JP3453965B2 - Carpet maintenance machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carpet maintenance machine having functions such as antifouling treatment and insect repellent treatment for carpet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many carpets that have been subjected to antifouling and insect repellent treatments are on the market. As a method of insect repellent, the temperature of the carpet surface has conventionally been raised to 60 ° C. or higher for several minutes. However, methods such as killing pests such as mites were taken. In addition, other methods have been used, such as using an electric vacuum cleaner to suck the harmful insects of the rug and applying a temperature in a garbage pack to kill the insects.

Further, as an antifouling treatment for rugs, there is a method in which a fluorinated water repellent or the like is specially treated when the rug is taken out for cleaning. Did not exist.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the surface temperature of the carpet is raised during insect killing, the carpet cannot be used immediately after killing insects, and compared with the electric carpet. In the case of ordinary carpet, it was difficult to carry out the insecticidal method because of problems such as heat resistance. Furthermore, the method of sucking insects by sucking with a vacuum cleaner is not limited to removing the harmful insects, but cannot actively kill insects or keep away the harmful insects.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a carpet maintenance machine which can easily perform insecticidal and antifouling of carpets.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To solve the above problems
The means of the present invention includes a spraying device for spraying a treatment agent, and a spraying device.
Equipped with a heating device to dry and fix the treated agent
Well , according to various applications, the treatment agent, low molecular weight fluororesin dispersion solution, antibacterial deodorant effect solution,
Alternatively, it is made into a solution or the like having an effect of preventing ultraviolet rays.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention described in claims 1 to 3 is for spraying a treatment agent and for evaporating a solvent component (for example, water) from the sprayed treatment agent to improve durability of the treatment agent. By providing a heating device for drying and immobilizing the carpet, various processes can be added to the carpet.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1) In FIG. 1, a treatment agent mounted on a chemical liquid tank 1 is sprayed from a nozzle 6 by a pump 5. The sprayed treatment agent is dried and fixed by the warm air sent through the heater 4 by the fan 3.

The treating agent contained in the chemical liquid tank 1 is preferably an aqueous stable solution for safe use at home.
In addition, since the treatment agent contains a large amount of water in the treatment agent, the surface of the carpet 7 remains wet only by spraying, and in such a wet state, when the surface is rubbed by another object. In addition, the treatment agent may be peeled off from the surface of the carpet 7. Therefore, it is necessary to dry with hot air immediately after spraying and immobilize the drug on the surface of the carpet 7. Therefore, the heater 4 and the fan 3 for drying are provided immediately behind the nozzle 6. The temperature of the warm air at this time is preferably in the range of about 40 ° C to 180 ° C in order to instantaneously evaporate water and prevent thermal deterioration of the fibers of the rug 7.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the carpet 7 can be variously processed by the carpet maintenance machine having the heating device for spraying and drying and fixing the medicine.

(Second Embodiment) The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

The structure of the apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment, but by using a low molecular weight fluororesin dispersion solution as the chemical to be placed in the chemical tank 1, antifouling and water repellency can be easily processed. Can be That is,
The low molecular weight fluororesin dispersion can form a film on the rug surface by a relatively low temperature treatment, and can effectively prevent contamination of the rug from dirt and water. In the conventional waterproof spray, a fluororesin dispersed in an organic solvent or the like is sprayed and then fixed by natural drying, but at this time, fine particles of the organic solvent or the fluororesin are scattered, which is harmful to the human body. Therefore, when the treatment is performed in a poorly ventilated room, problems such as acute poisoning are increasing. However, in the present invention, since the fluororesin dispersion dispersed in water is used, safe treatment is possible without affecting the human body. Further, by heating after spraying the fluororesin, a fluororesin film for improving performance and durability can be formed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the low molecular weight fluororesin dispersion is used as the treating agent, the carpet 7 can be subjected to antifouling and water repellent treatment by the carpet maintenance machine.

(Embodiment 3) The third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

The structure of the apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the chemicals to be contained in the chemical liquid tank 1 are treated with a solution having antibacterial and deodorant and insecticidal effects (for example, quaternary ammonium salt-based, aromatic carvone). By using an acid ester-based drug or a plant extract such as hinokitiol, it is possible to obtain antibacterial, deodorant and insect-proof treatment.

Pests such as mites live on the carpet 7, and when dirt and the like are generated, the bacteria propagate and give off a bad odor. At this time, although pests such as mites can be sucked and removed with a vacuum cleaner,
It is necessary to treat the carpet 7 with a chemical in order to prevent it from being positively approached. In addition, although the carpet 7 which has been subjected to antibacterial treatment in advance is also on sale, it is necessary to treat it with a chemical agent again to prevent bacteria, although it has been used for a long time.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since a chemical agent having an antibacterial and deodorant effect is used as a solution as a treatment agent, the carpet 7 is used for antibacterial and antibacterial treatment. It can be carried out.

(Embodiment 4) The fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

The constitution of the apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the medicine to be contained in the medicine tank 1 is treated with a solution (for example, carbon, ceramic,
Inorganic substances such as titanium, aromatic organic substances) have the characteristic that they can be processed by UV protection. If the carpet 7 is used for a long period of time, it may be faded by ultraviolet rays. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to add a function of resisting ultraviolet rays to the fiber.

For the conventional fiber having resistance to ultraviolet rays, the method of fixing the ultraviolet absorber at the finishing stage after the dyeing process has been the mainstream. However, in the present embodiment, in order to easily treat at home, an inorganic substance such as carbon, ceramic or titanium that reflects ultraviolet rays and an organic substance such as an aromatic compound that absorbs ultraviolet rays are used. Is spraying on.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by using a chemical agent having an ultraviolet ray preventing effect as a treatment agent in the form of a solution, the carpet 7 can be subjected to ultraviolet ray preventing processing by the carpet maintenance machine.

[0023]

EXAMPLES Next, examples of the present invention will be described.

(Example 1) An experiment was actually carried out using a low molecular weight fluororesin dispersion solution, and the description will be made.

A weakly cationic low molecular weight fluororesin dispersion containing 20% of the active ingredient is diluted with an 8% aqueous solution and sprayed onto a wool material carpet to such an extent that the surface is sufficiently wet. This is dried at 80 ° C. for 3 minutes to immobilize the fluororesin.

As a result of water repellency test according to JIS-L1092 water repellency test (spray method), a value of 90-100 was obtained. As a result, it can be said that it is sufficiently water repellent. Similarly, the commercially available waterproof spray was tested and dried, and the result was 70, which is more effective than the waterproof spray.

Example 2 An experiment of antibacterial evaluation was actually conducted using hinokitiol, which is a plant extract having an antibacterial effect.

The antibacterial activity against a common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, was examined. A solution of hinokitiol, a bacterial solution, and a culture medium for culturing bacteria are attached to cotton clothing. This is incubated at a temperature of 30 ° C. for 24 hours. When the number of bacteria after culturing was measured, the number of bacteria was 1 × 10 ^{8 when} cultivated only with the bacterial solution and medium without containing hinokitiol. However, when hinokitiol was cultured at a concentration of 2 mg / kg (cloth weight), the number of bacteria was 1 × 10 ⁷ , and it can be said that it has antibacterial properties. Therefore, even when the carpet is treated with hinokitiol, antibacterial properties can be imparted by spraying 2 mg / kg (cloth weight) or more of hinokitiol.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, there are provided a device for spraying the treatment agent and a heating device for evaporating a solvent component from the sprayed treatment agent to dry and fix it. With the provision, it is possible to easily perform various processes such as insect repellent, antibacterial and deodorant.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a carpet maintenance machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 chemical tank 3 fans 4 heater 6 nozzles

Continuation of front page (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 11/34

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A spraying device for spraying a treatment agent, and spraying
A heating device for drying and fixing the treatment agent is provided.
Serial treatment agent, Naruju Utan maintenance machine with a low molecular weight fluorocarbon resin dispersion solution. 2. A spraying device for spraying a treating agent, and spraying
A heating device for drying and fixing the treatment agent is provided.
Serial treatment agent, Naruju Utan maintenance machine with a solution of insecticide and antibacterial effect. 3. A spraying device for spraying a treatment agent, and spraying
A heating device for drying and fixing the treatment agent is provided.
Serial treatment agent, Flip formed by using a solution with ultraviolet prevention effect
Chu Utan maintenance machine.