JP2021008695A - Pill remover - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a pill remover capable of removing pills generated on a surface of a textile product without affecting a product body.SOLUTION: A pill remover includes a cylindrical housing 2 with a suction port 20 opened in a peripheral surface, a fixed blade 3 having a plurality of blade holes and attached along the suction port 20, and a rotary blade 1 rotated in the housing 2, and pulls pills on a surface of a textile product to the inside of the fixed blade 3 by an action of suction air sucked into the suction port 20 and cuts and removes the pills by the rotary blade 1. The pill remover includes a cover plate 6 having a plurality of vent holes 60 penetrating in the thickness direction, detachably attached to the housing 2, and covering the suction port 20 at a distance from the fixed blade 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present disclosure relates to a pill remover used to cut and remove pills formed on the surface of a textile product.

In textile products such as clothes and carpets, there is a problem that the fibers on the surface are twisted and hardened by the action of friction applied during manufacturing or use to generate pills, which impairs the appearance. Patent Document 1 discloses a pill remover (rotary cutting device) used for cutting and removing such pills.

This fluff remover includes a rotary blade that rotates around an axis inside a cylindrical housing, and a thin plate-shaped fixed blade that is attached along an intake port that opens on the peripheral surface of the housing. .. A cutting edge extending in the axial length direction is held on the outer circumference of the rotary blade, and a plurality of through holes (blade holes) having blade portions on the peripheral edges of the fixed blade are arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The pill remover having the above configuration is used with the intake port of the housing facing the surface of the textile product on which the pills are generated. The fluff is drawn into the inside of the fixed blade through the blade hole by the action of the intake air sucked into the intake port, and is cut and removed by the action of the cutting edge that is in sliding contact with each blade hole on the rotation circumference of the rotary blade.

Japanese Patent No. 4369897

However, in the pill remover described in Patent Document 1, when applied to a textile product having long fluff such as a carpet or pile fabric, a part of the fluff of the product body is pulled into the inside of the fixed blade together with the pill. There is a concern that it will be cut and the original texture will be impaired.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a pill remover capable of removing pills generated on the surfaces of various textile products without affecting the product body.

The fluff remover according to the present disclosure has a cylindrical housing having an intake port on the peripheral surface, a fixed blade having a plurality of blade holes and attached along the intake port, and the inside of the housing. A fluff remover equipped with a rotary blade that rotates with a rotary blade that draws fluff on the surface of a textile product from each blade hole into the inside of the fixed blade by the action of intake air sucked into the intake port and cuts and removes the fluff on the surface of the textile product. In the above, it has a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating in the thickness direction, is detachably attached to the housing, and is provided with a covering plate that covers the intake port at a distance from the fixed blade.

The cover plate is attached to the housing when targeting long-haired textile products. The fluff remover is used by placing the cover plate on the surface of the product. The bristles of the product body stop between the cover plate and the fixed blade, and only the pills are pulled inside the fixed blade to be cut and removed. When targeting textile products with short hair, the covering plate is removed.

Further, the ventilation holes are formed inside a box body that rises on one surface of the covering plate.

The box body is positioned so as to surround the intake port provided in the housing by attaching a cover plate. The intake air to the intake port is concentrated in the ventilation holes inside the box body, and the pills can be pulled in and cut well.

Further, the housing includes a plurality of mounting portions for the covering plate, and the distance between the covering plate and the fixed blade can be adjusted by changing the mounting portion.

The mounting position of the cover plate is changed according to the length of the hair of the target textile product. The cover plate faces the fixed blade at a distance corresponding to the length of the bristles, and only the pills are pulled into the inside of the fixed blade to ensure cutting.

Further, the rotary blade is an impeller that rotates by the action of intake air sucked into the intake port.

The rotary blade rotates by the action of intake air and does not require a dedicated drive source.

According to the present disclosure, pills generated in textile products having different lengths of fluff can be cut and removed without affecting the fluff of the product body.

It is a side sectional view of the fluff remover which concerns on this disclosure. It is an external perspective view of a rotary blade. It is an external perspective view of a fixed blade and a holder. It is an external perspective view of a cover plate. It is a side sectional view of the fluff remover to which the cover plate is attached. It is an operation explanatory drawing of a cover plate.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the fluff remover according to the present disclosure. As shown in the drawing, the fluff remover includes a rotary blade 1, a housing 2 for accommodating the rotary blade 1, and a plate-shaped fixed blade 3.

The rotary blade 1 includes a boss portion 11 to which the rotary shaft 10 is fitted, and a plurality of blade plates 12, 12 ... Radiating from the boss portion 11 (six blade plates in the figure), and the rotary blade 1 is provided with the rotary shaft 10. It is configured as an impeller that rotates as a center. One cutting blade 13, 13 ... Is held at the tip of each of the blade plates 12, 12 ..., And a weight plate 14, 14 ... Is held between the blade plates 12, 12 ... It is attached.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the rotary blade 1. As shown in this figure, the blade plates 12, 12 ... Each have a leg portion 12a extending outward in the radial direction and an inclined portion 12b continuous with the tip of each leg portion 12a and inclined toward one side in the circumferential direction. It has. Each inclined portion 12b is provided with a narrow holding groove 12c having an opening at the tip edge over the entire width, and both side edges are cut out to an appropriate width so that the blade plates 12 are continuous on the same circumference. Fitting portions 12d and 12d are provided.

FIG. 2 shows one cutting edge 13. The cutting blade 13 has a thin plate shape, and includes a base portion 13a having substantially the same width as the inclined portion 12b of the blade plate 12, and a blade portion 13b continuous with the base portion 13a and bent to one side. On both sides of the base portion 13a, collar portions 13c and 13c are projected outward.

In such a cutting blade 13, the base portion 13a is inserted into the holding groove 12c of the blade plate 12 as shown by an arrow in FIG. 2 with the bending direction of the blade portion 13b opposite to the inclination direction of the inclined portion 12b. After that, the retaining rings 4 (see FIG. 1) fitted to the fitting portions 12d and 12d so as to hang between the blade plates 12, 12 ... Press the flange portions 13c and 13c on both sides so that they cannot be pulled out to the outside. It is restrained and held.

The weight plate 14 is a metal plate that is curved with an appropriate curvature. As shown in FIG. 2, on the outside of the boss portion 11, fixed seats 15, 15 ... Are provided at substantially the center in the width direction of the blade plates 12, 12 ... The fixed seat 15 has a seat surface orthogonal to the radial direction of the boss portion 11. The weight plate 14 is fixed to the seating surface of each of the fixed seats 15 with the bending direction in the same direction as the inclination direction of the inclined portion 12b in the blade plate 12.

The housing 2 accommodating the rotary blade 1 is a cylindrical hollow container having an inner diameter capable of receiving the rotary blade 1 including the cutting blades 13, 13 ... Held by the blade plates 12, 12 ... On the peripheral wall of the housing 2, an intake port 20 for taking in outside air and an auxiliary intake port 21 are provided side by side in the circumferential direction. Further, in the housing 2, a connecting pipe 22 for connecting to an intake source such as a dust suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner is integrally provided at a position away from the intake port 20 and the auxiliary intake port 21.

The fixed blade 3 is held by the holder 5 and is attached to the housing 2 so as to cover the opening position of the intake port 20. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the fixed blade 3 and the holder 5. The fixed blade 3 has a thin rectangular plate shape, is provided with a large number of blade holes 30, 30 ... Arranged vertically and horizontally over substantially the entire surface, and ends on both sides of the parallel area of the blade holes 30, 30 ... Locking holes 31, 31 ... Arranged along the edge are provided. The blade hole 30 and the locking hole 31 are through holes that penetrate the fixed blade 3 in the thickness direction, and the blade hole 30 is provided with a blade portion on the peripheral edge.

The holder 5 is a rectangular frame formed by connecting both ends of a pair of curved portions having a curvature corresponding to the outer shape of the housing 2 with a linear connecting portion, and a plurality of connecting portions on one side. The hanging protrusions 50, 50 ... Are arranged side by side. The number of parallel protrusions 50, 50 ... and the parallel arrangement interval correspond to the parallel arrangement number and parallel arrangement interval of the locking holes 31, 31 ... Of the fixed blade 3. The fixing blade 3 hooks the locking holes 31, 31 ... On one side to the hooking protrusions 50, 50 ..., And is held by the holder 5 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the holder 5 is fixed so as to cover the opening position of the intake port 20. The fixing blade 3 held by the holder 5 is made of highly elastic metal, and by fixing the holder 5, it is pushed by the pressing rib 23 projecting from the inner surface of the housing 2 to be curved, and as shown in FIG. It faces the inside of the intake port 20 at an appropriate length and is located on the rotation circumference of the cutting blades 13, 13 ... Held by the blade plates 12, 12 ... Of the rotary blade 1.

In the pill remover configured as described above, for example, the connection pipe 22 of the housing 2 is connected to the dust suction pipe of the vacuum cleaner, and the connection pipe 22 is operated by the operation of the vacuum cleaner as shown by the white arrow in FIG. While generating air intake inside, the air intake port 20 opened in the housing 2 is used by touching the surface of the textile product on which the pills are generated.

The inside of the housing 2 communicates with the outside through the intake port 20 and the auxiliary intake port 21 provided on the peripheral wall, and when the above-mentioned intake air is generated, the inside of the housing 2 is indicated by an arrow in FIG. As shown by, the outside air is taken in through the intake port 20 and the auxiliary intake port 21. This intake air hits the blade plates 12, 12, ... Of the rotary blade 1 supported inside the housing 2, and the rotary blade 1 rotates by the action of the intake air. The direction of rotation of the rotary blade 1 is opposite to the direction of inclination of the blade plate 12, as indicated by arrows in FIG.

The weight plate 14 fixed to the rotary blade 1 enhances the rotational inertia of the rotary blade 1 and has an action of stably performing rotation by the action of intake air. Further, the weight plate 14 is curved in the same direction as the tilt direction of the blade plate 12, and also serves a function of receiving intake air to generate an auxiliary rotational force.

The fixed blade 3 is located inside the intake port 20, and the pills generated on the surface of the textile product applied to the intake port 20 are formed from the blade holes 30, 30 ... Of the fixed blade 3 to the housing 2. It is drawn into the inside of. Inside the housing 2, the rotary blade 1 is rotating, and the cutting blades 13, 13 ... Attached to the tips of the plurality of blade plates 12, 12 ... Sequentially slide into the inner surface of the fixed blade 3, so that each blade hole 30 The fluff drawn from the blades 30, 30 ... Is cut by the synergistic action of the blade holes 30, 30 ... And the cutting blade 13. The pills cut in this way are sucked into the dust suction pipe through the connecting pipe 22 together with the intake air, and are collected in the dust collecting part of the vacuum cleaner.

The fluff remover further comprises a cover plate 6. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the covering plate 6. The cover plate 6 is a rectangular flat plate having a curvature corresponding to the outer diameter of the housing 2 and curved in an arc shape. In the cover plate 6, a plurality of ventilation holes 60, 60 ... Penetrating in the thickness direction are arranged vertically and horizontally over substantially the entire surface. The vent hole 60 shown in the figure is a hole having a rectangular cross section formed by dividing the inside of the box body 63 that rises toward the inside of the curved circle in a grid pattern, and the shape of the vent hole 60 is circular, elliptical, or poly. It may have an appropriate shape such as a square shape.

Support legs 61, 61 that rise vertically from the central portion of the cover plate 6 toward the inside of the curved circle are provided on both curved side edges of the cover plate 6. The support legs 61 and 61 have a rectangular plate shape, and engaging claws 62 are projected on the inner surfaces of the housings 2 facing each other at a distance corresponding to the outer width of the housing 2. The engaging claw 62 extends in the width direction to the tip of the support leg 61.

The covering plate 6 configured as described above is used by being attached to the opening position of the intake port 20 of the housing 2. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a fluff remover to which the covering plate 6 is attached. The cover plate 6 is attached by aligning the support legs 61 and 61 along the side plates of the housing 2 and engaging the engaging claws 62 with the recesses 24 provided in the respective side plates. In FIG. 5, the support legs 61, the engaging claws 62, and the recesses 24 are shown by broken lines. The engaging claw 62 extends in the width direction of the support leg 61, and the covering plate 6 is attached so as not to be movable in the radial direction and the circumferential direction of the housing 2 by the engagement of the engaging claw 62. Further, the cover plate 6 can be removed by expanding the support legs 61 and 61 and disengaging the engaging claws 62.

The cover plate 6 has a curved shape corresponding to the outer diameter of the housing 2, and is positioned so as to cover the intake port 20 from the outside along the outer peripheral surface of the housing 2 as shown in FIG. It faces the fixed blade 3 attached along the inside of the housing at a distance.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation of the cover plate 6. In this figure, the housing 2 and the cover plate 6 are shown in a straight line. The cover plate 6 is attached to the housing 2 when targeting a textile product 7 having long hairs 70 such as a carpet or a pile fabric, and the outer surface is applied to the surface of the textile product 7 for use. The plurality of ventilation holes 60 provided in the cover plate 6 communicate with the intake holes 20 formed in the housing 2, and the above-mentioned intake air to the intake ports 20 occurs through the respective ventilation holes 60. The pills 71 formed on the surface of the textile product 7 by this intake air are drawn into the inside of the fixed blade 3 through the blade hole 30, and are cut and removed by the cutting blade 13 which is in sliding contact with the fixed blade 3 as described above.

During such an operation, the fluff 70 of the textile product 7 is also sucked, but since the distance between the cover plate 6 and the fixed blade 3 is secured, the fluff 70 is the cover plate 6 and the fixed blade 3. As shown in the figure, only the fluff 71 can be pulled into the inside of the fixed blade 3 to cut and remove it. The cover plate 6 is removed when targeting a textile product 7 having a short bristles 70, and the fluff remover is used in the form shown in FIG.

The ventilation holes 60 of the cover plate 6 are provided inside the box body 63, and the box body 63 is located so as to surround the intake port 20 of the housing 2 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Therefore, the intake air to the intake port 20 is concentrated in the plurality of ventilation holes 60, and the above-mentioned hair ball 71 can be pulled in and cut satisfactorily.

The distance between the cover plate 6 and the fixed blade 3 can be adjusted by providing a plurality of recesses 24 on the outer surface of the housing 2 serving as the mounting portion of the covering plate 6 and changing the mounting portion. Various textile products 7 can be supported by this adjustment and the removal of the cover plate 6.

It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and are not considered to be restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of claims, not the above-mentioned meaning, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

1 Rotary blade 2 Housing 3 Fixed blade 6 Cover plate 20 Intake port 30 Blade hole 60 Vent hole 63 Box body

Claims (4)

It is provided with a cylindrical housing having an intake port provided on the peripheral surface, a fixed blade having a plurality of blade holes and attached along the intake port, and a rotary blade rotating inside the housing. In a fluff remover that draws fluff on the surface of a textile product from each blade hole into the inside of the fixed blade by the action of intake air sucked into the intake port and cuts and removes the fluff by the rotary blade.
A fluff remover having a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating in the thickness direction, detachably attached to the housing, and provided with a covering plate covering the intake port at a distance from the fixed blade. The fluff remover according to claim 1, wherein the vent is formed inside a box body that rises on one surface of the cover plate. The fluff remover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing includes a plurality of mounting portions of the covering plate, and the distance between the covering plate and the fixed blade can be adjusted by changing the mounting portion. vessel. The fluff remover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotary blade is an impeller that rotates by the action of intake air sucked into the intake port.

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