JP4518399B2 - Candle stand vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a candle holder cleaner for scraping off a candle fixed to a candle holder.

  In candle holders used in Buddhist altars, etc., a dripping from a candle that is set up on a mandrel and sticks to the mandrel or mandrel support may stick to the mandrel or mandrel support. Since it becomes impossible to support properly, it is necessary to clean and remove the stick fixed to the candle holder one by one. As a tool for removing such a sticking row, a candle stand cleaner composed of a knife, a flat blade or the like is used.

  However, in the conventional candle holder cleaner, in the candle holder of the structure in which the mandrel is set up inside the cup-shaped container, it is difficult to apply the cutting blade to all of the rows fixed to the inner surface of the container and the mandrel, It was difficult to scrape off all the sticks on the candlestick, and cleaning took time.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a technical problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a candle holder cleaner that can easily and reliably remove a row fixed to a candle holder with a simple structure. Is to provide.

The present invention provides a candle stand Vacuum cleaners for peeling off the row fixed to the candle stand for supporting the candle by inserting the mandrel lower end of the candle is inserted into the mandrel formed at one end of the body portion A cylindrical guide portion, a tip tooth profile portion formed of a recess formed in the tip portion of the guide portion, a rear end tooth profile portion formed of a recess formed in a rear end portion of the guide portion, and the main body portion A corrugated ash leveling part having a corrugated shape formed at an end opposite to the guide part, and the guide part has a head tapered in a direction in which the cross-section of the tip part becomes smaller. It has a shape of a cut cone, and the tip tooth shape portion or the rear end tooth shape portion is brought into contact with the mandrel, and the guide part is moved up and down along the mandrel to peel off the row attached to the mandrel. Take the tip of the guide It can be removed while being crushed by colliding with the sticking row of the container of the candle holder, and the ash freshly ashed ash can be removed by bringing the ash leveling part into contact with the surface of the freshly scented ash. It can be cleaned .

  According to the candle holder cleaner of the present invention, it is possible to easily and surely remove the solder fixed to the candle holder with a simple structure.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts throughout the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a candle stand cleaner to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line 2-2 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a back view of the candle stand cleaner of FIG. 4 is a left end view seen from line 4-4 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a right end view seen from line 5-5 in FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the wax fixed to the candle holder is removed by the candle holder cleaner according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a candle stand with a part broken away.

  In FIG. 7, a candle stand 50 is used by being placed on a Buddhist altar or the like, and has a structure in which a mandrel 52 is vertically fixed at the center of a container part 51 formed on the top. The rod-shaped candle 60 is fixed to the candle stand 50 by pressing and fitting a hole 61 formed at the lower end (lower center) into the mandrel 52. A core material 62 is embedded in the center of the candle 60, and the core material can be lit. The core material is formed of a member through which a molten candle easily penetrates, for example, a string-like fiber. When the core material is lit, the candle 60 melts and burns from above. At that time, the molten row hangs down on the candle stand 50, adheres to the surface of the mandrel 52 and the inside of the container 51, and becomes a fixed row 63. This sticking row 63 must be removed in order for a new candle to be properly installed.

  The candle stand cleaner according to the present invention is made of a press-formed product of a metal plate such as a steel plate or a stainless steel plate or a molded product of hard plastic. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, it is assumed that the plate thickness is about 0.6 mm to about 1.2 mm and is made by performing surface treatment such as plating on a press-molded product of a steel plate. It is shown in the figure. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the length of one end (the left end in FIG. 1) of the main body 16 of the candle holder is shorter than the height H (FIG. 6) of the mandrel 52 of the candle holder 50. A cylindrical guide portion 11 having L is integrally formed. In the case of metal, the guide portion 11 is formed, for example, by bending a flat blank from both sides and forming it into a cylindrical shape. In the case of plastic, the guide portion 11 can be integrally formed by molding.

  Since the candle stand cleaner 10 according to the present embodiment is a press-formed product of a metal plate, in the example shown in the figure, a gap d is provided at one place in the circumferential direction of the guide portion 11 and is substantially circular as a whole. It has a cylindrical shape (cylindrical shape) in cross section. At both ends in the length direction of the guide portion 11, tooth profile portions 12 and 13 made of concave portions are formed. In the illustrated example, tooth profile portions 12 are formed at three locations in the circumferential direction on the lower end side (the left end side in the diagram) of the guide portion, and tooth profile portions are formed at one location in the circumferential direction on the upper end side (the right end side in the diagram) of the guide portion. 13 is formed. Shaving blades formed so that the back end portions (bottom sides) of the respective tooth profile portions 12 and 13 on the lower end side and the upper end side are tapered (pointed) by tapering from the front surface side to the back surface side. Parts 14 and 15.

  The guide part 11 as described above is provided at one end of the main body part 16. A ash leveling portion 21 having a fan-shaped shape is formed at an end portion of the main body portion 16 opposite to the guide portion 11. The tip of this ash leveling portion has a corrugated shape 22 so as to be suitable for sweeping incense holder ash. In addition, a groove 23 having a predetermined depth is formed in a side portion of the ash leveling portion 21 and has a width in which a candle core material 62 can be inserted. When the candle is extinguished, it is used so that the main body 16 is moved in a substantially horizontal direction in a direction in which the core material 62 is inserted in the groove 23 in a state where the core material 62 is inserted into the groove 23. . By rubbing the ignited core material 62 so as to be laid down by the groove 23, the candle can be extinguished easily and reliably.

  While the candle 60 is being used while standing on the candle stand 50, the melted row drips down and adheres to the periphery of the mandrel 52 and the inside of the container portion 51 and hardens, and the fixed row 63 is gradually accumulated. This sticking row 63 needs to be removed. Therefore, according to the candle stand cleaner 10, the sticking row can be removed (cleaned) as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the candle stand cleaner is inserted into the candle stand mandrel 52 from the lower end (left end in FIG. 1) of the guide portion 11, and the inner surface of the guide portion is in contact with the surface of the mandrel. By sliding up and down and rubbing the mandrel with the cutting blade portions 14 and 15 of the tooth profile portions 12 and 13, the row 63 adhered and fixed to the mandrel 52 can be scraped off.

  In addition, the row 63 attached and fixed inside the candle holder 51 has the guide portion 11 inserted through the mandrel 52 and the candle holder cleaner is moved downward to move the lower end of the guide portion to the container portion. It can be peeled off while being crushed by colliding with the sticking row. It should be noted that the wax that has been peeled off by such a cleaning operation and remains in the candle stand such as the container portion 51 can be removed and recovered by turning the candle stand upside down.

  In Buddhist altars and the like, an incense holder (not shown) having a structure in which an incense stick is put on ashes stored in a container is used. In the case of this incense stick, burnt incense ash accumulates, so it is required to clean the ash surface by periodically cleaning it. Therefore, when using the above-mentioned candle stand cleaner 10 to sweep freshly scented ash, the candle stand cleaner is used while the corrugated shape 22 of the ash-shaped ash leveling portion 21 is in contact with the ash surface. It can be cleaned by moving it in the desired direction. In addition, when extinguishing a candle set on a candle stand, as described above, the candle core material 62 is formed at the lower part of the fire by the groove 23 formed by using the side portion of the ash leveling portion 21. Rub so that it falls down. Thereby, the fire of a candle can be extinguished easily and reliably. Moreover, you may make it the structure which provides the candle stand cleaner which concerns on this invention in the opposite side of the fire extinguisher part of the candle extinguishing of the form which puts out the candle from the top. This makes it possible to realize a more convenient instrument.

  In the candle stand cleaner according to the present invention, various shapes and structures as listed below can be used as the cylindrical guide portion 11, and the present invention includes all such embodiments. It is included in the range. That is, the cylindrical guide portion 11 has a cylindrical shape with a substantially circular cross section, which is a polygonal cross section such as a triangular cross section and a quadrangular cross section, an oval cross section, an elliptical cross section, a petal cross section or a star shape. You may make it a cylindrical body of a cross section. Further, in the illustrated example, the gap d is provided at one place in the circumferential direction, but this may be a cross-sectional shape without a gap, and the interval is increased if the cross-sectional shape can form the tooth profile portion 12. You may make it an open cross-sectional shape.

  Furthermore, the overall shape of the guide portion is not limited to a cylindrical body with a uniform cross section, but a truncated cone with a cross section (outer cross section) that is uniformly tapered in the length direction, or A cylindrical body whose outer cross section changes in a wavy shape may be used. In this case, if the taper direction is narrowed from the upper end (right end in the figure) to the lower end (left end in the figure), the row peeled off at the lower end side of the guide portion can be easily discharged to the outside of the guide portion 11. At the same time, it is possible to obtain an advantage that it is easy to peel off the fixing row in the container portion 51.

  Regardless of the above-described embodiment, the number of the tooth profile portions 12 and 13 including the concave portions provided at the upper end and the lower end of the guide portion 11 can be appropriately selected. Furthermore, although the tooth profile parts 12 and 13 were formed in the upper and lower ends of the guide part 11 in above-mentioned embodiment, this tooth profile part may be formed only in either one end. In that case, the formation at the lower end is preferable in that it is relatively easy to remove and remove the sticking row from the case where it is provided at the upper end. In addition, the concave portions of the tooth profile portions 12 and 13 may be arcuate at the bottom or square, and the shape can be selected as appropriate. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the cutting edge portions 14 and 15 of the tooth profile portions 12 and 13 are tapered (pointed) by tapering from the front surface side to the back surface side. It is good also as a shape which tapers toward the surface side from a back surface side, or you may form the cutting-blade parts 14 and 15 with the shape of a front-end | tip part without tapering.

  According to the embodiment described above, the cylindrical guide part 11 inserted through the mandrel 52 of the candle holder 50 is provided, and the tooth profile parts 12 and 13 formed of the recesses are formed at the end part of the guide part. The cutting blade portions 14 and 15 that can be rubbed with the mandrel are formed on the bottom, and the row 63 attached to the mandrel is peeled off by bringing the cutting blade portion into contact with the mandrel and moving the guide portion along the mandrel. As a result, it is possible to easily and surely remove the row fixed to the candle stand with a simple structure.

It is a top view of one embodiment of a candle stand cleaner to which the present invention is applied. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view along line 2-2 in FIG. It is a reverse view of the candle stand cleaner of FIG. It is the left end view seen from the line 4-4 in FIG. It is the right end view seen from line 5-5 in FIG. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which illustrates the state which is removing the row | line | column adhering to the candle stand with the candle stand cleaner by this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a partially broken example of a candle stand.

Explanation of symbols

10 Candlestick cleaner 11 Guide part 12, 13 Tooth part (recessed part)
14, 15 Sharpening blade portion 16 Main body portion 17 Gap 21 Round fan-shaped ash leveling portion 22 Waveform shape 23 Groove 50 Candle holder 51 Container portion 52 Mandrel 60 Candle 61 Hole 62 Core material 63 Fixed row

Claims (4)

In a candle holder cleaner for peeling off the wax fixed to the candle holder that supports the candle by inserting a mandrel at the lower end of the candle,
A cylindrical guide formed at one end of the main body and inserted through the mandrel;
A tip tooth profile comprising a recess formed at the tip of the guide ;
A rear end tooth profile portion formed of a recess formed in the rear end portion of the guide portion;
An ash leveling portion having a fan shape having a corrugated shape formed at an end of the main body portion opposite to the guide portion;
With
The guide part has a shape of a truncated cone tapered in a direction in which the cross section of the tip part becomes smaller,
The leading edge portion or the trailing edge tooth portion is brought into contact with the mandrel, and the guide part is moved up and down along the mandrel to peel off the row attached to the mandrel,
The tip portion of the guide portion can be peeled off while being crushed by colliding with the sticking row of the container portion of the candle stand,
A candle stand cleaner, wherein the ash ashes can be cleaned by moving the ash leveling portion in contact with the surface of the ascense ashes .   The candle stand cleaner according to claim 1, wherein a cutting blade portion slidable with the mandrel is formed at the bottom of each of the tip tooth profile portion and the rear tooth profile portion.   3. The candle stand cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the cutting blade portion has a shape in which a taper is formed from the front surface side to the back surface side and the tip is thinned.   A groove having a width and a depth into which a candle core material formed on the side of the ash leveling portion of the main body portion can be inserted, and in a state where the core material of the lower part of the candle fire is inserted into the groove. The candle stand cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the candle is extinguished by moving in a substantially horizontal direction.

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