JPH06254021A - Washing implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the washing implement which can prevent water pollution caused by washing drain by facilitating handling of solid soap so that a washing work can be executed easily, and also, using effectively the solid soap without waste. CONSTITUTION:The washing implement 1 consists of a nonwoven cloth layer 2 and a sponge layer 3. In the inside of the sponge layer 3, a liquefying chamber 5 containing solid soap is formed. Also, on the washing surface 8 of the nonwoven cloth layer 2, a notch 20, a water pouring hole 21b and a liquid discharge hole 22 are formed. In the case of using the washing implement 1, the solid soap is inserted into the liquefying chamber 5 from the notch 20. When the solid soap becomes small, updating for replenishing new soap from the notch 20 can be executed, by which the solid soap is used effectively even if it becomes a small piece in the liquefying chamber 5. Also, the washing implement 1 can take in and out easily to and from the liquefying chamber 5 by the water pouring hole 21b and the liquid discharge hole 22, therefore, it is prevented that the solid soap is dissolved excessively at the time of washing and only the quantity required for washing can be liquefied. Accordingly, the washing implement 1 uses properly the solid soap, that is, continues possibility of detergency for a long period.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool suitable for cleaning tableware, bathrooms, automobiles and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a detergent is used when cleaning dirt with a cleaning tool such as a sponge or scrubbing brush. Particularly in recent years, liquid detergents are often used because of the ease of handling during washing, and the present situation is that the amount of detergents used has increased and the natural water environment has deteriorated. For these reasons, in recent years, the harmlessness of solid soaps, which are relatively small in use amount, particularly solid soaps made of natural materials, has been reviewed in recent years due to the love water movement. Conventionally, when such a bar soap is used, a cleaning tool suitable for the quality and shape of the dirt is selected, and the bar soap is used. For example, when cleaning dirt in the kitchen, use a cleaning tool such as a sponge or scrubber with water and hold it in one hand, and then hold soap in the other hand, or put soap in a knitting bag and hang it in the kitchen. Use the soap in the other hand by rubbing the cleaning tool on the soap with your other hand, and place the soap in a plastic deep dish container in the kitchen with a suction cup. It was used by rubbing a cleaning tool on it.

[0003]

However, in the case of using such a conventional cleaning tool, when the cleaning tool is held in one hand and the soap is held in the other hand as described above, rubbing does not occur when the soap becomes small. It was difficult to do and the soap slipped from the handle during operation and dropped, making it extremely difficult to use for blind people, people with disabilities and elderly children. Also,
When rubbing the soap stored in the container with a cleaning tool as described above, the central part of the soap wears off as the use progresses and only the outer peripheral part remains inside the container, which makes it difficult to rub the soap with the cleaning tool. Therefore, the holding power of the suction cup becomes weaker while the cleaning tool is strongly rubbed with force, and the safety of the container is likely to be impaired by dropping the container from a fixed position or hitting another article.

On the other hand, there is also known a cleaning tool in which solid soap is housed between two pieces of sponge which are vertically arranged (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-43264). However, according to such a cleaning tool, when water permeates the sponge, which is a water-containing substance, and accumulates, the soap is likely to dissolve in water and form a paste, which makes it difficult to control the amount of soap water required for cleaning. Moreover, there is a problem that the soap is wasted. Further, since the solid soap and the sponge are integrally manufactured, after the soap is used up, the cleaning function of the ordinary sponge is fulfilled. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and facilitates the handling of the solid soap to facilitate the cleaning operation, and the effective use of the solid soap without waste results in cleaning drainage. The purpose is to provide a cleaning tool designed to prevent water pollution.

[0005]

To this end, the cleaning tool of the present invention is a cleaning tool having a liquefaction chamber capable of accommodating a solid soap inside a cleaning body made of a flexible material, and the cleaning tool is provided on a wall surface of the cleaning body. It is characterized in that a notch into which the solid soap can be inserted is provided, and a water passage that communicates the liquefaction chamber with the outside is provided. In addition, a recess for accumulating the cleaning liquid is provided on the inner wall of the cleaning body.

[0006]

When the cleaning tool of the present invention is used, the solid soap is inserted into the liquefaction chamber through the cut in the cleaning body. If the soap gets smaller depending on how long the cleaning tool has been used, add another soap through the cut. Thereby, the solid soap can be effectively used even if it becomes a small piece in the liquefaction chamber. Further, according to the cleaning tool of the present invention, water can be easily supplied to the liquefaction chamber through the water passage hole, and excess water can be easily discharged from the liquefaction chamber by gripping pressure. Therefore, it is possible to use only the amount required for cleaning without excessively dissolving the solid soap during cleaning.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the cleaning tool 1 includes a nonwoven fabric layer 2 made of nylon or the like and a sponge layer 3 made of polyurethane. The non-woven fabric layer 2 and the sponge layer 3 are joined with an adhesive or the like to form a cleaning body. The layer thickness of the sponge layer 3 is larger than the layer thickness of the nonwoven fabric layer 2 by a predetermined thickness.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, inside the sponge layer 3 is formed a liquefaction chamber 5 for accommodating the solid soap. The liquefaction chamber 5 is formed to have an inner wall surface parallel to the side surface 7 and the cleaning surface 9 of the sponge layer 3. Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cleaning surface 8 of the nonwoven fabric layer 2 is provided with a notch 20, water injection holes 21a and 21b, and a liquid discharge hole 22, respectively. The notch 20, the water injection holes 21a and 21b, and the liquid discharge hole 22 are arranged so as to image the face of the doll so as to soften the feeling of the person who performs the cleaning work.

The notch 20 is formed on one side of the cleaning surface 8 and has a length such that solid soap can be inserted therein, and a knob 24 for putting the solid soap into the opening of the cleaning surface 8 is formed. It The water injection holes 21a and 21b are formed on the opposite side of the notch 20, and are formed in a funnel shape so that the sprinkling water from the outside can be easily received and the diameter becomes smaller toward the inside. Furthermore, the inclination direction is inclined toward the center side of the cleaning surface 8 in the diagonal direction. This allows the liquefaction chamber 5 to be washed during cleaning.
It is easier to supply water to the bar soap. Liquid outlet 22
Is formed at a position slightly closer to the center side from the cut 20 of the cleaning surface 8, and has a uniform hole diameter.
Pore diameter is smaller than 1a and 21b.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the four lower corners of the liquefaction chamber 5 in FIG. 3, funnel-shaped, pre-filled liquid reservoir recesses 15 are formed toward the corners of the sponge layer 3. . This is a chamber for receiving excess water into the liquefaction chamber 5 or as a reserve chamber for excess liquid water, and allows water to naturally flow down to the tip of the corner of the sponge layer 3 so as not to excessively dissolve the solid soap. is there.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
For example, when the cleaning tool 1 is used for cleaning dirt in the kitchen,
First, the knob 24 is lifted and a suitable solid soap is put into the liquefaction chamber 5 through the notch 20. In particular, the bar soap used is
A pure soap that is harmless to the natural environment is desirable. Then
Hold this in your dominant hand and pour a suitable amount of water into the water injection holes 21a and 21b with the other hand to put it in the liquefaction chamber 5. Next, when the operation of gripping and releasing the non-woven fabric layer 2 and the sponge layer 3 is repeated about 10 times, the solid soap is rubbed in the liquefaction chamber 5 to form soapy liquid water, and the whole of the cleaning tool 1 is squeezed and released. Penetrate. Then, in such a state, the work of cleaning the dirt is performed. Then, as the cleaning work is performed, it becomes necessary to replenish the cleaning surface with soapy water, so a light grip pressure should be applied for 1 or 2 times.
When turned, the soapy liquid water contained in the sponge layer 3 is grasped by the cleaning surfaces 8 and 9 and forms the essential part of the cleaning operation. Furthermore, when continuing the washing work, it is possible to directly supply water to the solid soap by slightly sprinkling water on the water injection holes 21a and 21b so that the washing surface 8 will not be widely exposed to water when looking at the machine. It is made into soapy water by squeezing and operating. In addition, when the amount of water accumulated in the liquefaction chamber 5 is large, the grip pressure should be lightly and greatly changed once to prevent the water from being discharged directly from the liquid outlet 22 or the notch 20 and excessively gelatinizing the soap. Is possible.

When the cleaning is to be stopped immediately after the water is supplied, if the cleaning surface 9 is placed on the tray or the like with the cleaning surface 9 facing downward, the soap liquid water that has flowed into the periphery of the solid soap or the like is filled in the funnel shape first. The water collects in the liquid reservoir recess 15 and becomes the preliminary liquid water for the next cleaning, and the gripping pressure operation is performed immediately after the next use so that the cleaning liquid is formed and the cleaning operation can be performed. Also, if the cleaning tool 1 is not used for a long time and is on a tray or the like, it will dry and become hard, but when reusing it, if water is applied to the entire surface of the cleaning tool, this water will be washed. And directly flows into the liquefaction chamber 5 through the water injection holes 21a and 21b, the liquid outlet hole 22 and the notch 20.
By repeating the operation of releasing the grip with light gripping pressure about 5 or 6 times, the soapy water permeates the entire cleaning tool 1, the cleaning function is restored, and the cleaning tool 1 can be used freely.

Further, according to the cleaning tool 1 of the first embodiment, since the solid soap can be inserted as needed, if the soap in use becomes small, it may be difficult to use because the other use becomes small. It is possible to use solid soap without waste by inserting and using it together or inserting a new one and replenishing it appropriately depending on the time. That is, the cleaning tool 1 can be used as a cleaning tool and bar soap as a single unit for a long period of time, and can be used continuously for a long period of time.

Further, when compared with the conventional sponge cleaning tool, since the conventional one allows water to permeate from the outer surface of the sponge into the inside, the cleaning liquid soiled during the cleaning operation permeates into the inside of the sponge. In order to keep the sponge clean after washing, it was necessary to wash away the dirty liquid water in the sponge with a relatively large amount of water. On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, water is directly introduced into the inside of the sponge layer 3 by the water injection holes 21a and 21b as the water passage holes and the liquid outlet hole 22,
Since liquid water is squeezed out and permeated from the inside of the sponge layer 3 to the outside of the sponge layer 3, the dirt liquid water is prevented from entering, the cleaning body can be kept relatively clean, and post-treatment after cleaning is facilitated.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
The cleaning tool 30 of the second embodiment is one in which the cleaning surface 9 of the sponge layer 3 is provided with a notch 20, water injection holes 21a and 21b, and a liquid outlet 22. The second embodiment is suitable when a large number of cleaning surfaces of the nonwoven fabric layer 2 which is a nylon nonwoven fabric are used. In addition, the notch, the water injection hole, and the liquid discharge hole can be formed on the cleaned surface of the nonwoven fabric layer and the sponge layer.
A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In the cleaning tool 40 of the third embodiment, both the upper layer 41 and the lower layer 42 of the cleaning body shown in FIG. 5 are made of polyurethane. It is also possible to use nylon nonwoven fabric for both the upper layer and the lower layer.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the cleaning tool 50 of the fourth embodiment has a cleaning body having a three-layer structure. In FIG. 6, the upper layer 51 is made of nylon nonwoven fabric, and the middle layer 52 and the lower layer 53 are made of polyurethane. According to the fourth embodiment, the cleaning body for the middle layer 52 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the liquefaction chamber is formed in this cylinder. Further, the liquid storage recess 15 is formed at a predetermined position of the lower layer 53. Therefore, the shape of each layer is relatively easy to manufacture. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and other materials may be combined in different combinations, and the shape of the cleaning body may be changed as shown in FIGS.
You may do like this. Further, the position where the water passage hole and the cut are provided is not limited to the cleaning surface, and may be the side surface of the cleaning body. The cleaning tool of the above embodiment may be used for washing dishes, bathtubs, walls, automobile bodies, etc., as well as for washing the body when taking a bath. In this case, washing water can be saved because solid soap does not have to be used for the towel.

[0017]

As described above, according to the cleaning tool of the present invention, the wall of the cleaning body is provided with the notch into which the solid soap can be inserted and the cleaning water passage hole is provided. By inserting soap, it is now possible to use the cleaning tool and the detergent all at once. Therefore, if you hold it in one hand, you can create the convenience that you can wash immediately.
There is an effect that the solid soap can be handled easily and easily. In addition, since it is possible to use solid soap efficiently without waste, it is possible to reduce the amount of detergent used, and reduce pollution of natural water such as rivers and lakes due to washing and draining of kitchen, car wash, bathhouse, etc. There is an effect that can be. Furthermore, even for amateur soap bar made from waste oil etc. by natural love groups, it can be used comfortably and conveniently by inserting it into this cleaning tool even if it has a bad color or if it does not have the same shape or size. The effect is that you can do it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cleaning tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a sponge layer of the cleaning tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cleaning tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a cleaning tool according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a cleaning tool according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning tool 2 Non-woven fabric layer (cleaning body) 3 Sponge layer (cleaning body) 5 Liquefaction chamber 8 Cleaning surface (wall surface) 15 Reservoir recess (concave) 20 Cuts 21a, 21b Water injection hole (water passage hole) 22 Liquid outlet hole ( Water passage)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool having a liquefaction chamber capable of accommodating solid soap inside a cleaning body made of a flexible material, wherein a notch into which the solid soap can be inserted is provided on a wall surface of the cleaning body, A cleaning tool having a water passage that connects the liquefaction chamber and the outside. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the liquefaction chamber is provided with a recess for accommodating the cleaning liquid.