CN1260849A

CN1260849A - Wash apparatus and method

Info

Publication number: CN1260849A
Application number: CN98806226A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R·波姆; I·A·尚克斯
Original assignee: Unilever NV
Current assignee: Unilever NV
Priority date: 1997-06-16
Filing date: 1998-06-10
Publication date: 2000-07-19
Also published as: WO1998058113A2; KR20010013791A; GB9712595D0; TR199902954T2; AU8627498A; AR016069A1; WO1998058113A3; EP0994976A1; ID26159A; BR9810136A; ZA985187B

Abstract

Fabrics articles (29) are washed by layering them on a sheet of water-absorbent material (27) which is folded or rolled-up in wrap (1) to form a bundle, preferably inside a water-resistant wrap. A cleaning agent is first applied to the article and/or the water-absorbent material, before or after the article is laid on the latter. Compression of the bundle causes cleaning of the article.

Description

Wash mill and method

The present invention relates to a kind of a kind of device of new method and this method of realization of washing the fibre product.

The place of lack of water obviously preferably will make the laundry water consumption reduce to minimum in the world.Also use sizable water yield even be designed to the new washing machine of water-saving work.In addition meaned most of residents this washing machine of cannot afford by the national economy of arid or many countries of perplexing of other water shortage problem.

Hand washing need be immersed in fabric in the big water gaging, common manual stirring with brute force.

The present invention allows to wash clothes with the water yield of much less by fabric is folded or twists in a foam class or other porous material.

In 1934, the wearing and tearing when GB-A-444 237 suggestion reduces hand washing spun fibers product by fabric being put into the capacity made by porous foam rubber or pocket.By this suggestion, can before being put into pocket, soak earlier the article that will wash or a small amount of soap flakes be empocketed with these article.Can and loosen several times this pocket extruding in the time of in being immersed in water.

After 2 years, a kind of clothes is boiled then of GB-A-460 424 suggestion put into the laundering process of the flexible pocket that seals with it with washing agent.Then, wash clothes by on pocket, trampling repeatedly.

Under for the situation that captures the foamed material of d/d dirt in the described material hole, Deutsches Wirtschafts Patent specification DD-A-29 346 also disclose a kind of in a storage or container the method for washing the fibre product.

US-A-3 694 364 discloses a kind of method, and wherein clothes is washed in washing machine with fabric, and this clothes soaks with capturing the polymeric amine material that is suspended in the dirt in the liquid detergent.

EP-A-429 172 is described in the method for handling fabric in the laundry baking oven, and it comprises uses a flexible container of being made by flexible material, the most handy water-free " dry-cleaning " solvent-saturated.

US-A-433 6024 discloses a kind of method of doing washing in washing machine, it comprises with the solvent-borne type cleaning agent soaks clothing or sprays, and clothes is layered on a slice absorbent material (selectively coated with waterproof lip) and the clothing on absorbed layer is rotated in washing machine.

US-A-3694364 discloses washing agent being introduced aqueous Wash tub and being coated with amine remodeling cellulose matrix from what wherein remove dirt of a kind of and washing agent combination.

By a first aspect of the present invention, a kind of device of washing the fibre product is provided, this device comprises an absorbent material, a waterproof bag, and absorbent material layer is fixed in the interior fixture of bag in use is characterized in that the agent that is cleaned of described absorbent material soaks in advance.

The present invention also expands to a kind of method of washing the fibre article, this method comprises article is placed on absorbent material (the being preferably foamed material) sheet, if be necessary, selectively cleaning agent is applied on these article and/or this foam or the absorbent material, this sheet material was rolled over this article formation one bag maybe this sheet material was rolled up with these article, and this bag or volume were implemented pressurization.

The present invention also can be used as travelling fabric washing paraphernalia except that being applicable to developing country, for example in accommodation or campsite or other outdoor leisure industry.

Can use this sheet absorbent material separately, but, can use with the waterproof bag for the ease of keeping cleaning solution.Under latter event, it is easily that the fixture that this foam piece or other absorbent material are fixed in the bag is provided in use.Above, this absorbent material is preferably foamed material, but available any braiding or non-woven absorbent material substitute.

Foam or the most handy cleaning agent of other absorbent material soak in advance.Best, this cleaning agent or basically dry type detergent body (for example, powder), or moisture or water-free detergent liquid goods form, they are used with the form of (comprise the solid that contains suspension those) of pure or dilute with water, otherwise based on the dry cleaning agent form of powder or solvent.On market, sell for before the washing in washing machine fabric is carried out " preliminary treatment " those be exactly the liquid detergent goods that are fit to.Yet, many in the world places, optimal cleaning agent will be the aqueous solution or the suspension of washing powder.Best, this cleaning agent be a kind ofly be applicable to low temperature, preferably from 10 ℃ to 50 ℃ Cleaning preparations.

The Cleaning preparations that is fit to can contain the surfactant of no soap and/or only contain soap, but also can be included in other conventional in solid and/or liquid scrubbing goods composition, for example, cleans component, enzyme, bleaching agent, detergent and anti redeposition agent.

Perhaps, the user can add water, be coated with on row foam or water accepting layer and/or the clothes selectively directly with cleaning agent before laundry.

After clothes is washed, rinsing selectively before with the oven dry of any method easily, for example water rinsing or use in basin carried out rinsing by device of the present invention but only water or other purificant rather than use Cleaning preparations.

When using one deck foamed material as absorbent material, preferably it is made up of the synthetic rubber foam material, preferably has 500 microns or littler average cell size, more preferably 100 microns or littler.The hole can be as small as average 10 or 5 microns or littler, for example 4.5 microns or littler.And any absorbent material layer that is used for apparatus of the present invention preferably has at least 2 millimeters thick.Maximum ga(u)ge is preferably 2.5 centimetres.Best, thickness is from 2.5 millimeters to 1 centimetre, for example about 0.5 centimetre.

Best, this layer absorbent material also soaked in order to the material that separates and/or capture dirt on the clothing in washing process and/or by surface-coated by a kind of.For example this material can be the polymer of disclosed polymeric amine and so among a kind of picture US-A-3 694 364.

According to the present invention's angle on the other hand, this foreskin is preferably made by the waterproof plastic as polyethylene and so on.For example it can make the pocket form, before implementing pressurization, volume, the water accepting layer that is converted into and the bag of article is put into wherein.Best, provide a strap as the fixture of sealing sack.

This bag also can replace sheet form.In the case, in the use, the article that will be washed are placed on this layer suction or the foamed material, and these materials then are placed on and wrap (perhaps loosely put thereon or predetermined fixed thereon).Then, before implementing pressurization, these lamellas and article are rolled up together.In other words, they just can be folded up.Best, also comprise step during use with this volume of fixed in shape that is rolled into.

If this bag is a sheet, then should bag and foam or water accepting layer can be any shape easily, but best, they will be rectilinear basically, and will be for example square.Under any circumstance, best, waterproof layer and foam or absorbent material layer are essentially same shape, but it is best, in length and width dimensions one of them or both, what are littler than the former for the latter, so that the most of water that does not run off and ooze out at pressure dwell.

In order fixedly to comprise the bag that is rolled in the wrapping in of sheet, its fixture can be any kind of may open such as Velcro ^TMAnd so on fastener or simple bar or band.Yet preferably it is a strap or rope hauling device, comprises the rope or the rope of a suitable materials of correspondingly extending from each angle of waterproof material.Can fix a pair of rope at opposite side, free end wherein extends outside each angle, and this is suitable.

Sheet assembly that device of the present invention can be rolled up, is converted into and ties is sold, and sells otherwise they are fixed or be contained in a bag or the pocket.When the waterproof bag was a pocket, it can be used as the container of selling other composition utensil of fashionable dress.

The explanation by following preferential embodiment now, and with reference to corresponding accompanying drawing, the present invention is illustrated in greater detail as follows, wherein:

Figure 1A be illustrated in a fabric be used for before rolling the inventive method device first embodiment side view and

Figure 1B represents the front view of same device;

Fig. 2 represents the fabric rolled with device shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 represents to have the washing of the fabric of the wraparound that is formed by method shown in Figure 2;

Fig. 4 represents the second embodiment of the present invention; With

Fig. 5 represents the modification of second embodiment of the invention.

As shown in Figure 1, first stay cord 3 that extends along one side 5 is arranged in the vinyon pad 1, first free end 7 of stay cord 3 is from first jiao of 9 extension of filling up 1, and second free end 11 extends from second jiao 13.

First free end 19 of fixing one second stay cord, 17, the second stay cords 17 along 13 the second side 15 in contrast to the first side extends from another angle 21, and second free end 23 extends from last angle 25 of polyethylene pad.

Plastic mattress 1 is that square, slightly smaller rectangle synthetic rubber foam layer 27 then is layered on above the polyethylene pads 1 basically.One suitable foam elastomeric material layer is that density is 13 to 15 kilograms/cubic metre polyester form, can be from Britain Foam Techniques Ltd, and Wellingborough, Northants has bought as commodity FT-14T.Synthetic rubber foam layer 27 is soaked into by the aqueous solution of washing powder, is preferably used in low temperature (about 10 ℃ to 50 ℃).The temperature of layer 27 and pad 1 can be raise by sun heating.This can be by one of them or both strengthen by can the powerful material that absorbs solar radiation making with them.

Clothes 29 is tiled on the synthetic rubber foam layer 27.

Then, by shown in Figure 2, will fill up 1, the sub-assembly of synthetic rubber foam layer 27 and clothes 29 makes pad 1 with them selectively, and the mode of swiss roll is rolled into a bag 31.Then, 5,15 places fasten

stay cord

3,17 at dual-side, and the bag that is rolled into is fixed.

As shown in Figure 3, with hand or seat or stand in the method for wrapping and apply intermittent pressure repeatedly to extrude liquid detergent through clothes and to make the clothes cleaning.

After, untie stay cord and launch this bag wet clothes are taken out.If be necessary, available another kind of device but the synthetic rubber foam layer that do or that only soaked into by water or other purificant of usefulness makes rinsing and/or dry equivalent processes for this clothes.

Fig. 4 represents the second embodiment of the present invention.Identical with first embodiment generally, so adopt identical reference number.Foam rubber layer 27 and clothes 29 are rolled as first embodiment together, but be provided with plastic mattress 1.Then, the bag 33 that finally is rolled into is put into plastic bag 35, its sack closes up with band (not shown) pine loose ground.

Fig. 5 represents the modification of structure shown in Figure 4, and wherein, foam rubber layer 27 was rolled over clothes 29 or folding with clothes 29 simply, and put it in the plastic bag 35.Then with the neck of tying with 37 loose grounds at bag 35 39.

After using repeatedly, dirty foam rubber sheet can be thrown away or as any other suitable material, for example, make the covering of plant or the fuel of burning usefulness.Then, the foam rubber layer 27 that more renews.

In view of content disclosed herein, can become obviously to the personnel that are proficient in present technique, the remodeling of described embodiment and other embodiment all are in the scope of the invention of appended claims defined.

Claims

1. the device of washing the fibre product usefulness, this device comprises one deck absorbent material, a waterproof bag, and absorbent material layer is fixed on the interior fixture of this bag when using, it is characterized in that described absorbent material soaks in advance with cleaning agent.

2. by the described device of claim 1, it is characterized in that this absorbent material is a kind of foamed material.

3. by the described device of claim 2, it is characterized in that this foamed material comprises the synthetic rubber foam material.

4. by claim 2 or 3 described devices, it is characterized in that this foamed material has 500 microns or littler hole average-size, is preferably 4.5 microns or littler.

5. by each described device of aforesaid right requirement, it is characterized in that, cleaning agent is a kind of detergent body that is essentially dry type.

6. by each described device among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that cleaning agent is moisture or not water type cleaning solution goods.

7. by claim 5 or 6 described devices, it is characterized in that cleaning agent is for being applicable to low temperature, preferably from 10 ℃ to 50 ℃ detergent body.

8. by each described device among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that cleaning agent is a kind of dry cleaning agent.

9. by each described device in the aforesaid right requirement, it is characterized in that absorbent material layer soaks into and/or surface-coated with the material of separation and/or capture foul.

10. by each described device in the aforesaid right requirement, it is characterized in that this bag comprises a kind of waterproof plastic.

11. by each described device in the aforesaid right requirement, it is characterized in that this bag is a pocket-shape, wherein, this fixture is the belt of a sealing sack.

12., it is characterized in that this bag is a sheet by each described device among the claim 1-11.

13., it is characterized in that this bag and foam or absorbent material layer are rectilinear basically by the described device of claim 12.

14., it is characterized in that this fixture comprises a rope hauling device by claim 12 or 13 described devices.

15. the method for washing the fibre article, this method comprises these article is placed on the absorbent material layer by the described device of claim 1, this absorbent material layer was rolled over these article formed a bag, maybe this material layer and these article were rolled up together, and this volume and bag were implemented pressurization.

16. by the described a kind of method of claim 15, it is characterized in that this device is a kind of by the described device of claim 11, this method should be rolled up or wrap and put into pocket before being included in and implementing pressurization.

17. by the described a kind of method of claim 16, it is characterized in that, also comprise the step of sealing sack.

18. by the described a kind of method of claim 15, it is characterized in that, this device is a kind of by claim 12 or 13 described devices, these article are placed on the absorbent material layer, this absorbent material layer is tiled on the covering, and before implementing pressurization this two layers of material is rolled into or is converted into a volume with article.

19. by the described a kind of method of claim 18, it is characterized in that, also comprise the step that this volume is fixed as the rolling profile.