JP2011224268A - Fork cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fork cleaner capable of easily and sufficiently remove soil at parts between teeth of fork.SOLUTION: The fork cleaner is used to clean parts between teeth of a fork and includes a pair of support parts 2 including one end side support part 2a and the other end side support part 2b, and five to ten band shape parts 3 stretched between the support parts 2. These band shape parts 3 are disposed in parallel so as to face the faces of adjacent band shape part 3 to each other keeping a prescribed spaces (for instance 2.5-3.5 mm). At least one of the band shape part 3 is preferably supported in a twisted state between the support parts 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fork cleaner. More specifically, the present invention relates to a fork cleaning tool that can easily and sufficiently remove dirt at the interdental portion of the fork.

Conventionally, as a cleaning tool such as a fork, a kitchen sponge in which a net is bonded between a sponge having a hole in the center and a sponge has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
However, even if such a cleaning tool is used, it is not always sufficient to remove dirt at the fork interdental portion, and a device with higher removal performance has been desired.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-91555

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and it aims at providing the fork cleaning tool which can remove easily the stain | pollution | contamination in a fork interdental part.

The present invention is as follows.
[1] A fork cleaning tool for cleaning the interdental portion of the fork,
A pair of support parts;
5-10 strips stretched between the pair of support portions, and
The fork cleaner characterized by the said strip | belt-shaped part being arranged side by side so that each strip | belt-shaped part may keep a predetermined space | interval, and the surface of an adjacent strip | belt-shaped part may face each other.
[2] The fork cleaner according to [1], wherein at least one of the belt-like portions is supported between the pair of support portions in a twisted state.
[3] The fork cleaning tool according to [2], wherein at least one of the belt-like portions is twisted less than 1/4 rotation.
[4] The fork cleaner according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the belt-shaped portion is formed of a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric.

According to the fork cleaning tool of the present invention, the fork teeth are inserted into the gaps between the belt-like portions stretched between the support portions, and the inter-tooth portion and the belt-like portion of the fork are slid between the fork teeth. Dirt on the part can be easily removed sufficiently. Furthermore, since 5-10 strip | belt-shaped parts are provided, when inserting the tooth | gear of a fork into the clearance gap between strip | belt-shaped parts, it is not necessary to perform exact position alignment, and dirt can be removed easily.
In addition, when the belt-like portion is stretched on the support portion in a twisted state, the contact area between the belt-like portion and the fork teeth portion is increased, and the dirt removal performance can be further improved.
Furthermore, when the strip portion is formed of a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric, the dirt removal performance can be further improved.

It is a perspective view of the fork cleaner of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the structure of a strip | belt-shaped part. It is a perspective view of the fork cleaner of other embodiments of the present invention. It is a front view of other embodiments of the present invention. It is X-X 'sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 6 is a Y-Y ′ sectional view in FIG. 4. It is a schematic diagram explaining the strip | belt-shaped part of the twisted state.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by way of embodiments with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fork cleaner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of support portions 2 and a belt-like portion 3 stretched between the pair of support portions.
The pair of support parts 2 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “support part 2”) includes a first end side support part 2a and a second end side support part 2b. These support portions 2 a and 2 b are fixed to the column portion 4. In addition, as long as the support part 2 and the support | pillar part 4 can stretch the strip | belt-shaped part 3, the structure, a magnitude | size, a shape, a material, etc. are not specifically limited, respectively. Moreover, the support part 2 and the support | pillar part 4 may be a different body, and may be integrally molded.

The belt-like portions 3 are stretched between a pair of support portions 2, and the belt-like portions 3 are arranged side by side so that the surfaces of the adjacent belt-like portions face each other with a predetermined interval therebetween. .
The number of strips is 5 to 10, preferably 5 to 8. Since the number of teeth of a general fork is 2 to 5, that is, the number of interdental parts is 1 to 4, and the number of belt-like parts is arranged more than the number of interdental parts, the fork cleaner 1 When this is used, accurate alignment between the interdental portion of the fork F and the belt-like portion 3 is not necessary, and dirt at a plurality of interdental portions can be simultaneously and easily removed.

The length of the strip | belt-shaped part 3 is not specifically limited, For example, it is preferable to set it as 50 mm or more, More preferably, it is 50-500 mm, More preferably, it is 100-300 mm. When this length is 50 mm or more, a sufficient sliding distance can be ensured, and dirt on the fork teeth can be efficiently removed.
The width | variety of the strip | belt-shaped part 3 is not specifically limited, For example, it is preferable to set it as 30 mm or more, More preferably, it is 30-80 mm, More preferably, it is 40-60 mm. When this width is 30 mm or more, the dirt between the teeth can be efficiently removed.
The thickness of the strip | belt-shaped part 3 is not specifically limited, For example, it is preferable to set it as 5 mm or less, More preferably, it is 0.1-5 mm, More preferably, it is 0.5-3 mm.

  The space | interval (L) between strip | belt-shaped parts 3 is not specifically limited, It adjusts suitably according to the thickness of the strip | belt-shaped part 3, and the width | variety of the tooth | gear of the fork F to be used. Specifically, this interval is preferably 5 mm or less, more preferably 2 to 4 mm, and still more preferably 2.5 to 3.5 mm. When this interval is 5 mm or less, the fork teeth can be smoothly inserted into the gap between the strips.

The material and form of the belt-like portion 3 are not particularly limited, but are preferably formed of a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric. When the strip | belt-shaped part 3 is formed with the woven fabric or the nonwoven fabric, a stain | pollution | contamination is removed by being entangled with a fiber, and the removal performance of a stain | pollution | contamination can be improved more.
It should be noted that the belt-like portion 3 can be made of waste material of seat belts, waste material of firewood, and the like used in vehicles such as automobiles.

Moreover, each strip | belt-shaped part 3 is locked in the state which made the one strip | belt body 30 meander by the rod-shaped locking member 21 arrange | positioned by the support part 2 at predetermined intervals, as shown in FIG. It is constituted by.
In addition, each edge part 31 of the strip | belt body 30 is being fixed to the at least one of the adjacent locking member 21 and the support part 2 by a well-known method.

In addition, each belt-like portion 3 is stretched in parallel by the support portion 2 in a state where there is no twist, but at least one of the belt-like portions 3 is stretched between the support portions 2 in a twisted state. Also good. In particular, at least one of the strips 3 can be twisted less than a quarter turn. When the belt-like portion 3 is supported by the support portion in a twisted state, the contact area between the belt-like portion and the fork teeth portion is increased, and the dirt removal performance can be further improved.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, a fork cleaner 10 including a pair of support parts 2 and a band-like part 3 stretched in a twisted state between the pair of support parts is given. Can do. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the band 3 in a twisted state, and the broken line in the figure indicates the band in an untwisted state.

Here, the effect of the fork cleaner 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated.
When using the fork cleaner 1 of this embodiment, the teeth of the fork F are inserted into the gaps between the strips 3 of the fork cleaner 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. In other words, the belt-like portion 3 is inserted so as to be arranged in the interdental portion of the fork F. At this time, since the number of the band-like portions 3 (seven in the drawing) is larger than the number of teeth between the forks F (three in the drawing), accurate alignment between the fork teeth portion and the belt-like portion 3 is performed. Therefore, even if the fork F is appropriately inserted into the belt-like portion 3, the belt-like portion 3 is easily arranged at each inter-tooth portion of the fork F.
Thereafter, the fork F is repeatedly reciprocated in the direction of the arrow in the figure. By this operation, the interdental part of the fork F and the belt-like part 3 slide, and the dirt in the interdental part of the fork F is easily removed.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and within the scope not deviating from the gist other than the following. Various modifications can be made.
(1) As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of band-like portions 3 in each of the above-described embodiments are configured by being locked by the locking member 21 in a state where one band 30 is meandered. As long as 5 to 10 strips 3 are formed, the configuration is not limited to that described above. Specifically, for example, the 5 to 10 strip portions 3 may be configured separately by a plurality of strips.
(2) Also, the dimensions (length, width, and thickness) of each strip-shaped portion 3 do not have to be the same, and may be different from each other.
(3) Furthermore, it is not necessary that the intervals between adjacent belt-like portions are all the same, and they may be different from each other.

  The fork cleaning tool of the present invention is widely used as a cleaning tool for removing dirt in the fork teeth.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,10; Fork cleaning tool, 2; A pair of support part, 2a; One end side support part, 2b; Other end side support part, 21; Locking member, 3; Band-like part, 30; 4; strut part, F; fork.

Claims (4)

A fork cleaning tool for cleaning the interdental portion of the fork,
A pair of support parts;
5-10 strips stretched between the pair of support portions, and
The fork cleaner characterized by the said strip | belt-shaped part being arranged side by side so that each strip | belt-shaped part may keep a predetermined space | interval, and the surface of an adjacent strip | belt-shaped part may face each other.   The fork cleaner according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the belt-like portions is supported between the pair of support portions in a twisted state.   The fork cleaner according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the strips is twisted less than ¼ rotation.   The fork cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the belt-like portion is formed of a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric.

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