JPH0731579A - Brush for bathroom, pool and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a brush for a bathroom, a pool and the like which can be turned arbitrarily to bring a brush main body into contact with a surface to be cleaned efficiently and by which the pressing labor can be reduced and the duration of a work can be lengthened. CONSTITUTION:A brush for a bathroom, a pool and the like comprises a head 21 where a motor 17 and a brush main body 19 rotated by the motor 17 are integrated with each other, a handle where the head is installed on the forward end in such a manner as to be changed to the vertical position and the horizontal position, a holding device for fixing the head 21 in the longitudinal state and in the lateral state, and a water jet generating device such as a pump 35 or the like for forming a water jet from the front side of the brush main body 19 toward the back side, which is placed on the upper side of the brush main body 19 in the head 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a brush for bathrooms, pools, etc.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, floors and walls of bathtubs and bathrooms, floors and walls of pools, etc. are washed at home with a sponge, scrubbing brush or deck brush. In the case of a sponge or scrubbing brush, there are some places that cannot be reached in order to hold them in your hand or places where you have to bend your hips excessively, and when you use a deck brush, the direction of the brush. However, there are inconveniences such as lack of freedom, etc. Furthermore, when using these sponges, scrubbing brushes and deck brushes, relatively hard labor is required, and the burden on women and the elderly is not great. In order to realize these inconveniences and labor saving, a handy type including a motor and a rotating brush is provided. However, this handy type requires a large amount of pressing force because the rotating brush is pressed against the surface to be cleaned by hand, and the fatigue of the dominant hand of the operator is also compared. The duration of work was inevitably shortened as soon as possible.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, when washing the bottom of a bathtub / pool, etc., or the floor of a bathroom / pool, etc., the brush main body is directed downward, and the side wall of the bathtub / pool, bath / pool, etc. When washing the walls such as, make the brush main body laterally, that is, use the brush main body by arbitrarily changing it so as to efficiently contact the surface to be cleaned, reduce the pressing effort, It is an object of the present invention to provide a new bathroom brush that can have a long duration.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the brush for bathroom, pool, etc. according to the present invention is a motor 1
7 and a brush main body 19 which is rotated by the same motor 17, and a head 21, a handle 1 attached to the tip of the head 21 so that the head 21 can be changed vertically and horizontally, and the head 2
A holding device for fixing 1 in a vertically oriented state and a horizontally oriented state, and a water flow generating device, such as a pump 35, which is provided above the brush body 19 in the head 21 and forms a water flow from the front side to the back side of the brush body 19. With and.

[0005]

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, a fork 2 is provided at the tip of a handle 1, and the fork 2 has an inverted U-shape when viewed from the front and is viewed from the side. Inserting a direction changing member 5 having grip portions 3 and 4 at the front and rear of the upper end, which sometimes has a Y shape, and inserting both sides 6 of the direction changing member 5 into the direction changing member 5.
7 and the left and right sides 8 and 9 of the fork portion 2 are overlapped with each other, and a portion near the upper end of the left side 6 of the direction changing member 5 is located on the left side 8 of the fork portion 2 and the direction changing member 5 of the direction changing member 5. A portion near the upper end of the right side 7 is attached to the right side 9 of the fork portion 2, and the retaining head bolts 11 and 12 and the tightening wing nuts 13 and 14, respectively.
When the wing nuts 13 and 14 are in a loosened state, the direction changing member 5 can swing in the front-back direction and the fork portion 2
The through holes of the bolts 11 and 12 on both the left and right sides 8 and 9 are formed as elongated holes 15 which are long in the longitudinal direction of the sides 8 and 9 so that the direction changing member 5 can be moved up and down in the loosened state. Separately from this, a DC motor 17 which is started and stopped by a hand switch (not shown) is fixed by a fixing member 25 in a cylindrical outer casing 16 having an open lower surface, and the motor 1
A head 21 having a brush body 19 which is replaceable on the rotary shaft 18 of 7 and a cartridge secondary battery (battery) 20 which is replaceable on the upper end of the cylindrical outer casing 16 and which can be charged at another place. The head 21 is provided with the head changing member 5 on both left and right sides 6, 7
And the left and right sides 6 and 7 of the direction changing member 5 and the left and right sides 6 and 7 of the direction changing member 5 by being inserted between the left and right sides 8 and 9 of the fork 2. The lower ends of the left and right sides 8 and 9 are rotatably fixed to the upper and lower shaft members 22 and 23, and when the bolts 11 and 12 are positioned at the upper end portions of the elongated holes 15, the upper and lower shaft members 22. , 23 are arranged vertically and the brush main body 19 is directed downward, and when the bolts 11 and 12 are positioned at the lower end of the elongated hole 15, the upper and lower shaft members 22 and 23 are arranged laterally. A skirt-shaped cover that surrounds the upper portion of the brush main body 19 via a supporting and rectifying vane 28 around the peripheral wall 26 of the fixing member 25 so that the main body 19 is oriented sideways. 29 is attached and the upper surface is closed A ring-shaped space 31 having an outlet 30 that opens outward is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper part of which the lower surface is open, and a flange 32 for guiding the outflow direction is provided on the outside of the outlet 30. The rotation shaft 18 of the motor 17 is integrally rotated with the brush main body 19 at an upper portion of the attachment portion of the brush main body 19, sucking water from the lower surface opening 33 of the ring-shaped space 31 and discharging the water from the outlet 30. The impeller 34 for fixing the brush body 19
The pump 35 that forms a water flow from the front side (contact surface side to the portion to be cleaned) toward the back side (motor side) is configured.

With the bathroom brush according to the above-described embodiment, the brush main body 19 is directed downward when washing the bottom of the bathtub or the floor of the bath, and the side wall of the bathtub or the wall of the bath is washed. With the brush body 19 facing sideways,
That is, the brush main body 19 can be used by arbitrarily changing it so as to efficiently contact the surface to be cleaned, and the impeller 34 and the brush main body 19 together with the brush main body 19 rotate when the brush main body 19 rotates during this use. A water flow that rotates and flows from the front side to the back side of the brush main body 19 in the space 31 inside the skirt-shaped cover 29 (the water flows through the lower surface opening 33
From the inflow / outflow port 30), and a force in the direction in which the front side of the rotary brush main body 19 is attracted to the surface to be cleaned is caused by the water flow. Is increased, and the pressing effort at the time of pressing work by the force of the hand is reduced.

In the above embodiment, a small sealed lead acid battery is used as the secondary battery. This small sealed lead-acid battery has high output, maintenance-free, no liquid leakage,
It is excellent in that it can be installed in any orientation and can be used in any orientation, and it has a rectangular shape of 98 x 98 x 150 (mm), and the battery case material is ABS. It is a resin and weighs only about 4 kg. The electrical data is shown in Table 1.

[0008]

[Table 1]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be appropriately used for cleaning a place other than a bathroom / pool, such as a water tank.
Moreover, it can be implemented as follows. Brush body brush brush, nylon brush, metal brush, brush sprinkled with abrasive particles, felt brush or cloth brush (pad made of thick thread pile cloth,
Rag) etc. The direction of the brush body should be changed electrically. The holding state or the holding release state of the holding device is electrically obtained. Rotate the brush body with an AC motor. Make the switch waterproof or remote control. The length of the handle can be adjusted. In order to obtain the water flow, a separate submersible pump operated by another motor and a water flow generator are used. It is a dual-use type. The outlet 30 is provided with a shutter for opening and closing the same so that it is closed when used in the air.

[0010]

According to the present invention, as described above, the motor 17 and the motor 1
7, a head 21 that is integrated with a brush body 19 that rotates by means of 7, a handle 1 that is attached to the tip of the head 21 so that the head 21 can be changed vertically or horizontally, and a holding that fixes the head 21 in a vertically oriented state or a horizontally oriented state. Since it has a device and a water flow generator such as a pump 35 that forms a water flow from the front side to the back side of the brush main body 19 provided on the upper side of the brush main body 19 in the head 21,・
When washing the bottom of a pool, etc., or the floor of a bathroom, pool, etc., make the brush body face down, and also on the side wall of a bathtub, pool, etc.
When washing the walls of bathrooms, pools, etc., make the brush main body sideways, that is, use it by arbitrarily changing the brush main body to efficiently contact the surface to be cleaned, and reduce the pressing effort. It is possible to lengthen the work duration.

[0011]

Since the bathroom brush according to the present invention is as described above, the brush body 1 rotated by the motor 17 is used.
It can be used by effectively touching the surface to be cleaned by arbitrarily changing 9 to the desired direction, it is free and easy to use, and if the handle is used well, it is reachable even if it is not an unnatural posture When the brush main body 19 in a rotating state can be lightly pressed against the surface to be cleaned, the front side of the rotating brush main body 19 has a force of adhering to the surface to be cleaned. It works by generating and the rotating brush body 1
Since the surface pressure of 9 on the surface to be cleaned is increased and the pressing force at the time of pressing with the force of the above-mentioned hand is reduced, the above-mentioned hard labor is not required, and it can be used by a woman or an elderly person with a small burden. Therefore, the labor saving effect is great, and the duration of the work becomes longer as the pressing effort is reduced, which is effective for improving the work efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a head.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handle 2 Two-pronged part 3 Grip part 4 Grip part 5 Orientation changing member 6 Sides 7 Sides 8 Sides 9 Sides 11 Bolts 12 Bolts 13 Wing nuts 14 Wing nuts 15 Long holes 16 Cylindrical outer casing 17 DC motor 19 Brush Main Body 20 Secondary Battery 21 Head 22 Shaft Member 23 Shaft Member 25 Fixing Member 26 Peripheral Wall 28 Supporting / Rectifying Blade 29 Cover 30 Outflow Port 31 Space 32 Guide Collar 33 Bottom Opening Port 34 Impeller 35 Pump

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A head 21 in which a motor 17 and a brush main body 19 which is rotated by the motor 17 are integrated, a handle 1 which is attached to the tip of the head 21 so that the head 21 can be changed vertically and horizontally, and the head 21. The brush main body 1 in the head 21 and the holding device for fixing in the portrait orientation and the landscape orientation
9. A brush for bathrooms, pools, etc., which is provided on the upper side of the brush main body 19 and has a water flow generator such as a pump 35 that forms a water flow from the front side to the back side of the brush body 19.