JP4739055B2 - Water soap supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a replenishing device for replenishing a water soap tank with a water soap tank.

Conventionally, as a replenishing device for replenishing a water tank with a water soap dispenser, a water soap replenishment port, a water soap replenishment pipe that communicates with a lower water soap tank and a replenishment port, and a water soap tank What is provided with the air vent pipe for extracting internal air is known.
For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a replenishing device of this type of water soap.

By the way, in the case of the conventional water soap replenishing device of this type, since the water soap tank is usually in a concealed position below the replenishing port, when the water soap tank is replenished from the replenishing port, It was not known whether it was in a state, so it was likely that water soap was excessively supplied and the water soap overflowed from the supply port.
If water soap overflows from the replenishment port in this way, then it becomes difficult to clean up.
In addition, in order to prevent water soap from overflowing from the supply port in this way, it is necessary to perform replenishment work carefully when replenishing water soap. There was a problem that it could not be carried out promptly.

Utility Model Registration No. 2526965

  The present invention is based on the circumstances as described above, and can easily and quickly know that the water soap tank has become full when replenishing with water soap, thereby preventing excessive supply of water soap to the water soap tank. It was made for the purpose of providing a water soap replenishing device that can be used.

Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided (a) a water soap replenishment port, and (b) a water soap replenishment tube extending downward from the replenishment port and having its lower end inserted into the interior and bottom of the water soap tank. (C) an air vent pipe extending upward from the air vent hole above the set full water position of the water soap tank; (d) a funnel having a mortar-like shape and having a water soap inlet at the bottom; and A soap solution replenishment unit having an air discharge tube provided at a bottom portion of the funnel and at a position different from the injection port, wherein the injection port communicates with the supply port, and the air discharge tube communicates with the air vent tube; the a, the supply section, the inlet to said supply port and removable supply device which is set to a state for communicating the air out tube inside the air extubation during replenishment of the liquid soap It is comprised as follows.

Of those claims 2, Oite to claim 1, wherein the funnel, the conjunction has the injection tube which extends out downward than inlet, the air out tube, said injection from the bottom of the funnel It protrudes downward on the outside of the tube.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the inlet is provided at the center of the bottom of the funnel, and the air outlet tube is offset from the bottom at a position eccentric from the inlet. It protrudes higher than the upper end of the funnel, and the air outlet at the upper end of the air outlet tube has an oblique cut shape toward the inlet side.

( 4 ) A water soap replenishment port, (b) a water soap replenishment pipe extending downward from the replenishment port and having a lower end inserted into the water soap tank and to the bottom, C) An air vent pipe extending upward from the upper air vent from the set full water position of the water soap tank, and (d) a funnel having a mortar-like shape and a water soap inlet at the bottom. a supply of liquid soap for communicating inlet to said supply port, provided in (e) above the top and over comparable funnel height, has a display lamp that performs full capacity display of the water soap tank, before The replenishing unit is configured as a detachable replenishing device that is set in a state where the inlet is in communication with the replenishing port when replenishing with soap and water, and the indicator lamp is provided in the replenishing device. It is possible to attach and detach with the replenishing device.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the fourth aspect , the indicator lamp is electrically connected to a signal supply source in the set state of the replenishing device.

Effects and effects of the invention

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the water soap replenishing port, the water soap replenishment pipe extending downward from the replenishing port and inserted into the water soap tank to the bottom, and the setting of the water soap tank are provided. It has an air vent pipe extending upward from the air vent hole above the full water position, a funnel with a water soap inlet at the bottom, and an air outlet cylinder provided at a position different from the bottom and inlet of the funnel. And a soap solution replenishment unit that communicates the injection port with the replenishment port and the air discharge tube with the air vent tube.

In the water soap replenishing device of the present invention, when water soap is replenished to the water soap tank, the water soap gently flows into the water soap tank and into the bottom of the water soap tank. Almost no foaming.
Therefore, the foam generated in the water soap tank hardly overflows from the air vent pipe during the supply of the water soap.
And finally, when the surface of the water soap that has been replenished inside the water soap tank has reached the full position, bubbles that are slightly generated in the water soap tank for the first time are expelled upward from the water soap tank through the air vent pipe, and Overflow from the air supply cylinder of the replenishment section.

Therefore, in the present invention, the ejection of bubbles from the air discharge cylinder is to notify that the inside of the water soap tank is full. Can easily know that has become full. As a result, excessive injection of water soap can be prevented.
In addition, since it is easy to know that the water soap tank is full, the water soap can be poured quickly and safely.
In addition, since the bubbles ejected from the air vent tube overflow into the funnel, there is no problem that the ejected bubbles scatter or leak around.

In the present invention, our Ku constitute the replenishing portion as a detachable supply device.
If it does in this way, it will be in the state which removed the replenishment tool at the normal time, and the external appearance of the surroundings of a replenishing port can be made favorable by leaving a cover there.

In the present invention, the air discharge tube can be protruded downward from the bottom of the funnel outside the injection tube extending downward from the injection port of the funnel (Claim 2 ).
In this way, the soap solution replenishment passage and the air vent inside the water soap tank, that is, the passage for foaming can be easily separated and independent.

Next, the third aspect of the present invention provides an inlet at the center of the bottom of the funnel, causes the air outlet tube to protrude from the bottom higher than the upper end of the funnel at a position eccentric from the inlet, and the air at the upper end of the air outlet tube. The outlet has an oblique cut shape with the inlet facing toward the inlet. By doing this, even if the soap is poured into the funnel fully, the soap in the funnel will remain inside the air outlet cylinder. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water soap from flowing back into the water soap tank through the air vent passage and to ensure the function of air bleeding and foaming when the water is full. The foaming can be surely performed when the water soap tank is full, and the full water can be notified.
Further, in this third aspect , since the air outlet port at the upper end of the air outlet tube has an oblique cut shape toward the inlet side, the bubbles blown out from the air outlet port can be reliably guided to the middle of the funnel. it can.
Thereby, it is possible to effectively prevent the bubbles overflowing from the funnel from overflowing from the funnel.

Next, a fourth aspect of the present invention provides an indicator lamp for displaying the full water state at a height equal to or higher than the upper end of the funnel, and displays the indicator light when the soapy water tank is full. It was made.
According to the fourth aspect, because it can display the full level of the liquid soap reservoir at indicator can be prevented that by over-injection during the replenishment of the liquid soap in this claim 4.
In addition, the indicator lamp is provided at a height equal to or higher than the upper end of the funnel, so the indication by the indicator lamp is easy to see. It becomes difficult to see, and it is possible to effectively prevent the water soap from being over-injected without being aware of this even though the indicator light is lit and the full water state is displayed.
Here, an LED can be suitably used as the indicator lamp.

In the fourth aspect, both it should constitute the replenishing portion as a detachable supply device which is set when the supply of liquid soap, provided the indicator on the supply device, such replenishing device integrated All clauses without detachable to.
In this way, the side of the supply port on the fixed side does not have to have a complicated structure for providing an indicator light, and the appearance around the supply port can be improved during normal times when no supply device is set. it can.
Moreover, workability at the time of maintenance such as replacement of the indicator lamp is also improved.

In this case, the indicator lamp can be electrically connected to a signal supply source in a set state of the replenishing device (claim 5 ).

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, 10 is a soap dispenser and 12 is a soap replenisher.
The water soap discharge device 10 includes a discharge unit 16 provided on a counter 14, a water soap tank 18 provided below the counter 14, and water soap stored in the water soap tank 18 with a water soap pump ( The liquid supply pipe 20 is supplied to the discharge unit 16 by an illustration (not shown), and the air supply pipe 22 is supplied by an air pump (not shown).
The discharge unit 16 mixes the supplied soap and air into a mousse and discharges it from the nozzle 24.

The water soap replenishment device 12 includes a mouth member 26 attached to the counter 14, a replenisher (a replenishment unit) 28 that is set on the mouth member 26 to replenish water soap, a water soap replenishment pipe 30, and water soap. An air vent pipe 32 for venting air from the tank 18 is provided.
As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the mouth member 26 is inserted into the mounting hole 34 of the counter 14 and is fixed to the counter 14 by a fixing nut 36 screwed into the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion and a flange 38 at the upper end. It is fixed.
The mouth member 26 is provided with a soap solution replenishing port 40 and an air outlet port 42 penetrating therethrough.

As shown in FIG. 1, the supply pipe 30 extends downward from the supply port 40, and the lower end side is inserted into the water soap tank 18.
The supply pipe 30 has an upper portion 44 above the soap bar 18 and an insertion portion 46 inserted into the soap tank 18.
The insertion portion 46 is made of a flexible hose, and the lower end thereof reaches the bottom 48 of the water soap tank 18.
Specifically, the lower end portion of the insertion portion 46 is in contact with the bottom surface of the bottom portion 48 and is bent sideways along the bottom surface, and the outflow port 50 at the tip is sideways along the bottom surface of the bottom portion 48.

In addition to the laterally facing outlet 50 at the lower end, an upper hole 52 is provided in the insertion portion 46 at an upper portion and a set full water position so as to penetrate the insertion portion 46 inward and outward.
The upper hole 52 also allows water soap to flow from the inside of the insertion portion 46 to the outside, that is, the water soap tank 18 when water soap is replenished.

The water soap tank 18 is provided with a cylindrical projecting portion 54 erected upward on the upper wall of the water soap tank 18, and an air vent hole 56 for venting air inside the water soap tank 18 is provided at the upper end of the projecting portion 54. It has been.
The air vent pipe 32 has a lower end connected to the air vent hole 56 of the water soap tank 18.
On the other hand, the upper end portion is connected to the air outlet 42 of the mouth member 26.

Here, the replenishment path composed of the replenishment port 40 and the flow path inside the replenishment pipe 30 communicating with the replenishment port 40, and the air vent path consisting of the air outlet port 42 and the flow path inside the air vent pipe 32 communicating therewith are respectively shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the flow paths are independent from each other.
In FIG. 4, reference numeral 58 denotes a lid, and the supply port 40 and the air outlet 42 of the mouth member 26 are normally closed by the lid 58.

The replenishing device 28 is used by being set on the mouth member 26 when replenishing with water soap, and as shown in detail in FIGS. 2 and 3, a funnel 62 having a bottom 60 in the shape of a mortar, and a funnel 62 has an air outlet cylinder 64 integrally formed.
The funnel 62 has a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 66 standing vertically from the upper end of the mortar-shaped bottom portion 60 and a flange portion 68 at the upper end thereof.
The mortar-shaped bottom 60 has a soap solution inlet 70 formed at the center thereof, and a cylindrical injection cylinder 72 extends downward from the inlet 70.
Reference numeral 74 denotes a through hole provided in the flange portion 68.

The air discharge cylinder 64 is provided at a position eccentric from the inlet 70 at the center of the funnel 62.
The air discharge tube 64 is configured to vertically penetrate the bottom portion 60 of the funnel 62, and the upper portion 76 protruding upward from the bottom portion 60 protrudes above the upper end of the funnel 62. An upper end of the upper portion 76 forms an air outlet 78. The air outlet 78 has an oblique cut shape toward the inlet 70 at the center of the funnel 62.
On the other hand, the lower portion 80 of the air discharge tube 64 protrudes downward from the bottom portion 60 outside the injection tube 72.

As shown in FIG. 1, the water soap tank 18 is provided with a measuring chamber 82, and a float switch 84 is provided therein.
The float switch 84 detects the remaining amount of the soap in the soap tank 18 and detects that the remaining amount is less than the set amount due to the lowering of the float 86 and outputs a detection signal.

As shown in FIG. 5, the float switch 84 includes a fixed shaft portion 88 and a cylindrical portion 90 that moves up and down integrally with the float 86, and the float 86 is formed by the shaft portion 88 and the cylindrical portion 90. Is slid up and down and moved up and down with the water surface W of the soap.
In this float switch 84, when the soap and water adhere to the sliding portion of the shaft portion 88 and the cylinder portion 90 and are repeatedly dried, the water soap is solidified at the same portion and the shaft portion 88 and the tube portion 90 are fixed to each other. 86 does not move up and down smoothly.

Therefore, here, a partition wall 92 for partitioning the measuring chamber 82 is provided, and when the water surface W of the soap reaches the lower end portion 94 of the partition wall 92, a sealed space 96 (see FIG. 5B) is formed therein. I have to.
When the water surface W reaches the lower end portion 94 in this way, even if water soap is supplied to the inside of the water soap tank 18 after that, air is confined in the sealed space 96. Soap will not penetrate.
Accordingly, water soap does not adhere to the sliding portion between the shaft portion 88 and the tube portion 90, and the sticking of the sliding portion due to the water soap adhesion is well prevented. That is, the smooth raising / lowering operation of the float 86 is ensured.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In this embodiment, when replenishing water soap into the water soap tank 18, the lid 58 shown in FIG. 4 is removed and the replenishing device 28 is set on the mouth member 26.
Specifically, the injection tube 72 of the supply device 28 is inserted into the insertion portion 40A of the supply port 40, and at the same time, the lower portion 80 of the air discharge tube 64 is inserted into the insertion portion 42A of the air discharge port 42.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, water soap is poured into the funnel 62 and flows into the water soap tank 18 through the inlet 70 and the supply pipe 30 of the funnel 62.
At this time, the water soap injected through the funnel 62 gently flows laterally along the bottom surface from the outlet 50 in contact with the bottom 48 within the water soap tank 18.
Therefore, at that time, the generation of bubbles due to the entrainment of air is satisfactorily suppressed.
When water soap is replenished in the water soap tank 18 in this way, the air inside the water soap tank 18 is extracted outside through the air vent hole 56 and the air vent pipe 32.

When the water soap has accumulated to some extent in the water soap tank 18, the resistance to the outflow from the outlet 50 at the lower end of the insertion portion 46 in the supply pipe 30 increases due to the rise of the water surface W.
At this time, water soap flows from the upper hole 52 into the water soap tank 18.
Also at this time, the soap that has flowed out of the upper hole 52 gently flows down along the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 46, so that the generation of bubbles is also suppressed.

Now, as shown in FIG. 7, when the water soap is almost full in the water soap tank 18, bubbles generated slightly in the water soap tank 18 enter the inside of the air vent pipe 32 through the air vent hole 56 without any escape space. Further, the air flows out from the air discharge port 78 at the upper end of the air discharge tube 64 in the replenishing device 28 through the air discharge tube 32 and overflows into the funnel 62.
That is, the ejection of bubbles from the air outlet 78 is a notification indicating that the soap has become full in the soap tank 18.
Therefore, the user can know that the soap has become full in the soap tank 18 due to the ejection of bubbles from the air outlet 78.

According to the present embodiment as described above, when the soap is supplied to the water soap tank 18, the water soap gently flows into the bottom 48 of the water soap tank 18 from the supply pipe 30. 18 hardly causes foaming inside.
Accordingly, during the replenishment of water soap, bubbles generated in the water soap tank 18 from the air vent pipe 32 rarely overflow.
Then, when the water surface W of the water soap finally supplied to the inside of the water soap tank 18 has reached the full position, bubbles generated slightly in the water soap tank 18 for the first time from the inside of the water soap tank 18 through the air vent pipe 32. It is expelled upward and overflows from the air discharge cylinder 64 of the replenishing device 28.

The user can easily know that the inside of the soap tank 18 has become full due to the ejection of the bubbles. As a result, excessive injection of water soap can be prevented.
In addition, since it is easy to know that the water soap tank 18 is full, the water soap can be poured quickly and safely.
Further, since the bubbles ejected from the air discharge cylinder 64 overflow into the funnel 62, there is no problem that the ejected bubbles scatter or leak around.

  In the present embodiment, since the replenishing device 28 can be detached, the appearance around the replenishing port 40 is kept good by keeping the replenishing device 28 in a removed state and keeping a lid 58 there. be able to.

Further, in the present embodiment, the inlet 70 is provided at the center of the bottom 60 of the funnel 62, and the air outlet cylinder 64 is protruded higher than the upper end of the funnel 62 from the bottom 60 at a position eccentric from the inlet 70. Since the air outlet 78 at the upper end of the outlet cylinder 64 has an oblique cut shape toward the inlet 70, even if the soap is poured into the funnel 62 in a full state, the soap in the funnel 62 remains. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water soap from flowing back into the air soap tank 18 from flowing back into the air soap tank 18 without being introduced into the air discharge cylinder 64. This function can be ensured, and when the water soap tank 18 becomes full, foaming can be surely performed, and a full water notification function can be ensured.
In addition, since the air outlet 78 at the upper end of the air outlet 64 has an oblique cut shape toward the inlet 70, the bubbles ejected from the air outlet 78 can be reliably guided to the middle of the funnel 62. it can.
Thereby, it is possible to effectively prevent the bubbles overflowing from the funnel 62 from overflowing from the funnel 62.

Next, FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention.
In this example, the replenisher is constituted by the funnel 62 itself.
An LED (indicator light) 98 for indicating the full state of the water soap tank 18 is provided at a position immediately above the upper end of the funnel 62 so that the LED 98 is attached to and detached from the mouth member 26 integrally with the funnel 62. It has become.

In this example, the water soap tank 18 is provided with a float switch 100 as a full water detection means for detecting the fullness of water soap, and the float switch 100 and the contact 102 of the mouth member 26 are connected by an electric wiring 104. ing.
On the other hand, the LED 98 provided on the funnel 62 side is provided with a terminal 106, and the contact 108 of the terminal 106 is brought into contact with the contact 102 on the mouth member 26 side when the funnel 62 is set.
That is, when the funnel 62 is set, the LED 98 is electrically connected to the float switch 100 via the electric wiring 104.

As shown in FIG. 9, the mouth member 26 is provided with an embankment portion 110 standing upward, and the contact point 102 is provided inside the embankment portion 110.
In this embodiment, when water soap is replenished through the funnel 62, when the water soap tank 18 becomes full, a float detection signal is output from the float switch 100, whereby the LED 98 is lit and the water soap tank 18 is full. Displays that the status has been reached.

According to the present embodiment, since the LED 98 can display the full water state of the water soap tank 18, it is possible to prevent over-injection when water soap is replenished.
Further, since the LED 98 is provided at a height higher than the upper end of the funnel 62, the display by the LED 98 is easy to see. For example, the LED 98 is hidden under the funnel 62 as in the case where it is provided at the root position of the funnel 62. It becomes difficult to see, and even though the LED 98 is lit and the full water state is displayed, it is possible to prevent over-injection of water soap without noticing this.

Further, since the LED 98 is provided in the replenishing device 28 and can be attached to and detached from the replenishing device 28, the replenishing port 40 on the fixed side does not have to have a complicated structure for providing the LED 98. The appearance around the replenishing port 40 can be improved during normal times when the appliance 28 is not set.
Moreover, workability at the time of maintenance such as replacement of the LED 98 is also improved.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, these are merely examples, and the present invention can be configured in various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the supply apparatus of the soap which is one Embodiment of this invention with the discharge apparatus of soap. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the replenishment apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the supply tool of FIG. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the embodiment in the state which has not set the supply instrument. It is a figure which expands and shows the measurement chamber of the water soap tank of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action following FIG. It is a figure which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of embodiment of FIG.

12 Water soap replenishment device 18 Water soap tank 28 Replenisher (Replenisher)
30 Supply pipe 32 Air vent pipe 40 Supply port 48 Bottom 56 Air vent hole 60 Bottom 62 Funnel 64 Air outlet cylinder 70 Inlet 72 Injection cylinder 78 Air outlet 80 Lower 98 LED (Indicator)

Claims (5)

(B) a soapy water replenishment port; (b) a soapy water replenishment pipe extending downward from the replenishing port and having its lower end inserted into and into the bottom of the soapy water tank; An air vent pipe extending upward from the air vent hole above the set full water position, (d) a funnel having a mortar-like shape and a water soap inlet at the bottom, and different from the bottom of the funnel and the inlet An air discharge tube provided at a position, and a soap solution replenishment portion for communicating the injection port with the replenishment port and the air discharge tube with the air vent tube ,
The replenishing unit is configured as a detachable replenishing device that is set in a state in which the inlet is connected to the replenishing port and the air discharge tube is communicated with the inside of the air vent pipe when the soap solution is replenished. A water soap replenishing device characterized by that. Oite to claim 1, wherein the funnel, together have an injection tube that extends out downward than the inlet, the air out tube protrudes from the bottom of the funnel downwardly outside of the injection tube Water soap supply device characterized by 3. The injection port according to claim 1 , wherein the inlet is provided at a central portion of the bottom of the funnel, and the air discharge tube is higher than the upper end of the funnel from the bottom at a position eccentric from the inlet. A water soap replenishing device that protrudes and has an air outlet at the upper end of the air outlet cylinder that has an oblique cut shape toward the inlet. (B) a soapy water replenishment port; (b) a soapy water replenishment pipe extending downward from the replenishing port and having its lower end inserted into and into the bottom of the soapy water tank; It has an air vent pipe extending upward from the air vent hole above the set full water position and (d) a funnel having a mortar shape and a water soap inlet at the bottom, and the inlet communicates with the refill port A water soap replenishment section, and (e) an indicator lamp which is provided at a height equal to or higher than the upper end of the funnel and which indicates the fullness of the water soap tank ,
Before SL replenishing portion, together are configured as the inlet for detachable supply device which is set to a state communicating with the supply port when the supply of liquid soap, the indicator light, provided該補supply device A water soap replenishing device, wherein the water soap is removably integrated with the replenishing device. 5. The water soap replenishing device according to claim 4 , wherein the indicator lamp is electrically connected to a signal supply source in a set state of the replenishing device.

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