JP2010057741A - Back washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a back washing device for washing the back by an electric system by being attached on a wall surface or the like of a bathroom or the like, wherein the back of the old, the sick, and the physically handicapped is safely and conveniently washed, a structure of the device is simplified to improve manufacturing and costs, and a sense of use is further improved. <P>SOLUTION: The back washing device 1 is provided with an eccentric shaft 12 joined in an eccentric state to a rotational shaft 8 of a motor 7 provided in a body case 2 and reciprocally moves a reciprocal movement member 4 in the horizontal direction via a mechanism for converting eccentric rotation of the eccentric shaft into a reciprocal movement in the horizontal direction. In the back washing device, a brush 26 by many projection shapes formed by soft flexible members are constructed on the front face of a wash panel 5 provided ahead of the reciprocal movement member 4, and exothermic agents 29 are contained in many divided chambers 28 provided inside the wash panel, so that the brush 26 of the wash panel 5 is heated by reciprocal movements of the wash panel 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a back cleaning device that can be electrically driven to wash the back by being attached to a wall surface of a bathroom or the like.

  Conventionally, in order to wash the body, the body dirt is manually washed off using a towel, a sponge, or the like. However, particularly with regard to cleaning the back, various cleaning tools have been developed in the past because it is difficult to reach. Furthermore, as a device useful for the elderly and the disabled, an electric cleaning device that drives a cleaning tool with an electric motor has been developed.

  However, the conventional electric cleaning device is configured to rotate the cleaning tool attached to the rotating shaft of the motor, and hitting the rotating cleaning tool against the body is not without fear. For this reason, when the user is a weak person such as a sick person or a handicapped person, the feeling of fear is further increased. In addition, there are drawbacks in that a towel or the like is involved in a rotating cleaning tool, and water or soap is scattered around. Furthermore, there was a risk of accidents caused by mischief of children.

  Therefore, in order to solve such problems, the present applicant has developed a “back cleaning apparatus” described in Patent Document 1. The structure of this apparatus is that the cleaning plate is connected to the rotating shaft of a reciprocating motor provided in the main body case in an eccentric state and the cleaning plate is moved through a reciprocating member provided to reciprocate in the lateral direction. The cleaning plate is mounted so as to face the front of the machine, and the reciprocating motor is driven to reciprocate the cleaning board in the lateral direction with a predetermined width.

Such a cleaning device does not rotate the cleaning board, but reciprocates by a minute width in the lateral direction, so it can be used with peace of mind without causing fear to the sick or disabled. It was possible to use it without any accidents for children without involving towels or splashing water or soap around it.
JP 2006-141775 A

  The present invention is a further improvement of the above device, and is a back cleaning device that can be electrically powered to wash the back by being attached to a wall or the like of a bathroom, etc., even if it is an elderly person, a sick person, a disabled person, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a back cleaning device that can clean the back safely and conveniently, simplify the structure of the device, improve manufacturing and cost, and further improve the feeling of use. It is.

  In order to solve the above problem, the back cleaning device according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with an eccentric shaft connected in an eccentric state to a rotating shaft of a motor provided in the main body case, and the eccentric shaft is eccentric. In a back cleaning apparatus that reciprocates a reciprocating member in a lateral direction through a mechanism that converts rotation into a reciprocating movement in a lateral direction, a large number of soft elastic members are formed on the front surface of a cleaning board provided in front of the reciprocating member. The brush of the washing board is heated by the reciprocating movement of the washing board by configuring the brush with a protruding shape and storing the heat generating agent in a number of compartments provided inside the washing board. Features.

  The back cleaning device according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that, in claim 1, the exothermic agent is a vibrating exothermic agent that generates heat by vibration.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a back cleaning apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein multistage brackets are provided in the vertical direction along both sides of the reciprocating member, and each multistage bracket is provided on both sides of the cleaning board. Bearing grooves for supporting the stop shafts are formed at predetermined intervals in the height direction, and the wash shafts on both sides of the cleaning panel are manually cleaned by supporting them on the bearing grooves at either height of the multistage brackets on both sides. The height of the panel can be adjusted.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the back cleaning device according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the rotating blade is provided on the eccentric shaft connected in an eccentric state to the rotating shaft of the motor provided in the main body case. Thus, the rotating blades are rotated along with the rotation of the motor, whereby the moisture in the main body case is stirred and released to the outside.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a back cleaning apparatus according to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect, wherein a propeller is provided at the lower end of the eccentric shaft, an infrared generator is provided in the vicinity where the propeller blows, It is characterized in that warm air by infrared rays generated from an infrared ray generator is sent out of the main body case by blowing air from a propeller that rotates by driving.

  Further, the back cleaning device according to claim 6 of the present invention is the back projection device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein each of the protruding shapes formed on the brush made of a soft elastic member provided on the front surface of the cleaning board. Is characterized in that the base is formed hard and the tip is formed soft.

  The back cleaning device of the present invention is provided with an eccentric shaft connected in an eccentric state to a rotation shaft of a motor provided in the main body case, and through a mechanism for converting the eccentric rotation of the eccentric shaft into a reciprocating movement in the lateral direction. The reciprocating member has a structure that reciprocates in the lateral direction, and the washing board mounted in front of the reciprocating member reciprocates by a minute width in the lateral direction, so it is fearful to the elderly and the handicapped. Without giving a feeling, you can wash your body, such as your back, without having to wrap around towels or splashing water or soap around you. Is.

  In addition, a brush having a large number of protrusions formed from a soft elastic member is formed on the front surface of the cleaning plate provided in front of the reciprocating member, and a heat generating agent is accommodated in a number of compartments provided inside the cleaning plate. Therefore, the brush of the cleaning board can be heated by reciprocating movement of the cleaning board, so that the brush of the cleaning board can be used in a heated state without using a power source such as a heat transfer heater. It is possible to clean the back with a feeling of use that is kind to the sick and elderly who should be aware of changes.

  In addition, by using a vibration heat generating agent that generates heat by vibration as a heat generating agent, the brush of the cleaning plate can be automatically heated as the cleaning plate reciprocates, so there is no need for power consumption. Therefore, it is safe, and it is also useful for reducing the use cost as compared with the structure of a cleaning board using a conventional heater or the like.

  Further, in the present invention, multistage brackets are provided in the vertical direction along both sides of the reciprocating member, and each multistage bracket has groove-shaped bearing grooves for supporting the latching shafts provided on both sides of the cleaning board in the height direction. The height of the washing machine can be adjusted manually by adopting a simple structure that is formed at a predetermined interval and supports the latching shafts on both sides of the washing machine in the bearing grooves at either height of the multistage brackets on both sides. It can be used regardless of the height difference, and can be downsized as a whole, and does not require power consumption. It will be beneficial.

  In the present invention, the rotating blade is rotated with the driving of the motor by providing the rotating blade on the eccentric shaft connected in an eccentric state to the rotating shaft of the motor provided in the main body case. It is possible to agitate the moisture in the main body case by the air blowing action of the rotating blades and let it escape to the outside.

  Further, in the present invention, a propeller is provided at the lower end of the eccentric shaft, and an infrared generator is provided in the vicinity where the propeller blows, so that the propeller that rotates by driving the motor is blown away from the infrared generator. Warm air generated by the infrared rays can be sent out of the case of the main body, and the heat action of infrared rays can be used to sterilize the user and the bathroom. It is also useful for improving health such as improving the health, and it is also possible to give a user a medical effect such as skin treatment.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, each of the protruding shapes formed on the brush made of a soft elastic member provided on the front surface of the cleaning board has a structure in which the root is formed hard and the tip is formed soft. By improving the durability so that it can withstand long-term use, the tip of each protruding shape of the brush that hits the user's body is made soft, so you get a skin-friendly feel Can do.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the back cleaning device 1 according to the present invention is attached to a wall surface 10 (see FIG. 2) such as a bathroom. A cleaning board 5 is provided on the front surface of the reciprocating member 4 provided in the body case 2 and supported by legs 3 and 3 provided at the left and right lower parts of the main body case 2. It is configured to reciprocate.

  In the above configuration, a motor support plate 6 is provided on the upper part of the body case 2 fixed to the wall surface 10 with screws 11 or the like, as shown in FIG. The motor 7 is fixed with the rotary shaft 8 facing downward, and an eccentric shaft 12 is connected to the rotary shaft 8 via a joint member 9.

  The main body case 2 has a vertically long space below the motor support plate 6 on the upper portion thereof, and the eccentric shaft 12 connected to the rotating shaft 8 of the motor 7 extends to the eccentric bearing plate 13 provided below the main body case 2. While being extended, the lower end portion of the eccentric shaft 12 is rotatably supported by an eccentric bearing 14 provided on the eccentric bearing plate 13.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the eccentric shaft 12 is extended downward in an eccentric state by bending from the axis of the rotating shaft 8 of the motor 7, and in the middle of the extended shaft member 12a. A rotary blade 15 is provided. Although FIG. 2 shows a structure in which one longitudinal blade 15a is fixed to the shaft member 12a, a plurality of blades 15a may be provided. By rotating the rotary blade 15 as the motor 7 is driven, it is possible to stir the moisture in the main body case 2 and let it escape outward.

  The eccentric shaft 12 converts the eccentric rotation of the eccentric shaft 12 into the reciprocating movement of the reciprocating member 4 in the lateral direction via the reciprocating movement conversion mechanisms 19 a and 19 b formed at the upper and lower portions. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper support plate 18a and a lower support plate 18b, which are vertically separated, are fixed between the motor support plate 6 and the eccentric bearing plate 13, and are respectively attached to the upper and lower support plates 18a and 18b. Are provided with upper and lower reciprocating movement conversion mechanisms 19a and 19b having the same configuration.

  Therefore, for example, the cross-sectional situation of the upper reciprocating movement conversion mechanism 19a will be described with reference to FIG. 3. An open portion that exposes the front surface of the reciprocating member 4 is formed between the outer frames 2a and 2a on both sides of the main body case 2. The angle connecting member 21 is fixed to the rear surface of the reciprocating member 4. The left and right angle members 22a and 22b are rotatably supported on the left and right sides of the angle connecting member 21, and the center support shaft 16 is provided with the angle members 22a and 22b spaced apart on the left and right of the upper support plate 18a. , 16 is supported so as to be freely rotatable.

  Also, one angle member (long angle member shown in the lower part of FIG. 3) 22a is formed longer than the other angle member (short angle member shown in the upper part of FIG. 3) 22b by extending backward. One end of the eccentric rotation connecting member 20 is rotatably connected to the support shaft 17 provided at the rear end thereof, and the other end of the eccentric rotation connecting member 20 is freely rotatable with respect to the eccentric shaft 12. The structure is supported by

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the installation position in the lateral direction of the motor 7 is a long angle in order to secure the length of the eccentric rotation connecting member 20 that connects the eccentric shaft 12 and the long angle member 22a. It is provided at a position far from the member 22a, that is, at a position close to the short angle member 22b.

  With the above configuration, when the motor 7 is rotated, the eccentric shaft 12 rotates eccentrically, thereby causing the long angle member 22a to swing around the support shaft 16 through the rotational movement of the eccentric rotation connecting member 20. The reciprocating member 4 can be reciprocated in the lateral direction with a constant amplitude through the angle connecting member 21 while being supported by the support shafts 16 and 16 of the left and right angle members 22a and 22b.

  Further, in FIG. 3, multistage brackets 23 and 23 are fixed in the vertical direction along both sides of the reciprocating member 4. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 5 and the like, the multistage brackets 23, 23 are receivers formed in an inverted L shape for supporting the latching shafts 24, 24 fixed on both sides of the cleaning board 5. Grooves 25, 25 are formed at predetermined intervals in the height direction, and as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the latching shafts 24, 24 on both sides of the cleaning board 5 are connected to the multistage brackets 23, 23 on both sides. It is possible to manually adjust the height of the cleaning board 5 by supporting the receiving grooves 25, 25 at any one of the heights.

  Further, when the latching shafts 24, 24 on both sides are supported in the receiving grooves 25, 25 of the desired height of the multistage brackets 23, 23 as described above, the cleaning board 5 is centered on the left and right latching shafts 24, 24. Although swinging back and forth, as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the compression spring 35 is fixed to the back surface of the upper center of the cleaning board 5 and elastically supports the reciprocating member 4. As shown in FIG. 5, when the user puts his / her back on the cleaning board 5, the cleaning board 5 exhibits cushioning properties by the elastic force of the compression spring 35, and a good feeling of use can be obtained.

  Further, in this embodiment, the cleaning board 5 constitutes a brush 26 with a number of protruding shapes 27, 27... Formed from a soft elastic member on the front surface of the cleaning board 5 provided in front of the reciprocating member 4. The heat generating agent 29 is accommodated in a large number of compartments 28, 28... Provided inside the cleaning board 5, so that the brush 26 of the cleaning board 5 is heated by the reciprocating movement of the cleaning board 5.

  The cleaning board 5 constitutes a brush 26 made of a soft elastic member on the front surface of the frame member 29 made of metal, hard synthetic resin, or the like. In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the frame member 29 is bent in the horizontal and horizontal directions and the vertical direction, and the brush 26 body is bent in the horizontal and horizontal directions and the vertical direction. The body such as the back can be cleaned by reciprocating the brush 26 left and right with the brush 26 wrapped around the back.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, a large number of compartments 28, 28... Partitioned into small spaces are provided inside the brushes 26 of the cleaning board 5, and each compartment 28 has a heating agent 29. Is housed. As the heat generating agent 29, it is preferable to use a vibration heat generating agent that generates heat by vibration caused by the reciprocating movement of the cleaning board 5. As a specific example, when platinum powder is accommodated in each compartment, or when fine particles of tourmaline and zeolite are mixed in each compartment 28, the cleaning plate 5 moves back and forth. In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect of heating the brush 26 by generating heat due to friction between the fine particles in the compartment 28.

  Each of the protruding shapes 27, 27... Formed on the front surface of the brush 26 is formed so that the base is hard and the tip is soft by adjusting the density of the synthetic resin molding, and is used for a long time. In addition, the durability of the brush 26 that hits the user's body is improved, and the tip of each protrusion 27 of the brush 26 that is in contact with the user's body is made soft.

  The brush 26 is provided with a surface adhesive such as Velcro (registered trademark) (not shown) on the frame member 30 so that the brush 26 can be removably attached, removed and cleaned, or attached to another brush 26. It is also possible to exchange them. Note that the brush 26 may be made of a flocking material.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to provide a configuration in which a propeller 31 is provided at the lower end of the eccentric shaft 12 and an infrared generator 32 is provided in the vicinity of the air flow of the propeller 31 on the wall surface 10 side. . As the infrared ray generating device 32, it is preferable to use a device that generates far infrared rays by a ceramic heater or the like. Further, a cover 33 made of tempered glass or hard plastic provided at the lower part of the main body case is provided in front of the infrared ray generator 32, and a gap 34 is formed at the upper and lower portions thereof.

  The infrared ray radiated from the infrared ray generator 32 has a sterilizing effect as well as warming, and covers the hot air generated by the infrared ray generator 32 by the air blown by the propeller 31 rotating by driving the motor 7. It is possible to warm the user's body, bathroom, etc., and to exert an infrared sterilizing effect on the user, bathroom, etc. This infrared light is outside the spectrum and has a wavelength longer than the visible red color and is invisible to the naked eye, has a large thermal effect, and is actively used in skin treatment and medical technology. The excellent medical effect of infrared rays can be given to the user of the back cleaning device of the present invention, which is also beneficial for improving the health of the user.

  In order to use the back cleaning apparatus 1 configured as described above, it can be used in a posture in which it is seated on a chair 36 as shown in FIG. The chair 36 is configured to be a hydraulic type that can automatically move the seat up and down, so that the height of the seat can be finely adjusted. Moreover, this chair 36 is good also as a structure which can finely adjust the height of a seat part by rotating a seat part to a screw type. In this way, the hanging shafts 24, 24 of the cleaning board 5 are set to the desired heights of the multistage brackets 23, 23 according to the posture such as sitting on the chair 36, standing on the floor, or height difference of the user. After the height of the washing board 5 is adjusted or the height of the chair 36 is finely adjusted, the washing board 5 is reciprocated left and right by starting the motor 7. Let At this time, the user only touches the body such as the back to the brush 26 of the cleaning board 5, and the cleaning board 5 does not rotate, but reciprocates by a minute predetermined width in the lateral direction. It can be used with peace of mind without causing fear to people, people with disabilities, etc., and it can be used with peace of mind without involving towels or splashing water or soap around it. It becomes possible to do.

  The back cleaning apparatus of the present invention is a back cleaning apparatus that can be electrically powered to wash the back by being attached to a wall surface of a bathroom or the like. The back cleaning apparatus can be used safely and conveniently even for an elderly person, a sick person, a disabled person, etc. The apparatus can be cleaned, and the structure of the apparatus can be simplified to improve the manufacturing and cost. Further, the apparatus can be used as a back cleaning apparatus that is further improved in feeling of use.

It is a front view of the back washing apparatus by this invention. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a back cleaning device according to the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a back cleaning device according to the present invention. It is a side view of the back washing apparatus by this invention, and shows the use condition by a user. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which attaches a washing machine to the back washing apparatus by this invention, (a) shows the condition before attaching a washing machine, (b) shows the condition after attaching a washing machine. It is a schematic front view which shows the condition of the compartment provided in the brush of the washing | cleaning board of the back washing apparatus by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Back washing apparatus 2 Main body case 2a Outer frame 3 Leg part 4 Reciprocating member 5 Washing board 6 Motor support plate 7 Motor 8 Rotating shaft 9 Joint member 10 Wall surface 11 Screw 12 Eccentric shaft 12a Shaft member 13 Eccentric bearing plate 14 Eccentric bearing plate 15 Rotating blade 15a Blade plate 16 Center support shaft 17 Support shaft 18a Upper support plate 18b Lower support plate 19a Upper reciprocation conversion mechanism 19a Lower reciprocation conversion mechanism 20 Eccentric rotation connection member 21 Angle connection member 22a Long angle member 22b Short angle member 23 Multistage bracket 24 Holding shaft 25 Receiving groove 26 Brush 27 Projection shape 28 Compartment chamber 29 Heat generating agent 30 Frame member 31 Propeller 32 Infrared generator 33 Cover 34 Clearance 35 Compression spring 36 Chair

Claims (6)

An eccentric shaft connected in an eccentric state to a rotating shaft of a motor provided in the main body case is provided, and the reciprocating member is moved laterally through a mechanism that converts the eccentric rotation of the eccentric shaft into a horizontal reciprocating motion. In the back cleaning device that reciprocates,
A brush having a large number of protrusions formed from a soft elastic member is formed on the front surface of the cleaning plate provided in front of the reciprocating member, and a heat generating agent is accommodated in a number of compartments provided in the cleaning plate. Thus, the back cleaning apparatus is characterized in that the brush of the cleaning board is heated by the reciprocating movement of the cleaning board. 2. The back cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat generating agent is a vibration heat generating agent that generates heat by vibration. Multi-stage brackets are provided in the vertical direction along both sides of the reciprocating member, and each multi-stage bracket has bearing grooves for supporting the latching shafts provided on both sides of the cleaning board at predetermined intervals in the height direction. 3. The height of the washing machine can be manually adjusted by supporting the latching shafts on both sides in bearing grooves at any height of the multistage brackets on both sides. Back cleaning device. By providing the rotating blade on the eccentric shaft connected in an eccentric state to the rotating shaft of the motor provided in the main body case, the rotating blade is rotated along with the rotation of the motor, so that the moisture in the main body case is reduced. 4. The back cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the back cleaning device is agitated to escape outward. A propeller is provided at the lower end of the eccentric shaft, an infrared generator is provided in the vicinity where the propeller blows, and the warm air generated by the infrared generator is blown out of the body case by the propeller that rotates by driving the motor. The back washing apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the back washing apparatus is sent to Each of the protruding shapes formed in a large number of brushes made of a soft elastic member provided on the front surface of the cleaning board has a hard base and a soft tip. The back cleaning device according to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.