EP0116812B1 - Distributeur de savon avec un dispositif indicateur pour le niveau de savon liquide - Google Patents

Distributeur de savon avec un dispositif indicateur pour le niveau de savon liquide Download PDF

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EP0116812B1
EP0116812B1 EP83810565A EP83810565A EP0116812B1 EP 0116812 B1 EP0116812 B1 EP 0116812B1 EP 83810565 A EP83810565 A EP 83810565A EP 83810565 A EP83810565 A EP 83810565A EP 0116812 B1 EP0116812 B1 EP 0116812B1
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Sandro Arabian
Manfred Baumann
Walter Besserer
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/06—Dispensers for soap
    • A47K5/12—Dispensers for soap for liquid or pasty soap

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  • the invention relates to a soap dispenser with a display device for the filling state of a soap solution, which contains at least one reservoir for a soap solution and a cover with at least one viewing window.
  • a known display device of this type (EP-A-0 023 470) contains optical display means which display the liquid level directly or cause a light / dark change in a viewing window by total reflection in a glass body.
  • the known display device has proven itself. However, the display of this display device can have a reduced clarity after long use.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a display device of the type mentioned, which results in a reliable and clear display of the filling status of the soap solution metering device, which is independent of the number of filling changes, with as little effort as possible.
  • this object is achieved in that a float with at least one indicator flag is provided in the reservoir and the path of movement of the at least one indicator flag extends at least partially along the viewing window of the cover.
  • the display device thus contains in the simplest manner a float movable with the fill level of the soap solution and a display flag coupled to it, which is aligned with the viewing window of the cover hood in the end position of the float, that is to say when the container is almost empty.
  • the whole display device is very simple; it is clear and reliable due to the appearance of the clearly perceptible display flag in the viewing window, and regardless of how often the fillings are added or replaced.
  • two display flags and two viewing windows are provided on different sides of the cover in the display device according to the invention. This makes the display recognizable even in cases where one side of the cover, e.g. B. is inaccessible for structural reasons.
  • the display flag is advantageously provided with two differently colored color fields. This makes the display in the viewing window of the cover particularly clearly perceptible.
  • the color field which indicates the empty state of the container, increasingly enters the viewing window, so that the transition to the empty final state is clearly recognizable and the soap solution can be supplemented in good time.
  • the at least one container opens into the interior of the reservoir with at least one opening.
  • the reservoir is automatically refilled through the at least one opening of the container when this opening is no longer immersed in the soap solution.
  • the float body is rotatably supported by at least one lever above the opening of the container in the interior of the reservoir. This embodiment ensures trouble-free movement of the float body and thus the indicator flag, because the bearings are located above the soap solution and cannot stick together.
  • the float body runs over a substantial part of the width of the reservoir and is provided with a lever on each end. As a result, the float body is guided safely.
  • the indicator flag expediently extends from the reservoir into a space which is formed between the cover and the container.
  • the viewing window is also formed in the cover in the area. This achieves a space-saving arrangement which, moreover, does not require any special structural changes to the soap dispenser for the installation of the display device.
  • FIG. 1 In the sectional view of Figure 1 you can see a holder for the soap solution dosing device from a z. B. on a wall attachable rear wall 1, from the ends of which a holding plate 1 ', 3 protrudes.
  • a reservoir 4 On the lower holding plate 1 ', which is formed in one piece with the rear wall 1, a reservoir 4 is attached, which is described in detail below. Support ribs 4 ′ are formed on the reservoir 4.
  • a reservoir 5 made of transparent material for the soap solution to be dosed is supported on the reservoir 4 and has a neck 5 ' is provided, which determines an opening 8. The entire arrangement is surrounded by a cover 6 which is held on holding elements 7 on the upper holding plate 3 and is pushed laterally onto the projecting rear wall 1 (cf. FIG. 3).
  • the reservoir 4 pushed onto the lower holding plate 1 ′ and covered on the sides by the cover 6 is arranged with a fastening part 10 on the rear wall 1.
  • a base 9 divides the reservoir 4 into an interior 11 and a pump space 12.
  • the two spaces 11 and 12 are connected to one another by a cylinder 13 which is open at both ends and is inserted in the base 9.
  • a push button 14 can be moved against the force of a return spring (not shown) between two stops, of which only one stop 15 can be seen.
  • This push button 14 is connected to a piston, not shown, the other end of which is supported in the cylinder 13.
  • the lower side of the push button 14 is provided with an outlet 14 'for the soap solution.
  • the push button 14 and the cylinder 13 form parts of a known metering device, which is not described in detail here.
  • a cylindrical float body 21 can be seen from the display device in FIG. 1, from which a display flag 22 and a lever 25 'extend laterally.
  • the lever 25 ' is articulated on a bearing 26 to the reservoir 4.
  • the parts already shown in Figure 1 have the same reference numerals.
  • the indicator flag 22 is arranged on an end face of the float body 21 and projects into a space 23 which is formed between an indentation 24 at the neck-side end of the container 5 and the cover 6.
  • the cover 6 is provided with a viewing window 28 through which the display flag 22 is visible.
  • FIG. 3 The profile of the rear wall 1, the reservoir 4 and the cover 6 shown in FIG. 3 shows the fastening part 10 and the support ribs 4 '. It can be seen that the reservoir 4 is attached without a space between the cover 6 and the rear wall 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows the reservoir 4 with the fastening part 10 and the float arrangement with the float body 21, from the two end faces of which levers 25 and 25 'extend, which are hinged to the reservoir 4 at bearings 26.
  • These bearings 26 are shown as projections which are formed near the ends of the levers 25, 25 'and are arranged in corresponding recesses in the associated wall of the reservoir 4. In this example, only the lever 25 'is provided with a display flag 22.
  • FIG. 1 An upper liquid level 2 which runs at the level of the opening 8 of the container 5. This is the normal operating status of the soap dispenser and will last as long as the container contains 5 soap solution.
  • the float body 21 is in the upper position as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the display flag 22 contains two color fields 27 and 29 at its end facing away from the float body 21. These color fields are colored differently: in the exemplary embodiment, the color field 27 is green and the color field 29 is red.
  • the area of the color field 27 that can be seen through the viewing window 28 in the cover 6 in the position of the display flag 22 according to FIG. 1 is indicated by dotted lines in FIG.
  • the float body 21 In the filled operating state of the soap dispenser, the float body 21 floats on the upper liquid level 2, so that the lower color field 27 of the display 22 is aligned with the viewing window 28 in the cover 6.
  • the green color of the color field 27 indicates the operational readiness of the soap dispenser.
  • an area 30 can be seen through the viewing window 28 in the cover 6, which detects parts of both color fields 27 and 29.
  • the maintenance personnel is made aware of the emptying of the container 5 in good time before the reservoir 4 is completely empty.
  • the cylinder 13 connecting the interior 11 of the reservoir 4 to the pump chamber 12 of the reservoir 4 has, on the one hand, an opening that is large enough to ensure a sufficient flow of the soap solution.
  • a piston (not shown) which is known per se and which is part of a metering device which is connected to the push button 14.
  • a spout 14 'for the soap solution is arranged in the front part of the lower surface of the push button 14.
  • a display flag 22 is formed on each end face of the float body 21 and, accordingly, a viewing window 28 is formed on each side of the cover 6 is.
  • the filling level of the soap dispenser can then be seen on two different sides of the cover 6 and cannot be affected by structural conditions or the like.
  • the indicator flag 22 can only be provided with a field that can be seen in the viewing window 28 of the cover 6 after the container 5 has been emptied.
  • the field or fields need not be designed as color fields, but can also be reflective, for example, self-luminous. luminescent or otherwise marked in a conspicuous manner.
  • the display flag 22 can also be located in an area further away from the rear wall 1.
  • the float body 21 can also be guided on the reservoir 4 by other guide means.
  • the indicator flag 22 can also extend in a different direction or the field or fields 27, 29 can be formed on other parts of the float arrangement, the window or windows 28 being arranged accordingly in the cover 6.
  • the soap dispenser could also be provided with a fixed, refillable container for the soap solution to be dosed.

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Claims (8)

1. Distributeur de savon qui, équipé d'un dispositif indicateur du niveau d'une solution de savon, comprend au moins un réservoir (4) pour une solution de savon et un capot (6) muni d'au moins une fenêtre de contrôle (28), caractérisé en ce que dans le réservoir (4) est prévu un flotteur (21) muni d'au moins un fanion indicateur (22) relié à ce dernier et en ce que le parcours d'au moins ce seul fanion indicateur (22) s'étend au moins partiellement le long de la fenêtre de contrôle (28) du capot (6).
2. Distributeur de savon selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que deux fanions indicateurs (22) et deux fenêtres de contrôle (28) sont prévus de côtés différents du capot (6).
3. Distributeur de savon selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le fanion indicateur (22) est muni de deux plages de couleur (27, 29) coloriées différemment.
4. Distributeur de savon selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un seul récipient (5) présente au moins une ouverture (8) débouchant dans l'espace intérieur (11) du réservoir (4).
5. Distributeur de savon selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que le flotteur (21) est monté, par l'intermédiaire d'au moins un levier (25), au-dessus de l'ouverture (8) du récipient (5) de façon à pouvoir tourner à l'intérieur du réservoir (4).
6. Distributeur de savon selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que le flotteur (21) s'étend sur une partie importante de la largeur du réservoir (4) et présente à chacun de ses côtés frontaux respectivement un levier (25, 25').
7. Distributeur de savon selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que sur chaque côté frontal du flotteur (21) est monté un fanion indicateur (22) et en ce que le fanion indicateur (22) est réalisé en une seule pièce avec le levier correspondant (25), le flotteur (21) étant fixé à une partie recourbée située entre le fanion indicateur (22) et le levier (25).
8. Distributeur de savon selon la revendication 1 ou 7, caractérisé en ce que le fanion indicateur (22) s'étend à l'extérieur du réservoir (4) dans un espace (23) formé entre le capot (6) et le récipient (5).
EP83810565A 1982-12-24 1983-12-05 Distributeur de savon avec un dispositif indicateur pour le niveau de savon liquide Expired EP0116812B1 (fr)

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AT83810565T ATE19936T1 (de) 1982-12-24 1983-12-05 Seifenspender mit einer anzeigevorrichtung fuer den fuellzustand einer seifenloesung.

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JP (1) JPS59135037A (fr)
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