CN1354695A - Spray device with flat fan nozzle - Google Patents

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CN1354695A
CN1354695A CN 00808663 CN00808663A CN1354695A CN 1354695 A CN1354695 A CN 1354695A CN 00808663 CN00808663 CN 00808663 CN 00808663 A CN00808663 A CN 00808663A CN 1354695 A CN1354695 A CN 1354695A
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J·R·劳森
J·D·维克
P·J·E·马里恩
F·D·M·S·巴迪尼特
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4088—Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/02—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape
    • B05B1/04—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape in flat form, e.g. fan-like, sheet-like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
    • B05B9/085—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump
    • B05B9/0855—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being motor-driven
    • B05B9/0861—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being motor-driven the motor being electric
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0043—For use with aerosol devices
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
    • C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
    • C11D3/0031—Carpet, upholstery, fur or leather cleansers

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable device for spraying a liquid at low pressure, said device comprising a spray arm( 220 )comprising at least one flat fan spray nozzle( 230 ). Preferably, the liquid is a cleaning composition for treatment of carpets and other large fabric coverings, more preferably, a composition comprising surfactants. Also preferably, the portable device is electrically driven, and/or the spray arm is extendible and/or detachable from the main unit of the device.

Description

The flusher that has flat fan nozzle
The field of the invention
The present invention relates to be used for scattering a kind of portable type flusher of product, these products preferably comprise the cleaning products of surfactant.
Background of invention
Known that portable type triggers flusher and is used for the purpose of household cleaning or the purpose of industry cleaning, for example be used for cleaning hard surface ratio such as window, bathing pool and baking box, and be used for the spot cleaning of floor covering such as carpet.Commercial operational great majority trigger flusher and activate with hand, and in other words, these devices comprise a flip flop equipment, and the user activates this flip flop equipment with hand.Under the most common situation, this actuating with hand produces fluid pressure by means of a positive-displacement pump in a chamber, and this pump and then driving liquid are usually sprayed by this chamber by a spreading nozzle.The most common employing is a kind of taper spray pattern.
In order to be implemented in the cleaning in the room, for example in order to clean the flat floor covering of large tracts of land such as carpet and analog, flusher must scatter liquid under atmospheric pressure or under low-pressure, in other words, is lower than 3 crust at the pressure of nozzle exit.
Also have, when handling large-area room covering for example during carpet flat surperficial, spraying all corners that reach carpet with taper usually is unusual difficulty.In fact, taper is sprayed can not reach the corner, have to partly product is sprayed on the wall in order to reach the corner user, and the surface that reaches below the furniture also is difficult.Patent document DE 19651477 (D1) belongs to Thomas, the German patent application of Metall und Elektrowerke.This patent document discloses and has had the portable type vacuum cleaning device that sprays dissemination apparatus, is used for fan-shaped cleaning agent being sprayed from the teeth outwards with flat.
Although this device makes the user to be used for the purpose of use in the room under low pressure the fan spray of spray liquid Cheng Ping,, still there is some shortcoming in the system of file D1.At first, use the flusher of file D1 to reach the position of difficulty in the room such as still quite difficult below furniture, this is because spreader nozzle is placed on the master unit of this flusher, and this just needs the user to handle whole flusher to reach these positions, and this obviously is undesirable.The second, be used for handling the employed cleaning agent of wide area surface and may comprise some component, such as surfactant, these components may be excitatory for the mucous membrane of human body.Therefore, be very important leaving user's particulate that is sprayed apart from sprinkling far away as far as possible.
So, existing demand for such portable type flusher, its this device for office work carries easily, and this device is equipped with the device that usually is used for reaching the position below unapproachable surface ratio such as the furniture, and does not need to stoop waist.Also have the demand for such flusher, the spray pattern that the nozzle of this device produces makes position that the user can reach difficulty such as corner of the room and similar position, and this device is for example with the flat fan-shaped flusher that sprays.
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of portable flusher, be used for spraying liquid under low pressure, wherein spray pattern is flat fan-shaped, and, this device is provided with one easily near the device at reluctant position, and a device that is used for spraying far enough from user's health cleaning agent.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to be used for a kind of portable device of spraying liquid under low pressure, described device comprises a spray arm, it is characterized in that, spray arm comprises the fan-shaped spreader nozzle that at least one is flat.Liquid preferably is used for handling a kind of cleaning component of carpet and other big fiber cover, and preferable is that this component comprises surfactant.Also be preferably, this portable device is electrically driven (operated), and/or spray arm is telescopic, and/or spray arm can be pulled down on the master unit by device.
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Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of an embodiment of apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the spray arm of spraying liquid, but this arm has the pipeline on the bar that is coiled in telescopic, and described spray arm is in the configuration that trails;
Fig. 3 shows the spray arm of spraying liquid, but this arm has the pipeline on the bar that is coiled in telescopic, and described spray arm is in the configuration of contraction;
Fig. 4 A-B-C shows the system that prevents the liquid water clock that has the umbrella valve;
Fig. 5 A-B shows the system that prevents water clock that has cone and spring part, and they are in respectively closes and open mode;
Fig. 6 a, b, c and 7 show the floss hole and the liquid that are fitted on the storage device and transmit accessory; And
Fig. 8 shows flat fan-shaped schematic diagram, and the angle in fan-shaped plane is α, and with fan-shaped vertical plane in angle be β.
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What the present invention is directed to is the product that wires up.The described product that wires up is for example combination of a kind of liquid component in storage device and the portable device that is used for scattering this product of a kind of product.Described portable device preferably includes a shell, and a dissemination apparatus is such as a spray arm, and the device that product is transported to spray arm with the cause storage device.
This portable device comprises that a manual or electrically driven (operated) pump is preferred characteristics of the product that wires up of the present invention.Preferablely be, the described device that carries comprises that is used an electrically driven (operated) pump, this pump is used for product that pumping comes self-storing mechanism by spray arm, and pumps out an opening (or a plurality of opening) of the spray products that is arranged in spray arm and reach surface to be processed.Like this, the portable device that is connected on the storage device constitutes electric flusher.The opening of spray products is preferably nozzle, and these nozzle selection are become to make that the product that is sprayed is the form of continuous stream or film, perhaps is the discontinuous stream of fine particle or the form of film, perhaps is the form of mist, perhaps is the form of foam.Spray pattern is that the form of fine particle is for the most desirable, because the effective and efficient manner of this to be product with small size cover equably big surface area.Typical situation is, the output quantity of product is served as reasons about 20 ml/min to about 400 ml/min, preferably by about 150 ml/min to about 250 ml/min, product typically is applicable to and sprays home cleaning product or cleaning product, perhaps perfumes.In a preferred embodiment, the product that wires up is applicable to the clean surface such as textile, carpet, the clean solution of floor and ceiling.
It is preferred that spray arm has a nozzle, but a plurality of nozzles that are provided with along its length also can be arranged.Spray arm makes to be controlled at where spray cleaning products with comparalive ease.For example, when cleaning carpet, spray arm makes it avoid with comparalive ease product is sprayed onto on furniture and the wall, and also making can approaching unapproachable corner in other cases.Also have, do not need to bend over when making that by the spray arm of ergonomic design the user sprays.Portable device
Portable device comprises a device, is used for scattering described product coming the product of self-storing mechanism to be transported to the Product dispenser opening by spray arm by this opening.For example be connected to the described device that is used for conveying products on the storage device and on the spray arm, this pipeline can for example be deformable plastic tube by pipeline.Preferably be transported to the device and the pipeline of spray arm, contain in the enclosure if any being used for the product of self-storing mechanism in the future.
In a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, be used for coming the product of self-storing mechanism to comprise an electrically driven (operated) pump by the device that spray arm is transported to the Product dispenser opening.This electrically driven (operated) pump can for example be a gear pump, turbine pump, plunger displacement pump, helicoidal pump, peristaltic pump, membrane pump, perhaps any other micropump.In a preferred embodiment, this pump is a gear pump, its typical rotating speed 6000 and 12000rpm between.
Preferably this pump is designed so that the pressure of sending at nozzle exit is low pressure, the low pressure here is defined as than the low pressure of 3 crust.
Must be by means of such as the electrically driven (operated) pump of Motor Drive.This motor typically produces 1 and 20mN.Moment of torsion between the m.And then this motor must be provided with a power supply.This power supply can be alternating current (passing through transformer alternatively), perhaps is disposable battery, perhaps is rechargeable battery.The most one or more AA rechargeable batteries or disposable battery are housed in these batteries in this packing.Typically between 1.5 and 12 volts, preferred voltage is output as between 3 and 6 volts in the voltage output of battery.
In an optional embodiment of the present invention, pump is designed to reversible, make it to pump liquid by storage device, and can be by area suction liquid, perhaps only by pumping liquid in the pipeline of portable device, liquid is aspirated back in the same storage device, or preferably aspirate back in another storage device.Typically, can only return sub-fraction liquid, not attempt to substitute vacuum cleaner of use with reversible pump by area suction.Can make and make the pump backwards rotation in several ways.In an example, pump and motor are connected on a timer and the circuit, make the definite time (for example 15 seconds) afterwards motor no longer rotate, subsequently once more self actuating it, and make its direction of rotation.As a result, residual product is withdrawn in the storage device in the pipeline of portable device and extension.As a result, when replacing a kind of product, change this product at an easy rate, and can not mix new product and old product with another kind of product.For example, the user may use this portable device to spray first kind of component, wait for that subsequently this pump returned described first kind of component by suction in the pipeline, change storage device again or change its content and spray second kind of component, and can in pipeline, not mix these two kinds of components.Door handle device
Device of the present invention is a portable device, and this is its basic characteristics.In fact, when using in the room, the mode of carrying this device must make the user easily with two manual operating spray arms.Portable definition be be installed in the chassis on belt wheel or not the device of belt wheel or its weight not allow that the user in use carries its device relative.Preferably include one according to packaging product of the present invention and hold device, preferable is that this installs and the shell of portable device becomes one.This holds device can be any type of handle, and it makes the user can grasp this packaging product and carries it to the place that will spray.This handle can be the part of storage device, or the part of the shell of portable device.When wanting cleaning carpet, can carry this packaging product around whole room.This handle can be extension or the recess that a user can catch simply, and perhaps it can be more complicated design owing to the reason of human engineering aspect.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the shell of carrying device comprises a device, and this device makes the user can carry it and without hand.In first example, shell comprises a clip, and it makes the user to hang over described shell on the waistband.In another example, shell comprises at least one shoulder harness, and it makes can carry described shell at shoulder/back.Also can use other such device, make the user can with the hands finish other work.Storage device
This portable device comprises at least one storage device, this storage device can have the capacity of any kind, the product that contains liquid form, here liquid means the embodiment that comprises when product comprises that a kind of solid and being used for dissolves a kind of solvent of described solid gradually.The short grained liquid that comprises suspended state is also included within wherein.Described storage device is preferably disposed in the shell of portable device, and can be made by any suitable material, such as metal, and alloy, glass, but preferably be made of plastics.It comprises at least one chamber, and chamber comprises at least a component.In addition, storage device is the bottle of a standard, by screw thread, insert, and the bayonet socket assembling, perhaps any other suitable mode handle assembly is connected on this bottle.
Can be fixed to this at least one storage device in the shell of portable device, and storage device preferably includes an opening, preferable is to comprise the opening of a reclosable.In addition, this at least one storage device can be removed on the shell by portable device, makes can to replace it with the light time, perhaps can refill it, for example is full of it with running water.
In first embodiment, portable device comprises a storage device, and it has a chamber, comprises one or more components, preferably includes a kind of component.
In a second embodiment, portable device comprises a storage device, and it has at least two chambers, and each chamber comprises different components, for example immiscible component, and perhaps two kinds of components of chemically reacting just will be reacted in case mix these two kinds of components.For example make such storage device by the corporation process.
In the 3rd embodiment, portable device comprises at least two independent storage devices.These storage devices can have different shapes, for example can be designed to complementary shape to them.In addition, can inject different storage devices in the portable device in different positions.Described storage device can comprise one or more chambers, and these chambers comprise identical product, but preferably includes different products.
In the 4th embodiment, portable device comprises at least one part, be used for being connected with the storage device that comprises a kind of flowing fluid ratio such as a kind of solvent or water, and also comprise the part that at least one is other, be used for being connected with an a kind of little boxlike holder of concentrated component, this concentrated component for example is a liquid, and gel perhaps is the form of particle.When the user uses this portable device, the component that is included in the boxlike holder will be dissolved in solvent or water, will scatter formed active liquid component by spreader nozzle.In addition, directly described boxlike holder is connected in the part of storage device.Can for example be screwed into the boxlike holder in the suitable perforate of shell or storage device with screw thread.It comprises a hermetic unit, makes when tightening fully, and described suitable perforate is closed hermetically.
Among embodiment on all, when portable device comprised more than one storage device, the ratio of the product that is pumped was can a storage device different with another.For example, by selecting the pipe diameter different to realize, perhaps add a volume control device and realize by the pipeline between a storage device and pump with another storage device for a storage device.
In another embodiment, the present invention is a covering device, and it comprises portable device and comprises at least one storage device of product.Best, this covering device comprises portable device and the one group of storage device that can remove, and each storage device comprises a kind of different product.Different products can be the product that is used for handling different parts, such as carpet, and surface, kitchen, toilet surface, automobile, perhaps other occasion.Spray arm
Portable device of the present invention is connected to preferably can be connected on spray arm or the bar be its basic characteristics with removing.This spray arm can have predetermined length.Yet such spray arm may be difficult to deposit, and spray arm is preferably extending/can shorten, this or by means of the mode of telescopic, perhaps by means of folding mode.The mode of telescopic can be a kind of collet type mechanisms of liquid sealing, and a pipe that stretches in inside perhaps can be arranged.A preferred embodiment will be described in detail belows.
Extensile spray arm 220 comprises a handle 231 and a diffusion tube 233, this spray arm can telescopic stretching, extension bar 232 be connected on this handle, and diffusion tube is installed on the described spray arm 220 movably.Spray arm 220 comprises that also a flat fan nozzle 230 is another basic characteristics of the present invention.The flat fan-shaped sprinkling that is defined as general shape as fan, wherein, the spray angle α in fan-shaped plan spends in the scopes of 120 degree 30, with flat fan-shaped vertical plane in spray angle β less than 20 degree, preferably less than 15 degree, as illustrated in Figure 8.Preferably designs of nozzles is become to make flow velocity less than 500 ml/min.Also have, nozzle and pump installation are designed so that pressure in the exit of nozzle less than 3 crust, this pressure usually is called as " atmospheric pressure " or " low pressure ".
Can realize flat fan-shaped spreader nozzle with the structure of any kind.Know the example of flat fan-shaped spreader nozzle, for example in the European patent EP .0.121035 B1 that belongs to Bowles fluidics Co., disclose a kind of vibration nozzle that is used for producing flat fan-shaped spray pattern.Perhaps in the U.S. Pat .5.133.502 that belongs to Lechler GmbH, disclose and be used for a kind of flat jet nozzle of atomized liquid.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the flat fan-shaped chamber that comprises, it has a liquid inlet, and comprises that shape is essentially a liquid outlet of slit shape.
Have been found that with other spray pattern of typically using and compare that fan-shaped sprinkling has improved the distribution of component astoundingly, other spray pattern is such as being taper, and is all the more so when particularly considering the spraying condition of Clean-component.In fact, when the device of wanting to spray with taper with its nozzle as the user was handled big surface ratio such as carpet, the some parts on surface will be sprayed twice or more times (promptly overlapping) by this component.Owing to different reasons (back will be spoken of, and this obviously is undesirable, be undesirable for handling carpet particularly).More particularly, the processing that is sprayed at of carrying out cleaning component with the nozzle that produces flat fan-shaped sprinkling produces uniform carpet appearance afterwards, (promptly, pollution level, cashmere density, colour brightness, or the like), there is not excessive change wet, this is to have overlapping circular portion because the user covers the square part rather than the covering of carpet, not to the damage of sark, uses traditional spray pattern can cause the accumulation of water in carpet, and excessive water can damage the underlayment underbed, can be not dirty again, because the product of overrich will cause higher residual volume and then cause bigger dirty again possibility, to the not damage of surperficial photosphere of carpet, this is because there is not excessive change wet, do not have excessive water, and known that excessive water can remove carpet surface luminosity, last, can not accumulate remnant, and these remnants typically can be influential to the pliability of carpet.
As for example shown in Fig. 1, when being in the configuration of withdrawal, the length of bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension is reduced to less than 15 centimetres, preferably less than 10 centimetres, preferable is less than 7 centimetres, and when spray arm 220 was in the configuration of its full extension, described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension can be stretched over greater than 50 centimetres, more preferably greater than 70 centimetres.Simultaneously, the external diameter of spray arm 220 and maximum gauge are no more than 5 centimetres, preferably are not more than 3.5 centimetres.
Spray arm 220 at first comprises a handle 231, and as shown in Fig. 1 and 2, this handle is the parts of the most proximal end of described spray arm 220, i.e. the most close user's parts in use.It is elongated shape, and it can be made with any suitable material, such as plastics, and metal, alloy, cork perhaps is the combination of different materials, but preferably the outer surface of handle 231 scribbles a kind of anti-skidding elastomeric material.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, handle 231 comprises the part 234 of a hollow, in the empty hereinto part diffusion tube 233 is set.The part 234 of this hollow is columniform passage, and its diameter surpasses the external diameter of diffusion tube 233 slightly.It is more desirable along the major part of the length of handle 231 this passage to be set.Best, the length of handle is less than 20 centimetres, and preferable is less than 15 centimetres.
In case the diffusion tube 233 of spray arm 220 is connected on the fluid supply, spray arm 220 can be thrown off with described fluid supply before using, and perhaps in addition, it also can keep being installed on the described fluid supply, for example, can when being one, the main body that makes it and described source use it.Best, can be fastened to extensile spray arm on the fluid supply with removing, make and can remove it at any time, for example, be arranged to separate with the main body of portable device.
Handle 231 comprises a recess, and when spray arm 220 was in its withdrawal configuration, at least a portion 235 of bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension was arranged in this recess, as shown in FIG. 3.Best, when described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension when being in complete retracted mode, bar that can telescopic stretching, extension by handle 231 stretch out that part of promptly not that part of length in described handle 231 less than 50% of the total length of the described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension that is in retracted mode, preferably less than 25%.Like this, when the total length that the user benefits from bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension was the length that combines basically of all sections of described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension, s/he also can be benefited from the very spray arm 220 of short withdrawal of length.
Alternatively, spray arm 220 is being designed under the light as far as possible situation, handle 231 comprises a counterweight, it or releasably for example by clamping or with independent parts that are threaded onto on the described handle 231, perhaps it is as a whole with 231 one-tenth of described handles.Under the situation that the weight of the far-end of device increases, for example when under the state that trails, and/or in the process of using when diffusion tube 233 is full of water, described counterweight may be useful.
Spray arm 220 can telescopic stretching, extension bar 232 comprise a series of at least two tube-like pieces 241, they are coupled together each other movably.For clearer, determine spray arm 220 is oriented to a near-end and far-end that comprises near handle 231 in the following description, fluid product will be spread to this far-end.These tube-like pieces 241 can be Any shape, and feasible can the connecting into these parts of its shape forms a shaft-like extension, can be by with respect to previous the part that slides this extension being stretched or withdrawal.Can adopt any material, this material will provide the ability of enough resistance to deformation simultaneously light as much as possible.Such suitable material comprises for example thermoplastic resin, metal, and alloy, wood-fibred, carbon fiber perhaps is these mixtures of material.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, tube-like piece 241 is made of metal.
Each tube-like piece 241 is engaged with adjacent tube-like piece telescopicly, and can slide along this adjacent tube-like piece.Best, the shape of each tube-like piece 241 is made feasible can the slip on previous tube-like piece internal freedom ground, and make next tube-like piece freely to slip into.Yet tube-like piece 241 can " reversible on the position ", makes each tube-like piece slide along the lateral surface of previous tube-like piece.With respect to adjacent tube-like piece to the inside or the tube-like piece that slides to the outside make spray arm 220 can telescopic stretching, extension bar 232 withdrawals or stretch, be used for storing, perhaps be used for cleaning and satisfying specific need of work.
On some jobs, the user must use this spray arm 220 on the length of centre.For such purpose, the number of tube-like piece 241 cans be compared to more than three most, and preferable is more than five.In the first embodiment of the present invention, when the diameter of tube-like piece and a shape adjustments Cheng Dangyi part are free to slide with respect to adjacent part, coefficient of friction between two parts that couple together requires certain active force that their are slided, only by they weight they can not freely slide.And the user must apply certain active force their are slided, in case they are set in a definite length, use or the process of transportation in frictional force be enough to keep this state.The person skilled in the art will suitably select the numerical value that is suitable for of coefficient of friction and the shape and the diameter that are suitable for of tube-like piece.
At last, in any the foregoing description of the present invention, spray arm 220 can telescopic stretching, extension at least a portion of proximal segment of bar 232 be designed to when spray arm 220 is in the withdrawal configuration, be assemblied in the inside of handle 231.Best, when described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension when being in complete retracted mode, bar that can telescopic stretching, extension by handle 231 stretch out that part of, promptly not that part of length in described handle 231 less than 50% of the total length of the described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension of retracted mode, preferably less than 25%.
Last tube-like piece 243 promptly from the nearest tube-like piece of the far-end of spray arm 220, has a far-end, and this far-end has and is fastened on the one or more of this end, and preferably a nozzle 230 is made described structure of nozzle as described above.Alternatively, nozzle is removable, and can replace the spray pattern difference of this another nozzle with another nozzle.Make that like this user can be at wanting clean Surface optionally to select spray pattern.In this case, by screw thread, clamp or other device that can throw off nozzle be fastened to spray arm can telescopic stretching, extension the tube-like piece of far-end of bar 232 on.
In addition, designs of nozzles is become to make and can set it for generation different spray pattern.
Alternatively, by a kind of rotatable erecting device ball/recess joint for example, spreader nozzle 230 is installed on the distal end sections 243 of bar that can telescopic stretching, extension, makes the user to make the orientation of described spreader nozzle 230 easily near inaccessible surface with manual mode.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, spray arm 220 is provided with a drip-proof valve 244.In a preferable embodiment of the present invention, described drip-proof valve is positioned at contiguous flat fan-shaped spreader nozzle 230.Stop liquid being supplied to moment of diffusion tube 233 the user, for example, liquid is arranged still in pipeline by stopping the pump of portable device (for example EFI spills device).As a result, when the user moves spray arm 220 or when user withdrawal can telescopic stretching, extension bar 232 so that when placing spray arm 220, the liquid of staying in the pipe may overflow very much.Overflowing so obviously is undesirable, can prevent this overflowing by using drip-proof valve 244.Described valve is preferably disposed on the distal portions of spray arm 220, and preferable is to be connected between diffusion tube 233 and the nozzle.Can use the structure of several drip-proof valves 244 in the present invention.
In first embodiment, drip-proof valve 244 is umbrella valves 245 as at Fig. 4 A, shown in B and the C like that, go in the passage this valve is self-contained, the part 246 of the reduced of this passage is fastened on its position to it.As shown in Fig. 4 B, the core of this valve comprises fluid passage 247, and liquid can freely flow through this passage.As shown in Fig. 4 C, the umbrella part 245 of this valve is crooked, and is deformable, and its position makes that under normal circumstances it contacts with the wall of passage.As a result, liquid must make described deformable umbrella part 245 distortion flow.Can be for example by realizing such distortion by the storage device pumping liquid of portable device (for example EFI spills device), yet in case pump stops, the fluid pressure deficiency in diffusion tube 233 is so that 245 distortion of umbrella part, valve is back closed, and liquid flow stops.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 5 A and the 5B, valve comprises a firm housing 248, and this housing comprises the part of a hollow, has the wall 249 of taper.Movably a cone 250 and an elastic component 251 are also arranged in this housing, and the elasticity of this elastic component is pressed in cone on the tapered wall 249 of housing, makes that generation is a kind of to liquid closed sealing and releasable sealing.Make the position of cone become to make it flow towards liquid.When the pressure in the diffusion tube 233 was enough big, for example when by the storage device pumping liquid of portable device (for example EFI spills device), liquid promoted movably cone 250, passes through valve, up to the nozzle of spray arm 220.In case the fluid pressure deficiency in the pipe, when for example the pump that spills device when EFI stopped, elastic component pushed back cone on the tapered wall 249 of housing, and liquid flow stops.
Spray arm 220 also comprises a diffusion tube 233, this pipe is carried the liquid that will spray, for example be connected to storage device or bottle on the portable device (for example EFI spills device) by a source, up to the nozzle that is in the spray arm 220 that the liquid flowing connection state couples together.At least on one point diffusion tube 233 is connected on the spray arm 220.It can be made by any suitable material, thermoplastic resin for example, natural or synthetic rubber, metal or alloy, the perhaps combination of above-mentioned material.Best, diffusion tube 233 stretches incessantly along the length of spray arm 220, by near-end to far-end.Preferable is that described diffusion tube 233 is continual by fluid supply up to nozzle, as shown in FIG. 1.Being arranged so that like this can be effectively by the nozzle discharge clean solution, and no matter tube-like piece the relative position of each other how, provides the spray arm 220 of leak free spraying liquid simultaneously to the user.
In first preferred embodiment of the present invention, diffusion tube 233 is installed in the handle 231, as shown in FIG. 1, described diffusion tube 233 also comprises a spirally part, this part be coiled in spray arm 220 can telescopic stretching, extension the outside of bar 232.Best, described circinate shaped part comprises at least 10 circles 252.By a kind of to liquid be the sealing connection the distal portions of pipe is connected on the nozzle 10.At the retracted mode of spray arm 220, extended configuration and centre position, fluid flow is identical basically.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, diffusion tube 233 is straight lines, and is preferably made by a kind of inextensible thermoplastic.Near-end by it is connected to it on the fluid supply.Connection by the fishing rod shape also is connected to described diffusion tube 233 on the spray arm 220, and what be preferably in each tube-like piece realizes this connection more at least.In addition, can only be attached to diffusion tube 233 on the fluid supply, be attached on the handle 231 of spray arm 220, refill and receive on the nozzle, and not with spray arm 220 can telescopic stretching, extension bar 232 be connected or only partly connection.Part connects and only to mean and on one point or on 2 pipe is connected on the spreadable portion of spray arm 220.Such fishing rod shape connects and for example comprises by metal, and the annulus that plastics or their combination are made is when spray arm 220 stretches or during withdrawal, pipe can pass these annulus and freely slide.The far-end of pipe is connected on the nozzle of spray arm 220 in the mode of not leaking.
In the third embodiment of the present invention, diffusion tube 233 is straight lines, and by elastomeric material preferably silicon rubber make.This material makes pipe that enough deformabilities be arranged, thereby when stretching spray arm 220, diffusion tube 233 also can flexibly stretch, but its diameter remains basically unchanged.As a result, when spray arm 220 is in the state of withdrawal, when the state of stretching, extension or position intermediate, the fluid flow by nozzle remains basically unchanged.
Will recognize that by recited above the quantity that remains in the heavier relatively clean solution of weight in the less relatively diffusion tube of diameter 233 will reduce.Also have, the material of different parts of selecting to be used for to make spray arm 220 is very light.As a result, the weight of spray arm 220 is dropped to minimum, and described spray arm 220 is very easy to handle, and handles and get up to be not easy fatigue, even through also being the same for a long time, be like this when particularly being handled by the women.Best, the weight of this spray arm is more preferably less than 150 grams less than 200 grams.The air-breather of storage device
Liquid storaging device preferably is provided with an air-breather, makes that air can enter in the storage device when product pump is seen off.Can for example pass through check valve, air ventilation membrane is perhaps realized ventilation with mechanical system or electrically-energized valve.In addition, can leave product in the deformable sack in the liquid storaging device in, when product pump was sent, this deformable sack can be collapsed.Liquid storaging device also preferably is provided with a device that releasably engages with the pump/motor assembly.When storage device is sky, can perhaps throw away it by taking off on the pump/motor assembly, perhaps refill.Can be connected to the liquid storaging device that is full of on the pump subsequently, be used for later use.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, liquid storaging device is a bottle that is full of liquid, this bottle is provided with a discharging and fluid transmits accessory, and this accessory makes and the content that can give off bottle do not overflow and do not have content when bottle is turned around.Referring to Fig. 6 A, B, C and 7, preferred discharging and fluid transmit accessory 310 and comprise that is transmitted an accessory 311, this accessory has one to transmit check valve 312 and a discharge one-way valve 313, illustrates with unassembled configuration (Fig. 6 A, B and C) and the configuration (Fig. 7) that assembles.This transmits accessory 311 best as a whole molded items, it comprise simultaneously transmission check valve 312 and discharge one-way valve 313 (Fig. 6 A, B).Yet this accessory also can comprise a cap or capsule 314, independent transmission check valve 312 and discharge one-way valve 313 is injected in this cap (Fig. 9 C), and do not exceed scope of the present invention.
In addition, preferably transmitting accessory 311 can have supporting floor 315, and these floors can improve the stability that transmits accessory 311, particularly improve the stability that transmits check valve 312, as at Fig. 6 A, shown in the B.Transmit preferably duckbill-type valve of check valve 312 and discharge one-way valve 313, they have intrinsic sealing load, and they be oriented to identical direction.Yet valve 312 and 313 can be polytype valve, and does not exceed scope of the present invention.For example, check valve 312 and 313 can be the umbrella valve door, and the ball and spring one-way cock perhaps is a slit valve.In addition, can be arranged on other position on the bottle 2 to discharge one-way valve 313, and/or be in different orientations, and not exceed scope of the present invention.
Preferred duckbill transmission valve 312 has an openend 312a and " beak " end 312b that closes, and when duckbill transmission valve 312 is in relaxed state (Fig. 6 A), this " beak " of closing end remains on closing state.Preferred duckbill vent valves 313 also has an openend 313a and " beak " end 313b that closes, and when duckbill vent valves 313 is in relaxed state (Fig. 6 A), this " beak " of closing end remains on closed condition.
By a snap edge 318 snap-bead 318 hasps of accessory 311 being advanced bottle 2 preferred accessory 311 is attached on the bottle 2 that is full of fluid, is attached to particularly on the opening 317.Yet, also can install to accessory 311 on the bottle 2, as well-known technically with the screw thread on the bottle 321 320.After being attached to preferred accessory 311 on the bottle 2, can turn described bottle around, and the fluid contents in the bottle 2 can not flow out, this is because valve 312 and 313 is in the relaxed state shown in Fig. 9 a, end 312b and 313b keep closing.
Preferred accessory 311 and bottle 2 assemblies are connected to one accept on the installed part 322, this installed part has a probe tip 323 and an air discharging groove 324.Probe tip 323 has first and second openend 323a and the 323b respectively.In the time of in injecting openend 312a, the first openend 323a of probe tip 323 makes " beak " end 312b distortion of duckbill transmission valve 312, and opens (Fig. 7).Preferably the second openend 323b of probe tip 323 is connected on the pipe 233, is used for being directed to the fluid from bottle 2 on the pump or being directed on the storage device (not shown).Yet, can make a single piece to pipe 233 and storage device installed part 322, and not exceed scope of the present invention.
When bottle 2 is in inverted state (Fig. 6 A), acting on " beak " end 312b of duckbill- type valve 312 and 313 and the inside static pressure on the 313b respectively will seal valve 312 and 313 closely.Therefore, valve 312 and 313 prevents that fluid is prematurely by flowing out in the inverted bottle 2, till the probe 323 of accepting installed part 322 injects duckbill transmission valve 312.
After injecting the probe 323 of accepting installed part in the duckbill transmission valve 312, because gravity makes fluid send out by probe tip 323, at this moment this top makes 312 distortion of duckbill transmission valve, and opens.As a result, in bottle 2, produce a vacuum pressure (negative pressure).When this vacuum is enough to overcome sealing load on vent valves 313, an air bubble will enter (Fig. 7) in the bottle 2 along inlet air flow path 326, this bubble weakens the vacuum pressure that is produced because fluid flows out very soon in bottle 2, and keeps sealing load.Best, the sealing load of duckbill vent valves 313 is lower than the sealing load of duckbill transmission valve 312.As a result, the vacuum pressure (negative pressure) that produces in bottle 2 will make duckbill vent valves 313 open, and cross because the duckbill transmission valve 312 that moves the opening that is produced of probe 323 valves that cause 312 can not opened.
Air in accepting installed part 322 discharging groove 324 guarantees that air can reach duckbill vent valves 313, and air can enter bottle 2 when guaranteeing to produce enough negative pressure by the fluid that bottle 2 transmits.When promoting probe tip 323 by duckbill transmission valve 312 (Fig. 7), probe 323 inwalls along duckbill-type valve 312 seal.In the position (Fig. 7) that complete seat is put, probe 323 passes the openend 312a of duckbill-type valve 312, and provides fluid path to pipe 233.Switch
Switch can be the design of any suitable human engineering, usually with finger or thumb-actuated it.Switch can have the characteristics to children's safety.Product
Useful in the present invention product is the treatment product useful to handled surface.Such cleaning products preferably includes a kind of active component, and preferable is that such cleaning products comprises a kind of surfactant.The most preferably, the component of being sprayed is a kind of moisture cleaning component.Yet they also can comprise for example cleaning product or cleaning products, perhaps comprise perfume, and the component that comprises the taste removal composition, and the taste removal composition is such as the cyclodextrin that is cyclodextrin or replacement.For example at file EP 0774978; EP 0776220; Disclose such taste removal component among EP 0774980 and the EP 0775229, these patent applications/patents are by Procter ﹠amp above all; Gamble Company application.
In a preferred embodiment, product is a kind of cleaning component, and useful components comprises surfactant; Builder; Bleaching agent and bleach-activating; Enzyme and enzyme stabilizers; Detergent, intercalating agent; Anti-precipitating reagent again; Water-based or nonaqueous spraying agent; Optical brightener; Foam in hibitors; Dye transfer inhibitor.
Typically the weight meter comprises traditional C by about 1% to the about 55% non-limiting example at this useful surfactant at least 11-C 18Alkylbenzenesulfonate (" LAS ") and main chain, side chain and heterochain C 10-C 20Alkyl sulfate (" AS "), molecular formula is CH 3(CH 2) x(CHOSO 3-M +) CH 3And CH 3(CH 2) y(CHOSO 3-M +) CH 2CH 3C 10-C 18Secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfate, wherein x and y+1 are approximately 7 integer at least, preferably be approximately 9 at least, and M are a kind of water-soluble cation, sodium particularly, undersaturated sulfate is such as being oleyl sulfate, C 11-C 18Alkyl alkoxy sulfate (" AE xS "; EO 1-7 ethoxy sulfate particularly), sarcosinate surfactant, sulfosuccinic acid salt surfactant, sulphosuccinamate surfactant, sulfosuccinic acidamide surfactant, C 10-C 18Alkyl alkoxy carboxylate (particularly EO 1-5 ethoxy carboxylate), C 10-C 18Glycerin ether, C 10-C 18The poly-glycosides of alkylpolyglycosides and their corresponding sulfonation, and C 12-C 18α-sulfonated fatty acid ester.If be ready, in all components, also can comprise traditional nonionic surface active agent and amphoteric surfactant, such as C 12-C 18Alkyl ethoxylate (" AE "), this comprises so-called narrow peak alkyl ethoxylate and C 6-C 12Alkylphenol alcoxylates (the particularly ethyoxyl/propoxylate of ethoxylate and mixing), C 12-C 18Betaine and sulfobetaines (" sultaine "), C 10-C 18The oxide of amine, and analog.Also can use C 12-C 18N-alkyl polyhydroxy fatty acid amide.Typical example comprises C 12-C 18The N-methylglucosamine.See WO 9206154.The surfactant that other sugar is derived comprises N-alkoxyl polyhydroxy fatty acid amide, such as C 10-C 18N-(3-methoxy-propyl) aminoglucose.For few foaming can use the N-propyl group to N-hexyl C 12-C 18Aminoglucose.Also can use C 10-C 20Traditional soap.If want a lot of bubbles, can use the C of side chain 10-C 16Soap.The surfactant mixtures of anion and nonionic is particularly useful.In general textbook, listed other useful traditionally surfactant.
Fig. 1 shows the illustrative diagram of a preferred embodiment of the product that wires up or portable device 1, can use this device with a hand or two hands.This device partly illustrates with the section that cuts.This portable device 1 comprises a liquid storaging device, this storage device be 2, one electric pump/motors 5,6 of a traditional bottle liquid thus storage device be pumped into spray arm 220 by diffusion tube 233.Spray arm 220 is a preferred type as previously described, it comprises a handle 231, be coiled in a deformable diffusion tube 233 of bar 232 outsides that can telescopic stretching, extension, when described spray arm 220 withdrawals, described bar 232 that can telescopic stretching, extension partly is located at the inside of handle 231.Housing 204 also comprises a battery 7 and a switch 8.Can be attached to spray arm on the housing of device (for example using a clamp mechanism), perhaps pull down on the body by device, can be held in this device in the hand, and spray arm is held in the another hand.Housing 204 is designed to bottle 2 is inverted when holding this device with handle 3 and use it.The benefit of this configuration do not need to be dip-tube, and than being easier to bottle is used up.Also have, will make than weak point to the distance of pump intake by liquid when pump 5 is full of, can not be full of this pump apace.
Process
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the portable device that comprises the spray arm that has at least one flat fan nozzle as previously described, is used for cleaning carpet and other floor covering, and is used for other big surface (wall for example, ceiling ...).Here cleaning means and comprises and keep described carpet, the outward appearance on floor covering and other big surface.
The product that wires up of Miao Shuing is for handling carpet, floor covering or other big surperficial particularly suitable in the present invention.The use that is used for handling carpet comprises the steps: that (a) is added to the carpet cleaning component on the carpet in the mode of spraying drop, the particle size distribution of drop is preferably average diameter D (v, 0.9) less than 1500 microns, preferablely be, less than about 1000 microns, even preferablely be, less than about 750 microns, the most preferably, between 350 and 10 microns, the quantity that is applied to the component on the carpet is preferably by 1 milliliter to 120 milliliters of every square metre of carpet, preferablely be, by about 10 to about 80 milliliters, even preferablely be, by about 20 to about 60 milliliters, the most preferably, by about 30 to about 50 milliliters, (b) it is dry described component to be stayed on the carpet, and (c) alternatively by described carpet being carried out vacuum draw or adopting the process of similarly removing that component is removed, described component is preferably by selecting in those components of describing in the application that here is engaged into as the reference data, and, after carrying out vacuum draw such as the Hoover 1300W standard set-up that is used for carpet after the drying and with a traditional vacuum cleaner, residual volume is preferably less than 40%, and preferable is less than about 60%.
Process preferably also comprises an additional step, promptly after being applied on the carpet, and in that described component is stayed on the described carpet before the drying, carpet is applied mechanism to component.Finding that only removing filth by chemical action with by vacuum draw may need this additional step under the situation of difficult especially.Can be by the use brush, spongy eraser, the friction gloves, finger nail, perhaps any other similarly installs realizes described mechanism.
Here " drying " is meant at least 40% of the initial number that is sprayed at the component on the carpet, preferably at least 60% step that loses owing to evaporation.
Residual volume after vacuum cleaned (TVRi) defines as follows: TVRi ( % ) = Wfv - Ws Wt - Ws × 100 Wherein:
Ws represents the initial weight (before in office where the managing) of carpet sample;
Wt represents that identical carpet sample is just being used for the component of the cleaning carpet weight when being applied on the carpet; Apply speed (the gr m of component -2s -1) and/or application time (second) can influence Wt.
Wfv represents the final weight of identical carpet sample after the Hoover 1300W standard set-up that is used for carpet being carried out vacuum draw;
Can represent Ws with any unit of weight, Wt and Wfv are as long as use identical unit to these three parameters.
Be applicable to that the test method of determining residual volume is a method as described below:
10 * 10 centimetres carpet sample is being carried out vacuum draw before 10 seconds and afterwards it is weighed with Hoover 1300W.In order to take out and to wash so that avoid influencing the loss in weight of carpet self (for example fiber) when determining residual volume when sample being carried out vacuum, as repeating vacuum suction several times and subsequently carpet sample to be weighed be important requiring, up to since the loss in weight of vacuum draw less than component dosage 5% (that is, for 100 square centimeters sample and 50gr/m 2Dosage since vacuum take out the loss of washing must be less than 0.025gr).Carpet sample weight afterwards is Ws after the step in front.
Again with 50gr/m 2Quantity component is sprayed onto on the carpet, and subsequently to samples weighing so that determine Wt.Then component is stayed on the sample dry 60 minutes, and use Hoover 1300W carries out 10 seconds of vacuum draw.Certainly under " normal temperature " and " normal humidity condition ", carry out component is stayed step dry on the carpet.Here " normal temperature conditions " is meant that spending Celsius 25 by Celsius 15 spends, and preferably spends 25 degree Celsius by Celsius 20.Here " normal humidity condition " is meant by 40%RH (percentage relative humidity) to 80%RH, preferably by 50%RH to 65%RH.At last, sample is weighed once more so that determine Wfv.It is about 40% that residual volume preferably is at least, and preferable is to be approximately 60% at least, in addition preferable be to be approximately 80% at least.
The method is for new carpet or be near the carpet of new carpet state particularly usefully, is not seriously made dirty near the carpet of new carpet state.It is favourable cleaning such carpet termly, at least approximately cleans once in per two months, and preferably at least approximately each month cleans once, preferable is to clean at least weekly once, even preferable be to clean once in every several days, for example approximately 1-6 days, preferably 2-5 days once.Stay filth meeting on the carpet to the diffusion of the bottom of carpet and/or enter into fiber and/or end liner, therefore be difficult to remove.Often the benefit of cleaning is that carpet is more durable, and is in acceptable state in the long time.In order often to clean, must use non-manually operated flusher, so that the user can be owing to operation feels tired.Here " non-manual operation " be meant that flusher can be to activate with hand, but by storage device product being transported to the spreading nozzle necessary forces is provided by other non-manual device.
The most preferably, flusher is the mechanically operated or electrically driven (operated) of non-aerosol, the device that sprays with pump, particularly as the device of here announcing.As previously described, described flusher comprises a storage device, a spray arm that has spreading nozzle, and device that is used for product is transported to by storage device spreading nozzle, described device is preferably a pump machanism, with the method for screw thread or hasp this mechanism is securely fixed on the storage device.Storage device comprises a container, is used for holding the carpet cleaning component that will spray.Can make storage device with any traditional material, such material includes but not limited to: polyethylene, polypropylene, PET (PET); Polyethylene, Pioloform, polyvinyl acetal, and the mixture of rubber elastomer.Preferred storage device is by for example PET (PET) making of material of cleaning.Other material can comprise stainless steel.
Also can use the non-manually operated flusher of other type, this comprises the far-ranging flusher as listing in the following Example.For example, can use the aerosol flusher, but these devices are undesirable for environment, and quite expensive.Described aerosol flusher comprises a container, and this container can be made by any traditional material that uses in making aerosol container.Flusher must can tolerance range by about internal pressure of 20 to about 110p.s.i.g., preferable is to bear by about internal pressure of 20 to about 70p.s.i.g..An important requirement to flusher is that it is provided with a valve member, and this valve member will allow that the mode with very fine particle or scattered subtly particle or drop is sprayed at the carpet cleaning component in the flusher, as the front is narrated.The aerosol flusher adopts the airtight container of a high pressure, under high pressure sprays the moisture de-shirred component of cleaning by a special actuator/valves assembly.With a kind of gas component that is combined in wherein the suspended particulate flusher is pressurizeed, this component is commonly referred to as propellant.Can use common aerosol propellant, the hydrocarbon of gas for example, such as iso-butane, and the halogenated hydrocarbon that mixes.Having concluded that the halogenated hydrocarbon propellant can cause problem of environment such as hydrochlorofluorocar.on, is not preferred therefore.When in the carpet cleaning component, cyclodextrine being arranged for the reason of controlling smell, hydrocarbon propellant is not preferred, this be because they may with the cyclodextrine molecule forming composite, thereby reduce not compound cyclodextrine for the availability that absorbs smell.Preferred propellant is a compressed air, nitrogen, and inert gas, carbon dioxide, or the like.People such as U.S. Patent No. 3436772 of authorizing on April 8th, 1969 at Stebbins and Kaufman have the more complete description to commercial available aerosol flusher in the U.S. Patent No. 3600325 of authorizing on August 17th, 1971; As a reference incorporated here described two references.
Flusher preferably one can self-pressurization the container of non-aerosol, this container has convoluted lining and a resilient sleeve.The flusher of described self-pressurization comprises a liner/sleeve assembly, this assembly comprises a thin flexible convoluted shape plastic lining that can stretch diametrically, its thickness has a columniform resilient sleeve inside by about 0.010 to about 0.020 inch (promptly by about 0.025 to 0.051 centimetre).This liner/sleeve can a considerable amount of carpet cleaning component of splendid attire product, and described product can be sprayed.U.S. Patent No. 5111971 of authorizing on May 12nd, 1992 at Winer and Winer can find describing more completely the flusher of self-pressurization in the U.S. Patent No. 5232126 of authorizing on August 3rd, 1993; As a reference incorporated here described two references.In the aerosol flusher of another kind of type, a separator is separated carpet cleaning component and propellant (being preferably compressed air or nitrogen), as announcing among the United States Patent (USP) NO.4260110 that authorizes on April 7th, 1981, as a reference incorporated here this patent.By EP Spray Systems, East Hanover, New Jersey company can obtain such flusher.
Other non-manually operated flusher includes but not limited to not to be the flusher of the drive of the disclosed preferred embodiment in front, sucks the flusher of air, sucks the flusher of liquid, electrostatic spraying device, and atomizers spray device.In order to spread on the fiber, the carpet cleaning component is put in the flusher.
The flusher of drive comprises the pump from the drive that contains, and these pumps pressurize to the component of moisture absorption smell, and scatter this component by nozzle, to produce the spraying liquid droplet.Directly the flusher of drive is attached on the storage device (such as a bottle), perhaps by using pipeline/pipeline that flusher is installed on the storage device at a distance, this storage device is used for putting the carpet cleaning component.The flusher of drive includes but not limited to centrifugal device or positive displacement devices.The flusher of drive preferably provides power by the portable type dc source, perhaps provides power by disposable battery (such as commercial operational alkaline battery) or by rechargeable cell (such as commercial operational nickel-cadmium cell unit).The flusher of drive also can provide power by operational standard electric alternating current source in most of buildings.
In the U.S. Patent No. 4865255 of authorizing on September 12nd, 1989, announced the non-limiting example of the flusher of commercial operational drive by Luvisotto, as a reference incorporated here this patent.Can be obtained the flusher of preferred drive at an easy rate by supplier, these suppliers are such as Solo, Newport News, Virginia (Solo Spraystar for example TMThe flusher that can refill, US460395 lists with the handbook part number) and Multi-sprayer Sysrems, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for example, model: Spray 1).
The flusher that sucks air comprises the flusher of those kinds that are commonly called " air brush ".Compressed-air actuated air-flow upwards aspirates moisture absorption odour-producing component, and by this component of nozzles spray, produces spray liquid.Can should absorb the component of smell by pipeline/pipeline supply separately, and perhaps more generally this component was contained in the wide-mouth bottle, the flusher that sucks air just is contained on this bottle.
By Murray discloses the flusher of commercial operational suction air at the U.S. Patent No. 1536352 and the Yoshikawa of mandate on April 22 nineteen twenty-four in the U.S. Patent No. 4221339 of authorizing on September 9th, 1980 non-limiting example, as a reference incorporated here all described references.Can obtain to suck the flusher of air at an easy rate by supplier, these suppliers are such as The Badger Air-Brush Co, Franklin Park, Illinois (for example, model: 155) and Wilton Air BrushEquipment, Woodridge, Illinois (for example, stock number: 415-4000,415-4001,415-4100).
The flusher that sucks liquid typically is the device that is widely used in those kinds of spraying the garden chemicals.In by means of the swabbing action that produces by the Venturi effect moisture absorption odour-producing component suction fluid being flowed.Strong turbulence is used for making moisture absorption odour-producing component to mix with fluid stream (typically being water), thereby uniform mixture/concentration is provided.Can scatter moisture concentrated absorption odour-producing component inspiration fluid stream of the present invention with this spray method, with sending fluid it is diluted to selected concentration subsequently.
Can be obtained to suck the flusher of fluid at an easy rate by supplier, such supplier is such as Chapin Manufacturing Works, Batavia, New York (for example, model: 6006).
Electrostatic spraying device is added to energy on the moisture absorption odour-producing component by high potential.These energy are used for atomizing and electric charge being added on the component of moisture absorption smell, realize the sprinkling of tiny charged particle.When charged particle was carried out by flusher, their identical electric charges repelled them each other.Before spraying arrives object, this will have two effects.At first, will make whole spraying diffusion.When being sprayed onto big zone quite far away, this point particular importance.Second effect is to keep original particle size.Because particle repels each other, they can not flock together becomes heavier bulky grain, can take place as uncharged particle.Reduce the influence of gravity like this, and increased the charged particle that arrives object.When a large amount of electronegative particles arrived object, they pushed away electronics to the inside, and target approach thing inside makes the object surface of all exposures temporarily have positive charge.The sucking action that forms between particle and object surpasses the influence of gravity and inertia.When each particle deposition is on object, that on the object will become neutral, and no longer include sucking action.Therefore, next free particle attracted to tight adjacent that, and this process continues to carry out, till the whole surface-coated lid of object.Like this, charged particle has improved distribution, and has reduced drippage.
By the U.S. Patent No. 5222664 of Noakes in mandate on June 29th, 1993; The U.S. Patent No. 4962885 that Coffee authorized in October 16 nineteen ninety; The U.S. Patent No. 2695002 that Miller authorized in November, 1954; The U.S. Patent No. 5405090 that Greene authorized in April 11 nineteen ninety-five; The U.S. Patent No. 4752034 that Kuhn authorized on June 21st, 1988; Badger discloses the non-limiting example of commercial available electrostatic spraying device in the U.S. Patent No. 2989241 of authorizing in June, 1961; As a reference incorporated here all described patents.Can obtain electrostatic spraying device by supplier at an easy rate, such supplier is such as Tea in Tech Co, South Koreaand Spectrum, Houston, Texas.
The atomizers spray device is added to energy on the moisture absorption odour-producing component by the ultrasonic energy of a frequency converter supply.These energy are used for causing atomizing in moisture absorption odour-producing component.Polytype atomizers spray device includes but not limited to heat, and is ultrasonic, gas, Venturi tube, and the sprayer that can be full of again.
By the U.S. Patent No. 3901443 of Mutsui in mandate on August 26th, 1975; The U.S. Patent No. 2847248 that Schmitt authorized in August, 1958; Greenspan discloses the non-limiting example of commercial available atomizers spray device in the U.S. Patent No. 5511726 of authorizing on April 30th, 1996; As a reference incorporated here all described patents.Can obtain electrostatic spraying device by supplier at an easy rate, such supplier is such as A﹠amp; D Engineering, Inc., Milpitas, California (for example, model A﹠amp; D Un-231 ultrasonic handy nebulizer) and Amici, Inc., Spring City, Pennsylvania (model: swirler nebulizer).
Preferably make article here and comprise non-manually operated flusher, such as being the flusher of power with the battery, the flusher of particularly announcing previously, it comprises the carpet cleaning component.Preferable is that the manufacturing article comprise the combination of an independent container of non-manually operated flusher and carpet cleaning component, this container are added on the flusher and/or it separately to be used to be full of/be full of before use.Independent container can comprise a kind of use component, perhaps diluted a kind of concentrated component before using, and/or use with a dilution flusher, use such as the flusher that sucks liquid with, as previously described.In addition, the structure of independent container should be connected with the remainder of flusher, guaranteeing firm assembling, do not leak, even in motion, impact wait after with when using, also be the same by unfamiliar user.
A kind of manufacture of hope also can comprise non-manually operated flusher and/or carpet cleaning component, preferably the carpet cleaning component basically (for example greater than about 40%) in storage device, this flusher combines with use one group of operation instructions of this manufacture as described previously like that in a process (a kind of method), preferably limit the particle size of this process and/or apply degree and/or drying and/or vacuum draw, thereby with desirable processing frequency cleaning carpet and particularly handle carpet, particularly handle the new carpet of new carpet or outward appearance, thereby keep the outward appearance and/or the state of carpet.Importantly tell the user to handle, particularly because a large amount of active cleansings is removed with such frequency.Alternatively, when component comprises hydrogen peroxide and/or here during disclosed high polymer, importantly advise the such processing of user solution is comprised a following basket and/or provide with following one group in the relevant interests in aspect selected: kill or reduce bacterium; Softening; Save the required time of cleaning carpet and/or alleviate required work, reduce static; Make surface seem " more fluffy "; And/or minimizing smell.Importantly make the user know the benefit that these are additional, because otherwise the user does not know that component can address these problems and/or provide these benefits.
Employed here phrase " with ... combine " be meant that the group operation instructions or directly be printed on storage device originally on one's body, perhaps provide in independent mode, this includes but not limited to brochure, print advertisements, e-advertising, and/or verbal notice, thereby those group operation instructions are told the user who makes article.Those group operation instructions preferably include the guidance to the component (preferably applying by sprinkling) that applies effective quantity, so that illustrated benefit is provided, for example keep the outward appearance of carpet, pliability, and/or fluffy outward appearance; The effect of bacteriological protection; Anti-static effect, and/or the amount of labour of minimizing time and/or cleaning, and alternatively, control smell and/or minimizing smell reduce germ contamination and/or desinsection.

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1. one kind is used for the portable device of spraying liquid under low pressure, and described device comprises a spray arm, it is characterized in that, spray arm comprises the fan-shaped spreader nozzle that at least one is flat.
2. according to the described portable device of claim 1, it is characterized in that described liquid is a kind of cleaning component that is used for handling carpet and other big fiber cover.
3. according to claim 1 or 2 described portable devices, it is electrically driven (operated) device.
4. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that described spray arm is telescopic.
5. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that described spray arm can be pulled down on the master unit by device.
6. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that the spray angle in flat fan-shaped plane is spent in the scope of 120 degree 30.
7. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that, with flat fan-shaped vertical plane in spray angle less than 20 degree, preferably less than 15 degree.
8. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that the flow rate of sprinkling is less than 500 ml/min.
9. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that, is lower than 3 crust at the maximum pressure that exports.
10. any one described portable device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that, the average diameter of spraying particle is preferably in 10 to 350 microns the scope in 1 to 500 micron scope.
11., it is characterized in that bar also comprises a Drop-proof valve according to any one described portable device in the aforesaid right requirement.
12., it is characterized in that described Drop-proof valve is positioned at the position of next-door neighbour's spreader nozzle according to the described portable device of claim 11.
13. a cleaning carpet, the process on floor covering or other big surface, it comprises the steps:
I) by use require according to aforesaid right in any one described portable device, in the mode of flat fan-shaped sprinkling a kind of component is applied to described carpet, on floor covering or the other big surface;
Ii) make described component stay described carpet, dry on floor covering or the other big surface; And
Iii) alternatively by using vacuum cleaner or similar device that component is removed.
14. according to the described process of claim 13, it comprises additional step: described component is being stayed described carpet, before the drying, to carpet, floor covering or other big surface apply a kind of mechanism on floor covering or the other big surface.
15. according to any one described process in claim 13 or 14, it is characterized in that, by using brush, spongy eraser, friction gloves, or the described mechanism of similar device realization.
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