JPH0319336Y2 - - 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 3).

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

In addition, shoes generally tend to get dirty at the toe or heel area,
This shoe cleaning machine has the disadvantage that it is difficult to remove dirt from this area.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The present invention provides a shoe cleaning machine that can uniformly scrub the entire shoe. (d) Means for solving the problem The shoe washing machine of the present invention includes a rotating plate disposed at the bottom of the cleaning tank, a drive motor for reversing the rotating plate, and a brush arranged in a spiral shape in the vertical direction. a brush holder provided on the rotary plate, and a brush body having short hair brushes provided on a strip-shaped substrate, the brush holder being erected in the center of the rotary plate, and the brush bodies disposed radially on the rotary plate. It was established.

(e) Effect: That is, the spiral brush rubs the shoes while moving up and down between the brush and the inner wall of the tank, and when the shoes move downward, the toes or heels of the shoes are rubbed by the short bristles of the brush body.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is a machine frame of a shoe washing machine, 2 is an outer tank elastically supported by a hanging rod 3 within the machine frame 1, 4 is installed inside the outer tank 2,
Inner tank, which is a cleaning tank with many dehydration holes around it, 5
is a balance ring, 6 is a large-diameter rotary plate disposed at the center of the bottom of the inner tank 4, 7 is a brush holder erected at the center of the rotary plate 6, and 8 is a drive motor.
It is connected to the inner tank 4 and the rotary plate 6 via a power transmission mechanism 9, and rotates the rotary plate 6 at regular intervals during cleaning, and rotates both the inner tank 4 and the rotary plate 6 in one direction at high speed during dewatering. 10 is a lid body that closes the shoe entrance 11 formed above the inner tank 4; 12 is an operating section installed at the upper rear part of the machine frame 1; 13 is a water supply solenoid valve provided within the operating section 12; 14 is a water supply solenoid valve 13
15 is a drainage channel for discharging water from the outer tank 2, and 16 is a drainage electromagnetic valve interposed in the drainage channel 15.

The brush holder 7 is a cylindrical body 7 with a height of about 50 cm.
Two brush groups 17, 1 are arranged in the vertical direction around a.
8, the brush group 17 is spirally installed downward to the right, and the brush group 18 is spirally installed downward to the left. , is screwed from the back side of the rotary plate 6. 19 is a cap of the cylindrical body 7a.

Further, on the upper surface of the rotary plate 6, V-shaped grooves 20 are formed at four locations on all sides, expanding in the circumferential direction from the center side.

21... is a V-shaped substrate 22... on which a short bristle brush 23 is placed.
The substrates 22 are fitted into the grooves 20, and screwed onto the back surface of the rotary plate 6, respectively. That is, the structure is such that the short bristle brushes 23 are arranged radially on the rotary plate 6.

The brush bodies 21 have an I-shape in addition to the V-shape.
In short, the shape may be band-like, and it may be linear or wavy in the longitudinal direction.

The operation will be explained based on this configuration.

First, shoes A such as sneakers are placed between the brush holder 6 and the wall of the inner tank 4, and the shoe washer is operated.

Then, a predetermined amount of detergent is automatically added, and water is supplied to the water level H, which is approximately twice the height of the shoes. After water is supplied, the rotary plate 6 is turned over together with the brush holder 7 by energizing the drive motor 8, and the brush group 17, 18 scrubs the entire side surface of the shoe A while promoting rotation of the shoe A. At this time, since the brush group 17 is provided in a spiral shape downward to the right, when the brush holder 7 rotates in the direction of arrow B, the shoe A is moved to the brush group 17.
It moves upward along the spiral shape, and when it rotates in the direction of arrow C, it moves downward. On the other hand, since the brush group 18 is provided in a spiral shape downward to the left, the shoe A moves downward when rotating in the direction of arrow B, and moves upward when rotating in the direction of arrow C. In this way, the shoes A are evenly scrubbed from top to bottom.

Further, when the shoe A moves downward, the toe or heel portion of the shoe A comes into contact with the short-bristle brush 23, and this portion is scrubbed clean. At this time, in this embodiment, since the short-haired brush 23 is provided in a band shape, the edge portion of the short-haired brush 23 rubs against the shoe A, which increases the frictional force and strengthens the cleaning power.
If the short-haired brush 23 is provided in a flat shape, the probability that the shoe A will hit the edge of the short-haired brush 23 will be reduced, and the shoe A that collided with the tip of the short-haired brush 23 will be bounced back due to its elasticity. The frictional effect becomes weaker.

As the cleaning process progresses, the cleaning water foams and the apparent water level rises to the upper part of the brush holder 7. Thus, the shoe A floats in this bubble, and the shoe A is encouraged to turn over in the vertical direction.

When the cleaning process is completed, centrifugal dehydration is performed by rotating the inner tank 4 after draining water.

As described above, in this embodiment, the entire shoe can be uniformly washed with a small amount of water.

Moreover, the brush holder 7 and the brush body 22
... are removable, making it easier to install the brushes and improving the ease of assembly.

(g) Effects of the invention The shoe cleaning machine of the invention uses a spiral brush to scrub the entire side of the shoe while moving the shoe up and down, and a short-bristle brush to scrub the toe and heel of the shoe. , the entire shoe can be cleaned evenly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the shoe washing machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram of its internal mechanism, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the main parts of a conventional shoe washing machine. 4... Inner tank (cleaning tank), 6... Rotating plate, 7...
Brush holder, 8... Drive motor, 17, 18
...Brush, 21...Brush body, 22...Substrate,
23...Short bristle brush.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rotating plate disposed at the bottom of the cleaning tank, a drive motor for reversing the rotating plate, a brush holder in which brushes are spirally arranged in the vertical direction, and a brush in which short-bristle brushes are disposed on a strip-shaped substrate. What is claimed is: 1. A shoe cleaning machine comprising: a shoe cleaning machine, wherein the brush holder is erected in the center of the rotary plate, and the brush bodies are arranged radially on the rotary plate.