JP6620062B2 - Recovery device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recovery device that recovers an object that is difficult to grasp while maintaining its shape.

  For example, dough that has fallen to the floor during cooking, food such as tofu or jelly, and animal or feces excreted on the floor or ground, such as gel-like or soft objects, retain their shape. It is difficult to pick up from the floor or the ground.

  For this reason, when removing the target object on the floor surface or the ground, the shape of the object collapses when it is picked up by a paper sheet or the like, and only a part of it can be removed. It was difficult to remove the object remaining on the top.

  For example, in order to solve such a problem, when an animal excretes feces, an apparatus for directly collecting feces before excreting on the ground is known (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). reference).

JP 2007-159575 A JP 2013-5767 A Utility Model Registration No. 3105847

  The apparatus described above has the following problems. That is, since it is a device that directly collects animal stool, it cannot collect stool on the floor or ground.

  In addition, it is difficult to predict the food that falls during cooking or the like, and it is also difficult to collect the food that has fallen on the floor with the collection device.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the collection | recovery apparatus which can remove objects, such as a gel form or a soft body form, from a floor surface, the ground, etc. in the state holding the shape.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the recovery apparatus of the present invention is configured as follows.

  As one aspect of the present invention, the recovery device is provided on the base, the base, a fixing portion that fixes one end of the sheet, and is provided on the base so as to be capable of reciprocating in one direction, and is fixed to the fixing portion. A plate portion that presses the sheet toward the lower side of the object, and a moving mechanism that moves the plate portion.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the collection | recovery apparatus which can remove objects, such as a gel form or a soft body form, from a floor surface, the ground, etc. in the state which hold | maintained the shape.

Sectional drawing which shows typically the structure of the collection | recovery apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the collection | recovery apparatus typically. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of use of the collection | recovery apparatus typically. Sectional drawing which shows typically the structure of the collection | recovery apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows typically the structure of the collection | recovery apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, a recovery device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a recovery apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of the recovery apparatus 1 in use and one form in use. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing a process of recovering the object 100 as an example of use of the recovery apparatus 1. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, for convenience of explanation, the collection device 1 is represented by appropriately expanding, reducing, and omitting the size, shape, configuration, and the like, and the collection device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: It is not necessarily limited to the size, shape and configuration shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the recovery device 1 includes a base 10, a handle portion 11 provided on one end side of the base 10, a plate portion 12 provided on the base 10, and a base 10. On the other hand, a moving mechanism 13 that moves the plate portion 12, a sheet 14 that collects the object 100, a fixing portion 15 that fixes the sheet 14 to the base portion 10, and a tension applying portion 16 that applies a predetermined tension to the sheet 14 , And a handle portion 11 provided on the base portion 10.

  The collection device 1 is a device that collects the object 100 from the ground 200 by placing the object 100 on the ground 200 or the floor on the upper surface of the sheet 14 sent out by the plate unit 12 moved by the moving mechanism 13. It is.

  Here, the object 100 is a gel or soft solid such as food such as bread dough, tofu or jelly that has fallen on the floor, or animal feces excreted on the floor or the ground 200. is there. That is, the target object 100 is a target object that forms a solid substance, but whose shape is easily changed by an external force, and is difficult to grasp from the floor surface, the ground, or the like while maintaining the shape. .

  The base 10 constitutes the outline of the collection device 1. The base 10 is, for example, a hollow case having an opening 10a in which the plate 12 is movably provided at one end. The base 10 is configured as a hollow flat plate. As for the base 10, the handle part 11 is fixed to the other end opposite to the edge part in which the opening part 10a was provided. In addition, the base 10 includes, for example, an accommodating portion 10b that is a space for accommodating and arranging a holding member 23 described later of the moving mechanism 13.

  The handle portion 11 is a handle for the user of the recovery device 1 to hold the recovery device 1 and is configured in a columnar shape or a prismatic shape, for example. The handle portion 11 has an accommodating portion 11 a that accommodates a part of the holding member 23 together with the base portion 10.

  The plate part 12 is configured in a rectangular plate shape, for example. The base 10 is configured so that its thickness is thinner than the height of the hollow internal space of the base 10. The thickness of the plate part 12 is preferably thinner in order to insert the sheet 14 between the object 100 and the ground surface 200. The plate portion 12 is supported by the moving mechanism 13 so as to be able to reciprocate in one direction with respect to the base portion 10.

  The plate portion 12 is disposed in the base portion 10 with one end side protruding from the opening portion 10a of the base portion 10, and at least the other end is moved when moved in the direction protruding from the opening portion 10a by the moving mechanism 13. Located in the base 10.

  Further, the direction in which the opening 10a side of the base portion 10 is the front and the handle portion 11 side is the back is the front-rear direction, the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and the direction along the main surface direction of the plate portion 12 When the width direction is set, the width of the plate portion 12 is configured to be smaller than the width of the opening 10a.

  The moving mechanism 13 is configured to be able to move the plate 12 in a direction protruding from the opening 10a. The moving mechanism 13 is configured to be movable in an advancing and retreating direction along one direction, which is a direction in which the plate 12 is retreated in the opening 10a in addition to the direction in which the plate 12 protrudes with respect to the opening 10a. It may be. For example, the moving mechanism 13 is configured to be able to automatically move the plate portion 12 in a direction protruding along one direction from the opening 10a by an elastic body, and guides manual movement in a direction retracting along the one direction. Configured to be possible.

  As a specific example, the moving mechanism 13 includes a compression spring 21 that is an elastic body provided on the inner surface on the other end side of the base portion 10, a spring seat 22 provided on the other end of the plate portion 12, a compressed compression spring 21, and A holding member 23 that holds the spring seat 22 and releases the holding, and a rail 24 that holds the plate portion 12 and guides the plate portion 12 in one direction as the plate portion 12 moves. .

  The compression spring 21 is, for example, a coil spring having one end supported by the spring seat 22 and the other end supported on the inner surface on the rear end side of the base 10.

  The spring seat 22 is provided at an end portion of the plate portion 12 facing the compression spring 21 and is configured to be able to support the end portion of the compression spring 21.

  The holding member 23 is configured to hold the plate portion 12 and the compressed compression spring 21 and to restrict movement of the plate portion 12. The holding member 23 is configured to be able to release the holding of the plate portion 12 and the compressed compression spring 21.

  For example, the holding member 23 is provided on the shaft portion 31 rotatably supported by the base portion 10 and the shaft portion 31, and engages with a part of the plate portion 12, for example, the spring seat 22. Engaging portion 32 that restricts movement, operation portion 33 provided at a position symmetrical to engaging portion 32 of shaft portion 31, and biasing that biases engaging portion 32 in a direction to engage spring seat 22. And a member 34. The holding member 23 is disposed in the accommodating portion 10 b of the base portion 10.

  The shaft portion 31 is rotatably supported on the inner surface of the housing portion 10b.

  The engaging portion 32 includes, for example, a connecting portion 32a that is integrally fixed to the shaft portion 31 and extends in the front-rear direction, and a protruding portion 32b provided at the tip of the connecting portion 32a. The protrusion 32b is configured to be engageable with, for example, the spring seat 22 in a direction in which the plate 12 moves in a direction protruding from the opening 10a, and the plate 12 moves in the base 10 from the opening 10a. By sliding with the spring seat 22, the spring seat 22 is configured to be able to ride up. As a specific example, the engagement portion 32 is configured in the same surface direction as the end surface of the spring seat 22 in the direction in which the plate portion 12 protrudes from the opening portion 10a in a posture in which the holding member 23 is provided in the base portion 10. The front surface is inclined with respect to the surface direction of the end face of the spring seat 22.

  The operation unit 33 is integrally fixed to the shaft unit 31 and configured to be operable from the outside. The operation portion 33 is configured to be able to release the engagement between the engagement portion 32 and the spring seat 22, in other words, the holding of the plate portion 12 by the engagement portion 32 when operated.

  The operation part 33 is arrange | positioned at the accommodating parts 10b and 11a of the base 10 and the handle part 11, for example. For example, in the operation unit 33, a part operated by the operator is arranged in the accommodating part 11 a of the handle part 11, and a part of the part arranged in the accommodating part 11 a protrudes from the outer surface of the handle part 11. Is done. The operating portion 33 that has been pressed is rotated together with the shaft portion 31 about the shaft center of the shaft portion 31, thereby rotating the protruding portion 32 b of the engaging portion 32 in a direction away from the spring seat 22.

  The urging member 34 is, for example, a spring member that urges the protruding portion 32 b of the engaging portion 32 in a direction to engage with the spring seat 22. For example, the urging member 34 is a coil spring, and is provided between the bottom surface of the accommodating portion 10 b of the handle portion 11 and the lower surface of the operation portion 33.

  The sheet | seat 14 is comprised by the intensity | strength which can mount the target object 100 in the one main surface. The sheet 14 is made of a paper material, a resin material, a woven material, or a non-woven material. For example, the sheet 14 made of a paper material may be a paper material provided with a water-repellent surface sheet, toilet paper, or the like. The resin material constituted by the resin material is a belt-shaped resin film or the like. The sheet 14 made of a woven material is configured so that it can be used repeatedly and the dirt on the surface can be washed away, for example, by applying a fluororesin or the like to the surface.

  The width of the sheet 14 is configured to be smaller than the width of the plate portion 12. The length of the sheet 14 is configured to be longer than the moving distance of the plate portion 12. Specifically, the length of the sheet 14 is configured such that when one end is fixed to the fixing portion 15, the length from the fixing portion 15 to the other end is longer than the moving distance of the plate portion 12.

  The fixing portion 15 is configured to be able to fix the sheet 14 to the upper surface of the base portion 10. The fixing unit 15 is, for example, a seat clip. For example, the fixing portion 15 has a protrusion at one end and a clip 15 a having an operation portion at the other end, a shaft portion 15 b provided on the clip 15 a, and the protrusion of the clip 15 a toward the surface of the base 10. A biasing member 15c for biasing.

  The fixing portion 15 can be separated from the base portion 10 by pressing the operation portion of the clip 15a, and is disposed between the protrusion portion and the base portion 10 by releasing the pressing operation. The formed sheet 14 is configured to be pressed toward the base portion 10 by the protruding portion.

  The tension applying unit 16 is configured to be able to apply a constant tension between at least the fixing unit 15 of the sheet 14 fixed to the fixing unit 15 and the tip of the plate unit 12. For example, the tension applying unit 16 is a moving body provided on the lower surface of the base 10 so as to be movable in the same direction as the moving direction of the plate portion 12. Such a tension applying unit 16 includes, for example, a slider that can hold the sheet 14 and a rail that guides the movement of the slider. The tension applying unit 16 does not damage the sheet 14 pressed by the plate unit 12, and gives the sheet 14 resistance to the extent that the sheet 14 is fed onto the plate unit 12 as the plate unit 12 moves. The tension is applied to the sheet 14.

Next, an example of use of the collection apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the user fixes the one end of the sheet 14 to the fixing portion 15 in a state where the plate portion 12 is housed in the base portion 10 and holds the plate portion 12 and the compressed compression spring 21 in a compressed state. The other end is fixed to the tension applying unit 16.

  Next, as shown in step ST <b> 1 of FIG. 3, the user holds the handle portion 11 and points the tip of the plate portion 12 between the ground 200 and the object 100 on the ground 200. Next, the user presses the operation unit 33 while maintaining the posture. Thereby, as shown to step ST2, holding | maintenance of the compression spring 21 is cancelled | released and the board part 12 moves with the restoring force of the compression spring 21. FIG.

  By this movement of the plate portion 12, the sheet 14 is gradually fed out of the portion below the plate portion 12 above the plate portion 12, and the sheet 14 on the tip side of the plate portion 12. In this state, when the sheet 14 comes into contact with the object 100, the object 100 moves to the upper surface of the plate portion 12 by feeding the sheet 14. Thereby, the target object 100 is removed from the ground 200.

  Next, as shown in step ST <b> 3, the user removes the sheet 14 from the tension applying unit 16, covers the object 100, and removes the sheet 14 from the fixing unit 15. Accordingly, since the object 100 is wrapped in the sheet 14, the user carries the object 100 together with the sheet 14 to a disposal place 210 such as a trash can.

  For example, when the sheet 14 is made of disposable paper material or the like, the object 100 is discarded together with the sheet 14. For example, when the sheet 14 is made of a fluorine-coated cloth material or the like that is repeatedly specified, only the object 100 is dropped from the sheet 14 at the disposal site 210 and the object 100 is removed from the disposal site 210. Discard and then wash the sheet 14.

  Next, the user presses the plate portion 12 in a direction in which the plate portion 12 is accommodated in the base portion 10. Thereby, the board part 12 presses the compression spring 21 in the direction to compress. Further, when the plate portion 12 moves, the spring seat 22 comes into contact with the front surface of the engaging portion 32, and the front surface of the engaging portion 32 slides on the spring seat 22 to ride on the spring seat 22. 32 engages the spring seat 22. Thereby, the plate part 12 is hold | maintained by the holding member 23, and the collection | recovery apparatus 1 will be in the state which can be used next time.

  According to the collecting apparatus 1 configured as described above, the sheet 14 is sent to the upper surface of the plate part 12 by moving the plate part 12 in one direction by the moving mechanism 13. For this reason, the plate part 12 contacts with the object 100 together with the sheet 14, and then the sheet 14 is sent out, so that the object 100 on the ground 200 gradually moves onto the sheet 14 to be sent out. In other words, the position of the sheet 14 sent out above the plate portion 12 does not change, and the object 100 gradually moves on the sheet 14 sent out after that. For this reason, the collection device 1 can remove the object 100 from the ground 200 while maintaining the shape, and can prevent the object 100 from remaining on the ground 200 as much as possible.

  Further, since the recovery device 1 is configured to place the object 100 on the sheet 14 and then discard the object 100 together with the sheet 14 or discard the object 100 on the sheet 14, The object 100 does not adhere. Thereby, it can prevent that the collection | recovery apparatus 1 becomes dirty with the target object 100. FIG.

  In particular, when the object 100 to be collected by the collection apparatus 1 is animal feces, the collection apparatus 1 is not contaminated by the object 100. Moreover, the sheet | seat 14 which mounted the target object 100 can cover the target object 100 with the sheet | seat 14 by removing one end from the fixing | fixed part 15 and covering the target object 100 by the other end side. Further, the sheet 14 enclosing the object 100 can be directly discarded from the collection device 1 to the disposal place 210 by removing the sheet 14 from the fixing unit 15 without lifting it by hand. For this reason, even when the collection device 1 is used for removing feces, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable as much as possible and to improve the hygiene.

  Further, the length of the sheet 14 wrapping the object 100 may be longer than at least the moving distance of the plate portion 12, and the amount of the sheet 14 to be discarded can be reduced as much as possible, thereby reducing dust. Also become.

  In addition, since the plate portion 12 can be moved and excreted directly on the sheet 14 when the animal is excreting, the recovery device 1 has high versatility.

  As described above, according to the collection device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the object 100 such as a gel or soft body can be removed from the floor surface, the ground 200, or the like while maintaining its shape.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the structure of the said embodiment. For example, in the above-described example, the moving mechanism 13 uses the compression spring 21 as an elastic body to urge the plate portion 12 in one direction, thereby moving the plate portion 12 in the protruding direction, and then the plate portion 12 is moved. Although the structure which performs the movement of the direction accommodated in the base 10 manually was demonstrated, it is not limited to this. For example, the elastic body may be configured to use a torsion spring or a leaf spring. That is, if the plate portion 12 and the elastic body can be held by the holding member 23 in a state where the plate portion 12 is urged by the elastic body so as to protrude from the opening 10a, for example, the elastic body uses another spring. In addition, it may be an elastically deformable member constituted by a rubber member or the like.

  Further, for example, like the moving device 13A of the collection device 1 according to another embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the plate portion 12 may be reciprocated by a motor driven by a battery or the like. Such a moving device 13A includes, for example, a transmission mechanism for switching the rotational motion of a ball spline or the like connecting between the motor and the plate portion 12 to a linear motion, an internal circuit for switching the rotational direction of the motor, and the handle portion 11. And an operation unit 33 for switching the internal circuit. With this configuration, the moving device 13A can move the plate portion 12 in the forward and backward direction by operating the operation portion 33, and the user can touch the plate portion 12 without touching the plate portion 12. The plate part 12 can be reciprocated.

  Further, the moving mechanisms 13 and 13A are configured to move the plate 12 in the retracting direction, not in the direction protruding from the opening 10a, and the user manually protrudes the plate 12 from the opening 10a. Alternatively, it may be configured to manually move in the forward / backward direction. As described above, the moving mechanisms 13 and 13A can be appropriately set as long as the plate portion 12 can be moved in a direction protruding from the opening 10a along one direction or in a direction retracting into the opening 10a. .

  In the example described above, the tension applying unit 16 is provided on the lower surface of the base 10 so as to be movable in the same direction as the moving direction of the plate 12 by a slider capable of holding the sheet 14 and a rail for guiding the movement of the slider. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any configuration can be used as long as it can apply tension to the sheet 14. For example, like the tension applying unit 16A of the recovery apparatus 1 according to another embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4, a binder clip or the like in which the sheet 14 can move in a state where the sheet 14 is sandwiched and a load is applied may be used. .

  Further, the collection device 1 according to another embodiment shown in FIG. 4 has a roll part 14B wound around the sheet 14 and pulls the sheet 14 from the roll part and fixes it to the fixing part 15. It is good also as a weight which mounts tension application part 16B on roll part 14B. By using the sheet 14 having such a roll part 14B and applying tension to the sheet 14 by the tension applying part 16B, toilet paper can be used for the sheet 14, and the exchange of the sheet 14 becomes easy. Further, since the sheet 14 is sent out from the roll unit 14B by a necessary amount by the movement of the plate unit 12, it is not necessary to cut the sheet 14 into a predetermined length in advance.

  Moreover, although the base 10 demonstrated the structure which has the opening part 10a in an end in the example mentioned above, it is not limited to this. The base 10 may have a frame shape, for example, as long as it can hold the plate 12 movably and can support other components such as a moving mechanism. Further, the fixing portion 15 may be a configuration in which the sheet 14 is fixed to the base portion 10 with a magnet or the like instead of the configuration of the binder clip.

  Moreover, the above-mentioned collection | recovery apparatus 1 can also be used in the care field other than the fallen food and animal excrement. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Recovery apparatus, 10 ... Base part, 10a ... Opening part, 10b ... Accommodating part, 11 ... Handle part, 11a ... Accommodating part, 12 ... Plate part, 13, 13A ... Moving apparatus, 14 ... Sheet, 14B ... Roll part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Fixed part, 15a ... Clip, 15b ... Shaft part, 15c ... Energizing member, 16, 16A, 16B ... Tension application part, 21 ... Compression spring (elastic body), 22 ... Spring seat, 23 ... Holding member, 24 ... Rail, 31 ... Shaft part, 32 ... Engagement part, 32a ... Connection part, 32b ... Projection part, 33 ... Operation part, 34 ... Biasing member, 100 ... Object, 200 ... Ground, 210 ... Disposal place.

Claims (8)

The base,
A fixing portion provided at the base and fixing one end of the sheet;
A plate portion that is provided in the base portion so as to be reciprocable in one direction, and that presses the sheet fixed to the fixing portion toward the lower side of the object;
A moving mechanism for moving the plate portion;
A recovery apparatus comprising:   The collection device according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is configured to be longer than a length from the fixed portion to a tip of the plate portion moved by the moving mechanism. The moving mechanism is
An elastic body for urging the plate portion;
A holding member that holds the plate portion and the elastic body in a state where the plate portion is biased by the elastic body, and releases the holding;
The recovery apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: The elastic body is a compression spring;
The recovery device according to claim 3, wherein the holding member holds the plate portion and the compression spring in a state where the compression spring is compressed, and releases the holding. A grip portion provided on the base and gripped by a user;
The said moving mechanism is provided in the said holding part, The operation | movement part which operates the said holding member and cancels | releases the said holding | maintenance is provided, The collection | recovery apparatus of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The moving mechanism is
A motor for reciprocating the plate part;
The recovery device according to claim 2, further comprising an operation unit that operates the motor.   The recovery device according to claim 1, further comprising: a tension applying unit that applies tension between at least the fixing unit of the sheet fixed to the fixing unit and a tip of the plate unit.   The collection device according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is made of a paper material.