Handheld electronic soap device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11739008-B2
Application number	US-201917293513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2019
Priority date	Dec 12, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to a handheld electronic soap device (1), where pH neutral water is poured in the device through a water inlet (2) into an electrolytic cell (11). The pH neutral water is split into acidic ionized and alkaline ionized water by an electrolysis. The alkaline and acidic water can be used for cleaning and rinsing of skin or hair. More particularly, the alkaline water enables to clean skin or hair, whereas the acid water is important to maintain the acid environment on hairs and skin. According to the present invention a user can select between acidic or alkaline water to be poured out of the device through a water outlet (4).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A handheld electronic soap device comprising:
a water inlet configured to pour in water;
an electrolytic cell connected to the water inlet and configured to generate alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water from the poured-in water;
a selector configured to select discharge of generated alkaline ionized water and/or acidic ionized water;
a water outlet configured to discharge the selected ionized water; and
a plurality of scrubbing elements arranged on the water outlet.

2. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , wherein the scrubbing elements are configured in the form of a brush or comb.

3. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a user interface connected to the selector allowing a user to switch between alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water to be discharged through the water outlet.

4. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the user interface comprises a button, a switch, a knob or touchpad allowing a user to select discharge of either alkaline ionized water or acidic ionized water, in particular with user-defined pH value.

5. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to measure the pH value of the discharged water.

6. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first chamber configured to store the acidic ionized water; and
a second chamber configured to store the alkaline ionized water.

7. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the selector comprises a valve configured to mix alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water in a predetermined or user-defined ratio.

8. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tank configured to store ionized water generated in the electrolytic cell;
a first outlet portion configured to connect the electrolytic cell and the water outlet; and
a second outlet portion configured to connect the electrolytic cell and the tank.

9. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the tank is configured to collect residual ionized water that is generated by the electrolytic cell but not discharged.

10. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 8 , wherein the selector is configured to select discharge of the collected residual water stored in the tank through the water outlet.

11. The handheld electronic soap device according claim 1 , wherein the water inlet is connected to an inlet channel, which has a swan neck or a serpentine, spiral or sinuous shape to allow water to pour into the electrolytic cell.

12. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , wherein the water outlet comprises a plurality of water outlet portions.

13. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , further comprising a charge plug connected to a power supply.

14. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 13 , wherein the power supply is a rechargeable battery configured to be rechargeable contactlessly.

15. The handheld electronic soap device according to claim 1 , further comprising a pH sensor at outside surface of the device, wherein the pH sensor is configured to sense the pH of the skin or hair.

Assignees

• Koninklijke Philips Nv

Inventors

• Lelieveld Mark Johannes
• Buijs Pieter Jelle

Classifications

• C02F1/4618 Primary

  for producing "ionised" acidic or basic water · CPC title

• A47K7/043

  hand operated · CPC title

• C02F2001/4619

  only cathodic or alkaline water, e.g. for reducing · CPC title

• C02F2001/46185

  only anodic or acidic water, e.g. for oxidizing or sterilizing · CPC title

• C02F2201/005

  Valves · CPC title