JPH0548154B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a shoe washing device for a washing machine that allows shoes to be washed using a washing machine.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY In the past, shoes were generally washed by hand using a shoe brush, but recently there has been a demand for easy washing of sneakers, which are athletic shoes made of cloth. As a result, I sometimes had to wash my sneakers and other shoes in the washing machine. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a washing machine has a rotary blade at the inner bottom of a washing tub, and washes clothes by rotating the rotating blade left and right to generate water flow in the water in the washing tub. When shoes were placed in this washing machine and the rotary blades were operated in reverse, the shoes located at the inner bottom of the washing tub moved while coming into contact with the rotary blades, allowing them to be washed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when washing shoes in a washing machine as in the past, the shoes are located at the bottom of the washing tub and come into frequent contact with the rotating blades, which causes extreme damage to the fabric of the shoes. It had Furthermore, since the degree of dirt on shoes is greater than the dirt on clothes, there is a problem in that the dirt on shoes cannot be sufficiently washed away simply by stirring with the rotary blade.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a sufficient cleaning effect for shoes even when using a general washing machine.
The purpose is to reduce damage.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the shoe washing device for a washing machine of the present invention has flexibility and radially extends from the entire surface of a substrate having a larger area than the rotary blade or from the center of the substrate. A shoe washing brush unit includes a brush body having elasticity for cleaning shoes, and the shoe washing brush unit is placed on a rotary blade of a washing machine with the brush body facing upward, and the shoe cleaning brush unit is placed on a rotary blade of a washing machine with the brush body facing upward. The rotational force is transmitted through water.

Function: With this configuration, the reversing force of the rotary blade of the washing machine is transmitted to the back surface of the substrate of the shoe-washing brush unit through water, thereby causing the shoe-washing brush unit to be reversely driven.
Further, the shoe-washing brush unit is drawn to the surface of the rotor by the vortex action generated by the reversal drive of the rotary blade, and the reversal action of the shoe-washing brush unit can be strengthened.

The shoe-washing brush unit has the above-mentioned reversal action, and the brush body brushes the shoes efficiently and exhibits a sufficient cleaning effect.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the construction of the shoe washing brush unit in this embodiment includes a brush body 2 provided on a substantially circular flexible substrate 1. This brush body 2 has a plurality of elastic chemical fiber bodies 3 flocked to a base 4 made of resin or the like. Further, the brush bodies 2 are arranged radially from the approximate center O of the substrate 1, and as shown in FIG.
It is fixed by inserting a screw from the back side.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the shoe washing brush unit constructed as described above is put into a fully automatic washing machine and is being operated. In FIG. 3, the driving force of the motor 6 attached to the lower part of the water tank 12 is transferred to the belt 7.
The signal is transmitted to the speed reduction mechanism 13 via the speed reduction mechanism 13, and the rotation blade 8 is driven to rotate by the speed reduction mechanism 13. The rotary blade 8 is disposed at the inner bottom of a washing and dehydrating tub 9 which is rotatably housed in the washing tub 13, and is placed at the top of the washing and dehydrating tub 9 so as to prevent the tip and lateral vibration of the dehydrating tub 9 during spin-drying. A balancer 10 is provided to prevent this. and,
The shoe-washing brush unit A is placed on the upper surface of the rotary blade 8 with the chemical fiber body 3 facing upward, and shoes such as sneakers are placed on the top of the shoe-washing brush unit A.

When washing water is supplied to a predetermined water level into the water tank 12 of the fully automatic washing machine with the above configuration and the rotor blades 8 are rotated in reverse, a water flow is generated in the washing water, and the entire back surface of the substrate 1 of the shoe washing brush unit A is The water flow hits the shoe washing brush unit A and rotates it in the opposite direction. In addition, the water flow action of the rotary blades 8 sucks in water from the center and blows it out from the outer circumference, so the shoe-washing brush unit A is drawn to the surface of the rotary blade 8, further strengthening the rotational force of the shoe-washing brush unit A. I can do it. This is because the substrate 1 is a flexible member, which enhances the effect of following the water flow. Furthermore, since the brush bodies 2 are arranged radially, a water stream can also be formed in the upper part of the shoe washing brush unit A, and a water stream for washing shoes 11 such as sneakers can be formed. The cleaning effect can be maximized by the brushing action between the brush body 2 and the shoes 8. Especially when cleaning shoes, the brushing action is effective and can remove even the most stubborn dirt.
Since the brush body 2 has elasticity, damage to the shoes can be minimized. In addition, by lowering the water level during washing, the water flow can be made stronger.
More effective brushing action and washing action with water flow can be obtained.

Although this embodiment shows the case where the brush bodies 2 are arranged radially, as shown in FIG.
Even if the brush body 14 is formed over the entire surface of the shoes, a similar brushing effect can be obtained, and the shoes can be sufficiently cleaned. In short, the brush body may be arbitrarily arranged on the substrate so as to achieve the effect of brushing the shoes.

Further, although an example is shown in which the shoe washing brush unit is used in a fully automatic washing machine, it can also be used satisfactorily in a two-tub type washing machine or a washing machine having only a washing tub.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, shoes such as sneakers can be washed by simply inserting a shoe washing brush unit into a commonly used washing machine and running a normal washing operation. Furthermore, the shoe cleaning brush unit has a simple configuration and is easy to handle, maximizes brushing performance, minimizes damage to shoes, and provides high cleaning effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a shoe washing brush unit showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a fully automatic washing machine into which the shoe washing brush unit is installed. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a shoe washing brush unit showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1... Substrate, 2, 14... Brush body, 3... Chemical fiber body, 4... Base, 8... Rotating blade, 11...
shoes.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shoe washing brush unit is constituted by providing a brush body having flexibility and elasticity for shoe cleaning on the entire surface of a substrate having a larger area than the rotary blade or radially from the center of the substrate, and said shoe washing brush A shoe washing device for a washing machine in which the unit is placed on a rotary blade of a washing machine so that the brush body faces upward, and the rotational force of the rotary blade is transmitted through water.