JP2000217771A - Cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove the part of a used adhesive tape by a simple operation by withdrawing an adhesive tape unwound from a core pipe from a withdrawal opening part onto the peripheral surface of a holding roller, fixing it and rolling it by a handle attached to the holding roller. SOLUTION: While the core pipe 1 around which the adhesive tape 2 is wound is operated by the handle 3 and the adhesive tape 2 is brought into contact with a surface to be cleaned, the holding roller 5 is rolled, dust stuck to the surface to be cleaned is attracted to the surface of the adhesive tape 2 and the surface to be cleaned is easily cleaned. Then, a circular-arcuate outer peripheral wall part 10 provided on a part of the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5 is turned in the direction of releasing it from the holding roller 5 with a hinge 15 as a center, fixation by a fixing hook 11 at the tip part of the adhesive tape 2 is released, a cutter is inserted to a cutting groove 12 near the withdrawal opening part 7 of the holding roller 5, the rear end part of the adhesive tape 2 is neatly cut off and the adhesive tape 2 to which the dust is stuck is removed from the holding roller 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for adhering and removing dust adhering to a surface to be cleaned by rolling the surface of the adhesive tape while contacting the surface with the surface to be cleaned. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cleaning tool that can be easily operated by rolling an adhesive tape to clean dust around the desk or around the body or to remove dust adhering to clothes or carpets is used. ing. In this type of cleaning tool, a handle is attached to a core tube on which an adhesive tape for absorbing dust is wound, and the adhesive tape is rolled on the core tube while the adhesive tape is in contact with a surface to be cleaned by the handle. By doing so, the dust adhered to the surface to be cleaned is absorbed and removed by the adhesive tape, and the dust is easily removed from the surface to be cleaned.

According to this type of cleaning tool, it is possible to clean dust adhering to a relatively narrow surface to be cleaned by a simple operation of simply rolling a core tube on which an adhesive tape is wound by a handle. it can.

[0004]

However, according to a conventional cleaning tool of this type, if a large amount of dust adheres to the surface of the adhesive tape during the cleaning process, the surface of the adhesive tape wound on the core tube is damaged. Must be removed and cleaning must be continued with a new piece of adhesive tape free of dust. However, since the peripheral surface of the adhesive tape wound around the core tube is used as the cleaning adhesive surface as it is, the suction surface is small, so that a large amount of dust cannot be suctioned at once, and the portion of the adhesive tape to which dust adheres frequently is removed. It had to be removed. Furthermore, at this time, it is not easy to peel off the surface layer of the adhesive tape pressed by rolling while being wound, and it is difficult to make a cut in the entire width of the adhesive tape. However, cleaning could not be performed efficiently and comfortably because the hands could not be removed cleanly and the hands became dirty.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned current situation of such a cleaning tool, and has as its object to reduce the frequency of exchanging the adhesive tape and to use a simple operation without soiling the hands. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning tool using an adhesive tape which can remove a portion of the adhesive tape which has already been used and can easily replace it with a new portion.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaning tool according to the present invention, wherein a dust adhered to the surface to be cleaned is rolled while the surface of the adhesive tape is in contact with the surface to be cleaned. A cleaning tool that adsorbs and removes the adhesive tape from the adhesive tape, the adhesive tape being wound around a core tube is housed, and the adhesive tape rewound from the core tube is drawn out onto the peripheral surface of the holding roller from an opening. It is characterized by being pulled out, fixed, and rolled by a handle attached to the holding roller.

In the present invention, a guide roller is provided near the drawer opening for guiding the drawer while applying a releasing force to the adhesive tape when the adhesive tape is drawn. It is assumed that.

Further, in the present invention, the adhesive tape is provided for attaching and detaching the adhesive tape wound on a part of the peripheral surface of the holding roller. It is characterized in that it has a circular arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion on the other end edge on which the tip of the adhesive tape pulled out from the core tube is hung.

In the present invention, a cutting groove into which a cutter is inserted when the adhesive tape is cut is provided on the peripheral surface of the holding roller.

Further, in the present invention, a winding roller for winding the adhesive tape to which the dust has been adsorbed is further mounted in the holding roller.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front explanatory view schematically showing a configuration of a main part of the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a guide roller used in the present invention, FIG. 5 is a view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. ) Is A in (a)
It is sectional drawing on the -A line.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following, a substantially cylindrical cylindrical holding roller 5 having a desired outer diameter is provided, and a part of the peripheral surface is opened at the center of the bottom 5a of the holding roller 5 around the axis. A substantially cylindrical storage chamber 6 is formed. The storage chamber 6 communicates with a draw-out opening 7 formed in the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5 in an axial direction. The cushion film which is easy to adapt to is attached. A core tube 1 on which an adhesive tape 2 is wound is inserted and accommodated in a housing chamber 6 of the holding roller 5, and a horizontal portion 3 a of a handle 3 is inserted through and attached to a substantially central axis of the core tube 1.
The nut 3b is screwed into a screw engraved on the peripheral surface of the horizontal portion 3a of the handle 3 protruding from the end surface of the handle 3, and the handle 3 is fixed to the core tube 1.

Further, a guide roller 8 for guiding the adhesive tape 2 rewound from the core tube 1 is arranged near the drawer opening 7 of the holding chamber 6 of the holding roller 5, and this guide roller 8 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the adhesive tape 2 is rotatable about the shaft 8a in the θ direction, and is urged in a direction to loosen the adhesive tape 2 by a spring 8b disposed between the inner wall of the holding roller 5 and the shaft 8a.

A part of the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5 is provided with an arc-shaped outer peripheral wall 10 which is rotatable about a hinge 15 so as to easily take out the wound adhesive tape 2. At an intermediate position of the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion 10, an engagement piece 16 that elastically engages with an engaging pin 17 provided on the holding roller 5 when closed is attached. A fixed hook 11 that locks the tip of the adhesive tape 2 rewound from the core tube 1 is attached to the tip edge.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration will be described. First, in order to attach the core tube 1 on which the new adhesive tape 2 is wound to the holding roller 5, the leading end portion of the adhesive tape 2 is slightly rewound in advance from the core tube 1 on which the adhesive tape 2 is wound. Then, the rewind portion of the adhesive tape 2 is positioned at the drawer opening 7 and inserted and stored in the storage chamber 6 of the holding roller 5. Next, the horizontal portion 3a of the handle 3 is inserted into the center axis of the core tube 1, and the nut 3b is screwed into a screw which is engraved in advance on the peripheral surface of the handle 3 at a position protruding from both ends of the core tube 1. Thus, the handle 3 is fixed to the core tube 1.

Then, the adhesive tape 2 is inserted through the drawer opening 7.
Is pulled out and extended along the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5, the tip of the adhesive tape 2 is folded behind the tip of the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall 10, and the tip of the adhesive tape 2 is fixed by the fixing hook 11. Is fixed to the holding roller 5. In this state, the handle of the handle 3 is grasped, and the holding roller 5 is rolled in a state where the adhesive tape 2 extended from the surface of the holding roller 5 is brought into contact with the surface to be cleaned. The dust to be cleaned is absorbed and removed by the adhesive tape 2 to clean the surface to be cleaned.

In the course of this cleaning, a large amount of dust adheres to the surface of the adhesive tape 2, and the adsorbing and removing power of the adhesive tape 2 deteriorates, so that it is necessary to pull out and use a new surface of the adhesive tape 2. In this case, the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion 10 is held at a substantially intermediate position, and the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion 10 is hinged.
1, the engagement between the engagement piece 16 and the engagement pin 17 is released, and the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion 10 is released from the holding roller 5. In this state, the fixing hook 11 is loosened and the tip of the adhesive tape 2 is
The cutting groove 1 is detached from the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion 10 and
2, the rear end of the adhesive tape 2 is cut at the position of the cutting groove 12, the adhesive tape 2 to which dust has adhered is removed from the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5, and the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall 10 is hinged to the hinge 15. Is rotated counterclockwise around the center, the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall 10 is closed, and the engaging piece 16 is elastically engaged with the engaging pin 17.

Next, the adhesive tape 2 is rewound from the core tube 1 by pulling out the tip of a new portion of the adhesive tape 2 located at the position of the cutting groove 12, and the new portion of the adhesive tape 2 pulled out is held by the holding roller 5. The adhesive tape 2 is extended on the peripheral surface, the tip of the adhesive tape 2 is folded back on the back surface of the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall 10, and is fixed by the fixing hook 11. In the process of pulling out the adhesive tape 2, the guide roller 8
Since the adhesive tape 2 is urged in a direction to loosen the adhesive tape 2 by the spring force of b, the adhesive tape 2 is guided by the guide roller 8 and is smoothly rewound.

As described above, according to the present invention, the adhesive tape 2
By operating the holding pipe 5 while operating the core tube 1 wound with the handle 3 with the handle 3 and bringing the adhesive tape 2 into contact with the surface to be cleaned, dust adhering to the surface to be cleaned is removed. A direction in which the surface to be cleaned is easily cleaned by being attracted to the surface, and the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion 10 provided on a part of the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5 is opened from the holding roller 5 around the hinge 15. To release the fixing of the front end of the adhesive tape 2 by the fixing hook 11, and insert the cutter into the cutting groove 12 near the drawer opening 7 of the holding roller 5,
The adhesive tape 2 to which dust adheres is removed from the holding roller 5 by cutting the rear end of the adhesive tape 2 neatly. When the new adhesive tape 2 is pulled out to the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5 and extended, the guide roller 8 located near the drawer opening 7 urges the adhesive tape 2 in a direction to loosen it, and the adhesive tape 2 is pulled out. Is performed smoothly.
In the illustrated embodiment, the cutting groove 12 for inserting the cutter is provided in the vicinity of the drawer opening 7, but this position may be any position as long as it is the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5.

Although the embodiment in which the central axis of the core tube 1 and the rotation axis of the holding roller 5, that is, the horizontal portion 3a of the handle 3 is matched has been described above, when the holding roller 5 is rolled, Since the adhesive tape 2 does not need to be rolled, the center axis of the core tube 1 and the rotation axis of the holding roller 5 do not always need to be aligned. An embodiment in such a case will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the horizontal portion 3a of the handle 3 is attached to the bottom 5a
And the center axis of the core tube 1 is provided eccentrically with respect to the center of the bottom portion 5a, and a winding roller 1 'for winding the adhesive tape 2 to which dust has adhered is provided on the core. It is provided in the accommodation room 6 in parallel with the tube 1.

According to this embodiment, the adhesive tape 2 unwound from the core tube 1 is pulled out from the draw-out opening 7 via the guide roller 8 and is extended along the peripheral surface of the holding roller 5. The tip of the adhesive tape 2 is fixed to the take-up roller 1 '. In this state, while the handle 3 is operated and the adhesive tape 2 is brought into contact with the surface to be cleaned, the holding roller 5 is rolled to adsorb dust adhering to the surface to be cleaned to the surface of the adhesive tape 2, The surface to be cleaned is easily cleaned. And in the process of cleaning, the adhesive tape 2
When a large amount of dust adheres to the surface of the adhesive tape 2 and the adsorbing and removing power of the adhesive tape 2 deteriorates, and it is necessary to pull out and use a new surface of the adhesive tape 2, the winding roller 1 '
The take-up roller 1 ′ is rotated by operating the knob 18 provided at the free end of the adhesive tape, and a new surface of the adhesive tape 2 is pulled out from the core tube 1.

When the winding roller 1 'is housed in the housing chamber 6 of the holding roller 1 as described above, or when the center axis of the core tube 1 and the rotation axis of the holding roller 5 are not aligned,
It is preferable to provide the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall 10 because the outer peripheral wall can be easily opened and the adhesive tape 2 can be easily attached and detached therefrom. When the shafts are not aligned as shown in FIG. 5, a handle is provided by using a thrust plate on the side surface of the holding roller 5 or by providing a rotating shaft penetrating on both side surfaces of the holding roller 5. 3 can be configured so that the holding roller 5 can easily rotate.

As described above, according to the present invention, the adhesive area used for one-time cleaning can be increased by the holding roller 5, the removal of the used adhesive tape 2 can be performed without soiling the hand, and the end portion can be removed. Since the cutting can be performed neatly and the new portion of the adhesive tape 2 can be smoothly pulled out, the entire cleaning operation can be performed comfortably and efficiently.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the use area of the cleaning tape can be increased, and if a holding roller having a desired size is used, the suction area can be reduced at once according to the surface to be cleaned. The desired size can be obtained. Further, according to the present invention, the guide roller provided near the drawer opening when the adhesive tape is pulled out guides the drawer while applying a release force to the adhesive tape, so that the adhesive tape can be drawn smoothly. It becomes possible. Furthermore, according to the present invention, when removing a part of the adhesive tape having a large amount of dust adhered to the surface, the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion is pivotally disengaged from the peripheral surface position of the holding roller about one end edge, and the arc-shaped outer peripheral wall is removed. By unlocking the tip of the adhesive tape that is locked to the other edge of the wall, a part of the adhesive tape to which dust has adhered can be removed from the core tube without soiling the hands, and cleaning can be performed. The surface can be cleaned comfortably and the cleaning efficiency can be improved. According to the present invention, since the cutter is inserted into the cutting groove provided on the holding roller when cutting the adhesive tape, preferably near the drawer opening, the adhesive tape can be cut to a desired length and rewound. Alternatively, it can be cut after being rewound, and the adhesive tape to which dust has adhered can be cut and removed neatly. Furthermore, according to the present invention, if the winding roller for winding up the used adhesive tape to which dust adheres is stored in the holding roller, it is possible to save the trouble of cutting the used tape every cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view schematically showing a configuration of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view showing a configuration of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a guide roller used in the present invention.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing another embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is an explanatory side view, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Core tube 1 'Take-up roller 2 Adhesive tape 3 Handle 3a Horizontal part 3b Nut 5 Holding roller 5a Bottom part 6 Storage chamber 7 Drawer opening 8 Guide roller 8a Shaft 8b Spring 10 Arc-shaped outer peripheral wall part 11 Fixed hook 12 Cutting groove 15 Hinge 16 Engagement piece 17 Engagement pin 18 Pick

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool for adhering and removing dust adhering to a surface to be cleaned by rolling the surface of the adhesive tape while contacting the surface to be cleaned with the surface of the surface to be cleaned. The adhesive tape mounted is accommodated, the adhesive tape unwound from the core tube is pulled out from the drawer opening onto the peripheral surface of the holding roller, fixed, and rolled by the handle attached to the holding roller. A cleaning tool characterized by: 2. A guide roller for guiding a drawer while applying a release force to the adhesive tape when the adhesive tape is pulled out is provided near the drawer opening. The cleaning tool according to 1. 3. A holding roller is provided for attaching and detaching the adhesive tape wound around a part of a peripheral surface thereof, and is rotatable and detachable from a peripheral surface position of the holding roller about one edge. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, further comprising an arc-shaped outer peripheral wall portion on the other end edge portion on which a distal end portion of the adhesive tape drawn from the core tube is hung. 4. The cleaning according to claim 1, wherein a cutting groove into which a cutter is inserted when the adhesive tape is cut is provided on a peripheral surface of the holding roller. Utensils. 5. The cleaning according to claim 1, wherein a take-up roller for taking up the adhesive tape to which the dust has been adsorbed is further mounted inside the holding roller. Utensils.