Automatic toilet cleaner

Abstract

An apparatus and method for automatic cleaning a structure's inner wall having a rim that comprises a rail adjacent to the structure's rim configured to cling the rail to the rim and a cleaning system coupled to the rail and configured to move along the rail. A sanitary fixture is also disclosed that comprises an apparatus for automatic cleaning the fixture's inner wall wherein the sanitary fixture comprises a toilet bowl having a rim, a rail adjacent to the rim configured to cling the rail to the rim, and a cleaning system coupled to the rail and configured to move along the rail.

1 . An apparatus for automatic cleaning of a structure's inner wall having a rim, the apparatus comprising:
 a rail adjacent to the structure's rim configured to cling the rail to the rim; and   a cleaning system coupled to the rail and configured to move along the rail.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the rail comprises at least one grasping arm configured to cling the rail to an outer edge of the structure's rim. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning system comprises a cleaning segment that comprises a removable brush. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the removable brush is connected to the cleaning segment by a shaft. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the cleaning segment is configured to spin the shaft and thus also the brush about a longitudinal axis of the brush. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the removable brush has a rounded head. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises a rotation motor configured to spin the shaft. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning system comprises a driver segment configured to move the cleaning system along the rail consequently moving the removable brush against the structure's inner wall, subsequently brushing an inner wall strip along the structure's inner wall. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning system is configured to extend and retract the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the brush forming a linear motion of the brush. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises at least one sensor selected from the group comprising consisting of acoustic sensor, timer, motion sensor, proximity sensor, presence sensor, and a combination thereof, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to initiate cleaning operation. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises a control segment. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the control segment comprises a power storage element, a control board, at least one sensor, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the power storage element is an electrical battery configured to support electrical power requirements of the cleaning system. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a disinfection cartridge configured to receive a capsule containing cleaning substance that can be released in portions. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said cleaning substance comprises material selected from the group consisting of a disinfecting substance, a cleaning detergent, an odor substance, and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning system comprises segments that are mutually connected by flexible connectors. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1  which is an apparatus for automatic cleaning an inner wall of a toilet bowl. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A method of automatically cleaning a structure's inner wall, the method comprising:
 brushing the structure's inner wall with a brush articulated by a driver segment on the structure's inner wall.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claims 19  further comprising spinning the brush about its longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A capsule comprising disinfecting substances, cleaning detergents, odor substances, and a combination thereof, wherein the capsule shape is designed to fit into the disinfection cartridge of  claim 14 .