JPH10165903A - Cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce burden of a person in cleaning and to make him enjoy it by automatically performing cleaning without using power and auxiliary of the person. SOLUTION: A driving body 1 is a freely rotatable sphere in which a motor is built and when it collides with an obstacle, it rotates in the direction to which it can advance. A cleaning tool 2 with a wt. being not obstacle to the driving body 1 is freely arranged on the surrounding without being fitted. The cleaning tool 2 is annular and is provided with a part 3 on which waste and dust are stuck on a part being brought into contact with the surface of a floor to be cleaned and cleaning is performed by being pulled by motion of the driving body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaner capable of self-propelled cleaning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cleaning tool has been used as a tool for humans, such as a vacuum cleaner, a mop, a broom, etc., for sucking dust. People had to carry cleaning tools and remove dust and dirt. It was hard work, and people felt the work painful. Conventional cleaning tools are tools used by human labor,
It was an effective tool only when people continued to use their workforce.

[0003]

In daily life, even if cleaning is completed once, dust and dirt appear again, so that cleaning must be repeated daily. Just because you've thoroughly cleaned it doesn't mean you don't have to do it anymore. But people,
It is hard to repeatedly clean every day with your own power or with the aid of cleaning tools throughout the cleaning. It's less fun every day, and it's a painful task for some people. People can't do anything else while cleaning, they have to spend their time devoted to cleaning. There was no vacuum cleaner that moved and cleaned itself. Even though the daily work of human beings is reduced due to various electric appliances, cleaning is often performed by human power, which is a heavy burden on humans. Also, if you are a busy person,
It is difficult to spend time and effort on cleaning. In some cases, cleaning can be easily performed in a simple manner, but there are not many types of cleaning tools that require less labor. According to cleaning,
It is inconvenient because cleaning tools that require less labor cannot be selected. A problem to be solved by the present invention is to make a cleaner operate by itself to perform cleaning, reduce the burden on a person for cleaning, and make the person enjoyable.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Every day during the cleaning, people use their own power or assist with cleaning tools,
It is hard to have to clean repeatedly.
People can't do anything else while cleaning, they have to spend their time devoted to cleaning. Everyday things are less fun and painful. There was no vacuum cleaner that moved and cleaned itself. Even in a word, cleaning, in your life,
Various cleaning is required. Reducing only some of the burdens should reduce the overall burden. Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has completed the present invention as a result of various considerations regarding a vacuum cleaner that can reduce the burden on humans and can be enjoyed. The automatic vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is as follows.

[0005] That is, this cleaner has a driving body,
It is a vacuum cleaner that runs on its own power, and has a shape that looks pleasing to the human eye and is cleaned by dragging a cleaning tool provided with a portion to which dirt and dust adhere. The cleaner drives the cleaner freely in the room by the drive of the cleaner, and attaches the dust and the dust to the part of the dragging cleaning tool where the dust and the dust can be attached to clean. A person can perform simple cleaning simply by turning on and off as necessary. It is good to set the switch to a timer. A person turns on the switch when he / she wants to clean, runs the vacuum cleaner for a certain period of time, and turns off the vacuum cleaner when cleaning is completed. Vacuum cleaners can do a certain amount of cleaning, back and forth, adhering dirt and dust. While the vacuum cleaner is cleaning, one can do something else and leave the vacuum cleaner alone. The driving body is the same as a toy in which the sphere can freely roll by a motor built into the sphere and move in response to an obstacle, or the same as a toy such as a car that turns in response to an obstacle. It may be an object or a small robot having a mechanism for freely moving. Other moving devices provided with a mechanism for avoiding obstacles by sensors may be used. The cleaning tool needs to be one that does not become an obstacle for the driving body that moves in response to an obstacle, so that a lighter cleaning tool is better. The cleaning tool body may be made of a conventionally used material such as plastic or paper, but is provided with a portion that is pulled by the force of the driving body to attach dirt and dust, and that the cleaning tool has dust or dirt on the floor. Dust can be attached. Changing the size and shape of the cleaning tool will change the way it moves when combined with a driver.
It is good to devise. The material of the cleaning tool to which dirt or dust adheres may be a material used for cleaning, such as a mop, a cleaning sheet, cotton, or the like. Or disposable, or only the part to which dirt or dust adheres may be disposable. Cleaning tools
Since the design can be varied, it is good to adopt a design that can be enjoyed as much as possible. It is fun to be able to output pleasant music and the like while the vacuum cleaner is running, and it is possible to make the running location of the vacuum cleaner easy to understand. It should be noted that the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention may be configured as in each embodiment described later, but it is needless to say that various other cleaners can be adopted.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the same driving body 1 as a squeeze ball (trade name) is used. Is a sphere that rolls freely and hits an obstacle and rolls in the advancing direction. A cleaning tool 2 that does not become an obstacle to the driving body 1 is freely disposed around the driving body 1 without being attached. The cleaning tool 2 is annular and has a portion 3 for adhering dust and dirt on a portion in contact with a floor surface to be cleaned. The cleaning tool 2 is cleaned by the movement of the driving body 1. If the cleaning tool 2 is flexible enough to be deformed by the force applied to the cleaning tool 2 when it enters a narrow place, it can be cleaned even when it enters a narrow place. Cleaning tool 2
The size and shape of the vacuum cleaner changes the way it moves, so it is best to match it to your application. The driving body 1 is the same as a toy such as a car that turns in response to an obstacle, or a small robot or the like having a mechanism for freely moving, or a mechanism for avoiding an obstacle by a sensor. May be used. . FIG. 1 shows the driving body 1 provided with the cleaning tool 2, and FIG. 2 shows how the driving body 1 moves inside the cleaning tool 2.
Describes the mechanism of the driving body 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 illustrates the cleaning tool 2.

[0007]

Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. In the description of the different embodiments of the present invention, the same components as those in the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

The second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 is different from the first embodiment of the present invention mainly in that:
The difference is that the shape of the cleaning tool 2 is different. The shape of the cleaning tool 2 may be anything as long as it can be cleaned. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a cleaning tool 2 whose upper shape is not opened is arranged on a driving body 1 similar to the first embodiment. When the upper part of the cleaning tool 2 is closed, a fun design can be made in this part.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 differs from the first and second embodiments of the present invention mainly in that the shape of the cleaning tool 2 is different. The cleaning tool 2 or the portion 3 to which dust or dust adheres may have any shape as long as dust or dust can be attached. FIG. 6 is an example in which the cleaning tool 2 is attached to a cover 8 freely covered around the outer peripheral portion of the driving body 1 as in the first embodiment.

[0010]

When the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is used,
The vacuum cleaner itself moves and cleans itself without the need for human assistance or assistance. You will be able to clean easily and easily. You don't have to worry about daily cleaning. In addition, cleaning that requires less labor can be performed in accordance with cleaning. You don't have to spend your time concentrating on cleaning, you can do other things. If you make the design fun, you can also enjoy the vacuum cleaner cleaning it.
It is possible to reduce the burden on a person for cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: a driving body, 2: a cleaning tool, 3: a portion to which dust or dust adheres, 4: a motor, 5: a battery, 6: a battery case, 7: a battery cover, and 8: a cover.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A freely-rolling spherical driving body 1 having a motor 4 rotatably mounted therein and being dragged by the driving body 1 without obstructing the rolling of the driving body 1. And a cleaning tool 2 attached to the floor and capable of adhering debris and dust on the floor surface. 2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the driving body 1 is a commercially available squiggle ball (Garson Co., Ltd.). 3. A driving body 1 in which a motor 4 is incorporated, which runs freely and changes direction in response to an obstacle, and which is dragged by the driving body 1 without obstructing the running of the driving body 1. And a cleaning tool 2 attached to the floor so that dust and dirt on the floor can be attached. 4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the driving body 1 is a commercially available mega liner (Sega Yonezawa Co., Ltd.).