JP5276041B2 - Scouring tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scrubbing tool in which a soft member is readily and rigidly fixed to a bristle tuft-implanted substrate piece without requiring complicated steps such as bonding and drying, and which has excellent scrubbing performance. <P>SOLUTION: The scrubbing tool 1 includes: the bristle tuft-implanted substrate piece 2 provided with a receiving recess 11; a brush member 5 formed from a plurality of bristle tufts 6 implanted at least partially in the surface of the bristle tuft-implanted substrate piece 2; a mounting member 3 inserted into the receiving recess 11 of the bristle tuft-implanted substrate piece; and the soft member 4 connected to the mounting member 3. The mounting member 3 connected with the soft member 4 is fixedly inserted into the receiving recess 11 of the bristle tuft implanted substrate piece 2, and the soft member 4 is mounted to the bristle tuft-implanted substrate piece 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a scrubbing tool suitably used for scrubbing the inner surfaces of various containers such as pots, bottles, cups, pots, and paddles.

  Conventionally, as this type of scrubbing tool, one having a structure in which a sponge is provided together with a brush member made of a plurality of fiber bundles on one surface of a substrate (see Patent Document 1). When such a configuration is adopted, the foaming at the time of washing can be improved by the sponge and the foam retention is improved, so that the washing ability is excellent.

Registered Utility Model No. 3030815

  However, since the sponge is fixed to one surface of the substrate with an adhesive in the sliding tool described in Patent Document 1, the sponge is easily peeled off from the adhesive surface during repeated use, and is inferior in durability. There was a problem. In addition, since bonding is performed using an adhesive, a time-consuming drying step is required, and there is a problem that productivity is poor.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a technical background, and can easily and firmly fix a soft member to a mounting base piece without requiring complicated steps such as adhesion and drying, and can be washed. The object is to provide a scrubbing tool with excellent ability.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.

[1] A fiber bundle planting base piece provided with a receiving recess;
A brush member comprising a plurality of fiber bundles planted on at least a part of the surface of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
An attachment member insertable into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
A soft member connected to the mounting member,
The soft member is attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece by inserting and fixing the attachment member connected to the soft member into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece. A sash washer.

[2] The fiber bundle planting base piece is formed of a resin molded body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,
The receiving recess has a continuous opening that continuously opens over at least approximately three directions among the four directions of upper, lower, left and right in the fiber bundle planting base piece,
The soft member is exposed outwardly over the substantially three directions through the continuous opening in the fiber bundle planting base piece,
The slide cleaning tool according to the preceding item 1, wherein the plurality of fiber bundles are planted on at least a part of at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the fiber bundle planting base piece.

  [3] An engagement protrusion is provided on any one of the inner surface of the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece and the outer surface of the mounting member, and the engagement recess is provided on the other surface. With the member inserted into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece, the engaging protrusion is engaged with the engaging recess, so that the attachment member receives the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece. 3. The washing tool according to the preceding item 1 or 2, which is inserted and fixed inside.

[4] A fiber bundle planting base piece with grooves formed;
A brush member comprising a plurality of fiber bundles planted in at least a part of the region excluding the groove on the surface of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
An attachment member insertable into the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
A soft member connected to the mounting member,
The attachment member to which the soft member is connected is inserted into and fixed to the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece, so that the soft member is attached to the fiber bundle implantation base piece. A sash washer.

[5] At least one end in the axial direction of the groove is formed at the open end,
The opening width at the uppermost position of the groove is configured to be narrower than the maximum opening width inside the groove,
The external shape of the cross-section of the mounting member is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the groove,
The attachment member is slidably inserted into the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece from the opening end of one end thereof in the axial direction toward the other end side, and is fixed to the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece. 5. The scrub washing tool according to item 4 above.

  [6] The sliding wash tool according to any one of the preceding items 1 to 5, wherein a water-retaining soft member is used as the soft member.

  [7] The water-washing tool according to item 6, wherein the water-retaining soft member is made of a sponge or a cloth material.

  [8] The sliding washer according to any one of items 1 to 5, wherein a non-water-holding elastic member is used as the soft member.

  [9] The sliding tool according to item 8, wherein the non-water-retaining elastic member is made of rubber or thermoplastic elastomer.

  In the invention of [1], since the attachment member to which the soft member is connected is inserted and fixed in the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece, the soft member is firmly attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece. It will be In addition, when attaching the soft member, a complicated process such as adhesion and drying is not required, and the soft member is made into a fiber simply by inserting and fixing the attachment member connected to the soft member into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle implantation base piece. Since it can be attached to a bundle planting base piece, the attachment operation is very easy. In addition, since it is further equipped with a brush member planted on the fiber bundle planting base piece, dirt that is difficult to wash with a soft member can be removed by washing, and various types of dirt can be removed without leaving any residue. it can.

  In the invention of [2], the receiving recess has a continuous opening that continuously opens in at least approximately three directions among the four directions of upper, lower, left and right in the fiber bundle planting base piece, and the soft member is a fiber bundle planted Since it is exposed outward in substantially three directions through the continuous opening in the installation base piece, it is possible to further improve the efficiency of sliding with the soft member.

  In the invention of [3], the engagement protrusion is provided on any one of the inner surface of the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece and the outer surface of the mounting member, and the engagement recess is provided on the other surface. The mounting member is inserted and fixed in the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece by engaging the engaging protrusion with the engaging recess in a state where the mounting member is inserted into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece. Therefore, the soft member is more firmly attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece.

  In the invention of [4], since the attachment member to which the soft member is connected is inserted and fixed in the groove of the fiber bundle implantation base piece, the soft member is firmly attached to the fiber bundle implantation base piece. It will be a thing. In addition, when attaching the soft member, a complicated process such as adhesion and drying is not required, and the soft member is attached to the fiber bundle only by inserting and fixing the attachment member connected to the soft member into the groove of the fiber bundle implantation base piece. Since it can be attached to the planting base piece, the attachment operation is very easy. In addition, since it is further equipped with a brush member planted on the fiber bundle planting base piece, dirt that is difficult to wash with a soft member can be removed by washing, and various types of dirt can be removed without leaving any residue. it can.

  In the invention of [5], the opening width at the uppermost position of the groove is configured to be narrower than the maximum opening width inside the groove, and the outer shape of the cross-section of the mounting member is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the groove. Therefore, the attachment member is more firmly fixed to the fiber bundle planting base piece. Further, at least one end in the axial direction of the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece is formed at the opening end, and the attachment member is formed in the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece from the opening end of one end in the axial direction to the other end side. Since it is configured to be fixed to the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece by being slide-inserted and fitted, the fixing operation of the mounting member is extremely easy.

  In the invention of [6], since a water-retaining soft member is used as the soft member, foaming and foam retention at the time of scrubbing are very good, and the scrubbing ability can be further enhanced.

  In the invention of [7], since the water-retentive soft member employs a structure made of sponge or cloth material, foaming and foam retention at the time of scrubbing are further improved.

  In the invention of [8], since the non-water-retaining elastic member is used as the soft member, it is possible to scrape off even strongly adhered dirt.

  In the invention [9], the non-water-retaining elastic member employs a structure made of rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer, so that even strongly adhered dirt can be scraped off sufficiently.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the sliding washer which concerns on this invention, Comprising: (A) is a front view, (B) is a left view, (C) is a rear view. It is sectional drawing of the WW line in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state of FIG. 1 in the state isolate | separated into the brush member planted by the fiber bundle planting base piece, and the attachment member to which the soft member was connected, (i) is a front view, (B) is a left side view. It is a figure which shows a fiber bundle planting base piece (thing of the state before forming the planting hole), (A) is a front view, (B) is a left side view, and (C) is a top view. It is a figure which shows an attachment member in an unfolded state, (A) is a front view, (B) is a right side view, (C) is a rear view, and (D) is a bottom view. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Y-Y in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. (D) is sectional drawing of the XX line in FIG. 5 (a). It is a figure which shows other embodiment of the sliding washer which concerns on this invention, Comprising: (A) is a front view, (B) is a left view, (C) is a rear view, (D) is a bottom view. 7A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 7A, and FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attaches and fixes the attachment member with which the soft member was connected to the fiber bundle planting base piece. It is a perspective view which shows an attachment member in the expansion | deployment state. (A) is a side view showing a state before the soft member is sandwiched by the mounting member, (B) is a side view showing a state where the lower part of the soft member is sandwiched by the mounting member and the soft member is connected to the mounting member. .

  One Embodiment (1st Embodiment) of the sliding washer 1 which concerns on this invention is shown to FIGS. The sliding washer 1 includes a fiber bundle planting base piece 2, an attachment member 3, a soft member 4, and a brush member 5.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 is made of a synthetic resin molded body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The fiber bundle planting base piece 2 is provided with a receiving recess 11. The said receiving recessed part 11 has the continuous opening part 11a opened continuously over the left side 2a in the said fiber bundle planting base piece 2, the upper surface 2c, and the right side 2b. Engagement projections 12 and 12 project from the upper ends of the front and rear inner surfaces in the receiving recess 11 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2. Raised portions 14 and 14 are formed from the center portion to the lower end portion of both front and rear inner surfaces in the receiving recess 11 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2. Moreover, the back hole parts 13 and 13 are each provided in the right-and-left both ends of the bottom face of the said reception recessed part 11 (refer FIG. 4).

  A plurality of planting holes 16 are formed on both the front surface 2e and the rear surface 2f of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 (see FIG. 2). A fiber bundle 6 is implanted in each planting hole 16 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, and the brush member 5 is constituted by the plurality of fiber bundles 6. In other words, the sliding washer 1 includes a brush member 5 including a plurality of fiber bundles 6 planted on the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  Further, a long handle 30 is extended downward from the lower surface 2d of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2.

  The soft member 4 is formed of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped soft member (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the mounting member 3 includes a synthetic resin first substrate 21, a synthetic resin second substrate 22, and a synthetic resin connecting portion that connects both the substrates 21 and 22. 23, 23. The first substrate 21 and the second substrate 22 are plate-like bodies having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and one side edges of both the rectangular plate-like bodies are connected by a pair of connecting portions 23, 23, The mounting member 3 is configured. The connecting portion 23 includes a thin portion and can be bent. By bending the connecting portion 23, the first substrate 21 and the second substrate 22 can be arranged in a state of being overlapped with each other. The attachment member 3 configured in such a superposed arrangement is formed in a size and shape that can be inserted into the receiving recess 11 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2.

  A pair of sandwiching projections 25 is formed on the inner surface of the first substrate 21 (the surface that is inward in the overlapping state), and the inner surface of the second substrate 22 (the surface that is inward in the overlapping state). A pair of sandwiching projections 25 is formed on the surface (see FIG. 5A). In addition, an engagement recess 24 made of a through hole is formed at the edge of the first substrate 21 opposite to the connection side, and the edge of the second substrate 22 opposite to the connection side is also formed from the through hole. An engaging recess 24 is formed (see FIGS. 5 (A), (C) and FIGS. 6 (B), (D)).

  The soft member 4 is connected to the mounting member 3 as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, the central portion of the soft member 4 is sandwiched between a pair of substrates 21 and 22 of the mounting member 3 from one end side of the soft member 4, and the soft member 4 is fixed by clamping. To do. At this time, since the sandwiching projection 25 enters the soft member 4 and is engaged, the soft member 4 is connected to the mounting member 3 in a non-detachable manner.

  The attachment member 3 to which the soft member 4 is connected is attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 as follows. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the attachment member 3 to which the soft member 4 is connected is arranged in a state of facing the fiber bundle implantation base piece 2, and then the fiber bundle implantation base. As the insertion member 3 is inserted into the receiving recess 11 of the piece 2, the engagement protrusion 12 of the fiber bundle implantation base piece 2 is in a state where the attachment member 3 is inserted into the reception recess 11 of the fiber bundle implantation base piece 2. Since it is engaged with the engaging recess 24 of the mounting member 3 (see FIG. 2), the mounting member 3 is fixed in the receiving recess 11 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, whereby the soft member 4 is implanted in the fiber bundle. The base piece 2 is firmly attached. At this time, the bent connection portion 23 of the attachment member 3 is disposed in the back hole portion 13 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 (see FIG. 2). Since the soft member 4 is exposed outwardly over three directions of the left side, the upper side, and the right side through the continuous opening portion 11a in the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 (see FIGS. 1 to 3), it is excellent. The washing efficiency is obtained. In addition, since the brush member 5 is further provided on the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, dirt that is difficult to wash with the soft member 4 can be removed by washing, leaving various types of dirt. Can be removed without any problems.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment (second embodiment) of the sliding washer 1 according to the present invention. The sliding washer 1 includes a fiber bundle planting base piece 2, an attachment member 3, a soft member 4, and a brush member 5.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 is formed of a substantially plate-shaped synthetic resin molded body. A pair of grooves 51 extending in the width direction of the base piece 2 apart from each other in the length direction of the base piece 2 on the attachment surface (upper surface in FIG. 9) 71 for attaching the soft member 4 in the fiber bundle planting base piece 2; 51 is formed. The groove 51 reaches the side surfaces 72 and 73 on both end sides in the width direction of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, that is, both ends in the length direction of the groove 51 open to the sides. , 54 (see FIG. 9). The opening width M at the uppermost position of the groove 51 is configured to be narrower than the maximum opening width N inside the groove 51 (see FIG. 9). Further, a bottom groove 52 is formed on the bottom surface of the groove 51 from the opening end 54 on one end side to the opening end 53 on the other end side.

  In addition, a large number of planting holes 56 are formed in a region of the upper surface (attachment surface) 71 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 excluding the region where the groove 51 is formed (see FIG. 9).

  Fiber bundles 6 are implanted in the respective planting holes 56 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, and the brush member 5 is constituted by the multiple fiber bundles 6. In other words, the sliding washer 1 includes a brush member 5 composed of a large number of fiber bundles 6 planted on the upper surface (attachment surface) 71 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 (see FIG. 7).

  The soft member 4 is made of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped soft member (see FIGS. 9 and 11A).

  As shown in FIG. 10, the attachment member 3 includes a synthetic resin first attachment portion 61, a synthetic resin second attachment portion 62, and a synthetic resin connection that connects the attachment portions 61 and 62. Part 63. The first mounting portion 61 is made of a long material having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a pair of sandwiching plates 64, 64 spaced from each other in the lengthwise direction are protruded from the inner surface of the first mounting portion 61. A small projection 65 for sandwiching is projected from the tip of the projection. Similarly, the second mounting portion 62 is made of a long material having a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape, and a pair of sandwiching plates 64, 64 spaced from each other in the lengthwise direction are protruded from the inner surface thereof. A small projection 65 for pinching is provided from the tip of 64. As shown in FIG. 10, the pinching small projection 65 in the second mounting portion 62 is displaced in the length direction of the mounting portions 61 and 62 with respect to the formation position of the pinching small projection 65 in the first mounting portion 61. It is provided at the position. The first mounting portion 61 and the second mounting portion 62 are arranged in parallel, and one side edges of the mounting portions 61 and 62 are connected to each other by a pair of connecting portions 63 and 63. The member 3 is configured. As shown in FIG. 11 (A), the connecting portion 63 is formed to be bendable by having a hinge portion (thin wall portion) at the center in the width direction. By bending the connecting portion 63, the first mounting portion 61 and the second mounting portion 62 can be arranged in a state of being overlapped with each other.

  The soft member 4 is connected to the mounting member 3 as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, one end of the soft member 4 is sandwiched between a pair of mounting portions 61 and 62 of the mounting member 3, and the soft member 4 is clamped and fixed. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 11 (b) and 8 (c), the pinching small protrusion 65 enters the soft member 4 and is engaged, so that the soft member 4 is attached to the mounting member. It is connected to the member 3 so as not to be removable.

  The attachment member 3 to which the soft member 4 is connected is attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, after the mounting member 3 to which the soft member 4 is connected is arranged at the side position of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, the mounting member 3 is inserted into the groove 51 at one end side. By sliding and inserting from the opening end 54 toward the opening end 53 on the other end side, the attachment member 3 is fitted and fixed in the groove 51 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, whereby the soft member 4 is fixed to the fiber bundle. It becomes what was firmly attached to the planting base piece 2 (refer FIG. 7, 8). That is, the opening width M at the uppermost position of the groove 51 is configured to be narrower than the maximum opening width N inside the groove 51 (see FIG. 9). It is firmly fitted and fixed in the groove 51 of the piece 2. At this time, the bent connection portion 63 of the attachment member 3 is disposed in the bottom groove 52 of the groove 51 of the fiber bundle planting base piece 2 (see FIGS. 8A and 8B).

  In the above-described washing tool 1, excellent washing efficiency is obtained by the soft member 4 attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece 2. In addition, since the brush member 5 is further provided on the fiber bundle planting base piece 2, dirt that is difficult to wash with the soft member 4 can be removed by washing, leaving various types of dirt. Can be removed without any problems.

  In the present invention, the soft member 4 is not particularly limited, but a water retaining soft member is suitable. When a water-retaining soft member is used, foaming and foam retention at the time of washing can be improved. The water retaining soft member is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use a sponge or a cloth material (nonwoven fabric or the like). The constituent material of the sponge is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include synthetic resins, rubbers, natural materials (such as loofah).

  The soft member 4 may be a non-water retaining elastic member made of rubber, thermoplastic elastomer or the like. In the case of using the non-water-retaining elastic member, it is possible to scrape off even strongly adhered dirt.

  The soft member 4 may be a soft member in which a non-woven fabric sheet made of nylon is bonded to one side of a soft sheet made of urethane sponge. In this case, the soft member 4 can be washed efficiently.

  In the above embodiment, the soft member 4 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, but is not particularly limited to such a shape.

  Further, the shape of the mounting member 3 is not limited to the shape adopted in the above embodiment.

  The scrubbing tool according to the present invention is suitably used for scrubbing the inner surface of a container such as a pot, a bottle, a cup, a pot, or a paddle, but is not particularly limited to such a use. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sliding tool 2 ... Fiber bundle planting base piece 3 ... Mounting member 4 ... Soft member 5 ... Brush member 6 ... Fiber bundle 11 ... Receiving recessed part 11a ... Continuous opening part 12 ... Engaging protrusion 24 ... Engaging recessed part 51 ... Groove 53 ... Open end 54 ... Open end M ... Open width N at the top of the groove N ... Maximum open width inside the groove

Claims (9)

A fiber bundle planting base piece provided with a receiving recess;
A brush member comprising a plurality of fiber bundles planted on at least a part of the surface of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
An attachment member insertable into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
A soft member connected to the mounting member,
An engagement protrusion is provided on one of the inner surface of the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece and the outer surface of the attachment member, an engagement recess is provided on the other surface, and the attachment member is When the engagement protrusion is engaged with the engagement recess while being inserted into the receiving recess of the fiber bundle planting base piece, the attachment member to which the soft member is connected is is inserted fixed in a receiving recess of the base element, the soft member is characterized by being attached to the fiber bundle bristle設基piece Suriaraigu. The fiber bundle planting base piece consists of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped resin molded body,
The receiving recess has a continuous opening that continuously opens over at least approximately three directions among the four directions of upper, lower, left and right in the fiber bundle planting base piece,
The soft member is exposed outwardly over the substantially three directions through the continuous opening in the fiber bundle planting base piece,
The slide cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of fiber bundles are implanted on at least a part of at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the fiber bundle planting base piece. A substantially plate-like fiber bundle planting base;
A groove formed on the top surface of the fiber bundle planting base piece and extending in the width direction of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
A brush member comprising a plurality of fiber bundles planted in at least a part of the region excluding the groove on the upper surface of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
An attachment member insertable into the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece;
A soft member connected to the mounting member,
At least one end in the axial direction of the groove is formed at an open end that reaches and opens the side surface on the end side in the width direction of the fiber bundle planting base piece,
The opening width at the uppermost position of the groove is configured to be narrower than the maximum opening width inside the groove,
The external shape of the cross-section of the mounting member is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the groove,
The attachment member to which the soft member is connected is slidably inserted into the groove of the fiber bundle planting base piece from one open end to the other end side in the axial direction, and the fiber bundle planting base A sliding tool, wherein the soft member is attached to the fiber bundle planting base piece by being fixed in a groove of the piece . The said groove | channel is a slide washing tool of Claim 3 which is a pair of groove | channels mutually spaced apart in the length direction of the said fiber bundle planting base piece, and extended in the width direction of this base piece. The both ends of the said length direction of the said groove | channel are slide wash tools of Claim 3 or 4 currently formed in the opening end which reached and opened to the side surface of the both ends side of the width direction of the said fiber bundle planting base piece.   The sliding-cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a water-retaining soft member is used as the soft member.   The water-washing soft member according to claim 6, wherein the water-retaining soft member is made of a sponge or a cloth material.   The slide washing tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a non-water-holding elastic member is used as the soft member.   The slide washing tool according to claim 8, wherein the non-water retentive elastic member is made of rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer.

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