JP2016137178A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a cleaning tool for cleaning a cleaning object having a special shape, such as a jug and a decanter bottle, to easily and surely clean, in particular, a portion unreachable by a hand.SOLUTION: A cleaning member 3 comprising sponges 31-33 is attached at a circumference part of a base material that is easily plastically deformable by a user and has rigidity, with respect to force applied at a time of cleaning, of a degree capable of maintaining a deformed shape. Thus, the cleaning tool can clean inner and outer both surfaces of a cylindrical vessel, such as a jug and a mug, at a time by being folded into a U-shape and reformed (plastic deformation) as illustrated in Fig. 2. The cleaning tool is reformed as appropriate so as to follow a circumference in an axis direction and inserted through a mouth of a bottle or a decanter bottle such that the cleaning member 3 is brought into close contact with a shoulder of the bottle or an inner periphery of a swelled body of the decanter bottle to clean the bottle or the decanter bottle without leaving uncleaned portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning tool suitably used for cleaning a part to be cleaned such as a groove, such as a bottomed cylindrical container such as a mug or a mug.

  The above-mentioned mugs and mugs have a deep bottom, so that it is difficult for them to enter their hands, and it is difficult to wash them with ordinary scrubs or sponges. However, since the mugs and mugs are formed in a relatively uniform cylinder, the beer mug cleaning described in Patent Document 1 is not used in business applications such as izakaya, but instead of using a simple handle scourer or sponge. A substantially U-shaped scrubber or sponge, such as a brush, may be used. By using this via mug cleaning brush, both the inner and outer surfaces can be cleaned at a time, and the cleaning efficiency can be greatly increased, which is preferable.

JP 2000-20881 A

  However, Patent Document 1 is a via mug cleaning brush, which is suitable for cleaning a via mug but cannot be applied to other objects to be cleaned. For example, in the case of a bottle, the inside of the shoulder and the inside cannot be washed, and similarly, the inside of the decanter bottle cannot be washed including the bulging abdomen. Therefore, the scourers and sponges with the handle are used for these objects to be cleaned. In addition to these tablewares, there are many cleaning items and cleaning parts that cannot be handled by the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a handle-made scourer, or a sponge, such as the water around a housing facility.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool capable of easily and surely cleaning a part having a special shape to be cleaned, particularly a place where a hand cannot be reached.

  The cleaning tool of the present invention includes a linear or strip-shaped base material that can be plastically deformed, and a cleaning member that is attached to the outer periphery of the base material.

  According to the above configuration, in a cleaning tool for cleaning dishes using a cleaning member such as a sponge or a brush, the base material is embedded in the center of the cleaning member, and the base material is easily plasticized by the user. It is made of a linear or belt-like material that is deformable and has a rigidity sufficient to maintain the deformed shape against the force applied during the cleaning.

  Therefore, the cleaning member is folded into a U shape, for example, and brazed (plastically deformed), so that the cleaning member is placed on both the inner and outer surfaces of a cylindrical container such as a mug or mug as the object to be cleaned. It can be cleaned at the same time. Also, for example, in bottles and decanter bottles, after being brazed (plastically deformed) along the outer periphery in the axial direction, it is inserted into them and rotated in the circumferential direction so that the shoulder of the bottle Alternatively, the cleaning member can be brought into intimate contact with the inner periphery of the bulged abdomen of the decanter bottle for cleaning without leakage. In addition to tableware, it can also be widely applied, for example, around the water in residential facilities. In this way, using a cleaning member such as a sponge or brush, it is possible to easily clean parts that have special shapes and sizes that are particularly difficult to access, and to clean, that is, cleanly. Can be washed up.

  In addition, the cleaning tool of the present invention is characterized in that the length is formed to be 30 to 33 cm.

  According to said structure, in addition to the said inside and outside both surfaces of cylindrical containers, such as a mug and a mug, it can wash up to a drinking mouth and a bottom at a stretch by folding in U shape. Moreover, when using it for other dishwashing, it can be accommodated to the extent that it does not get in the way in the kitchen or kitchen, which is preferable.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, the base material is characterized in that the cross section in the width direction of the band is the band shape having an oval or elliptical shape.

  According to said structure, in performing the said brazing (plastic deformation), it becomes easy to bend in the thickness direction of a belt | band | zone, and the bending to the width direction of a belt | band | zone becomes difficult.

  Therefore, the deformation direction of the cleaning tool is almost specified, and it becomes easy to use by giving directionality to the bending. In addition, after brazing (plastic deformation), when returning, it is easy to return to the original shape, and with circular wire rods etc., if deformation is repeated, it will become uneven and will not return to a straight line By forming the belt-like shape, the ratio of remaining wrinkles (deformation) can be reduced, and the cleaning member can be easily brought into close contact with the cleaning portion every time.

  In the cleaning tool of the present invention, the cleaning member is made of a sponge.

  According to the above configuration, in the brush, the hair becomes rough on the outer peripheral side of the curved portion and a portion that cannot be cleaned is generated, whereas in the sponge, the outer periphery of the curved portion is somewhat stretched (pulled). ) Although crushed, the outer peripheral surface is continuous, and contact unevenness to the cleaning site can be reduced.

  Thereby, cleaning unevenness can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, the cleaning member has both sides in the width direction having corrugated side surfaces in which the distance from the center line extending in the longitudinal direction is periodically long and short.

  According to the above configuration, the end (side) part of the sponge does not proceed in a straight line when cleaning the object to be cleaned by moving in the width direction, such as rotating the sponge in the circumferential direction as described above. Because of the undulation, the relative movement of the sponge will apply a force in an oblique direction to the dirt.

  Therefore, it becomes easy to remove dirt.

  Further, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, the cleaning member is formed in a sharp shape in which the vicinity of one end in the longitudinal direction becomes narrower toward the end.

  According to the above configuration, by inserting the sharp end portion of the cleaning tool into the container, it is possible to clean even a sharp portion to be cleaned such as the bottom of a wine glass.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, the cleaning member covers the base material over the entire circumference including both ends of the base material.

  According to said structure, while being able to wash | clean to the bottom part of bottomed cylindrical containers, such as a mug and a mug, with the washing | cleaning member of the said edge part, safety is preferable.

  In the cleaning tool of the present invention, the cleaning member is characterized in that a cut is formed in the vicinity of the center in the width direction at at least one end in the longitudinal direction.

  According to said structure, by pressing an edge part to a to-be-cleaned site | part, this edge part is crotch cracked in the part of a notch, and spreads on both sides.

  Therefore, it is possible to clean the bottom and corners of a bottomed cylindrical container such as a mug or mug, which is preferable.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, the sponge is divided in the thickness direction of the base material, and sponges having different densities on one side and the other side in the thickness direction with respect to the base material. Is pasted together.

  According to said structure, according to the property of the stain | pollution | contamination adhering to to-be-washed | cleaned object, a more suitable sponge can be made to contact simply by bending to which direction this washing | cleaning tool.

  Moreover, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, the base material is characterized in that the both end portions thereof are larger in diameter than portions other than the both end portions.

  According to said structure, even if the coating | cover of a cleaning member is torn, it is preferable on safety because the edge part of a base material is thick.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning tool of the present invention, both end portions of the base material protrude from the end portions of the cleaning member, and the protruding portions are attached to a common handle so that the base material and the cleaning member are annular. It is formed.

  According to the above configuration, the annular base material and the cleaning member are appropriately deformed, and the cross section is inserted in parallel into a groove of an arbitrary shape such as a rectangle, a circle, a triangle, etc., rotated 90 °, and then the length of the groove By dragging in the direction, each surface of the part to be cleaned can be cleaned at once.

  As described above, the cleaning tool of the present invention uses a cleaning member such as a sponge or brush to clean tableware, etc., and embeds the base material in the center of the cleaning member, and uses the base material. It is made of a linear or belt-like material that can be easily plastically deformed by a person and has rigidity sufficient to maintain the deformed shape against the force applied during the cleaning.

  Therefore, it is possible to easily clean a part to be cleaned having a special shape or size that is not easily accessible, and to clean, that is, cleanly clean.

It is a perspective view in the initial state of the cleaning tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view in the state bent in the U shape which is one example of use of the cleaning implement. It is a perspective view of the one usage example. It is sectional drawing which shows the other usage example of the said washing | cleaning tool typically. It is a perspective view of the further another usage example of the said cleaning tool. It is a perspective view in the initial state of the cleaning tool which concerns on other forms of implementation of this invention. It is a typical front view of the cleaning tool which concerns on the further another form of implementation of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the preparation method of the cleaning tool shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the cross-sectional shape of the groove | channel as a washing | cleaning location where the cleaning tool shown in FIG. 7 is used.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an initial state of a cleaning tool 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cleaning tool 1 is configured by adhering a cleaning member 3 around a linear or belt-like base material 2 that can be plastically deformed.

  The base material 2 is embedded in the center of the cleaning member, and the base material 2 can be plastically deformed easily (freely) by the user and deformed with respect to the force applied during the cleaning. It is comprised from the said linear or strip | belt-shaped material which has the rigidity of the grade which can be maintained. Therefore, for example, a metal wire or a metal strip having a rust prevention function such as stainless steel, a metal wire or a metal strip such as copper subjected to a rust prevention treatment with vinyl coating or the like can be used for the substrate 2. . As a metal wire that has been rust-proofed by the vinyl coating and can be easily obtained, a power line cable can be used. In the case of the power line cable, a single core is linear, a two-core or three-core is used. It becomes a band.

  The cleaning member 3 is configured by laminating three layers of sponges 31, 32 and 33. The three layers of sponges 31, 32, and 33 can be divided into two sets of a relatively high density sponge (urethane) 31, a low density sponge 32, and a medium density sponge (urethane) 33. Those sets are attached to the one surface 21 and the other surface 22 of the base material 2 to produce the cleaning tool 1. The low-density sponge 32 functions as a cushion material on the medium-density sponge 33 side, and has a function of bringing the sponge 33 harder than the sponge 32 into close contact with the site to be cleaned. Depending on the object to be cleaned, a nonwoven fabric or the like may be used instead of the sponges 31 and 33.

  Therefore, the cleaning tool 1 is folded into a U shape as shown in FIG. 2, for example, and brazed (plastically deformed), so that a mug as an object to be cleaned is obtained as shown in FIG. The cleaning member 3 is brought into close contact with both the inner and outer surfaces of a cylindrical container such as 7 or a mug so that it can be cleaned at the same time. In that case, the length of the cleaning member 3, that is, the total length of the cleaning tool 1 is 30 to 33 cm, and the base material 2 is formed to be about 29 cm. In addition to the inner and outer surfaces of a cylindrical container such as a mug, the drinking mouth and the bottom can be washed up at once, and convenience can be improved. Moreover, when using for another dishwashing, if it is said full length, it can accommodate | store to the extent which does not become obstructive in a kitchen or a kitchen, and is suitable.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning member 3 covers the base material 2 over the entire circumference including both end portions 37 and 38 of the cleaning tool 1. 3B, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), by inserting it into the bottomed cylindrical container such as the mug 7 or mug from both ends 37, 38 side, the bottom 71 of the container and its The corner 72 can be cleaned. Furthermore, it is preferable from the viewpoint of safety.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the end portions 37 and 38 of the cleaning member 3, the notches 39 and 40 are formed near the center in the width direction. When pressed against the cleaning portion, the end portions 37 and 38 are crotch cracked at the notches 39 and 40 and spread on both sides. Thereby, it is possible to more reliably clean the bottom and corners of a bottomed cylindrical container such as a mug 7 or a mug. In the example of FIGS. 1 and 2, the cuts 39 and 40 are arc-shaped cutouts, but they may be simple slits (cuts) that do not expose the end portions 23 and 24 of the substrate 2. Good.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning tool 1 can be freely deformed, not only folded back at the approximate center, but also bent at one-third of the site, or bent in the opposite direction. Therefore, for example, in the bottle 4 as shown in FIG. 4A, the decanter bottle 5 as shown in FIG. 4B, the wine glass 6 shown in FIG. After carrying out brazing (plastic deformation) along 51 and 61, it inserts in them and rotates in the circumferential direction φ, so that the shoulder portion 42 of the bottle 4 and the decanter bottle 5 bulge out. The cleaning member 3 can be brought into close contact with the abdomen 52 and the inner peripheral surface 62 of the gourd-shaped free-form surface of the wine glass 6 so as to be cleaned without leakage.

  In addition to these, the cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment is bent as shown in FIG. 5 (a), for example, by utilizing the above-described free bending, thereby allowing the free-form container 8 from the mouth periphery 81 to the bottom 82. Can be washed at once. Further, by bending as shown in FIG. 2 described above, the leg 63 (see FIG. 4C) of the wine glass 6 can be washed as shown in FIG. 5B. By bending as shown in FIG. 5C, the concave surface to the peripheral edge of the frying pan 9 can be washed at once. In addition, the cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment can be suitably used for small containers that are difficult to wash, such as seasoning containers and teapots.

  Here, the brush may be attached to the base material 2, but in the brush, the hair tip makes point contact with the portion to be cleaned, and the curved portion of the shoulder portion 42 of the bottle 4 as described above. On the outer peripheral side of the part, the hair becomes rough (spreads), and there is a part that cannot be cleaned only by rubbing once, whereas in the sponges 31 to 33, the outer periphery of the curved part is somewhat stretched. Although it is crushed (pulled), the outer peripheral surface is continuous, and it is possible to reduce contact unevenness to the cleaning site, and to wash it up in a short time. The thickness of the cleaning member 3 is, for example, 35 mm.

  In particular, for business use, a dedicated cleaning tool may be used for specially shaped objects to be cleaned such as the mug 7, the bottle 4, the decanter bottle 5, and the wine glass 6. Therefore, in such an application, once the cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment is brazed (plastically deformed) once, it is often used as it is without changing the shape, and the base material 2 is divided by fatigue. And high durability can be ensured.

  As described above, the cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment can be used for a variety of objects to be cleaned, and is widely applied not only to the above tableware but also to the water around a house facility. Can do. For example, the inside can be cleaned by inserting it into an S-shaped or P-shaped drain trap, or the inner surface can be cleaned by turning on the curved surface of the sink. It is also possible to clean sanitary ware such as the back side of the folded back of the toilet bowl. In this way, the cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment can easily clean the parts to be cleaned of different special shapes and sizes, particularly where the hands are not accessible, and can cleanly clean, that is, cleanly clean. it can.

  And as the said base material 2, as shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable that the cross section of the width direction of a strip | belt is formed in an oval or elliptical strip | belt shape. FIG. 1 shows an ellipse. In the case of such a band-shaped base material 2, when brazing (plastic deformation) is performed, bending in the thickness direction of the band as shown in FIG. 2 is easy, whereas bending in the width direction of the band is It becomes difficult. Therefore, the deformation direction of the cleaning tool 1 is almost specified, and it becomes easy to use by giving directionality to the bending. In addition, after brazing (plastic deformation), when returning, it is easy to return to the original shape, and with circular wire rods etc., if deformation is repeated, it will become uneven and will not return to a straight line By forming the belt-like shape, the ratio of remaining wrinkles (deformation) can be reduced, and the cleaning member 3 can be easily adhered to the cleaning site every time.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the both ends 23 and 24 in the longitudinal direction of the base material 2 are expanded in diameter compared to the portions other than the both ends 23 and 24. Thereby, even if the covering by the cleaning member 3 is broken, the end portions 23 and 24 of the base material 2 are thick, so that it is safe.

  Furthermore, the base material 2 is preferably embedded in the center of the cleaning member 3 in the width direction, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the sponges 31 to 33 on both sides in the width direction can be uniformly deformed. For example, when the base material 2 is eccentric as shown in FIG. 2, when the base material 2 is eccentric, the narrow side of the sponges 31 to 33 is pulled by the base material 2 (in the case of FIG. 2, the base material 2 On the narrower side, the above-described pulling or pressing is the end of the sponge 31 which is on the outer side or pressed (in the case of FIG. 2, the sponges 32 and 33 which are on the inner side of the base material 2). As it becomes part side, it becomes weaker and a gap is opened.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning tool 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning member 3 has distances D1 and D2 from the center line Y extending in the longitudinal direction at both ends in the width direction. It is formed on the side surfaces 35 and 36 of the repeated waveform. With this configuration, the sponge 31 to 33 is rotated in the circumferential direction as described above and moved in the width direction X to clean the object to be cleaned. 36) does not proceed in a straight line, but undulates, so that the relative movement of the sponges 31-33 is applied to the dirt in an oblique direction as indicated by reference numerals F1 and F2. This will add dirt and make it easier to remove dirt.

  In particular, in the example of FIGS. 1 and 2, the periods of the side surfaces 35 and 36 are synchronized (in phase). That is, in each part in the longitudinal direction Y, when the one distance D1 increases, the width (D1 + D2) of the cleaning member 3 repeats expansion and reduction periodically so that the other distance D2 also increases. For example, D1 + D2 is a maximum of 50 mm and a minimum of 40 mm.

  Here, even if the width (D1 + D2) of the cleaning member 3 is constant, the side surfaces 35 and 36 may be formed in a waveform, specifically, the changes in the distances D1 and D2 may be formed in opposite phases. However, as in the example of FIGS. 1 and 2, by forming in phase, the distances D1, D2 from the center line Y are equal in each part in the longitudinal direction Y of the side surfaces 35, 36, and in performing the cleaning operation, Good balance.

Moreover, in the cleaning tool 1 of this embodiment, sponge 31-33 is divided | segmented into the thickness direction of the base material 2, and with respect to the base material 2, with one surface 21 and the other surface 22 of the thickness direction. The sponges 31; 32, 33 having different densities are pasted and used. As a result, depending on the nature of the dirt adhering to the object to be cleaned, for example, as shown in FIG.
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an initial state of a cleaning tool 1a according to another embodiment of the present invention. The cleaning tool 1a is similar to the above-described cleaning tool 1, and corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The cleaning tool 1a is formed in a sharp shape in which the vicinity of one end portion 37a in the longitudinal direction becomes narrower as the end portion 37a side is reached (the width (D1 + D2) gradually decreases). By configuring in this way, the sharp end 37a of the cleaning tool 1a is inserted into the container so that the wine glass 6 shown in FIG. A sharp cleaning portion such as the bottom 64 can also be cleaned without leakage.
(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a cleaning tool 11 according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the creation method. As shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning tool 11 protrudes from the end portions 37 and 38 of the cleaning member 3 without increasing the diameters of both end portions 23 and 24 of the base material 2, and the protruding end portions 23 and 38 of the cleaning member 3. The side 24 is bent as indicated by reference numeral G and is attached to the common handle 12. Therefore, the base material 2 and the cleaning member 3 are formed in an annular shape as shown in FIG.

  With this configuration, the annular base member 2 and the cleaning member 3 are appropriately deformed, and the cross-section is inserted in parallel into a side groove having an arbitrary shape such as a rectangle, a circle, or a triangle as shown in FIG. After rotating, each surface of the site to be cleaned can be cleaned at a stroke by dragging in the longitudinal direction of the side groove.

  An example of the cross-sectional shape of the side groove is as shown in FIG. 9, for example. FIG. 9A shows a simple U-shaped side groove, but FIG. 9B is narrow at the entrance and widened inside. Particularly in the case as shown in FIG. 9B, the inner surface can be cleaned at once by fitting the cleaning tool 11 to the end material of the side groove at the time of construction or the surplus material and matching the shapes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning tool 2 Base material 21 One surface 22 The other surface 23, 24 End part 3 Cleaning member 31 (High density) sponge (urethane)
32 (low density) sponge 33 (medium density) sponge (urethane)
35, 36 Side surface 37, 38 End 39, 40 Notch 4 Bottle 41, 51, 61 Outer surface 42 Shoulder 5 Decanter bottle 6 Wine glass 52 Abdomen 62 Free curved inner surface 63 Leg 64 Bottom 7 Mug 71 Bottom 72 Corner 8 Free curved surface container 81 Around mouth 82 Bottom 9 Frying pan

Claims (11)

A linear or belt-like base material capable of plastic deformation;
The cleaning tool characterized by including the cleaning member attached to the outer peripheral part of the said base material.   The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning tool has a length of 30 to 33 cm.   The cleaning tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base material is in the shape of a band whose cross section in the width direction is oval or elliptical.   The cleaning tool according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning member is made of a sponge.   5. The cleaning tool according to claim 4, wherein both ends of the cleaning member in the width direction have corrugated side surfaces in which the distance from the center line extending in the longitudinal direction repeats periodically.   6. The cleaning tool according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the cleaning member is formed in a sharp shape in which the vicinity of one end in the longitudinal direction becomes narrower toward the end.   The said cleaning member has covered the said base material over the perimeter including the both ends of the said base material, The cleaning tool of any one of Claims 4-6 characterized by the above-mentioned.   8. The cleaning tool according to claim 7, wherein the cleaning member is formed with a notch in the vicinity of the center in the width direction at at least one end in the longitudinal direction.   The sponge is divided in the thickness direction of the base material, and sponges having different densities are bonded to the base material on one side and the other side in the thickness direction. The cleaning tool according to any one of claims 4 to 8.   The cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein both ends of the base material have a larger diameter than portions other than the both ends.   The both ends of the base material protrude from an end of the cleaning member, and the base and the cleaning member are formed in an annular shape by attaching the protruding portion to a common handle. The cleaning tool of 1-6.

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