JPH0531062A - Wiping tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a wiping tool which exerts a good and effective washing action, can easily remove the residue of wiped stains, allows the residue to be washed off by washing, and can continuously be used over a long period. CONSTITUTION:Multiple fine fibrous wiping bodies 31 relatively stiff in the longitudinal direction are planted on the surface of a relatively soft backing member 21 made of a foaming synthetic resin and the like provided on the surface of a main member 11 so that end faces at one edge of the wiping bodies 31 are made erected top ends.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, wiping of dust or the like on a surface of an arbitrary object, erasing a display with a marker pen, or removing stains on a glass window or the like (hereinafter, simply removing these stains or stains. Called) is related to a wiping tool used in a broad sense of cleaning work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional wiping tool of this kind, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a relatively soft material surface is formed on the surface of a main core member 1 here. Therefore, after covering a cloth such as a woven cloth or a knitted cloth, or a cloth such as a non-woven cloth or a sheet, a large number of fiber pieces as the wiping body 2 are spread on the material surface 1a in any direction, mainly in the lateral direction. Proposed is one that is constructed by adhering in a bundled state,
In this wiping tool, the wiping work is performed by the wiping body 2 made of the bonded and bonded fiber pieces.

[0003]

However, in the conventional wiping tool configured as described above, the wiping body 3 composed of the respective fiber pieces in a bundled state, which are bonded to each other,
Since the target surface to be wiped is simply rubbed, the wiping effect generally does not increase as expected, and, in addition, in the rubbed body 2 formed by bundling such many fiber pieces, Since the wiping body 2 itself cannot withstand cleaning when dirt is conspicuous, there is an unfavorable problem that it cannot be reused within a short period of use.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the purpose thereof is to achieve a good and effective wiping action effectively.
In addition, the present invention provides a wiping tool of this kind, which can easily remove the residue such as dirt that has been wiped off, can be washed off the residue by washing, and can be used continuously for a long period of time. That is.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a wiping tool according to the present invention comprises a plurality of thin fibrous surfaces formed on the surface of a relatively soft base member provided on a main member. The above-mentioned scraping body is used, and one end surface of each scraping body is integrally planted by bristling so that one end surface of the scraping body becomes a standing top end.

Further, in the structure of the wiping tool, each of the wiping bodies alone is a monofilament and has a relatively strong waist in the lengthwise direction, and an edge is formed at least at each end face corresponding to the rising top end. Is formed,
Each of the single bodies of the wiping body is formed with a plurality of cracks from the surface in the length direction, has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, and at least the end surface portion of each crack corresponding to the rising top end. , And that an edge is formed for each edge surface portion along each crack, and each of the single wiping bodies comprises a set of wiping pieces divided in the length direction, Has a relatively strong waist in the longitudinal direction in the assembled state, and at least an end face portion of each wiping piece corresponding to the rising top end, and an edge is formed for each edge surface portion along the divided surface of each wiping piece. And a single body of the wiping body is formed by cutting natural fibers such as cotton and wool at a predetermined length, has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, and corresponds to at least the standing top end. The end face to be cut That the single body of the wiping body is formed by cutting a synthetic fiber having a desired thickness according to an arbitrary cross-sectional shape for each predetermined length, and has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, And at least the end face portion corresponding to the rising top end is formed on the cut edge.

Further, in the structure of the wiping tool, at least the material surface portion of the main body member is a woven or knitted arbitrary fibrous material material, and at least the base material surface of the main body member is in the form of a sheet made of an arbitrary material. The material material is, and at least the base material surface of the main member is
A raw material made of a foamable synthetic resin, and a raw material made of the foamable synthetic resin, the raw material including at least a surface portion thereof includes open cells, or open cells and closed cells, or a material made of the foamable synthetic resin At least the surface portion of the cloth is heat-compressed prior to the flocking of each of the wiping bodies, or heat-compressed after the flocking.

[0008]

Therefore, in the wiping tool of the present invention, the flocking is performed on the surface of the relatively soft base member provided on the main member so that one end surface of the plurality of thin fibrous wiping bodies is the upright apex. Since it is integrally configured, the surface to be wiped, or the portion to be wiped is rubbed using the flocked body to be wiped, so that the surface to be wiped or the portion to be wiped becomes Regardless of the adhered state, the adhered dirt etc. is accompanied by the elastic force accompanying the strength of the waist in the length direction of each wiping body, including the scraping action by the peripheral edge of the standing top end. It can be removed by a wiping action, and the residue such as the removed dirt can be taken into the wiping body group and eliminated.
In addition, by washing the entire body to wash away the taken-in residue, it is possible to activate each of the wipes again and enable continuous use. As a wiping member for wiping off the ink display, foamed open cells such as polyurethane foam and foamed polyethylene, or a foamable synthetic resin having a required thickness containing open cells and closed cells is used. Open cells that are densely exposed in the area, or
The open and closed cells provide a good and effective wiping action of the residue on the ink display, and the wiping member is made of foamed synthetic resin such as polyurethane foam or polyethylene foam. Since it is integrally bonded to the main surface of the main core member, the risk of peeling off even by rubbing during cleaning is low, and each member as a whole lacks water absorbency and liquid absorbency Therefore, it is easy to remove the ink residue retained in each bubble, and it is possible to completely squeeze and dehydrate after washing, and it is easy to dry. Furthermore, when the wiping surface part is heated and compressed to a required degree, it is dense. The waist of each bubble exposed in the state is strengthened, and each action is further strengthened.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the wiping tool according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view schematically showing the general construction of a wiping tool constructed by applying one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view conceptually enlarging and illustrating one aspect of the wiping operation in the wiping tool. Further, FIGS. 3 and 4 are partial cross-sectional views each schematically showing in an enlarged manner a state in which each thin fibrous wiping body is planted, when the base material of the main member is a foamable synthetic resin cloth. . Further, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view conceptually showing one embodiment of a wiping body made up of a plurality of divided wiping pieces.

That is, in this embodiment, as is clear from FIG. 1, as the main member 11 which constitutes the wiping body of this embodiment, here, for example, polyurethane foam, foamed polyethylene or the like is foam-molded. At least a foamable synthetic resin having a sufficient toughness and elasticity is used. Therefore, such a foamable synthetic resin has the ability to retain water and liquid in each bubble, but it has high water repellency and can be compressed to the zero point for effective dehydration. Therefore, good washing operation and drying after washing can be performed quickly.

Similarly, as the base material 21, here, for example, foamed open cells such as polyurethane foam and polyethylene foam, or a foamable synthetic material having a required thickness including open cells and closed cells. Resin is used.
Therefore, in such open cells, or in the expandable synthetic resin containing open cells and closed cells, the surface portion is relatively flexible, and the open cells exposed in a dense state on the surface portion, or While the open air bubbles and the closed air bubbles lack water absorbency and liquid absorbency, they are excellent in retaining residue such as wiped dirt that penetrates through the groups of the wiping members 31 described below. In addition to being able to satisfactorily wash and remove the residue by washing, the main member 1
Just as in the case of 1, the drying after washing can be carried out quickly.

Further, similarly, as the wiping member 31, here, for example, a circular cross-section having a required diameter cut into a predetermined length, or a composite of monofilaments having a desired cross-sectional thickness and an irregular shape is used. Use fiber. Therefore, in the synthetic fiber thus cut into predetermined lengths, the edge 32 is formed around the cut end face.

However, the base member 21 is integrally bonded to the main surface of the main body member 11, and a large number of wiping members are attached to the relatively soft surface portion of the base member 21. 31 is, for example, by a well-known flocking technique using electrostatic voltage, at least one end face of which is a raised apex, and flocking is integrally performed at a required density. In this case, the flocking is performed. The base member 21 and the main body member 11 including the respective wiping members 31 are integrally configured as much as possible.

Here, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a substantial mode of flocking adhesion of each wiping body 31 to the surface portion of the base member 21 by such a foamable synthetic resin,
Although there is a slight difference depending on the foaming form of the base member 21, good flocking adhesion of each wiping body 31 is made. For example, when each wiping body 31 is flocked to the open cell surface, The flocking state of each of these wiping bodies 31 is extremely diversified, and contributes significantly to the wiping action described later.

Depending on the degree of flexibility of the surface portion of the base member 21, the surface portion may be heated and compressed before or after the flocking of the respective wiping members 31, if necessary. Polyurethane foam is heated and compressed under the conditions of 80 ℃ ± 20 ℃ / 2〜3min.
By heating and compressing under the conditions of 0 ° C./2 to 3 min, the stiffness of the exposed portion of each bubble is strengthened, and the adhesion and fixing of the wiping body 31 to the corresponding surface portion is strengthened. In addition, the base surface portion can be easily reinforced.

In the state in which the whole is integrally constructed as described above, with the main member 11 side properly held in the palm, as shown in FIG. The surface to be wiped 42 or the portion to be wiped of the object 41 to be wiped is wiped by each of the wiping bodies 31 to adhere to the surface 42 to be wiped or the portion to be wiped. Regardless of whether it is simply attached or firmly adhered or fixed, the stains in the longitudinal direction of each of the wiping bodies 31 in each group are not affected. The strength of the waist, in other words, it is removed by a wiping action including a scraping action by the peripheral edge 32 of the standing apex, which is performed with the required elastic force, and is taken into the wiping body 31 group. And eliminate if Depending holds received within the foam of the base component 21, in this way, it is to be subjected to desired cleaned satisfactorily and effectively.

On the other hand, according to such an integrated structure, the main body member 11 and the base member 21 are separated from each other or the wiping body 31 is detached even by rubbing and cleaning the whole body during cleaning. It is possible to maintain good overall shape retention and adhesive fixability with little fear of doing so, and since each member as a whole lacks water absorbency and liquid absorbency, it can be cleaned into 31 groups of wipes. It is possible to easily and easily wash off and remove the dirt that has been taken in, or the dirt and the like that is retained in each bubble of the base member 21, thereby enabling each of the wipers 31 to be activated to its original state. In addition, in addition to this, the foamable synthetic resin forming the main member 11 and the base member 21 has the ability to retain water and liquid in each bubble.
Since it has high water repellency and can be compressed near the zero point, effective dehydration is possible, and drying after washing can be performed quickly.

In addition to the structure of the above embodiment, for example, the wiping member 31 may be a commercially available synthetic fiber in which a plurality of cracks are formed from the surface in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 5, there is a type in which each of the individual wiping pieces 33 divided by a plurality of dividing portions 34 in the length direction is gathered in one line, and each synthetic fiber is also required. When it is cut to a small size, it has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, and has an edge 32a corresponding to each end face part of each split or split, and each split or edge part along the split, that is, Since the same edge 32b is formed on the side surface portion, this can be used in the same manner as the above case. Such a synthetic fiber is used as the wiping member 31.
When used as, in addition to the action and effect in the above-described embodiment, it becomes possible to scrape off dirt by the edge 32b of the side surface portion.

Further, as the wiping member 31, separately,
It is preferable to use natural fibers such as cotton and wool, or synthetic fibers having a required thickness according to an arbitrary cross-sectional shape, cut into predetermined lengths in the same manner as described above, and to use the material surface portion of the main member 11. In other words, in this case, for the base member 21, in addition to the above-mentioned expandable synthetic resin, it is possible to use any woven or knitted fiber material such as woven cloth or knitted cloth, non-woven cloth, or other sheet-like cloth. You can do it, and you can get the same action and effect.

[0021]

As described above in detail with reference to the embodiments,
According to the wiping tool of the present invention, one end surface of a plurality of thin fibrous wiping bodies is flocked and integrated with the surface of the relatively soft base member provided on the main member. Since it is configured as described above, the surface to be wiped or the portion to be wiped is wiped by using the flocked wiping body group, so that the surface to be wiped is attached to the surface to be wiped or the portion to be wiped. Regardless of the adhered state, dirt that is attached is supported by elastic force that accompanies the strength of the waist in the length direction of each wiping body, and by the wiping action including the scraping action by the peripheral edge of the standing top end. Along with the removal, the debris such as the removed dirt can be taken into the scraping body group and eliminated, and by washing the whole, the scraped residue is washed off to activate each scraping body again and continue to use. Can be enabled.

Further, as the base member, a foamable synthetic resin,
In particular, when using foamed open cells such as polyurethane foam and expanded polyethylene, or a foamable synthetic resin having a required thickness containing open cells and closed cells, the surface portion is relatively soft and , It is possible to diversify the flocked state of each wiping body with respect to the open cells exposed in a dense state on the surface portion, or the open cells and the independent bubbles, and it works significantly for removing dirt etc. by wiping In addition, each of these air bubbles lacks water absorbability and liquid absorbency, but can easily retain the residue such as the wiped dirt that penetrates through the group of wipers, and at the same time, by cleaning. The residue can be washed off and removed satisfactorily, and since this type of foamable synthetic resin has high water repellency and can be easily compressed, it enables effective dewatering and drying after washing. It can be carried out with the speed.

When the surface portion of the expandable synthetic resin as the base member is heated and compressed before or after the flocking of each wiping body, if necessary, the waist of each exposed part of each bubble is strengthened. This makes it possible to strongly bond and fix the surface of each of the wiping bodies and to easily reinforce the base surface.

Further, with respect to each of the wiping bodies, a synthetic fiber having a plurality of cracks formed from the surface in the lengthwise direction, or each of the respective wiping pieces divided in the lengthwise direction is gathered into one strip. By using the synthetic fiber, the edges of the cracks and the edge surfaces along the divided portions can be used for scraping off the dirt in accordance with the edge of the end surface, and the action can be further promoted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a wiping tool configured by applying an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view conceptually enlarging and enlarging one mode of the wiping operation in the wiping tool according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a first state in which each thin fibrous wiping body is transplanted when the base material of the main body member is an expandable synthetic resin cloth in the above-mentioned embodiment. FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a second state in which each thin fibrous wiping body is planted when the base material of the main body member is an expandable synthetic resin cloth in the above-mentioned embodiment. FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view conceptually showing an aspect of a wiping body made up of a set of a plurality of divided wiping pieces in the same example. It is sectional drawing which shows the schematic structure of the eraser for marker pens which applied one Example of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a schematic configuration of a wiping tool constituted by a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Main core member 21 Base material 31 Wiping body 32, 32a Edge face edge 32b side edge 33 Scraping piece Dividing part 41 Object to be wiped 42 Cleaning target surface

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of thin fibrous wiping bodies are used on the surface of a relatively soft base member provided on the main body member, and one end surface of each wiping body is a rising top end. A wiping tool characterized by being flocked and integrated. 2. The single body of the wiping body is a monofilament, has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, and has an edge formed on at least the corresponding end face corresponding to the rising top end. The described wiping tool. 3. A single body of the wiping body has a plurality of cracks from the surface in the lengthwise direction, has a relatively strong waist in the lengthwise direction, and corresponds to at least the rising top end. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein an edge is formed on each end face portion of each crack and each edge face portion along each crack. 4. A single piece of the wiping body is made up of a plurality of wiping pieces divided in the lengthwise direction, and has a relatively strong waist in the lengthwise direction in the gathered state as the wiping body, and At least the end surface portion of each scraping piece corresponding to the rising edge,
The wiper according to claim 1, wherein an edge is formed at each edge surface portion along the divided surface of each wipe. 5. The single body of the wiping body is formed by cutting natural fibers such as cotton and wool into a predetermined length, has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, and corresponds to at least the rising top end. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein the end face portion to be formed is formed on the edge of the cut end. 6. The single body of the wiping body is formed by cutting a synthetic fiber having a desired thickness having an arbitrary cross-sectional shape into a predetermined length, has a relatively strong waist in the length direction, and at least the above-mentioned. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein an end face portion corresponding to the rising top end is formed on the edge that is cut. 7. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein at least the surface of the base material of the main body member is a woven or knitted arbitrary fibrous material material. 8. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein at least the surface of the base material of the main body member is a sheet-shaped material cloth made of an arbitrary material. 9. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein at least the surface of the base material of the main body member is a material cloth made of a foamable synthetic resin. 10. The wiping tool according to claim 9, wherein the material cloth made of the expandable synthetic resin contains open cells, or open cells and closed cells, at least in a surface portion. 11. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein at least a surface portion of the material cloth made of the expandable synthetic resin is heat-compressed prior to the flocking of each of the wiping bodies. 12. The wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein at least a surface portion of the material cloth made of the expandable synthetic resin is heated and compressed after the flocking of the respective wiping bodies.