JP2023091688A - Water surface cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method of efficiently removing oil or dirt on a liquid surface such as a water surface.SOLUTION: A water surface cleaner is provided with a hole at the bottom of a container, and a lid having buoyancy. With this mechanism, the lid serves as a valve so that the lid is closed when the container is pushed into water from the water surface so as to scoop water, and the lid is opened when the container is raised so as to discharge water outside. Accordingly, clean water is returned to the original water from the bottom and oil or dirt floating on the water surface is left. By repeating such a vertical motion, dirt can be recovered repeatedly. By finally raising the container with the lid closed using a handle for discarding dirt accumulated inside, dirt can be recovered without throwing away a large amount of water.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cleaner that removes oil and dirt from the surface of water.

When removing the dirt floating on the water surface of the bath water, you can cleanly remove the oil and dirt floating on the water surface by submerging the water surface in half and letting the oil and dirt floating on the water flow into the water surface. However, since a difference in height from the water surface is required, once the water accumulates, all the accumulated water must be thrown away and the container must be emptied before performing the operation again. Therefore, the water that has flowed in when collecting a small amount of oil and dirt is wasted.

In this way, the method of immersing a washbowl or ladle in the water surface or below the liquid surface and collecting dirt by using the drop between the inside of the container and the liquid surface is a method to remove the dirt on the liquid surface well. Although effective, a large amount of water or liquid must be discarded even if the amount that can be recovered is small.

If the dirt is removed by this method without discarding a large amount of water or liquid, it is considered to be useful as a device for cleaning the surface of water or liquid. It is particularly useful to be able to remove suspended dirt, as water and liquids are valuable and cannot be wasted.

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The problem to be solved is a method for efficiently removing oil and dirt from a liquid surface such as a water surface.

The water surface cleaner of the present invention comprises a container 01, a hole 03, a lid 04, a handle 02, a handle 06 and a net 14. The container may be any container that draws water, such as a washbasin or ladle. A hole 03 is provided in the bottom of the container, and a lid 04 is provided to close the hole from the outside. The lid should be made of a material that floats on water, such as a wooden board, plastic board, or hollow material, and the lid should be able to be opened and closed with a hinge or similar structure. In the present invention, a shaft 05 is provided for opening and closing, and the contact surface between the lid and the container has a closed structure to prevent water leakage. If necessary, use an O-ring to make it airtight. This lid and hole thus act like a valve. Check valves can also be used instead of holes.

Any handle 02 may be used as long as the container can be easily held. Below the handle 02 is a handle 06. The handle 06 is supported on the container by a handle support 07 so that it can move up and down. A handle 06 prevents the lid 04 from opening, and the lid 04 does not open when the handle is raised. Since the lid 04 of the container 01 is kept closed by holding the container 01 from the handle 06 when lifting the container 01, the oil content 12 and the water 13 accumulated in the container can be held without overflowing.

As for the method of using this cleaner, when the container 01 is pushed into the water with the handle 02, the buoyancy of the lid 04 acts to close the hole, so that the container is in the same state as a closed container. When the upper surface of the container 01 is submerged slightly below the water surface, the water on the water surface flows into the container. At that time, the oil that floats on the surface of the water flows in together.

Since the oil content 10 has a force to spread horizontally on the water surface, if the water on the water surface is taken into the container, the oil content on the surface flows continuously and the oil content 10 can be recovered. Dirt 09 floating on the water surface also flows into the container together with the oil. The inflow water 11 represents this, and the oil 10 and the dirt 09 can also be recovered at the same time along this flow. When this state is maintained, the container 01 is filled with the inflow water 11 .

When water accumulates in the container 01, a conventional container discards the water and dirt at the same time, empties the container, and then continues cleaning. Drain the water 13 .

In this method, when the container 01 containing water is lifted, the lid is opened by the weight of the water, and the water flows out from the hole. Since the amount of water that flows out is determined by the height to which the container is lifted, it is preferable to lift the container to a height 18 at which oil and dirt floating on the water surface inside the container 01 do not flow out. At that time, a net is installed so that garbage other than oil does not flow out.

After lifting the container, submerge it again to close the lid. This process is repeated many times to collect oil and the like. After the dirt or the like has accumulated sufficiently, the handle is pulled up to lift the container 23 . When lifted from the handle, it can be lifted without spilling the dirt accumulated inside. When discarding, the liquid inside is discharged 27 by switching to the handle and opening the handle. By using this method, dirt and the like can be recovered by minimizing the amount of water that is discarded together with the oil and dirt.

According to the present invention, it is possible to collect dirt, oil, hair, and the like floating in a bath with water without wasting hot water. This can be applied not only to baths, but also to various kinds of liquids in addition to water, in a wide range of areas such as pots, water tanks, pools, reservoirs, tanks, lakes, and seas. This invention can selectively remove unnecessary substances floating on the liquid surface.

FIG. 1 is an overall view as an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view when lifting the container of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of pushing down the container of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for removing dirt according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of discharging dirt according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a side view when the handle of the present invention is lowered. FIG. 7 is a side view when the handle of the present invention is raised. FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the container of the present invention viewed from below.

The present invention consists of a perforated container, a lid, a handle and a handle. The structure and usage will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows the state of removing stains on the water surface using the cleaner of the present invention. In this state, the lid 04 sticks to the container 01 due to the buoyancy of the lid 04, and water does not enter from the hole 03 in the bottom of the container. and water on the surface of the water surface can flow into the container.

Figure 2 shows how water is discharged from a container filled with water. When the container 01 is lifted by holding the handle 02 from a state in which water is accumulated, the weight of the water is applied from the inside to the outside of the lid 04, so the lid 04 opens, and the lifted height of water is discharged from the hole 03. be.

When discharging, a water flow is generated, so dust is sucked into the hole and discharged outside. Therefore, a net 14 is provided to prevent dust from going outside. The size of the hole 03 is desirably the same size as the area of the bottom surface so that not only dust but also oil on the surface of the water will flow out along with the flow. In this figure, the size of the hole is smaller than that of the bottom, so when lifting the container, lift it slowly to prevent the flow from occurring.

Fig. 3 shows a state in which the container 01 is pushed down into the water again after draining the water. In this state, if the upper surface of the container is submerged slightly below the water surface as shown in Fig. 1, water will flow in and oil and dust will flow in again. can be recovered.

By repeating Figures 2 and 3 many times, a lot of dirt on the surface of the water can be taken into the container. By doing so, it is possible to recover a large amount of oil and dirt with a small amount of water in the container, and if the water in the container is discarded together with the water in this state, the amount of wastefully discarded water can be reduced.

When the water in the container is taken out from the water 15, the lid can be prevented from opening by holding the handle 06 of the container and lifting the container. Figure 4 shows that state. If you lift only the handle, the lid can be opened and closed freely, and if you lift it from the handle, you can lift the container with the lid closed. It can be taken out of water (15).

Further, the container 01 is brought to the disposal site of the collected dirt, and the lid is opened by loosening the handle as shown in FIG. 5, and the collected dirt is discharged to the outside.

Oil and dust floating on the surface of the water can be recovered and removed by the action described above. It is useful for removing unnecessary components floating not only on the surface of water but also on the surface of any liquid. Also, in this embodiment, the handle is used to lift the lid while it is closed, but any other method for lifting the lid while it is closed can be applied.

Furthermore, by automating the vertical movement of the handle and the vertical movement of the handle using a PLC or the like by mechanical operation, a device that automatically removes floating matter can be realized.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is a method for selectively removing unnecessary substances floating on a liquid surface, and can be used for a wide variety of liquids. As daily necessities, such as bath cleaning, cooking pot cleaning. Liquid surface cleaning equipment for various tanks in the factory as a manufacturing industry. Water tanks, swimming pools, reservoirs, tanks, etc. as cleaning equipment. A lake, the sea, etc. can be considered as an environmental conservation device.

01.Container
02. Handle
03.Hole
04.Lid
05. Axis
06. Handle
07. Handle support
08. Water surface
09. Dirt
10.Oil content
11. Influent
12. Accumulated oil
13. Accumulated water
14. Net
15. Water
16. Water surface before lifting the container
17. Water surface after lifting the container
18. Lifting height of container
19. Water flow
20. Height to push down container
21. Water surface before pushing down the container
22. Lid closed by buoyancy
23. Handle lifted
24. Lift position
25. Closed position
26. Released handle
27.Exhaust oil and dirt

Claims (2)

A water surface/liquid surface cleaner according to Embodiment 1, which has a container, a handle, a hole, a lid, a handle, and a net, and is capable of removing floating matter on the surface of water or liquid. 2. The cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism for operating the handle and the handle is mechanized to automatically clean the surface of water or liquid.

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