JPS646772Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to a shoe cleaning machine.

(B) Prior Art As a conventional example, a shoe washer has been put into practical use in which a hanger 52 is provided inside a cleaning tank 51 and the hanger 52 is rotated while shoes are washed with a brush 53 provided on the inner peripheral wall of the cleaning tank 51. This is shown in Publication No. 55-11176 (see Figure 4).

However, this shoe washing machine requires a shoe holding member called a hanger 52, which results in a complicated structure and high cost.

Also, because the shoes are fixed, the entire shoe cannot be washed evenly.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The present invention provides a washing machine that is low in cost and can evenly wash the entire shoe.

(d) Means for solving the problem The shoe cleaning machine of the present invention brushes the shoes placed between the brush shaft and the wall of the cleaning tank by reversing the brush shaft installed upright at the bottom of the cleaning tank. The brush is provided in a spiral shape on the brush shaft.

(e) Effect: That is, since the brush is spirally provided on the brush shaft, when the brush shaft is reversed, the shoe rotates and moves up and down along the wall surface of the cleaning tank, and the entire shoe comes into uniform contact with the brush.

(F) Embodiments Examples of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
In Fig. 1, 1 is the machine frame of the shoe washer, 2 is an outer tank which is a water receiving tank elastically supported by a hanging rod 3 inside the machine frame 1, and 4 is installed inside the outer tank 2 and surrounded by An inner tank which is a cleaning tank with many dehydration holes, 5 is a balance ring,
6 is a brush shaft installed at the center of the bottom of the inner tank 4;
is a drive motor, which drives the inner tank 4 and the brush shaft 6.
The inner tank 4 and the brush shaft 6 are connected to each other via a power transmission mechanism 8, and the brush shaft 6 is reversed at a constant cycle during cleaning, and both the inner tank 4 and the brush shaft 6 are rotated in one direction at high speed during dehydration.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a lid body for closing the shoe entrance/exit 10 formed above the inner tank 4, 11 an operating section installed at the upper rear part of the machine frame 1, and 12 a water supply solenoid valve provided within the operating section 11. , 13 is from the water supply solenoid valve 12 to the inner tank 4
14 is a drainage channel for discharging the water in the outer tank 2, and 15 is a drainage solenoid valve interposed in the drainage channel 14.

Here, the brush shaft 6 will be explained. The brush shaft 6 is composed of a disk 6a having approximately the same diameter as the inner tank 4, and a shaft 6b erected at the center of the disk 6a. On the disk 6a, as shown in FIG. 2, 16 groups of short-haired brushes are planted upward in four places on four sides, and on the shaft 6b, as shown in FIG. One brush 1 in a 180 degree range
A brush sheet 18 consisting of a total of two brushes 17, 17 disposed diagonally is wrapped around the brush sheet 18. That is, the two brushes 17, 17 are attached to the shaft body 6b.
are arranged in a spiral. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 2, a total of four brushes 17 may be provided.

The operation will be explained based on this configuration.

First, shoes A such as sneakers are placed between the brush shaft 6 and the wall of the inner tank 4, and after adding a predetermined amount of detergent and water, the drive motor 7 is energized by setting a timer (not shown) to start the cleaning process. .

In this cleaning process, the brush 17 is rotated left and right by the drive of the drive motor 7, and the brush 17 scrubs the entire side surface of the shoe A while promoting rotation of the shoe A. At this time, in this embodiment, since the brush 17 is provided in a spiral shape downward to the right, when the brush shaft 6 rotates clockwise, the brush 17 is urged along the spiral shape, and the shoe A moves upward. However, when the shoe A is rotated to the left, the shoe A moves downward along a spiral.

Further, when the shoe A moves downward, the toe or heel portion of the shoe A comes into contact with the short bristle brush 16, and this portion is scrubbed clean.

By making the short-haired brush 16 harder than the brush 17, relatively heavily soiled toe and heel areas can be more strongly cleaned.

Furthermore, if blades for stirring the cleaning liquid are provided on the brush shaft 6, the cleaning power will be further improved.

Furthermore, pebbles etc. adhering to the shoes fall onto the disk 6a and are discharged together with the cleaning solution, but if a filter is provided to collect these pebbles etc., there is no risk of poor drainage. .

(g) Effects of the invention The shoe washing machine of the invention has a spiral brush on the brush shaft, so when the brush shaft is reversed, the shoes rotate and move up and down along the wall surface of the cleaning tank. The brush makes sure to contact everything from the toes to the heel, allowing you to clean the entire shoe evenly.

Furthermore, since no special member for fixing the shoe is required, the structure is simple and costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is an internal mechanism diagram of the shoe washer according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view of the interior of the inner tank, Figure 3 is a front view of the brush seat, and Figure 4 is the main parts of a conventional shoe washer. It is a cross-sectional view of the internal mechanism. 4...Inner tank (cleaning tank), 6...Brush shaft, 17
...Brush, 18...Brush sheet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Shoes placed between the brush shaft and the wall of the cleaning tank are scrubbed with the brush by reversing a brush shaft installed at the bottom of the cleaning tank, and the brush is spirally attached to the brush shaft. A shoe washing machine characterized by the following: