JP2015083107A - Tire cleaner for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tire cleaner for a wheelchair in a form that can be carried outside, that can be handled singly on a wheelchair, and that is inexpensive and small, by solving problems in which wiping wheelchair tires is a troublesome operation and impossible to do while being on a wheelchair and in which the prior art is a high-cost and large-scale device, requiring a large installation place and preventing from using it by carrying outside, although going outside on a wheelchair gets stains such as sand dust stuck on the tires, making it necessary to wipe the tire stains with a dustcloth or the like before entering inside at home.SOLUTION: The small lightweight tire cleaner for a wheelchair includes: a body mounting part (1); an insertion lock part (2); a brush for dusting out sand in cleaning a tire (3); a wiping cloth (4); a cushion arm for connecting the foregoing (5); an angle adjustment part (6); and a sand dust receiving basket (7).

Description

  The present invention relates to a small and lightweight wheelchair tire cleaner for removing dirt adhered to a tire while riding on a wheelchair.

When you go out in a wheelchair, dirt such as dust adheres to the wheelchair's tires when you go out, so when you go home, wipe the dirt on the tires with a rag before entering the room.
An expensive and large machine that removes dirt from a tire by placing a wheelchair on the device is known (see Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3, Patent Document 4, and Patent Document 5).

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-106036   Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-126025   Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-082883   JP 2008-080849 A   Registered Utility Model No. 3134455

Provided is a technique for cleaning dirt attached to a tire by simply attaching it to a hand brake of a wheelchair while riding on a wheelchair when entering the room from outside with a wheelchair.
It is a feature of the present invention that the prior art does not have the use of a hand brake, which is standard equipment on a general wheelchair, as a mounting location.

Wiping wheelchair tires was a tedious task and was not possible while in a wheelchair.
The prior art has a large installation place because of an expensive and large-scale device, and it cannot be carried around on the go.
For this reason, it is necessary to use a small and inexpensive device that can be carried by a person and can be handled by one person while staying in a wheelchair.
The present invention solves the above problems.

A brush for removing sand, a cloth for wiping, and a sand catching basket for catching dust are provided on the attachment part and the insertion lock part of the main body to be attached to the handbrake of the wheelchair.
A wheel cleaner for wheelchairs constructed as described above.

After installing the present invention, the tires can be cleaned with a simple method that is not available in the prior art, such as simply moving the wheelchair forward or backward, so when you get home, you can attach the present invention at the entrance and enter the room as it is. it can.
Since it is used by being mounted on a wheelchair handbrake, it is much smaller and lighter than the prior art and does not require an installation location, so it can be easily carried and used on the go.
Since it can be manufactured with only about 7 types of parts, the manufacturing cost is lower than that of the prior art because of its simple structure and small size and light weight.
Since it is very easy to put on and take off and use, the person himself / herself in the wheelchair can put on and take off the tire and clean the tires by himself.

  It is a top view of the present invention.   It is a top view which shows the use condition of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(I) The body mounting part (1) to be attached to the hand brake (10) of the wheelchair (1) The insertion lock part (2), the brush for sand removal for cleaning the tire (3) the cloth for wiping (4), and It consists of a cushion arm (5) to be connected, an angle adjusting part (6) and a sand catching basket (7).
(B) An insertion lock part (2) for connecting to the hand brake (10) of the wheelchair is provided at the center of the attachment part (1).
(C) A cushion arm (5) is attached above and below the attachment part (1), and an angle adjustment part (6) is provided at the tip thereof.
(D) A removable sand removal brush (3) is provided at the tip of the cushion arm (5) and the angle adjustment section (6) attached on the upper side.
(E) A removable cloth (4) for wiping is provided at the tip of the cushion arm (5) and the angle adjusting section (6) attached to the lower side.
(F) A detachable sand receiving basket (7) connected by the angle adjusting section (6) is provided in the mounting section (1).
The present invention has the above structure.

When using the present invention, the two present inventions are attached to both wheels of the wheelchair hand brake (10) by pushing the mounting portion (1) until the insertion lock portion (2) is locked.
It is confirmed that the sand removal brush (3) and the wiping cloth (4) are in close contact with the rear tire (9) of the wheelchair by the spring force of the cushion arm (5).
When the degree of adhesion is weak, the angle adjusting unit (6) adjusts the sand removing brush (3) and the wiping cloth (4).
When the wheelchair is moved forward, the sand removing brush (3) first removes the sand adhering to the tire, and then the wiping cloth (4) removes small dust adhering to the tire.
The cloth (4) for wiping is moistened with water or disinfecting alcohol according to the state of dirt attached to the wheelchair tire.
The sand catching basket (7) catches the dust so that the removed dust does not contaminate the floor surface (11).
When the position of the sand receiver basket (7) is shifted, the angle adjuster (6) adjusts it.
When you have finished using and removing it, slide the attachment part (1) sideways from the hand brake (10) of the wheelchair.
The sand removing brush (3), the wiping cloth (4) and the sand receiving basket (7) for cleaning the tire can be removed from the main body and cleaned or replaced.
The removed sand removal brush (3) and wipe cloth (4) are replaced with a wipe cloth (4) depending on the dirt attached to the wheelchair tire. Alternatively, the cloth (4) for wiping can be replaced with a brush (3) for removing sand.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Attachment part 2 Insertion lock part 3 Brush for sand removal 4 Cloth for wiping off 5 Cushion arm 6 Angle adjustment part 7 Sand catch basket 8 Wheelchair front tire 9 Wheelchair rear tire 10 Wheelchair handbrake 11 Floor surface

Claims (1)

  Attachment part (1) Insertion lock part (2) of body, Brush for sand removal (3) Cleaning cloth (4), Cushion arm (5) for connecting them and angle adjustment part ( 6) A small and lightweight wheelchair tire cleaner composed of a sand receiver basket (7).