Lid for use with dirt capture member holder and drain outlet dirt capture device having same

Abstract

To provide a lid used for a dust capturing member holder arranged at a drain outlet, which reduces or prevents a user from feeling uncomfortable by making it difficult for dust in the dust capturing member to enter the user's field of vision through an opening. [Solution] The dirt capture member holder has an opening 211 through which wastewater flows down, and is configured to be able to attach a dirt capture member that captures dirt contained in the wastewater. The lid 3 includes a plate-shaped main body 31 and at least two support parts 32 that are provided on the outer circumferential surface 311 of the main body 31 at intervals along the circumferential direction and support the main body 31 on the dirt capture member holder. The support parts 32 support the main body 31 so as to at least partially cover the opening 211 in a plan view.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a lid used for a dirt capture member holder to which a dirt capture member for capturing dirt contained in wastewater is attached. [Background technology]

[0002] Drains formed in water receiving containers such as sinks and washbasins are usually equipped with a dirt capture device that removes dirt contained in the wastewater that flows in from the drain to prevent clogging of the drain pipe connected to the drain. As an example of such a dirt capture device, Patent Document 1 describes a bathroom drain cover in which the center of the drain cover is cut out and the lower part is configured to be a conical tube with a dirt catcher net with a built-in rubber ring attached to it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-160764 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The dust trapping device described in Patent Document 1 has an opening formed by cutting out a round hole in the center. In this case, dust trapped by the dust net may enter the field of view through the opening, which may cause discomfort to some users. In addition, when relatively large dust enters the opening, it may clog the opening or the dust net may quickly become full, requiring frequent replacement. Furthermore, items may be temporarily placed in the water receptacle (for example, pots and dishes placed on a kitchen sink), and in this case, the presence of the opening may cause the items to assume an unstable position, which may cause the items to tip over.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has an object to at least partially solve the problems of conventional dust capture devices. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cover for a garbage capture member holder that is installed in a drain outlet, the cover being used for the garbage capture member holder, the dirt capture member holder has an opening through which wastewater flows, and is configured to be able to mount a dirt capture member that captures dirt contained in the wastewater; A plate-shaped main body; At least two support parts are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the main body part at intervals in a circumferential direction, and support the main body part on the dirt capture member holder; Equipped with The support portion supports the main body portion so as to at least partially cover the opening portion in a plan view.

[0007] By placing a lid of the above-described configuration on the dirt capture member holder, the opening of the dirt capture member holder installed at the drain can be at least partially covered by the plate-shaped main body, which makes it difficult for dirt inside the dirt capture member to enter the user's field of view through the opening, thereby reducing or preventing discomfort felt by the user.

[0008] In the lid according to the present invention, it is preferable that the main body portion is formed to a size such that, in a plan view, the outer peripheral surface is surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the opening with a gap therebetween.

[0009] When a lid of the above configuration is placed on the debris capture member holder, a gap is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the main body of the lid and the inner peripheral surface of the opening, and wastewater from the water receiving container can flow into the opening through the gap. However, relatively large debris contained in the wastewater has difficulty passing through the gap, so that the flow of large debris into the opening can be prevented.

[0010] In the lid according to the present invention, it is preferable that the support portion supports the main body portion such that the bottom portion thereof is received within the opening.

[0011] When a lid of the above configuration is placed on the dirt capture member holder, part of the space within the opening is blocked by the main body of the lid, making the area near the opening relatively flat, making it easier to hold items placed in the water container in a stable position.

[0012] In the lid according to the present invention, The support portion extends laterally outwardly of the main body portion, It is preferable that a tip of the support portion is provided with a stepped portion that can abut on an upper surface of the dirt capture member holder and the inner circumferential surface of the opening.

[0013] By providing a step portion at the tip of the support portion of the lid that can abut against the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the dirt capture member holder, it is possible to separate the outer peripheral surface of the main body of the lid from the inner peripheral surface of the opening by a predetermined distance when the lid is placed on the dirt capture member holder. In other words, with a lid configured as described above, it is possible to position the main body with respect to the opening so that a gap for passing drainage is formed over the entire outer periphery of the main body.

[0014] In the lid according to the present invention, it is preferable that at least one notch is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body.

[0015] With the lid having the above configuration, a user can hook a finger or a tool on the notch to lift up the main body, making it easy to remove the lid from the dirt capture member holder.

[0016] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a drain outlet debris capture device comprising a debris capture member holder to be installed at a drain outlet, and a cover to be used with the debris capture member holder, the dirt capture member holder has an opening through which wastewater flows, and is configured to be able to mount a dirt capture member that captures dirt contained in the wastewater; The lid is A plate-shaped main body; at least two support portions provided at intervals along an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion and configured to support the main body portion on the dirt capture member holder; Equipped with The support portion supports the main body portion so as to at least partially cover the opening portion in a plan view.

[0017] By placing a dirt capture member holder equipped with a dirt capture member at the drain outlet of a water receiving container, dirt contained in the drain can be captured by the dirt capture member. Also, the opening of the dirt capture member holder can be at least partially covered by the main body of the lid, which makes it difficult for the dirt in the dirt capture member to enter the user's field of vision through the opening, thereby reducing or preventing discomfort to the user. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a drain debris capture device according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a drain debris capture device disposed in a drain. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a lid according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a top view of one embodiment of a lid according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of one embodiment of a lid according to the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a side view of one embodiment of a lid according to the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a top view showing a drain debris capture device disposed in a drain. [Figure 8] 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a support portion of a drain outlet debris capture device disposed in a drain outlet. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a drain debris capture device having a lid according to another embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a top view showing a drain debris capture device equipped with a lid of another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a lid and a drain debris capture device having the lid according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0020] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the drain debris capture device 1 is for removing debris such as food residue and hair contained in wastewater flowing into a drain 5 of a water receiving container. Examples of drain 5 include, but are not limited to, those formed in water receiving containers such as sinks, wash basins, bathrooms, and washing machine pans.

[0021] Drain debris capture device 1 has a debris capture member holder 2 and a lid 3. The debris capture member holder 2 is disposed at drain 5 of a water receiving container, and has an opening 211 through which wastewater flows down. The debris capture member holder 2 is configured to be able to hold a debris capture member 4 such as a mesh body that covers the opening 211 from below, and debris contained in the wastewater that flows into drain 5 through the opening 211 is captured by the debris capture member 4.

[0022] The lid 3 is used for the dirt capture member holder 2, and specifically, is a lid for the opening 211. In this embodiment, the lid 3 used for the dirt capture member holder 2 installed in the drain 5 of a sink will be described. However, the lid 3 according to the present invention can be used with any dirt capture member holder 2 having an opening 211, regardless of the type of water receiving container to which it is to be installed. Furthermore, the lid 3 according to the present invention may have a different configuration depending on the shape of the opening 211 of the dirt capture member holder 2, and is not limited to the configuration described below.

[0023] As an example, the dirt capture member holder 2 may include a holder main body member 21 and a fixing member 22 for mounting the dirt capture member 4 on the underside of the holder main body member 21. The holder main body member 21 has a substantially circular opening 211 formed in the center, a flange portion 212 that can be placed on the periphery of the drain outlet 5, and a cylindrical pipe portion 213 that hangs down from the opening 211. The fixing member 22 is formed in an annular shape so that the pipe portion 213 can be inserted therethrough, and can be coupled to the holder main body member 21. The method of coupling the fixing member 22 to the holder main body member 21 may utilize, but is not limited to, a magnetic force, an adhesive force, or an adhesive force generated by a magnet, an adhesive member such as a hook-and-loop fastener, or an adhesive member such as a suction cup provided on at least one of the holder main body member 21 and the fixing member 22, or a frictional force generated by press-fitting the fixing member 22 into the pipe portion 213. The dirt capturing member 4 can be attached to the lower surface side of the holder body member 21 by sandwiching the dirt capturing member 4 between the holder body member 21 and the fixing member 22 which are joined together.

[0024] Regarding the dimensions of holder body member 21, flange portion 212 may have an outer diameter of 180 mm and opening portion 211 may have an inner diameter of 110 mm, but are not limited to these dimensions.

[0025] As shown in Figs. 3 to 8, the lid 3 has a substantially disk-shaped main body 31. In this embodiment, the main body 31 is formed so that its outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the opening 211. At least one notch 312 is provided in the outer circumferential surface 311 of the main body 31, where a part of the outer circumferential surface 311 is recessed inwardly of the main body 31. In this embodiment, three notches 312 are provided at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the main body 31, but two or four or more notches 312 may be provided, and the intervals can also be set arbitrarily.

[0026] The lid 3 further has a plurality of support parts 32 provided at intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface 311 of the main body part 31. The support parts 32 are for holding the lid 3 in the use position. In this embodiment, the use position is a position where the outer peripheral surface 311 of the main body part 31 is surrounded by the inner peripheral surface 214 of the opening 211 with a gap S therebetween, and the bottom surface part 313 of the main body part 31 is accommodated in the opening 211, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In this embodiment, the support parts 32 are substantially columnar and extend outward in the lateral direction of the main body part 31, and three support parts 32 are provided at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the main body part 31. The tip of each support part 32 is provided with a concave step part 321 that can abut against the upper surface of the flange part 212 of the holder main body member 21 and the inner peripheral surface 214 of the opening 211. The step part 321 abuts against the upper surface of the flange part 212, thereby supporting the main body part 31 on the holder main body member 21. In addition, by abutting the step portion 321 against the inner surface 214 of the opening 211, movement of the main body portion 31 out of the opening 211 is prevented, and the outer surface 311 of the main body portion 31 and the inner surface 214 of the opening 211 can be separated by a predetermined distance.

[0027] The dimensions of the lid 3 are such that the outer diameter of the main body 31 is 95 mm, the length of the support part 32 extending from the outer peripheral surface 311 is 12.5 mm (i.e., the distance from the center of the main body 31 to the tip of the support part 32 is 60 mm), and the cutout part 312 can be sized to allow a user to hook it with their fingertip, but are not limited to these dimensions.

[0028] A user can place the lid 3 in its usage position or remove it from its usage position while gripping the main body 31 by hooking the fingertips on the notches 312.

[0029] When the lid 3 having the above configuration is placed in its usage position, the opening 211 of the holder main body member 21 is partially covered by the main body portion 31, making it difficult for debris inside the debris capture member 4 to enter the user's field of vision through the opening 211, thereby reducing or preventing the user from feeling uncomfortable.

[0030] Furthermore, when the lid 3 having the above configuration is placed in its usage position, part of the space within the opening 211 is blocked by the main body 31, which makes the area around the opening 211 relatively flat, making it easier to keep pots and dishes placed in the sink in a stable position.

[0031] Furthermore, when the lid 3 configured as described above is placed in its usage position, a gap S of approximately 7.5 mm is formed between the outer peripheral surface 311 of the main body 31 and the inner peripheral surface 214 of the opening 211. Although wastewater from the sink and fine cooking scraps and food residue can flow into the opening 211 through the gap S, relatively large pieces of garbage such as bones, vegetable leaves, and packaging bags have difficulty passing through the gap S, and so it is possible to prevent these pieces of garbage from flowing into the opening 211.

[0032] [Another embodiment] In the above embodiment, the embodiment of the dust capture member holder 2 in which the lid 3 of the present invention is used has been described. However, the dust capture member holder 2 can be used with the lid 3 of the present invention as long as it has the opening 211, and is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the dust capture member holder 2 may be in a disk-like form that does not have the cylindrical tube portion 213 hanging down from the opening 211. Furthermore, the fixing member 22 of the dust capture member holder 2 may have any configuration as long as it is capable of holding the dust capture member 4 on the underside of the holder main body member 21. Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 9, the dust capture member holder 2 may be in a form in which the inner portion of the flange portion 212A of the holder main body member 21 is recessed downward in side view. Even in the case of the dust capture member holder 2 in these forms, the lid 3 having the configuration described in the above embodiment can be disposed on the holder main body member 21. In the case where the inner part of the flange part 212A is recessed downward in side view, the support part 32A of the lid 3 may extend downward from the outer peripheral surface 311 of the main body part 31 so that the main body part 31 of the lid 3 can be supported at a position where its upper surface and the upper edge of the drainage outlet 5 are substantially flush with each other, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. This is preferable because the step between the inner part of the flange part 212A and the upper edge of the drainage outlet 5 can be filled by the lid 3. Even in this case, a gap is formed between the main body part 31 of the lid 3 and the inner part of the flange part 212A through which drainage can pass but through which relatively large garbage cannot pass, so that the inflow of large garbage into the opening 211 can be similarly prevented.

[0033] In the above embodiment, the lid 3 having the substantially disk-shaped main body 31 has been described, but the lid 3 of the present invention is not limited to this form. The main body 31 may have any shape, such as an ellipse or a polygon, as long as it can at least partially cover the opening 211 of the holder main body member 21.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the lid 3 is described in which three support parts 32 are provided at equal intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface 311 of the main body part 31, but the lid 3 of the present invention is not limited to this form. Two or four or more support parts 32 may be provided, and the intervals between them can be set arbitrarily. When only two support parts 32 are provided, it is preferable to set the width of the support parts 32 along the circumferential direction of the main body part 31 wide in order to ensure the stability of the lid 3 when placed in the use position.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the lid 3 is described in which at least one notch 312 of a size that allows a user to hook a fingertip is provided on the outer peripheral surface 311 of the main body 31 so that the user can easily grip the main body 31 with the fingertip, but the lid 3 of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The size of the notch 312 may be set smaller, or an embodiment may be adopted in which the notch 312 is not provided. Even in this case, when the lid 3 is placed, the outer peripheral surface 311 of the main body 31 can be gripped with the fingertips, and when the lid 3 is removed, the lid 3 can be lifted by inserting a tapered tool into the notch 312 or the gap S. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 1: Drain trash catcher 2: Garbage capture member holder 21: Holder body member 211: Opening 212: Flange part 212A: Flange part 213: Pipe section 214: Inner surface 22: Fixing member 3: Lid 31: Main body 311: Outer surface 312: Notch 313: Bottom part 32: Support part 32A: Support part 321: Step 4: Garbage capture member 5: Drain port S: Gap

Claims

1. A cover for use with a garbage capture member holder disposed at a drain outlet, comprising: the dirt capture member holder has an opening through which wastewater flows, and is configured to be able to mount a dirt capture member that captures dirt contained in the wastewater; A plate-shaped main body; At least two support parts are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the main body part at intervals in a circumferential direction, and support the main body part on the dirt capture member holder; Equipped with The support portion supports the main body portion so as to at least partially cover the opening portion in a plan view.

2. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the main body portion is formed to a size such that the outer circumferential surface is surrounded by the inner circumferential surface of the opening portion with a gap therebetween in a plan view.

3. The lid according to claim 2 , wherein the support portion supports the body portion such that a bottom portion of the body portion is received within the opening.

4. The support portion extends laterally outwardly of the main body portion, The lid according to claim 1 , wherein a step portion is provided at a tip of the support portion so as to be able to come into contact with an upper surface of the dirt capture member holder and an inner circumferential surface of the opening.

5. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein at least one cutout is provided in the outer peripheral surface of the body portion.

6. A drain outlet dirt capture device having a dirt capture member holder disposed in a drain outlet and a lid used for the dirt capture member holder, the dirt capture member holder has an opening through which wastewater flows, and is configured to be able to mount a dirt capture member that captures dirt contained in the wastewater; The lid is A plate-shaped main body; at least two support portions provided at intervals along an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion and configured to support the main body portion on the dirt capture member holder; Equipped with The support portion supports the main body portion so as to at least partially cover the opening in a plan view, thereby forming a drain debris capture device.

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