JPH0928643A - Manual cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rotate the surface of a cleaning pad by merely pushing it slidingly on a cleaning surface manually at the time of cleaning operation. SOLUTION: A vertical revolving shaft 3 is supported in the center of the lower face of a manual operating board 1, and at the lower end of the shaft, an attaching plate 4 is fixed which is mounted with a cleaning pad member 5 on the lower face. In the center part of the vertical revolving shaft, a bevel gear 6 is fitted; near the outer edge of the manual operating board, a friction rotary body 8 rotatable by friction with a surface to be cleaned is axially supported by a horizontal rotary shaft 9, and is so structured as the cleaning surface (bottom face) of the pad member 5 is flush with the outer circumferential face of the body 8; at the tip end of the horizontal rotary shaft, a bevel gear 10 is integrally provided engagedly with the bevel gear 6, so that the rotational force of the friction rotary body is transmitted to the vertical rotary shaft, rotating the pad member on a cleaning surface and polishing it.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to removal of dirt and polishing with wax while rotating a cleaning pad on a surface to be cleaned such as an automobile body, a glass window of a house, a tile wall surface of a bathroom, or an inner surface of a bathtub. The present invention relates to a manual cleaning tool for performing and cleaning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when cleaning or waxing a vehicle body of an automobile, a cleaning pad made of sponge or the like is pressed and rotated to polish a surface to be cleaned. When cleaning such a car body, glass window of a house, tile wall surface of a bathroom, or the inner surface of a bathtub by polishing, rotate the wrist to perform the cleaning operation while pressing the cleaning pad evenly. There is a problem that the work is difficult and the wrist easily gets tired soon.

On the other hand, as a cleaning tool for automatically rotating and cleaning a cleaning pad, a cleaning pad is attached to the tip of an electric motor device such as an electric drill, and a cleaning pad electrically rotated is used for polishing. Cleaning tools are provided for cleaning.

[0004]

However, the electric cleaning tool described above has problems that it is troublesome to carry the electric tool and connect it to the battery, and the electric equipment becomes expensive. Further, when the battery of an automobile is used as a power source, the cleaning range is restricted by the length of the cable.

Further, in the case of the electric type, when cleaning a wet part of a bathroom or the like, attention must be paid to electric leakage, and the inside of the bathtub may be filled with water or may be cleaned while flowing water. In such a case, it is necessary to keep the waterproof property perfect, and there is a problem that it becomes more expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and has a simple mechanism that does not rely on electric power for the cleaning pad, and manually presses and rotates the cleaning pad simply by rubbing the surface to be cleaned. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a manual cleaning tool that can be used.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a cleaning pad member is rotatably supported on a lower surface of a manual operation plate, and the operation plate is rotated by friction with a surface to be cleaned. The manual cleaning tool is configured to pivotally support the friction rotating body and transmit the rotational force of the friction rotating body to the cleaning pad member via a transmission mechanism.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned manual cleaning tool, the manual operation plate is formed of a plastic molded plate or the like, and has a palm size and a finger-holding depression formed so that a finger is easily caught, or a manual operation plate. A band body to which a hand is inserted is attached to the upper surface of the operation plate, or a handle that is easy to hold is integrally attached and the manual operation plate is formed so that the palm can be operated firmly.

A vertical rotary shaft is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the manual operation plate, and a mounting plate having a cleaning pad member mounted on the lower surface is integrally fixed to the lower end of the rotary shaft. This vertical rotation shaft is a rotation shaft for rotating the cleaning pad member on the lower surface in a state of being pressed against the surface to be cleaned, and even if the shaft body is engaged and attached so that it cannot be removed from the manual operation plate. Alternatively, a locking hole that engages with the shaft body may be provided on the lower surface of the manual operation plate, and the manual operation plate may be detachably fitted and attached. The cleaning pad member is formed of a sponge mat or a felt body, and is fixed to an attachment plate integrally provided at the lower end of the vertical rotation shaft with an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape.

A friction rotating body that is rotated by friction with the surface to be cleaned is pivotally supported near the outer peripheral edge of the manual operation plate. The friction rotating body is a roller-shaped or spherical one with a foamed rubber sheet with high elasticity and high frictional resistance attached to the outer periphery of the rotating body, and a cleaning pad provided on the lower surface of the manual operation plate. The diameter of the friction rotating body is set so that the cleaning surface of the member and the outer peripheral surface of the friction rotating body are located on substantially the same plane, so that the friction rotating body and the cleaning pad member are in contact with the surface to be cleaned at the same time. Is configured.

The friction rotating body is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the manual operation plate by a horizontal rotating shaft, and the rotational force of the friction rotating body is transmitted from the horizontal rotating shaft to the vertical rotating shaft on the lower surface of the manual operating plate. It is configured to transmit via a mechanism. In the simplest form of this transmission mechanism, the contact points of the horizontal rotary shaft and the vertical rotary shaft are connected via a meshing gear mechanism such as a bevel gear to transmit.

Therefore, according to the manual cleaning tool of the present invention, when the manual operation plate is slid on the surface to be cleaned and operated,
The friction rotating body rotates on the surface to be cleaned, and this rotational force is transmitted to the vertical rotating shaft via the horizontal rotating shaft by the transmission mechanism, and the cleaning pad member provided integrally with the vertical rotating shaft is rotated to be cleaned. The surface is to be cleaned by rotating the cleaning pad member. At this time, if the cleaning pad member is soaked with wax, waxing can be performed and the surface to be cleaned can be polished.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A manual cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1, 2, and 3 show a manual cleaning tool of the present invention, in which 1 is a manual operation plate,
It is formed of a plastic molded plate or the like, has a palm size, and has a band body 2 for inserting a fingertip on the upper surface. The vertical center axis 1a is on the lower surface of the manual operation plate 1.
Has a fixed upper end, a cylindrical vertical rotary shaft 3 is rotatably fitted on the vertical central shaft 1a, and the lower end of the vertical rotary shaft 3 is attached to the lower surface thereof with a cleaning pad member 5. It is integrally fixed to the central portion of the mounting plate 4. A bevel gear 6 for transmitting the rotational force of a horizontal rotary shaft 9 described later to the cleaning pad member 5 is integrally fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the vertical rotary shaft 3. Further, the cleaning pad member 5 is formed of a sponge mat or a felt body, and as shown in FIG. 4, an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape 7 is attached to the mounting plate 4 integrally provided at the lower end of the vertical rotation shaft 3. It is fixed so that it can be replaced. The cylindrical vertical rotation shaft 3 is provided with appropriate stopper means with respect to the vertical center shaft 1a.

A friction rotating body 8 is fixed to an outer end of a horizontal rotating shaft 9 in proximity to the outer peripheral edge of the manual operation plate 1 and rotating by friction with the surface A to be cleaned. The friction rotating body 8 is formed in a roller type in which a foamed rubber sheet having a large frictional resistance is attached to the outer periphery of a disk type rotating body. Further, the friction rotator 8 is friction-rotated such that the cleaning surface (bottom surface) of the cleaning pad member 5 provided on the lower surface of the manual operation plate 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the friction rotator 8 are located on substantially the same plane. The diameter of the body 8 is set. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the friction rotor 8 and the cleaning pad member 5 are configured to contact the surface A to be cleaned at the same time.

The horizontal rotary shaft 9 is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the manual operation plate 1, and the inner end of the horizontal rotary shaft 9 meshes with the bevel gear 6 fixed to the vertical rotary shaft 3. gear
10 is integrally fixed, and the rotational force of the friction rotary body 8 is transmitted to the vertical rotary shaft 3 by these meshing bevel gear mechanisms,
The cleaning pad member 5 is formed so as to rotate on the surface A to be cleaned.

Next, a method of using the manual cleaning tool will be described with reference to FIG. First, the cleaning pad member 5 of the manual cleaning tool is impregnated with wax or the like, and then the manual cleaning tool is placed on the surface A to be cleaned such as the vehicle body.
The cleaning surface (bottom surface) and the outer peripheral surface of the friction rotator 3 are brought into contact with each other to cause the friction rotator 8 to slide on the surface to be cleaned A while rotating. At this time, for example, when the manual operation plate 1 is moved in the direction of arrow B, the cleaning pad member 5 is rotated in the direction of arrow C by the rotation of the friction rotor 8 and is slid on the surface to be cleaned A while rotating. Come to do. That is, the rotation of the friction rotary member 8 is rotated by the meshing bevel gears 6, 10 via the horizontal rotary shaft 9.
Is transmitted to the vertical rotation shaft 3 rotatably supported by the central shaft 1a of the manual operation plate 1, and the cleaning pad member 5 rotates and slides on the surface A to be cleaned so that the surface A to be cleaned is a cleaning pad. The member 5 is cleaned by polishing or the like.

When the manual cleaning tool of the present invention is slid in the opposite direction and moved in the direction of arrow D, the rotation of the friction rotator 8 is reversed and the cleaning pad member 5 is also in the opposite direction at the same time. Cleaning is performed by rotating in the direction of E and polishing the surface A to be cleaned, so that wax or the like can be applied uniformly.

At this time, since the band body 2 into which the hand is inserted is attached to the upper surface of the manual operation plate 1 of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention, the manual operation plate 1 should be firmly held on the surface A to be cleaned. The sliding pad member 5 can be rotated and slid by rotating the friction rotating body 3 while pressing it while sliding it to the left and right.

FIGS. 6 to 9 show another embodiment of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention. In the above-mentioned manual cleaning tool, the friction rotor 8 is located near the outer peripheral edge of the cleaning pad member 5. However, in this sliding cleaning tool, the friction rotor 8
Is arranged in the central portion of the cleaning pad member 5, and the rotational force thereof is transmitted to the friction rotating body 8 via the transmission mechanism.

The structure will be described in detail. While the upper end of the U-shaped vertical support frame 1b is fixed to the central portion of the manual operation plate 1, the cleaning pad is attached to the central portion of the mounting plate 4 from its upper surface. A through hole 11 is formed so as to penetrate through the central portion of the lower surface of the member 5, and the vertical support frame 1b is formed in the through hole 11.
The lower end of the vertical support frame 1b is rotatably supported on the lower end horizontal shaft 1c of the vertical support frame 1b so as to rotatably support the center of the friction rotator 8 forming continuous engaging teeth on the entire circumference of the surface. 5, a rotary horizontal shaft 1d parallel to the horizontal shaft 1c is provided at an intermediate portion of the vertical support frame 1b extending upward from the upper surface of the horizontal shaft 1d.
Rotatably supported, and further on this rotating horizontal shaft 1d,
An intermediate rotating body 12 having continuous engaging teeth of the same shape as the continuous engaging teeth is fixed on the surface, and an endless belt 13 slidingly contacting the surface to be cleaned is provided between the intermediate rotating body 12 and the friction rotating body 8. Along with the suspension, one end of the rotating horizontal shaft 1d is attached to the vertical support frame 1b.
The bevel gear 10a is fixed to the protruding end of the bevel gear 10a, and the bevel gear 10a is meshed with the bevel gear 6a fixed to the central upper surface of the mounting plate 4 of the cleaning pad member 5. . The inner peripheral layer side of the endless belt 13 is made of a strong resin and cloth, and rack-shaped teeth that engage with the continuous engaging teeth of the friction rotor 8 and the intermediate rotor 12 are formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. On the other hand, the outer peripheral layer is made of elastic synthetic rubber or foamed resin.

The bevel gear 6a is provided with a through hole 14 through which the vertical support frame 1b is inserted, and a horizontal circular ring member 15 is fixed to the vertical support frame 1b. 15 is a mounting plate 4 for the cleaning pad member 5
Is rotatably supported by a circumferential groove 16 provided on a circular peripheral wall surface exposed in the through hole 11. Further, a band body (not shown) for inserting a finger in the length direction of the rotary horizontal shaft 1d is mounted on the upper surface of the manual operation plate 1.

With this construction, the finger is inserted into the band body and locked, the manual operation plate 1 is fixed to the hand, and the cleaning pad member 5 and the friction rotor 8 are pressed against the surface A to be cleaned. When the manual operation plate 1 is moved in the left-right direction, the cleaning pad member 5 is constantly moved in the same direction to clean the surface A to be cleaned, such as by polishing, and the friction rotor 8 is rotated so that its rotational force is endless. It is transmitted from the intermediate rotor 12 to the rotary horizontal shaft 1d and the meshing bevel gears 6a, 10a via the belt 13, and the bevel gear 6a
The cleaning pad member 5 mounted on the mounting plate 4 to which is firmly attached is rotated and slid on the surface A to be cleaned to perform cleaning such as polishing. As a mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the friction rotating body 8 to the intermediate rotating body 12, the endless belt is used as described above.
It is configured to transmit the rotation to the cleaning pad member 5 while directly sliding the friction rotating body 8 on the surface A to be cleaned by employing a meshing gear mechanism or other means without performing through 13 You can leave it.

FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 show another embodiment of the manual operation plate 1 in the manual cleaning tool of the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows a configuration in which depressions are provided in the front and rear of the manual operation plate 1 so that the entire manual operation plate 1 is wrapped and held by the palm for operation.

FIG. 11 shows a bag 17 on the upper surface of the manual operation plate 1 in which a fingertip can be put. The cleaning is performed while pressing the manual operation plate 1 firmly with the fingertip, and at the time of cleaning, the fingertip is a detergent. I try to protect it from chemicals.

In FIG. 12, a handle 18 for sandwiching between the fingers is provided on the upper surface of the manual operation plate 1, so that the handle sandwiched between the fingers firmly slides the manual operation plate 1 while pressing it. It is the one.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cleaning pad member is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the manual operation plate, and the operation plate is pivotally supported by the friction rotary member which is rotated by friction with the surface to be cleaned. The manual cleaning tool is characterized in that the rotational force of the friction rotary member is transmitted to the cleaning pad member via a transmission mechanism. By simply sliding the plate while pressing the plate against the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning pad member can be rotated to uniformly clean the surface to be cleaned.

Further, the transmission mechanism has a horizontal rotary shaft pivotally supported on the lower surface of the manual operation plate, and the outer end of the horizontal rotary shaft is fixed to the center of the friction rotary body to clean the friction rotary body. The vertical rotation shaft is adapted to rotate around the outer periphery of the body, and the inner end of the horizontal rotation shaft is rotatably supported by the center of the lower surface of the sliding operation plate and fixed to the center of the upper surface of the cleaning pad member. With a structure that is connected via an interlocking bevel gear mechanism, a simple mechanism with few failures, and moreover, it is possible to integrally provide the transmission mechanism and the main parts such as the rotary shaft by resin molding, etc., and provide them at low cost. Is.

Further, as another transmission mechanism, a vertical support frame is fixed to the center of the manual operation plate, while a through hole is formed in the center of the cleaning pad member, and the through hole is inserted into the through hole. The friction rotating body is rotatably supported on the lower end of the vertical supporting frame, and the intermediate rotating body is pivotally supported on the intermediate portion of the vertical supporting frame so that the rotational force of the friction rotating body can be transmitted to the intermediate rotating body. By configuring the rotational force of the intermediate rotating body to be transmitted to the cleaning pad member via the meshing bevel gear mechanism, the friction rotating body is housed in the cleaning pad member, and therefore, at the time of cleaning. A light and smooth cleaning operation can be performed without any hindrance.

Therefore, the manual cleaning tool of the present invention does not require carrying of an electric tool or connection with a battery, and is not restricted by cables or the like, and can clean a wet portion of a bathroom or the like. The present invention has the effect that it can be performed with peace of mind, and that it is possible to provide a simple and inexpensive cleaning tool equipped with a rotary cleaning pad.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a manual cleaning tool of the present invention,

2 is a side view of the manual cleaning tool of FIG. 1,

3 is a cross-sectional view of the manual cleaning tool of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a cleaning pad member of the manual cleaning tool in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating an operating method of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention,

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional front view showing another embodiment of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal side view thereof,

FIG. 8 is a simplified perspective view,

FIG. 9 is a simplified perspective view of a transmission mechanism section,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the manual operation plate of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention,

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the manual operation plate of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention,

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the manual operation plate of the manual cleaning tool of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 manual operation plate 2 band body 3 vertical rotation shaft 4 mounting plate 5 cleaning pad member 6, 10 bevel gear 8 friction rotation body 9 horizontal rotation shaft

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A manual operation plate has a cleaning pad member rotatably supported on the lower surface of the manual operation plate, and the operation plate has a friction rotating body which is rotated by friction with a surface to be cleaned. Is configured to be transmitted to the cleaning pad member via a transmission mechanism. 2. The transmission mechanism has a horizontal rotary shaft rotatably supported on the lower surface of a manual operation plate, and an outer end of the horizontal rotary shaft is fixed to the center of the friction rotary body to clean the friction rotary body. A vertical rotation shaft that is rotated around the outer periphery of the body and has an inner end of a horizontal rotation shaft rotatably supported by the center of the lower surface of the sliding operation plate and fixed to the center of the upper surface of the cleaning pad member. The manual cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the manual cleaning tool is connected to the gear via a meshing bevel gear mechanism. 3. The transmission mechanism has a vertical support frame fixed to the center of a manual operation plate, while a through hole is formed in the center of a cleaning pad member, and the vertical support inserted into the through hole. The friction rotating body is rotatably supported at the lower end of the frame, and the intermediate rotating body is rotatably supported at the intermediate portion of the vertical support frame so that the rotational force of the friction rotating body can be transmitted to the intermediate rotating body and the intermediate rotation is performed. The manual cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the rotational force of the body is configured to be transmitted to the cleaning pad member via the meshing bevel gear mechanism.