JPH11221184A - Cleaning wiper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use the cleaning wiper for cleaning a pet or setting fur or cleaning a carpet by mounting plural projecting parts on a brush-like cleaner having plural projections in such a manner as to cover the respective projections of the cleaner. SOLUTION: A rectangular sheet-like cleaning material 4 is bent like a continuous wave to be joined to the surface of a flat-surface base material 2, and plural pleats 3 are formed on the base material by floating portions. Each pleat 3 is divided into plural parts by slits to form plural projecting parts 31. A brush-like cleaner 5 is mounted on the projecting parts 31 to cover the respective through holes 21 with plural projections 51 of the brush-like cleaner 5 passed through the respective through holes 21 from the back B side of the base material 2, and simultaneously the projections 51 are covered. Thus, the cleaner can be used for cleaning a pet or setting fur, cleaning a carpet or the like, and after use, the cleaning wiper 1 can be easily separated from the brush- like cleaner 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning wipe attached to a brush-like cleaning implement having a plurality of projections, and more particularly to a cleaning wipe for pets which is excellent in absorbing hair loss and dust and is excellent in cleaning hair. The present invention relates to a cleaning wipe which is suitably used for cleaning carpets and the like, and which can be easily detached from the brush-like cleaning tool after use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
As a cleaning tool used for removing hair loss and styling of pets such as cats and dogs, there is known a brush-shaped cleaning tool having a large number of protrusions formed on a substrate and capable of removing hair loss of pets by brushing. ing.

[0003] However, such a brush-like cleaning tool removes loose hair and the like by entanglement with the above-mentioned projections, and thus is suitable for removing crimped loose hair and the like. The dust and the like hardly get entangled with the projections, and are not suitable for removing them. For example, it is not possible to remove dust or the like that has entered between hairs, or
There were inconveniences such as the short hairs and dust that had been scattered being scattered around. In addition, sebum stains on the fur or skin could not be removed.

[0004] Further, if the deposits such as hair loss on the brush-like cleaning tool are not removed after the pets are trimmed, etc., the deposits will gradually fall off when left unattended, and bacteria etc. will be contained in the sebum of the deposits. There is a problem in hygiene such as breeding.

As a prior art relating to a wiping-type cleaning tool, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-157654 discloses a mop fabric in which pleated fabric is combined with another fabric. No.-131386 discloses a wiping tool formed by forming a bulky wiping portion by bending a nonwoven fabric into a U-shape on a smooth base material and making a large number of cuts in a U-shaped valley, U.S. Pat.No. 4,441,228 discloses that
A mop is described in which at least three pleats are formed by a cleaning material and attached to both side edges of the frame.

[0006] However, all of these conventional cleaning tools are for cleaning smooth cleaning surfaces such as furniture and floors, and cannot be used for cleaning or styling carpets and pets whose surfaces are covered with hair. Met.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to attach a brush-like cleaning tool having a plurality of projections to use it for cleaning pets, setting hair, cleaning carpets, and the like.
An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning wipe that can effectively remove sebum stains and the like and that can be easily detached from the brush-like cleaning tool after use.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cleaning wiping tool having a plurality of projections formed of a cleaning material, wherein the cleaning means has a plurality of projections. The above object has been achieved by providing a cleaning wipe which is mounted and used so as to cover the cleaning tool.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the cleaning wipe of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment and a brush-like cleaning tool 5 to which the cleaning wipe 1 is attached, and FIG. 2 shows the cleaning wipe 1 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a state where the device is mounted on a tool 5.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning wipe 1 of this embodiment is a cleaning wipe having a plurality of projections 31 formed by a cleaning material 4, and has a brush-like shape having a plurality of projections 51. The projection 31 is attached to the cleaning tool 5 so as to cover the projection 51 and used. The protrusion 31 is provided with the cleaning material 4.
The fold 3 formed by is divided into a plurality of parts,
A flat base material 2 is joined to the back surface of the cleaning wipe 1. Then, the cleaning wiping tool 1 is configured such that the base material 2 is penetrated by the protrusion 51 into the brush-like cleaning tool 5,
The base 2 is mounted from the back side.

The cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail. The protruding portion 31 is formed of substantially one sheet of cleaning material having a sheet-like shape. More specifically, the rectangular sheet-like cleaning material 4 is bent in a continuous wave shape, and The base material 2 of the cleaning material 4 joined to the surface of the material 2
The plurality of folds 3 are formed by the portions floating above, and the ridges 31 are formed by dividing the folds into a plurality of portions by slits (cuts). Base material 2
Is a rectangular sheet, and as shown in FIG. 2, both ends 2a in the longitudinal direction (the direction of arrow X in FIG. 1) are
The length is such that it can be wound around a side edge of a brush-like cleaning tool 5 described later.

The cleaning material 4 is bent in a continuous wave shape and joined to the substrate 2, whereby a plurality (five) of inverted U-shaped folds 3 are formed in the width direction of the substrate 2. It is formed to extend. The sheet-like cleaning material 4 may be composed of a single layer or a plurality of layers.

The convex portion 31 has a hollow on the back side, and covers the projections 51 and is raised by the projections 51 when the cleaning wipe 1 is mounted on the brush-like cleaning tool 5. Is to be maintained. The protruding portion 31 is maintained in such a protruding state, and is inserted between hairs of a pet, a carpet, or the like. The slits 7 in each of the folds 3 are formed at substantially equal intervals for each of the folds 3, and are provided at positions alternated with the formation positions of the slits 7 in the adjacent folds 3. In addition, these slits have an effect of capturing hair loss or the like during brushing.

In a portion of the substrate 2 located below each fold 3, through holes 21 through which the projections 51 of the brush-like cleaning tool 5 can be inserted are formed in rows in the width direction of the substrate 2. Each through hole 21 is provided at a position corresponding to each projection 51.

The protrusion 51 of the brush-like cleaning tool 5
Is a truncated cone-shaped protrusion having a tapered upper end and a flat portion at the upper end. The projections 51 are arranged in five rows so that the projections 51 in the adjacent rows are alternately arranged so as to correspond to the five folds 3 in the cleaning wipe 1. The height of the protrusion 51 is 7 mm or more.
20 mm is preferable, and the distance between each protrusion is 6 mm to 12 m.
m is preferred. The cleaning wipe 1 is provided with such a protrusion 5.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning tool 5 has a size and a form that can be mounted on the brush-like cleaning tool 5 having the shape 1.

The cleaning wipe 1 is a brush-like cleaning tool 5.
The through hole 21 is formed from the back surface B side of the base material 2 to the protrusion 5.
1 and penetrated. Since the protrusions 31 are present so as to cover the respective through holes 21, the protrusions 51 are simultaneously covered with the cleaning wipes 1 as shown in FIG. In addition, the convex portion 31
It is preferable that one protrusion 31 corresponds to each protrusion 51 of the brush-like cleaning tool 5 from the viewpoint of the effect of removing hair loss or the like, but one protrusion 31 corresponds to a plurality of protrusions 51. Correspondingly, one projection 31 may cover a plurality of projections 51.

The cleaning wipe 1 is a brush-like cleaning tool 5.
Has a pair of winding portions 8, 8 wound around both side edges 5a, 5a. The winding portions 8 are formed on both side edges of the cleaning wipe 1 by the both ends 2 a of the base material 2, and the winding portions 8 are formed on both side edges of the brush-like cleaning tool 5. The state of mounting of the cleaning wiping tool 1 is stabilized by wrapping around the parts 5a and 5a.
In the cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment, the wrapping portions 8
The brush-like cleaning tool 5 can be gripped from above, so that the state of attachment of the cleaning wipe is more stably maintained, and does not come off from the brush-like cleaning tool 5 during use. By providing a fixing means such as a velcro tape on the side surface 5a or the back surface 5b of each of the winding portions 8, 8 and / or the corresponding brush-like cleaning tool 5, the cleaning wipe can be more securely held. it can.

The projection 31 is maintained in a raised state by the projection 51. The relationship between the height of the protrusion 51 and the height of the protrusion 31 is determined by the
In the case where a slight gap is formed between the side surface of the projection 51 and the projection 31 even when the projection 51 is completely inserted into the cleaning object, it is suitable for relatively cleaning the surface of the object to be cleaned. Conversely, when such a gap is not formed, it is suitable for cleaning a relatively lower layer (deep layer) of the object to be cleaned. In addition, the preferable height of the convex portion 31 is specifically 7 mm to 23 mm, and the length of the convex portion 31, that is, the preferable interval of the slit 7 in the fold 3 is 6 mm.
１２12 mm.

The substrate 2 is formed of a non-woven fabric, but may be a material other than a non-woven fabric. Various known materials which can be formed into a sheet, for example, a synthetic resin film, knitted fabric, paper Etc. can be used. The base member 2 prevents the base member 2 from floating during use, and prevents the protrusion 31 from coming off the protrusion 51.
It is preferable that the material has relatively small elongation.

The cleaning material 4 is formed of a nonwoven fabric having a greater elongation than the nonwoven fabric of the substrate 2. As a material for forming the cleaning material 4, a nonwoven fabric is preferable because it is excellent in absorbing hair loss and dust, but a material other than a nonwoven fabric such as a knitted fabric or paper may be used. Examples of the nonwoven fabric include nonwoven fabrics by various known manufacturing methods.
Spunlace nonwoven fabric, spunbonded nonwoven fabric, air-through nonwoven fabric, point-bonded nonwoven fabric, meltblown nonwoven fabric, resin-bonded nonwoven fabric, needle-punched nonwoven fabric, and the like are preferably used. As a fiber constituting the nonwoven fabric, a fiber excellent in dust absorption and excellent in abrasion resistance is preferable,
For example, PE fibers, PP fibers, PET fibers, rayon fibers, cotton fibers, nylon fibers, and the like can be used as single fibers or composite fibers, alone or in combination of two or more as appropriate.

In particular, as a preferable cleaning material, a mat-like nonwoven fabric aggregate formed by fiber entanglement of a fiber web is provided on one or both surfaces of the mesh net together with the entanglement between the constituent fibers. A nonwoven fabric integrated in an entangled state with the net can also be mentioned. To be specific, a PET fiber (PET 100%, 1.5%
d / 51 mm) (a weighing 24 g / m ² ), and a PET surface is provided on the bonding surface side with the base material 2.
(Core) / PE (sheath) [(PET / PE) weight ratio = 60 /
40, 2d / 51 mm] and a fiber web made of composite fibers (weighing 24 g / m ² ).
A nonwoven fabric formed by water needling through a reticulated PP net (weighing 5 g / m ² ) in which P fibers (100% PP) are formed in a lattice shape can be used. When such a cleaning material is used, the projections 31 are replaced with the projections 5 during cleaning.
1 does not break through, and the projection 31 does not come off from the projection 51. Also, it is excellent in the effect of collecting hair loss and dust.

Examples of the detergent impregnated in the cleaning material include an organic solvent such as ethanol and a drug containing an anionic, cationic or betaine activator.

The substrate 2 in the cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment.
The cleaning material 4 is joined to the cleaning material 4 via a joint 6 by heat sealing. Joining by heat sealing is preferable from the viewpoint of simplification of the manufacturing process and the like, since pleats of a predetermined shape can be easily formed. Therefore, it is preferable that the joining surface of the base material and / or the cleaning material has heat sealing properties. However, the joining method of the base material and the cleaning material in the present invention is not limited to heat sealing, and other joining methods can be adopted as long as both can be joined. For example, they may be joined by an adhesive or a suture.

The cleaning material 4 may be impregnated with an adsorbent for adsorbing hair loss, sand, dust and the like. Examples of such an adsorbent include various commonly known surfactants, oils, and the like that can improve the surface properties and improve the collection performance against dust and the like. In addition, the surface of the pet's hair or carpet, which is the object to be cleaned, may be impregnated with various oils or surfactants in order to provide a preferable gloss or a protective film.
Fungicides, so that other treatments can be performed at the same time as cleaning.
Various kinds of chemicals such as chemicals may be impregnated.

The cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment is used by being attached to a brush-like cleaning tool 5, and is used for removing hair loss and styling of pets such as cats and dogs in the same manner as a conventional brush-like cleaning tool. Can be. Further, the cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment is also suitable for cleaning a carpet or the like, and by removing or rubbing the surface of the carpet by adsorbing loose hair or dust that has entered between the hairs of the carpet. can do.

Further, since the cleaning wipe 1 of the present embodiment has the above-described structure, it can be easily detached from the brush-like cleaning tool 5 after use. Therefore, the accumulated dust can be disposed of together with the cleaning wiping tool 1, and the processing after use is easy. In addition, it is sanitary because it can be processed without touching dirty trash and the like. In addition, since dust and the like adsorbed during use or carry-on during use are unlikely to fall off, the interior of the room is not stained by the removed hairs or dust.

Since the folds 3 are divided by the slits 7 and the projections 31 corresponding to the projections 51 are formed one-to-one, the projections 31 cover the hairs of pets and carpets. The projected projection 51 is easy to enter. Therefore, hair loss, dust, and the like between the hairs of a pet or a carpet can be effectively removed. In addition, since the hair and the like are caught and trapped by the slit 7, an excellent cleaning effect is exhibited. Further, since the plurality of protrusions 31 are formed by using substantially one sheet-like cleaning material 4, the manufacturing is simple, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

The cleaning wipe of the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the cleaning wipe of the present invention,
It may be formed by a paper molding or the like. In the cleaning wipe 1 of the above embodiment, the slits 7 formed in the folds 3
However, the slits 7 in each of the folds 3 may be formed in a line in the longitudinal direction of the base material 2 (the direction of arrow X in FIG. 1).
The slit 7 may have any angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the base material 2 (the direction of arrow X in FIG. 1), and the shape of the slit is not only a straight line but also a combination or curve of a plurality of straight lines. Is also good.

Further, the cleaning material need not be a single cleaning material 4 as in the above embodiment, but may be a plurality of belt-like cleaning materials. Specifically, each of the plurality of band-shaped cleaning materials is bent in a continuous wave shape and is joined to the base material in parallel with each other, and the convex portion is formed by a portion of the cleaning material floating on the base material. May be formed. In this case, the projections formed by the belt-shaped cleaning materials may be arranged so as to be in line with the projections of the cleaning materials arranged adjacently, or may be alternately arranged with the projections of the cleaning materials arranged adjacently. It may be arranged so that In particular, it is preferable that the convex portions formed by the band-shaped cleaning materials are arranged in a plurality of rows in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cleaning materials. In this case, a gap similar to the slit 7 in the above-described embodiment is formed between the protrusions formed by the adjacent cleaning materials, and hairs and the like are caught and trapped by the gap, so that excellent cleaning is achieved. The effect is exhibited.

As the base material, a net-shaped base material may be used instead of the base material 2 in which a plurality of through holes 21 for the projections 51 are formed. Also in this case, the protrusion 51
However, since it can penetrate the base material, the same effect as in the cleaning wiping tool 1 of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

The material and the shape of the brush-like cleaning tool to which the cleaning wipe of the present invention is mounted are not particularly limited as long as the brush-like cleaning tool has a projection that can be inserted between hairs of a pet or a carpet. No restrictions. For example, the material may be a synthetic rubber in addition to various plastics, and the form may be such that a plurality of high and low types of protrusions are alternately formed in a row and arranged. May be appropriately mixed. The shape of the substrate on which the projections are provided may be flat or slightly curved, or may be provided with various curved portions or notches for easy gripping. . Further, a device having a mechanism for fixing the attached cleaning wipe or a device having a handle for easy cleaning may be used. The arrangement of the projections may be any arrangement as long as it can be inserted between the hairs.

The cleaning wipe of the present invention can have various dimensions and forms, similarly to the dimensions and forms of the brush-like cleaning tool. Other points can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0033]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaning wipe attached to a brush-shaped cleaning implement having a plurality of projections, which is excellent in absorbing hair loss and dust, cleans pets and cleans hair. The present invention can provide a cleaning wipe that is suitably used for cleaning carpets and the like and that can be easily detached from the brush-like cleaning tool after use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cleaning wipe according to an embodiment of the present invention and a brush-like cleaning implement to which the cleaning wipe is attached.

FIG. 2 is a partially sectional perspective view showing a state in which the cleaning wipe of FIG. 1 is attached to a brush-like cleaning implement.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning wipe 2 Substrate 21 Through-hole 3 Fold 31 Convex part 4 Cleaning material 5 Brush-like cleaning tool 51 Projection 52 Substrate part 6 Joint part 7 Slit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning wiping tool having a plurality of projections formed of a cleaning material, wherein the wiping tool is mounted on a brush-like cleaning tool having a plurality of projections such that the projections cover the projections. Cleaning wipes characterized by being used. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is a fold formed by the cleaning material, and a flat base material is bonded to the back surface.
The cleaning wipe according to claim 1, wherein the base material is attached to the brush-like cleaning tool by being penetrated by the protrusion. 3. The cleaning material is in a sheet shape, the cleaning material is bent in a continuous wave shape and joined to the base material, and a plurality of folds are formed by a portion of the cleaning material floating on the base material. 3. The cleaning wipe according to claim 2, wherein the projection is formed by being divided into a plurality of portions by slits. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a joining surface of the base material and / or the cleaning material has heat sealing properties.
A cleaning wipe according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The cleaning wiping tool according to claim 1, further comprising a wrapping portion wrapped around both side edges of the brush-like cleaning tool when the cleaning tool is mounted.