JP3206612U - Applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

An applicator is provided that can uniformly apply a liquid coating agent to an application target such as a windshield and can prevent the hand from becoming dirty. An applicator 1 includes a flat base 5 having a shape in which a pair of linear edges 5B and 5C adjacent to each other with an apex 5A intersecting at an acute angle at one apex 5A, and one side of the base 5 So that the base 5 can be held against gravity by being sandwiched by at least some fingers of the hand when the hand is placed on one side so that the fingertip faces the apex 5A. The holding parts 3A and 3B that are configured, and a mounting part 7 that is provided on the other surface of the base 5 and configured so that a cloth for applying a liquid coating agent can be mounted along the other surface. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a coating agent.

  Conventionally, a liquid coating agent is applied to a windshield of a vehicle or the like for the purpose of blocking ultraviolet rays or infrared rays, for example. This type of liquid coating agent is generally applied manually by attaching to a sponge or a microfiber cloth (that is, a fabric knitted using microfiber). Moreover, as an applicator for applying this type of liquid coating agent, an ultrafine fiber sheet is attached to the surface of the core material having a curved surface so as to be convex outward, and the surface of the core material There has been proposed an applicator that performs application work with a rod-like handle attached to the opposite side (see Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the vicinity of the windshield (hereinafter simply referred to as a windshield) of the vehicle, a structure such as a place (hereinafter referred to as a meter portion) in which a speedometer or the like is stored in the instrument panel is disposed. The applicator described in Patent Document 1 is intended for application of a liquid coating agent to household sashes, etc., and the core material is relatively large and liquid in a narrow place such as the gap between the meter portion and the windshield. It was unsuitable for applying a coating agent. Further, in the method of applying by holding a sponge or microfiber cloth by hand, there is a possibility that the hand gets dirty or uneven coating occurs depending on the difference in how the force is applied to each part of the palm.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and provides an applicator that can uniformly apply a liquid coating agent to an object to be applied such as a windshield and can prevent the hand from becoming dirty. It is an object.

  The applicator of the present invention has a plate-like base (5) having a shape in which a pair of linear edges (5B, 5C) adjacent to each other with one vertex (5A) intersecting at an acute angle at the vertex, Provided on one side of the base, and when a hand (H) is placed on the one side so that the fingertip faces the apex direction, it is sandwiched by at least some fingers (F2, F3, F4) of the hand A holding portion (3A, 3B) configured to be able to hold the base portion against gravity, and provided on the other surface of the base portion, and a cloth for applying a liquid coating agent along the other surface A mounting portion (7) configured to be mountable.

  The applicator configured in this manner is used by placing a hand on one side of a flat base portion so that the fingertip faces the apex direction and sandwiching the holding portion with at least some fingers. Then, since the holding portion is sandwiched between fingers, the base portion can be held integrally with the hand against gravity. At this time, if the cloth for applying the liquid coating agent is attached along the other surface by the attachment portion provided on the other surface of the base, the liquid coating agent is applied to the object to be applied such as a windshield. Can be applied. For this reason, the point of application | coating becomes the same as the case where the said cloth is directly handled by a hand, and a discomfort is not given to an operator. Moreover, since the base is plate-shaped, the liquid coating agent can be satisfactorily applied to narrow places such as a gap between the meter portion and the windshield. Furthermore, since the plate-like base portion is interposed between the hand and the cloth, it is possible to prevent the hand from becoming dirty or uneven coating depending on the difference in the force applied at each part of the palm.

  Furthermore, since the base has a shape in which a pair of linear end edges adjacent to each other with one apex intersect at an acute angle at the apex, the end edge is used as an upper end edge or a lower end edge of the windshield. By moving the applicator together, the coating agent can be uniformly applied to every corner of the windshield. Here, the “vertices” are not limited to vertices (that is, corners) in a strict sense, and may not be strictly vertices as long as a desired effect is achieved. For example, an arc or polygonal chamfer may be formed at the apex portion.

  Further, the mounting portion may be a male surface fastener that engages with a fiber of the cloth. The male surface fastener is a sheet in which hook-like raised brushes that engage with fibers are densely packed. In that case, the cloth is attached / detached by pressing or peeling the cloth against the attachment portion, and the attachment / detachment is facilitated.

  Further, the mounting portion may have a force of holding the mounted cloth against gravity by 0.3 N or more. The mass of the coating agent applied to one windshield may be about 35 g. For this reason, it is desirable that the mounting portion can hold a cloth having a mass of about 35 g against gravity. In order to be able to apply the coating agent to one windshield at a stretch, the mounting portion has a force to hold the mounted fabric against gravity at least 0.3 N (ie, about 30 g weight). The above is desirable.

  Further, the holding portion may be a pair of locking pieces that are inclined from each other while rising from the one surface. In that case, one locking piece is sandwiched between the second finger and the third finger in the hand placed on one side of the base, and the other locking is between the third finger and the fourth finger in the hand. The applicator can be easily held by sandwiching the pieces. In addition, since the pair of locking pieces are inclined in the direction away from each other while rising from the upper surface of the base, each locking piece can be satisfactorily engaged with the second finger and the fourth finger, and the applicator can be better Can be held by hand.

  In that case, the pair of locking pieces may have a structure in which a resin plate (3) attached to the other surface of the base portion is cut and raised. In that case, the number of parts constituting the applicator can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the applicator can be reduced well. Moreover, the intensity | strength of a base can also be compensated by affixing a resin board on the said other surface of a base.

  In addition, when the holding portion is configured by a pair of locking pieces as described above, one of the pair of locking pieces (3B) is formed between the second finger (F2) and the third finger (F3) of the hand. The other (3A) of the pair of locking pieces is sandwiched between the third finger and the fourth finger (F4) of the hand, and the base is more than the one locking piece. The portion on the side away from the other locking piece may be configured to be larger than the portion on the side away from the one locking piece than the other locking piece. In that case, when the applicator is held by the hand, the first and fifth fingers of the hand can be easily attached to the upper surface of the base.

  Note that the reference numerals in parentheses described in this column and in the claims of the utility model registration indicate the correspondence with the specific means described in the embodiment described later as one aspect, and the technical concept of the present invention. It does not limit the range.

1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a rear view, FIG. 1C is a bottom view, FIG. 1D is a left side view, and FIG. 1E is a perspective view. It is explanatory drawing showing the usage example of the said applicator.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[1. Configuration of Embodiment]
The applicator 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A to FIG. 1E is configured in a generally flat plate shape as a whole, and is used with a right hand H (see FIG. 2) on one side. Hereinafter, description will be made by defining the up / down / left / right and front / rear directions so that the side on which the right hand H is placed with respect to the applicator 1 is defined as the top and the fingertip direction of the right hand H is defined as the front. These directions are also indicated by arrows in the figure, so please refer to them. However, each of these directions is only a direction defined in order to briefly explain the relative positional relationship between the respective parts constituting the applicator 1. When the applicator 1 is actually used, the direction in which the applicator 1 is directed is arbitrary. For example, the applicator 1 is used in a state where the vertical direction in the figure does not match the vertical direction due to gravity. It does not matter.

  As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1D, the applicator 1 has a configuration in which a resin plate 3, a base portion 5, and a surface fastener 7 are sequentially laminated from the upper side. The base 5 is formed of a flat plate material, and the planar shape thereof is a shape in which a pair of linear edges 5B and 5C adjacent to each other with one vertex 5A intersecting at an acute angle at the vertex 5A. . In addition, the board | plate material which comprises the base 5 may be comprised from other materials, even if it is a thing made from wood, resin. The acute angle may literally be greater than 0 ° and less than 90 °, but is preferably 30 ° to 60 °.

  The lengths of the straight portions of the edges 5B and 5C are not particularly limited. For example, each of the straight portions may have a length of about 100 mm (for example, 70 to 130 mm), and the lengths of both may be different. The ends of the end edges 5B and 5C opposite to the apex 5A are smoothly connected with arcuate end edges that protrude outwardly, and the planar shape of the base 5 is formed in a drop shape as a whole.

  The resin plate 3 is configured in a similar shape slightly smaller than the base portion 5 by a plate-like resin (for example, a translucent resin), and is attached to the base portion 5 via a double-sided adhesive tape 9. As shown in FIG. 1, the double-sided adhesive tape 9 is attached in a substantially triangular shape along the outer periphery of the resin plate 3.

  The resin plate 3 is formed with the following pair of locking pieces 3A and 3B. The resin plate 3 is formed with a pair of U-shaped cuts 3 </ b> C and 3 </ b> D with the openings facing each other. That is, each of the cuts 3C and 3D has a shape corresponding to three sides of the same rectangular shape, and the remaining one side of the rectangles is opposed in parallel at an interval of about 10 mm (for example, 7 to 13 mm). ing. Further, the remaining one side is arranged at a position on the side of which the extension line passes through the position near the vertex 5A in the end edge 5C and relatively far from the vertex 5A in the entire base 5. A pair of rectangular locking pieces 3A and 3B are formed by raising the rectangular portions inside the notches 3C and 3D obliquely. Accordingly, the pair of locking pieces 3A, 3B are configured to be inclined from each other while rising from the upper surface of the base portion 5 (that is, the one surface). However, the base portion 5 is configured to be asymmetrical so that the left portion of the left engaging piece 3B is slightly larger than the right portion of the right engaging piece 3A.

  The surface fastener 7 is configured in a flat plate shape having the same shape as the base portion 5, and is attached so as to overlap the lower surface of the base portion 5. The hook-and-loop fastener 7 is a male hook-and-loop fastener in which hook-like raised brushes that engage with fibers are densely arranged on the lower surface. A cloth (not shown) for applying a liquid coating agent is attached to the lower surface of the surface fastener 7 along the lower surface of the base portion 5. This fabric is similar to the base 5 and is preferably about 2-3 mm larger than the base 5 in each direction. Moreover, this fabric may be knitted with, for example, microfiber. The force that the surface fastener 7 holds against the gravity is preferably 0.35 N or more, for example.

[2. Actions and effects of the embodiment]
The applicator 1 configured in this manner is used by attaching the cloth for applying the liquid coating agent as described above to the surface fastener 7 and impregnating the cloth with the liquid coating agent. The mass of the coating agent applied to one windshield W may be about 35 g. When the force that the surface fastener 7 holds the attached cloth against gravity is 0.35 N (that is, about 35 g weight) or more, the coating agent is not replenished to one windshield W halfway. Can be applied at once.

  The applicator 1 can be held against the gravity with the right hand H as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the right hand H is placed on the upper surface of the base portion 5 (strictly speaking, the upper surface of the resin plate 3) so that the fingertip faces the vertex 5 </ b> A direction. Then, the locking piece 3B is sandwiched between the second finger F2 and the third finger F3 in the right hand H, and the locking piece 3A is sandwiched between the third finger F3 and the fourth finger F4 in the right hand H. By doing so, the applicator 1 can be easily held with the right hand H. In addition, since the pair of locking pieces 3A and 3B rises from the upper surface of the base portion 5 and inclines in directions away from each other, the locking pieces 3A and 3B are satisfactorily engaged with the second finger F2 and the fourth finger F4. The applicator 1 can be held with the right hand H better.

  Since the resin plate 3 and the base portion 5 are configured such that the left side portion is slightly larger than the right side locking piece 3A than the right side locking piece 3B. When the applicator 1 is held by H, the first finger F1 and the fifth finger F5 can be easily attached to the upper surface of the resin plate 3. By holding the applicator 1 with the right hand H in this manner, the liquid coating agent can be applied while the cloth attached to the surface fastener 7 is applied to the application object such as the windshield W. For this reason, the application procedure is the same as that when the cloth is directly handled by hand, and the operator does not feel uncomfortable compared to the case where the application is performed with a handle as in Patent Document 1.

  Further, since the base 5 has a shape in which a pair of linear edges 5B, 5C adjacent to each other with the vertex 5A sandwiched at an acute angle at the vertex 5A, as shown by a solid line in FIG. The applicator 1 can be moved by easily aligning 5B with the upper edge WU of the windshield W. Similarly, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the applicator 1 is moved by aligning the edge 5C with the lower edge WL of the windshield W, or the vertex 5A is inserted in the gap between the meter portion M and the windshield W. It is also easy to move the applicator 1. Therefore, it is possible to easily apply the coating agent uniformly to every corner of the windshield W. In particular, since the base portion 5 has a plate shape, the liquid coating agent can be satisfactorily applied to a narrow portion such as a gap between the meter portion M and the windshield W. Furthermore, since the plate-like base 5 is interposed between the right hand H and the cloth, it is also good that the right hand H is soiled and uneven coating can occur depending on the difference in the force applied at each part of the palm. Can be suppressed.

[3. Correspondence with Elements of Claims for Utility Model Registration]
In the embodiment, the pair of locking pieces 3A and 3B correspond to the holding portion, and the surface fastener 7 corresponds to the mounting portion.

[4. Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although the form for implementing this invention was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It can implement in various deformation | transformation.

(4A) The applicator 1 of the above embodiment is a so-called right-handed applicator held by the right hand H, but the left-handed applicator held by the left hand is symmetrical to that shown in FIG. Become.
(4B) In the above-described embodiment, the ends of the edges 5B and 5C opposite to the vertex 5A are smoothly connected in an arc shape that protrudes outward, but the present invention is not limited to this. The ends of the end edges 5B and 5C opposite to the vertex 5A may be connected, for example, linearly, and the base 5 may be configured as a triangle as a whole, or may be connected in other shapes.

  (4C) In the embodiment described above, the mounting portion is configured by the surface fastener 7, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a hole or a groove for binding the cloth with a thread may be provided in the base portion 5 as a mounting portion. However, when the mounting portion is configured by the surface fastener 7 as described above, the cloth is attached / detached by pressing or peeling the surface fastener 7, and the attachment / detachment is facilitated.

  (4D) In the above embodiment, the holding portion is configured by the pair of locking pieces 3A and 3B cut and raised from the resin plate 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a holding portion having a three-dimensional (that is, thick) shape that cannot be formed simply by cutting up the resin plate 3 may be employed, and only the locking pieces 3A and 3B are omitted by omitting the resin plate 3. You may attach to the base 5 by adhesion | attachment etc. The holding unit may be sandwiched only between the second finger F2 and the third finger F3, may be sandwiched only between the third finger F3 and the fourth finger F4, or is sandwiched between other fingers. May be. Further, the holding unit may be formed in a cylindrical shape into which one finger can be inserted, and may be sandwiched between the inserted finger and another finger adjacent to the finger. In other words, the holding part may be anything that can hold the base against gravity.

  However, when the holding portion is configured by the locking pieces 3A and 3B cut and raised from the resin plate 3 as in the above embodiment, the number of parts constituting the applicator 1 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the applicator 1 is reduced. Can be reduced satisfactorily. Moreover, the strength of the base 5 can be compensated by attaching the resin plate 3 to the upper surface of the base 5. Even when the tips of the locking pieces 3A, 3B are formed in an arc shape or the like, or when the shapes or sizes of the locking pieces 3A and 3B are different, the same effects as in the above embodiment are obtained. Arise.

  (4E) In the above embodiment, the vertex 5A is a sharp corner, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vertex 5A may be chamfered in an arc shape or a polygonal shape.

  (4F) A plurality of functions of one constituent element in the embodiment may be realized by a plurality of constituent elements, or a single function of one constituent element may be realized by a plurality of constituent elements. . Further, a plurality of functions possessed by a plurality of constituent elements may be realized by one constituent element, or one function realized by a plurality of constituent elements may be realized by one constituent element. Moreover, you may abbreviate | omit a part of structure of the said embodiment. In addition, at least a part of the configuration of the embodiment may be added to or replaced with the configuration of the other embodiment. Note that all aspects included in the technical idea specified only by the words described in the claims of the utility model registration are embodiments of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Applicator 3 ... Resin board 3A, 3B ... Locking piece 3C, 3D ... Notch 5 ... Base part 5A ... Vertex 5B, 5C ... Edge 7 ... Surface fastener 9 ... Double-sided adhesive tape

Claims (6)

A flat base (5) having a shape in which a pair of linear edges (5B, 5C) adjacent to each other across one vertex (5A) intersect at an acute angle at the vertex;
Provided on one side of the base, and when a hand (H) is placed on the one side so that the fingertip faces the apex direction, it is sandwiched by at least some fingers (F2, F3, F4) of the hand A holding part (3A, 3B) configured to be able to hold the base part against gravity by:
A mounting portion (7) provided on the other surface of the base and configured to enable mounting of a liquid coating agent application cloth along the other surface;
An applicator with The applicator according to claim 1, wherein
The applicator is a male surface fastener that engages with the fibers of the cloth. The applicator according to claim 1 or 2,
The mounting portion is an applicator in which a force for holding the mounted cloth against gravity is 0.3 N or more. The applicator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The said holding | maintenance part is an applicator which is a pair of latching piece inclined in the direction which leaves | separates mutually while getting up from the said one side. The applicator according to claim 4, wherein
The pair of locking pieces is an applicator having a structure in which a resin plate (3) attached to the other surface of the base is cut and raised. The applicator according to claim 4 or 5, wherein
One of the pair of locking pieces (3B) is sandwiched between the second finger (F2) and the third finger (F3) of the hand,
The other of the pair of locking pieces (3A) is sandwiched between the third finger and the fourth finger (F4) of the hand,
The base portion is larger in the portion on the side away from the other locking piece than in the one locking piece than in the portion on the side away from the one locking piece than the other locking piece. Configured applicator.

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