Bathroom cleaning device

Abstract

To make it possible to more efficiently spray washing fluid on the wall surface of a bathroom by adopting a method of atomizing, with washing fluid mixed in a gas jetting from a nozzle, although ordinarily it requires a compressor for compressing air as a gas for atomization and also in general it requires a power source such as an electric motor for operating the compressor, which generates running cost.SOLUTION: A piece of bathroom washing equipment is provided with a driving part which is driven by running water flowing in a water service pipe. By the power generated by driving this driving part, compressed air is generated. The equipment has a tank for reserving the generated compressed air, with washing fluid sprayed in a bathroom from a nozzle together with the compressed air from this tank.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a bathroom cleaning device that cleans the bathroom by spraying a cleaning liquid agent into the bathroom.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in order to efficiently clean the wall surface etc. in the bathroom, a method of spraying a liquid cleaning liquid agent in a mist form from a nozzle into the bathroom has been adopted.

[0003] On the other hand, there is known a device having a mist sauna function that sprays tap water or warm water in a mist form onto the ceiling in the bathroom into the bathroom, and a device that cleans the bathroom by spraying a cleaning liquid agent from the nozzle for this mist sauna into the bathroom is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this device, water is electrolyzed as a cleaning liquid agent to generate alkaline ion water, and the generated alkaline ion water is pumped to the nozzle for the mist sauna using a pump or the like, and is configured to be sprayed from the nozzle into the bathroom by the pumped water pressure.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

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Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] As a method of spraying a liquid cleaning liquid agent in a mist form from a nozzle, there are a method of extruding only the cleaning liquid agent from the nozzle as in the above conventional device, and a method of spraying a gas from the nozzle and mixing the agent in a mist form with the gas, such as a spray can or a spray gun.

[0006] In the method of spraying only the liquid agent as in the above-described conventional device, there is a characteristic that the flying distance of the particulate liquid agent from the nozzle is shorter than that in the method of spraying together with a gas. In particular, if the cleaning liquid agent is sprayed into the bathroom using a nozzle for a mist sauna as in the conventional case, although the mist-like cleaning liquid agent can fill the space in the bathroom, it is not suitable for the purpose of spraying on the bathroom wall surface to be cleaned.

[0007] On the other hand, if a method of spraying with the cleaning liquid agent mixed in the gas ejected from the nozzle is adopted, it is possible to spray the cleaning liquid agent more efficiently on the bathroom wall surface. However, a compressor for compressing air is required as the gas necessary for spraying, and generally a power source that generates a running cost such as an electric motor is required to operate the compressor.

[0008] Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom cleaning device that can surely spray the cleaning liquid agent on the bathroom wall surface without generating a running cost.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, a bathroom cleaning device according to the present invention is a bathroom cleaning device that cleans the inside of a bathroom by spraying a cleaning liquid agent from a nozzle into the bathroom, and includes a driving unit that is driven by running water flowing in a water pipe. By driving this driving unit, compressed air is generated by the power generated, and it has a tank for storing the generated compressed air. The cleaning liquid agent is sprayed into the bathroom from the nozzle together with the compressed air from this tank. configured so that the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent is started by a manual operation from outside the bathroom, and after the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent is started by the manual operation, it automatically stops after a predetermined time has elapsed. The bathroom is equipped with a ventilation fan for exhausting the air in the bathroom. When the manual operation is performed, it shifts to a prohibition mode that prohibits the operation of this ventilation fan, and after a set time has elapsed after the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent automatically stops, the prohibition mode is released It is characterized by this.

[0010] Rather than generating compressed air by a power source that generates a running cost such as an electric pump, the running cost is not generated by using a driving unit driven by running water flowing in a water pipe as a power source.

[0011] Note that the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent may be performed automatically, but the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent shall be started by manual operation from outside the bathroom. for .

[0012] also When the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent is started manually, there is a risk of forgetting to stop the spraying. Therefore, after the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent is started by the above manual operation, it is configured to automatically stop after a predetermined time has elapsed. done .

[0013] further The bathroom is equipped with a ventilation fan for exhausting the air in the bathroom. When the above manual operation is performed, it shifts to a prohibition mode that prohibits the operation of this ventilation fan, and the prohibition mode is released after a set time has elapsed after the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent automatically stops. is.

Effect of the Invention

[0014] As is clear from the above description, in the present invention, since the cleaning liquid agent is sprayed into the bathroom together with compressed air, the cleaning liquid agent efficiently reaches the wall surface of the bathroom. And the compressed air is generated by the flow of running water in the water pipe and does not use a power source that generates running costs such as an electric pump.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiment for Carrying Out the Invention

[0016] Referring to FIG. 1, 1 is an example of a bathroom to which the bathroom cleaning device according to the present invention is applied. A ventilation fan 11 for exhausting the air in the bathroom 1 is provided on the ceiling of this bathroom 1, and the operation of this ventilation fan 11 is controlled by a switch 12 provided outside the bathroom 1. That is, when this switch 12 is turned on, the electric motor in the ventilation fan 11 operates to perform exhaust, and when the switch 12 is turned off, the operation of the ventilation fan 11 stops. Also, although not shown, a control device is provided between this switch 12 and the ventilation fan 11, and during the operation of the cleaning device described later, regardless of the on / off state of the switch 12, the operation of the ventilation fan 11 is forcibly stopped.

[0017] A storage 21 for storing a cleaning agent is provided on the wall surface of the bathroom 1, and the cleaning liquid agent stored in this storage 21 is configured to be sprayed into the bathroom 1 from the nozzle 2 together with compressed air described later.

[0018] Details of the periphery A of the storage 21 and the nozzle 2 are shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage 21 is provided with a door that can be opened and closed, and a detachable liquid agent tank 23 is stored inside. Then, the door of the storage 21 is opened, the internal liquid agent tank 23 is taken out, a commercially available cleaning liquid agent is filled into this liquid agent tank 23, and the liquid agent tank 23 filled with the cleaning liquid agent is stored in the storage 21. When manually operated so that the cleaning switch 22 is turned on, compressed air is supplied to the nozzle 2, and the cleaning liquid agent in the liquid agent tank 23 is sucked into the compressed air and sprayed into the bathroom 1 in a mist form.

[0019] Incidentally, the compressed air may be generated by an electric compressor. However, as shown in FIG. 3, compressed air is generated using the rotation of the rotor 31 provided in the middle of the water supply pipe 3 that supplies water to each place in the bathroom 1 and the house as a power source. When water flows in the water supply pipe 3, the rotor 31 rotates in the right direction in the figure. The rotational force is transmitted to the piston 4 via the crank mechanism 32. The piston 4 is configured to reciprocate within the cylinder 41. When the rotor 31 rotates and the piston 4 reciprocates, the air inhaled from the suction port 42 is compressed within the cylinder 41 and sent out from the exhaust pipe 43 into the buffer tank 5. The buffer tank 5 is filled with water 51 for filtering, and the compressed air from which impurities have been removed by this water 51 is guided to the nozzle 2 via the pipe 53. The buffer tank 5 is provided with a pressure sensor and a relief valve 52 for preventing the pressure inside the tank from exceeding a certain pressure. An electromagnetic on-off valve 54 is provided in the pipe 53. When the cleaning switch 22 is turned on manually, this on-off valve 54 is opened, and the compressed air stored in the buffer tank 5 is configured to be supplied to the nozzle 2 via the pipe 53.

[0020] Incidentally, it is desirable to lubricate between the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 41 and the piston 4. In this embodiment, the hot and cold water in the water supply pipe 3 is guided into the cylinder 41 via the water guide pipe 33, and lubrication is performed with the guided hot and cold water. In the above embodiment, compressed air is generated by a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder, but it is not particularly limited as long as it has a structure capable of generating compressed air. For example, a diaphragm type compression device or the like may be used.

[0021] Referring to FIG. 4, when the cleaning switch 22 is turned on, the pressure in the buffer tank 5 is checked (S1, S2). If the pressure in the buffer tank 5 is lower than the specified pressure, it is determined that the bathroom 1 cannot be cleaned, and a notification to that effect is given, and the system waits until the pressure in the buffer tank 5 reaches the specified pressure (S3, S2).

[0022] If the pressure in the buffer tank 5 is the specified pressure, the operation of the ventilation fan 11 is prohibited (S4). Therefore, if the switch 12 is in the ON state at this time, the operating ventilation fan 11 is stopped, and if the switch 12 is OFF, the non-operating state of the ventilation fan 11 is continued.

[0023] With the ventilation fan 11 stopped, the on-off valve 54 is opened. Then, the compressed air in the buffer tank 5 is supplied to the nozzle 2 as described above, and the cleaning liquid agent in the liquid agent tank 23 is sprayed into the bathroom 1 in a mist form together with the compressed air. The sprayed cleaning liquid agent widely adheres to the wall surface of the bathroom 1 (S5). When the cleaning liquid agent is continuously sprayed for a predetermined time (S6), the on-off valve 54 is closed to stop the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent (S7), and after waiting for the cleaning liquid agent floating in the bathroom 1 to settle while maintaining the set time as it is (S8), the ventilation fan 11 is forcibly operated to exhaust the cleaning liquid agent floating and remaining in the space in the bathroom 1 to the outside of the bathroom 1 (S9). At this time, the ventilation fan 11 is forcibly operated regardless of the on / off state of the switch 12, the forced operation of the ventilation fan 11 is stopped after a certain period of time has elapsed, and the operation prohibition for the ventilation fan 11 is released (S10). By this release, if the switch 12 is in the ON state before the bathroom cleaning, the ventilation fan 11 resumes operation again, and if the switch 12 is OFF, the ventilation fan 11 does not operate, but if the switch 12 is operated to ON, it will be in an operating state.

[0024] Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described form, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0025] 1 Bathroom 2 Nozzle 3 Water supply pipe 4 Piston 5 Buffer tank 11 Ventilation fan 12 Switch 21 Storage 22 Cleaning switch 23 Liquid agent tank 31 Rotor 32 Crank mechanism 33 Water conduit 41 Cylinder 42 Suction port 43 Exhaust pipe 51 Water 52 Relief valve 53 Pipe 54 On-off valve

Claims

【Claim 1】 In a bathroom cleaning device that cleans the inside of a bathroom by spraying a cleaning liquid agent from a nozzle, it is provided with a drive unit that is driven by running water flowing in a water pipe. When this drive unit is driven, compressed air is generated by the power generated, and it has a tank for storing the generated compressed air. The cleaning liquid agent is configured to be sprayed into the bathroom from the nozzle together with the compressed air from this tank. The spraying of the cleaning liquid agent is started by a manual operation from outside the bathroom, and after the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent is started by the manual operation, it automatically stops after a predetermined time has elapsed. The bathroom is equipped with a ventilation fan for exhausting the air inside the bathroom. When the manual operation is performed, it shifts to a prohibition mode that prohibits the operation of this ventilation fan, and after a set time has elapsed after the spraying of the cleaning liquid agent automatically stops, the prohibition mode is released. A bathroom cleaning device characterized by this.

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