JPH0737377U - Liquid material applicator and liquid material applicator provided with the liquid material applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a liquid material applicator that is easy to hold in the hand and can easily perform a coating operation without burdening the hand, and a liquid material application device including the liquid material applicator. [Structure] A liquid material applicator 1 of the present invention comprises an elastic application part 2 for applying a liquid material such as wax to a floor or the like, and an operating member 3. By providing a constricted portion 32 having a lateral width L2 narrower than the lateral width L3 of the upper portion in the lower portion of the operation member 3, a finger pad protruding from the constricted portion 32 in the upper portion of the operation portion 3 to the left and right sides respectively. Part 31
It is assumed that the grip portion 33 having a and 31a is formed.
Further, the liquid material applying device of the present invention comprises:
It is provided with a tray having a tray body and a roller as a pressing member pressing member. The tray has both ends of the roller rotatably mounted on the left and right side surfaces of the tray body.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a liquid material applicator for applying a liquid material such as wax to a floor or the like, and a liquid material application device equipped with the liquid material applicator.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 When a liquid such as wax is applied to the floor of a factory or a building, it is done with a mop, etc. However, when the application range of a household floor is small, the mop is difficult to handle and it is difficult to apply it to every corner. Therefore, conventionally, when a liquid such as wax is generally applied to a floor or the like of a household, a method of applying wax or the like to the cloth and manually applying the wax to the floor or the like has been adopted. However, if the cloth or the like is directly held by hand, the cloth or the like has to be applied while being appropriately pressed against the floor or the like, which puts a burden on the hand. However, wax is attached to the hands, which is not preferable. Also, since the amount of wax applied to the cloth is not constant, it is difficult to apply it uniformly.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is a liquid applicator and a liquid applicator thereof that are easy to hold in a hand and can easily perform an application work without burdening the hand. An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid material application device including an applicator.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention solves the above problems by providing a liquid material applicator having the following features. The first liquid material applicator 1 according to the present invention comprises an application portion 2 for applying a liquid material such as wax to a floor or the like, and an operation portion 3 arranged above the application portion 2. The operation portion 3 has a constricted portion 32 at the bottom. The lateral width L3 of the constricted portion 32 is formed narrower than the lateral width L2 of the upper portion of the operation portion 3, so that the finger pad protruding laterally from the constricted portion 32 on the upper portion of the operation portion 3. A gripping part (33) having parts 31a, 31a is formed.

In addition, in the second liquid material applicator 1 according to the present invention, the operation portion 3 is made of wood.

Further, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a liquid material applying apparatus including a liquid material applying tool having the following features. A liquid material applying device including a liquid material applying tool according to the present invention includes a liquid material applying tool 1 and a tray 6. The liquid material applicator 1 includes an application portion 2 for applying a liquid material such as wax to a floor or the like, and an operation portion 3 arranged above the application portion 2. The operation portion 3 is provided at the lower portion with a constricted portion 32 in which the left-right width L3 is narrower than the upper left-right width L2 of the operation portion 3 so that the constricted portion 32 is laterally provided at the upper portion of the operation portion 3. The grip portion 33 having the protruding finger rest portions 31a, 31a is formed. On the other hand, the tray 6 includes a tray body 61 having a liquid material storage portion 61a for storing a liquid material such as wax, and an application portion pressing member 62 against which the application portion 2 of the liquid material application tool 1 is pressed. Prepare The liquid substance storage portion 61a of the tray main body 61 has a size such that the upper surface is opened and the application portion 2 of the liquid substance application tool 1 can be inserted into the inside through the opening. The coating portion pressing member 62 is arranged above the liquid material stored in the liquid material storage portion 61a.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the first liquid material applicator 1 according to the present invention, a constricted portion 32 is formed in the lower portion of the operating portion 3 having a lateral width L3 narrower than the lateral width L2 of the upper portion of the operating portion 3, and the constricted portion 32 is formed. Since the grip portion 33 having the finger contact portions 31a, 31a protruding laterally from the constricted portion 32 is formed on the upper part of the operation portion 3 by the above, when the grip portion 33 is gripped, the finger contact portions 31a, 31a. It is also possible to hold the lower side of the finger by placing it along the finger and easily and surely holding the finger.

Further, in the second liquid material applicator 1 according to the present invention, since the operation part 3 is made of wood, the application part 2 does not have to be strongly pressed by hand when applying. By applying the weight of the operating section 3 to the above, the liquid substance absorbed can be easily applied to the floor or the like in appropriate amounts. On the other hand, by constructing the operating portion 3 from wood, it is possible to make the weight moderate so that the application operation is easy as a whole.

Further, a liquid material applying device provided with a liquid material applying tool according to the present invention includes a liquid material applying tool 1 and a tray 6, and the tray 6 stores a liquid material such as wax. The tray main body 61 having the liquid material storage portion 61a and the application portion pressing member 62 for pressing the application portion 2 of the liquid material application tool 1 are provided. By doing so, the liquid material can be made to soak into the liquid material by containing the liquid material contained in the liquid material storage portion 61a by immersing the coating material 22 in the liquid material application tool 1 into the liquid material. By pressing the coating member 22 against the roller 62, the liquid substance can be squeezed out of the coating member 22 by an appropriate amount. Therefore, even if a large amount of the liquid substance has soaked into the coating member 22, it can be adjusted to an appropriate amount, and when the liquid substance is applied to the floor or the like, the liquid substance does not drip from the coating member 22 and moreover It is possible to apply the liquid material in a fixed amount at all times.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the liquid applicator of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view.

The liquid material applicator 1 of the present invention comprises an application part 2 and an operation member 3 mounted above the application part 2.

The coating section 2 is composed of a core member 21, a coating member 22, and an elastic member 23. The core member 21 is made of a thin wooden plate, and has a rectangular shape with a lateral width L1 of about 8 cm, a longitudinal length V1 of about 17 cm, and a thickness of about 1 cm. The material, size, shape, etc. of the core member 21 are not particularly limited and can be changed as appropriate.

The application member 22 is for applying a liquid substance such as wax to a floor or the like, and is composed of an absorptive member capable of absorbing and adhering the liquid substance such as cloth and the like. The absorbed liquid material can be applied to the floor or the like. The coating member 22 covers the entire lower surface of the core member 21, and folds the left and right ends of the coating member 22 from the left and right ends of the core member 21 to the upper surface, and then folds the folded left and right ends. The part is detachably attached to the core member 21 with an adhesive tape (not shown).

The elastic member 23 is for imparting elasticity to the coating member 22 when the liquid material is coated by the coating member 22. The elastic member 23 in this embodiment is composed of a sponge piece 23 having a size substantially the same as the size of the core member 21, and is arranged between the core member 21 and the coating member 22. By providing the sponge piece 23 between the core member 21 and the coating member 22, the coating member 22 is given elasticity. The elastic member 23 is not limited to the sponge piece 23 as long as it has elasticity and can be appropriately changed. Further, the elastic member 23 does not necessarily have to be provided, and may be provided as needed. Further, the elastic member 23 is not limited to one formed separately from the core member 21 and the coating member 22 as in this embodiment, and may be attached to the core member 21 or the coating member 22 in advance. good. Further, the elastic member 23 is preferably non-absorbent, but may be made of absorbent.

The operation portion 3 is provided with a constricted portion 32 at the lower part. As shown in FIG. 2, the constricted portion 32 has a lateral width L3 that is narrower than the lateral width L2 of the upper portion, so that the constricted portion 32 protrudes from the constricted portion 32 to the left and right sides of the upper portion of the operation portion 3. A grip portion 33 having finger rests 31a and 31a is formed, and gaps 31b and 31b are formed between the finger rests 31a and 31a and the core member 21 of the applicator 2 at predetermined intervals. The fingers can be inserted into the gaps 31b and 31b. Further, each of the finger contact portions 31a, 31a is formed so that the outer peripheral shape thereof is a substantially semi-arcuate shape. By forming the grip portion 33 in this way, the fingers of the hand are placed along the finger contact portions 31a and 31a so that the grip portion 33 can be easily gripped. In this embodiment, the operating portion 3 has the same length as the core member 21 of the coating portion 2, and the overall height is about 4 cm. Further, the left-right width L2 of the grip portion 33 is about 5 cm, the left-right width L1 of the constricted portion 32 is about 2.5 cm, and the height of the constricted portion 32 is about 2 cm. In the present embodiment, the finger rests 31a, 31a are provided on both the left side and the right side of the constricted portion 32, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect, and the finger contact portions 31a, 31a are projected on one side of the left or right side. You may make it set.

Then, the lower surface of the constricted portion 32 is placed on the upper left and right center of the upper surface of the core member 21 of the coating portion 2 and then attached by the bolt 5, whereby the operating portion 3 and the coating portion 2 are fixed. ing. The fixing means for the operation section 3 and the coating section 2 is not limited to the bolt 5, but may be any fixing means known in the art, such as fixing with an adhesive, and can be appropriately changed. Further, in this embodiment, the operating portion 3 and the coating portion 2 are separately formed, but they may be fixed by integrally molding them.

The operation unit 3 is made of wood. If the operation part 3 is made of a material that is too light, when the application part 2 is placed on the floor or the like, the operation part 3 is applied almost no weight from the upper side to the application part 2, and as a result, In addition, unless the coating portion 2 is manually pressed from above with a considerable force, it becomes difficult to uniformly apply the absorbed liquid material. On the other hand, if the operation unit 3 is made of a heavy one, it will be difficult to operate it by hand. Therefore, the operation unit 3 is made of wood, and the liquid substance absorbed by the weight of the operation unit 3 can be easily applied in appropriate amounts without the need to press the application unit 2 by hand when applying, and the operation can be performed. It is supposed to have an easy weight. The operating portion 3 is preferably made of wood when the operating portion 3 is shaped and sized as described above, but it may be made of other materials. The same effect as wood can be obtained as long as it has the same weight as when it is manufactured.

In this embodiment, the application member 22 and the core member 21 are attached by the adhesive tape, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be performed by a raised surface fastener. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), it is assumed that separate holding members 7 and 7 are provided on the upper side of the left and right portions of the core member 21, respectively, and the holding members 7 and 7 and the core member 21 are It is also possible to dispose the end of the coating member 22 between them and attach it detachably by being held by bolts 7a, 7a or the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), provided with separate holding members 7, 7 urged toward the core member 21 side by coil springs 8 ... 8 above the left and right portions of the core member 21. Alternatively, the end portion of the coating member 22 may be sandwiched between the core member 21 and the sandwiching members 7, 7 so as to be detachably attached. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (C), the neck portion 32 of the operation portion 3 is provided with flange portions 35, 35 extending to the left and right portions at the lower end thereof, and the core member 21 and the operation portion are operated by the bolt 5 described above. The end of the coating member 22 may be clamped so as to be detachably attached when the portion 3 is attached. Further, the application member 22 and the core member 21 can be attached and detached as described above so that the application member 22 can be replaced appropriately according to the type of wax or the like, or only the application member 22 can be replaced. It has the advantage that it can be washed, but it is also possible to fix both at the time of production with an adhesive or the like.

Next, the tray 6 used in the liquid material applicator 1 will be described. FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of an example of a suitable tray 6 used in the liquid material applicator 1. The tray 6 includes a tray body 61 and a coating portion pressing member 62.

The tray main body 61 is made of a rectangular parallelepiped having an open upper surface, and has a liquid material storage portion 61 a inside which liquid material such as wax can be stored. The size of the liquid material storage portion 61a is formed to be larger than the size of the application portion 2 of the liquid material application tool 1, so that the application portion 2 can be easily put into the liquid material storage portion 61a from the upper surface side. There is.

The application section pressing member 62 is for adjusting the amount of the liquid substance absorbed in the application section, and is composed of a single round bar roller 62 in this embodiment. Both ends of the roller 62 are rotatably provided on the left and right side surfaces 61a and 61b of the tray body 61. Further, the arrangement position with respect to the tray main body 61 is set such that the distance V2 from the front side surface 61c of the tray main body 61 to the roller 62 is longer than the length V1 of the coating section 2 (shown in FIG. 1). The part 2 is designed to be placed in the liquid material storage part 61a. On the other hand, the height position from the lower surface of the tray body 61 may be higher than the height of the liquid material to be stored in the liquid material storage portion 61a, and is adjusted by the amount of the liquid material to be stored.

The roller 62 is not limited to this embodiment, and is composed of, for example, a shaft and a tubular body, and both ends of the shaft through which the tubular body is rotatably passed are provided on both left and right side surfaces 61 a of the tray body 61. The tubular body may be rotatable with respect to the tray body 61 by bridging and fixing it on the 61b. Further, the roller 62 is not limited to one provided as described above, but a plurality of rollers 62 may be provided in parallel. Further, the disposition position is not limited to that provided along the left-right direction of the tray body 61, and may be provided along the longitudinal direction. Further, the coating portion pressing member 62 is not limited to the rotatable roller 62, but may be formed of a rod-shaped body, and the rod-shaped body may be fixed to the tray main body 61.

In order to use the tray main body 61, first, the coating member 22 of the coating unit 2 is immersed in the liquid substance contained in the liquid substance storage portion 61 a of the tray main body 61 for a predetermined time, and then the coating member 22 is applied. Allow liquid to soak. Then, the coating member 22 of the coating unit 2 is pulled up from the liquid material, and the coating member 22 is moved rearward or forward while slightly pressing the front end portion or the rear end side of the coating member 22 against the roller 62. At that time, since the roller 62 rotates with the movement of the coating unit 2, the coating unit 2 can be easily operated in the front-back direction. By doing so, the liquid substance that has soaked into the coating member 22 can be squeezed out by an appropriate amount from the coating member 22 as it is pressed against the roller 62, and the squeezed liquid substance can be stored in the liquid substance storage portion 61a. Can be returned to. Therefore, even when a large amount of the liquid substance has soaked into the coating member 22, it can be adjusted to an appropriate amount. Therefore, when the liquid material is applied to the floor or the like, it is possible to apply the liquid material to the floor or the like at a constant amount without causing the liquid material to drop from the application member 22.

[0024]

[Effect of device]

 As described above in the embodiments, the first liquid applicator according to the present invention forms the grip portion having the finger rest portion projecting laterally from the constricted portion at the upper portion of the operation portion by the constricted portion. Therefore, the finger can be held along the lower side of the finger contact portion, and it can be easily and surely gripped. This makes it possible to easily perform the coating work.

In addition, the second liquid material applicator according to the present invention has the operation part made of wood, so that the liquid material absorbed by the weight of the operation part without pressing the application part by hand strongly. Can be easily applied in an appropriate amount, and on the other hand, the weight can be adjusted to an appropriate level so that the application operation can be prevented and the hand can be prevented from becoming tired during the application operation.

In addition, the liquid material application device provided with the liquid material application tool according to the present invention includes a tray, a tray main body having a liquid material storage portion for storing a liquid material such as a wax, and the application of the liquid material application tool. By providing a coating part pressing member that can press the coating part, a liquid substance can be made to soak into the coating member, and a liquid can be obtained by pressing the soaking coating member against a roller. An object can be squeezed out of the application member by an appropriate amount. Therefore, even if a large amount of liquid material has soaked into the coating member, it can be adjusted to an appropriate amount, and when applying it to the floor, etc., it is possible to prevent the liquid material from dripping from the coating member, It is possible to constantly apply a fixed amount of liquid material to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a liquid material applicator of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3A is a sectional view of a main part of another embodiment of the liquid material applicator, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of a main part of yet another embodiment of the liquid material applicator. Further, (C) is a cross-sectional view of a main part of still another embodiment of the liquid material applicator.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the tray in the liquid material coating device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid material applicator 2 Application part 3 Operation member 6 Tray 21 Core member 22 Application member 23 Sponge piece 32 Constriction part 31a Finger rest part 33 Grip part 61 Tray body 61a Liquid material storage part 62 Roller

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A coating section (2) for coating a liquid such as wax onto a floor, etc., and an operation section arranged above the coating section (2).
(3), the operating part (3) has a constricted part (32) at the bottom, and the lateral width (L3) of the constricted part (32) is the lateral width of the upper part of the operating part (3). (L2) is formed to be narrower than the (L2) to form a gripping part (33) having finger rests (31a) (31a) protruding laterally from the constricted part (32) on the upper part of the operation part (3). A liquid material applicator, which is characterized in that 2. The liquid applicator according to claim 1, wherein the operating section (3) is made of wood. 3. A liquid material applicator (1) and a tray (6), wherein the liquid material applicator (1) applies an application part (2) for applying a liquid material such as wax to a floor, and the like. The operating part (3) is provided above the application part (2), and the operating part (3) is at the bottom, and the left and right width (L
3) has a constricted part (32) formed to be narrower than the left and right width (L2) of the upper part of the operation part (3), so that the constricted part (32) protrudes laterally from the constricted part (32) at the upper part of the operation part (3). Finger rest (31a)
A tray main body (61) having a liquid material storage portion (61a) for storing a liquid material such as wax, and a tray (6), and a liquid material. Applicator
Application part pressing member that can press application part (2) of (1)
(62), the liquid substance storage section (61a) of the tray body (61) is opened at the upper surface, and the application section (2) of the liquid substance application tool (1) can be put inside from the opening. On the other hand, the application part pressing member (62) has a liquid material storage part (61a).
A liquid material application device provided with a liquid material application tool, characterized in that the liquid material application tool is arranged above the liquid material stored in the.