JPH0423507Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention, for example, can be used to wash away dirt while wiping off dirt on the surface of the car body when cleaning the car body or windshield. This invention relates to a cleaning tool that removes water droplets from car bodies and glass surfaces.

(Prior Art) FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional cleaning tool.

In the figure, 20 indicates a handle, a metal wire support rod 21 is attached to the tip of the handle 20, and a wiping body 24 made of a sponge piece 22 and a hard rubber plate 23 is attached to the tip of the metal wire support rod 21. Supported.

In addition, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 168445/1983 also discloses a cleaning device in which a cleaning water guide passage is formed in the main body of the cleaning device.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In the former cleaning tool, the sponge piece 22 must absorb water to remove dirt from the object to be cleaned, or the object to be cleaned must be washed with water using a hose. It was impossible.

Therefore, this conventional cleaning tool has a sponge piece 22.
When the water that has been absorbed by the sponge runs out, it is necessary to soak it in a bucket etc. to absorb the water, and the sponge piece 2 must be soaked in a bucket etc.
It was necessary to wash off the dirt on the sponge piece 22 every time the sponge piece 2 became dirty. In addition, with this conventional cleaning tool, while holding the hose with one hand and applying water,
The cleaning tool had to be handled with the other hand, making it very inconvenient to use.

In addition, the water guide passage formed in the latter cleaning tool is simply for passing cleaning water, and it is necessary to smoothly and appropriately adjust the passage of cleaning water and supply the cleaning water to the sponge body. I couldn't do it.

This invention was made in order to solve these problems, and it is a cleaning tool that does not require the sponge pieces 22 to absorb water one by one or to be cleaned even if the sponge pieces 22 become dirty, and can be easily operated with one hand. In addition, in the water guide passage formed in the cleaning tool,
The purpose of increasing the flow pressure of cleaning water is to provide a cleaning tool that can adjust the flow of cleaning water and supply an appropriate amount of cleaning water to a sponge body.

(Means for solving the problem) The cleaning tool of this invention has a support part attached to the tip of the water pipe, an elastic material such as a rubber plate on one longitudinal edge of the support part, and a sponge on the other end. At the same time as attaching the body, a water guide passage is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support part so that the cleaning water of the tap water flowing out from the water guide pipe flows to the sponge body side, and a plurality of water passages are provided that communicate perpendicularly with the water guide passage. A cylindrical fixing attachment part is formed in the water guide passage and intersects at right angles to the axis of the water guide passage, and has a curvature larger than the outer diameter of the attachment part. A pressurizing recess having an arcuate surface is formed on the wall surface of the water guide passage, with the arcuate surfaces facing each other across the fixture mounting part, and the outer peripheral surface of the fixture mounting part and the arcuate surface of the pressurizing recess are A pressurized water channel for washing water is formed in the water guide passage.

(Function) In this invention, a pressurized water channel for washing water is formed in the water guide passage by the outer circumferential surface of the fixture attachment part and the arc surface of the pressurizing recess. By passing the water through the pressurized waterway, the water pressure of the washing water can be further increased, and the washing water can be smoothly delivered to both longitudinal ends of the water guide channel and with appropriate water pressure to the sponge body. It can be made to flow out.

(Example) Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cleaning tool of this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an end view taken along the line B-B in Fig. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line C-C.

The cleaning tool of this invention is composed of a water guide pipe 1, a support section 2, an elastic material 5, and a sponge body 6.

The water guide pipe 1 is a pipe for passing cleaning water such as waterworks, and a connecting part 1A having a male thread formed on the outer circumferential surface is provided at the tip thereof to be screwed into the supporting part 2. There is.

In addition, a connecting portion 1B for connecting the hose 7 is provided at the rear end of the water guide pipe 1, and the tip of the hose 7 is connected to the connecting portion 1B.
A female thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface.

1a and 1b indicate non-slip parts, which are formed to prevent hands from slipping when screwing together the connecting part 1A of the water guiding pipe 1 and the supporting part, or when connecting the hose 7 to the connecting part 1B of the water guiding pipe 1. It is what was done.

The support section 2 provided at the tip of the water pipe 1 is composed of a support section main body 3 and a support member 4, both of which are molded from synthetic resin.

This support body 3 has a water passage hole in the front end of the pipe part 3A, which has a female thread on the inner circumferential surface of the rear end, which is threaded with the male thread of the connecting part 1A, and a water passage hole in the pipe part 3A in the approximate center. A rectangular substrate 3B is formed with a circular hole communicating with the substrate 3B, and upright pieces 3C and 3D protruding forward are formed on both ends of the substrate 3B in the short direction.
is formed.

An elastic material mounting portion 3E is formed to extend diagonally forward from the tip edge of one of the upright pieces 3C, and
A sponge body mounting plate 3F is formed to hang down from the tip edge of the other upright piece 3D. On the inner surface of the sponge body mounting plate 3F, a plurality of projections 3f, 3f, .

3G, 3G, . . . indicate a fixing device mounting portion formed in the center of the inner surface of the board 3B so as to protrude forward;
Reference numerals H and 3H indicate side plates provided at both ends of the support body 3 in the longitudinal direction, which prevent the washing water that has flowed into the support portion 2 from flowing out from both sides of the support portion 2 .

On the other hand, the support member 4 supports the substrate 3B of the support section 3.
A fitting portion 4A is provided which fits into a U-shaped cross section formed by the upright pieces 3C and 3D, and an elastic material support portion 4B is provided at one longitudinal edge of the fitting portion 4A.
A sponge body support portion 4C is formed at the other end edge.

The elastic material support portion 4B is curved upward from one longitudinal end edge of the fitting portion 4A, and has a groove 4b for locking the elastic material 5 from one end to the other end on the back side thereof.
is provided.

The sponge body support portion 4C is formed to extend diagonally downward and forward from the other longitudinal end edge of the fitting portion 4A, and a plurality of protrusions 4e for supporting the sponge body 6 are also provided on the inner surface of the support portion 4C. ing.

Further, a water guide passage 8 communicating with the water guide pipe 1 is formed in the longitudinal center of the fitting portion 4A so as to protrude forward and have a U-shaped cross section.

A plurality of water passages 8A are arranged in the longitudinal direction to communicate with the water introduction passage 8 perpendicularly and to discharge the cleaning water to the sponge body 6 side, crossing one side 4a of the fitting part 4A. It is formed.

The water guide passage 8 also has a cylindrical fixture attachment portion 3G that intersects the axis of the water guide passage 8 at right angles.
The support body 3 is inserted so as to pass through the water guide passage 8.
A plurality of them are formed at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the substrate 3B.

A female thread is formed on the inner circumferential surface of this fixture attachment part 3G, and a male thread is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the screw 9. By screwing the screw 9, the support member 4 is fixed to the support body 3. ing.

Further, on the wall surface of the water guide passage 8 sandwiching the fixture mounting portion 3G, there is a pressurizing recess 4F having an arcuate surface with a larger curvature than the outer diameter of the fixture mounting portion 3G, with the arcuate surfaces facing each other. It is formed.

The gap between the outer circumferential surface of the fixture mounting portion 3G and the arc surface of the pressurizing recess 4F is used as a pressurized water channel 10 for cleaning water, forming a water passage for increasing the water pressure of the cleaning water in the water guide channel. .

Reference numeral 5 denotes an elastic material, which is made of an elastic rubber plate, for example, and whose main body is tapered in cross section, and whose base end engages with the groove 4b of the elastic material support section 4B. It has a locking portion 5A.

The sponge body 6 is formed in the shape of a rice ball with a substantially triangular longitudinal section, and a holding portion 6A is provided at the upper end of the substantially triangular shape to be held between the sponge mounting plate 3F and the sponge body supporting portion 4C.

Next, the state of use of the above configuration will be explained.

After the tip of the hose 7 is connected to the connection part 1B at the rear end of the water guide pipe 1 of the cleaning tool configured as described above, cleansing water from the tap water is allowed to flow into the water guide pipe 1.

This cleaning water flows as shown by the arrows in FIGS. 3 and 4, from the water guide pipe 1 to the water guide passage 8 of the support member 4 to the pressurized water channel 1 between the pressurizing recess 4F and the fixture mounting portion 3G.
0→Water introduction passage 8→Water passage 8A→Flows outward through the sponge body 6, the cleaning water sequentially flows to both sides of the support portion 2, and the cleaning water flows out from the sponge body 6.

The cleaning water is passed through the pressurized water channel 10, which is a thin curved gap between the pressurizing recess 4F and the fixing device attachment part 3G, so that the cleaning water flowing through the water guide passage 8 and, ultimately, the water passage passage 8A is Water pressure can be increased. That is, by passing the wash water on the upstream side from the wide and thick water guide passage 8 through the thin and narrow pressurized water channel 10, the wash water is forcefully jetted out to the downstream water guide passage 8, giving momentum to the water and cleaning. Smoothly spread the water to both ends of the support body 3 in the longitudinal direction.
In addition, the cleaning water is intended to flow out into the sponge body with appropriate water pressure.

For this reason, when washing the car body, etc.,
Cleaning water constantly flows out from the sponge body 6, and the dirt can be washed away with the cleaning water while wiping the dirt on the car body with the sponge body 6.

After the dirt is washed away using the sponge body 6, water droplets on the surface of the vehicle body are drained using the elastic member 5.

(Effect of the device) As explained above, this device forms a pressurized water channel for washing water in the water guide passage by the outer circumferential surface of the fixture attachment part and the arc surface of the pressurizing recess. The water pressure of the washing water can be further increased by passing the washing water flowing through the pressurized waterway.

Therefore, the cleaning water can flow smoothly and with appropriate water pressure to both ends of the water guide passage in the longitudinal direction, and the cleaning water can be supplied to the sponge body vigorously and reliably and drained out. It can be easily operated with one hand while wiping away dirt.
It also has the effect of being able to wash away dirt.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cleaning tool of this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an end view taken along the line B-B in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional cleaning tool. 1... Water guide pipe, 2... Support part, 3G... Fixture attachment part, 4F... Pressure recess, 5... Elastic material,
6... Sponge body, 8... Water guide passage, 8A... Water passage, 10... Pressurized waterway.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A support part is attached to the tip of the water guide pipe, and an elastic material such as a rubber plate is attached to one long edge of the support part, and a sponge body is attached to the other end of the support part. A water conduction passage is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support part so that water passes to the body side, and a plurality of water passage passages are arranged in the longitudinal direction and communicated perpendicularly to the water conduction passage.
and forming a cylindrical fixture attachment part penetrating the water guiding passageway and intersecting the axis of the water guiding passage at right angles;
A pressurizing recess having an arcuate surface with a curvature larger than the outer diameter of the attachment portion is formed on the wall surface of the water guide passage, with the arcuate surfaces facing each other across the fixture attachment portion, and A cleaning tool characterized in that a pressurized water channel for cleaning water is formed in the water guide passage by an outer circumferential surface and an arcuate surface of the pressurizing recess.