JP2001212065A - Cleanup brush - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleanup brush to efficiently remove dirt or stains from the bottom of a container. SOLUTION: This cleanup brush 10 consists of a handle 11 and a scrub part 12 attached at the end of the handle. The scrub part, formed in a brushy shape has a large number of thin hair transplants each of which is fixed between twisted cotton material 17a, 17b extending toward the end, where the twisted cotton material is bent to form the tip scrub part 12a. The density of hair transplants in the tip scrub part is made higher than that in the other scrub parts.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a cleaning tool for cleaning the inside of a relatively deep container having a small opening such as a baby bottle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 14 shows a conventional cleaning tool.
In the figure, a cleaning tool 1 has a slightly long handle 2 and this handle 2
And a handle 5 provided at the other end of the handle 2. Here, the handle 5 is provided on the other end side of the handle 2 via the bent portion 4 at a position eccentric from the central axis in the longitudinal direction of the handle 2.

In such a cleaning tool 1, in particular, the cleaning section 3 is forcibly inserted into the inside through a narrow opening 6 a of the bottle 6 and the like, and the handle 5 is rotated in the direction shown by the arrow A, Perform cleaning. As a result, the cleaning unit 3 can clean the inside of the container, even if the container has only a relatively narrow opening 6a with no gap, by rubbing the brush-shaped outer periphery against the inner surface of the cylindrical bottle 6. it can.

[0004]

By the way, in the cleaning tool 1 as shown in FIG. 14, the cleaning section 3 is formed by a brush in which a large number of flocked materials 8a are fixed to a stranded wire 7 such as a wire. The numerous tips of the brush rub against the inner surface of the bottle 6.

However, in the conventional cleaning tool 1, the bottom portion 6b of the bottle 6 has to be cleaned because the flocked material is sparse near the front end (lower end in the figure) of the cleaning portion 3 and the number thereof is reduced. There was a drawback that it could not be performed sufficiently.
In particular, in the bottle 6 containing a liquid therein, there is a problem that dirt is likely to accumulate due to sedimentation on the bottom portion 6b, and that stuck dirt cannot be cleaned cleanly.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool capable of effectively cleaning dirt on the bottom of a container.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaning tool comprising a handle and a fold provided at a tip of the handle, wherein the rub is provided. The part is formed in the shape of a brush by fixing a number of thin flocked materials between twisted wires extending in the length direction, and is formed in a brush shape, and
The fold has a tip fold formed by bending the twisted wire at the tip, and the tip fold has a greater size than the other portion of the fold. By the cleaning tool which is formed so that the flocking density of the material becomes high,
Achieved.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a brush-type cleaning tool to which a large number of flocked materials are fixed, the brush-type cleaning tool having a tip fold formed by bending a stranded wire, which is a stranded wire, In particular, the tip fold has a higher flock density than other portions of the fold. As a result, a greater number of flocked materials come into contact with and rub against the unit area of the bottom of the container to be cleaned as compared with the related art.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, a material thinner than the flocked material fixed to the other portion of the fold is selected for the flocked material fixed to the tip fold. It is characterized by having.

[0010] According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the thickness of the flocked material is thin in the tip fold portion, it is possible to fix a greater number of flocked materials than other portions. Becomes That is, a large number of flocked materials can be appropriately fixed in the same range as the conventional twisted wire.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, the handle has a long extending body provided with the fold portion and a second end extending from the main body. A rotatable handle provided eccentrically outside the center axis in the vertical direction, and a holding piece formed between the main body and the handle.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first or second aspect, the handle is provided at a position eccentric to the central axis in the longitudinal direction of the handle main body, so that the foldable portion is formed in the container. The container can be easily washed by rotating or rotating the handle in a state where it is inserted in the container. In addition, since the holding piece is formed between the main body of the handle and the handle, the index finger and the thumb are released with the user holding the handle with one hand, and the two fingers are used. In addition, the holding piece positioned in front of the handle can be held therebetween. Then, a part of the handle is held at a position closer to the axis of the handle than the axis of the handle, and in this state, the fold portion can be easily foldable in the length direction of the handle. it can.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first to third aspects, a bent portion or a curved portion is formed between the main body of the handle and the handle to connect them. The holding piece is formed inside a bent portion or a bent portion.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the holding piece is provided inside the bent portion of the bent portion or inside the bent portion,
The holding position when the holding piece is held by the finger is closer to the center axis of the handle than the handle.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the constitution of the first to fourth aspects, the color of the flocked material fixed to the tip fold portion is different from the color of the flocked material fixed to the other portion of the fold portion. It is characterized by different colors.

According to the structure of the fifth aspect, since the color is different between the tip fold and the other part of the fold, it is easy to visually attract attention, and should be used for the tip fold during manufacturing. It is possible to prevent the member from being confused with the member to be used in other portions of the fold portion, thereby preventing erroneous assembly.

The above object is attained by the invention according to claim 6,
A cleaning tool provided with a handle and a fold provided at a tip of the handle, wherein the fold has a slit cut in a length direction from a tip of the handle, and The sponge-like foldable member is formed by being sandwiched and fixed in the slit, and the foldable member bends the sponge-like member having a predetermined length, and the outer surface of the bent portion faces the tip. So that it is inserted and fixed in the slit,
Achieved by a cleaning tool.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the cleaning tool of the type using the sponge-like rubbing member, the bent outer surface of the sponge-like member protrudes from the tip of the rubbing portion. When cleaning the bottom of the container, which is the innermost side of the container, the bent outer surface of the foldable member protruding from the bottom surface is appropriately pressed. Thereby, the container bottom can be cleaned cleanly.

[0019]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is a preferred specific example of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention in the following description. The embodiment is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise stated.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention in a horizontal state. In the figure, a cleaning tool 10 includes a relatively long handle 11 and a fold 12 provided at one end of the handle 11. And pattern 11
A long body 16 including a fold 12 at one end, a handle 13 extending from the body toward the other end, and eccentrically provided outside the longitudinal central axis of the body,
A holding piece 15 formed between the main body 16 and the handle 13 is provided.

The handle 11 is preferably formed in a long rod shape from a molded product of a somewhat elastic synthetic resin or the like.
The right end in the figure of the main body 16 of the handle 11 has a curved portion 14 that is curved outward and is continuously formed. The curved portion 14 may be curved in a curved shape as shown in the drawing or may be bent in a crank shape. The handle portion 13 is provided to be continuous with the curved portion 14. The grip portion 13 preferably has a length of, for example, about 8 cm, which is almost equal to the width of the palm from the index finger to the little finger when gripped by the user's hand. The portion 13 rotates around a virtual center axis C2.

The handle 13 is eccentric with respect to the central axis C1 in the longitudinal direction of the handle body 16 in accordance with the bending direction or the bending direction of the bending portion 14. The central axis C2 is located outside the central axis C1 in the length direction of the handle body 16. That is, the pattern body 1
It is important that the central axis C2 of the handle 13 be outside the central axis C1 rather than the central axis C1 of 6, and the curved portion 14 between them functions to determine such a positional relationship. The shape of the bending portion 14 may be any as long as it fulfills such a function. Preferably, the virtual center axis C2 of the handle 13 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Its end (right end) is the central axis C in the length direction of the handle body 16.
It is slightly inclined so as to approach 1. As shown in FIG. 2, a shaft 14a extending integrally from the curved portion 14 is located at the center of the
The handle 13a is freely rotated in the direction of the arrow by mounting the handle a on the outer periphery of the shaft 14a.

In FIG. 1, a substantially circular holding piece 15 is formed inside the curved portion 14, that is, on the lower side in the figure. The holding piece 15 is preferably provided with a curved portion 14.
As shown in the end view taken along the line CC of FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 3, the left and right surfaces are flat so that they can be easily pinched by fingers from both sides. In
A plurality of small projections 15a are formed to prevent slippage. Here, the holding piece 15 is, as shown in FIG.
Is preferably provided at a position inside (lower side in the figure) and not outside (upper side in the figure). As a result, as described later, the holding piece 15 can be easily held by a finger while the handle 13 is gripped, and the position of the holding piece 15 can be made closer to the axis C1 of the handle body 16. Further, as will be described later, the holding piece 15 is not limited to the shape shown in the drawing, and may take various forms as long as it can be held by fingers from both sides.

Next, the structure of the fold 12 formed on the front end side (left end side) of the main body 16 will be described. Fold 12
Has a core member 17 inserted and fixed at the tip of the main body 16 and a number of flocked members 18 fixed to the core member 17. In FIG. Around the central axis C1, the brush extends in a 360-degree direction around the central axis C1.

FIGS. 4 to 7 show an example of a method of forming the fold 12 and with reference to FIGS.
An example of the formation method will be described. In FIG.
7. Prepare one long wire to be 7. Long wires
In the middle thereof, for example, it is bent at an intermediate point 17c, and between the halves 17a and 17b, a large number of flocked materials 18 are arranged in parallel in a direction intersecting the direction in which the wires extend. here,
As the wire serving as the core material, for example, a thin and strong steel wire is used, and the surface is rust-proofed by plating or the like. As the flocking material, for example, a material for a nylon brush formed of a thin, stiff, durable nylon fiber is suitable, and not limited to these, and various materials having almost the same properties as these may be used. Can be.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the above-mentioned wire is twisted by rotating one end in the direction of an arrow using a predetermined jig or device, thereby forming a stranded wire as the core material 17. I do. As a result, a large number of loop portions 17d, 17d are formed as shown in FIG. 6, which are separated by the intersections of the respective halves 17a, 17b, and a plurality or a large number is formed for each of the loop portions 17d, 17d. The flock 18 of the book is sandwiched (see FIG. 5). Thereby, a large number of each loop-shaped portion 17d
However, along the direction of 360 degrees around the central axis C1 in FIG.
The flocked members 18 protruding and fixed to both sides from each loop-shaped portion 17d are in a state of being opened radially as a whole, and as a whole of the fold 12 as shown in FIG. 1, a thick rod-shaped brush is formed. Will be.

Here, in the present embodiment, the fold 1
In the second preferred end portion 12a, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the core material 17 is subjected to, for example, a spiral bending or bending process. Here, in order to form the tip fold 12a, not only the one end of the core material 17 is curved as shown in the figure, but also at least, for example, only by displacing it outside the axis C1 in FIG. Alternatively, it may be bent at an angle so as to have a corner, or the shape may be devised so as to draw another trajectory. And in this tip fold 12a,
By increasing the number of flocked members 18 sandwiched between the loop-shaped portions 17d of the core material 17 as compared with other portions, the flocked density is increased.

Preferably, the flocked material 18b implanted at the tip fold 12a is a flocked material 18a at another location.
In addition to making it thinner than it is, it is preferable to change the color. For example, by performing processing such as setting the color of the flocked material 18b to white and changing the color of the flocked material 18a to blue or pink, it is visually recognized that the color differs between the tip portion of the fold 12 and other portions. It is easy to draw attention, and it is possible to prevent a member to be used for the tip fold portion from being confused with a member to be used for another portion of the fold portion at the time of manufacture, thereby preventing erroneous assembly.

For example, preferably, the flocked material 18b
Is made thinner than one wire diameter of the flocked material 18a. That is, for example, the diameter of one wire of the flock material 18b is set to 0.1.
Approximately 3mm, one wire diameter of the flocking material 18a is 0.35mm
By setting the degree, the size of the loop-shaped portion 17d is not changed in other portions of the tip fold 12a and the fold 12 as long as the rigidity of the flocked material of the tip fold 12a is not impaired. The density of the flocked material 18 can be changed.

The present embodiment is configured as described above. Next, a method of using the embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning tool 10 of the present embodiment is suitable for cleaning a deep container having a small opening such as a baby bottle, for example. That is, the user supports the container 21 with the left hand LH, for example, so that the opening faces upward. Then, the grip 13 of the cleaning tool 10 is held with the right hand RH as the dominant hand.
As shown in the figure, the grip 13 is firmly gripped by the other fingers F2, F3, F4 and the like including the thumb F1 and the index finger F2, and rotated or rotated in the direction of the arrow, The fold 12 also rotates or rotates inside the container 21 in the direction of the arrow. In this case, as described above, the virtual central axis C2 of the handle portion 13 is, for example, as shown in FIG. It is slightly inclined to get closer to. For this reason, the grip 13 is not a large movement using the elbow, but a small rotation of the wrist,
It can be rotated or rotated. Then, by rubbing the inner surface of the container 21 with the peripheral side surface of the fold portion 12,
Dirt on the inner surface of the container 21 is rubbed together with detergent, water, and the like, so that the inside of the container 21 can be easily washed.

Here, in the case where dirt or the like adheres to the inner surface of the container 21 and cannot be easily cleaned by the above-described washing method, the cleaning tool 10 of the present embodiment performs cleaning as shown in FIG. be able to. That is, the gripping state of the handle 13 by the right hand RH is changed as shown in FIG. That is, only the thumb F1 and the index finger F2 are released from the hand holding the handle 13, and the remaining fingers are
With the thumb F1 and the index finger F2, holding the holding piece 1
5 is held between both sides.

As a result, the support force of the right hand RH is obtained by gripping the grip portion 13, and the gripping piece 15 is sandwiched between the thumb F 1 and the index finger F 2, thereby providing the handle body 1.
6 will be moved on an axis almost coincident with the virtual central axis (see FIG. 1). And rotation of the handle 13 can be prevented.

On the other hand, at this time, the portion where the dirt has adhered to the container 21 is located on the lower side. The left hand LH preferably supports the container 21 from below so as to be attached to the lower surface of the container 21. In this state, when the cleaning tool 10 is reciprocated in the direction of the arrow while pressing the tip side of the cleaning tool 10 downward with a force on the right hand RH, the fold 12
The lower side is pressed with a strong force against the inside of the container 21 where the dirt is stuck, and is rubbed. This makes it possible to appropriately clean dirt that has not been removed by the rotation method as shown in FIG. 8 to obtain a cleaner container. In this manner, the container 21 can be appropriately cleaned by moving the cleaning tool 10 in the rotation direction or in the length direction of the handle 11.

Further, the cleaning tool 10 of the present embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), when pushed into the back of the container 21 in the direction of the arrow, the flocked material 18 has a high density of flocked material 18 at the tip 12a of the fold 12 as described above.
As a result, the number of flocked members in contact with the bottom 21a of the container body 21 per unit area is increased according to the flocked density. For this reason, the brush-like tip made of a large number of flocked members can scrape off the dirt stuck to the bottom portion 21a. Thus, by rotating the container 21 as shown in FIG.
Can be easily cleaned.

FIG. 11 shows a cleaning tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated cleaning tool 3 of the second embodiment
In FIG. 0, the parts denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment have the same configuration, and thus the duplicated description will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.

In the figure, the cleaning tool 30 includes a relatively long handle 11 and a fold 32 provided at one end of the handle 11. The configuration is almost the same as that of the cleaning tool 10 of the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 11, the fold 32 is formed of a fold member that protrudes and expands at the tip (left end in the figure) of the handle main body 16, particularly in the vertical direction. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the outer peripheral portion 32a of the fold portion 32 at the end on the handle 13 side has a small R-shaped curved surface. The curved shape of the peripheral portion 32a is made to substantially match the shape of the upper end of the inner surface of the container 21 to be washed. Further, as shown in the figure, the grip side end 32b of the fold 32 has a grip 1
The tapered shape is such that the diameter gradually decreases in the direction 3.

FIG. 12 shows the fold 32 as viewed from above in FIG. A slit 37 is formed in the handle body 16 along the length direction from the tip thereof,
The fold 32 is formed in the slit 37 by folding the fold member into two and inserting and fixing it.

The important point here is that the slit 37 is preferably open in the direction shown in FIG.
In other words, the slit 37 is provided by forming a cut in a direction corresponding to the direction in which the handle portion 13 is eccentric in a cross section viewed from the tip of the handle main body 16. That is, the slit 37 has an opening in the X direction in FIG. For this reason, when a fold member 39 for forming the fold portion 32 is attached to such a slit 37 as described later, the handle 11 or the handle body 16 expands elastically in the direction of FIG. Although it is hidden by the folded portion 32 and is not exposed to the outside, it is exposed on the paper when viewed in the direction of FIG.

FIG. 13 shows a method for forming the fold 32. The directions of X and Y shown in the figure correspond to the directions of X and Y in FIG. As described above, the handle body 1
6, a slit 37 is formed in the longitudinal direction from the tip end. On the other hand, a fold member 39 for forming the fold 32
As shown in the figure, is a member having a long shape in one direction, for example, a sponge-like shape, preferably, a plurality of fine sponges 39a and a plurality of coarse sponges 39b having different eye roughness, such as coarse sponge 39b It is made of a single member with a material polymerized and fixed. Specifically, for example, the sponge member 39b is wrapped by the sponge member 39a as illustrated.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the foldable member 39 is bent, the ends thereof are aligned, and both ends are inserted into the slit 37 first, thereby forming the bent portion. The outer surface 39a is directed to the tip (the left end in FIG. 13) of the cleaning tool, and the depth of the slit 37 (the pattern body 1)
6 is set to be shorter than the length of the folded fold member 39.
The portion c is designed not to completely enter the slit 37. As a result, the bent portion outer surface 39c of the rubbing member 39 is fixed so as to be exposed to the outside from the slit 37 and slightly expanded. For this reason, the bent portion outer surface 39a is given a strong stiffness due to rebound due to bending. Thereby, also in the fold 32 shown in FIG. 11, the outer surface 32c of the bent portion is directed to the tip. This configuration exhibits an important function when cleaning the bottom 21a of the container 21 described above.

The present embodiment is configured as described above. Next, a method of using the embodiment will be described. The cleaning tool 30 according to the second embodiment can be used in the same manner as described with reference to FIGS. That is, the cleaning tool 10 according to the first embodiment has substantially the same operation and effect as the cleaning tool 10 according to the first embodiment. In the case of the cleaning tool 30 according to the present embodiment, the sponge-shaped rubbing portion 32 has a devised formation direction of the slit 37 for fixing the rubbing member 39 as described with reference to FIG. When the cleaning tool 10 is used in the same manner as the cleaning tool 9, the handle 11 or the handle body 16 is not exposed on the lower surface of the cleaning tool 30. Therefore, the fold 32 can be directly applied to the dirty inner surface of the container 21 without rubbing the handle 11. Thereby, the dirt can be strongly rubbed while the rubbing part 32 reciprocates in the direction of the arrow (see FIG. 9).

Further, the cleaning tool 30 of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
Similarly to the case described above, when the container 21 is pushed into the back of the container 21 in the direction of the arrow, the tip 32c of the fold 32
As described above, since it has a bent outer surface,
The projecting sponge-shaped bent outer surface 32c can be easily pressed against the bottom 21a of the container body 21 which is difficult to wash. By rotating the cleaning tool 30 in the same manner as described with reference to FIG. 8, the bottom portion 21a of the container 21 that is difficult to remove can be easily cleaned.

When the cleaning tool 30 is to be pulled out of the container 21 after cleaning, the peripheral edge 32a of the fold 32 described with reference to FIG. (Part) can be pressed against the inner surface 21b (for example, see FIG. 10). As described above, the outer shape of the peripheral edge portion 32a follows the concave shape of the shoulder portion of the container 21 and has almost the same shape as that of the concave portion. Can be washed.

After the cleaning of the container 21 is completed, the cleaning tool 30 is further pulled up, and the end surface 32b of the fold 32 is tapered along the inner surface of the container 21 as described with reference to FIG. Therefore, the cleaning tool 30 can be easily pulled out from the container 21.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Each component of each embodiment can be omitted individually and can be combined with each other as long as the effects of the present invention are exhibited. Further, configurations not mentioned in the above description can be added.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cleaning tool capable of effectively cleaning dirt on the bottom of a container.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a cleaning tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a horizontal state.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a handle of the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial end view showing a configuration of a holding piece of the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view illustrating a method of forming a fold of the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of forming a fold of the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view illustrating a method of forming a fold of the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view illustrating a method of forming a fold of the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which cleaning is performed by rotating the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the cleaning tool of FIG. 1 is reciprocated in the axial direction to perform cleaning.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing how the bottom of the container is cleaned by the cleaning tool of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing a cleaning tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a horizontal state.

12 is a partial plan view showing a state where the rubbing portion 32 of the cleaning tool of FIG. 11 is viewed from above.

FIG. 13 is a schematic explanatory view illustrating a method of forming the rubbing portion 32 of the cleaning tool of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of a conventional cleaning tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 30 ... cleaning tool, 11 ... handle, 12, 32
..Folding portion 13: handle portion, 14: curved portion, 15
... Nipping piece, 16 ... (pattern) body, 17 ... Core material, 37 ... Slit.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool comprising a handle and a fold disposed at a tip of the handle, wherein the fold comprises a plurality of stranded wires extending in a length direction. It is formed in a brush shape with a thin flocked material interposed therebetween, and the fold has a tip fold formed by bending the twisted wire at the tip. A cleaning tool, wherein the tip fold is formed such that the flock density of the flock material is higher than other portions of the fold. 2. The flocked material fixed to the tip fold portion,
The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein a material thinner than a flocked material fixed to another portion of the fold is selected. 3. The pattern according to claim 1, wherein the handle has an elongated body provided with the rubbing part, and a turn extending from the body toward the other end and eccentrically provided outside a central axis in a longitudinal direction of the body. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, further comprising a movable handle portion, and a holding piece formed between the main body and the handle portion. 4. A bent portion or a curved portion for connecting the handle and the handle portion is formed between the main body and the handle portion, and the holding piece is formed inside the bent portion or the curved portion. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The cleaning tool according to any one of the above. 5. The color of the flocked material fixed to the tip fold portion is different from the color of the flocked material fixed to another portion of the fold portion. 5. The cleaning tool according to any one of items 4 to 4. 6. A cleaning tool comprising a handle and a fold portion provided at a tip of the handle, wherein the fold portion is a slit cut in a length direction from a tip portion of the handle. Is formed by sandwiching and fixing a sponge-like rubbing member in the slit, and the rubbing member bends a sponge-like member having a predetermined length, and A cleaning tool, wherein the cleaning tool is inserted and fixed in the slit so that an outer surface faces a tip.