TWI611992B - Wipe dispensers - Google Patents

Abstract

Supplied with wiper dispenser. In one aspect, a wiper dispenser includes a housing and a handle coupled to the housing. The housing defines a chamber, which includes a liquid chamber portion and a wiper chamber portion, the liquid chamber portion is adapted to receive liquid therein, and the wiper chamber portion is adapted to receive a wiper in among them. In another aspect, a wiper dispenser includes a housing, the housing includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion is opposite to the second housing Department moves. The housing defines a cavity therein. The wiper dispenser also includes a wall portion and a biasing member. The wall portion is positioned in the chamber, and the wall portion is adapted to divide the chamber into a liquid chamber portion and a wiper chamber portion, and the offset member is positioned between the first housing portion and the first Between the two shell parts. The biasing member is adapted to bias the first housing portion away from the second housing portion.

Description

Wiper dispenser [Related applications]

This application claims the benefit of the pending US provisional patent application serial number 61 / 756,155, which was filed on January 24, 2013, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

This disclosure relates generally to wiper dispensers, and more specifically, to wiper dispensers for dispensing pre-wet wipes for use in a variety of environments.

There are pre-wet wipes and dry wipes, and the pre-wet wipes and dry wipes can have many different uses. Such wipers may have a pouch package, removing the pouch package may expose all wipers at the same time, or such wipers may include an opening in the top surface for individual dispensing. When the pouch package is removed to expose all wipers, the wipers are exposed to contaminants before use. Some such wipes can be exposed to contaminants for a length of time before use, depending on how long the wipes have been used. In addition, the pre-wet wipes begin to dry once exposed, thereby providing less or insufficient amounts of moisture to the wipes. Wet wipes for individually-dispensed pouch packs can also allow the wet wipes to dry out early, thereby providing less or less Amount of moisture in the wipe. Other wipers can be enclosed in a plastic cylindrical container. The plastic cylindrical container has a lid or a lid that can be selectively opened or closed to dispense the wiper. This type of container has similar disadvantages as a pouch package.

In addition, there are dry wipes, and spray dispensers / bottles can be used to dispense liquid onto a surface or dry wipes. These wipers are then used to wipe the surface. Spraying liquid on a surface or on a dry wipe also results in uneven and inconsistent liquid distribution on that surface or on the wipe. In addition, spraying liquid from a dispenser / bottle can create turbulence, which can also pollute the environment.

In one aspect, a wiper dispenser is provided, and the wiper dispenser includes a housing and a handle coupled to the housing. The housing defines a chamber therein, and the chamber includes a liquid chamber portion and a wiper chamber portion, the liquid chamber portion is adapted to receive liquid therein, and the wiper chamber portion is adapted to receive The wiper is in it. The housing and the handle can be integrated into a single piece. The wiper dispenser may also include an inner wall portion positioned in the chamber, and the inner wall portion is adapted to divide the chamber into the liquid chamber portion and the wiper chamber portion. The inner wall portion may be integrally formed with the casing into a single piece. The wiper dispenser may further include a sealing member coupled to the inner wall portion. The sealing member may be adapted to allow liquid from the liquid chamber portion to pass through the sealing member to the wiper chamber portion. The housing may include a protruding portion that is close to an open end of the chamber in the housing, and the open end may have an open area defined along a first plane, and the wiper The chamber portion may have a wiper chamber area defined along a second plane, the second plane being spaced apart and substantially parallel to the first plane, and the opening surface The volume may be smaller than the area of the chamber of the wiper. The housing may also include a bottom edge, the bottom edge is close to the open end of the chamber, and the protrusion may extend from the bottom edge. The housing may define a groove therein, the groove being aligned with the wiper chamber portion to facilitate grasping the wipers in the wiper chamber portion. The housing may define a hole therethrough, the hole being in fluid communication with the liquid chamber portion, and liquid may be adapted to be introduced into the liquid chamber portion through the hole. The wiper dispenser may also include an absorbent member positioned in the chamber. The absorption member may be positioned in the wiper chamber portion, and the absorption member may be adapted to receive the liquid from the liquid chamber portion before the liquid is transferred to the wipers.

In another aspect, a wiper dispenser is provided, and the wiper dispenser includes a housing, a wall portion, and a biasing member. The casing includes a first casing portion and a second casing portion, wherein the first casing portion is movable relative to the second casing portion. The housing defines a cavity therein. The wall portion is positioned in the cavity, and the wall portion is adapted to divide the cavity into a liquid cavity portion and a wiper cavity portion. The offset member is positioned between the first case portion and the second case portion, and the offset member is adapted to offset the first case portion away from the second case portion. The wiper dispenser may also include a spray nozzle supported by the wall portion. The wiper dispenser may further include a sealing member supported by the wall portion. The housing may define a hole therethrough, the hole being in fluid communication with the liquid chamber portion, and liquid may be adapted to be introduced into the liquid chamber portion through the hole. The housing may include a protruding portion that is close to an open end of the chamber in the housing, and the open end may have an open area defined along a first plane, and the wiper The chamber portion may have An area of a wiper chamber defined by a second plane, the second plane is spaced apart and substantially parallel to the first plane, and the open area may be smaller than the area of the wiper chamber. The housing may include a bottom edge, the bottom edge is close to the open end of the chamber, and the protrusion may extend from the bottom edge. The wiper dispenser may also include an absorbent member positioned in the chamber. The absorption member may be positioned in the wiper chamber portion, and the absorption member may be adapted to receive the liquid from the liquid chamber portion before the liquid is transferred to the wiper positioned in the wiper chamber portion.

20, 20A, 20B‧‧‧ wiper dispenser

24, 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D‧‧‧ wiper

28, 28A‧‧‧ Housing

32‧‧‧handle

36, 36A‧‧‧ Chamber

40, 40B‧‧‧ wiper chamber

44, 44A, 44B‧‧‧‧Liquid chamber section

48, 48A, 48B‧‧‧ Internal wall

52‧‧‧ open end

56‧‧‧lip (protrusion)

60‧‧‧Groove

64, 64A, 64B‧‧‧Liquid

68‧‧‧hole

72‧‧‧ Lid (seal)

76‧‧‧Sealing member

80‧‧‧ Absorptive member

84‧‧‧ Upper case section

88‧‧‧ Lower case section

92‧‧‧ offset member

96‧‧‧ spray nozzle

100, 100D‧‧‧ Materials

104‧‧‧ film (material)

108‧‧‧side

112‧‧‧side

See the drawings and description below for a better understanding of this disclosure. Elements in the drawings do not need to be sized, but instead focus on illustrating the principles of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment, FIG. 1 is an isometric top view of an exemplary wiper dispenser.

According to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an isometric bottom view of the wiper dispenser shown in FIG. 1.

According to an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the wiper dispenser taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

According to an embodiment, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of another example wiper dispenser taken along a similar reference line as FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of still another example wiper dispenser taken along a similar reference line as FIG. 3 according to an embodiment.

According to an embodiment, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of an exemplary wiper, which can be dispensed with the exemplary wipers shown in FIGS. Device together.

According to an embodiment, FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of another example wiper, which can be used with the example wiper dispensers shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an exemplary wiper dispenser 20 is illustrated, and the wiper dispenser 20 is adapted to support a plurality of wipers 24 therein. The wiper 24 may be dry or wet, and the wiper 24 may be used in a number of different ways, including but not limited to cleaning (e.g., by hand or by attaching to a cleaning tool), disinfecting, coating a surface, Apply solution to the surface, polish shoes, wipe baby, etc.

Additional and more specific examples of using wipes 24 for cleaning purposes include, but are not limited to: cleaning surfaces, instruments, tools, sampling ports and pins; contaminated areas in nuclear equipment; pharmaceutical isolation found in hospitals and pharmacies Biological manufacturing equipment; aerospace; automotive manufacturing equipment; any environment that requires wiping equipment to clean and remove radioactive and non-radioactive chemical and non-chemical pollutants such as nuclear materials, radiation used as drugs Chemicals and high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs), biologically contaminated solutions, other fibers, dust, and particles visible through the microscope; covers wipes full of fungicides or disinfectants on the surface to maintain Surface humidity to improve activity; cover flammable liquids to quickly reduce their vapor pressure; apply chemicals or materials to biological manufacturing equipment, nuclear equipment, automotive equipment, aerospace equipment or pharmaceutical equipment, etc. Etc. in the surface.

In some exemplary embodiments, the wiper dispenser 20 may be used in a sterilizing or sterile environment, such as, for example, a vaccine manufacturing facility, and the wiper dispenser 20 is advantageous because the wiper dispenser 20 does not survive The biological burden is brought into the environment. A wiper dispenser suitable for such an environment, including the wiper dispenser disclosed herein, may be referred to as a clean room compatible wiper dispenser.

Further referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the wiper dispenser 20 includes a housing 28 and a handle 32. In some example embodiments, the wiper dispenser 20 is integrally formed into a single piece during manufacturing. Therefore, the housing 28 and the handle 32 are integrally formed into a single piece. An exemplary manufacturing process may include plastic injection molding. In other exemplary embodiments (including the illustrated exemplary embodiment), the housing 28 may include two parts that are coupled together after manufacturing. For example, the first portion may include an upper case portion integrally formed with the handle 32 as a single piece, and the second portion may include a lower case portion. The two housing parts can be coupled together in any way, such as, for example, joining, adhering, fastening, and the like. The wiper dispenser 20 can be made from a variety of different materials, such as, for example, plastic, high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), stainless steel, or other chemically resistant polymers Objects and materials. In some example embodiments, the wiper dispenser 20 is made of a material that can withstand sterilization. One material that can withstand many exemplary materials includes HDPE. In embodiments where the housing 28 includes two parts, each of the two parts may be made of different materials, or the two housing parts may be made of the same material.

With continued reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and additionally to FIG. 3, the housing 28 defines an internal cavity 36 which is opened at the bottom of the housing 28. The chamber 36 is divided into a wiper chamber portion 40 and a liquid by an inner wall portion 48 腔 部 44。 The chamber portion 44. In some embodiments (including the illustrated exemplary embodiment), the inner wall portion 48 and the housing 28 (eg, the upper portion as illustrated in Figure 3) are integrally formed as a single piece. In other exemplary embodiments, the inner wall portion 48 is formed separately from the casing 28 and is then coupled to the casing 28. The wiper chamber portion 40 is close to the open end 52 of the chamber 36, and the liquid chamber portion 44 is attached to the other side of the inner wall portion 48 that is different from the wiper chamber portion 40. Through the open end 52 of the chamber 36, a plurality of wipers 24 can be introduced into the wiper chamber portion 40 of the housing 28. When introduced into the wiper chamber portion 40, the wiper 24 is dry. The bottom edge of the housing 28 includes a lip or protrusion 56 that protrudes inward toward the center of the wiper dispenser 20 to hold and assist in fixing the wiper 24 in the housing cavity 36 . The lip portion 56 provides a reduced area that is smaller than the area in the wiper cavity portion 40. The area in the wiper chamber portion 40 is at least the same size as the area of the wiper 24, and in some instances is larger than the area of the wiper 24, and the reduced area provided by the lip portion 56 is smaller than the area of the wiper 24 Area. The groove 60 is defined on the side of the housing 28 near the open end 52 of the cavity 36 to assist in grasping and removing the wiper 24 from the wiper cavity portion 40 of the housing 28. Alternatively, the groove 60 can be defined in a similar manner on any number of sides of the housing 28.

In the illustrated example embodiment, liquid 64 may be introduced into the liquid chamber portion 44 of the housing 28 through a hole 68 that is defined in the housing 28 and is in fluid communication with the liquid chamber portion 44. A lid or seal 72 is coupled to the housing 28 to selectively seal the hole 68. In other exemplary embodiments, the liquid 64 may be pre-filled into the liquid chamber portion 44 during manufacture of the wiper dispenser 20, and the wiper dispenser 20 may be discarded when the liquid 64 is depleted.

In the illustrated example embodiment, the sealing member 76 is coupled to and positioned in the inner wall portion 48, and the sealing member 76 is adapted to prevent the liquid 64 from passing from the liquid chamber portion 44 through the inner wall portion 48 too early. To wiper chamber portion 40. When needed, the sealing member 76 will allow liquid 64 to be transferred from the liquid chamber portion 44 to the wiper chamber portion 40 to wet the wiper 24. A variety of sealing members 76 may be used, and all of these sealing members 76 are intended to be within the intended spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Exemplary sealing members 76 include, but are not limited to, single-channel valves, pressure-type capillary mechanisms, and the like. In some example embodiments, when it is desired to keep the wiper 24 dry, the wiper dispenser 20 may be positioned upside down, or the open end 52 of the chamber 36 may face upward, and the wiper may be dispensed. The dispenser 20 is turned to position the open end 52 of the chamber 36 downward, thereby allowing liquid 64 to pass through the sealing member 76 due to gravity and wet the wiper 24.

In some example embodiments, the wiper dispenser 20 includes a lid or cover that is selectively coupled to the bottom of the housing 28 to cover the open end 52 of the chamber 36 and to be positioned on the housing 28.中 的 擦 件 24。 In the wiper 24. The cover can be coupled to the housing 28 in a variety of ways, including but not limited to a friction fit, an interference fit or an elastic fit to the bottom end of the housing 28, a fastening, a buckle or any other explicit coupling manner, and so on.

Referring now to FIG. 4, another exemplary embodiment of a wiper dispenser 20A is illustrated. The similarities between the wiper dispenser 20A illustrated in FIG. 4 and the wiper dispenser 20 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 are identified by the same component symbol and “A”.

The wiper dispenser 20A includes an absorbent member 80 that is coupled to the housing 28A and in the housing cavity 36A. The absorbing member 80 is positioned at The inner wall portion 48A is below and in contact with the inner wall portion 48A. The absorbing member 80 is adapted to absorb the liquid 64A released from the liquid chamber portion 44A and uniformly distribute the liquid 64A throughout all of the plurality of wipers 24A. The absorbent member 80 may be made of a variety of materials, including but not limited to polyurethane, other foam materials, and the like.

Referring now to FIG. 5, another exemplary embodiment of a wiper dispenser 20B is illustrated. The similarities between the wiper dispenser 20B illustrated in Fig. 5 and the wiper dispensers 20, 20A illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 are identified by the same component symbol and "B".

The wiper dispenser 20B includes a two-part housing including an upper housing portion 84 and a lower housing portion 88. The upper case portion 84 is movable relative to the lower case portion 88. One or more offset members 92 (such as, for example, coil springs) are positioned between the upper and lower case portions 84, 88 to offset the upper case portion 84 away from the lower case portion 88. The liquid chamber portion 44B is defined in the upper case portion 84 above the inner wall portion 48B, and the wiper chamber portion 40B is defined in the lower case portion 88 below the inner wall portion 48B. The wiper dispenser 20B also includes a spray nozzle 96 which is coupled to the inner wall portion 48B. The user can press the upper case portion 84 to resist the displacement of the offset member 92, thereby increasing the pressure in the liquid chamber portion 44B and pushing the liquid 64B from the spray nozzle 96. The spray nozzle 96 sprays the liquid 64B on the plurality of wipers 24B positioned in the wiper chamber portion 40B to wet the wiper 24B. When the user releases the downward force on the upper case portion 84, the biasing member 92 pushes the upper case portion 84 upward away from the lower case portion 88 to return the upper case portion 84 to rest above the upper case portion 84 Location. The user can repeatedly press the upper casing portion 84 as many times as needed to wet the wiper 24B to a desired humidity.

Alternatively, the wiper dispenser 20B illustrated in FIG. 5 may include a sealing member in the inner wall portion instead of the spray nozzle. Pressing the upper case portion 84 toward the lower case portion 88 may push the liquid 64B through the sealing member and onto the plurality of wipers 24B. The wiper dispenser 20B illustrated in FIG. 5 may also include an absorbent member (similar to the absorbent member illustrated in FIG. 4) to assist in evenly distributing the liquid 64B throughout the wipers. In other exemplary embodiments, other devices or mechanisms may be positioned, coupled, and / or supported on the inner wall portion to allow liquid to be transferred from the liquid chamber portion 44B to the wiper chamber portion 40B and wet the wiper 24B, and all such possibilities are intended to be within the spirit and scope of this disclosure.

The wiper dispenser described herein is adapted to hold multiple types of liquids for multiple uses. For example, the liquid may be a cleaning solution, a shoe polish, alcohol, an alcoholic alcohol solution ranging from about 6 percent to about 100 percent alcohol, a baby wipe, a surfactant solution, a chemical treatment solution, a disinfectant, a cleaning agent, Agent.

As shown above, a number of different types of wipes can be supported within and dispensed from the example wiper dispensers described herein. Referring to Fig. 6, an example wiper 24C is illustrated. The wiper 24C includes two layers of material 100 that can be ultrasonically welded together and can be made from a variety of materials. One such exemplary material includes a polyester. The two layers of material 100 can be fused together ultrasonically in a pin-point pattern. The size and shape of the wiper 24C is designed to be supported in the wiper dispenser. In some embodiments, the wiper 24C can be sterilized using a sterilization process (such as, for example, gamma light irradiation).

Referring now to Figure 7, there is illustrated an example of wiping with the example Another example wiper 24D is used with a piece dispenser. The wiper 24D includes two layers of material 100D (similar to the wiper 24C illustrated in FIG. 6), but the wiper 24D also includes a third layer of material 104, and the third layer of material 104 includes a film. The film 104 is ultrasonically welded to the two layers of material 100D. The film 104 may have various thicknesses. In one example, the film 104 includes a thickness of about 3 mils. In addition, the film 104 may be made of a variety of materials, such as, for example, plastic, low density polyethylene (LDPE), and the like. The film 104 may be color-coded relative to the two-layer material 100D. The film 104 may be of any color, and such color coding may be related to the characteristics of the wiper 24D (for example, the type of liquid on the wiper, the use or purpose of the wiper, etc.), or this color coding may distinguish the wiper 24D The side 108 that should be held by the user and the wiper 24D should be used for the side 112 that wipes the surface. When a user removes such a wiper 24D from the wiper dispenser, the membrane 104 can act as a physical barrier between the user's hand and the contaminated surface or side 112 of the wiper 24D. In some examples, the user should wear gloves when handling the wipe 24D. In such an example, the membrane 104 can prevent contaminants from being transferred from the wiping surface 112 of the wiper 24D to the glove, thereby reducing the discarding of the glove due to contamination and causing less glove waste.

As shown above, the wiper can have many different uses. In one example, the wiper may be moistened with an alcohol solution. Alcohol can reduce the adhesion of the contaminants to the surface (eg, Van der Waals forces), and alcohol can allow wet wipes to grasp the contaminants from the surface and remove the contaminants. As the wiper wipes across a surface, the solution is applied to the surface to be cleaned, thereby providing the surface with a wet appearance. This wet appearance is maintained until the solution evaporates and / or is absorbed. This provides visible or observable The known signs allow the user to distinguish which part of the surface has been wiped / cleaned and which part of the surface still needs to be wiped / cleaned. Such wet wipes provide more effective cleaning because the solution / liquid is evenly distributed throughout the wipes (this cannot be achieved by spraying the liquid onto the wipes with a separate spray dispenser / bottle), and this A wet wipe can reduce the spread of contaminated material (spread of contaminated material can be caused by the spray dispenser / bottle spraying the solution violently on the surface and / or the wipe).

An abstract is provided to allow the reader to more quickly confirm the nature of the technical disclosure. The abstract is submitted in the understanding that the abstract will not be used to explain or limit the scope or meaning of the scope of patent application. In addition, in the foregoing detailed description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of rationalizing the disclosure. This method of disclosure should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiment requires more features than those explicitly stated in the scope of each patent application. Instead, as reflected in the scope of the following patent applications, the technical features of the invention depend on less than all the features of a single disclosed embodiment. Therefore, the following patent application scopes are hereby incorporated into the detailed description, with each patent application scope being a separate claimed technical feature on its own.

Although various embodiments of the disclosure have been described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other embodiments and implementations are possible within the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, apart from the scope of the attached patent application and its equivalent, the disclosure is not limited.

20‧‧‧ wiper dispenser

24‧‧‧ wiper

28‧‧‧shell

32‧‧‧handle

52‧‧‧ open end

56‧‧‧lip (protrusion)

60‧‧‧Groove

Claims (14)

A wiper dispenser includes a housing defining a cavity therein, wherein the cavity includes a liquid cavity portion and a wiper cavity portion, and the liquid cavity portion is adapted to receive liquid in Wherein, the wiper chamber portion is adapted to receive a wiper therein, wherein the housing defines a hole therethrough, the hole is in fluid communication with the liquid chamber portion, and wherein the liquid is adapted to be introduced into the liquid through the hole. In the liquid chamber portion; a handle coupled to the housing; and an absorption member positioned in the chamber, wherein the absorption member is positioned in the wiper chamber portion, and the absorption The means is adapted to receive the liquid from the liquid chamber portion before the liquid is transferred to the wipes. The wiper dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the casing and the handle are integrally formed into a single piece. The wiper dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising an inner wall portion positioned in the chamber, and the inner wall portion is adapted to divide the chamber into the liquid chamber portion and the wiper Piece chamber section. The wiper dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the inner wall portion is integrally formed with the casing into a single piece. The wiper dispenser according to claim 3, further comprising a sealing member coupled to the inner wall portion. The wiper dispenser of claim 5, wherein the sealing member is adapted to allow liquid from the liquid chamber portion to pass through the sealing member to the wiper chamber portion. The wiper dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a protrusion, the protrusion is close to an open end of the chamber in the housing, wherein the open end has a length along a first An opening area defined by a plane, and the wiper chamber portion has an area of a wiper chamber defined along a second plane, the second plane being spaced apart and substantially parallel to the first plane, and wherein the opening The area is smaller than the area of the wiper cavity. The wiper dispenser of claim 7, wherein the housing includes a bottom edge, the bottom edge is close to the open end of the chamber, and wherein the protrusion extends from the bottom edge. The wiper dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the housing defines a groove therein, the groove being aligned with the wiper chamber portion to facilitate gripping of the wiper chamber portion Wipe pieces. A wiper dispenser includes a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion is movable relative to the second housing portion, wherein the The shell defines a cavity therein; A wall portion is positioned in the chamber, and the wall portion is adapted to divide the chamber into a liquid chamber portion and a wiper chamber portion, wherein the shell defines a hole passing therethrough, the A hole is in fluid communication with the liquid chamber portion, and wherein liquid is adapted to be introduced into the liquid chamber portion through the hole; an offset member is positioned at the first housing portion and the second shell Between the body parts, and the biasing member is adapted to bias the first shell part away from the second shell part; and an absorbing member positioned in the chamber, wherein the absorbing member is positioned at The wiper chamber portion, and the absorbing member is adapted to receive the liquid from the liquid chamber portion before the liquid is transferred to the wiper positioned in the wiper chamber portion. The wiper dispenser according to claim 13, further comprising a spray nozzle supported by the wall portion. The wiper dispenser according to claim 13, further comprising a sealing member supported by the wall portion. The wiper dispenser according to claim 10, wherein the housing includes a protrusion near the open end of the chamber in the housing, wherein the open end has a first An opening area defined by a plane, and the wiper chamber portion has an area of a wiper chamber defined along a second plane, the second plane being spaced apart and substantially parallel to the first plane, and wherein the opening The area is smaller than the area of the wiper cavity. The wiper dispenser of claim 13, wherein the housing includes a bottom edge, the bottom edge is close to the open end of the chamber, and wherein the protrusion extends from the bottom edge.