JP2006204339A - Cleaning brush - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning brush capable of surely and stably performing the work for removing stains stuck to an object to be cleaned by a desired part of a wiping body. <P>SOLUTION: Into a holding part 3 at the front end of a handle part 2 constituting the cleaning brush 1, the single wiping body of a metal scrub brush 4, a sponge 6 and nonwoven fabric 7 and a composite wiping body composed by combining the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7 are pushed in from the front while being deformed. Projections 3c projecting at the open side opposing end part of the holding part 3 and a projection 3c projecting at a closed side inner peripheral edge part are locked (or bitten) to the single wiping body or the composite wiping body and turning and falling are prevented. Cleaning is performed by using the single wiping body of the metal scrub brush 4, the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7, the composite wiping body composed by combining the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7, or the single wiping body or the composite wiping body and a brush part 5 together or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning brush used for, for example, washing tableware, a body, a machine, or body massage.

  Conventionally, as the above-mentioned cleaning brush, for example, a brush is provided on one side of a flat plate having a donut shape, a sponge is fitted in the center of the flat plate, and a claw is provided on the inner side of the flat plate to prevent the sponge from falling off. There is a paper door brush of Document 1, but if the claw is large, the amount of claw biting into the sponge will be deep, so it will be difficult to fit the sponge in the center of the plate or to remove it. Since it may be damaged or broken, it takes time and effort to fit the sponge in a state where it protrudes by a desired amount and to replace the sponge with a new sponge. In addition, if the claw is small, the amount of claw biting into the sponge becomes shallow, so it is easy to insert and remove the sponge in the center of the flat plate, but the resistance applied to the sponge decreases, so the sponge can be removed. When pressed against an object to be cleaned, the direction of the sponge may be displaced, pushed in, or fall off.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-153935

  In view of the above problems, the present invention pushes a flexible wiping body into the holding part provided at the front end of the handle part from the open side, and locks the plurality of protrusions provided inside the holding part to the wiping body. An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning brush that can reliably and stably perform the operation of removing the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned at a desired portion of the wiping body.

  The cleaning brush according to the first aspect of the present invention is a cleaning brush in which a wiping body having flexibility is attached to the front end of the handle part, and the wiping body is allowed to be pushed into the front end of the handle part. A holding part that is partially opened and that holds the wiping body protruding in a desired amount is provided, and a plurality of protrusions that are locked to the wiping body that is pushed into the holding part are provided inside the holding part. It is provided.

  The said wiping body can be comprised with what has softness | flexibility, such as a nonwoven fabric made from a sponge, a metal bundler, a cotton-like entanglement body, a synthetic resin (product made from nylon resin), for example. In other words, while deforming the flexible wiping body, it is pushed from the open side into the holding part provided at the front end of the handle part, and the wiping body outer surface is pressed against the holding part inner surface by the restoring force of the wiping body itself and held. A plurality of protrusions provided on the inner side of the portion are locked to the wiping body, and are held in a state protruding a desired amount on both surfaces of the holding portion to prevent rotation and removal. During the cleaning operation, the handle is gripped by hand, and a desired portion of the wiping body held by the holding unit is pressed against the object to be cleaned, so that the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned is cleaned and removed.

  A cleaning brush according to a second aspect of the invention, together with the configuration according to the first aspect, allows the wiping body to be pushed into the open-side opposed end portion of the holding portion. It is provided in the direction. That is, the wiping body can be easily pushed into the holding portion from the open side, and the protrusion provided on the open-side opposite end is locked to the wiping body.

  A cleaning brush according to a third aspect of the invention is configured so that the inner peripheral edge of the holding portion gradually becomes thinner toward the central portion of the holding portion in combination with the configuration according to the first or second aspect. It is characterized in that it is formed in a thickness or cross section. That is, in addition to the locking of the protrusions, the inner peripheral edge portion of the holding portion bites into the outer surface of the wiping body, so that the rotation is firmly prevented and removed.

  A cleaning brush according to a fourth aspect of the invention is combined with the structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, on one or both surfaces of the holding portion, along the peripheral edge of the holding portion. The brush part which consists of many hairs is planted. In other words, the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned is washed and removed by the brush portion planted in the holding part, or the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned is washed and removed by synergistic action with the wiping body held by the holding part.

  A cleaning brush according to a fifth aspect of the invention is configured by combining the wiping body with any one or a plurality of metal bundles, sponges, and nonwoven fabrics in combination with the structure according to the first to fourth aspects. It is characterized by that. That is, either a single wiping body made of a metal bundle, sponge, or nonwoven fabric held by the holding portion or a composite wiping body formed by combining a plurality of wiping bodies is pressed against the object to be cleaned, and adheres to the object to be cleaned. Clean and remove dirt.

  The cleaning brush of the invention described in claim 6 is provided with the holding portion detachably with respect to the front end of the handle portion in combination with the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5. It is characterized by. That is, for example, a single wiping body such as a metal bundle, sponge, nonwoven fabric, etc., a holding unit without a brush holding a composite wiping body formed by combining a plurality of wiping bodies of different materials, and a single wiping body or a composite wiping body It is also possible to select and replace any one of the holding parts with the brushes held and exchanged.

  According to the present invention, the flexible wiping body is pushed into the holding portion provided at the front end of the handle portion from the open side, and the plurality of protrusions provided on the inner side of the holding portion are locked to the wiping body to prevent rotation. Since the wiping body is not displaced, pushed in, or pulled out during the cleaning operation, the work to remove the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned at the desired part of the wiping body is ensured. And it can be done stably. Moreover, the operation | work which hold | maintains the wiping body so that the amount which protrudes on both surfaces of a holding | maintenance part is substantially equal, or the amount which protrudes on one side becomes large, and the operation | work which replaces a wiping body can be performed easily and easily.

  In addition, if any one of the wiping body and the brush part is used, or if the wiping body and the brush part are used in combination, the wiping body and the brush part are used together, so that it is surely cleaned using a material suitable for removing dirt adhered to the object to be cleaned. be able to. Moreover, since the handle portion is also used, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The purpose of the present invention is to reliably and stably perform the operation of removing the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned at a desired portion of the wiping body in the holding portion provided with a flexible wiping body at the front end of the handle portion. On the other hand, it was achieved by pushing from the open side and locking a plurality of protrusions provided inside the holding portion to the wiping body.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The drawing shows a cleaning brush holding a metal bundle, which is an example of a wiping body. In FIG. 1, the cleaning brush 1 includes a handle 2 formed in a length and shape to be gripped by a hand. In addition, the substantially C-shaped holding portion 3 as viewed from the plane on which the stainless steel metal bundle 4 is held is made of a synthetic resin, and the bent or linear holding portion 3 holding the metal bundle 4 is a handle portion. 2 It is detachably inserted and fixed to the insertion portion 2a at the front end. Moreover, you may form the holding | maintenance part 3 integrally with respect to the handle | pattern part 2 front end.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the holding portion 3 is formed with a receiving hole 3a for holding or holding the metal bundle 4 on the front end side of the holding portion 3, and the insertion portion in which the front end of the handle portion 2 is inserted and fixed. 3 b is formed on the rear end side of the holding portion 3. Further, the inner peripheral edge portion of the holding hole 3a formed in the holding portion 3 is formed in a thickness or a cross section so as to become gradually thinner toward the center portion of the holding hole 3a.

  In addition, the central portion of the front end side of the holding hole 3a is opened at an interval at which the metal bundle 4 is allowed to be pushed in from the front, and the pushing direction of the metal bundle 4 is allowed at the opening-side opposed end portion of the holding hole 3a. Short projections 3c and 3c are projected toward the end, and a long projection 3c is projected from the inner peripheral edge of the holding hole 3a so as to face the metal bundle 4 pushed from the open side.

  That is, while the metal bundle 4 is compressed and deformed in the radial direction, it is pushed into the holding hole 3a from the front of the holding part 3, and the protrusions 3c and 3c projecting from the opening side opposite end of the holding hole 3a and the closing side inner peripheral edge The protruding protrusion 3c is locked (or bites) into the metal bundle 4. Further, in addition to the locking of the projections 3c, the inner peripheral edge of the holding hole 3a is locked (or bites) to the outer surface of the metal bundle 4 to firmly stop and prevent the rotation. Further, the metal bundle 4 can be held by being pushed in from above or below the holding portion 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, a pair of protrusions 3c, 3c are projected on the closed inner peripheral edge of the holding hole 3a and locked to the metal bundle 4 pushed into the holding hole 3a from the front of the holding part 3 (Or bite) to prevent rotation and slipping.

  On the other hand, locking holes 3d and 3d for locking a pair of locking claws 2a and 2a formed on both side edges of the front end of the handle 2 are formed on both side walls of the insertion portion 3b. That is, the pair of locking claws 2a, 2a formed at the front end of the handle 2 is inserted into the insertion portion 3b of the holding portion 3, and the pair of locking claws 2a, 2a are respectively inserted into the locking holes 3d, 3d of the insertion portion 3b. Lock and integrally insert and fix. When the pair of locking claws 2a and 2a are forcibly pushed inward against the locking force and the locking claws 2a and 2a are simultaneously detached from the locking holes 3d and 3d, 2 and the holding part 3 can be separated.

  The metal bundle 4 is constituted by a bundle formed by tangling stainless steel wire rods in a cotton shape, and has flexibility capable of being deformed into a size and shape that can be pushed into the receiving hole 3a of the holding portion 3. is doing. That is, while the metal bundle 4 itself is compressed and deformed, the metal bundle 4 is pushed from the front into the receiving hole 3a of the holding portion 3, and the outer peripheral surface of the metal bundle 4 is moved to the inner periphery of the receiving hole 3a of the holding portion 3 by the restoring force of the metal bundle 4 itself. It is pressed against the surface and is prevented from rotating and coming off due to the contact resistance generated in the mutually pressed portions.

  Further, the projections 3c, 3c projecting from the open side opposite end of the receiving hole 3a and the projection 3c projecting from the inner peripheral edge of the closing side are locked (or bite) to the outer peripheral surface of the metal bundle 4. Therefore, during use work, the direction of the metal bundle 4 is not displaced, pushed in, or pulled out, and is reliably prevented from being rotated and removed.

  Instead of the substantially C-shaped holding portion 3, it can be replaced with a substantially annular holding portion 3 as viewed from the plane as shown in FIG. That is, the receiving hole 3a into which the metal bundle 4 is allowed to be pushed in from above or below is formed on the front end side of the holding portion 3, and the insertion portion 3b in which the front end of the handle portion 2 is inserted and fixed is formed on the rear end side of the holding portion 3. is doing. In addition, a protrusion 3c that is locked (or bites) with respect to the metal bundle 4 is provided on the inner peripheral edge of the receiving hole 3a so as to protrude toward the hole center of the hole 3a, and in a predetermined direction in the circumferential direction. Three are arranged at intervals. Further, as shown in D in the figure, the pair of protrusions 3c, 3c may be arranged at different intervals with respect to the opposed inner peripheral edge of the receiving hole 3a, or the protrusions 3c arranged at equal intervals may be arranged. The anti-rotation resistance and retaining resistance are larger than the locking.

  4 and 5 show another example of the cleaning brush 1 in which the holding portion 3 with the brush is attached to the front end of the dual-purpose pattern portion 2, and has a substantially C shape inserted and fixed to the front end of the handle portion 2. On one side of the holding part 3, a brush part 5 made up of a large number of hairs 5a is implanted. Further, the metal bundle 4 is held in the receiving hole 3 a of the holding unit 3 in a state of protruding a desired amount with respect to both surfaces of the holding unit 3, and the outer surface of the metal bundle 4 protrudes by a desired amount from the tip of the brush unit 5. Hold (or immersive).

  As shown in FIG. 6E, the brush portion 5 is arranged along the circumferential direction along the one-side peripheral portion of the holding portion 3 having a substantially C shape with a plurality of synthetic resin bristles 5a. They are planted at predetermined intervals. Further, instead of the synthetic resin hair 5a, for example, natural hair, metal hair or the like can be implanted.

  Moreover, it can replace with the holding | maintenance part 3 with a brush which has a substantially C shape, and can replace | exchange for the holding | maintenance part 3 with a brush which has a substantially cyclic | annular shape seeing from the plane as shown also in FIG. That is, the brush part 5 which consists of many hair 5a ... is implanted in the single-sided peripheral part of the holding | maintenance part 3 which has a substantially cyclic | annular form.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the brush part 5 composed of a large number of hairs 5 a is applied to both sides of the holding part 3 having a substantially C shape or a substantially annular shape along the circumferential edge of both sides of the holding part 3 in the circumferential direction. It is also possible to plant them at predetermined intervals.

  Instead of the metal bundle 4, a single wiping body of a sponge 6 and a nonwoven fabric 7 described later, a composite wiping body formed by combining the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7, or a single wiping body or a composite wiping body is held. It is also possible to replace the holding unit 3 with a brush.

  The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and a cleaning method using the cleaning brush 1 will be described below.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the handle 2 constituting the cleaning brush 1 is gripped by hand, and the metal bundle 4 held by the holding portion 3 at the front end of the handle 2 is used as, for example, tableware, While pressing against the dirty part of the object to be cleaned such as a cooking device and spraying the liquid A as will be described later on the dirty part adhering to the object to be cleaned, the metal adhering object 4 wipes the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned and removed. To do. Further, the metal bundle 4 can be pushed and held in the holding portion 3 inserted and fixed at the front end of the handle portion 2 from the front.

  Moreover, if it replaces | exchanges to the holding part 3 with a brush shown to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, the dirt adhering to a to-be-cleaned object will be wash | cleaned and removed with the metal bundle 4 hold | maintained in the state which protrudes on the holding part 3 one side, The dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned can be removed by washing by the synergistic action of the metal bundle 4 projecting on one side of the holding unit 3 or both sides of the holding unit 3 shown in FIG.

  In addition, when the wiping body is replaced with an optimum wiping body for removing dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned, if the holding portion 3 holding the metal bundle 4 is separated from the front end of the handle portion 2, as shown in FIG. The holding part 3 with the brush in which the brush part 5 is implanted on both sides, the holding part 3 without the brush in which the sponge 6 as shown in FIG. 8 is held, and the sponge 6 as shown in FIG. One of the holding part 3 with a brush and the holding part 3 with a brush (or no brush) holding a sponge 6 and a nonwoven fabric 7 of different materials as shown in FIG. You can also select and replace it.

  Further, the single wiping body of the metal bundle 4, the sponge 6, and the nonwoven fabric 7 and the composite wiping body formed by combining the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7 are extracted from the holding unit 3, and the desired wiping body or an unused wiping body is obtained. It can also be exchanged.

  Further, if the single wiping body or the composite wiping body is removed from the holding section 3 with a brush or not attached to the holding section 3, dirt attached to an object to be cleaned by the brush section 5 implanted in the holding section 3 is removed. It can also be removed by washing.

  As described above, the holding part 3 inserted and fixed to the front end of the handle part 2 constituting the cleaning brush 1 is combined with the single wiping body of the metal bundle 4, the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7, and the sponge 6 and the nonwoven fabric 7. One of the composite wiping bodies selected from the open side is pushed in from the open side, and the projections 3c and 3c projecting from the open side opposite end of the receiving hole 3a, and the projections projecting from the inner peripheral edge of the closed side 3c is locked (or bites) to the single wiping body or the composite wiping body to prevent rotation and removal, so that the direction of the single wiping body or the composite wiping body is displaced or pushed in during the cleaning operation. Thus, it is possible to reliably and stably perform the operation of removing the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned at a desired portion of the single wiping body or the composite wiping body. Moreover, the operation | work which hold | maintains the single wiping body or a composite wiping body so that the quantity which protrudes on both surfaces of the holding | maintenance part 3 is substantially equivalent, or the quantity which protrudes on one side becomes large, and the operation | work which replaces a wiping body are easy and easy. Yes.

  In addition, if any one of the single wiping body, the composite wiping body, and the brush unit 5 is used, or if the single wiping body or the composite wiping body and the brush unit 5 are used in combination, dirt attached to the object to be cleaned is removed. It can be reliably cleaned using a suitable one. Further, since the handle portion 2 is also used, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  FIG. 11 shows another example of the cleaning brush 1 having an ejection function for ejecting the cleaning liquid A. For example, a single or combined liquid A such as tap water, cleaning water, or cleaning liquid is allowed to flow. The supply path 2b to be formed is provided inside the handle part 2 formed hollow, a supply hole 2c communicating with the supply path 2b is provided at the front end of the handle part 2, and the connection part 2d to which the flexible pipe is connected communicates with the supply path 2b. The handle 2 is provided at the rear end.

  That is, for example, the liquid A supplied from a liquid supply source such as a water faucet, a tank, or a storage tank is continuously supplied to the supply path 2b inside the handle portion 2 through the flexible pipe, and the dirt adheres to the object to be cleaned. The part A is sprayed with the liquid A ejected from the locking holes 3d and 3d of the supply part 3, and either one of the brush part 5 and the sponge 6 is used, or the brush part 5 and the sponge 6 are used in combination. Since the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned is removed, the operation and effect substantially equivalent to those of the above embodiment can be achieved.

  Moreover, if gas supply sources, such as a compressed air supply apparatus and a compressed air filling container, are connected to the connection part 2d of the handle | pattern part 3, a residual liquid may be blown away with the compressed gas which blows off from the supply part 3, or it is also made to dry. it can. Further, a dedicated hole for ejecting the cleaning liquid A may be provided in a portion other than the locking hole 3d.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The wiping body of this invention corresponds to the metal wiping body 4 of the embodiment, the sponge 6, the single wiping body of the nonwoven fabric 7, and the composite wiping body formed by combining single wiping bodies of different materials,
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

  The cleaning brush 1 can also be composed of a single or composite material such as wood, metal, ceramics or the like.

  The configuration of the cleaning brush according to the present invention can be used for, for example, washing or massaging the face and body.

The side view which shows the brush for washing | cleaning which hold | maintained the metal bundler in the non-brush holding | maintenance part. (A) and (b) in the figure are plan views showing a holding portion with a substantially C-shaped projection when viewed from the plane. C in the figure is a plan view showing a holding portion with a substantially annular projection as seen from the plane. The side view which shows the brush for washing | cleaning which installed the brush part in the single side | surface. The bottom view which shows the state which looked at the holding | maintenance part from the brush part side. In the figure, E and F are plan views showing a holding portion with a protrusion in which a brush portion is implanted. The side view which shows the brush for washing | cleaning which installed the brush part on both surfaces. The side view which shows the brush for washing | cleaning which hold | maintained sponge in the non-brush holding | maintenance part. The side view which shows the brush for washing | cleaning which hold | maintained sponge in the holding part with a brush. The side view which shows the brush for washing | cleaning holding sponge and the nonwoven fabric. Sectional drawing which shows the brush for washing | cleaning provided with the function to eject a liquid.

Explanation of symbols

A ... Cleaning liquid 1 ... Cleaning brush 2 ... Handle part 2b ... Supply path 2c ... Supply hole 2d ... Connection part 3 ... Holding part 3a ... Receiving hole 3b ... Insertion part 3c ... Protrusion 4 ... Metal bundle 5 ... Brush part 6 ... sponge 7 ... nonwoven fabric

Claims (6)

A cleaning brush with a flexible wiping body attached to the front end of the handle,
At the front end of the handle part, a holding part is provided that is partially opened at an interval that allows the wiping body to be pushed in, and is held in a state in which the wiping body protrudes by a desired amount,
A cleaning brush provided with a plurality of protrusions to be engaged with the wiping body pushed into the holding portion inside the holding portion. The cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is provided in a direction in which the wiping body is allowed to be pushed with respect to an opening-side facing end portion of the holding portion. The cleaning brush according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inner peripheral edge portion of the holding portion is formed in a thickness or a cross section so as to gradually become thinner toward the center portion of the holding portion. The brush for washing | cleaning as described in any one of Claims 1-3 which planted the brush part which consists of many hairs along the peripheral part of this holding | maintenance part in the single side | surface or both surfaces of the said holding | maintenance part. The cleaning brush according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wiping body is configured by combining any one or a plurality of metal bundles, sponges, and nonwoven fabrics. The cleaning brush according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the holding portion is provided detachably with respect to the front end of the handle portion.

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