U.S. patent application number 15/037389 was filed with the patent office on 2016-10-13 for toilet cleaning agent container.
This patent application is currently assigned to NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is AMETA CO., LTD., NIPPON SODA CO., LTD., NISSO FINE CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Hiroyuki Kushida, Hideto Mitsuhashi, Shigeru Saito, Hideo Takada.
Application Number | 20160298323 15/037389 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 53179189 |
Filed Date | 2016-10-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160298323 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Saito; Shigeru ; et
al. |
October 13, 2016 |
TOILET CLEANING AGENT CONTAINER
Abstract
A toilet cleaning agent container installed inside a toilet bowl
of a flushing-type western-style toilet with a vortex (tornado
type), the container dissolving the agent at a proper concentration
with little staining. The container includes: one or more cleaning
water inlets on a side surface of a toilet bowl installation side;
one or more cleaning water outlets on an upper surface; one or more
liquid chemical outlets on a lower surface; and one or more spacers
on the side surface. Moreover, two or more spaces partitioned by a
partitioning plate are provided inside the container, at least one
of the spaces is an agent dissolving chamber, at least one thereof
is a cleaning water flow rate regulating-chamber, an opening part
for connecting said chambers may be provided in a part of the
partitioning plate, and a guiding plate for cleaning water may be
provided in the cleaning water inlet.
Inventors: |
Saito; Shigeru;
(Ichihara-shi, JP) ; Takada; Hideo; (Ichihara-shi,
JP) ; Mitsuhashi; Hideto; (Yokohama-shi, JP) ;
Kushida; Hiroyuki; (Kitaibaraki-shi, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.
AMETA CO., LTD.
NISSO FINE CO., LTD. |
Tokyo
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
Tokyo |
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JP
JP
JP |
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Assignee: |
NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.
Tokyo
JP
AMETA CO., LTD.
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
JP
NISSO FINE CO., LTD.
Tokyo
JP
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Family ID: |
53179189 |
Appl. No.: |
15/037389 |
Filed: |
November 12, 2014 |
PCT Filed: |
November 12, 2014 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2014/005675 |
371 Date: |
May 18, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03D 9/032 20130101;
E03D 2009/024 20130101 |
International
Class: |
E03D 9/03 20060101
E03D009/03 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 21, 2013 |
JP |
2013-240815 |
Claims
1. A cleaning agent container to install on a wall surface inside a
tornado-type toilet bowl, the container comprising: one or more
cleaning water inlets on a side surface of a toilet bowl
installation side of the container; one or more cleaning water
outlets on an upper surface of the container; one or more liquid
chemical outlets on a lower surface of the container; and one or
more spacers on the side surface of the container.
2. The cleaning agent container according to claim 1, wherein two
or more spaces partitioned by a partitioning plate are provided
inside the container, at least one of the spaces is an agent
dissolving-chamber, at least one of the spaces is a cleaning water
flow rate regulating-chamber, wherein an opening part for
connecting the cleaning water flow rate regulating-chamber and the
agent dissolving-chamber is provided in a part of the partitioning
plate, and a guiding plate for cleaning water is provided in the
cleaning water inlet.
3. The cleaning agent container according to claim 1, further
comprising a rectification fin on the side surface of the toilet
bowl installation side of the container.
4. The cleaning agent container according to 1, wherein the
cleaning water outlet is provided on an upper surface of the
cleaning water flow rate regulating-chamber.
5. The cleaning agent container according to claim 1, wherein the
liquid chemical outlet is provided on a lower surface of the agent
dissolving-chamber.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a cleaning agent container
installed in a toilet in which cleaning water flows in a tornado
form.
[0002] This application claims the priority to Japanese Patent
Application No. 2013-240815, filed Nov. 21, 2013, the contents of
which are incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] An increasing number of recent western-style toilets flush
cleaning water in western-style toilet in a vortex form (tornado
type) for the improvement of a cleaning effect and water saving.
Consequently, stain on a toilet bowl is reduced due to a faster
flow rate of the cleaning water, and a type of cleaning agent that
is put inside or on top of a cleaning tank is becoming obsolete due
to the absence of the cleaning tank. However, in service areas in
expressways, large exhibition sites, movie theaters and the like,
for example, cleaning of such toilets has been insufficient because
a large number of users use the toilets in a short time.
[0004] Therefore, in order to improve a cleaning effect using a
liquid chemical, there are known an automatic cleaning device
(Patent Document 1), a device that ejects a liquid chemical with
pressing force generated when sitting down (Patent Document 2), and
the like. However, the automatic device has a complex mechanism.
The device using the pressing force generated when sitting down
cannot cause the liquid chemical to flow simultaneously with
flushing cleaning water.
[0005] Moreover, the present inventors have installed a
commercially available cleaning agent container which contains a
solid agent into a western-style toilet bowl of a tornado type.
Nevertheless, the flow rate of cleaning water was too fast, so that
the cleaning agent was harshly dissolved in the container, which
causes the cleaning agent to be consumed in a short time. In
addition, there arose such a phenomenon that the cleaning water
hits the container, causing a splash. Although the inlet of the
cleaning water was narrowed to adjust the amount and the flow rate
of water coming into the container, the adjustment was difficult.
Moreover, although the cleaning water less splashed and the
dissolution of the cleaning agent was slowed down when the
container was installed separately from the toilet bowl wall
surface to reduce the contact with the cleaning water, the
container itself was gradually stained, which caused a hygienic
environment of the container to deteriorate.
PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS
Patent Documents
[0006] Patent Document 1: Japanese unexamined Patent Application
Publication No. 2000-104319
[0007] Patent Document 2: Japanese unexamined Patent Application
Publication No. 2008-111296
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Object to be Solved by the Invention
[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet
cleaning agent container installed inside a toilet bowl of a
flushing-type western-style toilet or the like with a vortex
(tornado type), the container being capable of dissolving the agent
at a proper concentration, the container itself hardly being
stained.
Means to Solve the Object
[0009] The present inventors have intensively studied the
aforementioned problem to be solved and completed the invention
along with the following knowledge on the aforementioned toilet
cleaning agent container: cleaning water can be prevented from
splashing; cleaning water having flowed into the container other
than cleaning water needed for dissolving the agent is discharged
from the upper part of the container, and thereby, the agent can be
dissolved with a proper amount of water; furthermore, the cleaning
water discharged from the upper part of the container cleans the
container itself, which can maintain cleanliness of the container;
and furthermore, after the cleaning water is completed to flow out,
the liquid chemical in the container can efficiently clean a water
reservoir part which tends to be stained due to the liquid chemical
that is not diluted with the cleaning water flowing into the water
reservoir part in the toilet bowl lower part, by the liquid
chemical flowing out from a discharge outlet in the container lower
part.
[0010] Specifically, the present invention relates to:
(1) A cleaning agent container to install on a wall surface inside
a tornado-type toilet bowl, the container comprising: one or more
cleaning water inlets on side surface of a toilet bowl installation
side of the container; one or more cleaning water outlets on an
upper surface of the container; one or more liquid chemical outlets
on a lower surface of the container; and one or more spacers on the
side surface of the container; (2) The cleaning agent container
according to (1), wherein two or more spaces partitioned by a
partitioning plate are provided inside the container, at least one
of the spaces is an agent dissolving-chamber, at least one thereof
is a cleaning water flow rate regulating-chamber, wherein an
opening part for connecting the cleaning water flow rate
regulating-chamber and the agent dissolving-chamber is provided in
a part of the partitioning plate, and a guiding plate for cleaning
water is provided in the cleaning water inlet; (3) The cleaning
agent container according to (1) or (2), further comprising a
rectification fin on the side surface of the toilet bowl
installation side of the container. (4) The cleaning agent
container according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the cleaning
water outlet is provided on an upper surface of the cleaning water
flow rate regulating-chamber; and (5) The cleaning agent container
according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the liquid chemical
outlet is provided on a lower surface of the agent
dissolving-chamber.
Effect of the Invention
[0011] The toilet cleaning agent container of the present invention
can be installed in a western-style toilet or the like in which
cleaning water comes out in a tornado form, and when the cleaning
water is flushed after excretion, it can draw a part of the
cleaning water inside of itself to prepare a liquid chemical, and
discharge the liquid chemical from the container to clean the
toilet bowl with the liquid chemical.
[0012] In particular, since the outlet of the liquid chemical is
small, a part of the liquid chemical in the container flows into a
water reservoir part in the toilet bowl lower part without being
diluted with the cleaning water after the cleaning water is
completed to flow out. Hence, the water reservoir portion which
tends to be stained can be efficiently cleaned.
[0013] Moreover, since water other than that needed for dissolving
the agent is discharged from the upper part of the container, the
agent can be dissolved with a proper amount of water. Furthermore,
since the cleaning water is discharged from the upper part of the
container, cleanliness of the container can be maintained because
the container cleans itself.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl, for a
western-style toilet, in which a container of the present invention
is installed. The thick arrows depict the flow of water.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main body and a lid of the
container of the present invention as seen from a side surface on
the toilet installation side.
[0016] FIG. 3 is a top view of the main body of the container of
the present invention installed in the toilet. The thick arrows
depict the flow of water.
[0017] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main body of the
container of the present invention as seen from the bottom. The
thick arrows depict the flow of water.
[0018] FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the main body as seen from the
toilet installation side. A portion depicted by broken lines
designates an internal structure. The thick arrows depict the flow
of water.
[0019] FIG. 6 is a lateral view of the main body in another mode of
the container of the present invention as seen from the toilet
installation side.
[0020] FIG. 7 is a lateral view of the main body in another mode of
the container of the present invention as seen from the toilet
installation side.
[0021] FIG. 8 is a top view of the main body in another mode of the
container of the present invention installed in the toilet.
[0022] FIG. 9 is a lateral cross-sectional view of the main body in
another mode of the container of the present invention having a
liquid chemical reservoir as seen from the toilet installation
side.
[0023] FIG. 10 is a lateral cross-sectional view of the main body
in another mode of the container of the present invention having a
siphon-type liquid chemical outlet as seen from the toilet
installation side.
[0024] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the lid in another mode of
the container of the present invention.
[0025] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating one aspect of attaching
the container of the present invention to the toilet bowl.
MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0026] In the present invention, "tornado-type toilet" means a
toilet of flushing type with a toilet seat for sitting directly
(western-style toilet) or a similar toilet, wherein cleaning water
flows on the margin of a toilet bowl and gradually flows to the
inside of the toilet bowl. Therefore, the tornado type does not
include one in which water free falls from the margin of the toilet
bowl into the back of the toilet bowl.
[0027] "Cleaning water" relates to water for the purpose of
flushing excrement out from the interior of a toilet in the toilet
such as the western-style toilet, and designates water
automatically or manually flowing in the toilet bowl.
[0028] "Agent" relates to a solid substance contained in the
container of the present invention to make a liquid chemical and
contains a medicinal ingredient in regard to cleaning.
[0029] "Liquid chemical" relates to a liquid having the agent in
the cleaning agent container of the present invention dissolved in
the cleaning water. In the case where the cleaning water has
already contained a cleaning ingredient before the agent in the
cleaning agent container is dissolved, the cleaning water before
the agent in the cleaning agent container is dissolved is not
called the liquid chemical stated in the present invention.
[0030] In the following, the cleaning agent container of the
present invention is described along with the appended drawings.
The technical scope of the cleaning agent container of the present
invention is not limited to the appended drawings. Notably, the
numerals in the parentheses show the numbers in the appended
drawings.
(Cleaning Agent Container)
[0031] The cleaning agent container of the present invention may be
freely detachably installed on the margin of the toilet bowl using
a member such as a metal fitting and a band (FIG. 12). The
container has one or more cleaning water inlets (4) on its side
surface on the side in contact with the toilet bowl, one or more
cleaning water outlets (5) on its upper surface, and one or more
liquid chemical outlets (6) on its lower surface.
[0032] Notably, herein, the upper surface, the lower surface and
the side surface are defined to be an upward surface as the upper
surface, to be a downward surface as the lower surface, and to be a
lateral as the side surface, respectively, in the state where the
container is installed in the toilet. The surface is not
necessarily a flat plane in particular but may be a curved surface.
A portion substantially seen when the container is seen from the
above is the upper surface. A portion substantially seen when the
container is seen from the below is the lower surface. A portion
substantially seen when the container is seen from the side is the
side surface.
[0033] While the cleaning agent container of the present invention
is typically substantially a cabinet, it may be spherical or
egg-shaped. When the container is spherical or egg-shaped, the
upper surface and the side surface are to have a portion
overlapping with each other.
[0034] Inside the container, there are provided an agent
dissolving-chamber (8) for containing a cleaning agent and
dissolving the agent with cleaning water flowing therein, and a
cleaning water flow rate regulating-chamber (9) for temporarily
pooling the cleaning water flowing therein from a cleaning water
inlet and sending cleaning water that overflows into the agent
dissolving-chamber.
[0035] "Cleaning water inlet" is an inlet for taking in the
cleaning water into the container.
[0036] "Cleaning water outlet" is an outlet provided on the upper
surface for discharging cleaning water in the container other than
cleaning water for dissolving the agent to the outside of the
container.
[0037] "Liquid chemical outlet" is an outlet for discharging the
liquid chemical. The liquid chemical outlet preferably has a
diameter of 2 mm or more. When it is smaller, the liquid chemical
is hardly discharged due to surface tension. Moreover, when the
liquid chemical outlet is too large, an amount of the liquid
chemical that flows out after the cleaning water is completed to
flow becomes small. When the liquid chemical pooled in the
container flows out in 2 to 10 seconds, preferably 3 to 6 seconds,
by adjusting, in a timely manner, the pooled liquid chemical amount
and the dimension of the liquid chemical outlet, the toilet bowl
can be efficiently cleaned.
[0038] Moreover, the sum total of the areas of the cleaning water
outlets and the sum total of the areas of the liquid chemical
outlets are not specially limited but the sum total of the areas of
the cleaning water outlets is preferably larger than the sum total
of the areas of the liquid chemical outlets, preferably 2 to 10
times larger than that, further preferably 3 to 6 times. A large
part of the cleaning water taken in the container flows out from
the cleaning water outlet on the upper surface, and is used for
cleaning the outer surface of the container. The liquid chemical
having the agent dissolved flows out from the liquid chemical
outlet on the lower surface, is diluted with the cleaning water to
clean the wall surface of the toilet bowl during the cleaning water
flowing. After the cleaning water is completed to flow, the liquid
chemical remaining in the container flows out without being diluted
with the cleaning water, flows into the water reservoir part in the
lower part of the toilet bowl, can efficiently clean the water
reservoir part which tends to be stained.
[0039] Moreover, the wall surface of the container can have one or
more spacers. "Spacer" is installed between the container wall
surface and the toilet bowl wall surface and prevents the entirety
of the container from coming into close contact with the toilet
bowl wall surface. The shape of the spacer is not specially limited
but preferably a shape having less resistance of water. Examples
thereof can include a streamline shape, a circular shape, a
semispherical shape and a linear shape. Moreover, the material of
the spacer may be the same as that of the container. In order to
improve a cushion property with respect to the toilet bowl, a
material such as silicon rubber, natural rubber and flexible
plastics can be used. In order to enhance strength, a material such
as metal can be used. While the spacer can be installed separately
from a guiding plate and a rectification fin mentioned below, the
guiding plate and the rectification fin mentioned below can be
alternatively used for the spacer.
[0040] While the liquid chemical outlet is typically installed on
the container bottom surface, the liquid chemical outlet can be
installed at a higher level than a bottom part of the container by
installing a pipe to the liquid chemical outlet. In this way, a
liquid chemical reservoir can be provided. Moreover, by making the
pipe into an S-shape to be a siphon system, the cleaning water can
be temporarily pooled in the agent dissolving-chamber, and after
dissolving the agent, it can be discharged as the liquid chemical
(FIG. 10).
[0041] The container of the present invention has an agent
inlet/outlet for putting in and taking out the agent. As a
structure for it, the upper surface or an upper part of the main
body (3) including the upper surface may be configured to be a
freely detachable lid (2). The container may be configured to be
able to be vertically taken apart into two or more. The lid and the
main body, or the container portions taken apart, may be configured
so as to be separated or the ends thereof may be freely rotatably
attached to an axis.
[0042] The upper surface or the lid of the container can be
configured to have a portion of the cleaning water outlet be higher
than the periphery, so that the cleaning water easily flows off to
the periphery.
(Partitioning Plate)
[0043] The main body has two or more spaces partitioned by a
vertical partitioning plate (7). The partitioning plate has an
opening part, in its portion, which connects the agent
dissolving-chamber and the cleaning water flow rate
regulating-chamber mentioned below to cause the cleaning water and
the like to flow therethrough. For example, the opening part for
the cleaning water and the liquid chemical flowing therethrough can
be provided in the upper portion of the partitioning plate. In this
case, the height of the partitioning plate is not specially limited
but the flow rate can be smaller when it is high since it narrows
the opening part, and the flow rate can be larger when it is low
since it broadens the opening part. The partitioning plate may be
installed in the main body or may be installed on the upper
surface. When installed on the upper surface, a portion in contact
with and a portion not in contact with the upper surface are
provided and the opening part is secured in the portion not in
contact. The partitioning plate can be configured to be in contact
with the upper surface in its entirety and to have the opening part
in a lower part of the partitioning plate. Moreover, by increasing
the partitioning plates, the number of the spaces can be increased.
Increasing the number of the spaces enables the agents to be
located at two or more places (FIG. 8). When the agents can be
located at two or more places, the agents can be sequentially put
in at certain periods, and thereby, shortage of the agents can be
prevented.
(Agent Dissolving-Chamber)
[0044] At least one of the spaces is the "agent
dissolving-chamber"(8). A solid agent can be located in the agent
dissolving-chamber. The number of the agents is not specially
limited but only has to be one or more. Protrusions may be provided
on the bottom surface of the agent dissolving-chamber to place the
agent on the protrusions. In the case of including the protrusions,
a space is present between the solid agent and the main body, and
therefore, the cleaning water flows therethrough, which facilitates
dissolving the agent. Moreover, since the agent does not come into
close contact with the main body, the agent can be prevented from
sticking to the main body. The shape of the protrusion may be
trapezoidal, circular cylindrical, trigonal pyramidal, conical,
thin and long rod-shaped, or geometrically patterned, although not
specially limited. The number of the protrusions is not specially
limited but only has to be one or more.
[0045] The agent dissolving-chamber can have a recess (liquid
chemical reservoir (14)) in its bottom part (FIG. 9). The liquid
chemical reservoir enables the liquid chemical to be reserved. This
liquid chemical serves as the liquid chemical with cleaning water
when the cleaning water flows in next time. Hence, a liquid
chemical at low concentration can be prevented from being
discharged in the first stage of the cleaning water flowing in.
(Cleaning Water Flow Rate Regulating-Chamber)
[0046] At least one of the spaces is the "cleaning water flow rate
regulating-chamber" (9). The cleaning water flow rate
regulating-chamber has one or more inlets through which the
cleaning water flows in and one or more ports through which the
cleaning water is discharged. The cleaning water flow rate
regulating-chamber is provided for making a flow of the flowing-in
cleaning water weak and supplying a part thereof to the agent
dissolving-chamber. A way of weakening the flow of the flowing-in
cleaning water is to discharge a part of the cleaning water to a
place except the agent dissolving-chamber. To this end, one or more
cleaning water outlets are provided on the upper surface of the
container (FIG. 2). Another way thereof is to bring the position of
the cleaning water outlet close to the position of the cleaning
water inlet provided on the side surface. As still another way, the
shape of the partitioning plate between the cleaning water flow
rate regulating-chamber and the agent dissolving-chamber can be
made an L-shape into a structure in which the cleaning water does
not directly hit the agent (FIG. 6). Furthermore, there can be
provided two partitioning plates between the cleaning water flow
rate regulating-chamber and the agent dissolving-chamber, where an
opening part is provided in one's upper part, an opening part is
provided in the other's lower part and the gap between both
partitioning plates is narrowed (FIG. 7).
(Guiding Plate)
[0047] The container of the present invention has the guiding plate
(10) in the vicinity of the cleaning water inlet. The guiding plate
only has to have a shape such that the cleaning water flowing on
the wall surface of the toilet is efficiently guided inside the
container and, for example, can be provided with a protrusion
downstream of the cleaning water inlet with respect to the flow of
the cleaning water. The cleaning water hits the guiding plate,
which changes the direction of the flow of the cleaning water, and
thereby, can be guided inside the container. The guiding plate
preferably comes into contact with the interior wall surface of the
toilet when the container is installed in the toilet, although not
specially limited. The larger the guiding plate is, the more the
cleaning water can be guided. The smaller it is, the less the
cleaning water can be made. While the guiding plate is preferably
oblique to the flow of the cleaning water, it may be installed to
hit perpendicularly. In the case of installing obliquely, an angle
formed by the container side surface and the guiding plate is
preferably 30.degree. to 60.degree., although not specially
limited. One or more guiding plates are provided in the vicinity of
the cleaning water inlet.
(Rectification Fin)
[0048] The rectification fin (11) can be installed on the side
surface of the toilet bowl installation side of the container.
"Rectification fin" is a fin provided upstream of the cleaning
water inlet with respect to the flow of the cleaning water. This
enables the cleaning water to be easily introduced in the cleaning
water inlet. Moreover, in the case where the rectification fin
comes into contact with the wall surface inside the toilet, a space
can be provided between the container and the wall surface, which
can introduce the cleaning water in the cleaning water inlet
without obstructing the flow thereof. While there may be sufficient
one or more rectification fins, three fins are preferably provided.
The shape of the rectification fin is preferably a streamline
shape, although not specially limited. It may be sufficient to be
able to perform the rectification or provide a space between the
container and the wall surface.
(Installation Member)
[0049] When the container of the present invention is to be
installed in a western-style toilet, an installation member is
used. The installation member may be firmly attached to the
container or may be detachably attached thereto. Moreover, it may
be constituted of a plurality of members.
[0050] In order to prevent the cleaning water from hitting the
container to splash, the container can be installed separate from
the toilet bowl wall surface. To this end, a spacer with a
dimension not to disturb the flow of the cleaning water can be
provided on a surface, of the container, that comes into contact
with the toilet bowl wall surface. Moreover, the installation
member can be configured into a structure with which the container
can be installed separate from the toilet bowl surface.
[0051] As an example of the installation member, two L-shaped
members (12) can be provided on a side surface of the container,
that is on the opposite side to the toilet wall surface. Between
these two L-shaped members, a plate-shaped member can be configured
to be inserted. In this case, the shape of the opposite side of the
plate-shaped member is made a U-shape, which enables hooking on the
margin of a western-style toilet (FIG. 12).
(Agent)
[0052] The agent is not specially limited but is a solid agent (13)
containing a compound having a cleaning effect. The agent may be a
tablet preparation or a molten molding tablet. The agent only has
to be prepared in an optimum method to the composition of the agent
in proper timing.
[0053] A component contained in the agent only has to contain a
compound having a cleaning effect, preferably containing a
non-ionic surfactant or an ionic surfactant. Furthermore, a
deodorizing component, a flavoring agent, a coloring component and
the like can be added thereto.
(Ionic Surfactant)
[0054] As the ionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant is
preferable. Specifically, sulfate salts such as a
polyoxyethylenelauryl sulfate salt and carboxylate salts such as a
myristate salt or the like may be exemplified.
[0055] A content of the ionic surfactant is 10 to 90 wt % with
respect to the weight of all of the compositions, preferably 20 to
70 wt %, further preferably 30 to 50 wt %.
(Non-Ionic Surfactant)
[0056] As non-ionic surfactants, a copolymer of propylene oxide and
ethylene oxide, polyoxyethylene nonylphenol ether,
alkyltrimethylammonium bromide and polyethylene glycol or the like
may be exemplified.
[0057] A content of the non-ionic surfactant is 10 to 90 wt % with
respect to the weight of all of the compositions, preferably 20 to
70 wt %, further preferably 30 to 50 wt %.
(Deodorizing Component)
[0058] The deodorizing component is not specially limited as long
as it is a deodorizing component that can be diffused in water. The
deodorizing component that can be diffused in water is a
deodorizing component that can be dissolved in water, a deodorizing
component that can be dispersed in water, or the like.
[0059] As deodorizing component that can be dissolved in water,
quaternary ammonium salts, catechin, tannin, amino acids or the
like may be exemplified.
[0060] As deodorizing component that can be dispersed in water,
charcoal, activated carbon or the like may be exemplified.
[0061] The deodorizing component is preferably a quaternary
ammonium salt.
[0062] A content of the deodorizing component is 0.001 to wt % with
respect to the weight of all of the compositions, preferably 0.002
to 1 wt %, further preferably 0.005 to 0.1 wt %.
(Flavoring Agent)
[0063] The flavoring agent is not specially limited as long as it
affords favorable aroma. For the article of the present invention,
a vegetable flavoring agent is preferable and eucalyptus essential
oil is further preferable.
[0064] As vegetable flavoring agents, anise essential oil, angelica
essential oil, ylang-ylang essential oil, iris essential oil,
fennel essential oil, orange essential oil, cananga essential oil,
caraway essential oil, cardamom essential oil, guaiacum wood
essential oil, cumin essential oil, lindera essential oil, cinnamon
essential oil, cinnamon essential oil, geranium essential oil,
copaiba balsam essential oil, coriander essential oil, perilla
essential oil, cedarwood essential oil, citronella essential oil,
jasmine essential oil, ginger glass essential oil, cedar essential
oil, spearmint essential oil, western peppermint essential oil,
star anise essential oil, tuberose essential oil, clove essential
oil, bitter orange flower essential oil, wintergreen essential oil,
Tolu balsam essential oil, patchouli essential oil, rose essential
oil, palmarosa essential oil, hinoki essential oil, hiba essential
oil, sandalwood essential oil, petitgrain essential oil, bay
essential oil, vetiver essential oil, bergamot essential oil,
Peruvian balsam essential oil, bois de rose essential oil,
Cinnamomum camphora essential oil, mandarin essential oil,
eucalyptus essential oil, lime essential oil, lavender essential
oil, linaloe essential oil, lemon grass essential oil, lemon
essential oil, rosemary essential oil, Japanese mint essential oil
or the like may be exemplified.
[0065] A content of the flavoring agent is 0.01 to 10.0 wt % with
respect to the weight of all of the compositions, preferably 0.1 to
5.0 wt %, further preferably 0.2 to 1.5 wt %.
(Coloring Component)
[0066] The coloring component is not specially limited but is
preferably water-soluble. Moreover, the coloring component itself
may have a deodorizing effect, an effect of the flavoring agent, a
cleaning effect and a similar effect.
Embodiment
[0067] The article of the present invention can be used for a
flushing toilet, in particular, a western-style toilet. The
western-style flushing toilet is not specially limited but
preferably a western-style toilet in which cleaning water flows in
a tornado form. Also in the case of a toilet of a type in which
cleaning water falls from the margin of the toilet down to the
inside thereof, it can also be used by changing the installation
position of the guiding plate which is installed in the cleaning
water inlet.
[0068] Moreover, while the description has been made, assuming that
the flow of water is counterclockwise, one in which left and right
are reversed can be used when the water is clockwise.
[0069] In the following, experimental examples of the article of
the present invention are shown.
Experimental Example 1
[0070] The article of the present invention which is shown in
appended FIGS. 2 to 5 and in which the agent (containing 30 mass %
of myristic acid) is contained was installed in a western-style
toilet (Type No.: TCF9563R, TOTO Ltd.), and cleaning water was
flushed several times. After that, the water in the western-style
toilet was sampled and served for quantitative analysis of myristic
acid, which gave the value of 0.01 mass %. This value was a
sufficient value for sufficiently cleaning the toilet bowl, and it
was confirmed that the article of the present invention could
supply the liquid chemical.
Experimental Example 2
[0071] The aforementioned article of the present invention was
continuously used for one month (cleaning water was flushed
approximately 100 times). After that, when the container surface
was visually confirmed, sticking of excrement and the like and
other stain could not confirmed. Thus, it was confirmed that a
function of cleaning the container itself was included therein.
EXPLANATION OF LETTERS OR NUMERALS
[0072] 1 Container of the present invention [0073] 2 Lid [0074] 3
Main body [0075] 4 Cleaning water inlet [0076] 5 Cleaning water
outlet [0077] 6 Liquid chemical outlet [0078] 7 Partitioning plate
[0079] 8 Agent dissolving-chamber [0080] 9 Cleaning water flow rate
regulating-chamber [0081] 10 Guiding plate [0082] 11 Rectification
fin [0083] 12 Installation member [0084] 13 Agent [0085] 14 Liquid
chemical reservoir [0086] 15 Toilet bowl [0087] 16 Toilet bowl wall
surface [0088] 17 Margin of the toilet bowl
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