to form a seal. are doing. The siphon devices 300W36, 37 extending parallel to each other can extend up to the plug 46 as a result of forming a hollow space 47 in the norag 46. The reason is that in this case this hollow space 47 is the siphon device i! This is because a transition space from the riser pipe 36 to the downcomer pipe 37 at t 30 can be formed. Figures 4 and 5
In the embodiment of the device according to the figures and FIG. 6, the trough-shaped holder part 51 is constructed like the holder part 3 of the previous embodiment and has an approximately semicircular cross section and on its longitudinal sides. A siphon device n53 with a lid 55 is manufactured.

The lid 55 is constructed integrally with the siphon device 53 and is rotatable. This holder part I! 'J51 serves to directly accommodate a water-soluble block (not shown). In order to hold the block at a predetermined distance from the bottom 56 of the holder part 51, the bottom 56 has a plurality of spacers 58, for example in the form of lips. On the side of the basin-shaped holder part 51 opposite to the siphon device 53, a lid part 62 that allows water to pass through is connected via a flexible connecting lip 60, so that the connecting lip 60 forms a hinge-like connection. The lid part 62 is rotatable via the holder part 51 from the starting position shown in FIG. 4 to the closed position shown in FIG. The cross-sectional shape of the lid part 62 is likewise semicircular, so that the lid part 62 is similar to this holder part 5.
1 and a block with a semicircular cross section arranged in the holder part 51 can be enclosed. In order to be able to supply water during the flushing operation of the toilet, the lid part 6
2 consists of a plurality of rods, which terminate, for example, in side walls 65, 66 with closed narrow sides of the lid, and whose central parts are connected by a rib 67. There is.

As a matter of course, the holder portion 62 is the holder portion 51
It can be configured in different configurations to accommodate blocks of different shapes as well. Also, the flow of water through the holder formed by both holder parts 51, 62 can be ensured by differently shaped openings in the wall of the lid part 62.

Furthermore, on the opposite side of the connecting lip 60 between the holder part 51 and the lid part 62, i.e. on the side of the holder part 51 arranged close to the siphoning device 53, a chestnut-shaped fixing member 68 is integrated with this device. 4 and 5, so that during manufacturing in the mold, the lid part 62, the holder part 51 and the fixing member 68 are aligned next to each other as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. . In this structure,
A fastening member 68 advantageously adjoins the outside of the closure lid 55 of the siphon device 53, so that when the closure lid 55 is rotated into the closed position, the fastening member 68 assumes the operating position shown in FIG. The wedge shape of the fixing member 68 is adapted to the shape of a typical toilet rim. The hinge connection between the device 4 consisting of the closure lid 55 and the fixing member 68 and the siphon device 53 is formed by a short flexible rib 70, similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. has been done. In order to protect the crimp locking element 68 together with the closing lid 55 of the siphon device 53 in the position shown in FIG. When the lid portion 62 is engaged with the holder portion 51, the locking pawl 720
Both legs tightly grip the leg 73 by hugging the vertically standing leg 73 of the fixing member 68 on both sides thereof.

For this purpose, both legs of the locking pawl 72 are elastic and designed in the shape of a hook, as can be seen from the diagram shown in FIG.

Therefore, the device according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 can be manufactured in one piece in a plastic mold, and after the block containing the active ingredient has been placed therein, it is simple and time-consuming. It can be placed in the operating position in a shortened manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the basket-shaped holder portion and the K-shaped holder portion shown in dotted lines; FIG. 1A is a view showing preferred features of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1; FIG. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a radial cross section of the device in which a basket-shaped holder part is arranged inside intersecting the riser pipe, and Figure 3 is a diagram showing the basket-shaped holder part arranged inside with a dotted chain line. - Diagram showing a longitudinal section cut along the line, No. 6
Figure A shows the preferred features of the embodiment shown in Figure 3; Figure 4 shows the alternative embodiment shown in Figure 5 in the starting position after production in the mold; 5 is a plan view of the device in the position shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the device of FIGS. 4 and 5 in the operating position. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Washing water purification/coloring device, 2... Basket-shaped holder part, 3... Dock-shaped holder part, 5... Stopper, 9... Intermediate wall part, 14... Fixing device, 15.
...Bar, 17...Bottom, 18.・19...stopper, 20.21...clip, 22...end wall part, 2
3... Collision part, 29... Side chamber, 30... Siphon device, 31... Bottom wall part, 33.34... Side wall part, 3
6... Ascending pipe, 37... Descending pipe, 40... Transition space, 41... Lid, 42... Bar, 44... Recess, 45... Rim, 46... Plug , 4T... Hollow space, 50... Rim, 51... Dock-shaped holder portion, 53... Siphon device, 55... Lid, 56...
...bottom, 5B...spacer, 60...connection lip,
62... Lid part, 68... Fixing member, 70... Lip, T2... Locking claw, 73... Leg part, T4...
Wing, 75.76 pa... hinge joint. Agent Ko Asamura Engraving of the drawing (no change in content) Procedural amendment (method) August 9, 1980 Mr. Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office 1 Indication of the case 1982 Patent Application No. 67898 3 Person making the amendment Relationship to the case Special Patent Application No. 8'1 Applicant's address and name, "L.N.L. Burnham Rose Bennote Sharp (name) 4. Agent 5. Date of order for amendment." July 26, 1981 6. Amendment Number of inventions increased by 7, subject of amendment

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) An apparatus for purifying and/or coloring toilet wash water, which comprises a holder (2, 3), wherein the holder (2, 3) is connected to the bottom (17) of the holder. a device for holding at a distance a water-soluble block containing a substance for purifying and/or coloring the wash water
15, 18, 19) and a device (14) for fixing this purifying/coloring device in an area above the resting level of the liquid in the toilet bowl through which the liquid flows during the flushing operation. , the discharge part of said holder (2, 3) is provided with a siphoning device constructed integrally with said holder (3) in order to empty said holder (3) as completely as possible after a cleaning operation, said siphoning device Toilet flushing water (2, Claim 1) characterized in that it is disposed outside the holder.
2), characterized in that the upper end of the siphon device is arranged in the overflow rim (50) of the holder, i.e. the holder part. (3) The device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the siphon device (30
), in which the riser pipe (36) and the downcomer pipe (37) are mounted next to each other in a direction parallel to the circumference of the holder. (4) The device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the device (14) for fixing the device on the toilet bowl is integrated with the holder, that is, the holder part. and said siphon device (30
) The device is characterized in that the position of the siphon device is regulated so that the siphon device faces the inside of the toilet bowl. (5) In the device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the siphon device (30)
device, characterized in that it is tightly closed by (41) at the upper ends of the riser and downcomer pipes. (6) A device according to claim 5, wherein the lid (41) is formed integrally with the holder (3) and a joint (42) is a hinged connection between the lid and the holder. said 1ff, which forms a section and is attached to one side of said ascending pipe and downcomer pipe when it is manufactured from K;
A device characterized in that (41) is rotatable from this position as a starting position to a closed position. (7) A device according to claim 6, in which a fixing member is formed on the lid (55) intended to close the siphon device (53), thereby rotating said lid into the closed position. Apparatus, characterized in that when the fixing member is rotated into its operating position, a device is provided for fixing the fixing member in its operating position. (8) The device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the holder has a shaped holder portion (3) at the bottom, Part reversal 1
1^ A basket-shaped holder part (2) surrounding the block containing the active ingredient is arranged inside said trough-shaped holder part, and said siphon device (30) is connected to one of said trough-shaped holder parts (3). A device characterized in that it is configured on the side. (9) In the device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the holder includes a holder portion (3) disposed below and a holder portion (3). A device characterized in that it consists of a lid part (62) rotatably connected and provided with a through-flow opening. +11 m A device according to claim 9, in which the lid part (62) connects the basin shape opposite the siphon device (53) via at least one flexible connecting rib (60). A device characterized in that it is connected to the side of the housing part (51). A device according to any one of claims 9 or 10, wherein the lid part (62) has a device (72) for fixing the lid part in its closed position, These devices (72) are connected to said trough-shaped holder part (
51), characterized in that it is suitable for fixing a rotatable fixing member (68) arranged on the device. (12. The device according to claim 11, in which the fixing device (72) consists of a locking pawl intended for hugging the leg (73) of the fixing member (68). Q3. A device according to claim 18, characterized in that at least one piece of the wall of the basket-shaped holder part (2) is gripped in an opening and captures this wall. Said holder part (2, 3) with elastic chryso f' (20, 21)
) between the snug joint parts (15, 20, 21; 9, 2
3). I. The device according to claim 15, in which the fixing wing (T4) is attached to the end wall (2) of the holder part (3).
2), characterized in that the joint (75, 76) forms a hinged connection between said wing and said end wall. α9 The device according to claim 8, in which the fixing device (14) is arranged in the basket-shaped holder part (2
) A device characterized in that it is formed integrally with said holder part (2) in the form of a chest lug with one arm on the top. H Any one of claims 1 to 15
In the device according to paragraph 1, the holder (2, 3, 51,
62) is rectangular and its width narrows outward from its central region, and the siphon device (30
) is attached to this central region. αη The device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein at least one stopper (5° 1B, 1
9.58), characterized in that on the stopper the basket-shaped holder part (2) or the wall (15) of the block containing the active ingredient arranged in the holder is supported 0υ Any one of claim 8 or 9
In the device described in paragraph 1, the container knob holder portion (3
, 51) and the holder part (2) or the lid part (62) arranged in or on it have a semicircular or circular cross section. Any one of claims 1 to 18
In the device according to paragraph 1, a side chamber (29) adjacent to one side of the holder (3) or the holder part (51)
), the side chamber (29) is equipped with the siphon device (30
), said side chamber being transverse to the axis of said holder with a bottom wall part (31) which projects tangentially outwards from the deepest part of said holder or holder part (3, 51). Device characterized in that it has two side walls (33°34) extending in the direction. ■ The device according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein the lid (4) of the siphon device is
1) has a hollow plug (46) of rectangular cross section;
Device characterized in that the hollow space (47) of said plug forms at least a part of the transition space (40) from the riser channel piece (36) to the downcomer channel piece (37). QIl The device according to claim 20, wherein said rim (41) has a rim (45) projecting on one side of the 70 lug (46), and said siphon device (
said lid (41) at the rim (50) adjacent to said lid (41);
A device characterized in that a four-part (44) is formed for the rim (45) of the device.