HYGIENE MOUTHPIECE ELEMENT, HANDLE MOUTHPIECE ELEMENT, TUBE DEVICE FOR WATER PIPES AND WATER PIPE

Abstract

In order to provide a hygiene mouthpiece element which makes it possible to reliably prevent the transmission of micro-organisms, in particular fungi and bacteria, and viruses when using a water pipe, a hygiene mouthpiece element is proposed, comprising a first end section which is configured for connection to a handle mouthpiece element of a water pipe and comprising a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end, wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element comprises a first filter element, wherein the first filter element comprises at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element comprises a second filter element, wherein the second filter element comprises metal oxide and/or electrolytically charged fibres.

Claims

1-41. (canceled)

42. A hygiene mouthpiece element comprising: a first end section which is configured for connection to a handle mouthpiece element of a water pipe; a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end, and wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element includes a first filter element, the first filter element having at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element includes a second filter element, the second filter element having metal oxide and/or electrolytically charged fibres.

43. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 42, wherein the adsorbing material of the first filter element is activated charcoal, in particular activated charcoal fibres and/or wherein the adsorbing material of the first filter element comprises metal oxide.

44. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 42, wherein the second filter element comprises copper oxide.

45. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 42, wherein the first filter element and/or the second filter element comprise a fibre product, in particular a nanofibre product.

46. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 42, wherein the surface of the hygiene mouthpiece element, in particular a housing of the hygiene mouthpiece element, has a coating in some areas or over the entire area, wherein the coating is configured to kill or deactivate micro-organisms, in particular fungi and bacteria, and viruses on the surface, wherein preferably the coating comprises metal oxide ions.

47. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 42 comprising a filter element housing.

48. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 47, wherein the filter element housing comprises at least one placement structure, in particular a placement edge and/or placement surface.

49. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 48, wherein the filter housing is configured to be polygonal, in particular triangular, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter element housing for the provision of a plurality of placement edges and/or placement surfaces.

50. A hygiene mouthpiece element according to claim 47, wherein an aroma element is arranged inside the filter element housing.

51. A handle mouthpiece element comprising: a first end section which is configured for connection to a tube of a water pipe; a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end and/or which is configured for connection to a hygiene mouthpiece element wherein the handle mouthpiece element includes a third filter element, the third filter element having at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the handle mouthpiece element includes a fourth filter element, the fourth filter element having metal oxide and/or electrostatically charged fibres.

52. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 51, wherein the adsorbing material of the third filter element is activated charcoal, in particular activated charcoal fibres and/or wherein the adsorbing material of the third filter element comprises metal oxide.

53. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 51, wherein the fourth filter element comprises copper oxide.

54. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 51, wherein the third filter element and/or the fourth filter element comprise a fibre product, in particular a nanofibre product.

55. A handle mouthpiece element according to 51, wherein the surface of the handle mouthpiece element, in particular a housing of the handle mouthpiece element, has a coating in some areas or over the entire area, wherein the coating is configured to kill or deactivate micro-organisms, in particular fungi and bacteria, and viruses, wherein preferably the coating comprises metal oxide, in particular copper oxide and/or metal oxide ions.

56. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 55, wherein the handle mouthpiece element has a handle region, in particular on the housing of the handle mouthpiece element and wherein the handle region has the coating.

57. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 51, comprising a filter element housing.

58. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 57, wherein the filter element housing comprises at least one placement structure, in particular a placement edge and/or placement surface.

59. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 58, wherein the filter housing is configured to be polygonal, in particular triangular, in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter element housing for the provision of a plurality of placement edges and/or placement surfaces.

60. A handle mouthpiece element according to claim 57, wherein an aroma element is arranged inside the filter element housing.

61. A water pipe comprising: a hygiene mouthpiece element having a first end section which is configured for connection to a handle mouthpiece element of a water pipe; a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end, wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element includes first filter element, the first filter element having at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element includes a second filter element, the second filter element having metal oxide and/or electrolytically charged fibres and/or handle mouthpiece element comprising a first end section which is configured for connection to a tube of a water pipe and comprising a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end and/or which is configured for connection to a hygiene mouthpiece element wherein the handle mouthpiece element includes a third filter element, the third filter element having at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the handle mouthpiece element includes a fourth filter element, the fourth filter element having metal oxide and/or electrostatically charged fibres.

62. A water pipe according to claim 61, comprising a tube device for a water pipe, comprising a tube section, wherein the tube section comprises a first tube end section which is configured for connection to a water pipe and wherein the tube section comprises a second tube end section which is configured for connection to a mouthpiece element, wherein the tube device further comprises at least a fifth filter element.

Description

[0102] The invention is explained in detail hereinafter with reference to exemplary embodiments. In the figures in purely schematic view

[0103] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a water pipe comprising a hygiene mouthpiece element and a handle mouthpiece element,

[0104] FIG. 2 shows a side view of a handle mouthpiece element,

[0105] FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of a hygiene mouthpiece element,

[0106] FIG. 4 shows a side view of a handle mouthpiece element according to a first embodiment,

[0107] FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of a handle mouthpiece element according to a second embodiment,

[0108] FIG. 6 shows perspective views of two filter elements,

[0109] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a tube device according to a first embodiment and

[0110] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a tube device according to a second embodiment.

[0111] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a water pipe 400 comprising a water vessel 402, an attachment 403 arranged thereon and a tube 401. The tube 401 connects a mouthpiece device 300 to the water vessel 402. The mouthpiece device 300 comprises a handle mouthpiece element 200 and a hygiene mouthpiece element 100. In this case, a first end section 203 of the handle mouthpiece element 200 is connected to an end section of the tube 401 and a second end section 204 of the handle mouthpiece element 200 is connected to a first end section 103 of the hygiene mouthpiece element 100.

[0112] The water pipe shown in FIG. 1 preferably has a coating on the respective surfaces of the components on all the components, that is on the water pipe 402, the attachment 403, the tube 401 and on the mouthpiece device 300. The coating comprises in particular metal oxide ions.

[0113] FIG. 2 shows a side view of the hygiene mouthpiece element 100. The hygiene mouthpiece element 100 has a first end section 104 which can be connected for connection to the second end section 204 of the handle mouthpiece element 200. Further, the hygiene mouthpiece element has a second end section 103 which is configured as a free mouth-side end. In a central region the hygiene mouthpiece element 100 has a first filter element 101 and a second filter element 102.

[0114] The first filter element 101 and the second filter element 102 are arranged one after the other when viewed in the flow direction of the smoke S, wherein the second filter element 102 is arranged downstream of the first filter element 101. The first filter element 101 and the second filter element 102 are arranged in the hygiene mouthpiece element 100 in such a manner that they extend over the entire flow cross-section inside the hygiene mouthpiece element 100. The surface of the hygiene mouthpiece element 100 has a coating which comprises metal oxide ions.

[0115] FIG. 3 shows the hygiene mouthpiece element 100 in an exploded view. The hygiene mouthpiece element 100 has a two-part housing 105, 106, wherein the first filter element 101 and the second filter element 102 are arranged between the two housing parts 105, 106. Preferably the first filter element 101 and the second filter element 102 are arranged fixedly between the two housing parts 105, 106 so that the latter is configured as a disposable article.

[0116] FIG. 4 shows the handle mouthpiece element 200 in a side view. The first end section 203 of the handle mouthpiece element 200 is configured for connection to one end of the tube 401 whilst the second end section 204 is configured for connection to a hygiene mouthpiece element 200. Furthermore, the second end section 204 can also be used as a free mouth-side end of the water pipe 400.

[0117] The handle mouthpiece element 200 has a housing comprising two housing parts 205, 206. A third filter element 201 and a fourth filter element 202 are arranged between the two housing parts 205, 206. The surface of the handle mouthpiece element 200 or the surface of the housing parts 205, 206 has or have a coating which comprises metal ions. Preferably the two filter elements 201, 202 in this embodiment are connected firmly to the two housing parts 205, 206 and it is not possible to change the two filter elements. This embodiment is advantageously easy to manufacture and cheap.

[0118] FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the handle mouthpiece element 200.

[0119] The handle mouthpiece element 200 has two housing parts 205, 206 between which a third filter element 201 and a fourth filter element 202 are arranged. The first housing part 205 and the second housing part 206 are connected detachably to one another by means of a plug-in mechanism so that the handle mouthpiece element 200 or the housing thereof can be opened and thus a receiving region for the first filter element 201 and the second filter element 202 is accessible and it is possible to exchange the two filter elements 201, 202.

[0120] FIG. 6 shows the first filter element 101, 201 (FIG. 6a)) and the second filter element 102, 202 (FIG. 6b)) individually and in combination (FIG. 6c)). The filter elements 101, 201 are configured as flat fibres or fabric layers which are each held in a frame 107, 207, 108, 208. By means of the frames 107, 207, 108, 208 the two filter elements 101, 102 can be inserted into the hygiene mouthpiece element 100 and/or into the handle mouthpiece element 200 and fastened.

[0121] The first filter element 101, 201 comprises activated charcoal and/or metal oxide in its fibre or fabric layer. The metal oxide preferably comprises copper oxide, in particular nanofibres, charged with copper oxide. The second filter element 102, 202 comprises metal oxide and/or electrostatically charged fibres.

[0122] FIG. 6c) shows the first filter element 101, 201 combined with the second filter element 102, 202, wherein the two filter elements are arranged one after the other. They can be inserted in any orientation in relation to the flow direction of the sucked-in smoke in the hygiene mouthpiece element 100 and/or in the handle mouthpiece element 200. This means that in relation to the flow direction of the sucked-in smoke, the first filter element 101, 201 can be arranged upstream of the second filter element 201, 202 or conversely.

[0123] FIG. 7 shows a tube device 500 according to a first embodiment. The tube device has an elongated tube section 501 on which a mouthpiece element 504 is arranged on the first tube end section thereof and a water pipe not shown here can be arranged on the second tube end section thereof. The connection to the water pipe can be made via a tube connecting element 508.

[0124] The tube device 500 has a filter element housing 505 which is arranged on the first tube end section. A first filter element 506 and preferably a second filter element 507 is arranged in the filter element housing 505. The filter element housing (505) is configured to be triangular in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the flow direction of air sucked in through the tube device 500. Due to the triangular shape, a placement structure 509 with three placement surfaces is formed on an outer side of the filter element housing 505, by means of which the tube device 500 together with the filter element housing 505 can be placed in a fixed position on a surface.

[0125] FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of the tube device 500. The difference from the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 consists in the arrangement of the filter element housing 505 which is arranged on the second tube end section in the embodiment according to FIG. 8.