JPH0733253U - Cleaning stick - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Objective] To provide a cleaning tool capable of safely cleaning the inside of a hole, a minute object, a complicated minute part, and a mirror surface part. [Constitution] According to the present invention, a siloxane polymer composed of boron-containing siloxane is mixed with a filler to form a bouncing putty capable of maintaining its self-shape at room temperature, and captures dust and dirt. Use as material. This cleaning tool is fixed to the tip of the rod 2 so that the putty 1, which is a bouncing putty capable of holding its own shape, can be easily operated. As a filler, silica fine powder, a reinforcing material or thickener such as carbon black, and a coloring agent such as titanium oxide are mixed. Even if you don't use adhesive force, you can remove dust and dirt without scratching it by holding it in and out by simply pressing and releasing. The putty 1 is non-adhesive and non-migrating, and can be perfectly plastically deformed so that it can follow a fine uneven surface and can safely clean even minute objects such as micromachines. Since the putty 1 has viscoelasticity and continuous elongation, it is safe because it does not remain in the recess even if it enters the recess.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a rod-shaped cleaning tool that removes dust and dirt.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, the following cleaning tools have been used as a cleaning tool in which a tip of a rod having a cleaning function is fixed or locked. A cleaning tool called a cotton swab, which is made of fiber material such as cotton, has been known for a long time. This cleaning tool is often used with a cleaning solution soaked in cotton. In addition, there are many cleaning tools in the form of this cotton swab with the tip of the cotton part further improved. There is a sticky or fixed adhesive on the tip of the rod that removes dust by attaching it. The structure is such that the adhesive itself is fixed to the tip of the rod, the surface is coated with an adhesive film, the fiber or soft material containing the adhesive is fixed to the tip, and the tape-shaped one is the tip. Some of them can be replaced by locking them on the part. In order to follow the unevenness of the surface shape of the object to be cleaned, the dust capturing part is made soft. For example, SHOkai 60-129266, SHOAI 61-2864, SHO 62-134556, SHO 63-48562, SHO 63-48563, SHO 63-123265, SHO 63-1232 66 have been proposed. Moreover, since the cleaning tool in the form of a cotton swab is used for cleaning the ears, the same ones are used, as follows: Shokai 55-179595, Shokai 62-129988, Shokai 62-136895, Shokaihei 03-82093, and Kaikaihei. It is proposed as 04-25588.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the case where the above-mentioned adhesive is fixed or locked, the dust and dust immediately cover the surface of the adhesive, and the adhesiveness is lost. Therefore, a lot of cleaning tools will be consumed. If the adhesive strength of the adhesive is weak, it becomes impossible to remove large dust. Conversely, if the adhesive strength is high, there is a risk of peeling off the coating film or, in the worst case, destroying the object to be cleaned. Therefore, the setting of the adhesive force greatly affects the function of the cleaning tool. In addition, there is a problem that the adhesive strength changes with time due to oxidation and evaporation of volatile components, resulting in a change in adhesive strength. Therefore, various protective measures must be taken to maintain a certain adhesive strength. Next, in order to follow the unevenness of the surface shape of the object to be cleaned, the adhesive itself is softened or fixed to a soft base material. However, these methods have limitations and require a high degree of control to maintain their condition and their coordination. In order to soften the pressure-sensitive adhesive, if a plasticizer having a lubricant-like action, a lubricant, a softening agent, etc. are mixed to reduce the intermolecular cohesive force, these migrate and become a cause of soiling the object to be cleaned. On the contrary, if the cohesive force is increased with a crosslinking agent or a tackifier in order to prevent the transfer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive, the elastic component is increased in the crosslinking, and a force for following the uneven shape is required. With tackifiers, the adhesive strength increases, and the force required when releasing is increased. In addition, the tackifier may cause the object to be cleaned to be soiled. Even if the bridging method is improved to reduce the modulus, there is a limit to entering into deep recesses or minute recesses, and the dust and dirt in the corners cannot be removed because they do not come into close contact with the corners. These things cannot be ignored if the item to be cleaned becomes smaller. It is unsuitable as a cleaning tool for micromachines and their production equipment, which is expected to grow in the future. For these cleanings, it is ideal to use a dust trap that does not use adhesive force and has a modulus of 0 and an elastic modulus of 0. The present invention is intended to provide a cleaning tool which can solve these drawbacks and can clean a minute object or a complicated minute part.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The bouncing putty used in the present invention is composed of a boron-containing siloxane, and exhibits a unique behavior due to the interaction between the oxygen atom and the boron atom in the siloxane polymer. When it is slowly deformed, it behaves like a viscous fluid, sustains and expands completely like a candy, and undergoes full plastic deformation. That is, the modulus is 0 and the elastic modulus is 0. On the contrary, when it is deformed quickly, it behaves like a rigid body, for example, it breaks like glass at a deformation speed such as hitting with a hammer. In this way, viscoelastic behavior remarkably appears. This behavior occurs because the interaction between oxygen and boron atoms has the same effect as crosslinking and is accompanied by a shift. This putty is the same as cured silicone rubber, and is a substance in which a viscous substance coexists. Similar to silicone rubber, it also has releasability due to its low surface tension, so there is no stickiness to the fingers, no sticky feeling, and no toxicity. If this siloxane polymer is the only component, it will creep and deform, and if left alone, it will drip. In order to eliminate creep deformation at room temperature, by adding a filler that does not adversely affect the bouncing putty and the object to be cleaned, the bouncing putty that can maintain the self-shape of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the bouncing putty that can maintain the self-shape) is used. Called putty). This putty has all the other properties except that it has no creep deformation. Therefore, it is an optimum material for the dust trap of the cleaning tool of the present invention. Other than this putty, there are some that show similar behavior, but the following properties are disadvantageous and are not suitable for use. For example, inorganic clay and resin clay made clay with a plasticizer or a softening agent do not have continuous elongation, and components such as the plasticizer migrate to the object to be cleaned. A gum composed of boron-free organopolysiloxane does not undergo elongation that causes severe creep deformation and the polysiloxane polymer migrates to the object to be cleaned. Moreover, there is a risk that when they enter the recess, they are torn and left behind in the recess. Gels such as silicone have elastic return and do not undergo complete plastic deformation. Also, the putty containing natural or synthetic rubber as a main component other than the putty of the present invention is not suitable because it has the same drawbacks as the adhesive because it is elastic and sticky. The present invention is characterized in that the putty is fixed to the tip end of the rod so that it is easy to work.

[0005]

[Action]

 The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. The present invention has a structure in which the putty 1 is fixed to the tip of the rod 2. Hold the stick 2 part by hand and slowly press the putty 1 part against the surface of the object to be cleaned. Then, if it is pulled away faster than the pressing speed, only the attached dust and dirt will come along. This alone can remove dust. Since putty 1 has viscoelasticity and continuous elongation, it is safe as it will not be broken apart like clay when it enters the recess. If dusts cover the surface of putty 1, knead putty 1 with a clean surface and knead the dusts into putty 1, and a new surface of putty 1 will appear and dust can be removed again. . By repeating this operation, many dust particles can be removed without spilling around. The dust and dirt taken in the putty 1 will never come out again. The mechanism by which dust and dirt adhere to the non-adhesive putty 1 will be described in terms of the uneven surface. For example, when the putty 1 is slowly pressed against the uneven portion of the object to be cleaned, the putty 1 enters the recess like a viscous fluid. Next, it is completely plastically deformed and comes into complete contact with the recess. When the putty 1 enters into the recess like a viscous fluid, it also wraps around the dust and dirt adhering to it and undergoes complete plastic deformation. In this state, the putty 1 holds dust and dirt. So far, it is no different from conventional clay. If the pulling speed is faster than the pressing speed in this state, the putty 1 will become more rigid than the pressing speed, and the concave shape will be transferred while keeping the dust and dust in the grip. it can. This action is because the separation speed, that is, the deformation speed is high, and the putty 1 behaves like a rigid body due to viscoelasticity, and it has no stickiness and has a tenacious elongation. Furthermore, since it is non-adhesive and non-migrating, almost no separating force is generated. When removing dust and dirt from objects with a mirror surface, the mirror surface is not scratched or soiled because there is no horizontal rubbing action and non-transferability. Here, a non-adhesive material that has an elastic return that does not undergo complete plastic deformation separates the dust that has been gripped. For this reason, it must be aided by adhesive strength. With a cleaning tool that removes dust and dirt with an adhesive force like an adhesive, even if it can enter the recess, it cannot escape from the recess. And the surface of paint etc. may be peeled off by adhesive force. Even if it is a flat surface, a force is applied when separating it. Further, the adhesive tends to increase the adhesive force when the pushing force is increased, but the putty 1 does not change the adhesive force with respect to the pushing force. Therefore, stable handling is possible. Also, the adhesive adheres better to smoother surfaces, but putty 1 has the opposite effect, and almost no separating force is generated. From these facts, even small and weak structures can be used safely. As another action, the adhered dirt other than dust or the like having a porous shape or intricate unevenness enters the concave portion like a viscous fluid, and when the putty 1 is quickly separated, the resistance to escape from the concave portion increases. As a matter of fact, there is a force to separate the dirt from the item to be cleaned. Therefore, only dirt can be selectively removed. If putty 1 is torn and left in the recess, pressing putty 1 again puts putty 1 together. Then, by quickly pulling them apart, the putty 1 left behind can be taken out together. The putty 1 of the present cleaning tool can cleanly remove dirt accumulated in a deep groove having a groove width of 0.3 mm and a depth of 0.8 mm. And even if it goes into a groove with a width of 0.1 mm, it can be taken out without breaking. In addition, a shallow concave portion can sufficiently follow a concave shape having a width approximately twice the particle diameter of the filler. As described above, the cleaning tool of the present invention can remove dust without using an adhesive. And, it is obvious that all the advantages of the cleaning tool to which the adhesive is fixed are brought and the additional effect can be obtained.

[0006]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. By weight ratio to 100 parts of bouncing putty, 45 parts of dry silica fine powder as a reinforcing material and 10 parts of titanium oxide fine powder as a coloring agent so as to make dust particles adhered are added as a filler. Mix with a kneader to make white putty 1. This creates a viscous body that can maintain its own shape. The putty 1 is wrapped around the tip of a paper rod 2 having a rounded tip. The putty 1 enters the fibrous surface of the paper and is fixed by the anchor effect. As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning tool has a swab-like shape. When discarding used cleaning tools, all or putty 1 can be stripped off and only putty 1 can be discarded. From this, it is also possible to provide a combination of the putty 1 and the stick 2 which are separately provided as a cleaning tool. No toxic gas is generated when burned. Since this putty 1 has weather resistance of siloxan polymer itself and does not contain volatile components, it was left in the air at room temperature, but it hardly changed even after 5 years. Further, even when the amount of the dry silica fine powder to be mixed was changed to 25 parts and 60 parts and the hardness was changed, the same cleaning effect as that of the above-mentioned example was obtained. By changing the diameter and length of the rod 2 and the amount of the putty 1, the cleaning tool suitable for the object to be cleaned can be provided. Other than the above examples, carbon black, quartz powder, mica powder, diatomaceous earth, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and the like can be used as a reinforcing material, but they are not as effective as silica. Also, lipophilic thickeners can be used as a reinforcing material. A small amount of this thickener has an effect of maintaining the shape. For the bouncing putty and the object to be cleaned, it is preferable to select a filler that is less active at the expense of some reinforcing effect. Next, as the material for the rod 2, a metal that is hard to rust such as wood, resin, or aluminum can be used. In addition, the putty 1 can be fixed to the material of the rod 2 which does not generate the anchor effect by performing shape processing such as forming a through hole in the tip portion, forming a groove, and forming a split groove. Except for shape processing, by applying a silicone coating having affinity with bouncing putty, a fixing effect similar to that of the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained. Actually, the putty 1 does not come close to the rod 2 by wrapping it around the rod 2 where the anchor effect does not occur and is not separated by the adhesive force, but it is preferable to apply the above-mentioned fixing method in consideration of safety.

[0007]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the present invention has the following effects. (B) Since it is non-adhesive and completely plastically deforms, it can follow minute uneven surfaces and no separation force is generated. This makes it possible to clean complicated and minute objects. (B) Since it is non-adhesive and completely plastically deformable, it has no stickiness and can selectively remove only dust and dust, and does not damage the object to be cleaned or peel off the surface material. Furthermore, since the putty component does not migrate, the object to be cleaned can be safely used without being contaminated. (C) Since the operation is just pressing and releasing, no scratches occur. Therefore, it is possible to safely clean an object having a mirror surface. (D) Since dust and dirt can be kneaded into the putty, it is possible to collect a large amount of dust and dust, not the surface. (E) Physical properties are stable and can be stored for a long time. Moreover, even if the amount of filler changes slightly, the cleaning effect does not change, so quality control is easy. (F) There is no toxicity or irritation to the skin, so there is no oral poisoning or rash.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of a cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 putty 2 sticks

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cleaning tool characterized in that a bouncing putty capable of holding a self-shape is fixed to the tip of the rod.