Donor receiving device and system

Abstract

Dispenser receiving device for receiving medium dispensers (3), in particular disinfectant or soap dispensers, which have a storage container (6) from which medium can be discharged by a pump (7), with a container receptacle (2) for receiving the storage container (6), a mounting bracket (4) for fastening the container receptacle (2) to a wall, a piece of furniture or another mounting base, an actuating device (5) for actuating said pump (7), wherein the actuating device (5) can be fastened to the container receptacle (2) and / or to the mounting bracket (4), and a sensor module (26), characterized in that the sensor module (26) is designed as a separate assembly and has a coupling means for coupling to the container receptacle (2) and / or to the actuating device (5), wherein the sensor module is designed toto detect and monitor an actuation of the medium dispenser (3) and the dispensing of medium from the medium dispenser (3), and is further designed to issue a consumption report for a materials management system.,

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a dispenser receiving device for receiving medium dispensers, in particular disinfectant and / or soap dispensers, which have a storage container from which medium can be dispensed by a pump. The device comprises a container receptacle for receiving the storage container, a mounting bracket for attaching the container receptacle to a wall, a piece of furniture, or another mounting base, and an actuating device for actuating the pump of the medium dispenser, wherein the actuating device can be attached to the container receptacle and / or to the mounting bracket. The invention further relates to a dispenser system comprising such a dispenser receiving device and a medium dispenser that can be received therein.

[0002] Medium dispensers such as disinfectant and / or soap dispensers typically have a storage container containing the medium to be dispensed, such as disinfectant, cleaning agent, or soap, as well as a pump that dispenses the medium from the storage container. The pump or an associated actuating element can be attached to the top of the storage container, so that by pressing or pushing down the actuating element, the pump can be started and medium can be pumped out of the storage container. The pump can be arranged at various locations inside or outside the storage container and can optionally have a pump suction pipe extending into the storage container.

[0003] Such medium dispensers can generally be used per se, but for hygienic and possibly aesthetic reasons, they are often used in dispenser holders that can be mounted on a wall, a piece of furniture such as a bed, or other mounting bases such as a trolley, a wheelchair, or a functional portal. The medium dispenser forms a removable container for such dispenser holders, which is replaced as soon as the storage container is empty, no more medium is available, or the expiration date has expired.

[0004] The mounting devices typically include a container holder to which the medium dispenser can be attached or held, as well as a mounting bracket for attaching the container holder to one of the aforementioned mounting bases, such as a wall or piece of furniture. The mounting bracket can typically comprise a mounting plate with a hole pattern, which can be screwed to the respective mounting base, for example.

[0005] In order to be able to operate the pump of the medium dispenser inserted into the container holder hygienically and, if necessary, easily with little force, such dispenser holder devices sometimes also have an actuating device that makes it easier to operate the pump of the medium dispenser or helps to avoid touching the dispensing neck of the medium dispenser or self-contamination of the hands by allowing the actuating device to be operated, for example, with the elbow and not with the hands, thus improving hygiene.Such an actuating device can, for example, have a pivotable and / or depressible actuating lever that is movably mounted on the container holder or the mounting bracket and, for example, can enable simple, comfortable actuation through a sufficiently dimensioned length and / or sufficiently large actuating surface. This can, thanks to favorable leverage ratios, require little force and prevent cutting into the palm of the hand or arm. However, motorized actuating devices are also already known for completely avoiding contact with the holder or for further reducing the actuating forces. Such a motorized actuating device can, for example, comprise a sensor that can detect the approach of a hand or arm or a specific position thereof in order to then dispense a predetermined amount of medium.In addition to the aforementioned operating and hygiene advantages, such a separate actuator device also makes it easier to maintain and monitor the correct dosage.

[0006] In the past, medium dispensers regularly used detachable, for example, unscrewable pump assemblies, which allowed the storage container to be refilled by unscrewing the pump head, or even to be reused independently of refilling. It was also considered to provide the pump assembly as part of the dispenser mounting device, for example, assigning it to the aforementioned actuating lever, whereby the pump assembly could be inserted into the storage container when a new storage container was inserted and separated from the storage container when replaced. More recently, however, disposable medium dispensers have also been used, with the pump inseparably attached to the storage container, so that the medium dispenser including the pump forms a sealed, non-breakable or non-destructively opening hygienic package.

[0007] In order to be able to use the dispenser holder device widely, it is desirable to be able to insert different medium dispensers into the dispenser device. However, it is not easy to make the holder suitable for different dispenser models or hygiene packaging, as the latter can have different dimensions and / or different contours. On the one hand, this can be due to different container sizes, whereby such different container sizes are particularly desired for dispensers in the form of hygiene packaging with permanently integrated disposable pumps in order to be able to use smaller or larger disposable units as required. On the other hand, it is also desirable to be able to use storage containers or medium dispensers from different manufacturers, which also usually have different dimensions and different contours.Both the storage tank and the pump head can be differently dimensioned and contoured.

[0008] WO 2016 / 202864 A1 discloses a dispenser mounting device for wall mounting. The container holder has two lateral wall bars to which the storage container of the medium dispenser can be latched or clamped. The storage container, thus secured, rests with its pump head beneath an actuator arm that is pivotably and depressibly mounted to depress the pump head of the medium dispenser and thereby actuate it.

[0009] In order to be able to use different container sizes despite different container dimensions, the aforementioned document WO 2016 / 202864 A1 provides an adapter that can be inserted into the container holder and is adapted to smaller container dimensions in order to be able to lock or clamp smaller container sizes accordingly. In order to assemble or disassemble the said adapter piece, however, a drip tray provided on the container holder must first be removed and then reattached, which makes converting for other container sizes quite complex. Secondly, only specially contoured storage containers or those that fit exactly in terms of dimensions can be inserted into the holder, which applies both to the case of the inserted adapter piece for smaller container sizes and to the case of the removed adapter piece for larger container sizes.

[0010] In particular, no medium dispensers from other manufacturers can be used that do not have the special locking contour on the container surface.

[0011] The present invention is based on the object of creating an improved dispenser receiving device of the type mentioned, as well as an improved dispenser system with such a dispenser receiving device, which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art (e.g., WO 99 / 32 025 A1, CN 2 810 466 Y) and advantageously develops the latter. In particular, the aim is to achieve a broad usability of the receiving device for different medium dispensers without requiring complex conversion, without sacrificing a simple design of the receiving device, or without having to accept the wobbliness of the medium dispensers used.

[0012] According to the invention, the stated object is achieved by a dispenser receiving device according to claim 1 and a dispenser system according to claim 19. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0013] In order to enable simple adaptation to different medium dispensers, a modular design and a subdivision of the dispenser receiving device into separate assemblies is proposed, so that by replacing or attaching a specific assembly, the receiving device can be reconfigured and adapted to the medium dispenser to be used. According to the invention, at least the container receptacle and the actuating device are designed as separate assemblies, wherein the actuating device has positive and / or non-positive coupling means for positively and / or non-positively coupling the actuating device to the container receptacle and / or to the mounting bracket in different positions relative to the container receptacle. The positive and / or non-positive coupling capability of the actuating device in different positions relative to the container receptacle makes it easy to achieve different heights and / orTo compensate for the lengths of different media dispensers and to adjust the actuator device precisely to the position in which the head, in particular the pump actuation part of the respective media dispenser, is to lie.

[0014] For example, if a higher or longer medium dispenser is to be used, the actuator device can be coupled in a higher position in order to engage with the higher container head, while for a shorter or smaller medium dispenser the actuator device can be coupled lower in order to precisely engage with the lower container or pump head.

[0015] Due to the height-adjustable attachment of the actuator device, medium dispensers of different sizes and / or from different manufacturers can be used without the compatibility of the actuator device with the respective intended pump or the respective pump actuation part being affected or major conversion or adaptation measures being necessary.

[0016] Advantageously, the coupling means mentioned can be detachable and lockable or secure multiple times, allowing the actuating device to be attached, released, and moved into different positions relative to the container holder multiple times. At the same time, this also opens up the possibility of using the container holder entirely without an actuating device, for example, solely as a medium holder. In particular, the detachable design of the coupling means also allows for the easy attachment of differently designed actuating devices to the same container holder, or conversely, the attachment of different container holders to the same actuating device.

[0017] In an advantageous development of the invention, a manual actuating device and a motorized actuating device can be coupled to the container holder, wherein the dispenser holder can also be converted in this regard by the releasable coupling means.

[0018] If an existing dispenser receiving device is to be upgraded with a manual actuator device, the manual actuator device can be uncoupled and a motorized actuator device can be coupled.

[0019] If a device set comprising a manual and a motorized actuator device is provided, the coupling means of both actuator devices can be designed to be identical to one another or at least to match to such an extent that each of the two actuator devices can be inserted into the complementary coupling means on the container receptacle and / or on the mounting bracket or can be fastened thereto.

[0020] In principle, however, it would also be possible to provide coupling means that can only be closed once, for example in the form of a latch whose locking elements can elastically rebound to engage and rebound again, but cannot be released from the engaged position without causing damage. However, a releasable coupling as described above is advantageous in terms of easy conversion and adaptation to different container sizes and types.

[0021] In an advantageous development of the invention, the coupling means can comprise a sliding guide, by means of which the actuating device is guided longitudinally displaceably on the container holder and / or on the wall bracket, in order to be able to be moved into various positions that lie on a predetermined adjustment path due to the sliding guide contours. In order to be able to fix or hold the actuating device in a desired sliding position relative to the container holder, the coupling means can further comprise locking means or a holding device, by means of which the sliding guide can be blocked or the actuating device can be held in a specific position.

[0022] The aforementioned locking means for securing the actuator device in a specific position can advantageously comprise locking means with different locking positions. Such locking means with different locking positions can, for example, comprise a rack profile on the one hand and a locking pawl that can be locked thereto. If the actuator device is moved along the sliding guide, the locking pawl jumps over one or more teeth of the rack and then re-engages.

[0023] Advantageously, said locking means can cooperate with said sliding guide and / or be formed integrally therewith, wherein, for example, said rack profile and / or said latching pawl or other locking means can be formed integrally in one piece on a sliding guide strip or a sliding guide element.

[0024] Alternatively or additionally, locking means can also be used, for example in the form of a spring-loaded locking button system. For example, a transversely elastically movable locking button can be provided on a sliding guide element, which can engage in a hole, preferably in one of several holes or recesses arranged along the sliding guide's longitudinal axis.

[0025] Alternatively or additionally, the locking means can also comprise, for example, a clamping device to clamp the sliding guide or the actuator device in a specific position. For example, a clamping screw can be attached to one of the two sliding guide contours or parts to clamp the two guide contours against each other in the desired position, although clamping against another counter element is also possible. Such a clamping device can advantageously allow the actuator device to be continuously adjusted.

[0026] Alternatively or additionally, the locking means may also comprise, for example, a plug-in pin which can be inserted into a hole pattern or locking holes overlapping in corresponding relative positions.

[0027] The different positions in which the actuating device can be fixed relative to the container receptacle by the said positive and / or non-positive coupling means can in particular be at different heights relative to the container receptacle and / or be arranged along an adjustment path which extends in an upright direction or contains at least one upright component when the dispenser receptacle or the storage container is viewed in its intended assembly position.

[0028] If the coupling means comprise the said sliding guide, the adjustment or displacement direction of the sliding guide can be upright or at least approximately vertical.

[0029] In a further development of the invention, the said sliding guide can be provided on a rear side of the container holder which faces the mounting bracket.

[0030] The said sliding guide can advantageously comprise an actuator rail which can be displaceably guided or inserted on the container receptacle and / or a wall of the mounting bracket, in particular on a sliding guide contour provided thereon, in order to be able to adjust the actuating device into different positions.

[0031] An actuating actuator can be mounted on the aforementioned movable actuating rail, by means of which the pump on the medium dispenser used can be actuated.

[0032] In a further development of the invention, the actuating device can comprise a manually operable actuating lever, which can be mounted on an actuating holder, in particular the aforementioned movable actuating rail, about a horizontal pivot axis, so that the actuating lever can be pivoted up and down. The pivot axis and the actuating lever can be arranged and aligned or contoured in such a way that a movement path of the actuating lever approaches and moves away from the head of the storage container, in particular at least approximately in the longitudinal direction of the inserted storage containers, towards and away from their heads. In other words, the head of the inserted storage containers lies in the movement path of the actuating lever, so that the container head or a pump actuating element provided there can be pressed down and, if necessary, raised.

[0033] Alternatively or in addition to such a manual actuating lever, an actuating device with a motor drive for operating the pump of the medium dispenser can also be provided or coupled to the receiving container. Such a motor actuator can, for example, comprise an electric drive motor that can be supplied with electronic power via a mains connection or by a battery. In principle, pneumatic or hydraulic drives are also conceivable, in which case a pressure accumulator can be provided to supply the pneumatic or hydraulic drive with pressure medium. This can, for example, be a replaceable pressure medium cartridge.

[0034] Such a motor drive can have a motor-driven actuating part that moves along a path of motion that engages or collides with the head of the medium dispenser used or a pump actuating part connected to it. For example, a motor drive can also have a pivoting actuating lever that can be pivoted by a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder or by an electric motor, preferably via a gear stage.

[0035] The motor drive can advantageously also be mounted on an actuator holder, which can be coupled to the container holder by the aforementioned coupling means. In particular, this can be the aforementioned actuator rail, which can be movably mounted on the container holder by means of a sliding guide.

[0036] In order to be able to use differently contoured storage containers or to avoid the need for storage containers with a specific contour, the container holder, in an advantageous development of the invention, can have a preferably horizontally oriented support surface that supports a base section of the respective medium dispenser or on which the medium dispenser can be placed with its base surface. Such a base surface can also securely hold containers without locking contours on the outer surface and support them against the actuating pressure acting from above to activate the pump.

[0037] If the actuator head of the medium dispenser is connected to the actuator device in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner, such a floor contact surface alone may be sufficient. However, to ensure secure insertion and retention of the medium dispenser independently of the actuator device, the container holder, in an advantageous development of the invention, can comprise a receiving cage, in particular in the form of a receiving pot with a floor contact surface, into which a medium dispenser to be used can be inserted.

[0038] The ground contact surface can be a continuous slab. Alternatively, other support contours, such as a grating or a cross-shaped framework, can also form the ground contact surface.

[0039] The aforementioned receiving cage or pot can have a circumferential wall element on the outer surface. Alternatively or additionally, the cage can also have several distributed outer surface segments, for example in the form of upright columns, which together provide support for the medium dispenser on the outer surface.

[0040] The cage mentioned can, in principle, be contoured in various ways, for example, cylindrical or elliptical in cross-section. In a further development of the invention, the cage mentioned can have a rectangular contour, in particular a square contour, when viewed in cross-section. This facilitates the fitting of storage containers with different contours, including round ones.

[0041] To accommodate different container diameters with equal stability, the container holder can be designed so that its diameter or clear width can be adjusted or changed to accommodate different storage containers with varying diameters with equal stability. For this purpose, for example, a wall or a wall section of the container holder can be designed to be adjustable transversely to the insertion direction in which a storage container can be inserted into the holder, for example, it can be displaceable transversely under pre-tension.

[0042] Alternatively or additionally, however, an engagement element can also be provided which projects from the inside of a wall of the container receptacle on the lateral surface side and / or is movable relative to said wall at least approximately radially or transversely to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle in order to change the diameter or the clear width of the receptacle space and / or to be able to drive an inserted storage container against an opposite wall or an engagement element provided there.

[0043] In particular, the container receptacle can have a movable, in particular pre-tensioned adjusting element which is movable relative to the receiving space of the container receptacle, in particular in a direction transverse to the insertion direction in which the medium dispenser can be inserted into the container receptacle.

[0044] Advantageously, said adjustment element can comprise a spring device that forms the adjustment element or tends to drive the adjustment element in a direction that tends to reduce the diameter or the clear width of the container receptacle. If a medium dispenser is inserted into the container receptacle, the adjustment element and / or the spring device can yield and hold the inserted medium dispenser in the receiving space, in particular the aforementioned cage, in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner.

[0045] In a further development of the invention, the said mounting bracket can also be designed as an independent assembly separate from the container receptacle and / or the actuator device, wherein the mounting bracket can have positive and / or non-positive coupling means in order to be coupled to the container receptacle. The coupling means of the mounting bracket are advantageously designed to be detachable, in particular to be detachable and relockable or closable multiple times, in order to be able to replace or exchange the mounting bracket depending on the desired installation location. In particular, a wall mounting bracket can be provided for mounting the dispenser receptacle on a wall, wherein such a wall mounting bracket can have a plate and / or a support with an approximately flat support surface that can be placed against the wall.For attachment to the wall, the wall mounting bracket can have one or more through-holes, for example to allow screwing.

[0046] In a further development of the invention, a suspension bracket for suspension on a cross-section can also be provided. Such a suspension bracket allows the dispenser receiving device to be suspended or attached to various functional assemblies, in particular to a patient bed or to a mounting rail, which can itself be attached to a piece of furniture or even to the wall. In particular, such a suspension bracket can have a U-shaped, downwardly open suspension contour, allowing the suspension bracket to be inserted from above over the respective cross-section, for example, a bed rail or a mounting rail.

[0047] Advantageously, the mounting bracket is coupled to a rear side of the container holder.

[0048] According to the invention, the dispenser receiving device comprises a sensor module as a further, preferably independent and replaceable, module in order to be able to detect at least one piece of information of interest regarding the media dispenser and / or its use. The sensor module is designed to detect and / or monitor the actuation of the media dispenser and / or the dispensing of media from the media dispenser.

[0049] Such a sensor module for detecting dispenser activation can, on the one hand, be used to send a use-up message to a materials management system in good time, indicating that the medium dispenser is empty or nearing empty, so that it can be replaced in good time. Alternatively or additionally, the detection of dispenser activation can also be used in hygiene management, for example to document who used the medium dispenser and / or when. For this purpose, the sensor module can have a time recording device and / or a user identification device, for example in the form of a code reader that can receive or detect a coded signal from an RFID chip worn by the user. If the activation of the medium dispenser, for example the number of pump strokes, is recorded in this way, it is possible to document who used the dispenser and to what extent.

[0050] Said sensor module can advantageously be coupled to the container receptacle in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner in order to be able to detect the use of the medium dispenser independently of the actuator used in each case - be it a manual actuation device or a motor-driven actuation device. The sensor module can advantageously comprise a load sensor that can detect a load acting on the storage container. Said load sensor can have a force gauge that can measure or detect a force acting on the storage container and / or a reaction force acting on the container receptacle. This can, for example, be a pressure sensor that is attached to the contact surface or the base of the container receptacle and detects the pressure with which the storage container is pressed against the contact surface.If the pump of the storage tank is actuated from above, this results in a force approximately in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank, which presses the storage tank onto the contact surface.

[0051] Alternatively or additionally, the load sensor can also include a torque sensor that can detect a bending moment and / or torque that characterizes the actuation of the medium dispenser. For example, a bending moment in the actuator lever can be detected and / or a bending moment in the connecting section between the ground contact surface and a receiving wall facing the mounting bracket.

[0052] Alternatively or additionally, the load sensor can also comprise, for example, a strain gauge that detects the strain and / or deformation that characterizes the actuation of the medium dispenser. For example, deformation of the actuating lever and / or the container holder can be measured by such a strain gauge.

[0053] The coupling means of the sensor module can advantageously be designed to be positively and / or non-positively connected and / or detachable independently of these. However, to enable tamper-proof hygiene management, the coupling means can also be designed to be non-detachable and / or lockable only once, so that the sensor module cannot be removed from the container holder and / or the actuating device without causing damage.

[0054] In particular, the sensor module can be locked into place at the bottom of the receiving cage.

[0055] To control the exchange of the medium containers or hygiene packaging and prevent incorrect filling or theft, the dispenser holder can comprise a shut-off device and / or a lockable closure device that, when locked, prevents the removal and / or insertion of a medium container or hygiene packaging from or into the container holder. For example, the closure device can block an insertion opening of the holder to such an extent that the insertion and removal of a container or packaging is no longer possible.

[0056] The invention is explained in more detail below using a preferred embodiment and the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: Fig. 1: a perspective view of a dispenser receiving device with a medium dispenser inserted therein according to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, wherein the actuating device has a manually operable actuating lever and the mounting bracket comprises a wall mounting plate, Fig. 2: a perspective view of the dispenser receiving device without the medium dispenser inserted therein, whereby in comparison to Fig. 1 the mounting bracket is replaced by a suspension bracket, Fig. 3: a perspective exploded view of the dispenser receiving device from Fig. 2, which shows, on the one hand, the actuator holding rail which can be coupled to the container holder with the actuating lever which can be pivotally coupled thereto, and, on the other hand, various holders, as well as a locking and / or drive cap which can be placed on the container holder, as well as a holding and / or locking bracket which can be placed or pivoted around the neck of the container and / or the pump assembly, Fig. 4: a perspective view of the dispenser holder with suspension bracket similar Fig. 2, wherein a medium dispenser is inserted into the container holder, Fig. 5: a partial, enlarged view of the sliding guide for mounting the actuator device on the container holder and the locking device assigned to the sliding guide for locking the actuator device in different height positions, Fig. 6: a perspective view of the dispenser receiving device without a medium dispenser inserted therein, whereby in comparison to Fig. 2 the suspension bracket is removed and the container holder is configured for direct wall mounting, Fig. 7: a perspective view of the dispenser receiving device similar Fig. 6, wherein the gallows-like holding and / or locking device is rotated into a releasing position, Fig. 8: a perspective view of the dispenser holder without the medium dispenser inserted in it, whereby the mounting bracket is again a suspension bracket similar to Fig. 2 is provided, but in comparison to the previous figures the gallows-like holding and / or locking device is removed, Fig. 9: a perspective view of the dispenser receiving device from Fig. 8, wherein a medium dispenser is inserted into the container holder, and Fig. 10: a perspective view of a dispenser receiving device with a medium dispenser inserted therein, similar to Fig. 1, but the pivoting operating lever is Fig. 3 shown locking and / or drive cap, which is placed on the container holder.

[0057] As the figures show, the dispenser receiving device 1 comprises a container holder 2 which can receive and store and / or hold or fix a medium dispenser 3.

[0058] A mounting bracket 4 is attached to the container holder 2, by means of which the container holder 2 or the entire dispenser holder device 1 can be mounted on a wall, a piece of furniture or another mounting base, wherein the said mounting bracket 4 can advantageously be arranged on a rear side of the container holder 2.

[0059] An actuating device 5 can comprise an actuating lever 8 that can be rocked up and down in order to actuate a pump assembly 7 arranged at the head of the storage container 6 or its pump actuating element. Independently of this, the actuating device 5 can be fastened to the container receptacle 2 and / or to the mounting bracket 4 by an actuating holder 38, wherein the actuating holder 38 can advantageously be fastened to a rear side of the container receptacle 2.

[0060] The medium dispenser 3 can be inserted into the container receptacle 2 and removed therefrom for replacement. For example, the container receptacle 2 can be designed to be open toward its top and have an upright insertion direction, so that the storage container 6 can be inserted into the container receptacle 2 from above or, conversely, can be guided upwards out of the container receptacle 2. In principle, however, it would also be possible to design the container receptacle to be open to one side, for example, the front, so that the storage container 6 can be inserted and removed approximately horizontally.

[0061] The aforementioned container receptacle 2 advantageously comprises a ground contact surface 9, which can extend horizontally and on which the storage container 6 can be placed with its base surface. The ground contact surface 9 can comprise a closed or possibly perforated base plate, or can also be formed by a grid or grate structure or a support cross or similar structures, wherein the ground contact surface 9 or an envelope contour can be substantially flat.

[0062] The floor support surface 9 can comprise a pedestal-like floor assembly, which can be designed to be fastened to the common, central mounting bracket 4 and / or to be separately mountable, and / or comprise a retaining bracket which closes only a part of the lower opening cross-section of the container receptacle 2, cf. comparative Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.

[0063] Advantageously, the said container holder 2 can have a receiving cage 10 which can at least partially surround the inserted storage container 6 of the medium dispenser 3 on the outer surface side and can secure and / or support it against tilting and / or falling over.

[0064] How Fig. 2 shows, the receiving cage 10 can have a cage wall which is formed circumferentially on the lateral surface side and which can, for example, have a viewing window 13 or a recess on a front side or also recesses on one of the other surfaces.

[0065] The said receiving cage 10 can, together with the said ground contact surface 9, form a receiving pot into which the storage container 6 can be placed.

[0066] How Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the aforementioned receiving cage 10 can have a rectangular, in particular square, contour, which can accommodate and / or support not only rectangularly contoured, but also round storage containers 6. In principle, however, the receiving cage 10 can also have other cross-sectional contours. Advantageously, regardless of the cross-sectional contour, the receiving cage 10 can form an overall cylindrically contoured sleeve whose diameter or clear width remains constant across its height. In principle, conical or tapered contours would also be possible, or a widening upper collar area could be provided.

[0067] In order to accommodate differently dimensioned and / or contoured storage containers 6 in the container receptacle 2 with as little wobble as possible, a preferably pre-tensioned or spring-loaded adjusting element 11 can be provided, which can project into the interior of the container receptacle 2 and / or change the clear width of the container receptacle interior. Fig. 2 shows, such an adjusting element 11 can, for example, comprise a spring device 12 which enables an elastic adjustment of the adjusting element 11 in a direction transverse to the insertion direction and / or in a radial direction.

[0068] How Fig. 2 shows, the spring device 12 can have two spring clips which form the aforementioned adjustment element 11 and are movable towards and away from a wall section of the receiving cage 10. In its initial position, the aforementioned adjustment element 11 projects inward over the cage wall and significantly tapers the clear width of the container receptacle 2. If a storage container 6 is inserted into the container receptacle 2, the resilient adjustment element 11 can be pushed back towards the cage wall or away from the cage wall to allow the storage container 6 to be inserted. The spring device 12 drives the storage container 6 against the opposite wall and thus holds it wobble-free and non-tilting.

[0069] The said adjusting element 11 can be provided on a rear side of the container holder 2 in order to drive or displace the storage container 6 towards the front side and / or towards the said viewing window 13 of the receiving cage 10.

[0070] In principle, several adjustment elements 11 could also be provided on different sides, for example, on at least three sides of the container holder 2. However, one adjustment element 11, as shown in the figures, may also be sufficient.

[0071] The spring device 12 can be integrally formed in one piece with the container receptacle 2 and / or fastened thereto in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner. In particular, the spring device 12 can form a connectable assembly, for example, insertable into a spring receptacle, which can be coupled to the container receptacle 2.

[0072] The mounting bracket 4 can advantageously also be attached to a rear side of the container receptacle 2 and firmly connected thereto. Advantageously, the mounting bracket 4 has positive and / or non-positive coupling means 14 in order to be firmly connected to the container receptacle 2 in a desired position. Said coupling means 14 can, for example, comprise a screw connection. Preferably, the coupling means 14 are detachable in order to be able to attach different mounting brackets 4. This can be a wall bracket, for example in the form of a wall mounting plate 15, as described Fig. 1 shows, and / or a suspension bracket with a U-shaped, downwardly open suspension profile for hanging the dispenser receiving device 1 on a cross profile, as shown in the Fig. 2 and Fig. Show 3.

[0073] Alternatively or additionally, the container holder 2 can also be mounted directly on the wall or another mounting surface without a separate mounting bracket and can have suitable mounting means for this purpose, for example with hook suspension contours and / or bolt holes for screwing and / or snap contours such as clip-in profile ribs.

[0074] The actuating device 5 can advantageously be fastened to the container receptacle 2 at various height positions by means of positive and / or non-positive coupling means 15. Advantageously, the coupling means 15 comprise a sliding guide 16, which allows the actuating device 5 to be displaced in an upright direction relative to the container receptacle 2—when the container receptacle 2 is in its intended mounting position—and thereby allows various height positions for the actuating device 5 to be set relative to the container receptacle 2.

[0075] Said sliding guide 16 can comprise a retaining rail 17, which can be designed in the form of a flat strip profile, a round bar profile, a U-shaped or T-shaped profile, or an extruded profile. Alternatively, the sliding guide 16 can comprise sliding guide contours 18 on the container holder 2 and / or on the mounting bracket 4, which are shaped to said retaining rail 17 in order to allow the desired approximately vertical displacement while preventing movements transverse thereto.

[0076] In particular, the elongated holding rail 17 can be inserted into a sliding guide recess 18 of the container holder 2 from above in order to protrude upwards over the container holder 2 and / or to be able to be pulled out therefrom, cf. Fig. 3.

[0077] In order to be able to fix the holding rail 17 in different height positions, the said sliding guide 16 can be assigned holding and / or locking means 19, which can advantageously be designed as locking means, as Fig. 5 shows. In principle, however, clamping devices such as a locking screw or a wedge can also be provided.

[0078] How Fig. 5 shows, the holding means 19 can advantageously have a rack-like locking profile 20 on the movable holding rail 17, which interacts with one or more locking pawls 21 that can be provided on the container receptacle 2. The locking pawls 21 can spring away transversely to the direction of displacement of the holding rail 19 to allow displacement of the holding rail 17. Once the desired position is reached, the locking pawls 21 spring into the locking profile 20 to fix the holding rail 17 and thus the actuating device 15 in the desired height position.

[0079] The aforementioned actuating lever 8 of the actuating device 5 can be mounted on an upper end portion of the retaining rail 17 so as to be rockable up and down about a horizontal pivot axis 22 and can extend from the retaining rail 17 over the head of the storage container 6 when the latter is inserted into the container receptacle 2. Advantageously, the actuating lever 8 can project slightly beyond the front of the container receptacle 2 in order to provide favorable leverage and achieve simple actuation with low forces.

[0080] The actuating lever 8 can assume an approximately horizontal starting position in which the actuating lever 8 rests on the head of the storage container 6, in particular on the pump assembly 7 provided there. Due to such an approximately horizontal alignment, the arcuate actuating path of the actuating lever 8 in the area of ​​the pump assembly 9 extends approximately vertically and / or approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the medium dispenser 3 when the actuating lever 8 is pressed down, so that the pump assembly 7, in particular its pump actuating part, can be pressed down without major transverse components.

[0081] The actuating lever 8 can simply rest on the pump assembly 7 or its actuating part, so that the actuating lever 8 can only exert compressive forces on the pump head and / or the actuating lever 8 can be lifted off the pump head by pivoting upwards.

[0082] Advantageously, a tensile force-transmitting connection can also be provided between the actuating lever 8 and the pump assembly 7, allowing the pump assembly 7 to not only be actively pushed down but also actively pulled upward when the actuating lever 8 is rocked upward. This ensures that pump assemblies 7 are reliably reset even if their own return spring is too weak or is missing entirely.

[0083] The aforementioned connecting means for transmitting the tensile force can be designed to be non-positive and / or positive. Advantageously, the actuating lever 8 can have locking connecting means 23 on its section that rests on the head of the storage cylinder 6 or on the pump assembly 7. These locking connecting means can engage with the actuating part of the pump assembly 7 and, in the locked position, can exert the desired tensile forces on the pump assembly.

[0084] For example, the actuator lever 8 can be preloaded by a spring device 24, which attempts to drive the actuator lever 8 upward into a starting position in which the pump assembly 7 connected to the actuator lever 8 is in its starting position or upper end position. Such a spring device 24 can, for example, be assigned to the pivot axis 22 and / or be arranged to act between the actuator lever 8 and the actuation holder 38.

[0085] Alternatively or in addition to such a spring device 24, the actuating lever 8 can also be actuated by a motor drive 25. This can, for example, be a pressure cylinder, which can be articulated on the one hand to the support rail 17 and on the other hand to the actuating lever 8, see. Fig. 1.

[0086] Alternatively or additionally, the drive 25 may comprise an electric motor which, if necessary via an intermediate gear, can rock the actuator lever 8 up and down about its pivot axis 22.

[0087] For example, thanks to the modular design, a drive module can be mounted on the container holder instead of the actuator lever 8. This drive module can be attached to the container holder 2 itself, or to the mounting bracket 4, or to an adjacent section of the installation environment. For example, a drive cap with an externally powered drive motor 25 can be placed on the container holder, see. Fig. 10.

[0088] Independently of a motor provided thereon, such an attachment cap can also be designed as a closure device, which can form a shut-off device and / or a lockable closure device that, when locked, prevents the removal and / or insertion of a medium container or hygiene packaging from or into the container receptacle. For example, the closure device can block an insertion opening of the receptacle 2 to such an extent that the insertion and removal of a container or packaging is no longer possible.

[0089] For example, the attachment cap mentioned can be secured in its mounting position by a lock.

[0090] As the Fig. 6 and Fig.7, a gallows-like holding device can also be mounted on the container receptacle, which can hold a medium container by its neck or the neck of the pump assembly 7. For example, said gallows-like holding device can be pivotally attached to said container receptacle 2 itself, or also attached to said mounting bracket 4, or attached to an adjacent portion of the installation environment, so that it can be pivoted into an engaged position and a non-engaged position. A lock can block the holding device in the engaged position to prevent uncontrolled replacement or removal of the container.

[0091] Independently of such a locking or blocking function, the gallows-like holding device can also be used to absorb actuating forces on the pump assembly and / or for the exact positioning of the pump assembly.

[0092] In order to detect or monitor the actuation of the medium dispenser 3, a sensor module 26 can advantageously be attached to the container receptacle 2 in order to detect forces acting on the medium dispenser 3 resulting from the actuation of the pump assembly 7. Such a sensor module 26 can advantageously comprise a load sensor, for example in the form of a pressure sensor 27, which can be mounted on the ground contact surface 9 of the container receptacle 2 and / or can detect pressure forces of the storage container 6 on the ground contact surface 9.

[0093] The said sensor module 26 can form an independent module which can be coupled to the container holder 2 in a detachable or non-detachable manner by means of positive and / or non-positive coupling means.

[0094] Independently of this, the sensor module 26 can have time-recording and / or code-recording means to record the time of dispenser activation and / or to record a user code by which a user can be identified. Such a code can, for example, come from a transponder worn by the user.

Claims

[1] Dispenser receiving device for receiving medium dispensers (3), in particular disinfectant or soap dispensers, which have a storage container (6) from which medium can be discharged by a pump (7), with a container receptacle (2) for receiving the storage container (6), a mounting bracket (4) for fastening the container receptacle (2) to a wall, a piece of furniture or another mounting base, an actuating device (5) for actuating said pump (7), wherein the actuating device (5) can be fastened to the container receptacle (2) and / or to the mounting bracket (4), and a sensor module (26), characterized byin that the sensor module (26) is designed as a separate assembly and has a coupling means for coupling to the container receptacle (2) and / or to the actuating device (5), wherein the sensor module is designed to detect and monitor an actuation of the medium dispenser (3) and the dispensing of medium from the medium dispenser (3), and is further designed to issue a consumption message for a materials management system. [2] Dispenser receiving device according to the preceding claim, wherein the coupling means of the sensor module (26) have positive locking means for locking the sensor module to the container receptacle (2). [3] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor module (26) has a time and / or user identification device for detecting an actuation time and / or a user of the medium dispenser (3) and is designed to provide a documentation signal indicating by whom and / or when the medium dispenser (3) was used. [4] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor module (26) comprises a load sensor for detecting a load acting on the storage container (6) and / or for detecting a reaction force acting on the container holder (2). [5] Dispenser receiving device according to the preceding claim, wherein the sensor module (26) is arranged on a bottom portion of the container receptacle (2) and has a load sensor for detecting a force of the storage container (6) on the bottom portion of the container receptacle (2). [6] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the container receptacle (2) and the actuating device (5) are designed as separate assemblies, wherein the actuating device (5) has positive and / or non-positive coupling means (15) for coupling the actuating device (5) to the container receptacle (2) and / or the mounting bracket (4) in different positions relative to the container receptacle (2). [7] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the actuating device (5) is height-adjustable by means of said coupling means (15) and / or can be fastened to the container receptacle (2) in different height positions, wherein said coupling means (15) comprise a sliding guide (16) by means of which the actuating device (5) is displaceably guided on the container receptacle (2), and locking means (19) for fixing the actuating device (5) in a specific sliding position relative to the container receptacle (2), wherein the locking means (19) comprise positive locking means for positively locking the actuating device (5) in different sliding positions, wherein said locking means comprise at least one movable, in particular elastically movable, locking pawl (21) and a locking profile (20) with a plurality of locking contours arranged in series, with which the locking pawl (21) can be engaged in positive,can be brought into movement-preventing intervention., [8] Dispenser receiving device according to claim 7, wherein the sliding guide (16) comprises a holding rail (17) which carries the actuating device (5) and is in sliding engagement with sliding guide contours (18) on the container receptacle (2) and / or the mounting bracket (4), wherein a locking profile (20) is provided on the holding rail (17) and a locking pawl is provided on the container receptacle (2) and / or the mounting bracket (4). [9] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the actuating device (5) has an actuating lever (8) which is mounted so as to be rockable up and down about a horizontal pivot axis (22) and is designed to engage with a pump actuating element of the pump (7) in the head region of the storage container (6) inserted into the container receptacle (2) when the actuating lever (8) is rocked down, wherein the actuating lever (8) has tensile force-transmitting connecting means, preferably in the form of latching connecting means (23), for connecting the actuating lever (8) to the pump actuating part of the pump (7) and transmitting tensile forces from the actuating lever (8) to the pump actuating element when the actuating lever (8) is rocked up, wherein the actuating lever (8) is assigned a spring device (24) which prestresses the actuating lever (8) into a rocked-up starting position. [10] Dispenser receiving device according to claim 9, wherein the actuator lever (8) is assigned a motor drive (25) for pivoting the actuator lever (8) about its pivot axis (22). [11] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a manual actuating device (5) and a motor actuating device (5) are provided for interchange with one another and have corresponding positive and / or non-positive coupling means (15) for coupling to the container receptacle (2) and / or to the mounting bracket (4). [12] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the container receptacle (2) has a floor support surface (9) arranged horizontally when the container receptacle (2) is aligned as intended for supporting the floor surface of the storage container (6) of the medium storage (3). [13] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the container receptacle (2) has a receiving cage (10) which surrounds the inserted medium dispenser (3) on the lateral surface side. [14] Dispenser receiving device according to the two preceding claims, wherein the ground contact surface (9) and the receiving cage (10) together form an upwardly open receiving pot into which the medium dispenser (3) can be inserted from above and / or from one side. [15] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the container receptacle (2) has an adjusting element (11) for variably adjusting a clear width and / or a diameter of a receiving space of the container receptacle (2), wherein the adjusting element (11) projects from a wall of the container receptacle (2) transversely to the insertion direction of the medium dispenser (3) into the receiving space of the container receptacle (2) and is designed to be movable transversely to the insertion direction, wherein the adjusting element (11) comprises a spring device (12) which projects into the receiving space of the container receptacle (2) and can be pushed away from the medium dispenser (3) to be inserted towards the wall of the container receptacle (2) and / or drives an inserted medium dispenser (3) towards an opposite wall of the container receptacle (2). [16] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the container receptacle (2) has a rectangular contour when viewed in cross section. [17] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the mounting bracket (4) forms a separate assembly from the container receptacle (2) and from the actuating device (5) and has positive and / or non-positive coupling means (14) for coupling the mounting bracket (4) to the container receptacle (2), wherein the mounting bracket (4) is immovably fixed to the container receptacle (2) in the coupled position. [18] Dispenser receiving device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a shut-off device and / or a lockable closure device is provided which, in the locked state, prevents removal and / or insertion of a medium container (6) from or into the container receptacle (2), in particular blocking an insertion opening of the receptacle to such an extent that insertion and removal of a medium container (6) is impossible, wherein the shut-off and / or closure device has an attachment cap which can be placed on the container receptacle and / or a gallows-shaped holding device for looping around a container neck. [19] Dispenser system comprising a dispenser receiving device (1) designed according to one of the preceding claims, and a medium dispenser (3) having a storage container (6) for storing a medium to be dispensed, wherein the medium dispenser (3) has a pump assembly (7) integrated into the storage container (6), which pump assembly is non-detachably connected to the storage container (6) and together with the storage container (6) forms a tamper-evident hygiene packaging which is pre-filled with the medium to be dispensed.

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