U.S. patent application number 14/269567 was filed with the patent office on 2015-11-05 for electric soap dispenser.
This patent application is currently assigned to Hsiang Hung Wang. The applicant listed for this patent is Yu Chang Lin, Hsiang Hung Wang. Invention is credited to Yu Chang LIN, Hsiang Hung WANG.
Application Number | 20150313421 14/269567 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54354256 |
Filed Date | 2015-11-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150313421 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
WANG; Hsiang Hung ; et
al. |
November 5, 2015 |
ELECTRIC SOAP DISPENSER
Abstract
An electric soap dispenser includes a receptacle having an
outlet mouth, an outlet device engaged with the receptacle, a human
body sensing device for detecting whether a human body is
approaching the outlet device or not, and an actuating device
having a housing attached to the receptacle, a control device is
attached to the housing, an air motor is electrically connected to
the control device for being actuated by the control device to
supply an air into the receptacle, and a fluid motor is
electrically connected to the control device for being actuated by
the control device to pump the liquid soap out of the receptacle.
The outlet device includes a filtering member engaged with the
outlet opening of the outlet device for filtering the liquid
soap.
Inventors: |
WANG; Hsiang Hung; (Changhua
Hsien, TW) ; LIN; Yu Chang; (Changhua Hsien,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Wang; Hsiang Hung
Lin; Yu Chang |
Changhua Hsien
Changhua Hsien |
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TW
TW |
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Assignee: |
Wang; Hsiang Hung
Changhua Hsien
TW
Lin; Yu Chang
Changhua Hsien
TW
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Family ID: |
54354256 |
Appl. No.: |
14/269567 |
Filed: |
May 5, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
222/52 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47K 5/1217 20130101;
A47K 5/16 20130101; A47K 5/14 20130101; A47K 5/1211 20130101; A47K
2005/1218 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47K 5/12 20060101
A47K005/12; A47K 5/14 20060101 A47K005/14 |
Claims
1. An electric soap dispenser comprising: a receptacle for
containing a liquid soap, including an outlet mouth provided
therein for allowing the liquid soap to flow out of said
receptacle, an outlet device including a first end portion engaged
with said mouth of said receptacle for receiving the liquid soap
from said receptacle, and a second end portion having an outlet
opening formed therein for allowing the liquid soap to flow out of
said outlet device, a human body sensing device for detecting
whether a human body is approaching said outlet device or not, and
an actuating device including: a housing attached to said
receptacle, a control device attached to said housing, a first
motor electrically connected to said control device for being
actuated by said control device to supply an air into said
receptacle, and a second motor electrically connected to said
control device for being actuated by said control device to pump
the liquid soap out of said receptacle.
2. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
first motor is disposed in said housing.
3. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
second motor is disposed in said housing.
4. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
housing includes a space formed therein for engaging with said
mouth of said receptacle and for attaching said housing to said
receptacle.
5. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 4, wherein said
housing includes a barrel having said space formed in said
barrel.
6. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
actuating device includes an electric power source electrically
connected to said control device.
7. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
outlet device includes a filtering member engaged with said outlet
opening of said outlet device for filtering the liquid soap.
8. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
human body sensing device is attached to said outlet device.
9. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
receptacle includes a manifold having a first extension engaged
with said mouth of said receptacle, and a second extension engaged
with said first end portion of said outlet device, and at least one
third extension.
10. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 9, wherein said
at least one third extension is coupled to said first motor.
11. The electric soap dispenser as claimed in claim 9, wherein said
at least one third extension is coupled to said second motor.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an electric soap dispenser,
and more particularly to an electric soap dispenser including an
improved structure or configuration for preventing the liquid soap
from being choked in a liquid soap receptacle, and for suitably and
smoothly and effectively feeding or dispensing or supplying the
liquid soap out through an outlet device or faucet.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical electric soap dispensers or soap dispensing
mechanisms comprise a container or receptacle including a chamber
or compartment formed therein for receiving or containing a liquid
soap, and a pump or motor connected or coupled to the container or
receptacle for selectively pumping or forcing or drawing the liquid
soap out through an outlet device or faucet of the receptacle when
required.
[0005] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,025,227 to Oliver et al., U.S.
Pat. No. 8,087,543 to Yang et al., U.S. Pat. No. 8,096,445 to Yang
et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 8,109,411 to Yang et al. disclose several
of the typical electric soap dispensers or soap dispensing
mechanisms each also comprising a container or receptacle including
a chamber or compartment formed therein for receiving or containing
a liquid soap therein, and a pump or motor connected or coupled to
the container or receptacle for pumping or forcing or drawing the
liquid soap out through an outlet device or faucet of the
receptacle.
[0006] However, when the motor is energized and actuated or
operated to pump or force or draw the liquid soap out of the
container or receptacle, a vacuum condition and/or a choke
condition may be generated within the container or receptacle,
particularly in the outlet device or faucet of the container or
receptacle, such that the liquid soap may be choked in a liquid
soap receptacle, and may not be easily and effectively and smoothly
pumped or forced or drawn out of the container or receptacle.
[0007] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional electric soap
dispensers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an electric soap dispenser including an improved structure or
configuration for preventing the liquid soap from being choked in a
liquid soap receptacle, and for suitably and smoothly and
effectively feeding or dispensing or supplying the liquid soap out
through an outlet device or faucet.
[0009] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided an electric soap dispenser comprising a receptacle for
containing a liquid soap, including an outlet mouth provided
therein for allowing the liquid soap to flow out of the receptacle,
an outlet device including a first end portion engaged with the
mouth of the receptacle for receiving the liquid soap from the
receptacle, and a second end portion having an outlet opening
formed therein for allowing the liquid soap to flow out of the
outlet device, a human body sensing device for detecting whether a
human body is approaching the outlet device or not, and an
actuating device including a housing attached to the receptacle, a
control device attached to the housing, a first motor electrically
connected to the control device for being actuated by the control
device to deliver or feed or supply an air into the receptacle, and
a second motor electrically connected to the control device for
being actuated by the control device to pump or force or draw the
liquid soap out of the receptacle.
[0010] The first motor is disposed in the housing and/or the second
motor is disposed in the housing. The housing includes a space
formed therein for engaging with the mouth of the receptacle and
for attaching the housing to the receptacle, and/or the housing
includes a barrel provided thereon and having the space formed in
the barrel for engaging with the mouth of the receptacle and for
securing the housing to the receptacle.
[0011] The actuating device includes an electric power source or
one or more batteries electrically connected to the control device
for energizing the control device and the other electric
facilities. The outlet device includes a filtering member engaged
with the outlet opening of the outlet device for filtering the
liquid soap and/or for agitating or stirring the liquid soap to
form foams or soap bubbles or the like. The human body sensing
device is preferably attached to the outlet device.
[0012] The receptacle may further include a manifold having a first
extension engaged with the mouth of the receptacle, and a second
extension engaged with the first end portion of the outlet device,
and at least one third extension, and the third extension may be
selectively coupled to the first motor, or may be selectively
coupled to the second motor; or the motors may be directly or
selectively engaged into or coupled to the mouth of the receptacle
and/or the first end portion of the outlet device for suitably
supplying the air into the receptacle, and/or for suitably pumping
or forcing or drawing the liquid soap out of the receptacle.
[0013] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view illustrating the
operation of an electric soap dispenser in accordance with the
present invention for a sink or the like;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electric soap
dispenser;
[0016] FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the electric soap
dispenser; and
[0017] FIG. 4 is another partial exploded view of the electric soap
dispenser.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-2, an
electric soap dispenser 1 in accordance with the present invention
is provided for being attached or mounted or secured or coupled to
or engaged with the bathtub or basin 9 or the like, and comprises a
container or receptacle 10 for receiving or containing a liquid
soap therein (not illustrated), and the receptacle 10 includes an
outlet port or piece or mouth 11 formed or provided therein (FIG.
3) for allowing the liquid soap to flow out of the receptacle
10.
[0019] A faucet or outlet device 20 includes one or first end
portion 21 for being inserted into or for engaging with the mouth
11 and for being attached or mounted or secured to the receptacle
10, and for receiving or obtaining the liquid soap from the
receptacle 10. The outlet device 20 includes another or second end
portion 22 having an outlet port or opening 23 formed therein for
allowing the liquid soap to flow out of the outlet device 20, and
includes a user or human body sensing mechanism or device 24
attached to the outlet device 20 and faced forwardly.
[0020] For example, the human body sensing device 24 may be
provided for outputting or emitting and receiving a human body
detection signal by radio waves, infrared ray, or ultrasonic waves,
or the like, and disposed at the position where the user's hand or
the like extending toward the outlet opening 23 of the outlet
device 20 is detectable, and thus for detecting whether a user or
human body is approaching the outlet device 20 or not. The human
body sensing device 24 is typical and will not be described in
further details.
[0021] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the outlet device 20 may further
include one or more filtering devices or members 25 attached or
mounted or secured to or engaged with the outlet opening 23 of the
outlet device 20 for filtering the liquid soap and/or for agitating
or stirring the liquid soap to form foams or soap bubbles or the
like when the liquid soap flows out through the outlet opening 23
of the outlet device 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the filtering members
25 may include different structure or configuration for generating
soap bubbles of different shapes or types or the like.
[0022] The electric soap dispenser 1 further includes a pumping or
operating or actuating device 3 for pumping or forcing or drawing
the liquid soap out through the outlet device 20, for example, the
actuating device 3 includes a receptacle or container or housing 30
having a bore or space 31 formed therein for receiving or engaging
with the mouth 11 of the receptacle 10 and/or the one or first end
portion 21 of the outlet device 20 and for attaching or mounting or
securing the actuating device 3 to the receptacle 10 and/or the
outlet device 20.
[0023] For example, the housing 30 includes a cylindrical member or
sleeve or barrel 32 formed or provided therein (FIG. 3) for forming
or defining the space 31 in the barrel 32 and for receiving or
engaging with the mouth 11 of the receptacle 10 and/or the one or
first end portion 21 of the outlet device 20, and the housing 30
may preferably include two or more housing members or elements 33,
34 attached or mounted or secured together to form the housing 30
for allowing the housing 30 to be easily and quickly attached or
mounted or secured or coupled to the receptacle 10 and/or the
outlet device 20.
[0024] The actuating device 3 further includes a printed circuit
board or processor device or control device 35 attached or mounted
or secured to the housing 30 and electrically connected or coupled
to one or more batteries or electric power source 36 (FIG. 2) which
may supply the electric energy to energize or actuate or operate
the control device 35 and the other electric devices or facilities
or the like; a first or air motor 37 and a second or fluid motor 38
are disposed or engaged onto the housing 30 and electrically
connected or coupled to the control device 35 and/or the electric
power source 36.
[0025] The human body sensing device 24 is electrically connected
or coupled to the control device 35 and/or the electric power
source 36 for detecting whether a user or human body is approaching
the outlet device 20 or not, and for sending or transmitting the
detected signals to the control device 35, and/or to actuate or
operate or force the control device 35 to operate or actuate the
first or air motor 37 and/or the second or fluid motor 38 to pump
the liquid soap out of the receptacle 10.
[0026] For example, the first or air motor 37 may be provided for
pumping or forcing or feeding or introducing or supplying the air
into the receptacle 10, and the second or fluid motor 38 may be
provided for pumping or forcing or drawing the liquid soap out of
the receptacle 10, and the control device 35 may actuate or operate
the motors 37, 38 to pump or force or dispense the liquid soap out
of the receptacle 10 when the human body sensing device 24 is
sensed or detected that a user or human body is approaching the
outlet device 20.
[0027] It is to be noted that the typical electric soap dispensers
or soap dispensing mechanisms each comprising a single fluid pump
or motor provided for pumping or forcing or drawing the liquid soap
out of the receptacle, but a vacuum condition and/or a choke
condition may be generated within the receptacle, particularly in
the outlet device of the receptacle, such that the liquid soap may
not be easily and effectively and smoothly pumped or forced or
drawn out of the receptacle. The provision of the first or air
motor 37 may pump or force or feed or introduce or supply the air
into the receptacle 10 and to allow the liquid soap to be easily
and effectively and smoothly pumped or forced or drawn out of the
receptacle.
[0028] As shown in FIG. 3, the electric soap dispenser 1 may
further include a tubular member or manifold 40 having a stud or
extension 41 engaged into the mouth 11 of the receptacle 10,
another stud or extension 42 engaged into the one or first end
portion 21 of the outlet device 20, and one or more further studs
or extensions 43 secured or coupled to the motors 37, 38, or the
motors 37, 38 may be directly engaged into or coupled to the mouth
11 of the receptacle 10 and/or the one or first end portion 21 of
the outlet device 20 for suitably supplying the air into the
receptacle 10, and/or for suitably pumping or forcing or drawing
the liquid soap out of the receptacle 10.
[0029] Accordingly, the electric soap dispenser in accordance with
the present invention includes an improved structure or
configuration for preventing the liquid soap from being choked in a
liquid soap receptacle, and for suitably and smoothly and
effectively feeding or dispensing or supplying the liquid soap out
through the outlet device or faucet of the container or
receptacle.
[0030] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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