JP7490527B2 - Cleaning tool storage case - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cleaning tool storage case that stores a cleaning tool that collects dirt, hair, dust, etc.

Patent Document 1 discloses a cylindrical storage stand with a bottom into which a cleaning tool having a cleaning mop part covered with fiber bristles on the entire circumference at the tip of the handle is inserted and stored. The cleaning mop part of the cleaning tool is designed to effectively collect dust and other particles adhering to the surface to be cleaned.

JP 2014-233414 A

The storage stand in Patent Document 1 has side walls that are curved inwardly and convexly, so that dust and other particles adhering to the cleaning mop part are less likely to fly up when the cleaning tool is removed from the storage stand.

However, dust that is collected during cleaning and continues to adhere to the cleaning mop part must be removed periodically by tapping it. There is a problem in that dust and other particles that adhere to the cleaning mop part due to static electricity are difficult to remove from the cleaning mop part.

Furthermore, when removing dust that has fallen into the storage stand, static electricity can cause the dust to stick to the inner walls of the storage stand, making it difficult to remove all of the dust inside the storage stand.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a cleaning tool storage case that can easily remove dust and other particles adhering to the cleaning tool when inserting or removing the cleaning tool, and can easily remove dust and other particles that have accumulated inside the case.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the cleaning tool storage case of the present invention comprises a first half and a second half which can be connected freely to be opened and closed and which form a cylindrical shape when closed, one end of the cylindrical shape when the first half and the second half are closed is an opening for inserting and removing a cleaning tool, and the other end is a closed part, and a frame is formed on the inner surface near the opening of each of the first and second halves, and a piled fabric material is attached to the frame of each of the first and second halves and removably arranged, the inner shape of the frame and the piled fabric material have shapes that are approximately the same, and the piled fabric material fitted into the frame of each of the first and second halves generates a strong frictional force only in the direction of removing the cleaning tool.

The cleaning tool storage case of the present invention has a napped fabric material arranged near the opening that removes dust and other particles that have adhered to the cleaning body of the cleaning tool, and dust and other particles that have accumulated inside the case can be easily removed by opening the first and second halves. In addition, the napped fabric material can be easily cleaned by opening the first and second halves, and the napped fabric material can also be easily replaced.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cleaning tool storage case and the cleaning tool. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning tool storage case in an open state. 1 is a perspective view of the cleaning tool storage case when it is closed and the cleaning tool is stored therein; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the cleaning body of the cleaning tool. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool storage case with the cleaning tool stored therein; FIG. 11 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool storage case when the cleaning tool is pulled out. FIG. 11 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool when it is pulled out of the cleaning tool storage case. FIG.

The present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment. Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the cleaning tool storage case of the embodiment and the cleaning tool stored in the cleaning tool storage case, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning tool storage case in an open state, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cleaning tool storage case in a closed state with the cleaning tool stored therein.

The cleaning tool storage case 1 is made up of a first half 1a and a second half 1b that, when closed together, form a rectangular cylinder with a bottom, and is manufactured as a single unit, for example by injection molding using synthetic resin. In addition to a rectangular cylinder, the cleaning tool storage case 1 can also be any other suitable cylindrical shape, such as an elliptical cylinder, and one of the longitudinal ends of the first half 1a and the second half 1b are connected to each other by a thin-walled hinge portion 1c so that they can be opened and closed freely.

A pair of locking mechanisms are formed on the other longitudinal end edges of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, which fit together to maintain the closed state. This locking mechanism is formed of a hook-shaped engaging piece 1d provided on one end and a recessed engaged portion 1e provided on the other end that engages with the engaging piece 1d. The engaging piece 1d may be provided on either the first half 1a or the second half 1b, and similarly, the engaged portion 1e may be provided on either the second half 1b or the first half 1a.

A concave stepped finger hook 1f is provided in the longitudinal center of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, between the pair of locking pieces 1d or the locked parts 1e.

In addition, near one end of the short side perpendicular to the longitudinal end of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, a rectangular frame 1g is formed on the inner surface near the opening described below, into which the piled fabric material 2 is fitted and fixed. The corners of the frame 1g on the opening side are cut to align the direction of the piled fabric material 2 to be fitted.

A wall portion 1h is erected at the other end in the short direction of each of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, and when the first half 1a and the second half 1b are closed, the tips of the wall portions 1h come into contact with each other to form a closed portion, which will be described later.

In addition, in FIG. 1, the hinge portion 1c, which is a connector, is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, but instead of the hinge portion 1c, a hinge portion may be arranged to connect the tips of the wall portions 1h of the first half 1a and the second half 1b. Furthermore, instead of a structure in which the first half 1a and the second half 1b are connected via a connector, as in these cases, a structure in which the first half 1a and the second half 1b can be separated without providing a connector may be used without any problems.

In addition, if a structure is adopted in which the tips of the walls 1h of the first half 1a and the second half 1b are connected to each other, or a structure in which the first half 1a and the second half 1b can be separated, the locking mechanism will be formed on both longitudinal ends of the first half 1a and the second half 1b.

The raised fabric material 2 is a fabric body with strong directionality due to the raised fabric facing in one direction, and this raised fabric is arranged on both the front and back sides of the raised fabric material 2. The raised fabric may be arranged only on the front side of the raised fabric material 2.

For the raised material that generates strong friction in one direction, a material that is oriented in one direction at an angle of, for example, 20° to 70° is used, and filament fibers such as polyester, nylon, acrylic, and acetate are used as the material. In addition, the single yarn fineness of the raised material is preferably 5 to 40 denier, but is not limited to this.

The rectangular napped fabric material 2 shown in Figure 2 is napped at the above-mentioned angle toward the inside, and the contact body of the napped fabric material 2 generates a strong frictional force only when it moves from the inside to the outside of the cleaning tool storage case 1.

In addition, cutouts 2a are provided at both ends of one side of the raised fabric material 2, and these cutouts 2a are fitted into the corner cuts of the frame 1g provided along the inner surface near the opening 1i of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, and the raised fabric material 2 is attached to the cleaning tool storage case 1 by fitting them in.

In this way, the inner shape of the frame 1g and the raised fabric material 2 are roughly the same, and these shapes may be asymmetrical with respect to the center line, which is perpendicular to the direction in which the cleaning tool 3 is inserted and removed from the cleaning tool storage case 1. In other words, the cutout 2a of the raised fabric material 2 and the frame 1g may have only one set of corner cuts, or may have recesses and protrusions instead of corner cuts.

By adopting this shape, the pile fabric material 2 attached to the frame 1g in the correct installation direction is positioned so that a strong frictional force is generated only when the cleaning tool 3 is moved in the direction of being removed from the cleaning tool storage case 1.

When the first half 1a and the second half 1b are closed via the hinge portion as shown in FIG. 3 from the state shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning tool storage case 1 becomes a square tube shape. One end of the square tube shape is an opening 1i for inserting and removing the cleaning tool 3, and the other end of the square tube shape is a closing portion 1j consisting of a pair of walls 1h. The cleaning body of the cleaning tool 3 is stored inside this square tube-shaped cleaning tool storage case 1.

The cleaning tool 3 is composed of a core part 3a made of a hard material such as synthetic resin, and a cleaning body 3b covered with hair-like bodies such as fiber hairs. The core part 3a is composed of a grip part 3c that is held by hand, and a cleaning body attachment part 3d that is connected to the grip part 3c and to which the cleaning body 3b is attached. A locking hole part 3e is formed at the rear end of the grip part 3c so that it can be locked onto a hook or the like during storage.

Figure 4 is a perspective view explaining the structure of the cleaning tool 3 that is inserted and removed from the opening 1i, and the cleaning body 3b is composed of a tape-like cleaning strip 3f whose surface is covered with hair-like material such as the aforementioned fibrous hairs. The cleaning body 3b is formed by attaching this single cleaning strip 3f by spirally winding it tightly around the cleaning body attachment part 3d as shown in the figure.

The cleaning body attachment part 3d is composed of a pair of rod-shaped main bar parts 3g that are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the grip part 3c, and first and second connecting parts 3h, 3i that connect the pair of main bar parts 3g and are arranged at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the grip part 3c.

The cleaning body attachment part 3d is composed of a pair of rod-shaped main bar parts 3g that are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the grip part 3c, and first and second connecting parts 3h, 3i that connect the pair of main bar parts 3g.

The first connecting portion 3h has multiple connecting pieces 3j erected at equal intervals on one side, the upper side, of the main bar portion 3g, and the second connecting portion 3i has multiple connecting pieces 3j erected at equal intervals on the other side, the lower side, of the main bar portion 3g. The connecting pieces 3j of the first and second connecting portions 3h, 3i extend from a pair of main bar portions 3g in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main bar portions 3g.

The connecting pieces 3j of the first and second connecting parts 3h and 3i have the same shape and are approximately semicircular ring-shaped. The first and second connecting parts 3h and 3i can be appropriately curved shapes such as elliptical ring-shaped.

The connecting pieces 3j of the first connecting part 3h and the connecting pieces 3j of the second connecting part 3i are arranged alternately from the base of the grip part 3c side of the main bar part 3g to the tip. In other words, the connecting pieces 3j of the second connecting part 3i are arranged on the main bar part 3g in the gaps between the connecting pieces 3j of the first connecting part 3h, and the connecting pieces 3j of the first connecting part 3h are arranged on the main bar part 3g in the gaps between the connecting pieces 3j of the second connecting part 3i.

In this way, by providing gaps between the connecting pieces 3j of the first connecting part 3h and gaps between the connecting pieces 3j of the second connecting part 3h, the cleaning body attachment part 3d can be flexibly bent in the vertical direction of the first connecting part 3h and the second connecting part 3i.

In addition, by arranging the first connecting portions 3h and the second connecting portions 3i alternately on the main strip portion 3g, when the cleaning body attachment portion 3d is bent, the extending portions of the main strip portion 3g can be reinforced by the connecting pieces 3j. Therefore, even if the cleaning body attachment portion 3d is repeatedly bent, the main strip portion 3g will not crack or break.

In addition, because the connecting piece 3j is approximately semicircular, even if a cleaning body 3b with short hairs is attached to the cleaning body attachment part 3d, the entire cleaning body 3b will have a thickness. Therefore, the hairs of the cleaning body 3b can be short, and dust D does not become deeply entangled in the hairs, so the frictional force of the piled fabric material 2 can be sufficient to remove dust D attached to the surface of the cleaning body 3b.

Furthermore, the gap within the semicircular rings of the first and second connecting parts 3h and 3i makes them more easily deformed in response to pressure from above, making it possible to insert the cleaning body 3b while deforming the cleaning body attachment part 3d when cleaning narrow spaces.

The size of the cross section of the cleaning body 3b attached to the cleaning body attachment part 3d is approximately the same as the opening 1i of the rectangular cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1. In addition, when the first half 1a and the second half 1b are in the closed state, the piled fabric material 2 arranged above and below is arranged along the inner surface of the upper end of the rectangular cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1.

The gap between the piled fabric materials 2 arranged vertically is slightly narrower than the cross-sectional thickness of the cleaning body 3b of the cleaning tool 3, for example by the thickness of the piled fabric material 2. Furthermore, the length from the closing portion 1j of the square cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1 to the piled fabric material 2 is formed to be greater than the longitudinal length of the cleaning body 3b.

When using the cleaning tool storage case 1 constructed in this way, first, as shown in FIG. 2, new or clean pile fabric material 2 is fitted and attached to the frame 1g along the inner surface near the opening 1i of the first half 1a and second half 1b, which are in the open state beforehand.

When storing or removing the cleaning tool 3, the first half 1a and the second half 1b are closed by rotating them around the hinge portion 1c as shown in FIG. 3, and are fixed together by a pair of locking mechanisms consisting of a locking piece 1d and a locked portion 1e, so that the rectangular cylindrical shape formed by the closing is maintained.

When storing the cleaning tool 3 in the closed rectangular cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1 as shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning body 3b of the cleaning tool 3 is inserted into the rectangular tube through the opening 1i of the cleaning tool storage case 1. At this time, no strong frictional force is generated between the cleaning body 3b of the cleaning tool 3 and the napped fabric material 2 of the cleaning tool storage case 1, and the cleaning tool 3 can be smoothly inserted into the rectangular tube of the cleaning tool storage case 1 without any resistance.

Even when storing the cleaning body 3b with collected dirt, hair, and other dust D attached to its surface after cleaning with the cleaning tool 3, the cleaning body 3b can be smoothly stored in the cleaning tool storage case 1 with the dust D still attached to its surface.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool 3 stored in the rectangular cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1. As shown in Figure 5, when the cleaning tool 3 is completely stored in the cleaning tool storage case 1, the cleaning tool 3 inserted into the rectangular cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1 through the opening 1i stores the cleaning body 3b, including the cleaning body attachment part 3d, completely inside the rectangular tube, and only a part of the grip part 3c of the cleaning tool 3 is exposed to the outside through the opening 1i of the cleaning tool storage case 1.

The cleaning tool 3 is stored in the state shown in Figures 3 and 5, and the cleaning body 3b with dust D on its surface is completely stored in the cleaning tool storage case 1 without being exposed to the outside. Some of the dust D attached to the cleaning body 3b falls into the cleaning tool storage case 1 as static electricity weakens or due to vibrations caused by carrying the cleaning tool. The dust D that falls inside the cleaning tool storage case 1 gets caught on the piled fabric material 2 even if the cleaning tool storage case 1 is tilted slightly, so it does not scatter from the opening 1i.

Next, when cleaning using the cleaning tool 3, the handle 3c of the cleaning tool 3 is grasped by hand and the cleaning tool 3 is pulled out from the cleaning tool storage case 1. Figures 6 and 7 are side cross-sectional views sequentially explaining the process of pulling the cleaning tool 3 out from the rectangular cylindrical cleaning tool storage case 1, with Figure 6 showing the state in which the cleaning tool 3 is being pulled out from the cleaning tool storage case 1, and Figure 7 showing the state after the cleaning tool 3 has been pulled out from the cleaning tool storage case 1.

When the cleaning body 3b of the cleaning tool 3 is completely stored in the cleaning tool storage case 1 as shown in FIG. 5, and the handle 3c of the cleaning tool 3 is grasped by hand and the cleaning tool 3 is pulled outward from the opening 1i of the cleaning tool storage case 1 to the state shown in FIG. 6, the outer peripheral surface of the base of the cleaning body 3b of the cleaning tool 3 comes into contact with the napped fabric material 2 of the cleaning tool storage case 1, and a strong frictional force is generated between the cleaning body 3b and the napped fabric material 2.

Due to this frictional force, the dust D adhering to the surface of the cleaning body 3b is peeled off onto the napped fabric material 2 side, and only the clean cleaning body 3b is exposed to the outside of the cleaning tool storage case 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, when the cleaning tool 3 is completely pulled out from the cleaning tool storage case 1 to the outside, the entire cleaning body 3b becomes clean. The dust D peeled off onto the napped fabric material 2 side remains inside the cleaning tool storage case 1 and does not scatter to the outside from the cleaning tool storage case 1.

Note that although Figures 5 to 7 show the cleaning tool 3 being pulled out from the cleaning tool storage case 1 placed horizontally, it is preferable to pull out the cleaning tool 3 from the cleaning tool storage case 1 placed vertically when pulling out the cleaning tool 3. By placing the cleaning tool storage case 1 vertically, dust D adhering to the surface of the cleaning body 3b first gets caught on the corners of the raised fabric material 2 and falls into the closing portion 1j. Next, dust D remaining on the surface of the cleaning body 3b is peeled off by the raised fabric material 2.

Furthermore, when the cleaning tool 3 is repeatedly inserted and removed from the cleaning tool storage case 1, the amount of dust D remaining in the cleaning tool storage case 1 and the amount of dust D adhering to the piled fabric material 2 gradually increases. Therefore, after periodically placing a finger on the finger hook portion 1f to release the locked state of the locking piece 1d and the locked portion 1e of the first half 1a and the second half 1b, the first half 1a and the second half 1b are opened by the hinge portion 1c, and the dust D remaining inside and the dust D adhering to the piled fabric material 2 are removed.

In addition, since dust D may be attached to the inner surfaces of the open first half 1a and second half 1b due to static electricity, it is preferable to clean the inner surfaces of the first half 1a and second half 1b with water, etc.

Furthermore, since the frictional force of the raised fabric material 2 decreases with repeated use, when the dust D collection power weakens, the raised fabric material 2 is removed from the first half 1a and the second half 1b, the surface on which the dust D is attached is turned inside out, and the reverse side on which the dust D is not attached is attached and used as the reverse side. When the collection power of the reverse side of the raised fabric material 2 also weakens, the raised fabric material 2 can be removed from the first half 1a and the second half 1b and cleaned by washing with water or replaced.

When attaching the piled fabric material 2, the cutout portion 2a of the piled fabric material 2 and the corner cut portion of the frame portion 1g are aligned to ensure that the piled fabric material 2 is attached in the wrong direction.

In this way, the cleaning tool storage case 1 of this embodiment can easily obtain a clean cleaning body 3b by simply grasping the handle 3c and pulling the cleaning tool 3 stored in the cleaning tool storage case 1 to the outside from the cleaning tool storage case 1, and can perform cleaning effectively and efficiently. In addition, dust D remaining in the cleaning tool storage case 1 and dust D attached to the raised fabric material 2 can be easily disposed of to the outside by opening the first half 1a and the second half 1b.

Furthermore, even if the piled fabric material 2 becomes soiled with dirt, dust, etc. by repeatedly inserting and removing the cleaning tool 3, it is possible to easily remove the dust D remaining inside and the dust D attached to the piled fabric material 2 by opening the first half 1a and the second half 1b in the same manner. In addition, cleaning of the piled fabric material 2 can be easily performed by opening the first half 1a and the second half 1b, and the piled fabric material 2 can also be easily replaced.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 cleaning tool storage case 1a first half 1b second half 1c hinge 1d locking piece 1e locked part 1g frame 1h wall 1i opening 1j closing part 2 raised fabric material 2a cutout 3 cleaning tool 3a core 3b cleaning body 3c grip

Claims (7)

A cleaning tool storage case that can be connected to be freely opened and closed, and that is composed of a first half and a second half that form a cylindrical shape when closed, one end of the cylindrical shape formed by closing the first half and the second half is an opening for inserting and removing a cleaning tool, and the other end is a closed part,
A frame portion is formed on an inner surface of each of the first and second halves near the opening,
A raised fabric material is attached to the frame portions of the first half portion and the second half portion, respectively, and is removably arranged;
The inner shape of the frame portion and the raised fabric material have substantially the same shape,
A cleaning tool storage case, characterized in that the napped fabric material fitted into the frame portions of the first half and the second half generates a strong frictional force only in the direction in which the cleaning tool is removed. 2. The cleaning tool storage case according to claim 1, wherein the shape is asymmetrical with respect to the center line, when the center line is a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cleaning tool is inserted and removed . The cleaning tool storage case according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first half and the second half are connected to each other at their longitudinal or transverse ends via a connector so as to be freely opened and closed. The cleaning tool storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that when the first half and the second half are closed, a gap between the pile fabric materials of the first half and the second half is narrower than a thickness of a cleaning body of the cleaning tool. The cleaning tool storage case according to claim 4 , wherein the length of the first half and the second half from the closing portion to the piled fabric material is greater than the length of the cleaning element in the longitudinal direction. A cleaning tool storage case as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a locking mechanism is provided on the longitudinal end edges of the first half and the second half to keep the first half and the second half in a closed state. The cleaning tool storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the nap fabric material generates a strong frictional force due to the nap material facing in one direction, and the nap material is arranged on both the front and back sides of the nap fabric material.

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