JP2542352Y2 - Automotive wheel cleaning brush device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a brush for cleaning a wheel (tire, wheel) of an automobile, and more particularly to a handy type cleaning brush.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the spread of automobiles has exceeded the phenomenon of mere increase in the ownership rate, and the intention has shifted to higher-class cars. Along with this, wheels (tires, wheels) that have both riding comfort and sports performance are being adopted. For example, at present, high-grade tires with complex treads, aluminum wheels, titanium alloy wheels, and the like have been widely adopted.

[0003] With the increase in such luxury cars, changes have also been made in the aspect of washing automobiles. That is, since it is a luxury car, there is a strong desire to keep the car clean at all times, and the use of automatic car wash machines and the like is increasing.

[0004]

However, the conventional automatic car washer and the like mainly aim at cleaning the vehicle body, so that a sufficient cleaning effect cannot be obtained for wheels (tires, wheels). is there. For example, in many cases, aluminum wheels and the like are more complicatedly shaped, and it is very difficult to remove dirt such as mud stuck in complicated concave and convex holes.

Moreover, disc brakes have become widespread, and as the brake pads wear during use, powder of the constituent material adheres to the wheels, causing stubborn dirt. However, at present, there is no washing machine dedicated to wheels (tires, wheels) on the market. For this reason, for the wheels (tires, wheels), the car owner himself uses a brush to polish (brush up). At present, there is no other way than to polish by hand or some other method.

However, in the case of an aluminum wheel or the like which is more complicatedly shaped as described above, if brushing up by hand is required, a great deal of time and labor is required, and a sufficient cleaning effect cannot be obtained. Therefore, a cleaning machine dedicated to wheels (tires, wheels) is widely demanded, but a cleaning machine that can satisfy the actual situation unless the following various problems (a) to (d) are solved. Cannot be provided.

(A) To enable brush-up of all types of wheels (tires, wheels) in a very short time. (B) The user can easily operate. (C) When used in various places, safety of the user can be ensured. (D) The production cost is low.

The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies and, as a result, have come up with a vehicle wheel cleaning brush device which can sufficiently satisfy the above-mentioned problems. That is, in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention can brush up all types of wheels (tires, wheels) in an extremely short time, can be easily operated, is excellent in safety, and is inexpensive. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile wheel cleaning brush device that can be manufactured at a low cost.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided:
Automotive wheel cleaning brush apparatus devised is provided with a brush part constituted by implanted a number of hairs on the plate surface <br/> plate member, the apparatus main body having an operating portion, wherein the said apparatus body A rotary drive unit configured by providing a rotary drive unit to which the brush unit is detachably connected via a connector, an electric motor that rotates the rotary drive unit, and a battery that supplies power to the motor , Before
Use brush or brush
And the bristle implant portion of the brush portion is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.
Bristles to be implanted on the outer peripheral side of the plate surface of the plate member,
Inclining at an angle of 70-75 degrees inward with respect to the plate surface of the material
I let it. 3. A brush for cleaning a wheel of a vehicle according to claim 2.
The device may be configured such that the tip end surface of the bristle implant portion of the brush portion has a conical shape.
Formed.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the brush portion is connected to the rotary driving device via a connection tool. If the brush part is set in this way, when the electric motor is driven, the rotary drive part rotates and the brush part rotates, so that the brush part is pressed against a tire or a wheel according to the shape of the cleaning part. Just move.

The use of the rotating brush makes it possible to brush up all types of wheels (tires and wheels) in a very short time, and even in the case of more complicatedly shaped aluminum wheels and the like. , because the flocking has been hair enters every corner of such complex irregularities the hole, Ru can der possible to easily remove the dirt, such as fitted into complex grooves, such as mud. In this case, the bristle implanted on the outer peripheral side of the plate surface of the plate member
Of 70 to 75 degrees inward with respect to the plate surface of the plate member.
The angle of the brush makes it easy to rotate the brush to form hairs.
Shape retention, and does not spread outward,
Less splashing and less contamination of clothing and surrounding areas
No. Also, polypropylene and packing are used as hair material.
As a result of use, it has excellent water retention and hair shape retention (restorability)
Good, with few mold breaks. Further, labor can be remarkably reduced as compared with the conventional manual brush-up. In addition, the user only has to hold the operating unit of the rotary drive device and move the brush unit while pressing it against the tire or wheel, so that the user can easily operate the brush unit.
Furthermore, because it is compact and lightweight as a device,
When used in various places, the safety of the user can be sufficiently ensured, and since the battery is used as a power source, it is cordless, and it can be easily used in any place regardless of the place of use, It is simple. Further, the device can be constituted by a brush portion and a rotary drive device, and the production cost is relatively low. In the invention of claim 2,
The tip of the stitching part of the brush hair is formed in a conical shape.
As a result, the sharp portion of the cone
It can easily enter and clean the inside of the hole.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 5, a wheel cleaning brush device 1 of an automobile includes a brush unit 2 and a rotation driving device 3. The brush part 2 has a configuration in which a large number of hairs are planted on a plate member .

That is, a disk-shaped wooden board 4 is provided as the board member . A large number of circular grooves 5 are formed on one end face of the wooden board 4, and a large number of hairs 6 are planted in each circular groove 5. The form of the hair and the like will be described later. On the other end face of the wooden board 4, a connecting tool for freely connecting and detaching the brush unit 2 and a rotation driving unit of the rotation driving device 3 described later is fixedly attached. That is, a disk-shaped metal plate member 7 is fixedly attached to the end surface of the wooden plate 4 by screws 8, and a flange portion 9 a at the end of a metal round bar 9 as a connecting tool is welded to the plate member 7. Fixed by

Next, the shape and the like of the brush section 2 will be described in detail. In FIG. 2, the diameter A of the wooden board 4 is 100 mm.
The length B from the end face of the wooden board 4 to the end of the metal round bar 9 is 50 mm, and the diameter C of the metal round bar 9 is 8 mm. On the other hand, the bristle implantation part of the brush part 2 is formed in a substantially columnar shape along the shape of the circular wooden board 4, but the tip end surface is formed in a conical shape. The length D from the end face of the wooden board 4 to the cylindrical portion of the flocking portion is 40 mm, and the length E of the conical portion is 20 mm.
It is. In addition, up to the third row from the outside of the outer periphery of the flocked portion, the bristles are planted so as to be inclined at an angle of 70 to 75 ° toward the inside with respect to the wooden board 4 so that the bristles do not spread outward during rotation. I have.

As a material of the hair, 0.3 mm diameter polypropylene (wave polypropylene) or packing is applied. Among synthetic fibers, polypropylene is excellent in abrasion resistance, has appropriate rigidity and elasticity, has resilience to deformation, and is durable to oil, gasoline, detergent and the like. Also, polypropylene is superior to nylon in acid resistance.

[0016] Packin is a vegetable fiber, contains a large amount of water, and has a good cleaning effect. Next, the configuration of the rotary driving device 3 will be described. The rotation driving device 3 includes a device main body 10 having an operation unit, a rotation driving unit in which the brush unit 2 is detachably connected to the device main body 10, and an electric motor (not shown) for rotating the rotation driving unit. And a battery for supplying power to the motor.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 10 of the rotary drive device 3 has a handle portion 1 as an operating portion formed in a ring shape at the rear end of a substantially cylindrical body portion 10a.
0b. A clutch handle 11 is provided at the tip of the body 10a, and a rotation drive as a rotation drive unit that is rotated from the tip of the clutch handle 11 by an electric motor built in the apparatus body 10. The shaft 12 protrudes, and a chuck 13 as a connecting tool for connecting the brush unit 2 and the rotary drive shaft 12 is provided at the tip of the rotary drive shaft 12. A rod-shaped auxiliary handle 14 is provided at a lower portion of the tip of the body 10a. Reference numeral 15 denotes a rotation speed switching handle provided above the tip of the body 10a, and 16 denotes a handle portion.
0b, a handle for chuck operation provided at the front of
Reference numeral 7 denotes a forward / reverse switch provided at an upper portion of the handle portion 10b, 18 denotes an ON / OFF switch provided at an upper portion inside the handle portion 10b, and 19 denotes a suspension for carrying or holding the apparatus body 10. It is a string.

The rotary drive device 3 uses a rechargeable battery as the battery.
The battery pack 20 for setting to 0
b. The specifications of the rotary drive device 3 are as follows. A method of using the brush device 1 having the above configuration will be described.

First, the brush unit 2 is connected to the rotary driving device 3. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the chuck 13 of the rotary driving device 3 is opened by a handle 16 for the operation, the metal round bar 9 of the brush part 2 is inserted into the chuck 13, and then the chuck 13 is operated. To be closed by the handle 16. When the brush unit 2 is set in the rotation driving device 3 as described above, the ON / OFF switch 18 is turned on, so that the rotation driving unit 12 rotates and the brush unit 2 rotates. Tire 2 as shown in 6
What is necessary is just to move while pressing on the wheel 1 or the wheel 22. In this case, if a cleaning liquid is used, the cleaning effect is further improved.

The brush device 1 having such a configuration has the following advantages. (1) By adopting the rotary brush portion 2, it is possible to brush up all types of wheels (tires, wheels) in a very short time (for example, 5 to 6 minutes), and the molding is performed more complicatedly. Even in the case of aluminum wheels etc., the implanted hairs penetrate into every corner such as complicated uneven holes, so it is possible to easily remove dirt such as mud stuck in complicated grooves etc. Also, the labor can be remarkably reduced as compared with the conventional manual brush-up.

(2) The user only needs to hold the handle portion 10b and the auxiliary handle 14 of the rotary drive device 3 and move the brush portion 2 while pressing the brush portion 2 against the tire 21 or the wheel 22. Can be easily operated. (3) Since the device is compact and light in weight,
When used in various places, the safety of the user can be sufficiently ensured, and since the battery is used as a power source, it is cordless, and it can be easily used in any place regardless of the place of use, It is simple. Moreover, since the battery is rechargeable, it can be used at all times as long as it is charged.

(4) The device can be constituted by the brush unit 2 and the rotary drive unit 3, and the production cost is relatively low.
In particular, according to the brush portion 2 of the above embodiment, as a result of forming the tip end surface of the flocked portion in a conical shape, the sharp portion of the conical portion easily enters the hole of the wheel or the like, and cleans the hole or the like. Can be performed reliably. Also, as a material of the hair 6,
As a result of using polypropylene (wave polypropylene) and packing having a diameter of 0.3 mm, the water retention is excellent, the shape retention (restorability) of the bristles 6 is good, and there is little deformation.

Further, the shape of the bristles 6 is maintained securely even when the brush portion 2 rotates, and the bristles 6 do not spread. Therefore, splashing of water or the like is reduced, and the clothes and surrounding places are not stained. still,
As a usage of the brush device 1 having such a configuration, for example,
As one of the service tools in a gas station or the like, a method that enables cleaning of wheels in a short time is conceivable. In this case, even in a place where a car and a person perform a double operation in a narrow place, such as a gas station,
The brush device can be operated safely.

In the above embodiment, the brush 2
The tip end face of the planting portion of the hair 6 is formed in a conical shape.
However, it may be formed on a flat surface.

Further, the rotary drive device 3 is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment. The point is that the rotary drive in which the brush portion is freely connected to and detachable from the device main body through the connection tool with the operating body. Any configuration may be used as long as it includes at least a unit, an electric motor that rotates the rotary drive unit, and a battery that supplies power to the motor.

[0026]

[Effect of the Invention] As described above , the invention according to claim 1 is described.
Since the proposed wheel cleaning brush device of the automobile includes a brush portion and a rotary drive device, the use of the rotary brush makes it possible to brush up all types of wheels (tires, wheels) in a very short time. It is excellent in cleaning performance, and labor can be remarkably reduced as compared with the conventional manual brush-up. Furthermore, it is excellent in operability, it is compact as a device, and it is light in weight, so that the safety of the user can be sufficiently secured, and since it uses a battery as a power source, it is cordless, and it can be used anywhere. Excellent in properties and simple. As the device can be configured by the rotary drive unit and the brush unit, production costs Ru relatively inexpensive der. In particular, bristles implanted on the outer peripheral side of the plate surface of the plate member
Of 70 to 75 degrees inward with respect to the plate surface of the plate member.
The angle of the brush makes it easy to rotate the brush to form hairs.
Shape retention, and does not spread outward,
Less splashing and less contamination of clothing and surrounding areas
It has the advantage of being
Excellent water retention and hair shape as a result of using Len and Packin
The advantage of good holding (restorability) and less mold collapse
is there. In the device according to claim 2, the bristles of the brush portion
As a result of forming the tip surface of the implanted part into a conical shape,
The sharp part of easily enters the hole of the wheel etc.,
There is an advantage that the inside of the hole can be reliably cleaned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle wheel cleaning brush device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a brush unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connection method between the brush unit and the rotary driving device in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a brush unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a brush unit in the embodiment.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views showing a method of using the embodiment, wherein FIG. 6A is a schematic side view, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 wheel cleaning brush device for automobile 2 brush portion 3 rotary drive device 4 wood board 9 metal round bar 10 device body 10 b handle portion 12 rotary drive shaft 13 chuck

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] And 1. A brush part constituted by implanted a number of hairs on the plate surface of the plate member, comprising a device body having an operating portion, the brush portion to the device body freely detachably through a connector a rotary driving device which is configured by providing a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor and the motor for rotating the rotary drive unit and the rotation drive portion connected to consist, hair material of the brush portion, Po
Propylene or packing, the hair of the brush part
The planting portion is formed in a substantially columnar shape, and an outer periphery of a plate surface of the plate member is formed.
The hair to be implanted on the side is directed inward with respect to the plate surface of the plate member.
A wheel cleaning brush device for an automobile, characterized by being inclined at an angle of 70 to 75 degrees . (2) Conical tip of bristles of brush part
The automobile according to claim 1, wherein the automobile is formed in a shape.
Wheel cleaning brush device.