JP2008125966A - Dustpan - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dustpan which allows dust swept into the dustpan to shift to a garbage can etc. <P>SOLUTION: The dustpan includes: a box-like body 10 which is provided with a dust receiving plate 11 whose front edge functions as a sweep-in edge 11a, left and right side face plates 12 and 13 standing from both of the side edges of the dust receiving edges 11, a bottom face plate 14 standing from the rear edge of the dust-receiving plate 11 and connected with the rear edges of the side face plates 12 and 13, and an upper face plate 15 positioned opposed to the dust receiving plate 11, and whose front edge regulates an opening; and a supporting body 20 which is connected rotatably to the sections on the front side compared with the centroid of the main body 10 in the left and right side face plates 12 and 13 with shaft centers extending in right and left directions as the center. The dustpan includes a holding means 40A for holding the supporting body 20 with prescribed holding force at a first rotating position of standing at a prescribed angle with respect to the dust-receiving plate 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to dust removal for sweeping and treating dust such as floor surface using a broom or the like.

  As such dust removal, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the main body is rotatably supported with respect to a support member that also serves as a handle, and the support member is rotated relative to the main body. Along with this, a lid member connected to a support member is known to open and close.

  7 and 8 show such a conventional dust removing X. FIG. FIG. 7 shows a state where the lid member is opened, and FIG. 8 shows a state where the lid member is closed.

  The dust remover X includes a box-shaped main body 910 having an opening at the front, a support 920 that is rotatably connected to the main body 910, a lid member 930 that is connected to the support 920 and covers the opening. It is configured with. The main body 910 includes a dust receiving plate 911, left and right side plates 912 rising from both side edges of the dust receiving plate 911, and a bottom plate 914 rising from the rear edge of the dust receiving plate 911 and connected to the rear edges of the left and right side plates 912. And a top plate 915 that is connected to the upper portions of the bottom plate 914 and the left and right side plates 912 and is positioned to face the dust receiving plate 911. The support 920 is connected to the left and right side plates 912 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 960. The shaft 960 is usually located in front of the center of gravity of the main body 910. The lid member 930 is connected to the support 920 so as to be rotatable about an axis. The side plates 912 of the main body 910 are also provided with stoppers 940 for restricting the rotation range of the support 920.

  As shown in FIG. 7, this dust removal X is erected by placing the main body 910 on the floor so that the dust receiving plate 911 is in the horizontal direction, and tilting the support 920 with respect to the dust receiving plate 911 by a predetermined angle. By setting it as the state made into the state, the front part opening of the main body 910 can be open | released, and the dust in a floor can be swept in the main body 910 from the sweep edge 911a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the support body 920 is lifted, the main body 910 is automatically rotated by gravity so that the dust receiving plate 911 faces the vertical direction, and the lid member 930 is opened to the front portion of the main body 910. Close. Thereby, the swept dust or the like is accommodated in the main body 910 without inadvertently spilling out. Further, the main body 910 can be placed on the floor with the bottom plate 914 facing down in this way, but in this state, the stopper 940 abuts against an appropriate portion of the support 920, so that the support 920 is shown in FIG. It can prevent falling to the right.

  By the way, in such dust removal X, when the support body 920 is lifted after sweeping dust, the main body 910 is automatically turned upright by gravity as described above, and the lid member 930 is closed. For this reason, when the dust swept into the main body 910 is moved to a trash box or the like, the operator rotates the main body 910 with a hand other than the hand that lifts the support 920 so as to lift the rear portion thereof, and then the lid member. The 930 had to be retracted and the front opening of the body 910 had to be opened. Therefore, when performing a cleaning operation using the dust remover X, it is necessary to use both hands when transferring dust to a trash can or the like.

Japanese Patent No. 2676323 Japanese Patent No. 2676324

  The present invention has been conceived under the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide dust removal capable of easily transferring the swept dust into a trash box or the like with one hand.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means.

  The dust remover according to the present invention includes a dust receiving plate having a front edge as a sweeping edge, left and right side plates rising from both side edges of the dust receiving plate, rising from a rear edge of the dust receiving plate and the left and right side plates. A bottom plate connected to the rear edge, and a top plate connected to the bottom plate and the upper portions of the left and right side plates and facing the dust receiving plate, the sweep edge of the dust receiving plate, or the above A box-shaped main body in which the front edges of the side plate and the upper surface plate define an opening, and a center of the left and right side plates that are in front of the center of gravity of the main body and pivots about an axis extending in the left-right direction. And holding means for holding the support body with a predetermined holding force at a first rotation position where the support body stands at a predetermined angle with respect to the dust receiving plate. It is characterized by having.

  According to such a structure, the said support body can be temporarily hold | maintained in a said 1st rotation position. This means that even if the support is lifted after the dust sweeping operation, the main body can be held in a state where the dust receiving plate is substantially horizontal. Therefore, when the dust is transferred to the trash can immediately after the dust sweeping operation, the dust swept into the main body can be easily transferred to the trash can etc. by holding the support in the first rotation position. It can be changed.

  In a preferred embodiment, there is further provided restriction means for restricting the rotation range of the support body between the first rotation position and the second rotation position substantially along the dust receiving plate.

  In a preferred embodiment, the support body has left and right arm portions, one end of which is rotatably connected to the left and right side plates of the main body, and a lateral flange portion that connects between the other ends of the left and right arm portions. And a handle bar connected to the recumbent part.

  In a preferred embodiment, a lid member is rotatably supported with respect to the left and right arm portions of the support body, and the lid member is used when the support body takes the second rotation position. The opening of the main body is closed, and the opening of the main body is opened when the support body assumes the first rotation position.

  In a preferred embodiment, the holding means includes a stopper portion formed on the side plate of the main body and a locking portion formed on the support.

  In a preferred embodiment, the restricting means is configured such that a part of the support comes into contact with a stopper portion formed on the side plate of the main body.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of dust removal A according to the present invention. The dust removal A includes a box-shaped main body 10 that opens to one side, a support body 20 that is rotatably attached to the main body 10, and a lid member 30 that is rotatably attached to the support body 20. It has. Further, the dust remover A has a stopper portion 40 for restricting the rotation of the support body 20 and a holding means 40A for holding the support body 20 at a predetermined rotation position. As shown in FIG. 1, the support 20 is substantially along the longitudinal axis of the main body 10 as shown in FIG. It is possible to rotate within the range up to the second rotation position covering the opening of the main body 10. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the resin cover 50 formed at the end of the support 20. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a usage example of the dust remover A. FIG.

  The main body 10 includes a dust receiving plate 11 having a front edge as a sweeping edge 11a, left and right side plates 12 and 13 rising from both side edges of the dust receiving plate 11, and rear edges of the dust receiving plate 11 and the side plates 12 and 13. And a top plate 15 facing the dust receiving plate 11. Further, a stopper portion 40 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is formed at a predetermined portion closer to the front than the position of the center of gravity of the main body 10 in each of the side plates 12 and 13.

  The support 20 has an arm portion 21 having one end rotatably connected to the stoppers 40 of the side plates 12 and 13 with the shaft 61 a in the left-right direction of the main body 10 as a center, and both the arm portions 21. The reed portion 22 is connected to the other end, and the handle bar 23 is connected to the recumbent portion 22. The horizontal flange 22 and one end of the handle bar 23 are connected by a connecting member 24, and a grip 25 is provided at the other end of the handle bar 23. A resin cover 50 as shown in FIG. 5 is attached to the lower end of the arm portion 21. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the stopper portion 40 that bulges from the side plate 12, one end of the arm portion 21 of the support 20, and the resin cover 50 form a rivet 61 that forms the shaft 61 a. Are connected by caulking. Thereby, the support body 20 can be rotated around the rivet 61. 3 and 4, an abutting piece 21 a that bends toward the side plate 12 is integrally formed at one end of the arm portion 21.

  The lid member 30 is connected to the vicinity of the upper end of the arm portion 21 by a rivet 62 extending in the left-right direction, and is rotatable about the rivet 62 as a rotation axis. 2, the cover member 30 covers the sweeping edge 11a and the front edges of the side plates 12, 13 and the upper surface plate 15 when the support 20 is in the second rotational position. The opening can be sealed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper portion 40 has a substantially arcuate outer peripheral surface 45 in a range of a constant central angle centered on the rivet 61, and a radial direction centered on the rivet 61 from both ends of the substantially arcuate outer peripheral surface 45. And restricting pieces 41 and 42 extending in the direction. The contact pieces 21a at the tips of the arm portions 21 are in contact with the inner surfaces 41a and 42a of these restricting pieces 41 and 42, and play a role of restricting the rotation range of the arm portion 21 or the support 20. That is, when the abutment piece 21 a abuts on the inner surface 41 a of the restriction piece 41, the first rotation position of the support body 20 is defined, and when the abutment piece 21 a abuts on the inner surface 42 a of the restriction piece 42, Define the pivot position. In the first rotation position, as shown in FIG. 1, the support 20 stands up obliquely backward with respect to the dust receiving plate 11 of the main body 10, and in the second rotation position, As shown in FIG. 2, the support 20 is further inclined at 5 ° toward the back side with respect to the direction along the dust receiving plate 11 of the main body 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the resin cover 50 attached to the lower end of each arm portion 21 of the support 20 has a concave cross-section base 51 that is fitted and fixed to the arm portion 21 so as to be held from the outer surface thereof. And a protrusion 52 formed at the lower end of the base 51. The base 51 is formed with a hole 51a through which the rivet 61 is passed. Hook arms 53 and 54 extending in the front-rear direction are also integrally formed with the protrusion 52. The hook arms 53 and 54 can be elastically deformed by an external force. When one of the hook arms 53 is rotated to the first rotation position, the hook arm 53 is elastically engaged with the distal end locking portion 43 of the restriction piece 41 provided on the stopper portion 40 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the first rotational position of the support 20 is held. When a predetermined force or more that rotates the support 20 in the reverse direction (direction toward the second rotation position) is applied, the engagement between the hook arm 53 and the restriction piece 41 is released, and the support 20 is It can be freely rotated in the range between the first and second rotation positions. Thus, in this embodiment, the elastic engagement relationship between the hook arm 53 and the restricting piece 41 constitutes the holding means 40A in the present invention. The other hook arm 54 is elastically engaged with the distal end locking portion 44 of the regulating piece 42 provided in the stopper portion 40 when the support 20 is rotated to the second rotation position, thereby supporting the support arm 20. The second rotational position of the body 20 is maintained. In this case as well, when a force of a predetermined level or more is applied to rotate the support body 20 in the reverse direction (the direction toward the first rotation position), the engagement between the hook arm 54 and the restriction piece 42 is released, The support 20 can freely rotate in the range between the first and second rotation positions.

  Next, the operation of the dust removal A having the above configuration will be described.

  Such dust removal A can hold the support 20 in the first and second rotational positions, and such a holding state can be released by applying a predetermined force or more to the support 20. The support 20 can be freely rotated again.

  When the dust sweeping operation is performed by the dust removal A, the main body 10 is tilted so that the dust receiving plate 11 is in contact with the floor (see FIG. 1), and dust is removed from the sweep edge 11a using a broom or the like. Sweep in. At this time, the operator performs the sweeping operation as described above while holding the grip 25 of the support 20, but the support 20 may be set at an appropriate angle to stand with respect to the dust receiving plate 11. When the support body 20 is in an intermediate rotation position between the first rotation position and the second rotation position, the support body 20 can freely rotate, so that the sweeping operation can be performed while keeping the support body 20 in a convenient angle posture. It can be carried out.

  If the grip 25 is lifted in a state in which the support 20 is freely rotatable, the main body 10 is rotated to a standing state in which the rear part is directed downward by gravity, and is in a standing state as shown in FIG. Sealed by the lid member 30. At this time, the support 20 rotates relative to the main body 10 toward the second rotation position. When it is desired to hold the support 20 in the second rotation position, a force greater than a predetermined value directed to the second rotation position is applied to the main body 10 or the support 20, and the hook arm 54 is moved as described above. The restriction piece 42 is elastically engaged. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body 10 stands up and the support body 20 is also held in a state of extending above the main body 10, and the dust removal A is stored in place as it is. I can leave. Further, in order to make the support body 20 free to rotate again, a predetermined force or more in the direction of the first rotation position is applied to the support body 20 to release the engagement state between the hook arm 54 and the regulating piece 42. What is necessary is as described above.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body 10 is turned down so that the sweep plate 11 is in contact with the floor, and the dust is swept up so that the support body 20 faces the first rotation position. When a force is applied, the hook arm 53 is elastically engaged with the restricting piece 41, whereby the first rotation position of the support body 20 is maintained. In this state, even when the support 20 is lifted, the main body 10 maintains the posture in which the sweep plate 11 is substantially horizontal. Therefore, the operation of transferring the dust swept into the main body 10 to the trash can 70 is easy with one hand. Can be done. Further, in order to make the support body 20 turnable again, a predetermined force or more in the second rotation position direction is applied to the support body 20 to release the engagement state between the hook arm 53 and the restriction piece 41. What is necessary is as described above.

  The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and all modifications within the scope of matters described in the claims are all included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the length and shape of the handle bars constituting the support can be freely changed. In some cases, the lid member is not provided.

It is a side view which shows the state which the support body of the dust removal which concerns on this invention stood up. It is a side view which shows the state by which the cover member of the dust removal which concerns on this invention was closed. It is sectional drawing which follows the III-III line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the resin cover which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the dust removal of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which the support body of the conventional dust removal stood up. It is a side view which shows the state by which the cover member of the conventional dust removal was closed.

Explanation of symbols

A Dust remover 10 Main body 11 Dust receiving plate 11a Sweep edge 12, 13 Side plate 14 Bottom plate 15 Top plate 20 Support body 21 Arm portion 21a Contact piece 22 Recumbent portion 23 Handle rod 24 Connecting portion 25 Grip 30 Lid member 40 Stopper portion 40A Holding means 41, 42 Restricting pieces 43, 44 Tip locking portion 45 Substantially arc-shaped outer peripheral surface 50 Resin cover 51 Base portion 52 Protruding portions 53, 54 Hook arms 61, 62 Rivet 70 Trash

Claims (6)

A dust receiving plate having a front edge as a sweep edge, left and right side plates rising from both side edges of the dust receiving plate, a bottom plate rising from the rear edge of the dust receiving plate and connected to the rear edges of the left and right side plates; and A top plate connected to the bottom plate and the upper portions of the left and right side plates and facing the dust receiving plate, a sweeping edge of the dust receiving plate, or each of the side plate and the top plate A box-like body whose front edge defines an opening;
A support body that is connected to a front side of the center of gravity of the main body of the left and right side plates with respect to an axis extending in the left-right direction, and a support body,
A dust removing device comprising holding means for holding the support body with a predetermined holding force at a first rotation position where the support body stands at a predetermined angle with respect to the dust receiving plate.   2. The dust according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting means for restricting a rotation range of the support body between the first rotation position and a second rotation position substantially along the dust receiving plate. take.   The support includes a left and right arm portion, one end of which is rotatably connected to the left and right side plates of the main body, a recumbent portion that connects between the other ends of the left and right arm portions, The dust remover according to claim 2, comprising a connected handle bar.   A lid member is rotatably supported with respect to the left and right arm portions of the support body, and the lid member opens the opening of the main body when the support body assumes the second rotation position. 4. The dust collector according to claim 3, wherein the dust collector is closed and the opening of the main body is opened when the support body assumes the first rotation position.   5. The dust remover according to claim 1, wherein the holding means includes a stopper portion formed on the side plate of the main body and a locking portion formed on the support.   6. The dust remover according to claim 2, wherein the restricting unit is configured such that a part of the support comes into contact with a stopper portion formed on a side plate of the main body.

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