JP2023018863A - Tool for wipe cleaning - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tool for wipe cleaning capable of allowing a wiping utensil to follow a surface to wipe even with curvature.SOLUTION: A tool for wipe cleaning has: a wiping utensil fitting surface; and a grip part 30 for adding a force to press the wiping utensil fitting surface against a surface 50 to wipe via rotary shaft support parts 20a, 20b. The wiping utensil fitting surface is composed of plate surfaces of flexible plate members 14a, 14b, is provided with a plate surface in its surrounding with an engaging part with the rotary shaft support parts 20a, 20b as a starting point. The plate surfaces are configured so that a push-out amount directed in a pressing direction becomes larger the nearer the outer peripheral side is.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cleaning tool, and more particularly to a cleaning tool suitable for wiping a surface having a convex or concave curvature.

Patent Document 1 discloses a cleaning tool in which a wiping tool such as a rag or a non-woven fabric is attached to a plate-like member so as to uniformly apply force to the surface to be wiped and to allow the work to be performed in a comfortable posture when wiping. and those disclosed in Patent Document 2 are known. The cleaning tool disclosed in Patent Document 1 is basically constructed of a clip having a pair of plate-like members and a handle pivotally supported at the center of the clip. Place and use tools.

Further, the cleaning tool disclosed in Patent Document 2 basically consists of a plate-like member and a handle pivotally supported by the plate-like member, and a wiping tool is arranged on the lower surface of the plate-like member. Then, the end portion of the wiping tool is engaged with the upper surface of the plate-like member.

Both of the cleaning tools disclosed in Patent Literatures 1 and 2 are considered to be able to sufficiently exhibit their functions when cleaning a flat floor surface or the like. However, if the surface to be wiped has a curvature, such as the windshield, body, or bathtub of a vehicle, the wiping tool cannot follow the surface to be wiped, and the wiping tool cannot move along the surface to be wiped. Line or point contact results in failure to exhibit a sufficient wiping function, and in some cases the wiping surface may be damaged.

Utility Model Registration No. 3085107 Japanese Patent No. 6309321

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a wiping tool that allows a wiping tool to follow even a curved surface to be wiped.

A wiping implement according to the present invention for achieving the above object has a wiper mounting surface and a handle portion for applying a force to press the wiper mounting surface against a surface to be wiped via a support portion. The wiper attachment surface is formed by a plate surface of a plate member having flexibility, and the plate surface is provided around the engagement portion with the support portion as a starting point, and the plate surface is extended toward the outer circumference side. It is characterized in that it is configured so that the amount of protrusion in the pressing direction is large.

Further, in the wiping tool having the characteristics as described above, it is preferable that the pair of plate members are combined with the support portion as a starting point, with the wiper mounting surface disposed on the outer surface. With such a configuration, the wiper mounting surfaces can be arranged vertically via the support portion.

Further, in the wiping instrument having the characteristics as described above, the support portion is configured to be dividable, and a gap due to the height of the support portion is formed between the pair of plate members, and then the support portion is divided. A rotating shaft is arranged in the clip portion, and the clip portion is provided with biasing means for generating a biasing force in a direction in which one of the sides of the pair of plate members approaches each other with the rotating shaft as a fulcrum. With such characteristics, it is possible to sandwich and hold the wiping tool between a pair of adjacent sides.

Furthermore, in the wiping tool having the above characteristics, it is desirable that the rotating shaft extends outside the outer edge of the plate member that constitutes the clip portion and engages with the handle portion. . With such a feature, the clip portion can be rotated around the rotating shaft, and the upper and lower wiping tool mounting surfaces can be reversed.

According to the wiping implement having the characteristics described above, it is possible to make the wiping tool follow even the curved surface to be wiped.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the instrument for wiping cleaning which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration of a clip part that constitutes the wiping instrument according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view for explaining the configuration of a clip portion that constitutes the wiping instrument according to the embodiment; FIG. 10 is a front configuration diagram of the clip portion showing a state in which the wiping tool is attached by a chain double-dashed line. It is the elements on larger scale which show the side cross section of a clip part. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a wiper mounting surface is pressed against a surface to be wiped having a convex curvature; FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a wiper mounting surface is pressed against a flat surface to be wiped. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a wiper mounting surface is pressed against a surface to be wiped having a concave curvature;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of a wiping instrument of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments shown below are only a part of the preferred modes for carrying out the present invention, and as long as the effect is exhibited, even if a part of the configuration is changed, the present invention can be achieved. can be considered part of
The configuration and action of the wiping instrument according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the wiping instrument according to the embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration of the clip portion that constitutes the wiping instrument according to the embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 3 is the same top view. Also, FIG. 4 is a view showing the front configuration of the clip portion, and the two-dot chain line shows the state in which the wiping tool is attached. Further, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view showing a side cross section of the clip portion.

[composition]
The wiping implement 10 according to the present embodiment is basically configured with a clip portion 12 and a handle portion 30 . The clip portion 12 is an element for holding a wiping tool 40 such as a rag, nonwoven fabric, microfiber cloth, and sponge, and has a pair of plate members 14a and 14b, a rotating shaft 16, and biasing means 18. The pair of plate members 14a and 14b are arranged opposite to each other, and have rotary shaft support portions (support portions) 20a and 20b and clamping projections 22a and 22b on their inner surfaces, and a wiping tool 40 attached to their outer surfaces. It has a structure with a tool mounting surface.

The plate members 14a and 14b having such a configuration are made of a material having flexibility, and have rotation shaft support portions 20a and 20b near the center of the plate surface. Then, the amount of protrusion (amount of warp) d (see FIG. 4) is adjusted so that the plate surfaces of the pair of plate members 14a and 14b are spaced apart from each other toward the ends in the longitudinal direction from the rotation shaft support portions 20a and 20b. configured to have Materials having flexibility include, for example, resins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, thin metal plates, and resin-covered metal plates, and bending is assumed to be elastic deformation. . This is because any material can be used as long as it can perform the following functions.

The protrusions of the plate members 14a and 14b may be linear, but in the examples shown in FIGS. Configure. This is to improve followability to the wiping target surface 50 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) having a convex curvature.

The rotating shaft support portions 20a and 20b are portions for inserting the rotating shaft 16, which will be described later in detail, and are configured so that the rotating shaft 16 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the plate members 14a and 14b.

As a specific configuration example, the rotary shaft support portions 20a and 20b shown in FIG. 2 are provided with a circular opening formed by notching a part of the tip side on the plate surface of a plate piece formed in a convex shape. The form is not limited as long as it can support at least the rotating shaft 16 and form a gap between the pair of plate members 14a and 14b.

The clamping protrusions 22a and 22b are elements for clamping the ends of the wiping tool 40. The clamping projections 22a and 22b are elements for clamping the ends of the wiping tool 40. The clamping projections 22a and 22b are the width direction end portions (hereinafter referred to as the main projections) on the side where the biasing force in the clamping direction is applied by the biasing means 18, which will be described later in detail. (referred to as clamping-side end portions 14a1 and 14b1 in the embodiment) or near the clamping-side end portion 14a1. The gripping protrusions 22a and 22b preferably have a non-slip structure on their facing surfaces so that the wiping tool 40 can be prevented from coming off. Here, the non-slip structure may be a structure in which a high-friction member such as a rubber plate is arranged in addition to an uneven shape or surface roughening treatment. The clamping protrusions 22a and 22b are preferably provided at the center of the plate members 14a and 14b in the longitudinal direction, and the width thereof is preferably matched with the arrangement range of the rotating shaft support portions 20a and 20b. This is to ensure the degree of freedom of bending at the longitudinal ends of the plate members 14a and 14b even when the ends of the wiping tool 40 are clamped.

Also, the clamping protrusions 22a and 22b are preferably thick enough so that the central portions of the pair of plate members 14a and 14b in the longitudinal direction approach parallelism when the ends of the wiping tool 40 are clamped. When the wiping tool 40 is attached (held), the pair of plate members 14a and 14b become parallel to each other. This is because the easiness of adjustment and wiping work is approximated.

The rotating shaft 16 is a shaft inserted through rotating shaft support portions 20a and 20b arranged between the pair of plate members 14a and 14b, and serves as a starting point for rotation and tilting of the pair of plate members 14a and 14b. , are elements for supporting the clip portion 12 by the handle portion 30, which will be described later in detail. In the case of the present embodiment, the rotating shaft 16 is longer than the plate members 14a and 14b in the longitudinal direction, and both end portions thereof protrude outside the longitudinal end portions of the plate members 14a and 14b in the arranged state. there is With such a configuration, it is possible to engage the support arm 32 constituting the handle portion 30 with the rotary shaft 16 outside the longitudinal ends of the plate members 14a and 14b.

The urging means 18 is an element for urging the pair of plate members 14a and 14b toward one end side in the width direction with the rotating shaft 16 as a starting point to generate a clamping force. In this embodiment, a torsion spring is used as the biasing means 18 to generate biasing force on the clamping side end portions 14a1 and 14b1. Note that, in the present embodiment, the width direction end portions located on the side opposite to the clamping side end portions 14a1 and 14b1 with respect to the rotating shaft 16 are referred to as pressing side end portions 14a2 and 14b2.

The grip portion 30 supports the clip portion 12 and is held by the user during the wiping operation to apply a force to press the wiper mounting surfaces of the plate members 14a and 14b constituting the clip portion 12 against the surface 50 to be wiped. is an element. Therefore, as long as at least the support arm 32 and the handle 34 are provided, the specific shape and the like are not limited. As an example, the handle portion 30 shown in FIG. 1 comprises a pair of support arms 32 that engage with the ends of the rotating shaft 16 and a handle 34 provided at the engagement portion of the pair of support arms 32 . The support arm 32 is configured to engage with the handle 34 via a path extending from the longitudinal ends of the plate members 14a and 14b to the outside of the outline of the plate members 14a and 14b in plan view (for example, 4). With such a configuration, the pair of plate members 14a and 14b can be rotated with the rotating shaft 16 as a starting point so as to reverse the upper and lower plate members 14a and 14b. As a result, it is possible to use the pair of plate members 14a and 14b with the wiping tool mounting surfaces pressed in the same direction.

The handle 34 may have any specific shape as long as the support arm 32 engages with it and the user can easily hold it. Although the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 has a relatively short handle 34, it may have a long rod-like handle.

[Action]
The wiping tool 10 configured as described above is used by winding the wiping tool 40 around the clip portion 12 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 . Specifically, one end of the wiping tool 40 is protruded from the clamping side end 14a1 of one of the plate members (for example, the plate member 14a) constituting the clip portion 12, and the one plate member 14a is wiped. It is arranged so as to abut on the tool mounting surface. After that, the wiping tool 40 projecting from the pressing side end 14a2 of one plate member 14a is arranged so as to span over the pressing side end 14b2 of the other plate member (for example, the plate member 14b), and then the same plate member 14b. , and the other end of the wiper 40 protrudes from the clamping side end 14b1 of the other plate member 14b.

In this state, a force is applied to the pressing side end portions 14a2 and 14b2 of the pair of plate members 14a and 14b in a direction to bring them closer together, so that the clamping protrusions 22a arranged on the clamping side end portions 14a1 and 14b1 and the clamping protrusions 22a and 14b1 are separated from each other. A gap is generated between it and the projection 22b. After inserting the end of the wiping tool 40 into this gap, the force applied to the end on the pressing side is released, so that the clamping projections 22a and 22b clamp the end of the wiping tool 40, and the wiping tool 40 is attached. is completed. As shown in FIG. 4, the wiping tool 40 does not necessarily have to be arranged along the shape of the plate members 14a and 14b, that is, along the shape of the wiping tool mounting surface. This is because pressing the wiper mounting surface against the wipe target surface 50 inevitably deforms the wiper 40 so as to conform to the shape of the wiper mounting surface.

In the wiping implement 10 having such a configuration, when the wiper attachment surface is pressed against the wiping target surface 50 having a convex curvature as shown in FIG. A wiping tool 40 (not shown in FIG. 6) can be pressed against the surface to be wiped 50 to bring the wiping tool 40 and the surface to be wiped 50 into surface contact.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the surface to be wiped 50 is a flat surface, the plate member 14b having the wiper mounting surface pressed against the surface to be wiped 50 is bent and becomes parallel to the surface to be wiped 50. It constitutes the plate surface. As a result, the wiping tool 40 (not shown in FIG. 7) comes into surface contact with the wiping target surface 50 .

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8 , when the surface to be wiped 50 has a concave curvature, the longitudinal end of the plate member 14 b is aligned with the rotation shaft 16 by pressing the wiper mounting surface against the surface to be wiped 50 . will be bent so as to approach As a result, the wiping tool 40 (not shown in FIG. 8) placed on the wiping tool mounting surface comes into surface contact with the wiping target surface 50 .

[effect]
According to the wiping tool 10 configured as described above, the wiping tool 40 can follow even the curved surface 50 to be wiped, and the wiping tool 40 is brought into surface contact with the surface 50 to be wiped. be able to. Therefore, the wiping tool 40 can exhibit a sufficient wiping function. In addition, since a surface having a sufficient area can be brought into contact with the surface 50 to be wiped, excessive stress is not applied to the contact portion, and there is no risk of damaging the surface 50 to be wiped.

Any member that can be wound around the pair of plate members 14a and 14b and that can be sandwiched between the clamping side end portions 14a1 and 14b1 can be used as the wiping tool 40. Therefore, the wiping tool 40 can be selected. You can also increase the degree of freedom. In addition, since the wiping tool 40 can be attached by arranging the wiping tool 40 so as to wrap around the clip part 12 and pinching the ends of the wiping tool 40 between the clamping side end parts 14a1 and 14b1, the wiping tool 40 can be easily attached to and detached from the instrument. Become. Furthermore, since the arrangement positions of the plate members 14a and 14b can be reversed with the rotating shaft 16 as the starting point, the wiping tool 40 is in contact with the wiping tool mounting surfaces of both the pair of plate members 14a and 14b. work can be done. Therefore, the replacement frequency of the wiping tool 40 can also be reduced. Further, unlike the prior art, the wiping tool 40 can be attached without performing processing such as drilling in advance.

[Application form]
In the above embodiment, a pair of support arms 32 engaging with the handle 34 forming the handle 30 are provided and described as being connected to both ends of the rotating shaft 16 . However, if the material selection and design strength are sufficient to suppress deflection and the like, and sufficient strength is provided, only one support arm 32 is used and one of the ends of the rotating shaft 16 is engaged. You can let them do it. This is because even with such a configuration, similar effects can be obtained.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the portion to which the wiping tool 40 is attached is described as being the clip portion 12 composed of a pair of the plate member 14a and the plate member 14b. The pair of plate members 14a and 14b does not necessarily constitute the clip portion 12, and the wiping tool 40 may be held by a single plate member.

Reference numerals 10: wiping tool, 12: clip portion, 14a: plate member, 14a1: clamping side end portion, 14a2: pressing side end portion, 14b: plate member, 14b1: ... clamping side end 14b2 ... pressing side end 16 ... rotating shaft 18 ... biasing means 20a ... rotating shaft supporting portion 20b ...... rotating shaft supporting portion 22a ... . . . Pinch projection, 22b .

Claims (4)

a wiper mounting surface;
a handle portion for applying a force to press the wiper mounting surface against the surface to be wiped via the support portion;
The wiper attachment surface is formed by a plate surface of a plate member having flexibility, and a plate surface is provided around the engagement portion with the support portion as a starting point, and the plate surface is pushed toward the outer circumference side. A wiping implement characterized in that it is configured so that the amount of protrusion toward the is increased. 2. The wiping implement according to claim 1, wherein the pair of plate members are combined with the supporting portion as a starting point so that the wiping tool mounting surface is arranged on the outer surface. The support part is configured to be dividable, and a gap due to the height of the support part is formed between the pair of plate members, and a rotating shaft is arranged in the support part,
3. The wiping cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein a clip portion is provided with biasing means for generating a biasing force in a direction in which one of the sides of the pair of plate members approaches each other with the rotation shaft as a fulcrum. equipment. 4. The wiping implement according to claim 3, wherein said rotary shaft extends outside the outer edge of said plate member constituting said clip portion and is engaged with said handle portion.

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