JPH08104203A - Waterdrop remover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent easily generating the situation such that a blade holder hits a surface of car body or the like to flaw it during work, by considering a device in a structure of a blade. CONSTITUTION: A main blade part 24 and subblade parts 25, 26, protruded sidewards further from a side surface 14 of a blade holder 1, are integrally provided in core parts 22 of a blade 2. When waterdrop removing work is performed, since the subblade parts 25, 26 of the blade 2 are made to hit a surface of a car body before the blade holder 1 hits a surface of the car body, the blade holder 1 is prevented from hitting the surface of the car body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water droplet removing device used for removing water droplets attached to an automobile body or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A water drop removing tool of this type is generally constructed by holding an elongated blade holder made of rubber or the like having an elastic blade in the shape of an elongated plate made of synthetic resin. . In this water drop remover, for example, a handle provided on the blade holder is held by hand, and the tip of the blade gently rubs the car body after car washing to remove water drops remaining on the body surface. Done.

Conventionally, as such a water drop removing tool, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-165946 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-1.
What was described in 80669 gazette etc. was known.

In the former, that is, in the water drop remover described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-165946, the blade holder is made of a synthetic resin molding which is curved in a bow shape.
The blade is internally fitted and held in a groove portion of which the base portion is provided in the curved inner peripheral portion of the blade holder,
The tip portion is thin in a portion protruding from the curved inner peripheral side end surface of the blade holder and close to the tip edge.

In the latter, that is, in the water drop removing tool described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-180669, a plate protruding to the left and right sides at the inner peripheral portion of a blade holder made of a synthetic resin molded body curved in a bow. Pieces are provided over the entire length, to these plate pieces, the holding portion provided at the base of the blade is externally fitted and held, and the tip of the blade is similar to the one described above. The portion of the blade holder that protrudes from the curved inner peripheral end surface and is close to the tip edge is thin.

[0006]

In FIG. 6, a water drop remover A having a structure similar to that described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-165946 is used, and the tip edge 21 of the blade 2 of the tool A is used for automobiles. The operation of rubbing the vehicle body and the glass to remove the water droplets adhering to the surface S of the vehicle is illustratively shown. The arrow in the figure indicates the moving direction of the tip edge 21 of the blade 2 rubbing the surface of the vehicle body or glass.

In the case of performing the work of removing water droplets adhering to the surface S of a car body or glass of an automobile, if there is a stepped portion F protruding on the surface S as shown in FIG.
The blade holder 1 often hits the surface S at the stepped portion F. However, since the blade holder 1 is made of a relatively hard synthetic resin molding, depending on how the blade holder 1 contacts the step F, the surface S of the step F may be damaged. Not a few.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 61-180669.
In the water drop remover described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-12069, since the holding portion provided at the base of the blade is externally fitted and held on the plate piece portion of the blade holder, the surface S of the step portion F described in FIG. The holding portion of the blade holding the plate piece of the blade holder comes into contact with. However, since the holding portion of the blade is a portion for holding the blade on the blade holding body, the holding portion itself does not have soft elasticity like the tip edge of the blade. Therefore, a situation may occur in which the surface of the vehicle body or the like is damaged by the holding portion of the blade.

The present invention has been made under the above circumstances, and by devising the structure of the blade, a water drop removing tool in which the blade holder is unlikely to damage the surface of the vehicle body or the like during work The purpose is to provide.

[0010]

A water drop remover according to the present invention is a water drop remover in which a blade holder is provided with an elastic blade, wherein the blade is separated from the end surface of the blade holder. A projecting core part, a main blade part extending from the core part so as to project in the above-mentioned direction, a lateral projection from the core part, and a projecting length from the core part to the blade holder. Is integrally provided with a sub-blade portion longer than the horizontal length reaching the side surface.

[0011]

According to the water drop remover thus constructed, the sub-blade portion of the blade projects laterally of the blade holder, so that the blade holder can be removed from the surface of the vehicle body during the water drop removing operation. The sub-blade portion of the blade hits the vehicle body before hitting, and the blade holder is less likely to hit the surface.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the essential parts of a water droplet removal tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 are explanatory views schematically showing the outer appearance of the water drop remover A according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the water drop removing tool A
Is a blade holder 1 made of a synthetic resin molded body curved in an arch, a blade 2 made of rubber (for example, made of SBR) held by the blade holder 1, and a handle 3 attached to the blade holder 1. I have it. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the blade 2 has a thick-walled plate portion 23 at the base of a thin-walled core portion 22 that protrudes to the left and right sides of the core portion 22, and this plate-shaped portion 23 serves as the blade. It is sandwiched between the receiving portion 11 and the holding portion 12 provided on the holding body 1. Therefore, the core portion 22 projects in the direction away from the end surface 13 of the blade holder 1 (downward in FIG. 1). The main blade portion 24 extends from the core portion 22 so as to project in a direction away from the end surface 13 of the blade holder 1 (downward in FIG. 1). The main blade portion 24 is formed in a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape in which the portion closer to the tip edge 24a is thinner, and when the tip edge 24a is lightly rubbed on the surface of the vehicle body of the automobile, the core portion 22 is mainly formed. Due to the bending, the direction of the main blade portion 24 is changed so that an unreasonable force is not applied to the surface of the vehicle body. Two auxiliary blade parts 25, 26 are provided on each of the left and right sides of the core part 22.
Is projected to the side. Although the sub-blade portions 25 and 26 are also thinner as they come closer to the tip edges 25a and 26a, the difference in wall thickness between the base portion and the tip edge 25a is not so large as that difference in the main blade portion 24. . This is the tip edge 25 of the auxiliary blade parts 25, 26.
This is because when the surface of the vehicle body of an automobile is lightly rubbed with a and 26a, the entire sub blade portions 25 and 26 are easily bent into a smooth curved shape. Here, the protrusion lengths H and H of the sub blade portions 25 and 26 from the core portion 22 are determined by the side surface 1 of the blade holder 1 from the core portion 22.
It is longer than the horizontal lengths L and L reaching 4,4 and 14.
Therefore, the sub-blade portions 25 and 26 project laterally from the side surfaces 14 and 14 of the blade holder 1 by H1 (H1 = HL). The blade 2 is the blade holder 1
Has a length over the entire length of.

In the water drop remover A of this embodiment, the handle 3 can be selected from two postures with respect to the blade holder 1. One of them is a posture in which the water drop remover A can be used by shortening it, which is shown in FIG. In the figure, the handle 3 is provided within the length range of the blade holder 1 and engaged and fixed to the blade holder 1. The other one is a posture in which the water drop remover A can be used by extending it, which is shown in FIG. In the figure, the handle 3 projects beyond the length range of the blade holder 1. Since the mounting structure of the blade holder 1 and the handle 2 for enabling selection of such two postures is not the subject of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the water drop remover A. The water drop remover A is configured such that the handle 3 can be slid with respect to the blade holder 1 as shown by an arrow, and the entire length can be shortened or lengthened by such sliding. it can. In this water drop remover A, the blade 2 held by the blade holder 1
The structure is similar to that described in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the water drop removing tool A described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and 4 is used, and the blade 2 rubs the surface S of an automobile body or glass having a step F to the surface S thereof. The operation for removing the adhering water droplets is illustrated in an explanatory manner. The arrow in the figure indicates the moving direction of the blade 2 rubbing the surface S of the vehicle body or glass.

In the case of performing the work of removing the water droplets adhering to the vehicle body of the automobile or the surface S of the glass, as shown in FIG. 5, the blade holder 1 is tilted so as to be slightly lower, and the water droplet remover A is provided. Is moved to the vicinity of the step portion F, the sub blade portions 25, 26 hit the surface S of the step portion F and are deformed into a smooth curved shape, so that the surface S is damaged by the sub blade portions 25, 26. The situation that it will be done does not occur. Further, since the auxiliary blade portions 25 and 26 hit the surface S of the stepped portion F, the blade holder 1 does not hit the surface S of the stepped portion F. Therefore, the surface S is not damaged by the blade holder 1.

In this embodiment, the main blade portion 24 and the sub blade portions 25, 26 provided on the blade 2 are
Respectively exerts a water droplet attracting action on each of them. That is, the main blade portion 24 and the sub blade portion 25,
It is possible to remove water droplets by rubbing the surface of the vehicle body or the like with only 26. When the blade holder 1 is tilted to perform the work, it is possible to rub the surface of the vehicle body or the like with both the main blade portion 24 and the auxiliary blade portions 25 and 26 to remove water droplets. The water droplets can be removed more efficiently than when the main blade portion 24 and the sub blade portions 25 and 26 are used alone.

In this embodiment, the blade 2 is provided with two left and right auxiliary blade portions 25 and 26, but it is also possible to provide one left and right auxiliary blade portions. In the present invention, it goes without saying that the sectional shape of the main blade portion 24 and the sectional shape of the auxiliary blade portions 25 and 26 are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

[0020]

According to the water drop removing tool of the present invention, when the water drop removing operation is being performed, the auxiliary blade portion of the blade hits the surface of the blade before the hard blade holder hits the surface of the vehicle body. This has the effect of making it less likely that the holder will hit the surface and be damaged.

In addition, since the sub-blade portion can exert a water droplet attracting action equivalent to that of the main blade portion, not only the effect that the blade holding body is hard to hit the surface of the vehicle body as described above, but also only the sub-blade portion. There is an effect that it is possible to remove the water droplets, or efficiently remove the water droplets by simultaneously using the main blade portion and the sub blade portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a water droplet removal tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the external appearance when the water droplet removal tool according to the embodiment of the present invention is shortened.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing an appearance when a water drop removing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention is lengthened.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing a modified example of the water droplet removal tool according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a usage state of the water droplet remover of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a usage state of a conventional water drop removing tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A water drop removing tool 1 blade holder 2 blade 13 end surface of blade holder 14 side surface of blade holder 22 core portion 24 main blade portion 25, 26 sub blade portion H protruding length of sub blade portion L blade holder from core portion Horizontal length to the side of

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water drop removing tool in which a blade holding body holds a blade having elasticity, wherein the blade projects from the end surface of the blade holding body in a direction away from the end surface of the blade holding body, and projects in the direction from the core portion. A main blade portion extended so as to extend from the core portion to the side and a protrusion length of the auxiliary blade portion that is longer than the horizontal length from the core portion to the side surface of the blade holder. A device for removing water droplets, characterized in that