JP2009051015A - Brush wash - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brush washer allowing a user to freely select a favorable paintbrush and use the favorite paintbrush by solving problems such as restricting the thickness of the shafts of paintbrushes, requiring to form a part with a gear-like cross section on the shaft of the paintbrush for preventing the longitudinal movement of the paintbrush and requiring to use a specific paintbrush for fixing the paintbrush to the brush washer without using a brush tube. <P>SOLUTION: A brush washer body is provided with a partition wall for partitioning a water tank, and disposed with a paintbrush press piece for fixing the paintbrush in the upper part of the partition wall. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to brush washing for washing a brush mainly used for drawing a watercolor painting, and more particularly to brush washing included in a sketch set in which a paint set, a palette, a paint brush, and the like can be carried together.

The watercolor sketch set used for school education in recent years, especially for arts and crafts education in elementary school, has a form of storing a palette, paint, a pencil case containing paint brushes, a dust cloth, etc. in a brush washing tank, and further storing the whole in a dedicated bag. There are many things I have.
Such a watercolor set has all the necessary tools for watercolor painting in arts and crafts education, and it is a big feature that it is compact and easy to carry for elementary school students as a whole.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-225795.

Incidentally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-225795 describes a brush wash that can fix a paintbrush without using a brush cylinder, but this structure limits the thickness of the axis of the paintbrush. In order to prevent movement in the longitudinal direction, it is necessary to form a portion whose cross section is like a gear on the axis of the paint brush.
That is, there is a problem that a specific paintbrush needs to be used to fix the paintbrush to the brush wash without using the brush cylinder.
In this case, the user cannot freely select a favorite paintbrush, and as a result, not only cannot the paintbrush fixing mechanism be used in order to use the favorite paintbrush, but it is also necessary to purchase a pencil separately.

  The present invention solves these problems, and provides a brush wash that can fix a paint brush without using a brush cylinder and can handle many shaft-shaped paint brushes even if it is not a specific paint brush. Let it be an issue.

  The gist of the present invention is that the brush washing body is provided with a partition wall for partitioning the water tank, and an ink brush holding piece is disposed above the partition wall.

  In the brush washing according to the present invention, a partition wall for partitioning the water tank is provided in the brush washing body, and the paint brush holding piece for fixing the paint brush is disposed above the partition wall, so that the brush can be directly fixed to the brush wash. In addition, various paint brushes can be selected.

  1, 2 and 3 are general views of brush washing according to the present invention. The brush wash 1 has a large water tank 12 capable of storing both the paint set 17 and the pallet 18 and small water tanks 13, 14, 15 provided with a grip 11 provided at a substantially central portion of the brush wash 1. It is configured to have a total of four aquariums.

  The partition walls 20 and 21 that separate the small water tanks 13, 14, and 15 are arranged with an interval that allows a paintbrush to be placed between the two, so that three or less paintbrushes 19 can be placed side by side. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  By placing the paintbrush 19 on the partition walls 20 and 21 and fitting and fixing the paintbrush presser piece 2 thereon, the paintbrush presser piece 2 is formed integrally with the paintbrush presser piece 2 through a leaf spring 8 formed integrally therewith. Since the brush fixing unit 7 presses the paint brush 19 toward the partition walls 20 and 21, the paint brush 19 can be fixed to the brush wash 1.

The paint brush holding piece 2 engages and fixes the grip side fixing claw 6 provided on the grip side fixing portion 5 to the engaged portion 23 provided on the grip 10 of the brush wash 1 via the U-shaped elastic deformation portion 35. Since the edge side fixing rib 4 provided on the edge side fixing part 3 is engaged and fixed to the engaged part 24 provided on the edge 22 of the brush washing, the fixing position with respect to the brush washing 1 hardly changes.
However, since the brush fixing part 7 that holds down the paint brush 19 is connected to the paint brush holding piece 2 via the leaf spring 8, the leaf spring 8 is bent so that the paint brush 19 is separated from the partition walls 20 and 21 of the brush wash 1. It generates an elastic force that presses against the surface. Further, the brush fixing portion 7 and the leaf spring 8 are arranged such that the width of the three brush springs 8 extends over almost the entire length of the partition walls 20 and 21. Thus, the paintbrush 19 can be reliably fixed by fitting and fixing the paintbrush presser piece 2 wherever the paintbrush 19 is placed on the partition walls 20 and 21.
Further, the brush fixing portion 7 is designed so that its end portion 36 is slightly different in the vertical position from the adjacent end portion 37 in a natural state where the paint brush 19 is not fixed. This is because the apex of the upper end of the shaft of the paint brush 19 is caught in the gap provided between the end portion 36 and the adjacent end portion 37, and the paint brush 19 is fixed between the adjacent brush fixing portions 7. Is to prevent. By preventing this phenomenon, it is possible to prevent the leaf spring 8 from being deformed excessively, and to prevent a decrease in the elastic force of the leaf spring 8 in the long term.

Further, by adopting the above-described structure, the paintbrush 19 can be fixed without being limited to the thickness of the shaft of the paintbrush 19. In the present embodiment, three brush fixing portions 7 and three leaf springs 8 for fixing the paint brush are provided. That is, a maximum of three paintbrushes 19 can be fixed, but even if the thicknesses of the axes of the paintbrush 19 are different one by one, the brush fixing part 7 and the leaf spring 8 are independent of each other. There is no need to limit the fixing position.
Further, the thickness of the shaft of the paintbrush 19 is not constant, for example, it can be fixed even if it is a tapered shape, and it can be fixed even if the cross-sectional shape of the shaft is non-circular such as an ellipse or a triangle.

  In addition, two claws 9 integrally projecting from the reinforcing rib 38 for securing the rigidity of the main body of the brush pressing piece 2 are projected on the grip side fixing claw 6 side on the main body portion of the brush holding piece 2. This is because when the paint brush holding piece 2 is engaged and fixed to the brush wash 1, the entire grip side fixing portion 5 sinks under the grip 10 by causing the claw 9 to interfere with the lower limit of the space below the grip 10. Is prevented.

FIG. 7 shows the use state of brush washing.
The removed brush holding piece 2 is turned upside down to engage the brush-engaging engaging portion 26 with the brush-holding engaging portion 25 provided in the brush-washing 1, thereby using the three brush fixing portions 7 as a brush holder. it can.
Further, when the brush holding piece 2 and the brush wash 1 are engaged as described above, the rib 28 provided in the brush holder engaging portion 25 is engaged with the recess 27 provided in the grip side fixing portion 5, whereby It prevents the piece 2 from being accidentally dropped.
By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the risk of losing the paintbrush presser piece 2 without being troubled by the place where the paintbrush presser piece 2 removed during brush washing is used.

Furthermore, the brush-washing 1 has the following features.
The large water tank 12 and the small water tanks 13, 14, 15 each have a display indicating a recommended water level so that the child does not overfill and spill water from brush washing when used. . Furthermore, when washing the brush, the recommended order of use of the aquarium is to first rinse with a large aquarium 12, then rinse with a small aquarium 13, and then rinse with a further small aquarium 14. The numbers are displayed in the same way as.
Further, since it is necessary to keep clean water in the brush wash in order to use water for the purpose of melting and thinning the paint, the letters “beautiful” are displayed on the wall surface of the small water tank 15.

In addition, grips 11 are provided on the upper portions of both longitudinal ends of the brush-washing 1. The grip 10 is provided with a sufficient space between the brush-washing 1 so that the child can hold the brush-washing 1 with his / her finger when carrying the brush-washing 1.
When the child carries the brush-washing 1 containing water, the instruction to hold the brush-washing 1 using the grip 11 can reduce the risk of the child spilling water during carrying.

  In addition, the paint set 17 and the pallet 18 are stored in the large water tank 12, and the upper end of the pallet 18, the upper end of the paint brush holding piece 2, and the center of the brush wash in the state where the brush holding piece 2 is fitted and fixed to the brush wash 1. The upper end of the grip 10 and the upper ends of the grips 11 provided at both longitudinal ends of the brush wash are substantially on the same plane, and the plane is parallel to the bottom surface of the brush wash 1. As a result, even when a plurality of sketch sets stored in a bag are stacked and stored, it is possible to realize a stable stacked state that does not easily collapse without depending on the rigidity of the bag.

  In the illustrated shape, the grip 11 protrudes obliquely upward from the end of the brush 1, but the actual shape is not limited to this. It can be provided in the shape of a horizontal hole on the wall surfaces at both ends of the brush-washing 1 or may be housed in a sliding manner. Further, if it is attached via a rotating structure such as a hinge structure, the grip can be folded when not in use.

  Further, the unevenness 29 is provided on a part of the bottom surface of the large water tank 12. In this method, when the brush 19 is washed, the tip portion is rubbed here, so that the paint that has entered the gap by opening the tip can be efficiently washed off.

  Further, a brush holder 16 which is a semi-arc-shaped depression is provided on the edge 22 of the brush-washing 1. The brush holder 16 is provided at a position facing the water tank, and by placing the paint brush 19 on the brush holder 16 facing the brush holder 16, the brush 19 can be placed on the brush line 1. Is.

  Furthermore, the partition wall 20, 21, 39, 40 that partitions the large water tank 12 and the small water tanks 13, 14, 15 has a squeezing part 41 so that a part of the edge constituted by the wall surface and the upper end surface is notched. Is provided. This is because when the water contained in the tip of the brush is squeezed, the tip is pressed against the squeezing part 41, so that a larger contact length can be obtained compared to the case of squeezing with a straight edge. It can squeeze water more efficiently.

  The large water tank 12 and the small water tanks 13, 14, and 15 all have a taper on the wall surface and have a shape that narrows toward the bottom. Therefore, of course, the mold-washing brush 1 has a good mold releasability at the time of injection molding. Therefore, it is possible to place the polymer in a stable and space-saving manner.

FIG. 9 shows a first embodiment according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the brush holding piece 2 is formed integrally with the brush wash 1 through a hinge portion 30 that functions by plastic deformation. By adopting the structure as in the present embodiment, the paint brush holding piece 2 cannot be separated from the brush wash 1, so that there is no possibility of losing the drawing brush holding piece 2.
In the present embodiment, the first hinge portion 30 is connected to the edge 22 of the brush wash 1, and is further connected to the brush holding piece 2 via the intermediate portion 42 and further via the second hinge portion 43.
When the first hinge part 30 and the second hinge part 43 are deformed and rotated, the brush holding piece 2 can be rotated by 180 ° or more.
Moreover, the 1st hinge part 30 and / or the 2nd hinge part 43 are not limited to the thing by plastic deformation. As shown in FIG. 10, the same effect can be obtained even if the hinge 31 having a plurality of parts is configured. In addition, in the case of such a configuration, since there is no habit like the hinge portion 30 due to plastic deformation, the hinge 31 can be reliably rotated to the angle intended by the designer. Therefore, when using the brush-washing 1, there is no fear that the brush holding part will be maintained at the position where the brush-washing part falls down inside the brush-washing 1, and there is no fear of obstructing the use of the brush-washing 1.
Further, when the hinge 31 is rotated 180 °, the brush washing 1 and the edge 22 come into contact with each other to stop the rotation, so that the brush fixing portion 7 of the brush pressing piece 2 is the best for carrying out the invention. It can also be used as a brush holder as shown in the form.

FIG. 11 shows a brush holding piece according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the coil spring 32 generates the elastic force that presses the paintbrush 19, which was generated by the leaf spring 8 in the best mode for carrying out the invention. By adopting such a configuration, it is easy to control the strength of the generated elastic force to the strength intended by the designer, and the risk that the elastic force is lowered due to secular change or the like is reduced.
FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part when an elastic body 33 such as rubber or urethane is used in place of the coil spring 32. Even if it is such a structure, the same effect is acquired. Furthermore, even if these elastic bodies 33, such as rubber | gum and urethane, are one continuous elastic body, they can deform | transform partially and can generate | occur | produce an elastic force. Therefore, it is possible to directly press the shaft of the paintbrush 19 without using the brush fixing part 7, so that it is not necessary to provide an elastic deformation part independently for each paintbrush 19. The elastic force can be independently given to each of the paint brushes 19 to be fixed by the body 33.

FIG. 13 shows a third embodiment according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, when the paint brush 19 is fixed to the brush-washing 1, a semicircular arc-shaped depression 34 for placing the paint brush 19 is provided on the partition walls 20 and 21 on which the paint brush 19 is placed. By adopting such a configuration, the position where the paint brush 19 is fixed is determined by the recess 34 of the partition walls 20, 21 without providing the recess 44 in the brush fixing unit 7. A recess 44 may be provided as in the above embodiment.
In addition, you may give the fine knurling process which has an antiskid effect, urethane coating, etc. to the surface which fixes a brush, for example, the hollow 44 or the hollow 34. The stability of the brush to be fixed and the paint brush placed at the time of use is further improved.

It is the whole bird's-eye view in the drawing brush storing state of brush washing concerning the present invention. It is the whole bird's-eye view of brush washing concerning the present invention, and is in the state where the paintbrush was put and the brush holding piece was removed. It is the state which accommodated the paint set, the palette, and the paintbrush in the brush washing according to the present invention. It is a figure of only the main part of the brush washing concerning this invention. It is a side view of the brush washing concerning this invention. It is a side view of a brush holding piece. In this state, the brush holding piece is engaged with the brush wash in an upside down state. In this state, the brush is placed on the brush-washing piece engaged with the brush-washer in the upside down state. It is a figure which shows Example 1 concerning this invention, and is an upper bird's-eye view of the state which opened the brush holding piece to the side. Of the first embodiment according to the present invention, the hinge part has a hinge structure with two parts. It is a brush holding piece of Example 2 concerning this invention. In Example 2 concerning this invention, it is the figure which replaced with the spring and has arrange | positioned the elastic body. It is an information overhead view which shows Example 3 concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Brush washing 2 Brush press 3 Edge side fixing | fixed part 4 Edge side fixing rib 5 Grip side fixing | fixed part 6 Grip side fixing nail 7 Brush fixing part 8 Leaf spring 9 Claw 10 (Center) Grip 11 (Both sides) Grip 12 Large water tank 13 Small size Water tank 14 Small water tank 15 Small water tank 16 Brush holder 17 Paint set 18 Palette 19 Drawing brush 20 Partition 21 Partition 22 Edge 23 Engagement part 24 Engagement part 25 Brush holder engagement part 26 Brush wash engagement part 27 Recess 28 Rib 29 Concavity and convexity 30 Hinge part 31 Hinge 32 Coil spring 33 Elastic body 34 Indentation 35 Elastic deformation part 36 End part 37 (Adjacent) end part 38 Reinforcement rib 39 Partition wall 40 Partition wall 41 Ironing part 42 Intermediate part 43 Hinge part 44 Indentation

Claims (6)

A brush wash characterized in that a partition wall for partitioning a water tank is provided in the brush wash body, and a paint brush holding piece for fixing the paint brush is disposed above the partition wall. 2. The brush washing according to claim 1, wherein the brush holding piece is detachably attached to the brush washing body. 2. The brush washing according to claim 1, wherein the brush holding piece is connected to a brush washing body via a hinge portion. The brush wash according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the brush holding piece is an elastic body. The brush wash according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the brush holding piece is provided independently for each of the fixed drawing brushes. 6. A brush wash according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a paint brush placing means is provided on the paint brush holding piece.

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