JPH047820Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to a bathroom brush that can be freely attached to and detached from a shower hose and can be used by being directly connected to the shower hose.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) Traditionally, cleaning the bathroom, especially washing with water, was done by applying water from a bucket with a brush, or by using a shower and applying water from the shower head at the same time. I washed it off with a brush.

However, the former was troublesome in that each time you washed it, you had to draw water into a bucket. Even in the case of the latter, since the shower head is held in one hand and the brush is held in the other hand, both hands are occupied, making it impossible to clean while supporting the body with one free hand.
Therefore, cleaning the inner walls and bottom of the bathtub, in particular, is a rather troublesome and difficult task, as it is necessary to reach out from above while keeping one's body balanced.

This invention solves the above-mentioned problems and proposes a brush that makes cleaning the bathroom easier. It can also be applied to bathroom products such as body brushes. The purpose is to provide bathroom brushes.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the bathroom brush according to the present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object. That is, it consists of a hollow body with a water discharge hole in the brush part, and a latching mechanism is provided at the proximal end of the handle or at the end of an extension hose attached to the handle, and by operating the latching mechanism. It can be connected to and disconnected from a hose adapter attached to a shower hose, and can be freely attached to and detached from the shower hose and replaced with a shower head.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of this invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a brush body made of a hollow body having an opening protrusion 2 at the base end.
The brush main body 1 is composed of two assembly pieces a and b forming a brush portion 3 and one assembly piece c forming a handle 4.

The brush part 3 is bent so that the tip side faces slightly upward with respect to the horizontal plane from the middle, and a large number of water spouting holes 5 communicating with the hollow part S are formed in the longitudinal direction of the central part.
Equipped with A large number of flocking holes 6 are provided around the water spouting hole 5 so that hairs 7 can be implanted.

The handle 4 is curved so that it curves upward toward the rear end, and a latching tool 9 and a push button to be attached to the latching tool 9 are provided on the lateral side of the proximal end for connection with a hose adapter 8, which will be described later. A latching mechanism consisting of a combination of 10 is provided.

That is, first, the latch 9 is curved in an arc shape and has a T-shape in plan view, and includes a horizontally long latch main body 12 having a hook portion 11 at the front end, and a main body 12 extending from the center of the main body 12. It consists of a mounting part 14 having a protruding screw insertion hole 13 so as to protrude. and,
A mounting opening 15 for attaching this latch 9 is provided.
It opens at the proximal end surface 16 of the handle 4.

As clearly shown in FIG. 3, the mounting port 15 opens along the outer periphery of the proximal end of the opening protrusion 2, and is opened in an arc shape with a center angle of 90° that is 45° upward and downward from the center of the handle 4, for example. It penetrates the side wall of the buttonhole chamber 17 in which the push button 10 is housed. The dimension l1 of the opening is relatively larger than the thickness of the main body 12 of the latching tool 9, and is formed with a margin to allow play. Therefore, this installation port 1
Insert the latch 9 from the hook part 1
1 protrudes outward from the proximal surface 16, and the mounting portion 1
4 is inserted into the buttonhole chamber 17.

The buttonhole chamber 17 has a bottomed cylindrical shape extending to the middle of the hollow part S, and between the bottom wall 18 and a recess 19 formed on one inner side of the push button 10, A spring 20 is interposed to press the button 10 outward. And this button 10
A fitting opening 22 curved in an arc shape into which the mounting portion 14 of the latching member 9 is just fitted is formed in the circumferential side portion 21 of the holding member 9 . Further, from the other outer end surface thereof, there are provided a screw hole 23 passing through the fitting opening 22 so as to intersect with the fitting opening 22, and a mounting opening 24 for attaching a cap communicating with the screw hole 23.

Therefore, the fixing screw 25 is screwed into the mounting portion 14 which penetrates the side wall of the buttonhole chamber 17 and is fitted into the fitting opening 22 from the other end side so as to pass through the insertion hole 13 thereof. Reference numeral 26 denotes a decorative cap attached to the mounting opening 24 so as to cover the head of the fixing screw 25.

Next, the hose adapter 8 attached to the shower hose H in order to connect the brush body 1 to the shower hose H will be described. The adapter 8 has a cylindrical shape with a latching groove 27 formed in the inner peripheral portion of the front end in which the hook portion 11 of the latching main body 12 engages, and the main body portion into which the opening protrusion 2 of the handle 4 is fitted. 28 and
It consists of a threaded cylindrical portion 30 that is screwed into the shower nut 29. Reference numeral 31 denotes a gasket attached to the central inner circumferential surface of the main body 28 to ensure watertightness.

However, when attaching this adapter 8 to an existing shower hose H,
It is conceivable that the screw provided in the shower nut 29 and the screw provided in the shower nut 29 may not be able to be tightened because their standards are different from each other. Therefore, it is preferable to separately prepare an adapter 8 equipped with screws of different standards.

In order to make it possible to attach and detach the brush body 1 for replacement with the existing shower head via the adapter 8, it is necessary to install a separate latching mechanism that is the same as the existing latching mechanism on the threaded portion of the base end of the shower head. Attach the body socket. Regarding this socket,
For the same reason as the adapter 8, it is preferable to separately prepare an adapter with screws of different standards.

To use the bathroom brush constructed as described above, first remove the shower head from the shower hose H. Then, the adapter 8 is tightened into the nut 29 from which the shower head has been removed, and the brush body 1 is attached by fitting the opening protrusion 2 of the handle 4 into the body part 28.

For this attachment, a latching mechanism provided at the base end of the handle 4 is used. That is, by pressing the button 10 against the elasticity of the spring 20, the latch 9 fixedly connected to the button 10 is moved toward the center of the handle 4. Then, in this moved state, the opening protrusion 2 is inserted into the adapter 8, and when it is fully inserted, the pressing of the button 10 is released. Then, the latch 9 is pushed in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring 20, and its hook portion 11 engages with the latch groove 27 of the adapter 8, and the handle 4 is connected. Thus, the shower hose H is attached to the brush body 1 via this adapter 8.

When the brush main body 1 is attached and the shower faucet is opened, water is discharged from the water discharge hole 5 of the brush part 3. Therefore, it is possible to clean the bathroom with the same brush while water is constantly flowing from the brush itself.

When cleaning is finished, remove the brush body 1 and replace it with the shower head. To remove the brush main body 1, simply press the push button 10, pull out the base end of the handle 4, and release the connection with the adapter 8.

In this embodiment, an example is shown in which the latching mechanism is provided at the base end of the handle 4 that is integrated with the brush body 1. However, it may be the case that the existing shower hose is not long enough to wash every corner of the bathroom. Assuming such a case, a structure may be adopted in which an extension hose is interposed between the handle 4 of the brush body 1 and its base end portion provided with a latching mechanism.

Second Embodiment FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of this invention. The same parts as in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals. In this second embodiment, a nut N is attached to the base end of the handle 4 of the brush body 1.
Attach the extension hose 32 through the
An example of a structure in which another example of a latching mechanism is provided at the end of 2 is shown.

That is, this latching mechanism includes a latching tool 34 that is attached and fixed to the end of the hose 32 by a tightening gland 33, and a latching body 35 of the latching tool 34.
It consists of a combination with a movable ring 36 that is fitted into the.

First, the latching tool 34 consists of a threaded part 37 that is screwed into the tightening gland 33, and a cylindrical protrusion 38 that has a smaller diameter than the threaded part 37 and is formed to protrude so that it can be fitted into the adapter 8. Become. This cylindrical protrusion 3
The spiral portion 3 is placed on the outer periphery of the base of the cylindrical protrusion 38 for a predetermined distance so as to cover a part of the outer periphery of the cylindrical protrusion 38.
A pair of upper and lower latching bodies 35 in an arcuate shape extending from the front end surface 39 of 7 is provided.

The latch main body 35 has a hook portion 40 at its front end.
and an inclined protrusion 41 having an inclined surface that slopes upward toward the proximal end in the intermediate part thereof.
has. Further, the distance between the hook portions 40 is set to be slightly larger than the opening diameter l2 of the latching groove 27 formed in the adapter 8.

A movable ring 36 that can be moved back and forth is fitted into the upper and lower latching bodies 35, and an inclined slide that slides into contact with the inclined surface of the inclined protrusion 41 is provided on the inner circumferential portion of the front end of the movable ring 36. A contact portion 42 is formed.

Note that 43 is a socket driven into the end of the hose 32 in order to press the packing 44.

Now, also in this embodiment, the shower head is first removed from the shower hose H. and,
The adapter 8 is tightened into the nut 29, and the cylindrical projection 38 is fitted into the adapter 8, thereby attaching the extension hose 32 and the brush body 1.

That is, when the cylindrical protrusion 38 is inserted, the hook portion 4
0 hits the opening periphery of the latching groove 27, but due to the pressing force at the time of fitting, it bends so as to escape inward, and it naturally engages with the latching groove 27 as it is.

Therefore, the brush body 1 can be connected to the shower hose H through the extension hose 32 attached to the handle 4 by simply inserting the cylindrical protrusion 38 into the adapter 8.
It will be connected to.

To remove the brush body 1 and the extension hose 32, simply move the movable ring 36 slightly backward in the direction of the extension hose 32, pull out the entire latch 34, and release the connection with the adapter 8.

That is, when the movable ring 36 is moved backward, the inclined sliding contact portion 42 moves while slidingly contacting the inclined surface of the inclined protrusion 41. As a result, a force is applied to the front end of the latch body 35 inward, that is, in a direction that reduces the distance S between the cylindrical protrusion 38 and the distance between the hook parts 40 and the latch groove 27. This makes it smaller than the opening diameter l2, making it possible to pull it out.

After removing the brush body 1, it is replaced with a shower head in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Although this embodiment shows an example in which the latching mechanism is provided at the end of the extension hose 32, it may also be provided directly at the base end of the handle 4 of the brush body 1.

Further, the use of the bathroom brush according to this invention is not necessarily limited to cleaning the bathroom. For example, if the shape of the handle 4 is curved so as to descend toward the rear end, contrary to the embodiment, it can also be applied to a so-called body brush that can be used to wash the back and other parts of the body.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the detailed description above, the bathroom brush of this invention can be attached to a shower hose by replacing the brush with the spouting hole with the shower head by one-touch operation of the latching mechanism. be able to.

Therefore, with this brush, existing shower equipment in general households can be used as a water source. Moreover, since water is constantly discharged from the brush, you can clean by holding the brush with one hand, and you can also support your body with your free hand. Therefore, you don't have to worry about drawing water every time, and you can easily reach from above the side walls and bottom of the bathtub, which were difficult to reach because your hands are full and you can't support your body. I can clean.

Once you've finished cleaning, you can use it as a regular shower by simply removing the brush from the shower hose and replacing the shower head.

Furthermore, this brush can be applied not only to a bathroom cleaning brush but also to a body brush for washing the body.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a plan view and a partially cutaway side view showing a first embodiment of a bathroom brush according to this invention; FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the base end of the handle and a hose adapter;
The figure is a front view of the base end of the assembled piece forming the handle, the fourth
The figure is an exploded perspective view of the shower hose, adapter, and handle base end, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the latching mechanism provided at the handle base end, and Figure 6 is a second embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3...Brush part, 4...Handle, 5...Water hole, 8
...Hose adapter, 32...Extension hose, H...
...Shower hose.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. Consisting of a hollow body with a water spouting hole in the brush part,
A latching mechanism is provided at the base end of the handle or at the end of the extension hose attached to the same handle, and by operating the latching mechanism, the hose adapter attached to the shower hose can be connected to and released from the hose adapter. A bathroom brush that can be attached to and removed from the same shower hose and replaced with the shower head. 2. The latching mechanism consists of a combination of a latching device with a latching body and a push button attached to the latching device, and the latching body is a latching device formed on the inner circumference of the adapter. The bathroom brush according to claim 1, which has a hook member that engages with the groove. 3. The latching mechanism consists of a combination of a latching tool and a movable ring that is fitted into the latching body of the latching tool, and the latching body includes a latching mechanism formed on the inner circumference of the adapter. The bathroom brush according to claim 1, which has a hook portion that engages with a groove, and an inclined protrusion that is in sliding contact with an inclined sliding contact portion formed on the inner peripheral portion of the movable ring.