EP0446795A1 - Dispositif de dosage pour un agent activable par l'eau - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0446795A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: water; container; carrier; activatable agent; dosing device
Prior art date: 1990-03-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19910103551

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EP0446795B1 (fr

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Rudolf Reinders

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Polypack R Reinders Produktionsgesellschaft mbH

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Polypack R Reinders Produktionsgesellschaft mbH

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1990-03-16

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1991-03-08

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1991-09-18

1991-03-08 Application filed by Polypack R Reinders Produktionsgesellschaft mbH filed Critical Polypack R Reinders Produktionsgesellschaft mbH

1991-03-08 Priority to AT91103551T priority Critical patent/ATE99759T1/de

1991-09-18 Publication of EP0446795A1 publication Critical patent/EP0446795A1/fr

1994-01-05 Application granted granted Critical

1994-01-05 Publication of EP0446795B1 publication Critical patent/EP0446795B1/fr

2011-03-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
- E03D9/02—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing
- E03D9/03—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing consisting of a separate container with an outlet through which the agent is introduced into the flushing water, e.g. by suction ; Devices for agents in direct contact with flushing water
- E03D9/032—Devices connected to or dispensing into the bowl
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/4891—With holder for solid, flaky or pulverized material to be dissolved or entrained

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the invention relates to a metering device for a water-activatable agent, with a container and a carrier body for the water-activatable agent located in the container.
Such a metering device is known as a so-called toilet block.
the container with openings is designed in the form of a net or grid in order to be able to interchangeably arrange the carrier body for the water-activatable agent, which is, for example, a water-activatable fragrance, in the container.
the carrier body for the water-activatable agent usually consists of a water-soluble granulate, so that the carrier body itself is used up after a corresponding number of rinsing processes.
This known metering device has the deficiency that the water-activatable only exactly during a rinsing process Agent released by partial dissolution of the support body and disappears into the sewage system at the same time as the rinsing water.
the actually desired effect of the water-activatable agent after a rinsing process is only minimal there. It is on the order of 10%, while approx. 90% of the water-activatable agent disappears into the sewage system without actually being effective.
the invention has for its object to provide a metering device of the type mentioned, in which the effect of the water-activatable agent is effective with a time delay in relation to a rinsing process.
the container has a certain water absorption volume, a water inlet and at least one water outlet opening
the carrier for the water-activatable agent is designed as a tube filled with a filler which gives a porosity.
the water-activatable agent does not largely disappear immediately into the sewage system with the rinsing water, but rather that the water-activatable agent after the rinsing process has been completed within a certain period of time, which is caused by the at least one Water outlet opening is determined in the container from which the container is discharged.
the water-activatable agent can be considerably more effective than in the known metering devices of the type mentioned at the outset.
the design of the carrier as a tube which is filled with a suitable filler in order to form a reservoir for the water-activatable agent with a corresponding porosity is simple producible, so that a metering device results in low manufacturing costs and optimal effectiveness. Due to the simple design of the carrier for the water-activatable agent, its manufacturing costs are also low, which has a positive effect on the replenishment of the metering device.
the tube of the carrier for the water-activatable agent is preferably made of a plastic material, and the filler with which the tube is filled to form a suitable porosity can be cotton wool or a fiber material.
the filler with which the tube is filled to form a suitable porosity can be cotton wool or a fiber material.
any other suitable material as filler in order to achieve a suitable reservoir with a suitable porosity for the water-activatable agent in the tubular carrier.
the filler located in the tube is preferably or the like with a fragrance and / or cleaning agent and / or disinfectant which forms the water-activatable agent. soaked.
the delayed delivery of a relatively precisely metered amount of the water-activatable agent after a rinsing process has the advantage that both a fragrance used and a cleaning agent or disinfectant used are considerably better, ie more optimal is more effective than in the known metering devices, in which 90% of the water-activatable agent is discharged into the sewage system virtually ineffectively during the rinsing process.
An embodiment of the metering device is characterized in that the container has a receiving compartment in its interior defined water absorption volume for receiving the carrier. At least one carrier for the water-activatable agent can be arranged in a defined manner in this receiving compartment, so that, as it were, result in the same conditions with regard to the delivery of the water-activatable agents with each rinsing process.
the container of the metering device can have at least one water steering element in its interior, the carrier for the water-activatable agent being arranged in the water flow path guided by the at least one water steering element.
the / each water steering element can be designed as an intermediate floor in order to appropriately divert water flowing into the interior of the container during a rinsing process and thereby further delay the outflow of the water quantity precisely defined by the container, and thereby further improve the effectiveness of the water-activatable agent.
the at least one water deflector designed as an intermediate floor this results as it were, a cascade flow through the interior of the container.
a simple design of the metering device which can be realized at relatively low manufacturing costs, results if the container of the metering device is formed by a front part and a back part, which are made of plastic material and are connected to one another by means of a film hinge.
Such a container can be produced in a single molding operation within relatively short cycle times, and the one-piece construction of the container also advantageously means that the manipulation effort for assembling the container is low.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the metering device 10 for a water-activatable agent.
the metering device 10 has a container 12 with a water inlet 14 and with at least one water outlet opening 16.
the water outlet opening 16 is preferably provided at the lowest point of the container 12 in order to ensure that the container 12 is emptied safely.
the container 12 has in its interior 18 a receiving compartment 20 for at least one carrier 22.
the carrier 22 is provided for storing a water-activatable agent, which is a fragrance and / or a cleaning agent and / or a disinfectant or the like. acts.
the carrier 22 has a tube 24 which is filled with a filler 26. By the filler 26, which is cotton, fiber material or the like. there is an open-pore volume in the interior of the tube 24, which is used to hold and store the water-activatable agent already mentioned.
the reference number 28 denotes ribs which protrude into the interior 18 of the container 12 and define the receiving compartment 20 for the carrier 22.
the receiving compartment 20 has a bottom 30 which is arranged at a distance above the bottom 32 formed with the water outlet opening 16, so that during a rinsing process the entire interior 18 is first filled with water, which then runs out through the water outlet opening 16.
the water level in the interior 18 drops, the carrier 22 being arranged above the water level when it sinks below the bottom 30 of the receiving compartment 20.
water held in the carrier 22 is introduced into the remaining water volume with water-activatable agent and is discharged with it through the water outlet opening 16 from the container 12. This results in a delayed delivery of a more or less precisely metered amount of the water-activatable agent stored in the carrier 22 after the rinsing process has been completed, so that the water-activatable agent can be effective.
FIGS. 3 to 5 show a second embodiment of the metering device 10, in which the container 12 has a front part 34 and a back part 36, which are connected to one another by means of a film hinge 38. This results in a simply designed container. A number of water outlet openings 16 are formed on the bottom of the back part 36.
the front part 34 has slots 40 through which the water inlet 14 is given in the operating state of the metering device 10, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 5.
a water steering element 42 In the interior 18 of the container 12 or in the interior of the back part 36, a water steering element 42 is arranged, the is strip-shaped and is provided with recesses 44.
a carrier 22 for a water-activatable agent which is a fragrance and / or a cleaning agent and / or a disinfectant or the like, lies on the strip-shaped water steering element 42. acts.
the carrier 22 is configured similarly to the carrier 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above in connection with FIGS. 1 and 2, so that it is not necessary to describe it again in detail.
a fastening element 46 (see FIG. 5), which is, for example, a suction cap made of an elastically flexible material.
the fastening member 46 could also be at least one fastening hook.
FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the metering device 10, the container 12 of which is formed from a front part 34 and a back part 36, which are connected to one another by means of a film hinge 38.
a plurality of strip-shaped water-directing elements 42 are arranged, by means of which the water introduced into the container 12 through the water inlet 14 (see FIG. 7) is deflected in a cascade fashion in order to delay the container through the water outlet openings 16 Leave 12 again.
the reference numeral 22 in FIG. 6 denotes a carrier which is spatially separate from the container 12 and is of the same design as the carrier 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above in connection with these figures.
the carrier 22 can be on one of the Water steering elements 42 are arranged horizontally, it being expedient to mount the carrier 22 on the central water steering element 42.

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Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
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Devices For Medical Bathing And Washing (AREA)
Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)

EP19910103551 1990-03-16 1991-03-08 Dispositif de dosage pour un agent activable par l'eau Expired - Lifetime EP0446795B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT91103551T ATE99759T1 (de)	1990-03-16	1991-03-08	Dosiereinrichtung fuer ein wasseraktivierbares mittel.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19904008429 DE4008429C2 (de)	1990-03-16	1990-03-16	Dosiereinrichtung für ein durch Wasser aktivierbares Zusatzmittel
DE4008429		1990-03-16

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EP0446795A1 true EP0446795A1 (fr)	1991-09-18
EP0446795B1 EP0446795B1 (fr)	1994-01-05

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US (1)	US5074328A (fr)
EP (1)	EP0446795B1 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE99759T1 (fr)
CA (1)	CA2037207A1 (fr)
DE (2)	DE4008429C2 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2047959T3 (fr)

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- 1991-02-27 CA CA 2037207 patent/CA2037207A1/fr not_active Abandoned
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Publication number	Publication date
DE59100789D1 (de)	1994-02-17
CA2037207A1 (fr)	1991-09-17
EP0446795B1 (fr)	1994-01-05
ATE99759T1 (de)	1994-01-15
US5074328A (en)	1991-12-24
ES2047959T3 (es)	1994-03-01
DE4008429A1 (de)	1991-09-19
DE4008429C2 (de)	1995-04-27

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