KR900006330Y1 - Cup-cleaners - Google Patents

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Vessel Washer

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a washing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 2 showing a cleaning apparatus in snow-use state.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view similar to FIG. 2 showing a variant of the first washing apparatus.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the washing apparatus according to the present invention.

5 (b) and 5 (b) are cross sectional views showing the use state of the FIG. 4 cleaning device, respectively.

The present invention generally relates to a cleaning device for cleaning the inside and outside surfaces of a container, in particular glass, in a single cleaning process.

Conventionally, containers such as glass have been cleaned by human hands.

The container was cleaned with one hand of the person doing the cleaning, and with the other hand, the cleaning device such as a sponge was held to clean the inner and outer walls of the container.

However, in the washing process, the container required two washings to wash the inner wall and the outer wall, respectively.

Thus, such a manual washing process was not effective and caused a problem in places where many containers, such as restaurants, had to be cleaned in a short time. Moreover, fragile containers, such as glass, were sometimes toothed or cracked, and the person doing the cleaning had to concentrate for a long time to prevent such injuries.

This also leads to a decrease in the efficiency of the cleaning operation.

Furthermore, in such manual cleaning processes, the bottom of the container tended not to be satisfactorily washed, especially when the container to be cleaned was deep.

In order to solve the above problems, dishwashing machines have sometimes been used, but containers such as glass, which are cleaned by such dishwashing machines, tend to show detergent spots on the surface of the containers when they are dried. have.

Thus, it was necessary to wipe the glass surface with dry cloth to remove such spots.

This wiping could only be performed by human hands.

Therefore, even if a dishwasher is used, the similar problem of washing by human hands cannot be solved.

Moreover, the glass washed by the dishwashing machine tended to fall out or crack by the vibration of the machine.

This increased the risk of human injury while removing the dots of detergent.

U-type washing apparatus for vessel cleaning is also known that a wall of a vessel is fixed between a pair of legs of the vessel arranged in a U-shape.

The solid solution is rotated in this state and washed by the washing body carried by the leg of the device.

However, such a U-type cleaning device has the drawback that the vessel is pushed against one of the legs and the other rotates the vessel while cleaning the inner wall, resulting in incomplete cleaning of the vessel outer wall.

Similarly, while the container is pushed against the other leg and the other rotates the container, the cleaning of the inner wall is also incomplete.

Thus, two steps are required to clean the inner and outer walls of the vessel, first rotating the vessel while being pushed against one of the legs and then rotating while being pushed against the other leg.

This will certainly reduce the cleaning effect. In such a U type cleaning device, there is another disadvantage that the container is unstable during its rotation because the container is fixed between the pair of legs by only one wall portion of the container. In other words, if the axis of rotation of the container is not stable and the container is made of fragile glass, the container should be rotated carefully. For this reason, such a U type cleaning device is not used well.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and useful cleaning device which eliminates the above mentioned problems.

Another special object of the present invention is the first and second pillars which are erected generally in a vertical direction from the bottom and extending along the contour of the inner and outer walls of the container to be cleaned, respectively, the first and second columns for cleaning the inner and outer walls of the container. The first and second washing bodies and the first pillars, which are generally constructed from a part of the floor in the vertical direction and extend along the first washing body, respectively, which are required by Supports the inner wall to the first wall portion of the container mounted to the apparatus for cleaning with a first cleaning body owned by the first pillar sandwiched between the first pillar and the inner wall, the second pillar supporting the second wall. Supports the outer wall of the second wall portion of the container opposite to the first wall portion with a second washing body sandwiched between the pillar and the outer wall, with the third pillar facing the first and second washing bodies. Push it all out The outer wall of the first wall portion of the container is pressed in the direction of the pillar, and the inner and outer walls of the container are provided on the first and second washing bodies which rub the bricks because the container is rotated about the axis of the container in the washing apparatus. It is to provide a cleaning device for a container such as glass to be cleaned by.

According to the present invention, the container is rotated for cleaning, and since the inner and outer walls of the container are cleaned by the friction action of the first and second washing bodies in a single operation, the container is first, second, and the like. And it is stably supported by the 3rd pillar.

Moreover, the need to push the container toward the direction of the first and second pillars during rotation is eliminated.

Thus, the device according to the present invention is convenient and the risk of breakage of the container is localized. The risk of operator injury is also minimized, thus improving cleaning efficiency.

In addition, the cleaning device according to the present invention is simple and easy to manufacture at a low price.

Other objects and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the upper body with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a washing apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the cleaning device is erected in the normal vertical direction at the bottom 10 and includes the inner wall (including the bottom surface) and the outer wall of the container 16, such as glass, or the plastic cup to be cleaned (not shown in FIG. 1). It consists of first and second elastic pillars 11 and 12 extending along the contour of. The pillars 11 and 12 hold on one side the first and second elastically deformable washing bodies 13 and 14 which contact the inner and outer walls of the container 16 and wash the bricks.

The cleaning bodies are made of soft, porous elastic material such as sponge rubber and absorb the cleaning solution containing detergent.

As shown, such cleaning bodies completely cover one wall of the pillars 11 and 12 and extend continuously along the contour of the inner and outer walls of the container. Moreover, the end of the pillar 11 is bent in the direction toward the pillar 12 at a position corresponding to the end of the pillar 12 along the contour of the container 16. In this embodiment, the container 16 is a glass having a conical formation. When the container 16 is mounted on the pillar 11, the bent portion of the pillar 11 supports the bottom of the glass by the washing body 13.

The pillars 11 and 12 have a sufficient length of 10 to 20 cm, depending on the depth of the glass.

The pillars EMF 11 and 12 have a width of several centimeters, for example, sufficient to stably support the inner and outer walls of the vessel 16 as the glass is rotated to be cleaned.

Moreover, the third elastic column 15 is erected from the bottom 10 near the first washing body 13 supporting the inner wall of the container 16 and extends along the washing body 13. In other words, the pillar 15 extends along the pillar 11 which possesses the cleaning body 13. .

Suitably, the pillars 11, 12 and 15 are made of plastic material with sufficient elasticity.

Moreover, it is most advantageous to make the pillars 11.12 and 15 integral with the floor 10 by injection molding or the like.

The pillar 15 extends an appropriate distance from the bottom 10 and the end of the pillar 15 is bent in a direction away from the washing body 13.

It is also desirable to provide the structure 22 to the bottom surface of the floor 10 for mounting the floor 100 to the mounting table 21 fixed to the wall 20 near the sink (not shown).

In FIG. 1, one rail of the structure 22 is shown to be slidably connected in a corresponding groove in the rack 21.

However, the structure is not limited to such a rail shape, but any type of structure known as an absorbent pad may be used instead.

Device stand 21 may be secured to wall 20 by a well known method such as an adhesive or a screw.

In order to reinforce the rigidity of the column, ribs 31 and 32 may be provided in the columns 11 and 12 (FIG. 2) as needed.

Although one pillar 11, 12 and 15 are shown in FIG. 1, the number of pillars is not limited to one and a plurality of pillars may be used depending on the shape and size of the container to be cleaned.

Such variations are, of course, included within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view along line A-A of the washing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the washing apparatus is in use.

In the figure, the floor 10 is mounted to the mounting table 21 which is fixed to the vertical wall 20 in the vicinity of the sink (not shown) by the combination of the structures 22.

In use, the vessel 16 is supported by the second washing body 14 owned by the second pillar 12 and the outer wall of the first wall portion 16b of the vessel 16 and the first wall portion 16b. The second wall portion 16a opposite to) is fitted to the device in such a way that it is accommodated in the space between the third pillar 15 and the first pillar 11 possessing the first washing body 13.

Thus, the sieve 3 pillar 15 impregnates the outer wall of the second wall portion 16a with respect to the first washing body 13 and downwards toward the first and second pillars 11 and 12. ), The first and second washing bodies 13 and 14 are deformed.

Since the first and second cleaning bodies 13 and 14 are soft elastic bodies and the first, second and third pillars 11, 12 and 15 also have sufficient elasticity, they occur in the insertion of the container 16. Stresses and strains are absorbed and do not damage the container.

It should be noted that the end of the pillar 11 supports the bottom face 16d of the container 16 by means of a washing body 13 therein.

The first and second cleaning bodies 13 and 14 are soaked in the cleaning liquid containing the detergent, and the container 16 is rotated around the axis of the cleaning device. As a result, the first washing body 13 rubs the inner wall and the bottom surface of the container 16, and the second washing body 14 rubs the outer wall of the container 16.

Thus, the washing apparatus according to the present invention cleans the inner wall of the container 16 including the bottom and the outer wall of the container 16 in a single step of operation of rotating the container mounted on the washing device to apply a human force to the container. Eliminating the need to add. In other words, the third pillar 15 of the washing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a large force for pushing the container 16 in the direction toward the first and second cleaning bodies 13 and 14.

Therefore, the person who performs the washing operation is free from the hard work of pushing the container 16 toward the washing body. In the case where the third pillar 15 is not provided, the worker must push each of the washed containers into the washing body. If a large number of containers need to be cleaned, it is difficult to control the repeated force over a long period of time because of operator fatigue, and there is a risk of accidental injury to the worker when the container is broken or especially when the container is thin glass. The washing apparatus according to the present invention eliminates this problem by using a third pillar (15).

In the washing apparatus according to the present invention, the bottom surface 16d of the container 16 is rubbed by the first washing body 13 so that the bottom surface is in contrast to the conventional manual washing method in which the bottom surface tends to be incompletely cleaned. Washing is complete. The vessel 16 is stably rotated because the vessel is supported not only on the inner and outer walls but also on the bottom surface by the 1.2 and third pillars 11, 12 and 15.

Thus, the cleaning operation is easy and the risk of an accident is minimized, which greatly increases the efficiency of the cleaning operation. If the thin container is to be cleaned, the wall of the container covers only the top of the first and second cleaning bodies 13 and 14 when the container is mounted to the cleaning device. In such a case, a relatively long third pillar 15 can be used to push the container wall.

In other words, the length of the third column 15 should be selected long enough to allow the cleaning device to be used efficiently.

3 shows a variant of the FIG. 1 washing apparatus, which is adapted to a container, such as a wineglass with a curved surface.

In Fig. 3, parts corresponding to those shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are given the same reference numerals and their description is also deleted.

In the variant of FIG. 3, the first pillar 11 extends along the contour of the curved inner wall of the wine glass 16, and the washing body 13 has an inner wall of the first wall portion 16a of the wine glass 16. Support.

The second pillar 12 extends along the contour of the curved outer wall of the wine glass, and the washing body 14 supports the outer wall of the second wall portion 16b opposite to the first wall portion 16a.

In FIG. 3, the structure for mounting the floor 10 to a wall has been removed to simplify the structure.

In mounting the wine glass 16 to the washing apparatus, the second wall portion 16b of the wine glass 16 is inserted into a space formed between the washing bodies 13 and 14 near the end of the column 11. The first wall portion 16a opposite to the second wall portion 16b is accommodated in the space between the first pillar 12 and the third pillar 15. The third pillar 15 presses the outer wall of the second wall portion 16b as in the case of FIG. 2, whereby the wine glass 16 is entirely in the direction toward the first and second pillars 11 and 12. Is pushed to Thus, the inner and outer walls of the wineglass are strongly pushed into the first and second washing bodies 13 and 14. The risk that the thin-walled wine glass is damaged by stress is that the cleaning bodies 13 and 14 are made of elastically deformable material (sponge rubber, etc.) and the first, second and third pillars 11, 12 and 15 are minimized because they are made of elastic material with adequate elasticity.

Reinforcement ribs 31, 32 and 33 may also be provided to reinforce the rigidity of the pillars 11, 12 and 15 if desired. The washing bodies 13 and 14 soaked with the liquid containing the detergent by rotating the wine glass mounted on the washing device are rubbed with the inner and outer walls of the wine glass to effectively wash the dirt on the wall.

4 shows another embodiment of a washing apparatus according to the invention. In the drawings, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are given reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are also deleted.

In the washing apparatus of FIG. 4, the bottom 10 is made up of two bottom parts 10a and 10b, and the bottom parts 10a and 10b are mounted on the mounting table 21 in such a way that they can slide so that the bottom part Note that the distance between 10a and 10b can be adjusted.

The first bottom portion 10a accommodates the pillars 15 as well as the pillars 11 accommodating the washing body 13, and the second bottom portion 10b includes the pillars accommodating the washing body 14. 12) Accept. In FIG. 4, the two bottom portions 10a and 10b can be slid by the rail portions 22a and 22b fitted into the corresponding grooves in the apparatus stage 21. Is mounted on. Mounting the bottoms 10a and 10b to the mounting table 21 is not limited to such rails and grooves but can be used with any other device that utilizes the separation control between the bottoms 10a and 10b.

By manufacturing the bottoms 10a and 10b in a slidable manner, the separation between the pillars 11 and 12 can be adjusted according to the size (diameter) of the container. Thus, the cleaning apparatus of the present invention can be used for containers of various sizes. The pillars 11 and 12 are fixed in the desired position by means of threaded threads as schematically shown by reference numerals 23a and 23b.

5 (a) and 5 (b) show two different cross-sectional views in which the cleaning apparatus of FIG. 4 is equipped with a relatively small container and a relatively large container, respectively. In the drawings, parts made identically to those corresponding to those in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals and their descriptions are omitted. The bottom portions 10a and 10b are slidably engaged with the mounting table 21 fixed to the wall 20 similarly to the case of FIG. 2, and any of screws 23a and 23b shown in FIG. The device is fixed in place. FIG. 5 (a) shows a state where the washing apparatus is mounted on a container 16 having a size similar to that of the container shown in FIG. In this case, the container 16 is rotated and the inner wall, outer wall and bottom surfaces of the container 16 are cleaned by the cleaning bodies 13 and 14 as described above. FIG. 5 (b) shows a washing apparatus in which a vessel 17 having a diameter larger than the vessel 16 in FIG. 5 (a) is mounted. In FIG. 5 (b), the cleaning device is separated from the bottom parts 10a and 10b by an appropriate distance, and is fixed to the device table 21 by screws 23a 23b to be fitted to the container 17. Lose. The device table 21 is fixed to the wall 20 by an adhesive or the like.

The washing apparatus according to the present invention is detachably mounted on a convenient wall near the sink of the kitchen. Therefore, the entire set of cleaning devices comprising the bottom 10 or bottoms 10a and 10b, the pillars 11, 12 and 15 and the cleaning bodies 13 and 14 are the cleaning bodies 13 and 14. Can be easily replaced with new ones when worn out.

Various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

In a washing apparatus mounted to clean a container such as a glass cup 16, the shape of the inner and outer walls of the container to be cleaned is built up on the bottom 10 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom 10 and the shape of the container to be cleaned. For washing the first and second elastic deformations attached to the first and second pillars 11 and 12, respectively, for cleaning the inner and outer walls of the container and the first and second pillars 11 and 12 extending, respectively. Near the first washing body 13 attached to the body 13, 14 and the first pillar 11, which is generally perpendicular to the floor 10 and extends along the first washing body 13. It is composed of a third pillar (15) formed, the first pillar (11) is formed on the inner wall of the first wall portion (16a) of the container (16) mounted to the cleaning device to be washed by the first washing body (13) The second column 12 is supported by the first wall portion 16a of the container 16 mounted on the cleaning device to be cleaned by the second washing body 14. By supporting the outer wall of the second wall portion 16b facing each other, the third pillar 15 is mounted to the washing apparatus to push the container 10 in the direction of the first and second washing bodies 13 and 14. The outer wall of the first wall portion 16a of the container 10 is pressed, and the washing device is provided by the first and second washing bodies 13 and 14 as the container 10 mounted to the washing device is rotated. Container cleaning apparatus, characterized in that for cleaning the inner and outer walls of the container. 2. Container cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that the third column (15) has an end of the curve away from the first cleaning body (13). 3. Vessel washing device according to claim 2, characterized in that the first and second washing bodies (13,14) are soft sponge washers. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein: 1. Container cleaning device, characterized in that the second and third columns (11, 12, 15) are made of an elastic metal. 4. Vessel cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that the first, second and third columns (11, 12, 15) are made of elastic plastic material. 4. Vessel cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that the first, second and third columns (1l, 12, 15) are made integrally with the bottom (10) of elastic plastic material. 4. Vessel cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that the first, second and third pillars (11, 12, 15) are made integrally with the bottom (10) of elastic plastic material. 7. Container cleaning apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the bottom (10) is provided with a bottom surface which is a device for detachably mounting the bottom to a wall. 4. The bottom (10) of claim 3, wherein the bottom (10) is the first bottom portion (11a) for receiving the first and third pillars (11, 15) and the second bottom portion (10b) for receiving the second pillar (12). The first and second bottoms 10a, 10b have a device 22a, 22b for removably mounting the floors to a wall so that the first and second bottoms 10a, 10b are separated between the first and second bottoms 10a, 10b. Container washing apparatus, characterized in that the distance is adjustable. 4. Vessel cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that the first, second and third pillars (11, 12, 15) have reinforcing ribs (31, 32, 33) for their pillars to enhance rigidity. 4. A container washing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of pillars are used for each of the first, second and third pillars (11, 12, 15).