JP2006102331A - Wire driving type fixed window cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning apparatus with a simple structure for efficiently cleaning the windowpane outer surface of a fixed window. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus comprises a slide pole (11) which is held so as to be movable along the upper frame (22) and lower frame (23) of a window at the outer side of a windowpane; a wiper blade (14) attached to the slide pole; inflexible first and second wires (15, 16) for keeping verticality, which are disposed in tension from fixed positions (15a, 16a) close to one end of the upper frame (22) of the window to fixed positions (15b, 16b) close to the other end of the lower frame (23) through the slide pole (11) in order to keep the verticality of the slide pole (11); a traction wire (17) for moving the slide pole (11) to the right and left; and driving mechanisms (18a-18b) for pulling the traction wire (17) in the axial direction. The slide pole (11) may be moved vertically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a wire-driven insertion window cleaning device, and more specifically, to a wire-driven cleaning device that can efficiently clean the outer surface of the insertion window glass by a relatively simple means. is there.

  Many apparatuses for automatically cleaning the outer surface of a window glass of a building have been proposed so far, and examples thereof include those described in Patent Documents 1 to 4 below.

Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2003-516792 (Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-544559) Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-082425 Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-136951 Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-196940

These devices are designed to wipe the glass surface with the wiper blades of the wiper unit provided on the carriage mechanism that can move along the outer wall surface of the building. A motor is used to move the carriage mechanism. In addition, since a guide rail or the like for supporting the carriage mechanism is also provided, it is generally large and expensive.
Therefore, it is suitable for cleaning things like glass walls with many glasses arranged side by side (horizontal crosspieces) or vertical (vertical crosspieces), but one window frame that cannot be opened or closed It was not suitable for individually cleaning so-called slammed windows where glass was fixed and in many cases there was a wall between the windows.
It was very difficult to clean the sash windows on the second floor or higher floors that were out of reach from the ground, so it was still often requested to have specialized workers.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, the purpose of which is individually provided for each fitting window, can efficiently clean the outer surface of the glass, with a simple structure, It is an object of the present invention to provide a wire-driven slashing window cleaning device that can be manufactured and installed at low cost and that eliminates the need for cleaning by a specialist.

The above purpose is
It is a cleaning device for a fitting window made by fixing glass to a window frame that cannot be opened and closed,
A slide pole that has a length substantially equal to the length of the glass and is held so that the outdoor side of the glass can be moved left and right along the upper and lower frames of the window by guide members provided at the upper and lower ends,
A wiper blade attached to extend over substantially the entire length of the slide pole and wiping the surface of the glass;
In order to keep the slide pole in a vertical state, it extends along the upper frame from the fixed position near the left end when viewed from the indoor side of the upper frame of the window, passes through the slide pole by turning 90 degrees, A first wire for non-stretchable vertical holding stretched in a stretched state so as to further change direction by 90 degrees and extend along the lower frame to a fixed position near the right end of the lower frame;
To keep the slide pole vertical, it extends along the upper frame from the fixed position near the right edge of the upper frame of the window to the position of the slide pole, turns 90 degrees, passes through the slide pole, and turns 90 degrees A non-stretchable vertical holding second wire stretched in a stretched state so as to extend along the lower frame to a fixed position near the left end of the lower frame;
A puller wire that pulls the lower end and / or near the upper end of the slide pole to the left and right;
A drive mechanism for pulling the puller wire in its axial direction;
It can be achieved by a wire drive type slashing window cleaning device characterized by comprising
Furthermore, the above objective is
It is a cleaning device for a fitting window made by fixing glass to a window frame that cannot be opened and closed,
A slide pole having a length substantially equal to the lateral width of the glass, and held by the guide members provided at the left end and the right end so that the outdoor side of the glass can be moved up and down along the left and right vertical frames of the window;
A wiper blade attached to extend over substantially the entire length of the slide pole and wiping the surface of the glass;
To keep the slide pole in a horizontal state, it extends along the left vertical frame from the fixed position near the lower end of the left vertical frame of the window when viewed from the room side, and moves 90 degrees to pass through the slide pole. And a non-stretchable horizontal holding first wire stretched in a stretched state so as to extend along the right vertical frame to a fixed position near the upper end of the right vertical frame by turning 90 degrees,
In order to keep the slide pole horizontal, it extends along the left vertical frame from the fixed position near the upper end of the left vertical frame of the window to the position of the slide pole, turns 90 degrees, passes through the slide pole, and further 90 degrees A non-stretchable horizontal holding second wire stretched in a stretched state so as to change direction and extend along the right vertical frame to a fixed position near the lower end of the right vertical frame;
A puller wire that pulls up and down near the left end and / or right end of the slide pole;
A drive mechanism for pulling the puller wire in its axial direction;
It can also be achieved by a wire-driven fitting window cleaning device characterized by comprising

The drive mechanism may be a manual type or an electric type.
In addition, it is desirable to provide a sprinkling pipe that discharges cleaning water to the outer surface of the glass along the upper frame. Tap water is supplied to the sprinkling pipe through a manual valve, or water or the like is also provided. A means for supplying the washing water manually or by an electric pump may be provided.
It is also recommended that the wiper blade is attached to the slide pole by spring biasing so that the wiper blade contacts the glass surface with a predetermined pressure.

  With the configuration as described above, when it is necessary to clean the glass of the fitting window, the drive mechanism is operated and the slide pole is moved left and right or up and down along the outer surface of the glass. The wiper blade wipes the entire surface of the glass and cleans it, so that the cleaning work can be completed efficiently with a simple operation, eliminating the need to request cleaning from a specialist. . In addition, because it does not require a large device with a simple structure, when it is not in use, it can be provided at a low price without impairing the appearance of the window by moving the slide pole to one side of the glass, It can be provided for each window.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a wire-driven fitting window cleaning device according to the present invention as viewed from the indoor side and its top view, and FIG. 2 is taken along the line II-II in FIG. FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is another embodiment of the wire drive type fitting window cleaning device according to the present invention. It is the front view shown in the state seen from the inner side, and its right view.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, 11 is a slide pole that can move in the left-right direction outside the window glass, 12 and 13 are guide members attached to the upper and lower ends of the slide pole 11, 14 is a wiper blade, and 14a is a wiper. Holder, 14b is an extrusion spring, 15 and 16 are first and second wires for holding the slide pole vertically, 17 is a pulling wire that pulls the slide pole left and right, 18a is a handle, 18b to 18d are wound by the pulling wire 17 Pulled pulley 21, 21 glass for fitting window to be cleaned, 22 upper frame for fitting window, 22a water spray pipe provided on upper frame 22, 23 lower frame, 24 and 25 vertical frame, 25a A water supply port connected to a manual or electric pump, 31 is a manual valve, and 32 is a water pipe.

  As shown in the figure, the slide pole 11 has a length substantially equal to the length of the glass 21, and guide members 12 and 13 are provided at the upper and lower ends, respectively. The guide member 12 is an upper frame 22 of the window. The guide member 13 is held so as to be slidable left and right along the lower frame 23.

In this embodiment, the first pole 15 and the second wire 16 for vertical holding are used so that the slide pole 11 can move smoothly to the left and right while maintaining the vertical state.
That is, the first non-stretchable vertical holding wire 15 extends in the upper frame 22 from the fixed position 15a near the left end when viewed from the indoor side of the upper frame 22 to the position of the slide pole 11 along the upper frame. The slide pole 11 is wound around a pulley (not shown) attached to the guide member 12 at the upper end of the slide pole 11 and turned 90 degrees downward and passes through the slide pole. It is wound around a pulley (not shown) attached to the member 13 and turned 90 degrees in the right direction so as to extend along the lower frame to a fixed position 15b near the right end of the lower frame 23. It is stretched in a stretched state without looseness.
Similarly, the non-stretchable vertical holding second wire 16 extends along the upper frame in the upper frame 22 from the fixed position 16a near the right end when viewed from the indoor side of the upper frame 22 of the window to the position of the slide pole 11. It extends, is wound around another pulley (not shown) attached to the guide member 12 at the upper end of the slide pole 11, turns 90 degrees downward, passes through the slide pole, and further slides 11 Wrapped around another pulley (not shown) attached to the guide member 13 at the lower end of the lower frame 23 and turned 90 degrees in the left direction, the inside of the lower frame 23 reaches the fixed position 16b near the left end of the lower frame 23. It is stretched in a stretched state without loosening so as to extend along the lower frame.

Therefore, for example, in FIG. 1, assuming that the upper end of the slide pole 11 is inclined toward the right side, the first holding wire 15 in the slide pole 11 is also inclined together with the slide pole, and the first wire 15 is Since it is stretched in a Z-shape between the fixed position 15a and the lower fixed position 15b, its length becomes longer than the illustrated state. However, the first vertical holding wire 15 is non-stretchable, and has already been stretched and cannot be extended any more, so the slide pole 11 cannot tilt in the above direction.
On the other hand, when the slide pole 11 is inclined in the opposite direction, the other non-stretchable first holding wire 16 stretched in the same manner is stretched in the same manner as described above. In order to prevent this for the reason, the slide pole 11 cannot be inclined to either side after all, and the vertical state is maintained.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pulling wire 17 has a loop shape in which both ends of one wire are fixed to the guide member 13 at the lower end of the slide pole 11, and a pulley 18c provided near both ends of the lower frame 23 of the window; While being wound around 18d, it is wound around a pulley 18b which is rotated by a handle 18a provided on the indoor side of the lower frame 23 for about one to two turns.
Therefore, in the illustrated example, when the handle 18a is turned clockwise, the slide pole 11 moves to the left, and when turned counterclockwise, it moves to the right.
In order to pull the pulling wire 17, instead of using the manual handle 18a, the pulling wire 17 may be pulled by rotating the pulley 18c or 18d forward and backward using a small motor and a reduction gear. Good.
Further, depending on the situation, a pulling wire may be attached to the upper guide member 12 and the slide pole 11 may be moved left and right using a motor. Depending on circumstances, the pulling wire may be connected to the upper and lower guide members 12 and 13. You may make it move by attaching.
In addition, a gear-like sprocket can be used instead of the pulleys 18b to 18d, and in this case, driving is performed using a timing belt in which a chain or an uneven groove is formed as a pulling wire.

  A wiper blade 14 is attached to the surface of the slide pole 11 facing the glass 21 so as to extend over substantially the entire length thereof. As described above, the slide pole 11 is left and right along the upper and lower frames of the window while maintaining the vertical state. When moved to, the wiper blade 14 wipes and cleans the outdoor surface of the glass 21.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wiper blade 14 is attached to the tip of the wiper holder 14a. The wiper holder 14a is held displaceably so that it can advance and retract toward the glass 21 in the hollow slide pole 11, and its rear end is urged to be pushed out toward the glass 21 by the push spring 14b. ing.
As a result, even when the glass 21 is distorted to some extent or when the slide pole 11 is somewhat displaced away from the glass surface, the wiper blade 14 and the glass surface are kept in contact with each other. Cleaning is performed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is recommended that the upper frame 22 of the window be provided with a watering pipe 22a for supplying cleaning water such as water mixed with water or an appropriate detergent to the glass surface.
In order to supply water to the sprinkling pipe 22a, for example, as shown on the left side in FIG. 1, a water pipe 32 is connected to a manual valve 31 provided on a conduit leading to the sprinkling pipe 22a, and the manual valve is used for cleaning the window glass. You may make it open 31 and supply tap water to the watering pipe 22a. By doing so, there is an advantage that water can be sprinkled with water pressure without requiring a special pump or the like.
In an environment where it is difficult to install water pipes close to the window, for example, as shown on the right side of FIG. 1, a water supply port 25a connected to a manual or electric pump is provided in the vertical frame 25 of the window. A cleaning liquid such as water mixed with water or a detergent may be sent to the sprinkling pipe 22a.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slide pole is moved in the left-right direction in the window frame to clean the outer surface of the window glass. In the embodiment shown in FIG. Is configured to move the slide pole vertically in the window frame to clean the window glass.
In FIG. 4, 110 is a slide pole that can move in the vertical direction outside the window glass, 120 and 130 are guide members attached to the left and right ends of the slide pole 110, 140 is a wiper blade, and 150 and 160 are slide poles. The first and second wires for horizontal holding, 170 is a pulling wire that pulls the slide pole up and down, 180a is a handle, 180b to 180d are pulleys around which the pulling wire 170 is wound, 210 is a fitting window to be cleaned Glass, 220 is an upper frame of the fitting window, 220a is a water spray pipe provided on the upper frame 220, 230 is a lower frame, 240 and 250 are vertical frames, 250a is a water supply port connected to a manual or electric pump, 310 is A manual valve 320 is a water pipe.

  As shown in the drawing, the slide pole 110 has a length substantially equal to the lateral width of the glass 210, and guide members 120 and 130 are provided at the left end and the right end thereof, respectively. The guide member 120 extends along the left vertical frame 240 of the window. The guide member 130 is held so as to be slidable up and down along the right vertical frame 250.

In this embodiment, the first and second horizontal holding wires 150 and 160 are used so that the slide pole 110 can move smoothly up and down while maintaining a horizontal state.
That is, the first non-stretchable horizontal holding wire 150 is formed in the left vertical frame 240 from the fixed position 150a near the lower end of the left vertical frame 240 of the window to the position of the slide pole 110 when viewed from the indoor side. And is wound around a pulley (not shown) attached to the guide member 120 at the left end of the slide pole 110 and turned 90 degrees to the right to pass through the slide pole 110. Wrapped around a pulley (not shown in the figure) attached to the right end guide member 130 and turned 90 degrees upward, the inside of the right vertical frame 250 is moved vertically to the fixed position 150b near the upper end of the right vertical frame 250. It is stretched in a stretched state without loosening so as to extend along the frame.
Similarly, the non-stretchable horizontal holding second wire 160 extends along the left vertical frame in the left vertical frame 240 from the fixed position 160a near the upper end of the left vertical frame 240 of the window to the position of the slide pole 110, It is wound around another pulley (not shown) attached to the guide member 120 at the left end of the slide pole 110, turns 90 degrees to the right and passes through the slide pole, and further, the right end of the slide pole 110 It is wound around another pulley (not shown) attached to the guide member 130 and turned 90 degrees downward, and the inside of the right vertical frame 250 is moved to a fixed position 160b near the lower end of the right vertical frame 250. It is stretched in a stretched state without loosening so as to extend along the right vertical frame.

Therefore, for example, in FIG. 4, if it is assumed that the left end of the slide pole 110 is tilted upward, the horizontal holding first wire 150 in the slide pole 110 is also tilted together with the slide pole. Since it is stretched in an N shape between the fixed position 150a on the side and the fixed position 150b on the upper right side, the length thereof is longer than the illustrated state. However, since the first horizontal holding wire 150 is non-stretchable and is already stretched and cannot be extended any more, the slide pole 110 cannot tilt in the above-described direction.
On the other hand, when the slide pole 110 tries to tilt in the opposite direction, the other non-stretchable first holding wire 160 stretched in the same manner is stretched in the same manner as above. In order to prevent this for a reason, the slide pole 110 cannot be inclined to either side after all, and the horizontal state is maintained.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pulling wire 170 has a loop shape in which both ends of one wire are fixed to the guide member 130 at the right end of the slide pole 110 and are provided near the upper and lower ends of the right vertical frame 250 of the window. While being wound around 180c and 180d, it is wound about one or two rounds on a pulley 180b rotated by a handle 180a provided on the indoor side of the right vertical frame 250.
Therefore, in the illustrated example, when the handle 180a is turned clockwise, the slide pole 110 moves downward, and when it is turned counterclockwise, it moves upward.
In the case of the above-described embodiment, it is possible to use a small motor or the like instead of using the manual handle 180a to move the pulling wire 170 or use a gear-like sprocket instead of the pulleys 180b to 180d. It is the same.

A wiper blade 140 is attached to the surface of the slide pole 110 facing the glass 210 so as to extend over substantially the entire length thereof, and as described above, the slide pole 110 is maintained in a horizontal state and vertically up and down along the left and right vertical frames of the window. When moved, the wiper blade 140 wipes and cleans the outdoor surface of the glass 210.
Since the specific configuration thereof can be almost the same as that in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the description thereof is omitted.
Moreover, since the watering pipe 220a and the water supply system to this are the same as the said Example, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes all modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the above description within the scope of the object.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, when it is necessary to clean the glass of the fitting window, just turn the handle etc. and move the slide pole along the outer surface of the glass. Since the wiper blade attached to the pole wipes the entire surface of the glass and cleans it, the cleaning work is done efficiently with a simple operation, eliminating the need to request cleaning from a specialist. In addition, because it has a simple structure and does not require a large-sized device, it can be used at a low price without losing the appearance of the window by moving the slide pole to one side of the glass when not in use. Since it can be provided for each window, the present invention has great industrial applicability.

It is the front view and its upper side figure which show in the state which looked at the Example of the wire drive type fitting window cleaning apparatus which concerns on this invention from the indoor side. FIG. 2 is an intermediate omitted vertical sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1. It is the front view which shows another Example of the wire drive type fitting window cleaning apparatus which concerns on this invention in the state seen from the indoor side, and its right view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Slide pole 12, 13 Guide member 14 Wiper blade 14a Wiper holder 14b Pushing spring 15 1st wire 15a, 15b for vertical holding | maintenance 16 Fixed position 16 2nd wire for vertical holding | maintenance 16a, 16b Fixed position 17 Pulling wire 18a Handle 18b-18d Pulley 21 Glass 22 Upper frame 22a Sprinkling pipe 23 Lower frame 24, 25 Vertical frame 25a Water supply port from pump 31 Manual valve 32 Water pipe 110 Slide pole 120, 130 Guide member 140 Wiper blade 150 Horizontal holding first wire 150a, 150b fixed Position 160 Horizontal holding second wires 160a and 160b Fixed position 170 Pulling wire 180a Handle 180b to 180d Pulley 210 Glass 220 Upper frame 220a Sprinkling pipe 230 Lower frame 24 , Water inlet 310 Manual valve 320 water pipes from 250 vertical frame 250a pump

Claims (8)

It is a cleaning device for a fitting window made by fixing glass to a window frame that cannot be opened and closed,
The guide member (12, 13) having a length substantially equal to the length of the glass (21) and provided at the upper and lower ends is arranged along the upper frame (22) and the lower frame (23) of the window. A slide pole (11) held so as to be movable left and right;
A wiper blade (14) attached to extend over substantially the entire length of the slide pole and wiping the surface of the glass;
In order to keep the slide pole (11) in a vertical state, it extends along the upper frame from the fixed position (15a) near the left end when viewed from the indoor side of the upper frame (22) of the window, and turns 90 degrees. Then, it passes through the slide pole, and is further stretched in a stretched state so as to extend along the lower frame up to a fixed position (15b) near the right end of the lower frame (23) by turning 90 degrees. A first vertical holding wire (15),
In order to keep the slide pole (11) in a vertical state, it extends along the upper frame from the fixed position (16a) near the right end of the upper frame (22) of the window to the position of the slide pole, and turns 90 degrees to change the position inside the slide pole. For non-stretchable vertical holding that is stretched in a stretched state so as to extend along the lower frame to a fixed position (16b) near the left end of the lower frame (23) by turning 90 degrees A second wire (16);
A puller wire (17) that pulls the slide pole (11) at the lower end and / or near the upper end to the left and right;
A drive mechanism (18a-18d) for pulling the puller wire (17) in its axial direction;
A wire-driven fitting window cleaning device characterized by comprising: It is a cleaning device for a fitting window made by fixing glass to a window frame that cannot be opened and closed,
The guide member (120, 130) provided at the left and right ends has a length substantially equal to the horizontal width of the glass (210), and the outside of the glass is vertically moved along the left and right vertical frames (240, 250) of the window. A slide pole (110) held movably
A wiper blade (140) attached to extend over substantially the entire length of the slide pole and wiping the surface of the glass;
In order to keep the slide pole (110) horizontal, it extends along the left vertical frame from the fixed position (150a) near the lower end of the left vertical frame (240) of the window as viewed from the room side to the position of the slide pole, 90 degrees Tensioned in a stretched state so that it changes direction and passes through the slide pole, and further changes direction by 90 degrees and extends along the right vertical frame to a fixed position (150b) near the upper end of the right vertical frame (250). Non-stretchable horizontal holding first wire (150),
In order to keep the slide pole (110) in a horizontal state, it extends along the left vertical frame from the fixed position (160a) near the upper end of the left vertical frame (240) of the window to the position of the slide pole, and is turned 90 degrees to slide. Non-stretchable stretched in a stretched state so as to pass through the pole and further turn 90 degrees and extend along the right vertical frame to a fixed position (160b) near the lower end of the right vertical frame (250) A horizontal holding second wire (160),
A puller wire (170) that pulls up and down the left end and / or near the right end of the slide pole (110);
A drive mechanism (180a-180d) for pulling the puller wire (170) in its axial direction;
A wire-driven fitting window cleaning device characterized by comprising:   The wire drive type fitting window cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drive mechanism (18a to 18d, 180a to 180d) is a manual type.   The wire drive type fitting window cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drive mechanism is an electric type.   5. A wire-driven fitting window cleaning according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a watering pipe (22a, 220a) for discharging cleaning water to the outer surface of the glass along the upper frame (22, 220). apparatus.   The wire drive type fitting window cleaning device according to claim 5, wherein tap water is supplied to the watering pipe (22a, 220a) via a manual valve (31, 310).   The wire drive type fitting window cleaning device according to claim 5, further comprising means (25a, 250a) for supplying cleaning water to the watering pipe (22a, 220a) manually or by an electric pump.   The wiper blade (14, 140) was attached to the slide pole (11, 110) with spring bias (14b) so that the wiper blade (14, 140) abuts against the glass surface (21, 210) with a predetermined pressure. The wire drive type fitting window cleaning apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1-7 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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