JP2020191956A - Cleaning tool usable for snow removal - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cleaning tool also usable for snow removal capable of wiping freely and simply a high window.SOLUTION: A cleaning tool 1 usable for snow removal includes a grip bar 3, a cleaning head and a snow removal head 7. The grip bar has a flexible length, and has a bent tip part 15. The cleaning head 5 and the snow removal head 7 are to be attached to the tip of the grip bar 3, and provide either of a cleaning function and a snow removal function selected by replacement between the cleaning head and the snow removal head to be attached to the tip.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for both snow removal.

It is difficult to wipe a window in a high place, and if it is wiped with a tripod or the like, there is a risk of falling and it is dangerous. Therefore, there has been a demand for a window in a high place that can be wiped freely and easily.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a snow-lowering cleaning tool that can freely and easily wipe a window in a high place.

The invention according to claim 1 includes a gripping rod, a cleaning head, and a snow-removing head. The gripping rod has a stretchable length and a bent tip, and the cleaning head and the snow-removing head are It is attached to the tip of the gripping rod, and is a snow-removing cleaning tool characterized in that it has a cleaning function and a snow-removing function by exchanging the cleaning head and the snow-removing head attached to the tip.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by attaching a cleaning head to the tip and using it, a window at a high place can be freely and easily wiped.
When the cleaning head is attached to the tip and used, the cleaning part can be easily applied vertically to the window by bending the tip, so that the pressing force can be easily transmitted when wiping.
When the snow-removing head is attached to the tip and used, the bent tip makes it easier for the snow-removing head to reach the roof of a simple building such as a carport, making it easier to remove the snow.
By changing the head attached to the tip of the grip rod to a cleaning head and a snow removing head, it has a snow removing function and a cleaning function, so it can be used all year round.

It is a snow-lowering cleaning tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the state which attached the cleaning head to the gripping rod. It is a figure which shows excluding the mop material in the snow-lowering cleaning tool shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view which shows by breaking a part. It is a snow-lowering cleaning tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the state which attached the snow-lowering head to the gripping rod. It is a figure of the snow-lowering cleaning tool shown in FIG. 3, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view which shows by breaking a part. It is a figure of the cleaning head shown excluding the mop material, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a rear view, (c) is a side view, and (d) is a sectional view taken along the line AA shown in (b). is there. It is a figure of the mop material, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. It is the figure of the head for snow removal, (a) is a side view, (b) is a rear view. It is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching the cleaning head excluding the mop material to the tip part of the gripping rod. It is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching the mop material in the cleaning head. It is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching the snow-lowering head to the tip part of the gripping rod. It is a figure which shows the expansion and contraction method of a gripping rod, (a) is a step of loosening a fixture, and (b) is a perspective view of a step of adjusting the length of a gripping rod. It is a side view which shows the use state of the snow-lowering cleaning tool which attached the cleaning head. It is a side view which shows the use state when the gripping rod is lengthened by the snow-lowering cleaning tool which attached the snow-lowering head. It is a side view which shows the use state when the gripping rod is shortened, which is the snow-lowering cleaning tool which attached the snow-lowering head.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the snow-lowering cleaning tool 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a gripping rod 3, a cleaning head 5, and a snow-lowering head 7.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gripping rod 3 has a main pipe 3a, a sub pipe 3b, and a slide stopper 3c, and the sub pipe 3b is slidable in the hollow of the main pipe 3a and protrudes from the main pipe 3a. The length can be changed.
The main pipe 3a is a hollow shape member made of aluminum, and the sub pipe 3b is also a hollow shape member made of aluminum.
The main pipe 3a is formed with engaging holes 9 arranged at predetermined intervals on its side surface in a line along a lateral line.
An end cap 11 is fitted to the rear end of the main pipe 3a.

The sub-pipe 3b protrudes from the tip of the main pipe 3a, and the gripping rod 3 can be expanded and contracted by adjusting the withdrawal amount thereof.
The sub pipe 3b has a linear sliding portion 13 that can slide in the main pipe 3a, a bent portion (tip portion) 15 provided at the tip portion, and a head mounting portion provided at the tip ahead of the bent portion 15. It is equipped with 17.
As shown in FIG. 2B by breaking a part of the main pipe 3a, the sliding portion 13 protrudes from the engaging hole 9 by a length adjusting spring 19 and a length adjusting spring 19 at the rear end thereof. A length adjusting pin 21 is provided so as to be urged to do so. The length adjusting spring 19 is a linear spring having a substantially V shape, one end of which is fixed to the rear end of the sub pipe 3b, and the other end of which the length adjusting pin 21 is fixed.
The length adjusting pin 21 is projected from the engaging hole 9 of the main pipe 3a, and then slides the sub pipe 3b while pushing it into the engaging hole 9 against the urging force of the length adjusting spring 19. The pull-out amount of the sub-pipe 3b can be adjusted while the adjusting pin 21 is in contact with the inner surface of the main pipe 3a.
The bent portion 15 is formed in a curved shape and bent at a predetermined angle R. The bending angle R is, for example, 30 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 8, the head mounting portion 17 has an opening 17a formed at the tip thereof and bolt insertion holes 17b formed on the left and right side surfaces, and the left and right bolts 22 are used for the cleaning head 5 or the snow removing head. 7 is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 11A, the slide stopper 3c is fixed to the tip of the main pipe 3a and includes a fixing portion 23, a grip portion 25, and a length adjusting knob 27.
The fixing portion 23 is fixed to the tip of the main pipe 3a with a screw. The grip portion 25 grips the sub pipe 3b with the sub pipe 3b interposed therebetween.
As shown by the arrow E, the length adjusting knob 27 is turned in one direction to tighten the grip portion 25, and turned in the other direction to loosen the grip portion 25.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning head 5 includes a mop material mounting portion 29, a sub pipe fixing portion 31, and a mop material 33 (see FIG. 9).
As shown in FIG. 5, the mop material mounting portion 29 has a cylindrical core material 29a and caps 29b fixed to both ends of the core material 29a. As shown in FIG. 5D, a plurality of non-slip protrusions 35 provided at intervals in the circumferential direction are formed on the side surface of the core material 29a. The number of non-slip protrusions 35 shown in FIGS. 2, 8 and 9 is reduced.
The sub-pipe fixing portion 31 is inserted into the tip of the sub-pipe 3b and fixed with bolts 22.
The mop material mounting portion 29 and the sub pipe fixing portion 31 are made of an aluminum profile.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 6, the mop material 33 is a tuft-shaped rag that is attached to the mop material mounting portion 29 for wiping and cleaning, and the outside is brushed. In FIG. 6, the alternate long and short dash line indicates the raised portion. As shown in FIG. 9, the mop material 33 has a bag shape for accommodating the mop material mounting portion 29, and an opening 41 is formed on one side from one end in the longitudinal direction to substantially the center in the longitudinal direction. The side opposite to the opening 41 (the other end in the longitudinal direction) has a bag shape with no opening.
On the opposite sides of the opening 41, a fitting member 43a and a fitting member 43b that are detachably fitted to each other are attached. The fitting member 43a and the fitting member 43b are, for example, snap buttons that are elastically fitted.
Further, a rubber band 45 is attached to the inside of the mop material 33 on the opening 41 side. The rubber band 45 has an annular shape, and the core material 29a of the mop material attachment 29 is fitted into the ring of the rubber band 45 and attached (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 10, the snow-removing head 7 includes a snow-removing plate 47, a sub-pipe fixing portion 31, and a snow-removing rubber 49.
As shown in FIG. 7B, the snow removal plate 47 is an aluminum plate having a rectangular front view, and a snow removal rubber 49 is fixed to the lower side with screws 51.
As shown in FIG. 7A, reinforcing members 48 are provided on the front side and the back surface side of the snowfall plate 47 at substantially the center of the snowfall plate 47, and the sub pipe is fixed via the reinforcing member 48. The portion 31 is fixed with a bolt.

Next, a method of using the snow-removing cleaning tool 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.
First, a method of using it as a cleaning tool will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the gripping rod 3, the cleaning head 5 is attached to the head attachment portion 17 of the sub pipe 3b.
To attach the cleaning head 5, insert the sub-pipe fixing portion 31 of the cleaning head 5 from the end of the head mounting portion 17, and screw the bolts 22 from the opposite side surfaces of the sub-pipe fixing portion 31 to fix the sub-pipe. 31 is fixed to the head mounting portion 17.
Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the mop material 33 is attached to the mop material attachment portion 29 of the cleaning head 5.
To attach the mop material 33, insert one side of the mop material mounting portion 29 from the opening 41 of the mop material 33, push it toward the end side of the bag-shaped portion as shown by an arrow P, and then press the other side. Pass it through the rubber band 45.
After that, the fitting member 43a and the fitting member 43b are fixed to each other by fitting.

Next, the length of the gripping rod 3 is adjusted as necessary.
As shown in FIG. 11A, in the slide stopper 3c, the length adjusting knob 27 of the gripping rod 3 is turned to loosen it, and as shown in FIG. 11B, the length adjusting pin 21 protruding from the main pipe 3a Is pushed in with a finger against the length adjusting spring 19 (see FIG. 2B), and the sub pipe 3b is pulled out or pushed back from the main pipe 3a in the pushed state to lengthen the length of the gripping rod 3. Make it shorter and adjust. Then, at the adjusted length position, the length adjusting pin 21 is projected from the engaging hole 9 at a predetermined position.
For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the window 55 is in a high position, the length of the gripping rod 3 is increased so that the mop material 33 can be sufficiently reached.

When the snow-removing cleaning tool 1 is used for snow-removing, as shown in FIG. 10, the snow-removing head 7 is attached to the head attachment portion 17 of the sub-pipe 3b in the gripping rod 3.
To attach the snow-removing head 7, the sub-pipe fixing portion 31 of the cleaning head 5 is inserted into the head mounting portion 17, and the bolts 22 are attached from the opposite side surfaces of the sub-pipe fixing portion 31 in the same manner as the mounting of the cleaning head 5. By screwing, the sub-pipe fixing portion 31 is fixed to the head mounting portion 17 (see FIG. 3).
When the cleaning head 5 is attached to the sub pipe 3b, the bolt fixing the cleaning head 5 is loosened and removed, and then the snow removing head 7 is attached as shown in FIG.
After that, the length of the gripping rod 3 is adjusted, and the length of the gripping rod 3 is adjusted in the same manner as when the cleaning head 5 described above is attached, as shown in FIG.
For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when removing the snow S accumulated on the roof 57 of the carport, the gripping rod 3 is lengthened so that the snow S accumulated deep inside the roof is pulled down toward you. And remove the snow.
Further, as shown in FIG. 14, when removing snow from the eaves 59 of the house, the gripping rod 3 may be shortened so that the snow is pushed up from under the eaves to remove the snow.

Next, the action and effect of the snow-removing cleaning tool 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 12, according to the snow-removing cleaning tool 1, the window 55 at a high place can be freely and easily wiped by attaching the cleaning head 5 to the tip of the gripping rod 3. ..
When cleaning the window 55 at a high position, the gripping rod 3 is provided with a bent portion 15 to bend the tip portion, so that the contact angle R2 that hits the window 55 is larger than the contact angle R1 when not bent. For example, the cleaning portion (contact portion) of the cleaning head 5 can be easily applied vertically to the window, so that the rubbing force (vertical force) F when wiping the window can be easily transmitted.
The snow-removing cleaning tool 1 has a snow-removing function and a cleaning function by changing the head to a cleaning head 5 (see Fig. 1) and a snow-removing head 7 (see Fig. 3), so it can be used all year round. Can be done.
As shown in FIG. 13, when the snow-lowering head 7 is attached to the tip and used, the grip rod 3 is provided on the roof 57 of the carport (simple building) by providing the bent portion 15 at the tip. The snow-removing head 7 is easy to reach, and it is easy to remove the snow.

The main pipe 3a and the sub pipe 3b constituting the gripping rod 3 are hollow shaped members made of aluminum, and the snow removing plate 47 and the sub pipe fixing portion 31 of the snow removing head 7 are made of aluminum, and the mop material of the cleaning head 5 is attached. Since the portion 29 and the sub-pipe fixing portion 31 are also made of aluminum, the entire cleaning tool 1 for removing snow is inexpensive and light.
Since the core material 29a of the mop material mounting portion 29 of the cleaning head 5 is formed with a plurality of non-slip protrusions 35 provided at intervals in the circumferential direction, the mop material 33 can be prevented from slipping.

The gripping rod 3 includes a main pipe 3a and a sub pipe 3b that slides in the main pipe 3a, and the length adjusting pin 21 is pushed into the engagement hole 9 provided in the main pipe 3a and the sub pipe 3b is slid to have a length. Is adjusted, and the length adjusting pin 21 is projected from the engaging hole 9 to fix it, so that it can be firmly fixed with the adjusted length.
Since a plurality of engaging holes 9 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the main pipe 3a, they can be adjusted to various lengths and are convenient to use.
Since the mop material 33 has a bag shape having an opening 41 partially formed and a rubber band 45 to be fitted to the mop material mounting portion 29 is fixed inside, the mop material 33 can be firmly fixed.
Since the mop material 33 is removable from the mop material mounting portion 29, only the mop material 33 can be removed and washed with water.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, the cleaning head 5 is not limited to the mop material (tuft-shaped rag), and may be a surface-shaped rag without tufts.
When the cleaning tool 1 for snow removal is used for snow removal, it is not limited to being used for snow removal on the roof of a carport, but may be used for snow removal on the roof of another simple building such as a cycle port or a balcony.
When the snow-lowering cleaning tool 1 is used as a cleaning tool, it is not limited to being used for window cleaning, but may be used as a cleaning tool for wiping the inside of the roof of a carport.

1 Snow-removing cleaning tool 3 Gripping rod 5 Cleaning head 7 Snow-removing head 15 Bending part (tip)

Claims (1)

It is provided with a gripping rod, a cleaning head, and a snow-removing head. The gripping rod has a stretchable length and a bent tip, and the cleaning head and the snow-removing head are attached to the tip of the gripping rod. , A cleaning tool for both snow removal and snow removal, which is characterized by having a cleaning function and a snow removal function by exchanging the cleaning head attached to the tip and the snow removal head.

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