JP2000218089A - Cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a cleaning device capable of sufficiently circulating a cleaning liquid around each overlapped garment to improve a cleaning effect. SOLUTION: A cleaning device 10 according to the present invention includes a clothes-to-be-washed 19 sandwiched between liquid-permeable and flexible spacing plates 18 and alternately stacked with the spacing plates 18. Fixing means 17 is provided along the inner surface of the inner shell 12 so that the stacking direction of the form is located in the radial direction of the inner shell 12 of the rotary drum type washing machine. The fixing means 17 includes two pairs of horizontal rod fixing rods 28, which are erected and fixed by scissors of the clothes 19 to be washed through the water holes 13 formed in the inner body 12, and the clothes 19 to be washed. A holding plate 20 arranged to cover from the center side of the inner body 12, and both ends thereof are slidably supported by the respective horizontal bar fixing rods 28, and the horizontal bar fixing rods 28 are pressed in a state where the pressing plate 20 is pressed.
A horizontal bar 29 fixed to the

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a surfactant in water,
The present invention relates to a rotary drum type cleaning device used for washing clothes using a cleaning solution in which an acid, an alkali, a chemical, and the like are dissolved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Halogen-based solvents, which are known as cleaning solvents, cause destruction of the ozone layer and cause air pollution, and are therefore replaced with dry cleaning in which clothes are washed with a halogen-based solvent. hand,
Attention has been paid to a cleaning method using a cleaning solution in which a surfactant, an acid, an alkali, a chemical, and the like are dissolved in water.

[0003] Washing with the above-mentioned washing liquid inevitably causes a mechanical force due to agitation or the like to be applied to the clothes being washed. In particular, in the case of clothing made of animal natural fibers such as wool, the clothing shrinks and loses its shape.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-285294 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-285294 disclose a washing method and apparatus which reduce the movement of clothes during washing and reduce mechanical force to prevent shrinkage and shape loss of clothes.
No. 317569. These fix the clothes to the inner wall of the drum of the washing machine by centrifugal force, divide the inner body of the drum into a number of subspaces, store the clothes in one of them, and wash the clothes being washed. Collectively,
The movement is reduced.

However, according to these conventional techniques, clothes are overlapped and washed with little movement, so that the washing liquid permeated inside is not sufficiently circulated.
The cleaning effect of the clothes located in the central part is inferior.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning apparatus that can sufficiently distribute a cleaning liquid around each of the clothes that overlap.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device for washing laundry having a configuration in which a spacing plate having liquid permeability and flexibility is sandwiched therebetween and alternately laminated with the spacing plate. And fixing means for fixing along the inner surface of the inner drum so that the laminating direction of the form is located in the radial direction of the inner drum of the rotary drum type washing machine.

The spacing plate described above has a function as a spacer interposed between the cloths of the clothes to be laminated and holding a planar liquid-passing space through which the cleaning liquid can easily flow. In addition to providing flexibility that can be easily arranged along the surface of each fabric, the fabric has a compression resistance that is not crushed by a pressing force or the like when fixing the clothes to be washed in a stacked form. .

[0009] The fixing means in the above description may be provided in advance integrally with the rotating drum type washing machine,
For example, through a large number of water holes or baffles provided in the inner body, which is generally provided in a rotating drum type washing machine, it can be detachably provided as a separate member to the rotating drum type washing machine. This makes it possible to obtain the above-mentioned cleaning device at low cost without specially improving the rotary drum type washing machine.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cleaning device 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a rotary drum type cleaning device, as shown in FIG. A cylindrical outer shell 11, and an inner shell 12 disposed concentrically with the outer shell 11 inside the outer shell 11.

The outer shell 11 is fixed so as not to rotate, while the inner shell 12 is rotatably supported by the outer shell 11, and is driven by a rotary drive motor via a rotary pulley or a rotary belt. Can rotate in both the forward and reverse directions inside the outer shell 11. Further, the outer shell 11 is provided with a supply pipe for supplying the cleaning liquid 15 and water for rinsing into the outer shell, and a discharge pipe for draining these.

As shown in FIG. 1, the inner body 12 has a large number of water passage holes 13 formed therein and communicates with the outer body 11, so that the inner pipe 12 supplies the cleaning liquid 15 and water from the supply pipe. 1
By rotating 2, the clothes 14 are easily washed.
The used cleaning liquid 15 and water are discharged to the outside from the discharge pipe through the water passage hole 13 and the outer shell 11. Also, the inner trunk 12
Are equally spaced in the circumferential direction, and have a substantially triangular cross-section baffle 1
6 is attached extending in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction. This baffle can be used to fix the inner body 1 without fixing the clothing 14.
In order to efficiently agitate the clothes together with the washing liquid 15 and water when the clothes 2 are simply thrown in to wash and rinse.

According to the cleaning device 10 of the present embodiment, the fixing means 17 for fixing the clothes 14 along the inner surface of the inner trunk 12 in a stacked state is provided. That is, the clothing 14
The spacer is alternately stacked with the spacers 18 while sandwiching spacers 18 as liquid-permeable and flexible spacing plates between the fabrics, and the plurality of clothes 14 are collected together. For example, a mesh bag 27 (see FIG. 3)
To form the clothes 19 to be washed and integrated.
The clothes to be washed 19 are fixed along the inner surface of the inner trunk 12 by the fixing means 17 while the laminating direction is positioned in the radial direction of the inner trunk 12.

Here, the spacer 18 is formed as shown in FIGS.
As shown in (d), it is a flexible plate-shaped member having a thickness of 2 to 20 mm, and a cushion material (trade name “Breath Air”) formed by entanglement of a synthetic resin thread in a stitch shape. (Toyobo Co., Ltd.) (see (b)), a skeleton foam (trade name "Everlight SF", manufactured by Bridgestone Corporation) to secure a water-permeable space by removing a urethane foam film (illustration) None), a three-dimensional sewing structure made of synthetic resin threads, and a plurality of raised hairs made of synthetic resin threads on the front and back surfaces (see (c)), or a sheet member having liquid permeability or air permeability. One having a large number of naps made of synthetic resin thread on the back surface (see (d)) can be used.

The operation of sandwiching the spacers 18 and alternately stacking them to form the clothes to be washed 19 is performed by, for example, the clothes 14.
Is a suit, the procedure is as shown in FIG. That is, a folded first spacer 18a large enough to sandwich the upper half of the suit, a pair of second spacers 18b for the sleeve, and a third spacer 18c for the neck are used for a single suit. The third spacer 18 is prepared by first covering the neck portion of the suit (jacket) from the inside.
c is inserted into the pocket of the suit so that the fabric of the mating part of the suit does not directly touch, and the upper half of the suit is sandwiched between the folding pieces 24a and 24b on the front and back of the first spacer 18a. After the pair of second spacers 18b are respectively inserted and arranged in the left and right sleeves of the suit, the lower half of the sleeve is bent upward and arranged on the front folding piece 24a. On both side edges of the folding piece 24a, the holding piece 2
5 are connected in a bendable manner, and
Is folded and disposed so as to cover the lower half portion of the sleeve arranged on the folding piece 24a on the front side. Further, the lower half portion of the suit is bent to fold the front side folding piece 24a and the holding piece 2
By mounting on the surface of 5, the clothes to be washed 19a 'for one suit are formed. A plurality of the unit clothes 19a 'are stacked, and the fourth spacer 18d
Are placed and inserted into the net bag 27 as a single unit, a plurality of suits can be washed at the same time, and the spacers 18a, 18b,
The clothes to be washed 19 in which the clothes 18c and 18d and the clothes 14 are alternately stacked are obtained. In addition, as described above, a spacer is appropriately sandwiched between the parts where the parts constituting the single piece of clothing 14 overlap as necessary. Further, the fourth spacer 18d is foldably joined to the lower edge of the folding piece 24b on the back side of the first spacer 18a provided on the uppermost unit laundry clothes 19a ', and folded back. It can also be placed on the top surface of the clothes 19 to be washed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the obtained clothes 19 to be washed are fixed along the inner surface of the inner trunk 12 by fixing means 17. The fixing means 17 locks a pedestal 27 at a lower end portion of the pedestal 27 to the water passage holes 13 formed in a large number in the inner body 12,
Two pairs of four horizontal rod fixing rods 28, which stand and fix the clothes to be washed 19 from the side with scissors, and the clothes to be washed 19 arranged along the inner side surface of the inner body 12 are positioned at the center of the inner body 12. A press plate 20 disposed to cover from the side, and both ends thereof are slidably supported by a pair of horizontal bar fixing rods 28,
A horizontal bar 29 is fixed to the horizontal bar fixing rod 28 while the pressing plate 20 is pressed from the center side of the inner body 12.

The horizontal rod fixing rod 28 is removably erected and fixed to the water passage hole 13 via the pedestal 27.
The cylindrical slide mechanism 30 has a horizontal bar 2 on its side.
A concave and convex groove for locking the sleeve portions 31 at both ends of the base member 9 is formed to extend in the upright direction.

The holding plate 20 is a plate member made of a synthetic resin having a thickness of 1 to 5 mm, which is curved along the shape of the inner surface of the inner body 12 and whose rigidity makes the horizontal rod 2
The clothes to be washed 19 are fixed by receiving the pressing force from the clothes 9. The pressing plate 20 can be replaced by the fourth spacer 18d by using a member having considerable rigidity as the fourth spacer 18d placed on the uppermost surface of the clothes 19 to be washed.
In order to impart rigidity to the fourth spacer 18d, the fourth spacer 18d itself is made of a hard material,
A rigid reinforcing material may be integrally attached to 8d for reinforcement.

The horizontal bar 29 is provided with sleeve portions 31 at both ends of a cylindrical rod 32. The opening of the sleeve portion 31 is inserted into the slide mechanism portion 30 of the horizontal bar fixing rod 28, and guided by the slide mechanism portion 30. Then, the inner body 12 slides in the radial direction. Further, the sleeve portion 31 is provided with a locking claw that can advance and retreat, for example, by a spring mechanism or the like. The locking claw is locked in the concave and convex groove of the horizontal bar fixing rod 28 so that the horizontal bar 29 is connected to the horizontal bar. It can be locked and fixed to the fixed rod 28 at an arbitrary position according to the height of the clothes 19 to be washed. Further, the cylindrical rod 32 has an extendable and contractible structure, and its length is adjusted according to the width of the inner trunk 12 and the clothes 19 to be washed or the interval between the horizontal rod fixing rods 28 to be locked and fixed. it can.

According to the fixing means 17 having the above-described structure, the clothes to be washed 19 are arranged so that the laminating direction thereof is located in the radial direction of the inner body 12, and the water passage holes 13 around the clothes 19 are selected and laterally arranged. The bar fixing rod 28 is erected and fixed at a position where the clothes 19 to be washed are scissors from the side, and the holding plate 20 is disposed so as to cover the clothes 19 to be washed from the center side of the inner body 12. Is slid along the horizontal rod fixing rod 28 and is locked and fixed at a position where the clothes 19 to be washed are pressed via the holding plate 20, so that the clothes 19 to be washed are firmly fixed along the inner surface of the inner body 12. Is done.

In the washing operation by the cleaning device 10 of the present embodiment in which the clothes 19 to be washed are fixed by the fixing means 17, as shown in FIG. The rotation is performed.
Here, each garment 14 in the clothes to be washed 19 is a spacer 1
8 is fixed to the inner surface of the inner body 12 in a laminated state sandwiching 8, so that there is little mechanical force, and there is no collision or contact between clothes, and no entanglement between fibers,
Even if the garment 14 is made of animal natural fibers, it is possible to avoid the shrinkage and shape loss of the garment 14. Also,
The spacer 18 ensures a large water flow path between the clothes 14 in the stacked state, and allows the washing liquid to easily pass not only in the direction along the spacer 18 but also in the direction perpendicular thereto. Since water can pass through, even the clothes located in the overlapped central part can be washed neatly.

Further, since the fixing means 17 can be detachably attached through the water passage hole 13, the cleaning device 10 can be installed at low cost without any special improvement.

When the washing operation is completed, the washing liquid 15 is drained, and water is supplied to perform the rinsing operation.
By using the large water flow path according to 8, the rinsing operation and the dewatering operation can be performed efficiently as in the washing operation, and the drying operation and the finishing operation can also be performed efficiently. When the rinsing operation and the dewatering operation are completed, the fixing state of the fixing means 17 is released, so that the clothes 1 to be washed are removed.
9 can be easily taken out.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be used, for example, when processing a spacing plate into a desired shape and washing not only suits but also other clothes. . In addition, pores are provided in the holding plate 20 to ensure liquid permeability. In addition, the fixing means can be attached via a baffle provided in the rotating drum type washing machine in addition to the water passage hole, and the clothes to be washed are attached to the inner surface of the inner body using a net or a rubber band. It can also be pressed. Further, the rotating drum type washing machine may be improved to provide fixing means. Furthermore, when the clothes to be washed 19 are fixed by the fixing means 17 including the horizontal rod fixing rod 28, the pressing plate 20, and the horizontal rod 29, the number of the horizontal rod fixing rods 28 to be used is not necessarily two to four in total. It is not necessary that the number be three or five or more if at least one pair is used.

[0025]

According to the cleaning apparatus of the present invention, when washing clothes in a lump, the washing liquid can be sufficiently circulated around the overlapping clothes to improve the washing effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic partial perspective view showing a main part of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view illustrating a washing operation by the cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which clothes to be washed are formed while being alternately stacked with a spacing plate interposed therebetween.

4 (a) is a perspective view illustrating a spacing plate, FIG.
(B)-(d) is a partial sectional view in A part of (a).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cleaning device 11 Outer trunk 12 Inner trunk 13 Water passage hole 14 Clothes (suit) 15 Cleaning liquid 17 Fixing means 18 Spacer (spacing plate) 19 Clothes to be washed 20 Pressing plate 28 Horizontal bar fixing rod 29 Horizontal bar

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor: Manabu Shibata 2606, Akabane, Kakaicho, Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Inside Kao Corporation Research Institute (72) Inventor: Masao Niki 1334 Minato, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama Prefecture F-term in Reference Laboratory (Reference) 3B155 AA01 BB08 CA02 CB38 DC14 MA01 MA02

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A laundry to be washed having a configuration in which a spacing plate having liquid permeability and flexibility is sandwiched therebetween and alternately laminated with the spacing plate, wherein the laminating direction of the configuration is a rotating drum type laundry. A cleaning device comprising fixing means for fixing along the inner surface of the inner body so as to be located in the radial direction of the inner body of the machine. 2. The at least one pair of horizontal rod fixing rods, wherein the fixing means is vertically fixed by scissors of the clothes to be washed from the side through water holes formed in the inner body.
A press plate disposed to cover the clothes to be washed from the center side of the inner trunk, and both ends thereof are slidably supported by the horizontal bar fixing rod, and the press plate is pressed from the center side of the inner trunk. The cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising a horizontal bar fixed to the horizontal bar fixing rod in a state.