JPH08117155A - Water drop remover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A water drop remover with a handle attached to an elongated blade holder that allows the user to select two types of overall length, long and short, so that the handle will not wobble when shortened. To do. [Structure] A cylindrical portion 18 is provided on a receiving seat 15 provided at an eccentric position of the blade holder 1, and a shaft portion 32 is provided on a pedestal 31 provided at one end of the handle 3, respectively. Is freely rotatable and axially slidable. The spring body 43 pulls the receiving seat 15 and the base 18 together. Catch 15 and pedestal 3
The groove 17 and the protrusions 35 and 36, which can be fitted to each other at a position where the 1 and 180 are relatively rotated by 180 degrees, are provided separately for the receiving seat 15 and the pedestal 18. The other end of the blade holder 1 and the other end of the handle 3 can be engaged with each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water droplet removing device used for removing water droplets attached to an automobile body or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A water drop remover of this type generally has an elongated blade holder made of rubber or the like having a resilient blade made of rubber or the like held on a synthetic resin elongated blade holder having a handle. Configuration. In this water drop remover, for example, a handle provided on the blade holder is held by hand, and the tip of the blade gently rubs the car body after car washing to remove water drops remaining on the body surface. Done.

Conventionally, as such a water droplet removing device, one described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 60-47452 has been known. In this device, one end of a handle is slidably attached to an elongated blade holder in a cantilevered state.

According to such a water drop remover, the handle is slid with respect to the blade holder to project the blade holder from the handle or to pull the blade holder toward the front to remove water droplets at a distant position or a close position. When removing, it is convenient to use the water drop remover by lengthening or shortening the entire device.

[0005]

However, in the conventional water drop removing tool proposed in the above publication, the handle is attached to the blade holder at one end thereof as described above, and the blade is removed. Since a synthetic resin molded body having a not so large bending rigidity is used as the holding body or the handle, the handle easily fluctuates even when the whole body is lengthened or shortened.

The present invention has been made under the above circumstances. By devising the structure of the connecting portion between the blade holder and the handle and the state of support of the handle by the blade holder, the overall length is improved. To provide a water drop remover such that both the one end and the other end of the handle are firmly and stably supported by the blade holder when the handle is shortened. With the goal.

[0007]

A water drop removing device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a water drop removing device in which a handle is attached to an elongated blade holding body for holding a blade, from a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the blade holding body. A cylinder portion is rotatably attached to either one of a seat provided at a position biased to either the left or right direction or a pedestal provided at one end of the handle facing the seat, and the other is rotatable to the above-mentioned cylinder portion. Shafts fitted so as to be slidable in the axial direction are provided respectively, and a spring body for urging the pedestal and the pedestal in a direction that constantly draws the pedestal and the pedestal is provided. A groove portion that can be fitted to each other at a position rotated by 180 degrees and prevents relative rotation between the seat and the pedestal by the fitting, and a protrusion that can be inserted into and removed from the groove portion, and the seat surface of the seat and the seat of the seat. It is assigned to each surface and provided separately That, it is that.

A water drop removing tool according to a second aspect of the present invention is a water drop removing tool in which a handle is attached to an elongated blade holding body for holding a blade. The tubular portion and the engaged portion are provided on either one of the seat provided at a biased position and the pedestal provided at one end of the handle facing the seat.
On the other hand, a shaft portion and an engaging portion which are rotatably fitted to the tubular portion are provided at symmetrical positions on both sides of the tubular portion or the shaft portion, respectively, and the engaging portion and the engaged member are engaged with each other. One of the joining portions includes a plate piece having a bulge portion, and the other rotates the handle and the blade holding body by 180 degrees about the shaft portion fitted in the tubular portion. It is provided with a groove portion for accommodating the plate piece when it is made to move and a locking portion for the bulging portion that has passed through the groove portion.

Then, in the water drop remover of the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, as in the invention according to claim 3,
The other end of the handle and the biasing side of the seat from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the blade holder, and the position biased to the opposite side, the concave engaging portion and the receiving surface are at the other side. When the engaged portion is fitted into the engaging portion and the engaging portion having a convex shape for preventing relative rotation between the seat and the pedestal by fitting, It is preferable to employ a configuration in which a seat surface that overlaps the receiving surface is provided.

[0010]

In the water drop remover according to the first aspect of the present invention, the state in which the groove and the projection are fitted to prevent relative rotation between the seat of the blade holder and the seat of the handle is determined. Are secured at two positions that are relatively rotated by 180 degrees.
From the state where the relative rotation between the seat of the blade holder and the pedestal of the handle is prevented, when the seat of the blade holder and the pedestal of the handle are pulled apart against the force of the spring body, the groove, the protrusion, Is released, and the seat of the blade holder and the pedestal of the handle can be rotated. When this rotation is performed and the seat and the pedestal are pulled by the force of the spring body at a position different by 180 degrees to fit the groove and the projection, the relative rotation between the seat of the blade holder and the pedestal of the handle is performed. Is blocked. In these cases, since the receiving seat is provided at a position deviated in the left or right direction from the longitudinal center portion of the blade holder, in the above two states, the entire length of the water droplet removing device is reduced. It can be switched between long and short.

In the water drop remover of the invention according to claim 2, the bulging portion of the plate piece accommodated in the groove is locked by the locking portion so that the relative rotation between the seat of the blade holder and the pedestal of the handle. The blocked state is ensured at two positions in which the receiving seat and the pedestal are relatively rotated by 180 degrees about the shaft portion that is rotatably fitted to the tubular portion. Since the seat is provided at a position deviated in the left or right direction from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the blade holder, in the above two states, the entire length of the water droplet removing tool is two types of short and long. Is switched to.

When the structure described in claim 3 is adopted, when the whole of the water drop removing tool is shortened, the engaged portion of the convex strip fits into the engaging portion of the concave strip, and moreover, the receiving surface. Overlaps the seat surface. As a result, the handle is stably supported by the blade holder in a doubly supported manner at both the one end and the other end.

[0013]

1 is a vertical sectional view of a water drop removing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention when it is shortened, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of an essential portion of FIG. 1, and FIG. A cross-sectional view corresponding to a portion along the line III, FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the base 31 of the handle 3 is separated from the seat 15 of the blade holder 1 in the water drop removing tool, and FIG. 5 is VV of FIG. 6 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view corresponding to the portion along the line, FIG. 6 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view when the water drop removing tool is lengthened, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the pedestal 31 of the handle 3 from the seat 15 of the blade holder 1 FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a separated state, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a usage state when the water drop removing tool is shortened, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a usage state when the water drop removal tool is long.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the water drop remover A is an elongated blade holder 1 made of a synthetic resin molded body curved in an arch, and a rubber (for example, SBR) held by the blade holder 1. Blade 2 and a handle 3 attached to the blade holder 1.

A chevron-shaped seat 15 is provided at a position offset from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the blade holder 1 toward one end. The receiving seat 15 is provided with a groove 17 extending in the longitudinal direction on the seating surface (top surface) of the gate-shaped wall portion 16 and protrudes vertically in the center of the portion where the seating surface is provided. The cylindrical portion 18 is provided integrally. An inner flange 19 is provided at a lower end of the cylindrical portion 18. The other end of the blade holder 1 has an end wall 14a and a pair of left and right walls 1.
4b (only one wall is shown in FIG. 1) and a concave engaging portion 14A and a receiving surface 14B formed by the upper surface of the end wall 14a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the blade 2 has a thick-walled core portion 22 and a thick-walled plate piece portion 23 projecting to the left and right sides of the core portion 22. It is sandwiched between the receiving portion 11 and the pressing portion 12 provided on the blade holder 1. The core portion 22 protruding in a direction away from the end surface 13 of the blade holder 1 (downward in FIG. 1).
Includes a main blade portion 24 and two left and right auxiliary blade portions 2
5, 26 are provided.

The handle 3 has a structure in which one end and the other end of the grip portion G are inclined and extended. This handle 3
Is formed as a pedestal 31, and a shaft portion 32 provided at a central portion of the pedestal 31 is rotatably fitted to the cylindrical portion 18 of the receiving seat 15 so as to be axially slidable. Then, the mounting screw 4 inserted into the inner flange portion 19 of the seat 18 is screwed into the shaft portion 32. A spring 43 made of a coil spring is interposed between the head of the mounting screw 4 and the inner flange 19 via washers 41 and 42 in a compressed state. Therefore, the pedestal 31 and the receiving seat 15 are
Is always elastically attracted. The pedestal 31
The front and rear ends of the seating surface have protrusions 3 respectively.
5 and 36 are provided, and these projections 35 and 36 can be fitted into and removed from the groove 17 of the receiving seat 15 described above.
The other end of the handle 3 is provided with a protruding engaged portion 33 and a seat surface 34 as shown in FIG. 1, and the engaged portion 33 is fitted into the concave engaging portion 14A. It is detachable, and the engaged portion 3
The seating surface 34 overlaps the receiving surface 14B when 3 is fitted into the engaging portion 14A.

When the water drop removing tool constructed as described above is used with its entire length shortened, the other end of the handle 3 extends to the other end of the blade holder 1 as shown in FIG. Done. That is, the front and rear projections 35 and 36 of the pedestal 31 are fitted into the groove 17 of the receiving seat 15 as shown in FIG. 2, and the engaged portion 33 is fitted into the engaging portion 14A as shown in FIG. Further, the seat surface 34 is overlaid on the receiving surface 14B. In this state, the pedestal 31 is moved to the seat 1 by the force of the spring body 43.
5, the groove 17 described above.
Between the protrusions 35 and 36 and the engaged portion 33 and the engaging portion 14
The fitting with A does not come off. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the handle 3 of the water drop removing tool A having a reduced overall length is held by hand. When the water drop removing device A is used in this manner, the handle 3 does not wobble because both the one end and the other end of the handle 3 are stably supported by the blade holder 1. Therefore, the force of the hand is sufficiently transmitted to the blade 2 via the handle 3 and the blade holder 1, and the blade 2 can be strongly pressed against the glass of an automobile and rubbed.

When it is desired to increase the overall length of the water drop remover A and use it, from the state shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the arrow M in FIG.
The pedestal 31 is separated from the receiving seat 15 against the force of the spring body 43 by lifting the handle 3 as shown in FIG.
5 and 36 are removed from the groove 17, and the engaged portion 33 shown in FIG. 1 is pulled out from the engaging portion 14A. Next, by rotating the handle 3, the pedestal 31 is attached to the shaft 32.
7 is rotated by 180 degrees around the fitting point between the groove 17 and the cylindrical portion 18 as shown in FIG. 36 is fitted. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 6, the blade holding body 1 extends forward from the handle 3 for a long time, and the entire length of the water drop removing tool A increases. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the handle 3 of the water drop removing tool A having a long overall length is held by hand.

In this embodiment, the receiving portion 15 is provided with the tubular portion 18,
Although the shafts 32 are provided on the pedestal 31, respectively, the shafts may be provided on the receiving seats and the cylinders may be provided on the pedestals. Further, the mounting structure of the spring body 43 is not limited to the embodiment, but may be any structure as long as the spring body 43 is interposed between the receiving seat 15 and the pedestal 31 and urges them in the direction of attracting each other. Further, in this embodiment, the groove 17 is formed on the seat 15, and the projection 3 is formed on the base 31.
Although the protrusions 5 and 36 are provided, the protrusion may be provided on the receiving seat and the groove may be provided on the pedestal.

In addition, it is also possible to provide the engaged portion 33 and the seat surface 34 on the side of the blade holder 1 and the engaging portion 14A and the receiving surface 14B on the side of the handle 3. Further, the location where the engaging portion, the engaged portion, the receiving surface, and the seating surface are provided are not limited to the end portions of the blade holder 1 and the handle 3, but may be intermediate portions in the longitudinal direction thereof. That is, the concave engaging portion and the receiving surface are located at one of the other end of the handle and a position biased to the opposite side to the biased side of the seat from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the blade holder, When the engaged portion is fitted to the engaging portion and the engaging portion, which is capable of being fitted to and disengaged from the engaging portion at the other position and preventing relative rotation between the receiving seat and the pedestal by the fitting; And a seat surface overlapping the receiving surface may be provided.

FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of a water drop removing tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a portion XI of FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is a view taken along arrow XII of FIG. 11, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a portion XIII of FIG. 10, FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV of FIG. 13, and FIG.
6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line XV-XV in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, a seat 15 is provided at a position (one end in the illustrated example) which is offset from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the blade holder 1 toward one end. This seat 15
Is provided with a shaft portion 5 at the central portion, and a pair of engaging portions 6 and 6 at symmetrical positions on both sides of the shaft portion 5. As shown in FIG. 11 in an enlarged manner, the shaft portion 5 is provided with engaging claws 52, 52 at the tops of a pair of projecting rods 51, 51, respectively. As described above, the engaging portion 6
Are grooves 61, 6 formed in the wall portions on both sides of the seat 15.
1 and the engaging portions 62, 62 formed by the corner portions of the wall portion inside the groove portions 61, 61.

One end of the handle 3 is a pedestal 31, and a pedestal 31 is provided at the center of the pedestal 31 and engaged parts 8 are provided at symmetrical positions on both sides of the pedestal 31. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 in an enlarged manner, the cylindrical portion 7 has a stepped surface 71, and the projecting rods 51, 51 fitted to the cylindrical portion 7.
Are engaged with the stepped surface 71. Therefore, the shaft portion 5 including the pair of projecting rods 51, 51
Is rotatably fitted in the tubular portion 7. As shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 15, the engaged portion 8 includes a pair of swelling portions 82, 8 formed on a plate piece 81 protruding from the pedestal 31.
2 are integrally provided.

Here, the length from the center of the shaft portion 5 to the center of the engaging portions 6 and 6 on both sides thereof and the length from the center of the tubular portion 7 to the center of the engaged portions 8 and 8 on both sides thereof. It is the same as the length. Then, the grip 3 and the blade holder 1 are relatively displaced from the state in which the pair of engaging portions 6 and the engaged portions 8 are disengaged about the shaft portion 5 fitted to the cylindrical portion 7. By rotating, the engaging portion 6 and the engaged portion 8 can be engaged with each other. That is, by rotating the handle 3 and the blade holder 1 relative to each other, as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
Is further rotated after facing the engaging portion 6, the plate piece 81 of the engaged portion 8 fits into the groove 61 of the engaging portion 6,
The bulge 82 on one side passes through the groove 61 while deforming the wall portion of the seat 15, and then the bulge 82 on the other side similarly passes through the groove 61 in the same manner, and the bulges 82, 82
Locking portions 6 provided on both side wall portions of the seat 15
2 and 62 are engaged in the rotation direction described above. Therefore,
By rotating the handle 3 and the blade holder 1 relative to each other about the shaft 5 fitted to the cylinder 7 by 180 degrees,
The handle 3 can be made to extend along the blade holder 1 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 10, or the handle 3 can be extended from one end of the blade holder 1 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. In any of these states, the pair of engaging portions 6 and 6 and the engaged portions 8 and 8 can be used.
The handle 3 and the blade holder 1 are positioned with respect to each other by the engagement with.

Next, at the other end of the blade holder 1, as shown in an enlarged view in FIGS. 13 and 14, concave engaging portions 14A formed by the wall portions on both sides and the wall portions thereof are formed. And a receiving surface 14B formed by the upper surface of the.
On the other hand, at the other end of the handle 3, as shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. 13 and 14, a convex engaged portion 33 and a seat surface 34 are provided. 33 is a concave engaging portion 1
4A, and the seating surface 34 overlaps the receiving surface 14B when the engaged portion 33 is fitted in the engaging portion 14A.

When the water drop removing tool constructed as described above is used with its entire length shortened, the handle 3 is placed along the blade holder 1 as shown by the solid line in FIG. Done. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 10, 13 and 14, the engaged portion 33 is fitted to the engaging portion 14A, and the seat surface 34 is overlaid on the receiving surface 14B.
In this state, both the one end and the other end of the handle 3 are stably supported by the blade holder 1, so that the handle 3 does not fluctuate. Therefore, the force of the hand is sufficiently transmitted to the blade 2 via the handle 3 and the blade holder 1, and the blade 2 can be strongly pressed against the glass of an automobile and rubbed. When it is desired to use the water drop remover A with a longer overall length, as shown by a virtual line in FIG.
The handle 3 is extended from one end of the blade holder 1. The method of switching between using the entire length shorter and using the entire length longer has already been described, and the description is omitted here.

In the water drop remover according to the second embodiment, the receiving portion 15 can be provided with the cylindrical portion 7 and the pedestal 31 can be provided with the shaft portion 5, and the engaging portion 6 can be engaged with the pedestal 31. It is possible to provide the joint part 8 in each of the seats. Further, the engaging portion 6 is constituted by a plate having a bulging portion, and the engaged portion 8 is provided with a groove for accommodating the plate and a locking portion for the bulging portion which has passed through the groove. You may have.

The second embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment, except for the configuration described above.

[0030]

Since the water drop removing device according to the present invention can be switched between two types of length, the length of the water drop removing device can be lengthened when removing water drops at distant or near positions. It has the convenience of being shortened and used properly. And, when used short, both the one end and the other end of the handle are firmly and stably supported by the blade holder, so that the handle does not wobble and it is not difficult to remove water droplets. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view when a water drop removing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention is shortened.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to a portion taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a pedestal of a handle is pulled away from a seat of a blade holder in a water drop remover.

5 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view corresponding to a portion along line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view when the water drop removing tool is lengthened.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the base of the handle is separated from the seat of the blade holder in the water drop remover.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a usage state when the water drop removing tool is shortened.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a usage state when the water drop removing tool is lengthened.

FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a water drop remover according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a portion XI of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a view on arrow XII in FIG. 11.

13 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a section XIII in FIG.

14 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG.

15 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XV-XV in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Water drop remover 1 Blade holder 2 Blade 3 Handle 5 Shaft 6 Engaging part 7 Cylindrical part 8 Engaged part 14A Engaging part 14B Receiving surface 15 Receiving seat 17 Groove part 18 Cylindrical part 31 Pedestal 32 Shaft part 33 Engaged Joint part 34 Seat surface 35, 36 Projection 43 Spring body 61 Groove part 62 Locking part 81 Plate piece 82 Swelling part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water drop remover in which a handle is attached to an elongated blade holder for holding a blade, and a seat provided at a position deviated to the left or right from the longitudinal center of the blade holder. The tubular portion is provided on one of the pedestal provided at one end of the handle so as to face the seat, and the other axial portion is rotatably and axially slidably fitted to the tubular portion. Is provided,
A spring body for urging the pedestal and the pedestal is always biased, and the pedestal and the pedestal can be fitted to each other at a position relatively rotated by 180 degrees. A water drop remover characterized in that a groove portion that prevents relative rotation and a protrusion that can be inserted into and removed from the groove portion are provided separately for the seat surface of the seat and the seat surface of the pedestal. 2. A water drop remover in which a handle is attached to an elongated blade holder for holding a blade, and a seat provided at a position deviated from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the blade holder to either the left or right direction. The tubular portion and the engaged portion are provided on either one of the pedestal provided at one end of the handle so as to face the seat, and the shaft portion and the engaging portion which are rotatably fitted to the tubular portion are provided on the other side. Are provided respectively at symmetrical positions on both sides of the tubular portion or the shaft portion, and one of the engaging portion and the engaged portion includes a plate piece having a bulge portion. On the other hand, when the handle and the blade holder are rotated by 180 degrees relative to each other about the shaft portion fitted in the cylindrical portion, the groove portion for accommodating the plate piece and the expansion through the groove portion. Removal of water droplets, characterized in that it is provided with a locking portion for the protruding portion . 3. A concave engaging portion and a receiving surface at either one of the other end of the handle and a position offset to the side opposite to the offset side of the seat from the longitudinal center of the blade holder. Is engaged with the engaging portion at the other position, and is engaged with the engaging portion having a convex shape that prevents relative rotation between the seat and the pedestal by fitting. The water drop remover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a seating surface that overlaps the receiving surface when fitted together is provided.