JPS6238977B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic shoe polishing machine, and the details thereof will be described next.

Mud removal machines for golf shoes have conventionally existed as automatic shoe polishing machines, but these are equipped with rotating brushes on the left, right, and upper sides, and are unsuitable for polishing ordinary leather shoes. In the past, all polishing had to be done by hand. Therefore, the present invention enables automatic polishing by combining a polishing ball and a vibrator.

The structure of the present invention is such that a shoe rest 2 and a polishing ball 3 are housed inside a container-like main body 1, and the shoe rest has an operating arm having a rubber bag 4 at its tip.
A vibrator 5 is installed inside, and a cylinder 6
The polishing ball 3 is made of a mixture of paper, glue, fibers, and wax, hardened into a sphere of an appropriate size. Then, the shoe A to be polished is placed on the shoe platform 2, and the bag body 4 at the tip of the operating arm is inflated inside the shoe A to fix the shoe A, and the shoe platform 2 is lowered. When the vibrator 5 is activated, the shoe A vibrates together with the shoe mounting base 2, and the surface of the shoe A rubs against the polishing ball 3, thereby polishing the shoe A.

Next, the details of the implementation of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.The container-shaped main body 1 is a vertically long container body, divided into two upper and lower chambers a and b, and a hole of an appropriate size is bored in the dividing plate 7. A cylindrical shoe platform 2, which will be described later, is tightly fitted into the hole, and a suitable lid 8 is placed on top. The shoe mounting table 2 is made into a cylindrical body, with a vibrator 5 placed inside the upper back surface, and a cylinder 6.
A shoe fixing mechanism consisting of an actuating arm and a rubber bag body 4 is attached to the upper outside. A small cylinder 11 connects a rotating arm 10 to the tip of the arm 9 and operates the rotating arm 10.
A rubber bag 4 is attached to the tip of a rotating arm 10. The polishing ball 3 is the main body 1
A large number of shoe cream sprays 12 are placed at the bottom of the upper chamber a, and a shoe cream spray 12 is provided at an appropriate height on the wall of the upper chamber a. In addition, an air pump 13 is installed in the lower chamber part b of the main body 1 as a driving source for the operation of each of the above-mentioned parts, and air pipes are arranged in each cylinder 6, 11, the rubber bag 4, and the spray 12. The overall operation of the apparatus is controlled by operating control valves installed in each pipe using sensors such as microswitches placed at appropriate locations.

When the shoe A to be polished is placed on a predetermined position on the shoe mounting table 2 and the lid 8 is closed, the small cylinder 11 is activated and the tip of the rotating arm 10 is placed in the opening of the shoe A. At the same time, high pressure air is introduced into the rubber bag 4 to fill the inside of the shoe A with the rubber bag 4.
is fixed (Fig. 1). After that, fine particles of shoe cream are sprayed from the spray 12 and the shoes A are sprayed.
(Figure 2). When the operation of the spray 2 is finished, the shoe platform 2 is lowered and the shoe A is embedded in the polishing ball 3 (Fig. 3), and the vibrator 5 is operated for an appropriate time to polish the shoe A. When the operation is finished, the shoe platform 2 is lowered. As the shoe A rises, the air inside the rubber bag 4 is absorbed and the rotating arm 10 rotates to release the fixation of the shoe A and take out the shoe A.

As described above, the present invention polishes the surface of shoes A using a combination of a vibrator 5 and a polishing ball 3, and can evenly and mechanically polish the surface of a three-dimensionally curved shoe. By installing the cream inside the shoe A, cream application is automated, and the shoe is fixed using the rubber-like bag 4 that expands inside the shoe A, so even if the shoe is flat, it is as if the foot were inserted. Shoe polishing, which was conventionally done manually, can be fully automated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures are partially cutaway front views showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 shows the start of operation, Fig. 2 shows the cream application, and Fig. 3 shows the polishing. 1 is the main body, 2 is a shoe rest, 3 is a polishing ball, 4 is a rubber bag, 5 is a vibrator, 6 is a cylinder for raising and lowering the shoe rest, 7 is a dividing plate, 8 is a lid, 9 is a supporting arm , 10 is a rotating arm, 11 is a small cylinder, 12
13 is a shoe cream spray, and 13 is an air pump.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A shoe platform that moves up and down is housed in a container-like main body, and an operating arm is protruded from the top of the shoe platform, and a rubber-like bag that contracts and expands at the tip of the operating arm. A vibrator is placed inside the shoe stand, and a separate sheet of paper,
An automatic shoe polishing machine characterized in that a large number of polishing balls made of glue, fibers, and wax hardened into spherical shapes are scattered around a shoe mounting table inside the main body. 2. The automatic shoe polishing machine according to claim 1, wherein a shoe cream spray is provided in the upper part of the main body.