US2024180370A1PendingUtilityA1

Foam supplying device for bathroom

Assignee: LIXIL CORPPriority: Mar 17, 2021Filed: Mar 17, 2021Published: Jun 6, 2024
Est. expiryMar 17, 2041(~14.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A foam supplying device for a bathroom (1) includes a case (10), a flow channel (20), a compressor (30), and a battery (40). In the case (10), a water inflow port (10A) and a foam outflow port (10B) are formed. The flow channel (20) connects the water inflow port (10A) and the foam outflow port (10B). The compressor (30) is built in the case (10) and sends compressed air to the flow channel (20). The battery (40) is built in the case (10) and supplies electric power to the compressor (30).

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1 . A foam supplying device for a bathroom comprising:
 a case in which a water inflow port and a foam outflow port are formed;   a flow channel connecting the water inflow port and the foam outflow port;   a compressor that is built in the case and sends compressed air to the flow channel; and   a battery that is built in the case and supplies electric power to the compressor.   
     
     
         2 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tank that is built in the case and stores a liquid cleaning agent;   a first connection channel connected to the tank and connected to a first merging portion of the flow channel;   a second connection channel connected to the compressor and connected to a second merging portion on a downstream side of the first merging portion of the flow channel; and   a foam maker that is built in the case and provided in the flow channel on a downstream side of the second merging portion.   
     
     
         3 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a switching unit that is built in the case and switches a mode of flowing out from the foam outflow port to either water or foam; and   an operation unit that operates the switching unit, wherein   the operation unit includes a grip portion that can move between a position above an upper surface of the case and a position in front of a front surface of the case.   
     
     
         4 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 3 , wherein
 the operation unit includes a pair of arm portions extending from both ends of the grip portion, and   the pair of arm portions is pivotally supported at left and right ends of the case so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a horizontal direction of the case.   
     
     
         5 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 4 , wherein
 a boundary portion between the grip portion and the arm portion is curved and connected.   
     
     
         6 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage unit that is built in the case and stores the battery, wherein   in the case, a first opening is formed through which the battery passes when the battery is taken in and out of the storage unit, and the case has a first lid member that closes the first opening, and   in the storage unit, a second opening through which the battery is taken in and out is formed, and the storage unit has a second lid member that closes the second opening in a watertight manner.   
     
     
         7 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 6 , wherein
 the battery includes a battery body and a battery case having the battery body built therein, and   the second lid member is attached to the battery case.   
     
     
         8 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 6 , wherein
 the second lid member includes a holding member that holds a position where the second lid member closes the second opening in a watertight manner.   
     
     
         9 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage unit that is built in the case and stores the battery, wherein   in the case, a first opening is formed through which the battery passes when the battery is taken in and out of the storage unit, and the case has a projection portion protruding outward along a peripheral edge portion of the first opening.   
     
     
         10 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 9 , wherein
 in a front view of a surface of the case where the first opening is formed as viewed from a front,   the first opening is formed at a horizontally central portion of the case, and   in the case, a portion from an upper end thereof to an upper side of the first opening is inclined downward in a direction of the front, and is inclined in a back direction opposite to the front from a horizontally central portion toward left and right directions.   
     
     
         11 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 1 , wherein
 the compressor is built in a central portion of the case in the horizontal direction.   
     
     
         12 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 11 , wherein
 the compressor is built in a central portion of the case in a vertical direction.   
     
     
         13 . The foam supplying device for a bathroom of  claim 11 , further comprising a tank that is provided above the compressor, is built in an upper portion of the case, and supplies a stored liquid cleaning agent to the flow channel.

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