JP2002327480A - Chemical feeder for flush toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chemical feeder for a flush toilet, which can dissolve a chemical in proper quantity while adequately volatilizing the chemical to a surrounding space without turnover or displacement. SOLUTION: When a chemical vessel 7 is set in a feeder body 2, a long leg part 27 is fitted loosely into a hole of an upper lid of a water storage tank of the water storage tank type flush toilet, so as to bring the chemical feeder 1 for the flush toilet into use. In a state of the use of the chemical feeder 1, the chemical, with which an impregnating body 4 is impregnated, is freely volatilized out of the feeder body 2 whose upper part is formed in an open manner. Water from a discharge tap flows into the feeder body 2 from an opening 31 for inflow when flowing along a surface of the upper lid of the water storage tank, dissolves the chemical with which the impregnating body 4 is impregnated, flows out of an opening 32 for outflow and an circular hole 26, and flows down into the water storage tank in order to be stored in the water storage tank.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chemical dispenser for flush toilets which is used by being placed on a top cover of a flush tank of a flush tank type flush toilet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional medicine supply device for flush toilets, for example, a medicine supply device using a liquid medicine as shown in FIG. 3 has been proposed (JP-A-2-229333). That is, the flush toilet chemical supply device 101 is
2, the impregnated body 103 arranged on the auxiliary table 102,
And a medicine container 104 arranged on the impregnated body 103. The medicine container 104 accommodates a liquid medicine therein, and has a lead-out hole 105 at the lower end.

[0003] When used in such a configuration, the flush toilet chemical supply device 101 is placed on the water tank upper lid 106 of the water tank type flush toilet and directly below the water discharge tap 107. Then, when water is released from the water discharging tap 107, the water flows down on the impregnating body 103 to dissolve the impregnated drug, and then flows into the water storage tank through the hole 108 provided in the upper lid 106. The water in which the drug that has flowed into the water storage tank is dissolved is supplied to the toilet at the time of the next flush and is used for washing.

[0004] Further, at the time of non-water discharge, the medicine derived from the outlet hole 105 of the medicine container 104 is impregnated into the impregnated body 103 and then volatilizes, so that a medicine effect can be generated in the surrounding space.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional medicine supply device for flush toilets, since the auxiliary table 102 is simply placed on the upper cover 106, the auxiliary table 102 is not provided with the water discharge tap 107. Falling or displaced due to the pressure of the flowing water. Therefore, the water discharge tap 107
Does not flow upward to the impregnating body 103, so that it becomes impossible to dissolve the impregnated drug, and it does not function normally.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 and disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, the impregnated body 103 has a diameter much smaller than that of the medicine container 104 and is disposed below the medicine container 104.
A configuration in which the hole is freely fitted in the hole 108 has also been proposed. According to such a configuration, the impregnating body 103 loosely fitted in the hole 108 can prevent tipping and displacement due to water pressure of water.

However, on the other hand, since the main part of the impregnated body 103 is inserted into the tank through the hole 108, the amount of the chemical vaporized from the impregnated body 103 to the surrounding space is small, and a medicine effect is generated in the surrounding space. Can not.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and has been made in view of the above. A flush toilet chemical which can dissolve the chemical while sufficiently volatilizing the chemical into the surrounding space without overturning or displacement. It is intended to provide a supply tool.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a supply device which can be disposed on a water tank upper lid of a water storage tank type flush toilet, and a supply device main body which is disposed on a bottom portion of the supply device main body. And a medicine container for accommodating a liquid medicine and having a lead-out hole for drawing out the medicine. The medicine container is supported by the supply tool main body, and the medicine liquid is passed through the lead-out hole. And a medicine supply device for flush toilets to be supplied to the medicine holding body, wherein the supply device main body is formed in an open top shape, and is provided on the bottom portion of the water tank upper lid. A leg that loosely fits into the hole and an opening through which water that has flowed down from the water discharge tap onto the water tank upper lid is provided.

[0010] Therefore, the legs that are loosely fitted in the holes of the water storage tank upper cover provided on the bottom surface of the supply tool body prevent the falls from occurring, and the proper use state is maintained. Further, the medicine led out to the medicine holder from the lead-out hole of the medicine container is volatilized to the outside from the supply device body which is open at the upper portion, whereby a sufficient medicine effect is generated in the surrounding space.

In this state, when water is discharged from the water discharge tap, if the water discharge tap is located immediately above the hole provided in the water tank upper lid, the water directly flows down onto the medicine holding body and the medicine is discharged. Is dissolved, and then flows into the water storage tank through the hole.

[0012] When the water tap is provided at a position avoiding the hole provided in the water tank upper lid, water from the water tap tap flows down onto the tank upper lid and is then provided on the bottom portion. The medicine which flows in from the opening and is led out to the medicine holder is dissolved. Therefore,
Not all the water flows in through the opening, and the amount of water flowing in can be controlled according to the area of the opening. Therefore, the amount of the dissolved drug can be controlled and appropriately maintained by the amount of the inflowing water.

At this time, since the leg portion is loosely fitted in the hole of the water storage tank upper lid, when the water from the water discharge tap flows in from the opening provided in the bottom portion, the supply tool main body is moved. Even if it receives water pressure, overturning and displacement are prevented, and a proper use state is maintained.

Further, the present invention is further provided with a guide member for guiding the water into the opening. Therefore, not only the area of the opening but also the size and angle of the guide member can finely control the amount of water flowing in. Therefore, by fine control of the amount of inflowing water, the amount of the dissolved drug can be more appropriately maintained.

The medicine has at least fragrance and detergency. Therefore, the aroma effect is obtained by volatilization of the medicine, and the toilet flushing effect is obtained by dissolving in water.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flush toilet chemical supply device 1 includes a supply device main body 2, an impregnated body 4, and a drug container 7.

The supply device main body 2 has a size that can be arranged on the water tank upper lid 106 of the water tank type flush toilet, is rectangular in plan view, and has a bottom portion 21 and a front portion 2.
2, a top-opened member integrally having a back surface 23 and left and right side surfaces 24, 25. A circular hole 26 is formed at the center of the bottom surface portion 21, and at the periphery of the circular hole 26,
A plurality of long leg portions 27 that fit loosely into holes 108 provided in the water tank upper lid 106 are provided vertically.

A plurality of upper ribs 28 are radially formed on the periphery of the long leg portion 27 at the same height as the bottom portion 21, and between the upper ribs 28 are located at a slightly lower position. A plurality of lower ribs 29 are formed radially. A baffle plate 30 as a guide member protrudes from a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of each upper rib 28 in a direction orthogonal to the upper ribs 28 and between adjacent lower ribs 29. Thus, an inflow opening 31 outside the baffle plate 30 and an outflow opening 32 inside the baffle plate 30 are formed between the upper rib 28 and the lower rib 29.

Further, the bottom portion 21 is provided with the two opening portions 3.
A plurality of short legs 33 abutting on the water storage tank upper lid 106 are provided vertically outside the water storage tanks 1 and 32, and an engagement hole 34 having an edge protruding upward at the periphery is provided between the short legs 33. Is formed. Outside the engagement hole 34, on both left and right ends of the bottom surface portion 21, rectangular opening portions 35,
35 are formed.

On the other hand, a plurality of ventilation holes 36 are provided in the front part 22 in the vertical direction, and partition ribs 37, 37 are formed in the inner surfaces of the left and right side parts 24, 25 in the vertical direction.

The impregnating body 4 is a plate having a size that can be disposed on almost the entire bottom surface 21 and is made of synthetic resin or filter paper that can be impregnated with a liquid. Are located in

In this embodiment, the impregnated body 4 is used as the medicine holding body, but a member having no impregnation function such as a film may be used as the medicine holding body.

The medicine container 7 is a rectangular container when viewed from the front, has a lead-out hole 71 in the center of the lower end, and can be arranged between the front portion 22 of the supply device main body 2 and the partition ribs 37. Have a thickness. At the lower part of the front surface and the left and right side surfaces of the medicine container 7, a step portion 72 is formed which engages with the upper edge of the front surface portion 22 and the upper edge of the left and right side surface portions 24 and 25 of the supply device main body 2. The lead-out hole 71 has a protruding edge protruding downward at a peripheral portion, and a fitting member 74 made of a soft resin is attached to the protruding edge.

A liquid medicine is contained in the medicine container 7, and this medicine contains various cleaning agents, bleaching agents, oxygen agents, bactericides, repellents, insecticides, air cleaners, deodorants. , A deodorant, a fragrance, a blue dye and the like are appropriately selected and mixed. In addition, before the start of use, the outlet hole 71 of the medicine container is closed by a peelable seal.

In the present embodiment having the above-described structure, when starting use of the medicine supply device 1 for flush toilet, the seal is removed from the lead-out hole 71 of the medicine container 7, and the supply device body is turned upside down. Set to 2. Thus, the medicine in the medicine container 7 flows through the outlet hole 71 and impregnates the impregnated body 4.

Further, the stepped portion 72 is provided on the front portion 2 of the supply tool body 2.
2 engaging the upper edge and the upper edges of the left and right side portions 24, 25;
The medicine container 7 is fixed and set to the supply device main body 2 by engaging the concave portion 73 with the convex portion 61 of the cover member 6. With this set state, as shown in FIG.
An open portion 38 that is open to the atmosphere is formed between the medicine container 7 and the back portion 23 of the supply device main body 2.

When the medicine container 7 is set in the supply device main body 2 in this way, the long leg 27 is loosely fitted into the hole 108 of the water tank upper lid 106 of the water tank type flush toilet, and the short leg By bringing 33 into contact with the water tank upper cover 106 at the periphery of the hole 108, the flush toilet chemical supply device 1 is in use. In this use state, the medicine impregnated in the impregnated body 4 freely volatilizes to the outside through the vent 36, whereby a sufficient medicine effect can be generated in the surrounding space.

When water is discharged from the water discharge tap 107 in this state, the water discharge tap 107 is
6 is located directly above the hole 108 provided in the opening 6, water flows directly from the opening 38 onto the impregnated body 4 to dissolve the drug, and then the inflow opening 31 and the outflow opening Part 3
2, and flows out of the circular hole 26, flows down into the water storage tank through the hole 108, and is stored in the water storage tank.

When the water tap 107 is provided at a position avoiding the hole 108, the water tap 1
When the water from 07 flows in the direction of the hole 108 along the surface of the tank water storage tank upper lid 106, the flow is impeded by the baffle plate 30 and flows into the supply tool main body 2 from the inflow opening 31. I do. The water that has flowed into the supply tool body 2 dissolves the drug impregnated in the impregnating body 4 and then flows out from the outflow opening 32 and the circular hole 26 and flows down into the water storage tank through the hole 108. And store it in the water storage tank.

At this time, all of the water discharged from the water discharge tap 107 does not necessarily flow into the supply device main body 2 from the inflow opening 31, and the amount of water flowing into the supply device main body 2 is The amount depends on the area of the opening 3 and the size and angle of the baffle plate 30. Therefore, the inflow opening 3
By designing while tuning the area and the size and angle of the baffle plate 30, the amount of water flowing in can be controlled. Therefore, depending on the amount of water flowing in, the impregnated body 4
It is possible to control the amount of the drug dissolved from and maintain it appropriately.

The long leg portion 27 is provided on the water tank upper cover 10.
6 is loosely fitted in the hole 108 of the water discharge tap 10.
Even when the water from 7 is subjected to water pressure when flowing into the inflow opening 31 and when hitting the baffle plate 30, the flush toilet chemical supply device 1 can be properly used without falling down or displacing. Can be maintained.

When the amount of water discharged from the water discharge tap 107 per unit time is large, the water not only flows in from the inflow opening 31 and flows out of the outflow opening 32 and the circular hole 26 but also flows out from both sides. Inflow or outflow from the opening 35. Therefore, in this case, the amount of water flowing into the supply tool main body 2 increases, and the amount of drug dissolved from the impregnated body 4 also increases. Therefore, the user can adjust the amount of water dissolved from the impregnated body 4 by adjusting the amount of water discharged from the water discharge tap 107 per unit time.

At this time, even if a large amount of water hits the supply tool main body 2 and a water pressure is generated, the long leg 27 is loosely fitted into the hole 108 of the water storage tank upper lid 106 as described above.
A proper use state can be maintained without the flush toilet chemical supply device 1 falling or displacing.

In this embodiment, the front part 2
Although the vent hole 36 is provided in the second embodiment, a sufficient medicine effect can be generated in the surrounding space by volatilization from the open portion 38 without providing the vent hole 36.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the bottom portion of the supply device body is provided with the leg portion which is loosely fitted in the hole of the water storage tank upper lid, it is possible to prevent the tipping over and the displacement. The proper use state can be maintained. In addition, since the supply device main body is open at the top, the medicine led out to the medicine holder can be volatilized to the outside, and a sufficient medicine effect can be generated in the surrounding space. Therefore, it is possible to dissolve the drug while sufficiently volatilizing the drug into the surrounding space without overturning or displacement.

Further, an opening is provided at the bottom of the supply device main body so that the water flowing down from the water discharge tap onto the water storage tank upper / lower can enter and exit. In the case where the amount of the dissolved drug can be controlled according to the area of the opening, the amount of the dissolved drug can be controlled by the amount of the flowing water, and the amount of the dissolved drug can be controlled. Can be properly maintained.

Further, since a guide member for guiding the water flowing down from the water discharge tap onto the water tank upper cover into the opening is further provided, not only the area of the opening but also the size and angle of the guide member are determined. The amount of water that flows in can be delicately controlled. Therefore, by fine control of the amount of inflowing water, the amount of the dissolved drug can be more appropriately maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1a-a of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional medicine supply device for flush toilet.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing another conventional chemical dispenser for flush toilets.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 medicine supply device for flush toilet 2 supply device main body 4 impregnated body 7 drug container 21 bottom portion 27 long leg portion 30 baffle plate 31 inflow opening 32 outflow opening 38 opening 71 outlet hole 106 water tank top cover 107 water discharge Tap 108 hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A supply device main body that can be arranged on a water tank upper lid of a water storage tank type flush toilet, a medicine holding body arranged on a bottom portion of the supply device main body, and a liquid medicine contained therein and containing the medicine. A medicine container provided with a lead-out hole for drawing out the medicine container. The medicine container is supported by the supply tool main body, and a medicine solution is drawn out from the lead-out hole, and the medicine supply tool for a flush toilet to be supplied to the medicine holding body. And the supply tool body is formed in an open top shape;
The bottom surface portion is provided with a leg portion that loosely fits into a hole provided in the water storage tank upper lid, and an opening through which water flowing down from the water discharge tap onto the water storage tank upper lid enters and exits. A chemical supply device for flush toilets. 2. The chemical supply device for a flush toilet according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member for guiding the water into the opening. 3. The medicine supply device for flush toilet according to claim 1, wherein the medicine has at least fragrance and cleaning properties.