KR20120057843A - Structure of Apparatus for Generating Bubble in Bubble Type of Toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A structure of a foam generator for a foam-type toilet is provided to continuously generate foam by automatically supplementing a foam generator with a washing solution. CONSTITUTION: A structure of a foam generator for a foam-type toilet comprises a housing(11), a foam supply pipe(12), a gas supply pipe(13), a foam discharge pip(14), a supplement device(16), and a fluid supply device(17). The housing receives a washing solution therein. The foam supply pipe is installed inside the housing and supplies generated foam to the foam discharge pipe. The gas supply pipe is connected to the foam supply pipe. The foam discharge pipe is connected to the foam supply pipe and transfers the foam to a toilet. The supplement device supplements the housing with a foam generation solution.

Description

Structure of Apparatus for Generating Bubble in Bubble Type of Toilet}

The present invention relates to a foam generator structure for a potted toilet, and in particular, when the foam generator is used, water and surfactants are consumed and thus water and surfactants need to be replenished automatically. It relates to a foam generator structure for a poised toilet bowl.

Toilets in toilets are generally flushed, but can be difficult to clean, depending on where they are installed or due to other circumstances. In particular, in the case of a simple toilet or a public toilet installed outdoors, it is difficult to be washed with water due to economic reasons and difficulty in installing a facility. On the other hand, water washing is disadvantageous in terms of economics when it is necessary to continuously wash the toilet to keep it clean. In order to solve the problems caused by the water washing of the toilet, a foamed toilet was developed. A potent toilet has the advantage of maintaining the cleanliness of the toilet by washing the toilet with foam while allowing the foam to flow to the toilet all the time. However, foam washing has a problem that a complicated device is required compared to washing with water. For example, a conventional toilet may be provided with a device for supplying water and a device for supplying liquid for foaming, and at the same time, a device for controlling water and liquid to be mixed in an appropriate amount. do. Due to this, the toilet washers have a disadvantage in that the structure is more complicated than the flush toilets, thereby increasing manufacturing and maintenance costs. On the other hand, water and surfactants need to be replenished after a certain period of time in order to generate bubbles in a potted toilet. In general, the consumption of water and the surfactant, and the replenishment accordingly, is made manually by confirming that a certain amount is consumed inside the bubbler. However, manual replenishment of water and surfactant not only requires periodic checks of replenishment timing, but also has a problem that the amount to be replenished is not constant.

The present invention is to improve the foam generator structure and the replenishment structure of the cleaning solution of the conventional wash-type toilet and has the following object.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a foaming structure of a potty toilet in which a cleaning solution can be automatically replenished in a bubbler applied in a potty toilet.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bubble generator structure for supplying bubbles to the toilet bowl type of toilet comprises a housing containing a cleaning liquid; A bubble supply pipe installed inside the housing to supply bubbles generated; A gas supply pipe connected to the bubble supply pipe to supply gas; A foam discharge pipe connected to the foam supply pipe to transfer the foam to the toilet bowl; A replenishment device at least partially housed in the housing from an upper surface of the housing to supply the foaming liquid at a predetermined rate; And a fluid supply device for supplying water or a cleaning liquid from the outside.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the replenishment device is detachable from the housing.

According to another suitable embodiment of the invention, the supply device comprises a water level limiting device.

The foam generator structure according to the present invention has the advantage that the foaming for the toilet bowl can be continuously maintained by allowing the cleaning liquid to be automatically replenished as the cleaning liquid is consumed in the course of using the toilet. In addition, there is no need to check and replenish the degree of consumption of the cleaning liquid by a separate manual operation, so that a malfunction of the toilet bowl due to the interruption of foaming can be prevented. In addition, the bubble generator structure according to the present invention has the advantage that the mixing ratio of the water and the surfactant in the cleaning liquid can be kept constant because the surfactant is supplied in a constant liquid over time.

Figures 1a, 1b and 1c shows an embodiment of the structure of the washing machine, the internal structure of the bubble generator and the external structure of the bubble generator, respectively.
Figure 1d shows an embodiment of an air diffusion device for the generation of bubbles in the bubble generator according to the present invention.
Figure 2a illustrates an embodiment of a supply device for the bubble generating solution according to the present invention.
Figure 2b shows another embodiment of the bubble generating liquid supply apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments set forth in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments are provided for clarity of understanding and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figures 1a, 1b and 1c shows an embodiment of the structure of the washing machine, the internal structure of the bubble generator and the external structure of the bubble generator, respectively.

Figure 1d shows an embodiment of an air diffusion device for the generation of bubbles in the bubble generator according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the toilet of the pose type is a bubble generator 10 for generating bubbles, a bubble supply tube V for supplying bubbles generated from the bubble generator 10, and a bubble supplied from a supply tube V. FIG. It includes a toilet (T) to be cleaned inside. Foam generator 10 may be fixed to the wall (W) of the toilet and the toilet (T) may be fixed to the bottom (B). The toilet of the pose type can be installed outdoors or indoors and the foam from the bubble generator 10 is constantly supplied to the toilet to clean the inside of the toilet.

1B and 1C, the foam generator 10 includes a housing 11 in which a cleaning liquid is accommodated, a foam supply pipe 12 for storing bubbles generated by being installed inside the housing 11, and a foam supply pipe ( 12 is connected to the gas supply pipe 13 for supplying gas, the bubble supply pipe (12) connected to the foam discharge pipe 14 to transfer the foam to the toilet bowl, at least a part from the upper surface of the housing 11 A replenishing device 16 accommodated in the inside of 11 and capable of supplying a foaming liquid at a predetermined ratio, and a supplying device 17 for supplying water or a cleaning liquid from the outside.

The housing 11 has a rectangular cross section and is formed at a predetermined depth to accommodate, for example, 50 to 150 liters of water and a cleaning liquid consisting of a surfactant. The foam feed tube 12 may be hollow cylindrical, extending from the top surface of the housing 11 to the bottom surface and being deceived. The air diffusion device described below can be accommodated below the bubble supply pipe 12 and bubbles generated from the gas supplied by the air diffusion device can be stored above the bubble supply pipe 12. A gas supply pipe 13 may be connected to the lower portion of the bubble supply pipe 12 to supply a gas such as air to the air diffusion device. One end of the gas supply pipe 13 may be connected to an external gas supply device P and the other end may be connected to the bottom of the bubble supply pipe 12 as shown in FIG. 1B. The gas supply device P can be any device known in the art, such as, for example, an air pump capable of supplying a gas such as air at a constant rate, and the device supplied from the gas supply device P is a gas supply. It is conveyed through the pipe 13 to the air diffusion apparatus described below. In addition, bubbles may be generated from the cleaning liquid flowing from the separation gap 121 formed in the lower portion of the bubble supply pipe 12 so that the bubbles may be stored above the bubble supply pipe 12.

Foam stored in the upper portion of the foam supply pipe 12 may be supplied to the toilet through the foam discharge pipe (14). The foam discharge pipe 14 may supply the foam to the toilet through the foam outlet 15 formed in the middle portion of the housing 11. Foam feed tube 12, gas supply tube 13 or foam outlet tube 14 can have any structure known in the art and can be, for example, a flexible tube and the present invention provides a particular shape, material or It is not limited by the installation method.

An inlet 18 for supplying a cleaning liquid to an upper portion of the housing 11 may be installed. Inlet 18 is for supplying the cleaning liquid from the outside to the interior of the housing 11 may have any structure known in the art. The cleaning liquid filled in the housing 11 through the inlet 18 is consumed after a predetermined time and the amount is reduced. A refilling device 16 for replenishing the foaming liquid may be installed in the upper portion of the housing 11 to replenish the reduced cleaning liquid. In addition, a supply device 17 for replenishing the cleaning liquid or water may be installed on the side of the housing 11.

In the present specification, the cleaning liquid refers to a liquid component for foaming and may be, for example, a mixture of water and a surfactant. In addition, the foaming solution refers to a liquid mixture in which a compound such as a surfactant capable of inducing foaming in a small amount of water is mixed, or only a compound such as a surfactant capable of inducing foaming. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the foaming liquid may be supplied through the replenishment device 16, and water or the cleaning liquid may be introduced through the supply device 17.

The refill device 16 may have a body portion received inside the housing 11 as shown in FIG. 1B and at least a portion including the lid may be exposed to the outside of the housing 11 as shown in FIG. 1C. . The supplementary device 16 may be installed to be detachably attached to the housing 11. For example, the refilling device 16 may be formed by forming a hole in which the refilling device 16 can be inserted above the housing 11 and forming a locking jaw in the upper portion of the body of the refilling device 16. Can be. Alternatively the replenishment device 16 can be firmly attached to the housing 11. Desorption of the replenishment device 16 is necessary for cleaning the inside of the replenishment device 16 or adjusting the supply rate of the foaming liquid. The refilling device 16 may have a lid that can be opened and closed so that the foaming liquid can be introduced from the outside as needed. 1B and 1C, an embodiment in which the refill device 16 is installed above the housing 11 is shown, but the installation position of the refill device 16 may be appropriately selected and is not limited to the embodiment shown.

Water or a cleaning liquid may be introduced into the housing 11 through the supply device 17. As shown in FIG. 1B, the supply device 17 can be installed at a certain height on the side from the bottom of the housing 11 and a water level limiting device F such as a float that can stop the feeding when the cleaning liquid is at a certain level. ) Can be installed. Specifically, when the level of the cleaning liquid in the housing is lower than the position of the input passage 171 shown in FIG. 1C, water or the cleaning liquid is supplied from the supply device 17, and then the level of the cleaning liquid is above the input passage 171. The supply of water or the cleaning liquid can be stopped by the limiting device F. The level limiting device F for maintaining such a level of water level is known in the art and the present invention may be any device known.

According to the present invention, the cleaning liquid in the housing 11 can be a mixture of water and a surfactant and can generate bubbles by the gas supplied from the gas supply device P.

Figure 1d shows an embodiment of an air diffusion device for the generation of bubbles in the bubble generator according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1D, the foam supply pipe 12 is separated from the bottom surface of the housing 11 by a predetermined distance t to form a spaced gap 121 so that the cleaning liquid may flow into the foam supply pipe 12. To help. The gas supply pipe 13 may be connected to the lower part of the foam supply pipe 12 and the gas supply hose 131 may be installed therein, and the air diffusion device 132 may be installed at the end of the gas supply hose 131. Can be. The air diffusion device 132 may be a known device capable of diffusing oxygen or air, such as but not limited to air stone or limewood. Air stone refers to a porous stone used for the purpose of gradually diffusing oxygen into the tank. Air stones can be made from bonded glass beads or glass fibers and can generate various kinds of bubbles depending on shape, size or coarseness. For example, the air stone can be a blue-colored porous porous stone of ceramic material connected to a plastic nozzle with an air hose of the appropriate diameter, but can be made in various shapes and sizes or colors. The air stone can be mechanically compressed to form a solid aggregate with fine gaps and can be made in various forms depending on the purpose.

When gas is supplied from the gas supply device P to the air diffusion device 132 through the gas supply hose 131, bubbles may be generated from the cleaning liquid. The generated foam may be stored in the upper portion of the foam supply pipe 12 and transferred to the toilet through the foam discharge pipe 14.

As bubbles are generated from the cleaning liquid, the level of the cleaning liquid is lowered to the lower side of the housing 11, and thus, the cleaning liquid needs to be replenished. The cleaning liquid may consist of water and a surfactant and water may be supplied through the supply device 18 and the surfactant may be provided by the replenishment device 16.

2A illustrates an embodiment of a replenishment device 16.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the refilling device 16 includes a body 21 in which the foaming solution is accommodated, a lid 22 for injecting the foaming solution into the body 21, and a discharge tube through which the foaming solution is discharged from the body 21. (23), a flow control valve 24 for adjusting the amount of foaming liquid discharged from the discharge tube 23 and a support 25 for fixing the flow control valve 24 to the discharge tube 23; Can be.

As already explained above, the body 21 may be located inside the housing 11 and the lid 22 outside of the housing 11. The discharge tube 23 may be a flexible tube having a constant diameter and the amount discharged by the flow control valve 24 may be adjusted. For example, the flow control valve 24 may operate in a manner that adjusts the amount of discharge by adjusting the tube diameter at a certain position of the discharge tube 23, but is not limited thereto and may be in any form known in the art. Can be. For example, the flow control valve 24 may be of the same or similar form as used in an apparatus for adjusting injection or Ringer's fluid. As described above, the refilling device 16 according to the present invention not only allows the foaming solution to be introduced into the housing 11 at a predetermined ratio, but also allows the foaming solution to be injected at a unit time to be controlled.

2B illustrates another embodiment of the refill device 16.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the discharge tube 23a may be a plastic tube made of, for example, a material such as aluminum, and the support 25a may include a discharge control valve 24a for adjusting the flow rate by screwing. It can be fixed to 23a). The flow rate control valve 24a may control an amount of the foaming solution introduced into the housing 11 by controlling a cross-sectional area through which the foaming solution passes in the discharge tube 23a. In this way, the replenishment device 16 may have various structures and allow the amount of the bubble generating solution to be injected into the housing 11 at the same time to be controlled.

Hereinafter, a process of replenishing the cleaning liquid in the bubble generating structure according to the present invention will be described.

In order to supply foam to the toilet bowl, a cleaning agent consisting of a mixture of water and a foaming solution may be first introduced into the housing 11 through the inlet 18. The housing 11 may contain, for example, 50 to 150 liters of cleaning agent, but may preferably be filled with cleaning fluids up to 1/3 to 4/5 of the height of the entire housing 11. The cleaning liquid is not filled to reach the entire height of the housing 11 so that the foam can be stored above the foam supply pipe 12.

When gas is supplied to the air diffusion device 132 to generate bubbles, bubbles may be stored above the bubble supply pipe 12, and bubbles may be continuously supplied to the toilet through the bubble discharge pipe 14. The level of the cleaning liquid is lowered as the bubbles are generated and discharged, and water can be supplied from the supply device 17 if the level of the cleaning liquid is lower than the installation position of the supply device 17. When water is supplied through the supply device 17, foaming liquid is supplied from the replenishment device 16 at the same time. The feed rate of the foaming liquid may be determined according to the feed rate of the water. As the supply of water continues, the level of the cleaning liquid is increased and the supply of water is stopped by the water level limiter (F). However, the foaming liquid from the replenishment device 16 can be continuously supplied. Therefore, the rate of introduction of the foaming liquid may be determined in consideration of the increase in the concentration of the cleaning liquid due to the stop of water supply. Since bubbles continuously generate and are supplied to the toilet, the level of the cleaning liquid is lowered again, so that water can be supplied from the supply device 17 again. The water supplied is mixed with a foaming liquid such as a surfactant supplied from the replenishing device 16 to be a cleaning liquid to generate bubbles by the air diffusion device 132.

As described above, the foam generation structure according to the present invention allows the foaming liquid to be supplied to the toilet bowl by continuously replenishing the cleaning liquid even when there is no separate manual operation for replenishing the cleaning liquid. In other words, the foaming structure according to the present invention has the advantage that the foaming for the toilet bowl can be continuously maintained by allowing the cleaning liquid to be automatically replenished as the cleaning liquid is consumed in the course of using the toilet. In addition, there is no need to check and replenish the degree of consumption of the cleaning liquid by a separate manual operation, so that a malfunction of the toilet bowl due to the interruption of foaming can be prevented. In addition, the foaming structure according to the present invention has the advantage that the surfactant is supplied in a constant liquid over time so that the mixing ratio of water and the surfactant in the cleaning liquid can be kept constant.

Although described in detail above with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and modifications to the invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention with reference to the embodiments presented. . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.

10: foamer 11: housing
12: foam supply pipe 13: gas supply pipe
14: bubble discharge pipe 15: bubble discharge port
16: replacement device 17: supply device
18: inlet 121: separation gap
131: gas supply hose 132: air diffusion device
171: input passage 21: body
22: lid 23, 23a: discharge tube
24, 24a: flow control valve 25, 25a: support
V: Foam Supply Tube T: Toilet Seat
W: Wall B: Floor
P: gas supply device

Claims (3)

In the bubble generator structure for supplying foam to the potted toilet bowl,
A housing 11 in which a cleaning liquid is accommodated;
A foam supply pipe 12 installed inside the housing 11 to supply the generated foam;
A gas supply pipe 13 connected to the bubble supply pipe 12 to supply gas;
A bubble discharge pipe 14 connected to the bubble supply pipe 12 to transfer bubbles to the toilet bowl;
A replenishment device 16 capable of supplying the bubble generating liquid at a predetermined rate by receiving at least a portion from the upper surface of the housing 11 inside the housing 11; And
A bubble generator structure comprising a fluid supply device (17) for supplying water or cleaning liquid from the outside. 2. Foam generator structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the replenishment device (16) is detachable from the housing (11). 2. Foam generator structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the fluid supply device (17) is in a constant level limiting manner.

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