JPH0442377Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an aromatic cleaning agent storage device that is used by being placed in the hand washing section of a water storage tank for a flush toilet.

[Problems to be solved by conventional technology and ideas] Conventionally, aroma cleaning agent storage devices for flush toilets that use a water storage tank with a hand-washing section are generally of the type that is immersed in water in the water storage tank. Ta. However, with this method, the heavy top lid with a hand washing section must be removed each time it is used or replaced, and the device containing the aromatic cleaning agent is immersed in water in a water tank, which inhibits the diffusion of the aroma. It's closed.

Therefore, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-40152 or Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-54081, etc., it has recently become possible to store the aromatic cleaning agent without immersing it in the water of the water storage tank. A device has been proposed that is used by being placed on a hand washing section that also serves as the top cover of a water storage tank. The aroma cleaning agent storage device with this configuration eliminates the above-mentioned complexity of use or replacement, and has the advantage that the diffusion of the aroma is not inhibited by water, and has been widely used in recent years. There is.

By the way, there are various shapes and sizes of the hand washing section of the flush toilet water storage tank in which the aromatic cleaner storage device is placed, and depending on the shape and size of the hand washing section, the storage device cannot be placed horizontally and may be placed diagonally. There may be cases where tilting is necessary, and there is a possibility that proper elution of the aromatic cleaning agent cannot be expected. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide the bottom of the storage device with legs that can freely adjust the amount of protrusion so that the storage device can always be placed horizontally in the hand washing section.

By the way, if the aromatic agent in the storage device is used up and the device becomes lightweight, there is a problem that the device will float due to the water accumulated in the hand washing section, making it impossible to obtain the proper elution of the aromatic cleaning agent. be. Therefore, as seen in the above-mentioned Utility Model Application No. 61-54081,
It is desirable that the device be provided with a suction cup, and that this suction cup be attracted to the bottom surface of the hand washing section to prevent the storage device from floating up.

Therefore, if the above-mentioned legs whose protrusion amount can be adjusted freely and a suction cup are combined and the suction cup is provided so that it can be protruded and retracted into the storage device, the storage device can be placed in a horizontal state in various hand washing areas, and the storage device will not float. can also be prevented. However, since the suction cup is slidably provided so that the amount of protrusion can be adjusted with respect to the device, and the suction cup has a property that it sticks to the bottom surface of the upper washing part,
When the storage device is removed from the hand washing section, the suction cup may come off from the device and flow away together with the hand washing water. In this case, depending on the size of the suction cup, there is a risk that the suction cup may get stuck in the communication path connecting the hand washing section and the inside of the tank, or it may cover the entrance of the communication path and block the communication path. There is. If this communication path is blocked, the water level in the tank will not reach the set value no matter how long it takes, and a situation will occur where the faucet will not close and water will continue to come out. There is a risk.

The present invention was devised in view of these circumstances, and is an aromatic cleaner storage device in which a suction cup is slidably provided so that the amount of protrusion can be adjusted. To provide an aromatic cleaner storage device in which water does not flow into the communication path and can flow into the communication path even if the water stops covering the entrance of the communication path.

[Means for Solving the Problems and Their Effects] In order to achieve the above object, the aroma cleaning agent storage device according to the present invention has a suction cup on the bottom of the storage device main body that can slide in the vertical direction and can freely adjust the amount of protrusion. The effective outer diameter of this suction cup is made large so that it does not enter the communication path that communicates the inside of the tank and the inside of the hand washing area, and when the suction cup is placed upright or upside down and covers the entrance of the communication path, water will not leak out. A plurality of fins are protruded from the outer surface to form a flow gap and also serve as a handle when releasing the suction state.

With this configuration, the effective outer diameter of the suction cup is increased by the fins, so that water does not flow into the communication passage, and even when the suction cup is erected or inverted and covers the entrance of the communication passage, a gap is formed through which water can flow out.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figures 1 to 4 relate to an embodiment of the device of the present invention, where Figure 1 is a cutaway front view of the main part with the suction cup separated, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the suction cup, and Figure 3 shows the main body of the device. The bottom view and FIG. 4 are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a usage state.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes an aromatic cleaning agent storage device, and in the illustrated example, there is a storage device main body 4 that stores an aromatic cleaning agent 2, and has an elution port 3 penetrating through the bottom surface, and an opening on the top surface of this device main body 4. The lid body 6 has a large number of slits 5 for water passage, and is used by being placed in the hand washing part 8 of a water storage tank 7 for a flush toilet, as shown in FIG. Water flowing out from the faucet 9 located above flows into the device main body 4 through the slit 5 of the lid 6 and elutes the aromatic cleaning agent, and the water that has eluted the aromatic cleaning agent passes through the elution port 3 and enters the device. The water flows out into the hand washing section 8 outside the main body 4 and flows into the water storage tank through the communication path 10. The device main body 4 has leg portions 11 bulging at two locations, for example, on the edge of the bottom surface, while a boss portion 12 is formed in the vertical direction from the bottom surface to the side wall at a portion opposite to these two leg portions 11, 11. A sliding hole 13 whose bottom surface is open is formed in this boss portion 12 .

A suction cup 14 is inserted into a sliding hole 13 opened at the bottom of the device main body 4 so that it can slide vertically and its protruding length can be adjusted. This suction cup 14 has a bowl-shaped suction cup body 14a with an open bottom.
and a stem 14b extending vertically from the top of the suction cup main body 14a, and the stem 14b can be slidably inserted into the sliding hole 13 of the device main body 4 and attached. ing. The outer periphery of the stem 14b is provided with a plurality of axial projections or spiral projections 14 for easy sliding.
c is provided as necessary. On the outer surface of the suction cup main body 14a, there is a fin 14d that bulges outward from the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the suction cup main body 14a to increase the effective outer diameter, and whose bottom part is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the suction cup main body 14a and also serves as a handle. A plurality of them, three in the illustrated example, are provided protrudingly.

In such a configuration, the size of the inside of the hand washing section 8,
If the aroma cleaning agent storage device 1 cannot be placed horizontally depending on the shape, as shown in FIG.
By pulling out the stem 14b of No. 4 from the sliding hole 13 by an appropriate amount and adjusting the protruding length of the suction cup main body 14a, the aromatic detergent storage device 1 can be placed in the hand washing section 8 in a substantially horizontal state. In addition, since this storage device 1 is adsorbed to the bottom surface of the hand washing section 8 by the suction cup 14, even if the stored aromatic detergent is consumed and the storage device 1 becomes lightweight, the inside of the hand washing section 8 will not be damaged. This prevents the storage device 1 from floating up in the water accumulated in the storage device.

The suction cup 14 is not fixedly inserted into the sliding hole 13 of the main body 4 of the device, so when replacing the storage device 1, etc., the suction cup 14
may fall off from the main body 4 of the device, and in this case, the suction cup 14 will flow together with the water and the communication path 1
Even when reaching the entrance of communication path 1, the effective outer diameter is increased by the fins 14d...
The plurality of fins 14 do not flow into the passageway 10, and even when the fins 14 are in an upright or inverted state so as to cover the entrance of the communication passage 10.
By d..., a sufficient gap is formed through which water flows. Therefore, the communication path 10 is prevented from being blocked by the suction cup 14.

In addition, in this invention, the structure of a storage apparatus itself does not matter in any way, and can be applied to anything placed in a hand-washing part.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to the invention, it is possible to prevent the device from lifting up, and it can be placed in a substantially horizontal state on hand washing sections of various sizes and shapes, and it also has a sliding mechanism that achieves the above effects. Even if the flexible suction cup comes off, it will not flow into the communication channel that connects the hand washing section and the inside of the water storage tank.
Moreover, even if the entrance of the communication path is covered, a gap can be formed through which water can flow into the communication path, and the communication path can be prevented from being blocked.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 4 relate to an embodiment of the device of the present invention, where Figure 1 is a cutaway front view of the main part with the suction cup separated, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the suction cup, and Figure 3 shows the main body of the device. The bottom view and FIG. 4 are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a usage state. 4... Device body, 12... Boss portion, 13... Sliding hole, 14... Suction cup, 14a... Suction cup body, 14
b...Stem, 14d...Fin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An aromatic cleaning agent storage device for use in a hand washing section, which is provided at the top of a water storage tank for a flush toilet and has a communication path for flowing the stored water into the tank. a storage device main body for storing the agent; a sliding hole formed in the bottom edge of the storage device main body in the vertical direction with an open lower surface; and a stem protruding from the top of the convex portion, and the stem is inserted into the storage device. a suction cup that is slidably inserted into the sliding hole of the main body and whose protrusion amount from the sliding hole of the stem is variable; and a plurality of fins that protrude from the outer periphery of the convex part of the suction cup to the outer periphery of the suction surface. fins protruding outward from the outer periphery of the suction surface of the suction cup increase the effective outer diameter of the outer periphery of the suction surface of the suction cup to prevent the suction cup from entering the communication path, and also allow the suction cup to be erected. Alternatively, when the suction cup is covered with the entrance of the communication passage in an inverted state, a gap is formed between the suction cup and the entrance of the communication passage, and the fins of the convex portion of the suction cup also serve as a handle when releasing the suction state. An aromatic cleaning agent storage device characterized by: