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EP-4740807-A1 - SANITARY CABIN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SANITARY CABIN

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Abstract

The invention relates to a sanitary cubicle comprising at least one floor section, at least one ceiling section, a plurality of side wall sections, and at least one pivotable cubicle door. The sanitary cubicle further comprises at least one fragrance device with at least one main body, at least one triggering element, and at least one fragrance container. The fragrance device is arranged in the interior of the sanitary cubicle such that, when the cubicle door is closed and/or opened, the triggering element activates the fragrance container in such a way that a fragrance can be released, or is released, into the sanitary cubicle by the fragrance device.

Inventors

  • WIRTZ, Holger Martin
  • WORIESCHECK, Tim
  • Bonewitz, André
  • ROST, Jonas

Assignees

  • TOI TOI & DIXI Group GmbH

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20241112

Claims (16)

  1. Sanitary cubicle, in particular toilet cubicle (1), comprising at least one floor section (2), at least one ceiling section (3), a plurality of side wall sections (4) and at least one pivotable cubicle door (5), wherein the sanitary cubicle further comprises at least one fragrance device (6) comprising at least one main body (7), at least one release element – preferably designed as a release lever (8) – and at least one fragrance container (9), wherein the fragrance device (6) is arranged in the interior of the sanitary cubicle such that, when the cubicle door (5) is closed and/or opened, the release element acts upon the fragrance container (9), preferably a dispensing device of the fragrance container (9), such that a fragrance can be dispensed into the sanitary cubicle by the fragrance device (6) and is dispensed, and wherein, preferably, the release element can be actuated or is actuated by interaction with the cubicle door (5).
  2. Sanitary cubicle according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing device is designed as a spray device, in particular as a spray head (10) and wherein the fragrance is preferably sprayable or sprayed into the sanitary cubicle.
  3. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the release element, in particular the release lever (8), is arranged on the main body (7) of the fragrance device (6), is preferably pivotally mounted, and is preferably transferable or is transferred from a waiting position to a release position when the cubicle door (5) is closed and/or opened - in particular by interaction with the cubicle door (5), preferably is pivotable or is pivoted, wherein the release element, in particular the release lever (8), preferably during the transfer or pivoting from the waiting position to the release position fragrance container, preferably the dispensing device of the fragrance container (9), is actuated.
  4. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fragrance device (6) has at least one storage element, in particular a storage felt (11), wherein fragrance agent dispensed from the dispensing device can be stored or is stored in the storage element, and wherein the storage element is preferably arranged opposite the dispensing device, so that the dispensing device preferably dispenses at least a part of the fragrance agent towards the storage element, in particular by spraying.
  5. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main body (7) of the fragrance device (6) has at least one collection section, in particular at least one collection reservoir (13), in which fragrance agent dispensed by the dispensing device can be collected or is collected, and wherein the collection section, in particular the collection reservoir (13), is preferably arranged in the fragrance agent dispensing direction between the dispensing device and the storage element.
  6. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the triggering element, preferably the triggering lever (8), is arranged on the main body (7) of the fragrance device (6) in such a way, in particular is articulated, that it overlaps the dispensing device.
  7. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the dispensing device has a spring, in particular a coil spring, and wherein the triggering element, in the course of actuation on the fragrance container (9), preferably the dispensing device, releases the spring of the Dispensing device tensions and wherein the release element is preferably reset by the restoring force of the spring of the dispensing device when the cabin door (5) is opened and/or closed, and is very preferably reset from the release position to the waiting position.
  8. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the fragrance device (6) has a return element, in particular a spring, wherein the return element is arranged on the main body (7), in particular on the outside of the main body (7), on the one hand and on the release element on the other hand, and wherein the return element is preferably tensioned when the cubicle door (5) is closed by interaction of the release element with the cubicle door (5) and is relaxed when the cubicle door is opened, and wherein, very preferably, when the cubicle door (5) is opened, the release element is actuated by the return force of the return element, and thereby the fragrance container (9), preferably the dispensing device of the fragrance container (9), is actuated in such a way that a fragrance can be dispensed or is dispensed from the fragrance device (6) into the sanitary cubicle.
  9. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the main body (7) has at least one receiving chamber (14) for the fragrance container (9), wherein the fragrance container (9) is preferably completely or substantially completely receptible in the receiving chamber (14), and wherein the main body (7) preferably has at least one receiving opening (15) for inserting the fragrance container (9) into the receiving chamber (14), wherein the receiving opening (15) is particularly preferably associated with a base of the fragrance container (9) when the fragrance container (9) is inserted.
  10. Sanitary cubicle according to claim 9, wherein the receiving opening (15) can be closed with at least one closing cover (16) and wherein preferably a bayonet closure is provided between the receiving opening (15) and the closing cover (16).
  11. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the fragrance device (6) is arranged in the sanitary cubicle, in particular on the side of the cubicle having the cubicle door (5), such that the triggering element, preferably the triggering lever (8), projects into a door opening (17) of the sanitary cubicle when the cubicle door (5) is open and is pushed out of the door opening (17) when the cubicle door (5) is closed, preferably by the cubicle door (5), and is thereby moved or pivoted, in particular, from the waiting position to the triggering position or from the triggering position to the waiting position.
  12. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the sanitary cubicle has at least three, preferably at least four, corner posts (18) connecting the floor part (2) to the ceiling part (3) and wherein the at least one fragrance device (6) is preferably arranged on one of the corner posts (18), preferably on one of the corner posts (18) associated with the pivot axis S of the cubicle door (5).
  13. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the at least one fragrance device (6) is arranged on a door frame of the cubicle door (5).
  14. Sanitary cabin according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the sanitary cabin contains at least one excrement tank (19) and/or at least one sanitary facility, in particular at least one toilet bowl (20) and/or at least one urinal and/or at least one hand basin is/are provided.
  15. Sanitary cubicle according to one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the sanitary cubicle is at least partially, preferably completely or substantially completely, made of at least one plastic, preferably of at least one thermoplastic plastic, very preferably of polypropylene and/or polyethylene, and wherein preferably at least the floor part (2) and/or the ceiling part (3) and/or the side wall parts (4) and/or the corner posts (18) and/or the cubicle door (5) and/or the at least one sanitary fitting and/or the at least one fragrance fitting (6), made of at least one thermoplastic plastic, are very preferably made of polyethylene and are particularly preferably made of polyethylene.
  16. Method for operating a sanitary cubicle, in particular a toilet cubicle (1), according to one of claims 1 to 15, wherein when closing and/or opening the pivotable cubicle door (5) the release element, in particular the release lever (8), of the fragrance device (6) acts on the fragrance container (9), preferably a dispensing device of the fragrance container (9), such that a fragrance is dispensed from the fragrance device (6) into the sanitary cubicle and wherein the release element is preferably actuated by interaction with the cubicle door (5).

Description

The invention relates to a sanitary cubicle, in particular a toilet cubicle, comprising at least one floor section, at least one ceiling section, a plurality of side wall sections, and at least one pivotable cubicle door. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for operating such a sanitary cubicle. The sanitary cabin according to the invention is preferably a mobile or transportable sanitary cabin. A mobile toilet cabin is particularly preferred. Mobile sanitary cabins or mobile toilet cabins can be transported, especially on transport vehicles. They can be used flexibly in locations where no permanently installed sanitary facilities are available. The mobile sanitary cabins are therefore usually set up for specific periods of time, for example, on construction sites or at events such as markets, fairs, festivals, celebrations, and the like, and then removed and thoroughly cleaned. If the sanitary cabins remain in one location for an extended period, intermediate cleanings typically take place, during which the waste tanks of the sanitary cabins are usually emptied and the cabins are cleaned. Sanitary cubicles of the type described above are generally known in practice in various designs and have proven their worth. However, it has been observed that odors can develop inside these sanitary cubicles, particularly due to the feces typically collected in a holding tank. These odors can be bothersome to the user of the sanitary cubicle. It is already known in this context to use [a specific treatment] in the holding tanks of sanitary cubicles. To use fragrances. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement regarding the odor inside the sanitary cubicles. For example, at warm outside temperatures and/or shortly before intermediate or final cleaning of the sanitary cubicles, it has been observed that odors can occur in the cubicles that some users find bothersome. It is therefore desirable to reliably achieve a pleasant odor inside the sanitary cubicles. - This is where the invention comes in. In contrast, the invention addresses the technical problem of providing a sanitary cubicle of the type mentioned above in which a pleasant odor can be reliably achieved in the interior and in which, in particular, unpleasant odors in the interior of the sanitary cubicle are effectively and reliably counteracted, especially at warm outside temperatures and/or shortly before intermediate or final cleaning. Furthermore, the invention addresses the technical problem of providing a method for operating such a sanitary cubicle. To solve the technical problem, the invention teaches a sanitary cubicle, in particular a toilet cubicle, with at least one floor section, at least one ceiling section, a plurality of side wall sections, and at least one pivotable cubicle door, wherein the sanitary cubicle further comprises at least one fragrance device with at least one main body, at least one trigger element – preferably designed as a trigger bar – and at least one fragrance container, wherein the fragrance device is arranged in the interior of the sanitary cubicle such that, when the cubicle door is closed and/or opened, the trigger element pressurizes the fragrance container, preferably a dispensing device of the fragrance container, in such a way that a fragrance is released from the The fragrance device can be dispensed into the sanitary cubicle, and the triggering element is preferably operable by interaction with the cubicle door. According to a preferred embodiment, the fragrance device is thus arranged in the interior of the sanitary cubicle such that the triggering element can be actuated or is actuated by the cubicle door when it is closed and/or opened, and wherein the triggering element thereby acts on the fragrance container, preferably a dispensing device of the fragrance container, in such a way that a fragrance can be dispensed or is dispensed from the fragrance device into the sanitary cubicle. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the dispensing device is designed as a spray device, in particular as a spray head, and wherein the fragrance is preferably sprayable or sprayed into the sanitary cubicle. Preferably, the fragrance container is a fragrance bottle, which very preferably has a spray head as a dispensing device. Here and in the following, particular reference is made to the vertical installation state of the sanitary cabin according to the invention, in which the floor section is arranged on a mounting surface and in which the ceiling section is located above the floor section. It has already been pointed out at the outset that, according to a preferred embodiment, the sanitary cabin according to the invention is a mobile or transportable sanitary cabin, in particular a mobile or transportable toilet cabin. Thus, the sanitary cabin according to the invention is expediently designed to be relatively compact, and in this context, it is within the scope of the invention that the volume