JP2001037695A - Hand roller brush cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a usable hand roller cleaner capable of beautifully cleaning a floor face and easily throwing collected refuse away. SOLUTION: A front box body 1 receiving refuse and a rear box body 2 provided with a built-in roller brush 9 and a hand push bar 12 protruded rearward can be jointed with each other and separated from each other by an attaching/detaching mechanism 3. The front box body 1 is equipped with front wheels 4, 4 and a refuse guide plate 5 is disposed at the connection side edge 1b of the box bottom 1a so that the front end side edge 5a comes into contact with a floor face F. Rear wheels 7 equipped with rubber tires 7b are supported on shafts at both the rear sidewall faces 2a in the rear box body 2. The roller brush 9 are supported in bearing holes 8 symmetrical in the right and left sides in which oval holes formed on the central sidewall face 2b are opened obliquely and downward and v-shaped driven wheels 10 are fixed at both outside ends of the shaft 9a so that the rubber tire 7b comes into contact with the V-shaped groove 11 of the V-shaped groove driven wheel 10 when the shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 positions in the rear lower part of the bearing hole 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a push-type cleaner for cleaning a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Until now, various hand-operated cleaners have been provided for cleaning floors. However, all the cleaners are difficult to operate freely, and are disadvantageous in that they are bulky when stored when not in use. Was. In addition, the garbage stored inside the device cannot be easily taken out and discarded, and it is difficult to wash and clean the cleaner itself. .

[0003] Many of them have disadvantages such as a complicated structure and fragility. In particular, about the purpose of cleaning as a cleaner,
Previously, most of them passed through much of the surface debris and were not satisfactory.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to clean the floor surface neatly, to dispose of collected garbage, and to throw it away. The present invention provides a push-type cleaner which can be stored easily, is hard to break, can be operated lightly by anyone, and is excellent in usability.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a push-type roller brush cleaner according to the present invention has a front box 1 for receiving dust and a roller pusher 9 having a built-in hand pusher projecting obliquely rearward and upward. The rear box 2 having the rod 12 is detachably combined with the rear box 2 via the attachment / detachment mechanism 3.

The front box body 1 has front wheels 4, 4 mounted at the forefront, and the base side 5b of the dust guide plate 5 is connected to the connecting side edge 1b of the box bottom 1a by the front edge 5a. It is provided downward so as to be in contact with F.

The rear box 2 has rear side walls 2a, 2a.
After the rubber tire 7b is mounted on the bearing 6 provided on the shaft 7a, the shaft 7a of the wheel 7 is supported, and the long holes formed on the central side wall surfaces 2b, 2b are diagonally opened to the left and right. The shaft 9a of the brush 9 is supported, and V-groove driven wheels 10 are fixed to both outer ends of the shaft 9a. When the shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 is located at the rear lower part of the bearing hole 8, the rubber tire 7b The side surface 7c is configured to be in contact with the V groove 11 of the V groove driven wheel 10.

When the rear wheel 7 rotates in the retreating direction, the shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 obliquely ascends in the bearing hole 8 to the upper front, and the roller brush 9 advances in a direction away from the floor surface. When the rear wheel 7 rotates in the forward direction, the shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 falls obliquely in the bearing hole 8 and is pressed against the floor while the side surface 7c of the rubber tire 7b.
Is a hand-pressed roller brush cleaner configured to contact the V-groove driven surface of the V-groove driven wheel 10 to transmit rotation from the rubber tire 7b to the V-groove driven wheel 10.

In the above construction, the push rod 1
2 is characterized by comprising a telescopic means 13 for adjusting the overall length and an angle adjusting means 14 for adjusting the angle obliquely rearward with respect to the floor.

Further, in the above configuration, the front box 1
And a handle 15 for carrying.

Further, in the above structure, the front wheels 4 are casters 16 which can be freely turned.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a hand-roller brush cleaner according to the present invention comprises a front box 1 for receiving dust and a rear box provided with a hand push bar 12 with a built-in roller brush 9 and a grip 17 projecting obliquely upward and rearward. The body 2 and the body 2 can be separated from each other by the attachment / detachment mechanism 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the attachment / detachment mechanism 3 has protrusions 22 on both side walls on the rear side of the front box body 1.
Are fixed, hooks 23 are provided on both side walls of the front part of the rear box body 2 and are hooked on the projections 22 and connected to connect the rear upper wall surface of the front box body 1 and the front upper wall surface of the rear box body 2. What can be fixed by bolt 25 via plate 24 is possible. The front box 1 and the rear box 2 can be made of metal, wood, plastic, or the like, but are preferably formed of a hardly corrosive metal plate such as stainless steel from the viewpoint of strength and durability.

As shown in FIG. 1, the push rod 12 with the grip 17 is extended and retracted by inserting and retracting a central shaft inserted into a sheath tube so that the entire length can be changed to a desired length and tightened and fixed by a screw 18 to a desired length. Means 13 and, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base of the push rod 12 is pivotally supported on the upper part of the rear box 2 so as to adjust the front-rear angle, and the base of the support rod 19 is mounted on the rear end of the rear box 2. Is attached to the upper end of the support rod by attaching a slide ring 20 that slides the push rod 12 up and down, and the push rod 12 is set to a desired angle and tightened and fixed with screws 21. And angle adjusting means 14 for adjusting the angle obliquely rearward with respect to the floor.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, front wheels 4 and 4 are mounted on the front box 1, respectively. Also, the base side 5b of the dust guide plate 5 is connected to the connection side edge 1b of the box bottom 1a.
Is fixed downward so that the front edge 5a contacts the floor surface F. The dust guide plate 5 is always in close contact with the floor surface F using a rubber plate or a flexible resin plate. And box bottom 1a
For example, when the edge of the dust guide plate 5 is worn and damaged, the dust guide plate 5 is detachably fixed with a bolt or the like so that the dust guide plate 5 can be replaced with another one. If the front wheels 4 are casters 16 which can be freely turned, the operation may be light in the direction in which the user wants to move them.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the rear box 2 has bearing portions 6 provided on the rear side walls 2a.
After mounting the rubber tire 7b on the shaft 7, the shaft 7a of the wheel 7 is supported.

Then, as shown in FIG.
The shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 is positioned lower than the lowermost portion of the outer peripheral surface of the rear wheel 7 in the left and right symmetrical bearing holes 8 in which the long holes provided in the b and 2b are opened obliquely downward. As shown in FIG. 4, a V-groove transmission wheel 10 having a V-groove 11 formed thereon is fixed to both outer ends of the shaft 9a with outer discs facing each other, as shown in FIG. Brush 9
When the shaft 9a of the rubber tire 7b is located at the rear lower part of the bearing hole 8, the side surface 7c of the rubber tire 7b
Make contact with one side. That is, even if the tread surface of the rubber tire 7b becomes dirty with dust or the like, the V-groove driven wheel 1
There is an advantage that the stain is not transferred to the zero side at all, and the V-groove driven wheel 10 is not stained.

If a handle 15 for carrying is provided on the front box 1, disposal of dust is easy.

[0019]

Since the present invention has the above configuration, as shown in FIG.
When the rear wheel 7 rotates in the reverse direction, the V-groove driven wheel 10 fixed to the shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 is pushed by the rear wheel 7, and the shaft 9a is guided by the bearing hole 8 so that the bearing hole 8 The roller brush 9 moves diagonally upward toward the front upper part of the vehicle and moves away from the floor surface. Further, the pressed roller brush 9 is repelled by the elasticity of the brush, and the roller brush 9 competes until the outer periphery of the brush comes into contact with the floor surface F. At this time, the V-groove driven wheel 10 is in a state of being separated from the rear wheel 7 (idling state).

As shown in FIG. 5, when the cleaner advances, the resistance of the floor F causes the shaft 9 of the roller brush 9 to move forward.
a descends obliquely rearward in the bearing hole 8, and the side wheel 7 c of the rubber tire 7 b contacts the surface of the V-groove 11 of the V-groove driven wheel 10 due to the rotation of the rear wheel 7 in the forward direction. Is transmitted to the V-groove driven wheel 10 from the
Further, the roller brush 9 is pushed down along the bearing hole 8 so as to be entangled, and is rotated while pressing the brush outer peripheral end against the floor surface. At this time, the tip of the roller brush 9 rotates so as to repel dust in the traveling direction, and the repelled dust is guided on the dust guide plate 5 and collected in the space of the front box 1.

[0021]

According to the present invention, as described above, when the grip 17 of the push rod 12 is gripped and pushed forward to move forward, the rotation is transmitted from the rubber tire 7b to the V-groove driven wheel 10, and the roller brush 9 is contaminated. Are collected so as to be flipped up on the dust guide plate 5, so that the floor surface can be cleaned neatly.

Further, when the push rod 12 is pulled backward, the shaft 9a of the roller brush 9 obliquely ascends inside the bearing hole 8 toward the upper front and the V-groove driven wheel 10 separates from the rubber tire 7b and idles. The dust is not easily flipped behind, and the roller brush 9 can be easily moved backward without feeling any resistance. In addition, by using the front wheels 4 as the casters 16, if the rear wheels are slightly lifted, a small turn can be made freely, and the change in any direction can be made very light and easy.

When the garbage collected in the front box 1 is taken out and discarded, the front box 1 containing the garbage is separated from the heavy rear box 2 so that it can be handled lightly. If easy. There is also an advantage that the separated front box 1 alone can be used as dust for cleaning with a broom or the like.

The push rod 12 with the grip 17 is
In the form including the telescopic means 13 for adjusting the entire length and the angle adjusting means 14 for adjusting the angle obliquely rearward with respect to the floor, the length of the push rod 12 can be reduced and the angle can be reduced. If it is raised in this state, it can be accommodated in a narrow space vertically. Further, if the push rod 12 is set upright at an angle to the floor and placed close to a corner, it can be cleaned immediately without disturbing the dust when it is scattered.

Further, since it has a simple structure without any chains or gears, it is hardly broken for a long time. Further, the cleaning of the cleaner main body can be easily performed by separating the front box 1 and the rear box 2 to the inside. With the above, a functional cleaner with excellent usability was completed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a partially cut-away main part of a rear part of a rear box body during forward movement.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a part of the rear portion of the rear box body, which is partially cut away, during retreat.

[Description of Signs] 1 front box 1a box bottom of front box 1b connection side edge of front box 2 rear box 2a rear side wall face of rear box 2b central side wall face of rear box 3 attaching / detaching mechanism 4 front wheel Reference Signs List 5 dust guide plate 5a tip edge of dust guide plate 6 bearing portion 7 rear wheel 7a rear wheel shaft 7b rear wheel rubber tire 7c side surface of rubber tire 8 bearing portion 9 roller brush 9a roller brush shaft 10 V groove driven wheel 11 V V groove of groove driven wheel 12 Push rod with grip 13 Telescopic means 14 Angle adjusting means 15 Handle 16 Casters F Floor surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An attachment / detachment mechanism (1) comprising a front box (1) for receiving dust and a rear box (2) including a roller brush (9) and having a push rod (12) projecting obliquely rearward upward. 3)
The front box (1) has front wheels (4), (4) mounted at the forefront, and dust is guided to the connection side edge (1b) of the box bottom (1a). The plate (5) is provided downward so that the leading edge (5a) is in contact with the floor surface (F), and the rear box (2) is provided on the rear side wall surfaces (2a) and (2a). After mounting the rubber tire (7b) on the bearing (6), the shaft (7a) of the wheel (7) is supported, and the long holes provided in the central side wall surfaces (2b) and (2b) are opened obliquely downward. The shaft (9a) of the roller brush (9) is supported in the left-right symmetric bearing hole (8), and the shaft (9a)
V-groove driven wheels (10) are fixed to both outer ends of the rubber tire (7) when the shaft (9a) of the roller brush (9) is located at the rear lower part of the bearing hole (8). 7c)
Contact the V-groove (11) of the V-groove driven wheel (10), and when the rear wheel (7) rotates in the retreating direction, the shaft (9a) of the roller brush (9) fits in the bearing hole (8). Roller brush (9)
When the rear wheel (7) rotates in the forward direction, the shaft (9a) of the roller brush (9) moves in a direction away from the floor surface.
The rubber tire (7b) comes into contact with the V-groove (11) surface of the V-groove driven wheel (10) while obliquely descending inside the bearing hole (8) and being pressed against the floor surface. 7
b) A hand-roller brush cleaner which transmits rotation from b) to a V-groove driven wheel (10). 2. A push rod (12) comprising telescopic means (13) for adjusting the overall length and angle adjusting means (14) for adjusting the angle obliquely rearward with respect to the floor. The hand-held cleaner according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A handle (1) for carrying is attached to the front box (1).
The hand-held roller brush cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising (5). 4. The brush cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front wheel (4) is a directional caster (16).