JPH11113436A - Brush for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a brush for animals having simple constitution, capable of surely removing fallen hair entangled in comber tooth. SOLUTION: This brush for animals is equipped with a head part 1, a comber means 3 having plural comber teeth 3a for combining hair, a suction port 4 for sucking combed hair and a scraper having a slit 5a through which each comber tooth is inserted and used for scraping hair attached to comber teeth 3a and the scraper is fixedly provided at a position adjacent to the suction port 4 and the combing means 3 is constituted so as to be rotatable between a first position for inserting each combing tooth 3a into the slit 5a until the base end part and a second position from at the tip of the each comber tooth 3a is removed from the slit 5a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an animal brush, and more particularly, to an animal brush used for adjusting the fur of an animal or removing hair loss by connecting to a suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner. It is about brushes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-10849, it is used in connection with a vacuum cleaner to remove hair loss of animals such as dogs and cats and to trim the fur. Animal brushes are known in the art.

In this animal brush, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a comb body 17 having comb teeth 17b is attached to a head 13 having an intake opening 14 communicating with an intake pipe of a vacuum cleaner. The comb teeth 17b are supported by the comb support shaft 19 so as to be rotatable between a standing posture in which the projections 17b protrude from the opening 14 and a lying posture in which the projections 17b fall toward the passage 15. It is supported by a scraper support shaft so as to be able to reciprocate between the base and the tip of the comb tooth 17b in the lying posture.

[0004] This brush is used with the comb body 7 in an upright position by positioning the scraper 18 at the base of the comb body 17, and sucks the combed hair through the opening 14. The hair entangled with the comb teeth 17b of the comb body 17 moves the scraper 18 in the direction of the tip of the comb teeth 17b to bring the comb body 17 to the falling position in the direction of the passage 15 so that the comb teeth 17 It is extruded from 17b and sucked from the passage 15.

However, the above-mentioned conventional animal brush has a complicated structure because the comb body 17 and the scraper 18 are both rotated or displaced, and when the comb teeth 17b are in the lying posture. Scraper 18
Does not move to the tip of the comb teeth 17b, so that the hair loss entangled with the tip may remain without being removed, and there is a problem in the ability to remove the hair loss attached to the comb teeth 17b. In particular, since fat or the like is attached to the comb teeth 17b that have come into contact with the animal's body, it is difficult to fall once the hair loss has adhered, and if small hair loss has adhered to the tip of the comb tooth that the scraper 18 does not reach, Is very difficult to remove by suction alone. The comb body 17 is mounted inside the head 13 and the opening 14
Is rotated by approximately 90 degrees at the position of
And the suction force is reduced, so that it is not possible to reliably suck in the hair loss.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a main technical object of the present invention to provide an animal brush having a simple structure capable of reliably removing hair loss entangled with comb teeth.

Another technical object of the present invention is to provide an animal brush which has a large suction force and can surely suck combed hair.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an animal brush according to the present invention is provided with a joint tube for connecting to a suction tube of a vacuum cleaner and a tip end of the joint tube. A comb means having a plurality of comb teeth for combing the hair, a suction port for sucking the combed hair, and scraping the hair attached to the comb teeth. And a scraper having a slit through which each comb tooth is inserted.The scraper is fixedly provided at a position close to the suction port. It is characterized by being rotatable between a first position to be inserted into the slit and a second position at which the tip of the comb tooth comes off the slit.

[0009] In the animal brush having the above structure, the joint tube is connected to a suction tube of a vacuum cleaner, and the suction head is positioned at a first position while being applied to an animal such as a dog or a cat. Comb the hair with a comb. The hair loss combed out by the comb means is sucked by a vacuum cleaner from a suction port of the head portion. Further, the hair entangled with the comb teeth of the comb means is scraped off by the scraper by rotating the comb means to the second position, and is sucked into the vacuum cleaner. At this time, since the comb teeth move to the second position where the tips of the comb teeth are disengaged from the slits of the scraper, the hairs stuck to the tips of the comb teeth are surely scraped off by the scraper and remain as they are. There is no.

Further, since the scraper is fixedly provided on the head portion and only the comb means is rotated, the configuration is simpler than that of a conventional product in which both the scraper and the comb means rotate or shift. It is.

In the present invention, preferably, the head section urges the comb means in a second position direction,
And a detachable locking means for locking at the first position.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the head portion has a box shape having a hollow portion communicating with the joint pipe portion inside, and the suction port is provided in a front wall of the head portion. And the scraper is provided at a position corresponding to the suction port on the rear wall, and the comb means is provided behind the rear wall, and the comb means is rotatably attached to the head portion. A shielding plate, and the comb teeth provided on the shielding plate, such that when the comb means is at the first position, the shielding plate closes a slit of the scraper from behind a rear wall. It is configured.

[0013]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of an animal brush according to the present invention. The animal brush has a cylindrical shape for connection to a suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner. The joint pipe part 2 and the suction head part 1 provided at the tip of the joint pipe part 2 are integrally provided.

The head section 1 has the joint pipe section 2 therein.
Comb means 3 having a flat and rectangular box shape having a hollow portion 6 communicating with the hair and having a plurality of metal comb teeth 3a for combing hair, and a suction port for sucking the combed hair 4 and a scraper 5 for scraping hairs attached to the comb teeth 3a.

The suction port 4 is provided on the front wall 1a of the head 1.
Is formed in a horizontally long state, while the scraper 5 is
The rear wall 1b of the head portion 1 is fixedly formed so as to correspond to the suction port 4. The scraper 5 has a plurality of vertically elongated slits 5a through which the respective comb teeth 3a can be individually inserted.
The slits 5a are used to scrape loose hairs attached to the comb teeth 3a. Therefore, this slit 5a
The hair has a size that can scrape the hairs attached to the comb teeth 3a and that does not hinder the movement of the comb teeth 3a.

The comb means 3 is provided outside the rear wall 1b of the head 1. The comb means 3 has a shield plate 3b, one end of which is rotatably attached to a mounting portion 1c at the tip of the head portion 1 by a shaft 7. The comb teeth 3a are fixed to the shield plate 3b in the width direction at regular intervals. By rotating the shielding plate 3b about the shaft 7, each comb tooth 3a is inserted into the slit 5a of the scraper 5 up to the base end and the tip protrudes from the suction port 4. One position (FIG. 3);
Each comb tooth 3a retreats into the suction port 4 and shifts between a second position (FIG. 4) where the comb tooth 3a also comes off the slit 5a. The first position is a use position for combing the hair loss of the animal or aligning the fur, and the second position is a non-use position for removing the hair attached to the comb teeth 3a.

The shielding plate 3b has a structure in which the comb means 3 is the first type.
When in the position, the slit 5a is closed from the back side, and also has a function of preventing the suction force from the suction port 4 from being reduced by the presence of the slit 5a.

The mounting part 1c of the head part 1 and the shielding plate 3b
A spring 10 as urging means for urging the shielding plate 3b toward the second position is provided between the front end of the shielding plate 3b and the rear wall 1b of the head unit 1. Between them, there is provided a locking means 8 comprising a pair of hooks 8a and 8b which can be engaged and disengaged from each other, for locking the shielding plate 3b at the first position. The hook 8b on the rear wall 1b is provided integrally with the operation element 9 movable along the rear wall 1b, and is advanced to a locking position where the hook 8a on the other side can be locked by a spring. By retracting the operation element 9, the engagement with the hook 8a can be released.

In the animal brush having the above structure, the joint tube 2 is connected to the suction tube of the vacuum cleaner, and the comb means 3 is connected.
Is locked at the first position in FIG. 3 where the comb teeth 3a protrude from the suction port 4, and the front face of the head portion 1 is pressed against the target animal such as a dog or a cat while grasping the joint tube portion 2 while the comb teeth 3a are held. Comb the hair with.

At this time, the loose hair combed out by the comb teeth 3a is sucked by the vacuum cleaner through the suction port 4 of the head part 1, but the shielding plate 3b is moved by the slit 5 of the scraper 5.
a, the suction force of the suction port 4 does not decrease due to the presence of the slit 5a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the hair entangled with the comb teeth 3a is caused to retract the operation element 9 and to release the hooks 8a, 8a.
The comb 3b is released, and the comb teeth 3a are rotated to the second position where the comb teeth 3a come out of the scraper 5 rearward. The comb teeth 3a are scraped off by the scraper 5 and sucked into the vacuum cleaner.
At this time, since the tip of the comb tooth 3a shifts to a position where the tip of the comb tooth 3a is completely disengaged from the slit 5a of the scraper 5, the loose hair attached to the tip of the comb tooth 3a is surely scraped off by the scraper 5 and sucked. It does not remain attached to the comb teeth 3a. In addition, the operation of shifting the comb teeth 3a to the second position can be performed with one touch by the operating element 9, so that the operation is simple and easy to handle.

In addition, since the scraper 5 is fixedly provided on the head portion 1 and only the comb means 3 is rotated, both the scraper 5 and the three stages of comb hands are rotated or displaced. The structure is simpler than the product.

Further, a shielding plate 3b is rotatably mounted on the tip of the head unit 1 by a shaft 7, and the shielding plate 3b is
, The comb teeth 3a move back and forth through the scraper 5 and the suction port 4 by the rotation of the shielding plate 3b, so that the suction port does not need to be enlarged as in the above-described conventional example. Therefore, the suction force does not decrease.

[0024]

As described in detail above, according to the animal brush of the present invention, when the hair loss attached to the comb teeth is scraped off with a scraper, the tips of the comb teeth come off from the scraper. Since it is moved to the position, the hair loss attached to the tip of the comb tooth can be reliably scraped off and sucked by the scraper, and does not remain attached. In addition, since the scraper is fixedly provided on the head portion and only the comb means is rotated, the structure is simpler and the manufacturing is simpler than the conventional product in which both the scraper and the comb means are rotated or shifted. Easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of an animal brush according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where the comb means is rotated to a second position in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional animal brush.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head part 1a Front wall 1b Back wall 2 Joint pipe part 3 Comb means 3a Comb teeth 3b Shielding plate 4 Suction port 5 Scraper 5a Slit 6 Hollow part 10 Energizing means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A joint pipe part for connecting to a suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner, and a suction head part provided at a tip of the joint pipe part, wherein the head part combs hairs. Comb means having a plurality of comb teeth, a suction port for sucking the combed hair, and a scraper having a slit through which each comb tooth is inserted for scraping the hair attached to the comb teeth. The scraper is fixedly provided at a position close to the suction port,
An animal brush, wherein the comb means is rotatable between a first position in which each comb tooth is inserted into the slit to the base end and a second position in which the tip of the comb tooth comes off the slit. . 2. The animal brush according to claim 1, wherein
The head unit includes an urging means for urging the comb means in the second position direction and a detachable locking means for locking the comb means at the first position. 3. The animal brush according to claim 1, wherein said head portion has a box shape having a hollow portion which communicates with said joint tube portion, and said head portion is provided on a front wall of said head portion. A suction port is provided, and the scraper is provided at a position corresponding to the suction port on the rear wall,
The comb means is provided behind the rear wall, and the comb means includes a shield plate rotatably attached to the head portion, and the comb teeth provided on the shield plate. When the comb means is at the first position, the shielding plate is
The scraper is configured to close the slit of the scraper from behind the rear wall.