JP2007229597A - Washing device of outer wall of building - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To wash down washing solution on outer walls by properly treating the washing solution excessively supplied in a washing device washing the outer walls of a building. <P>SOLUTION: The washing device 200 comprises a substrate 103, washing brushes 104 attached on the front face of the substrate and having rotation shafts parallel with the face of the substrate, grips 102 attached on a rear face of the substrate, a cover 105 provided around the substrate on the front side of the substrate, and a washing solution supply mechanism 120 supplying the washing solution to the front face of the substrate. A drain port 205 penetrating through the cover is formed in the cover at a position becoming the lowest part when in use of the washing device. The washing device 200 is further provided with a washing solution supply mechanism 201 supplying the washing solution to the front face of the substrate, and a drain hose 206 connecting the drain port to a drain tank. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning apparatus for cleaning an outer wall of a building.

  An example of a cleaning device for cleaning the outer wall of a building is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-169261.

  8 is a plan view of the cleaning apparatus 100 described in the publication, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a use state of the cleaning apparatus 100 described in the publication.

  Hereinafter, the cleaning apparatus 100 described in the above publication will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9, and 10.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the cleaning device 100 is used for cleaning an outer wall 101 of a building, and is used on a gondola 110 that is suspended from the roof of the building.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cleaning device 100 described in the above publication includes a substrate 103 made of a rigid plate, four rotatable cleaning brushes 104 attached to the front side of the substrate 103, and A pair of handles 102 serving as grips attached to the back side of the substrate 103 and a cover 105 provided around the substrate 103 on the front side of the substrate 103 are configured.

  The substrate 103 is made of acrylic, for example. Therefore, the substrate 103 is transparent, and the user holding the handle 102 can observe the state of the front side from the back side of the substrate 103.

  Each cleaning brush 104 includes a rotating shaft 104a that is rotatably attached in parallel to the surface of the substrate 103, and bristle members 104b that are attached around the rotating shaft 104a and extend radially from the rotating shaft 104a. . The rotating shaft 104a is rotatably supported at both ends between a pair of bearings 106 attached to the front side of the substrate 103. The four cleaning brushes 104 are arranged radially at intervals of 90 degrees with the center of the substrate 103 as the center.

  A bevel gear 107 is attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 104 a of each cleaning brush 104, and each bevel gear 107 meshes with a bevel gear 108 that is rotatably attached to the center of the substrate 103.

  A shaft 108a of the bevel gear 108 passes through the substrate 103 and protrudes to the back side of the substrate 103, and is connected to the electric motor 109a via a wire 109b on the back side of the substrate 103.

  For this reason, when the electric motor 109a is operated, the rotational force is transmitted to the bevel gear 108 via the wire 109b, and the bevel gear 108 rotates. When the bevel gear 108 rotates, each bevel gear 107 also rotates, and the bristle member 104b of each cleaning brush 104 rotates.

  The cover 105 is made of a resin strip having appropriate flexibility, and is attached to the outer periphery of the substrate 103 so as to cover each cleaning brush 104.

  The opening 105a (see FIG. 9) at the tip of the cover 105 is formed to be larger than the substrate 103. When the cover 105 is pressed against the outer wall 101, the cover 105 bends outward, and the outer wall 101, the cover 105, and the substrate 103 are bent. And form a sealed space. For this reason, the cleaning liquid does not scatter around the cleaning apparatus 100.

  The cleaning apparatus 100 includes a cleaning liquid injection unit.

  The cleaning liquid injection unit connects the injection nozzle 120 protruding to the front side of the substrate 103, a pump device 122 (see FIG. 10) connected to a cleaning liquid tank (not shown), and the injection nozzle 120 and the pump device 122. Hose 121.

By turning on a switch (not shown) arranged on the back side of the substrate 103, the pump device 122 starts to operate, and the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank can be supplied to the front side of the substrate 103. ing. By turning off the switch, the pump device 122 stops operating, and the supply of the cleaning liquid to the front side of the substrate 103 is also stopped.
JP 2005-169261 A

  In the conventional cleaning apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cleaning liquid is supplied from the cleaning liquid tank by the pump device 122.

  However, the cleaning apparatus 100 does not consider the processing of the excessively supplied cleaning liquid, and leaves the excessively supplied cleaning liquid, that is, the unused cleaning liquid, to fall downward from the cleaning apparatus 100. .

  For this reason, even if the cover 105 prevents the cleaning liquid from splashing around when it is in use, all of the excess cleaning liquid has fallen to the ground, and therefore the cover 105 has no presence value.

  Furthermore, after washing the outer wall 101 with the washing liquid, it is necessary to wash away the washing liquid on the outer wall 101 with water. However, since the conventional washing apparatus 100 does not have a drainage function, Thus, it was impossible to wash away the cleaning solution on the outer wall 101.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems in the conventional cleaning apparatus 100 as described above, and can appropriately treat the excessively supplied cleaning liquid and also allows the cleaning liquid on the outer wall to be washed away. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning device.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above-described problems will be described using reference numerals used in the “Embodiments of the Invention”. These reference signs are added only to clarify the correspondence between the description of “Claims” and the description of “Embodiments of the Invention”. It should not be used to interpret the technical scope of the invention described in.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a substrate (103) and at least one rotatable cleaning brush (104) attached to the front side of the substrate (103), wherein the substrate (103) A cleaning brush (104) having a rotation axis parallel to the surface, a gripping part (102) attached to the back side of the substrate (103), and on the front side of the substrate (103), around the substrate (103) When the cleaning brush (104) is pressed against the object to be cleaned (101), the tip (105a) of the cover (105) bends and the object to be cleaned (101) is provided. And a cover (105) having such a flexibility that no gap is generated between the front end (105a) and a cleaning liquid supply mechanism (120, 121, 1) for supplying a cleaning liquid to the front side of the substrate (103). 2) In the cleaning device (200) for the outer wall of the building, the drainage that penetrates through the cover (105) at the lowest position when the cleaning device (200) is used. A cleaning device (200) for an outer wall of a building (200), further comprising a cleaning water supply mechanism (202, 203, 204) having a mouth (205) and supplying cleaning water to the front side of the substrate (103). )I will provide a.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a substrate (103) and at least one rotatable cleaning brush (104) attached to the front side of the substrate (103), wherein the rotation axis is parallel to the surface of the substrate (103). A cleaning brush (104) having a holding portion (102) attached to the back side of the substrate (103), and a cover (105) provided around the substrate (103) on the front side of the substrate (103) When the cleaning brush (104) is pressed against the object to be cleaned (101), the tip (105a) of the cover (105) bends, and the object to be cleaned (101) and the tip (105a) And a cover (105) having such a flexibility that no gap is generated between the substrate and the substrate (103), and a cleaning liquid supply mechanism (120, 121, 122) for supplying a cleaning liquid to the front side of the substrate (103). In the apparatus for cleaning an outer wall of an object (300), a rigid plate extending from the front side to the outside of the substrate (103) at the lowest position inside the cover (105) when the cleaning apparatus (300) is used. (310) and a cleaning water supply mechanism (202, 203, 204) for supplying cleaning water to the front side of the substrate (103), and the rigid plate (310) includes the rigid plate (310). A cleaning device (300) for an outer wall of a building is provided, characterized in that a drainage port (311) penetrating the outer wall is formed.

  The washing | cleaning apparatus (400) of the outer wall of the building which concerns on this invention can be comprised as what is further equipped with a waste_water | drain suction apparatus (410). In this case, the drain port (311) is connected to the drain suction device (410) via a drain hose (206).

  The building outer wall cleaning apparatus (400) according to the present invention includes at least one second rigid plate (411, 412) extending from the front side to the outside of the substrate (103) inside the cover (105). It can comprise as what further comprises. In this case, the second rigid plate (411, 412) has a height that is not higher than the cleaning brush (104) when the cleaning brush (104) is pressed against the object to be cleaned (101). ing.

  According to the cleaning apparatus for an outer wall of a building according to the present invention, even if the cleaning liquid is supplied in excess, the cleaning liquid does not flow out of the cover, and the cleaning liquid is discharged from the drain outlet formed in the cover. Through and into the drainage tank. For this reason, the excessively supplied cleaning liquid can be appropriately processed.

  Moreover, since the washing | cleaning apparatus of the outer wall of the building which concerns on this invention has a washing water supply mechanism and a washing water drainage mechanism, the outer wall to which washing | cleaning liquid has adhered is washed with washing water, without dropping washing water below. It is possible to wash away.

  Hereinafter, the washing | cleaning apparatus of the outer wall of the building which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. In the following embodiments, the same components as those in the conventional cleaning apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cleaning apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view when the cleaning apparatus 200 is viewed from the side.

  The cleaning apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is different from the conventional cleaning apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 in that it includes a cleaning water supply mechanism and a cleaning water drainage mechanism.

  The cleaning water supply mechanism includes a cleaning water spray nozzle 201 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) disposed adjacent to the spray nozzle 120 provided on the substrate 103, and a cleaning water tank 202 (see FIG. 1). 2), a cleaning water pump 203 (see FIG. 2) for pumping cleaning water from the cleaning water tank 202, and a cleaning water hose 204 that connects the cleaning water injection nozzle 201 and the cleaning water pump 203. .

  FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the cover 105 </ b> A that will be positioned below when the cleaning apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 105 </ b> A is formed with a drain outlet 205 that penetrates the cover 105 </ b> A.

  The drain port 205 is connected to a drain tank 207 via a drain hose 206.

  Both the washing water tank 202 and the drain tank 207 are mounted on the gondola 110.

  The cover 105A in which the drainage port 205 is formed constitutes a washing water drainage mechanism.

  The cleaning apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment operates as follows.

  When the cleaning water pump 203 is operated after cleaning the outer wall 101 with the cleaning liquid, the cleaning water is pumped up from the cleaning water tank 202, and the cleaning water is sprayed to the outer wall 101 through the cleaning water spray nozzle 201, and is applied to the outer wall 101. The adhering cleaning solution flows down.

  When the cleaning water is sprayed onto the outer wall 101, the cleaning brush 104 is operated to clean the outer wall 101, whereby the cleaning liquid on the outer wall 101 can be washed away more reliably and in a shorter time.

  Since the front end 105a of the cover 105 is in close contact with the outer wall 101, the cleaning water does not flow out of the cover 105, and the cleaning water flows from the drain port 205 formed in the cover 105A through the drain hose 206 to the drain tank. It flows into 207.

  As described above, according to the cleaning device 200 according to the present embodiment, even when the cleaning liquid is supplied excessively, the cleaning liquid does not flow out of the cover 105, and the cleaning liquid is a drain outlet formed in the cover 105A. From 205, it flows into the drainage tank 207 through the drainage hose 206.

  Moreover, since the cleaning apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment has the cleaning water supply mechanism and the cleaning water drainage mechanism, the outer wall 101 to which the cleaning liquid is attached is washed away with the cleaning water without dropping the cleaning water downward. It is possible.

  In the cleaning apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, the cleaning water pump 203 is used, but it is not always necessary to use the cleaning water pump 203. It is also possible to use a pressure feeding device other than the washing water pump 203. For example, a manual pressurizing pump can be used.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a cleaning apparatus 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the cleaning apparatus 300.

  The cleaning device 300 according to the present embodiment is different from the cleaning device 200 according to the first embodiment in that the cleaning device 300 is positioned below when the cleaning device 300 according to the present embodiment is used, as shown in FIG. A rigid plate 310 extending from the front side of the substrate 103 toward the outside is formed along the side of the substrate 103.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rigid plate 310 is formed along part of the lower side and the left and right sides of the substrate 103.

  The rigid plate 310 has a height that does not become higher than the cleaning brush 104 when the cleaning brush 104 is pressed against the outer wall 101.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rigid plate 310 is formed with a drain port 311 corresponding to the drain port 205 formed in the cover 105A.

  If necessary, the cover 105A can be detachably bonded to the rigid plate 310 via a tape, a needle or other appropriate means.

  In the cleaning apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment, the drain hose 206 passes through the drain port 205 formed in the cover 105 </ b> A and connects the drain port 311 of the rigid plate 310 and the drain tank 207.

  The cleaning device 300 according to the present embodiment operates in the same manner as the cleaning device 200 according to the first embodiment.

  Since the cover 105 is made of a flexible material, the cover 105 may bend more than necessary during the operation of the cleaning device 300. In particular, if the cover 105A in which the drainage port 205 is formed is bent, there is a possibility that the drainage of the cleaning water may be hindered. In the cleaning apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment, since the rigid plate 310 is disposed on the lower side of the substrate 103, the cover 105A is supported by the rigid plate 310, and the cover 105A is not bent.

  For this reason, the washing | cleaning apparatus 300 which concerns on this embodiment can perform drainage of washing water more smoothly compared with the washing | cleaning apparatus 200 which concerns on 1st embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a cleaning apparatus 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the cleaning apparatus 400.

  The cleaning device 400 according to the present embodiment is different from the cleaning device 300 according to the second embodiment in that it further includes a drain suction pump 410.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the cleaning device 400 according to the present embodiment, the drainage hose 206 passes through the drainage port 205 formed in the cover 105 </ b> A, and the drainage port 311 of the rigid plate 310 and the drainage suction pump 410. The drainage suction pump 410 is further connected to the drainage tank 207.

  In the cleaning apparatus 400 according to this embodiment, the drain suction pump 410 is operated when draining the cleaning water, and the used cleaning water is forcibly sucked and discharged to the drain tank 207.

  For this reason, according to the cleaning apparatus 400 which concerns on this embodiment, compared with the cleaning apparatuses 200 and 300 which concern on 1st and 2nd embodiment, it is possible to implement supply and drainage of a larger amount of cleaning water. Thus, the cleaning efficiency of the outer wall 101 can be increased.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning apparatus 400 according to the present embodiment, the second rigid plate 411 having the same height as that of the rigid plate 310 is also provided on two left and right sides orthogonal to the lower side of the substrate 103 to which the rigid plate 310 is attached. 412 are formed.

  By providing the second rigid plates 411 and 412, it is possible to prevent the cover 105 corresponding to the second rigid plates 411 and 412 from being bent more than necessary.

  If necessary, the cover 105 can be detachably bonded to the second rigid plates 411 and 412 via a tape, a needle or other appropriate means.

  The drainage suction pump 410 in the cleaning device 400 according to the present embodiment can also be applied to the cleaning device 200 according to the first embodiment.

  Any device that can suck water can be used instead of the drainage suction pump 410.

  Further, the second rigid plates 411 and 412 can be applied to the cleaning device 300 according to the second embodiment.

1 is a plan view of a cleaning device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic at the time of seeing the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention from the side. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the cover which will be located below at the time of use of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a partial perspective view of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a partial perspective view of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the conventional washing | cleaning apparatus. It is sectional drawing in the AA of FIG. It is the schematic which shows the use condition of the conventional washing | cleaning apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

200 Washing device 201 according to the first embodiment of the present invention Washing water injection nozzle 202 Washing water tank 203 Washing water pump 204 Washing water hose 205 Drain port 206 Drain hose 207 Drain tank 300 In the second embodiment of the present invention Cleaning device 310 Rigid plate 311 Drain port 400 Cleaning device 410 according to the third embodiment of the present invention Drain suction pumps 411, 412 Second rigid plate

Claims (4)

A substrate,
At least one rotatable cleaning brush attached to the front side of the substrate, the cleaning brush having a rotation axis parallel to the surface of the substrate;
A gripping part attached to the back side of the substrate;
On the front side of the substrate, a cover provided around the substrate, and when the cleaning brush is pressed against the object to be cleaned, the tip of the cover bends, and between the object to be cleaned and the tip A flexible cover that does not cause a gap;
A cleaning liquid supply mechanism for supplying a cleaning liquid to the front side of the substrate;
In the cleaning device for the outer wall of the building consisting of
The cover is formed with a drain outlet that penetrates the cover at the lowest position when the cleaning device is used,
An apparatus for cleaning an outer wall of a building, further comprising a cleaning water supply mechanism for supplying cleaning water to the front side of the substrate. A substrate,
At least one rotatable cleaning brush attached to the front side of the substrate, the cleaning brush having a rotation axis parallel to the surface of the substrate;
A gripping part attached to the back side of the substrate;
A cover provided around the substrate on the front side of the substrate, and when the cleaning brush is pressed against the object to be cleaned, the tip of the cover bends, and between the object to be cleaned and the tip A flexible cover that does not cause a gap;
A cleaning liquid supply mechanism for supplying a cleaning liquid to the front side of the substrate;
In the cleaning device for the outer wall of the building consisting of
A rigid plate extending from the front side of the substrate toward the outside at the lowest position when the cleaning device is used inside the cover;
A cleaning water supply mechanism for supplying cleaning water to the front side of the substrate;
Further comprising
The apparatus for cleaning an outer wall of a building, wherein the rigid plate is formed with a drain outlet that penetrates the rigid plate.   The apparatus for cleaning an outer wall of a building according to claim 1, further comprising a drain suction device, wherein the drain port is connected to the drain suction device via a drain hose.   At least one second rigid plate extending from the front side of the substrate toward the outside is further provided inside the cover, and the second rigid plate is configured to press the cleaning brush against the object to be cleaned. The apparatus for cleaning an outer wall of a building according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the apparatus has a height not higher than the cleaning brush.

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