JPH05305197A - Washing cage of shoes and washing machine using same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To wash out mud on athletic shoes without getting one's hands wet and also without damage to the athletic shoes by a washing machine. CONSTITUTION:A cylindrical cage 2 is partitioned into a plurality of shoes containers by partitions 3 and provided with shoes washing cages 1 in which the shells, the bottom, and the partitions of 3 of the cylindrical cage 2 are made of planted wires 8. Shoes with stuck mud are put in the shoes containers 11 and the shoes washing cage 1 is detachably held in the washing tank 19 of a washing machine and then the shoes are washed, rinsed, and dewatered. After that the washing machine is stopped and the shoes washing cage 1 is taken out from the washing machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a footwear washing basket for washing footwear such as children's sports shoes with a washing machine and a washing machine using the footwear washing basket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a washing machine having an outer box, an electric motor and an outer box provided in the outer box, and a washing tub which is provided in the outer box and which is operated by the electric motor and also serves as a dehydrating tub However, it is widely used in homes and the like to wash clothes. On the other hand, footwear such as children's sports shoes and sandals with mud are washed by hand without using a washing machine.

[0003]

However, washing footwear such as athletic shoes with mud by hand requires a great deal of labor and is often washed with water. There is a problem in that workers are cold and the skin of their hands becomes rough. Furthermore, since residents of apartments wash indoors, muddy water spatters on the floor and stains the scattered parts.

Therefore, in order to wash clothes, it is conceivable to wash footwear such as athletic shoes using the above-mentioned conventional washing machine. However, athletic shoes soiled with mud or the like are put in the washing tub of the washing machine as they are. Therefore, there is a problem in that, when the clothes are washed and dehydrated, the shoes are damaged by the contact between the shoes and the peripheral wall of the washing tub composed of a porous metal plate or the like. The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems,
Put sports shoes with mud in the footwear basket, and put the footwear basket in the rotating drum of the washing machine to wash it.
Rinse your hands with water easily and wash muddy water without splashing it on the floor around the washing machine.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine suitable for washing footwear such as athletic shoes using the footwear basket.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A footwear washing basket according to the present invention comprises a bottomed cylindrical basket which is detachably held in a washing tub of a washing machine, and a plurality of baskets fixed to the basket. And a radial partition for partitioning into the footwear accommodating portion, and the trunk, the bottom and the partition of the basket are constituted by a large number of flocked filaments.

Further, a washing machine using the footwear basket of the present invention is an outer box, an electric motor and an outer tub provided in the outer box, and a washing tub also serving as a dehydrating tub which is provided in the outer tub and operated by the electric motor. A tub, a footwear basket that is detachably held in the tub, a lid that is provided on the outer box to open and close a laundry entrance / exit, and a footwear basket that is provided on at least one of the tub and the lid And a cage holding means for restraining the cage, the footwear basket is partitioned into a plurality of footwear accommodating parts by a radial partition in a cylindrical basket with a bottom, and the body, bottom and partition of the basket are It is composed of flocked filaments.

[0007]

The footwear washing basket of the present invention has a tubular basket in which footwear accommodating parts, such as sports shoes with mud, are held in a washing tub of a washing machine, and then washed and rinsed in the washing machine. Then, the washing machine is stopped and the cylindrical basket is taken out of the washing machine to remove the mud from the sports shoes. Without washing the muddy water around the washing machine, the procedure can be easily performed in the same manner as when washing clothes.

During the washing operation of the washing machine, the athletic shoes and the like move in the footwear accommodating portion and come into contact with the flocked filaments forming the trunk, the bottom and the partition of the cylindrical basket, so that the athletic shoes and the like. The mud attached to the can be removed efficiently. Also, even if sports shoes move within the footwear storage during washing, rinsing, or dehydration operation, the sports shoes contact the flocked filaments and do not directly contact the perforated metal plate of the washing tub. Scratches and other damage are unlikely to occur on shoes.

A washing machine using the footwear basket according to the present invention is
Since the ordinary washing machine is provided with a lid for opening and closing the laundry entrance / exit provided in the outer box, and at least one of the lid and the washing tub may be modified with a holding means, the footwear basket is used. As a result, it is possible to easily provide a washing machine for washing clothes with a function of washing footwear such as athletic shoes, and it is also possible to easily produce a dedicated washing machine for washing footwear such as athletic shoes.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a footwear basket according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a footwear basket,
This washing basket 1 has a cylindrical basket 2 and a partition 3.
The cylindrical basket 2 has a bottom 5 integrally provided on the lower end of the body 4,
The top surface is open. The torso 4 is made of metal strip and has a large number of flocked filaments 8 configured in a spiral brush between the upper and lower annular frames 6 and 7 that are obliquely installed so as to intersect each other, and the upper and lower ends of the flocked filaments 8 are raised. , Is fixed to the lower annular frames 6 and 7 in a mesh shape.

The bottom 5 has a large number of flocked filaments 8 in a lower annular frame 7.
Are crossed with each other and are horizontally installed, and both ends of the flocked filament 8 are fixed to the lower annular frame 7 to form a net shape. Partition 3
Is a metallic upper and lower frames 9 and 10, and a large number of flocked filaments 8 are crossed with each other and installed obliquely, and the upper and lower ends of the flocked filaments 8 are connected to the upper and lower frames 9 and 10. It is configured like a net.

The partition 3 divides the inside of the tubular cage 2 into four footwear accommodating portions 11 by making four sheets orthogonal to each other, and the upper and lower frames 9 and 10 are the upper and lower annular frames of the tubular cage 2. The inner peripheral surfaces of 6 and 7 are fixed. In addition, a pair of carrying hands 12 is attached to the upper annular frame 6.
The both ends of the are rotatably fitted and supported, and the carrying handle 12 can be erected with respect to the tubular basket 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the flocked filaments 8 forming the body 4, the bottom 5 and the partition 3 of the basket 2 are flocked between two twisted metal wires 8a and 8b. It is a spiral brush shape in which the central portion of a large number of non-metallic wires 8c having appropriate rigidity and hardness such as vinyl chloride and other synthetic resin thin wires are sandwiched. As shown in FIG. 3, the spiral brush-shaped flocked filament 8 has a support rod 14 projected onto one end of the bottom of the groove 13a of the base 13, and the support rod 14 is hooked with one loop of one metal wire 8a. The metal wire 8a is placed in the groove 13a, and a large number of the non-metal fine wires 8c are laid across the groove 13a.
3, and the central portion of the non-metal thin wire 8c is arranged above one metal wire 8a.

Next, one end loop portion of the other metal wire 8b is hung on the support rod 14, the non-metal thin wire 8c is sandwiched by both metal wires 8a and 8b, and the other end portion of the metal wires 8a and 8b is handled. The spiral brush-shaped flocking filaments 8 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are made into a spiral brush shape in which the metal wires 8a and 8b are used as core materials and the non-metal fine wires 8c are radially projected from the outer periphery thereof by attaching them to each other and twisting them. Become.

A washing machine using the footwear basket is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an electric motor 17 and an outer tub 18 are provided in an outer box 16, and the outer tub 18 has a washing tub 1 also serving as a dehydrating tub.
9 is provided concentrically with the outer tank 18. Pulsator 2 provided on the shaft 19a of the washing tub 19 and the bottom of the washing tub 19
A shaft 0a of 0 extends below the outer tank 18, and the shafts 19a and 20a are switched and driven by the electric motor 17 via a clutch mechanism 21.

The above-described structure of this embodiment is similar to that of a vertical washing machine for washing ordinary clothes. And
A laundry entrance / exit 16a is opened on the upper surface of the outer box 16, and a rear surface of a lid 22 for opening / closing the entrance / exit 16a is pivotally attached to the upper edge rear surface of the outer box 16. A holding ring 24 of a basket holding member 23 is fixed to a back plate 22a of the lid 22 which faces the upper surface of the outer box 16, and the holding ring 24 has an outer diameter which is loosely fitted into the entrance 16a when the lid 22 is closed. The washing tub 19 is provided with a support protrusion 25 on the inner peripheral surface thereof.

Basket holding means 23 for restraining the movement of the tubular basket 2 of the footwear basket 1 with respect to the washing tub 19 which is detachably fitted in the washing tub 19 by the pressing ring 24 and the support protrusion 25 is provided. Configured. An earth and sand receiving container 26 is installed at the bottom of the outer box 16, and an opening 16b for inserting and removing the earth and sand receiving container 26 is formed on the front wall or the side wall of the outer box 16 facing the earth and sand receiving container 26. Part 16
A door 27 for opening and closing b is attached to the outer box.

Further, the earth and sand receiving container 26 communicates with a drain port 18a provided at the bottom of the outer tub 18 via a drain valve and a flexible hose 28 (not shown), and the outer box 16
A flexible hose 29 extending to the outside is communicated with the flexible hoses 28, 29, and the flexible hose 28, 29 is provided with a sufficient length in order to take the earth and sand container 26 out of the outer box 18. As shown in detail in FIGS. 7 and 8, a dryer 31 is provided in the lid 22. The dryer 31 has a drying chamber 33 formed inside by a lid 22 and a transparent cover 32 that is sandwiched between the lid 22 and the upper edge of the lid 22, and a hot air generator 34 and footwear are provided in the drying chamber 33. A support cylinder 35 and a fitting member 36 are provided.

In the hot air generator 34, a cylindrical machine body 37 is projected on the central portion of the drying chamber bottom plate 33a provided with a gap above the back plate 22a of the lid 22, and the vertical axis is used for blowing air into the machine body 37. An electric motor 38 is accommodated, the electric motor 38 is fixed to the peripheral wall of the machine body 37 by a bracket 39, and a blower blade 40 fixed to the shaft of the electric blower motor 38 is arranged above the electric blower motor 38.

On the outer periphery of the lower part of the machine body 37, there are four blower tubes 37.
Electric heaters 41 are housed in the body 37 so that a is projected at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and faces the opening of the blower tube 37a in the body 37. The electric heater 41 is fixed to the bottom plate of the machine body 37 by a mounting member 42 made of an insulating material. A cap 43 is detachably fixed to the upper end of the machine body 37, and a plurality of intake ports 44 formed in the cap 43
The cap 43 and the inside of the machine body 37 and the drying chamber 33.
And are in communication. Further, an air supply port for communicating the inside and outside of the drying chamber 33 is formed on the side wall of the lid 22 which also serves as the side wall of the drying chamber 33.

The footwear support cylinder 35 is made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin having a bellows-shaped flexible portion 35a in the center, and the base end portion is fitted and fixed to the blower cylinder 37a and the tip end portion is fitted. The base end of the member 36 is fixed. The fitting member 36 is a hollow body formed of a heat-resistant synthetic resin in a shape that fits the toe side of the sports shoe, and has a large number of hot air outlets 36a.

Next, the operation of washing the sports shoes by the above-mentioned washing machine using the footwear basket 1 will be described. First, each of the children's sports shoes with mud is put in the footwear storage portion 11 of the footwear basket 1. In this case, since there are four footwear accommodating parts 11, two pairs of sports shoes can be put in the footwear basket 1, and the footwear accommodating part 11 has a size such that each of the athletic shoes moves.

The footwear basket 1 containing athletic shoes is placed in the washing tub 19 of the washing machine with the lid 22 open, and the bottom of the tubular basket 2 of the footwear basket 1 is provided in the washing tub 19. The lid 22 is supported by the protrusion 25, the lid 22 is closed, and the cylindrical basket 2 is pressed downward by the pressing ring 24 provided on the back plate 22 a of the lid 22 to hold it in the washing tub 19. Water is appropriately supplied into the outer tub 18, the electric motor 17 is driven, and the pulsator 20 is rotated via the clutch mechanism 21 to perform a washing operation.

During this washing operation, the water flow caused by the rotation of the pulsator 20 acts on the sports shoes in the cylindrical basket 2 to wash off the mud adhering to the sports shoes. In this case, the athletic shoe moves within the footwear accommodating portion 11 that is partitioned by the partition 3 in the tubular basket 2, and the trunk 4, the bottom 5 of the tubular basket 2 and the flocked filaments 8 forming the partition 3 are moved. By contacting the non-metallic fine wire 8c which is the flock, the mud attached to the athletic shoes can be efficiently removed.

It is preferable that the washing operation is a strong operation and the pulsator 20 repeats forward and reverse operations, and it is not always necessary to add detergent to the water used for washing. After the washing operation, new water is supplied into the outer tub 18 while draining the water in the outer tub 18, and the rinse operation is performed. The mud containing soil and sand as the main components washed off from the sports shoes by this rinsing operation is discharged together with water from the washing tub 19 and the outer tub 18 to the sediment receiving container 26 via the flexible hose 28, and the sediment receiving container is discharged. 26 receives the mud and discharges the water from the flexible hose 29 to a drain pipe or the like outside the washing machine.

After the rinsing operation, the clutch mechanism 21
Is switched to stop the rotation of the pulsator 20, and the washing tub 19 is rotated at high speed by the electric motor 17 to perform the dehydration operation. During this dehydration operation, the washing tub 19
By rotating the cylindrical basket 2 at a high speed integrally with, the water is shaken off from the sports shoes in the footwear accommodating portion 11 for dehydration.

The washing, rinsing and dehydration steps described above may be carried out in substantially the same manner as the usual washing of clothes. The athletic shoes move within the footwear accommodating portion 11 during the washing, rinsing and dehydrating operations, but the athletic shoes are made of non-metallic fine wires 8 such as synthetic resin, which are the flocked filaments 8 of the hair.
Since it comes into contact with c and does not come into direct contact with the porous metal plate of the washing tub 19, the sports shoes are less likely to be scratched or scratched.

After the dehydration operation, the lid 22 is opened and the washing tub 1 is opened.
Taking out the footwear basket 1 by holding the carrying hand 12 from 9, the lid 22 is closed and the cover 32 provided on the lid 22 is opened (see FIG. 7). The dehydrated sports shoes are taken out of the footwear storage unit 11 of the footwear basket 1, the foot portions of the sports shoes are fitted and supported by the fitting members 36 of the dryer 31, the cover 32 is closed, and the hot air generator 34 is operated. Let That is, the blower electric motor 38 is driven to energize the heater 41. As a result, the blower electric motor 38 is driven to rotate the blower blades 40, so that the air in the drying chamber 33 is transferred to the body 3 of the hot air generator 34.
Heater 4 sucking heat from the intake port 44 into 7 and generating heat
1 through the fitting support member 36 through the footwear support cylinder 35.
Send in.

The air sent into the fitting member 36 becomes hot air by the heating of the heater 41, which is blown out from the hot air outlet 36a to bring it into contact with the inner and outer surfaces of the athletic shoe,
Dry these athletic shoes. After the drying of the sports shoes is completed, the blower electric motor 38 is stopped and the heater 41 is
The power supply is stopped, the cover 32 is opened, and the sports shoes are taken out.

In the above-mentioned operation, after the tubular basket 19 of the footwear basket 1 is fitted in the washing tub 19 in advance, the athletic shoes may be put in the footwear accommodating portion 11 or put in the outer tub 18. After soaking the exercise shoes in water for the required time, do a laundry operation, etc.
The procedure can be changed as appropriate. Further, the washing, rinsing, and dehydrating operations can be automatically performed by a timer or the like.

When a large amount of mud or the like is accumulated in the earth and sand container 26 by washing the above-mentioned athletic shoes, the door 27 is used to bring the earth and sand container 26 out of the outer box 16 and then the earth and sand container 26. After removing the mud and the like inside, the container 26 is returned into the outer box 16. Then, in the washing machine of this embodiment, in a state where the footwear basket 1 is removed from the washing tub 19, each operation of washing, rinsing and dehydrating clothes and the like can be performed similarly to a normal washing machine.

In this case, since a small amount of mud may remain in the washing tub 19, after supplying water into the washing tub 19 to perform a rinse operation, put clothes or the like in the washing tub 19. It is preferable to carry out the washing operation. In the present invention, in the footwear washing basket, the flocked filaments are laid along the axial direction between the upper and lower annular bodies of the tubular cage, and the flocked filaments formed into an annular shape intersect with each other, or The entire or most part of the footwear washing basket may be configured with the flocked filaments, such as the tubular cage and the partition are configured with the flocked filaments. In addition, the number of partitions may be increased or decreased according to the diameter of the tubular basket, for example, if the tubular basket has a large diameter, the number of footwear accommodating portions may be increased to six.

In the present invention, a washing machine using a footwear basket is a horizontal type washing machine having a horizontal shaft outer tub and a rotating drum type washing tub, and a lid that can be opened and closed is pivotally attached to the front of an outer box. Alternatively, the washing, rinsing and dehydration operations may be performed by rotating the washing tub at a low speed without using a pulsator. In the present invention, the earth and sand receiving container may be disposed at the bottom of the outer box by communicating with the downstream end of a short sludge discharge pipe branched from the gently sloping drainage pipe connected to the bottom of the outer tub. In this case, valves are provided on the mud discharge pipe branch of the drainage pipe, on the downstream side and on the discharge side of the sediment receiving container, and by opening and closing these valves, the mud accumulated in the sediment receiving container can be removed. By rapidly draining the water in the outer tank and guiding it to the earth and sand receiving container, the water can be automatically discharged to the outside of the container and received in an appropriate container.

If the drain pipe connected to the bottom of the outer tank has a large diameter and is connected to an outdoor water collecting basin through an appropriate pipe, the earth and sand receiving container may be omitted. Suitable for a washing machine exclusively for footwear used in nurseries. Further, in the present invention, the basket holding means for restraining the movement of the footwear washing basket with respect to the washing tub is provided with a notch in the lower annular frame of the tubular basket, and the notch is provided in the support protrusion provided in the washing tub. It may be engaged to prevent rotation, and a hook or the like may be provided so as to be opened and closed near the opening of the washing tub. Further, as described above, if the basket holding means is provided only in the washing tub, the lid for opening and closing the laundry entrance / exit of the outer box can be omitted. It can be omitted in the case of machines.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the case of washing mud of athletic shoes has been described, but the present invention can wash footwear such as sandals and footwear, and a washing machine dedicated to footwear can store clothes and footwear. It can also be applied to a washing machine for washing.

[0036]

As described above, the footwear washing basket according to the present invention has a bottomed cylindrical basket body which is detachably held in the washing tub of the washing machine, and the basket body which is fixed to the basket body. The present invention has a radial partition for partitioning into a plurality of footwear accommodating portions, and the trunk, the bottom, and the partition of the basket are composed of a large number of flocked filaments, so that the following effects are obtained.

That is, according to the footwear washing basket of the present invention, the shoe basket of the tubular basket is filled with mud-laden sports shoes and the like and is held in the washing tub of the washing machine. Rinsing and dehydration operations are performed sequentially, and then the washing machine is stopped and the tubular basket is taken out of the washing machine from the washing tub to wash off the mud on the sports shoes.
This can be easily done by almost the same procedure as when washing clothes, etc., with almost no hands getting wet and no muddy water splashing around the washing machine.

During the washing operation of the washing machine, athletic shoes and the like move within the footwear accommodating portion and come into contact with the flocked filaments of the tubular basket forming the body, bottom and partition of the tubular baskets, so that the athletic shoes and the like are formed. The mud attached to the can be removed efficiently. Also, even if sports shoes move within the footwear storage during washing, rinsing, or dehydration operation, the sports shoes contact the flocked filaments and do not directly contact the perforated metal plate of the washing tub. Scratches and other damage are unlikely to occur on shoes.

A washing machine using the footwear basket according to the present invention is an outer box, an electric motor and an outer tub provided in the outer box, and a washing tub also serving as a dehydrating tub which is provided in the outer tub and operated by the electric motor. A tub, a footwear basket that is detachably held in the tub, a lid that is provided on the outer box to open and close a laundry entrance / exit, and a footwear basket that is provided on at least one of the tub and the lid A basket holding means for restraining
Since the footwear basket is partitioned into a plurality of footwear accommodating parts by a radial partition in a tubular basket with a bottom, the trunk, the bottom and the partition of the basket are composed of a large number of flocked filaments. The effect is obtained.

That is, in the washing machine using the footwear basket of the present invention, a usual washing machine is provided with a lid for opening and closing the laundry entrance / exit provided in the outer box, and at least one of the lid and the washing tub has a holding means. Since it can be modified to the extent that it is provided, it is possible to easily provide a washing machine for washing clothes with a function to wash footwear such as athletic shoes by using the footwear basket, and to wash footwear such as athletic shoes. It is easy to create a dedicated washing machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a footwear basket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a flocked filament of a footwear basket.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a production state of a flocked filament.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which the lid of the washing machine using the footwear basket according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed.

5 is a perspective view of the washing machine of FIG. 4 with a lid open.

6 is a vertical side view of the washing machine of FIG.

7 is a perspective view of the washing machine of FIG. 4 with a cover open.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a main part of the dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Footwear Wash Basket 2 Cylindrical Basket 3 Partition 4 Body 5 Bottom 8 Flocked Wire Strip 8a Metal Wire 8b Metal Wire 11 Footwear Storage 16 Outer Box 17 Electric Motor 18 Outer Tank 19 Washing Tank 20 Pulsator 22 Lid 23 Basket Holding Means 24 Suppress Ring 25 Supporting protrusion 26 Sediment receiving container 31 Dryer 32 Cover 33 Drying chamber 34 Hot air generator 35 Footwear support cylinder 36 Fitting member 37 Airframe 38 Blower electric motor 40 Blower 41 Electric heater 45 Air inlet

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A tubular basket with a bottom that is detachably held in a washing tub of a washing machine, and a radial partition that is fixed to the basket and divides the basket into a plurality of footwear storage portions. A footwear washing basket, characterized in that the body, the bottom and the partition of the basket are constituted by a large number of flocked filaments. 2. The flocked filament has a spiral brush shape in which a large number of non-metal elongated central portions to be flocked are sandwiched between two twisted metal wires. Footwear basket. 3. An outer box, an electric motor and an outer tub provided in the outer box, a washing tub which is provided in the outer tub and which is operated by the electric motor and also serves as a dehydrating tub, and detachably held in the washing tub. The footwear basket according to claim 1, a lid provided on the outer box to open and close a laundry entrance and exit, and a basket holding unit provided on at least one of the washing tub and the lid to restrain movement of the footwear basket. A washing machine using a footwear basket characterized by being provided. 4. A hot air generator, a footwear support tube of the same number as the footwear accommodating portion of the footwear basket, and a footwear support thereof in a drying chamber surrounded by a lid and an openable / closable cover provided on the lid. Fitting members for fitting and supporting footwear in a detachable manner are provided at respective tip portions of the cylinders, and hot air outlets provided in these fitting members are provided at the air supply port of the hot air generator as the footwear support cylinder. 4. A washing machine using a footwear basket according to claim 3, further comprising a dryer communicating with the inside of the fitting member. 5. A sediment receiving container is installed at the bottom of the outer box so that it can be taken out of the outer box, and the sediment receiving container is communicated with a drain port provided at the bottom of the outer tank, and the earth receiving container is removed. A washing machine using the footwear basket according to claim 3 or 4, which is connected to a drainage flexible hose extending out of the box.