JP5175807B2 - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning tool used for cleaning kitchen utensils such as containers.

  Conventionally, as this type of cleaning tool, the front end portion of the handle member having a substantially reverse shape in a side view is bent upward so that the front end portion is separated from the longitudinal axial line on the rear end side. There is provided a straight type cleaning body composed of a bristle group such that the front end cleaning surface is parallel or substantially parallel to the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member in a side view (for example, , See Patent Document 1 below).

  In such a cleaning tool, since the straight type cleaning body is formed on the lower surface of the front end portion of the handle member that is substantially reversed in a side view, when cleaning a flat portion, the tip of the straight type cleaning body A high pressing force can be applied to the cleaning surface, whereby dirt can be effectively removed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-13029

  However, the conventional cleaning tool described above has a problem that it is difficult to scrape dirt that has entered the recessed portion, and thus it is difficult to clean a groove portion or a screw portion such as a container or a bottle in which the recess is present. Further, for example, if the handle member is set to a position as low as possible and the length in the longitudinal direction is to be secured, the tip cleaning surface is separated from the surface to be cleaned.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the main problem is that, by rational improvement, each of a flat portion, a one-step recessed portion, and a recessed portion that cannot be reached by hands is effectively obtained. It is in providing a cleaning tool that can be cleaned.

A first characteristic configuration of the present invention relates to a cleaning tool,
A cleaning body composed of a bristle group is attached to the front end portion of the handle member that is bent in an upward direction so that the front end portion is bent upward so that the front end portion is separated from the longitudinal axial line on the rear end side. A cleaning tool to which a cleaning member provided on a peripheral side surface is attached,
A mounting means for mounting the cleaning member on the front end surface of the handle member in a state in which the cleaning member is rotatable around the axis of the front end portion of the handle member is provided,
In the circumferentially separated portion of the circumferential surface of the cleaning member, the tip cleaning surface is parallel to the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member in a side view when the tip cleaning surface is directed downward by the rotation operation. A straight type cleaning body that is substantially parallel to the rear end side of the handle member with respect to the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member in a side view when the tip cleaning surface is directed downward by the rotation operation. An inclined cleaning body that is close to the axial direction is provided.

  According to the above configuration, by the rotation operation described above, the use posture for the straight type cleaning body in which the front end cleaning surface of the straight type cleaning body is directed downward, and the inclined type cleaning in which the front end cleaning surface of the inclined type cleaning body is directed downward. It can be changed to the body use posture.

  Therefore, it is possible to clean the flat part with the straight type cleaning body while applying a high pressing force in the use posture for the straight type cleaning body, and for the recessed part, the inclined type cleaning body. It is possible to scrape dirt from the recessed part on the tip side of the inclined cleaning body located at a lower position in the use posture for use, and to lower the handle member as much as possible even in the recessed part where the hand does not enter. Thus, the entire or substantially entire surface of the tip cleaning surface of the inclined cleaning body can be cleaned while ensuring the length in the longitudinal direction.

In the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the mounting means reaches a lower wall portion that forms a lower surface on the rear end side of the handle member along the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member on the front end surface of the handle member. And the engagement concave portion recessed in the step, and the engagement convex portion protruding along the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member on the rear end surface of the cleaning member,
The front end portion of the engagement convex portion includes a straight-type cleaning body usage posture in which the front-end cleaning surface of the straight-type cleaning body faces downward, and an inclined-type cleaning body in which the front-end cleaning surface of the inclined cleaning body faces downward. The contour shape in side view at least in both use postures is in contact with the inner surface of the lower wall portion of the rear end side of the handle member that constitutes the bottom portion of the engaged recess in each use posture. It is in the point comprised by the shape which becomes the taper shape which converges at an angle equal to the bending angle of this, or a substantially equal angle.

  In other words, the structure for rotating the handle member and the cleaning member relative to each other by the mounting means is adopted to enable the change of the use posture for the straight type cleaning body and the use posture for the inclined type cleaning body. Although it is easy, according to the said structure, the front-end | tip part of the said engagement convex part which comprises the attachment means for attitude | position changes, the front-end | tip part of the said engagement convex part is the use attitude | position for the said straight type cleaning body, and the said inclination type | mold. Since it is in surface contact with the inner surface of the lower wall portion on the rear end side of the handle member that constitutes the bottom of the engaged recess in each of the use postures for the cleaning body, it is pressed by an amount corresponding to the support force accompanying the surface contact. The strength against the force can be increased, and a strength at a level having no practical problem can be effectively obtained.

  A third characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a rear end of the handle member in which a front end portion of the engaging convex portion constitutes a bottom portion of the engaged concave portion regardless of a change in posture of the cleaning member accompanying rotation of the cleaning member. A conical shape, a substantially conical shape, a truncated cone shape, or a substantially truncated cone shape that is narrowed at an angle equal to or substantially equal to the bending angle of the handle member so as to contact the inner surface of the lower wall portion on the side. It is in.

  According to the above configuration, the tip of the engaging convex portion constituting the mounting means for changing the posture is the engaged portion constituting the mounting means regardless of the posture change of the cleaning member accompanying the rotation of the cleaning member. Since it abuts on the inner surface of the lower wall portion on the rear end side of the handle member constituting the bottom of the recess, the strength against the external force at the time of posture change can be increased in addition to the pressing force at the time of use.

(A) The bottom view of a cleaning tool, (b) The side view of the cleaning tool which shows the use attitude | position for straight type cleaning bodies Side view of the cleaning tool showing the use posture for the inclined cleaning body Longitudinal section of the main part Exploded perspective view of the main part (A) A side view showing the usage state in the usage posture for the straight type cleaning body, (b) a side view showing the usage state in the usage posture for the inclined type cleaning body, (c) in the usage posture for the inclination type cleaning body. Side view showing usage

  1 and 2 show, for example, a cleaning tool used for cleaning kitchen utensils such as containers and the like, and a bristle 2 made of resin or the like is attached to a front end 1A of a slightly elongated handle member 1 made of a synthetic resin or the like. A cleaning member 4 provided with a plurality of cleaning bodies 3 made of a group on the peripheral side surface 4a of the base is attached. Further, the cleaning tool includes mounting means 5 for mounting the cleaning member 4 on the front end surface 1a of the handle member 1 in a state where the cleaning member 4 can be rotated around the longitudinal axis X1 of the front end portion 1A of the handle member 1. Is provided.

  The handle member 1 is configured in a substantially reverse shape in a side view in which the front end portion 1A is bent upward so as to be separated from the longitudinal axis X2 line on the rear end side 1B.

  In the circumferentially separated portion of the circumferential side surface 4a of the cleaning member 4, the tip cleaning surface 3a is a shaft of the front end portion 1A of the handle member 1 in a side view when the tip cleaning surface 3a is directed downward by the rotation operation. A straight type cleaning body 3A that is parallel or substantially parallel to the direction of the core X1, and an axial center of the front end 1A of the handle member 1 in a side view when the tip cleaning surface 3b is directed downward by the rotational operation. An inclined cleaning body 3B closer to the axis X2 direction on the rear end side 1B of the handle member 1 than the X1 direction is provided.

  Specifically, the straight-type cleaning body 3A and the inclined-type cleaning body 3B are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the base body 4A on the surface portions of the circumferential side face 4a of the rectangular cylindrical base body 4A of the cleaning member 4 that are substantially 180 degrees out of phase. It is equipped with the attitude along. The inclined cleaning body 3B is configured such that the average length of the brush hair is larger than that of the straight cleaning body 3A so as to be softer than the straight cleaning body 3A.

  The mounting means 5 reaches the lower wall portion 1c that forms the lower surface 1b of the rear end side 1B of the handle member 1 along the axis X1 direction of the front end portion 1A of the handle member on the front end surface 1a of the handle member 1. 5A, and the engaging protrusion 5B protruded from the rear end face 4b of the cleaning member 4 along the axis X1 direction of the front end 1A of the handle member 1.

  Between the opposing surfaces of the engaging convex portion 5A and the engaged concave portion 5B (an example between the opposing surfaces of the handle member 1 and the cleaning member 4), the handle member 4 and the cleaning member 4 are detached from the mounted state. A retaining means 6 for preventing the movement is provided. The retaining means 6 includes a ring-shaped fitting protrusion 6a formed on the base end side of the engaging protrusion 5A in a posture along the circumferential direction of the engaging protrusion 5A, and the engaged recess 5B. It is comprised from the to-be-fitted groove | channel 6b formed so that the said fitting convex line | wire 6a might fit in a mounting | wearing attitude | position to the near side part.

  Moreover, between the opposing surfaces of the said handle member 1 and the said cleaning member 4, the use posture for straight type cleaning bodies which turned the straight type cleaning body 3A downward (refer FIG.1 (b), FIG.5 (a)) ) And the inclined cleaning body use posture with the inclined cleaning body 3B facing downward (see FIGS. 2, 5B and 5C), the posture of the cleaning member 4 with respect to the handle member 1 is maintained. A posture holding means 7 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the posture holding means 7 is arranged by the cleaning bodies 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B in the peripheral side surface portion 4 b of the cleaning member 4 from the peripheral edge portion of the engagement convex portion on the rear end surface 4 b of the cleaning member 4. It is comprised from a pair of protruding item | line 7a extended to the side of the provided surface part, and a pair of recessed item | line 7b extended in each of an up-down direction from the peripheral part of the to-be-engaged recessed part 5A in the front-end surface 1a of the handle member 1.

  That is, the posture holding means 7 changes the above-mentioned usage postures by the convex strips 7a and the concave strips 7b entering in each of the straight cleaning body usage posture and the inclined cleaning body usage posture. Configured to hold. When changing the use posture, the cleaning member 4 and the handle member 1 are subjected to a relative twisting operation with a relatively strong force, so that the cleaning member 4 and the handle are resisted against the retaining force of the retaining means 6. In a form in which the member 1 is slightly separated, the protrusion 7a comes out of the recess 7b, and the cleaning member 4 and the handle member 1 rotate relative to each other.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the cleaning tool is configured to apply a high pressing force to the flat portion in a straight-type cleaning body use posture while applying a high pressing force to the front-side cleaning surface 3a of the straight-type cleaning body 3A. Can be effectively cleaned by bringing the entire surface or substantially the entire surface into contact with each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), with respect to the one-step recessed portion, the inclined-cleaning body use posture, and the one-step recessed portion on the front end side of the inclined cleaning body 3B located further below. As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the handle member 1 is positioned as low as possible (a position close to the surface to be cleaned) as far as possible from a deep part that is not accessible. Thus, while ensuring the overall length in the longitudinal direction, it is possible to effectively clean the tip cleaning surface 3b of the inclined cleaning body 3B by contacting the entire surface or substantially the entire surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front end 5b of the engaging convex portion 5B is a bottom portion of the engaged concave portion 5A in each of the straight-type cleaning body use posture and the inclined-type cleaning body use posture. The contour shape in side view in at least both use postures is equal to or substantially equal to the bending angle α of the handle member 1 so as to come into surface contact with the inner surface of the lower wall portion 1c of the rear end 1B of the handle member 1 constituting the handle member 1 It is configured in a tapered shape that converges at

  Specifically, the front end portion 5b of the engaging convex portion 5B is the rear end side of the handle member 1 constituting the bottom portion of the engaged concave portion 5A regardless of the posture change of the cleaning member 4 accompanying the rotation of the cleaning member 4. The bending angle α of the handle member 1 (that is, the axis X1 of the front end portion 1A of the handle member 1 and the axis X2 of the rear end side 1B of the handle member 1 are in contact with the inner surface of the lower wall portion 1c of 1B. Formed in a conical shape (an example of a conical shape, a substantially conical shape, a frustoconical shape, or a substantially frustoconical shape) that converges at an angle equal to (an angle formed).

  Therefore, the contact between the front end surface 1a of the handle member 1 and the rear end surface 4b of the cleaning member 4 and the inner periphery of the engaged recess 5A of the handle member 1 against the downward pressing force in each use posture. In addition to the contact between the side surface and the outer peripheral side surface of the engaging convex portion of the cleaning member 4, the inner surface of the lower wall portion 1c of the handle member 1 constituting the bottom portion of the engaged concave portion 5A of the handle member 1 and the engaging convex portion By contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tip conical portion 5b of the portion 5B, the strength can be ensured to such an extent that no posture change or breakage occurs practically.

  Note that the rear end portion of the handle member 1 is formed with an engagement insertion port 9 in which a spatula portion 8 used as a scraper and a hook portion provided on a support body side such as a wall body can be engaged in an inserted state. Has been.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the mounting means 5 includes the engaged recess 5A formed on the handle member 1 and the engaging protrusion 5B formed on the rear end surface 4b of the cleaning member 4. For example, on the contrary, for example, an engaging convex portion formed on the handle member 1 and an engaged concave portion formed on the rear end surface 4b of the cleaning member 4 are shown. It may be comprised from.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the engaged recess 5A of the handle member 1 constituting the mounting means 5 is formed in a state that does not penetrate the lower wall portion 1c of the rear end side 1B of the handle member 1. However, it may be formed in a state of penetrating at least a portion of the lower wall portion 1c (specifically, a state in which a part or all of the bottom portion of the engaged recess is absent).

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the distal end portion 5b of the engaging convex portion 5B is formed in a conical shape that narrows at an angle equal to the bending angle α of the handle member 1 (an example of an equal angle or an approximately equal angle). However, it may be formed in a substantially conical shape, a truncated cone shape, or a substantially truncated cone shape that is narrowed at an angle equal to or substantially equal to the bending angle α of the handle member 1.

  Further, the front end portion 5b of the engaging convex portion 5B is a rear end side of the handle member 1 constituting the bottom portion of the engaged concave portion 5A in each of the straight type cleaning body use posture and the inclined type cleaning body use posture. A partial conical shape having a tapered shape that converges at an angle equal to or substantially equal to the bending angle of the handle member 1 so that the contour shape in side view at least in both use postures is in surface contact with the inner surface of the lower wall portion 1c of 1B It may be configured in the form.

(4) The specific configuration of the retaining means 6 and the posture holding means 7 is not limited to the configuration shown in the above-described embodiment, and various configuration changes can be made.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle member 1A Front end part 1B Rear end side 1a Front end surface 1c Lower wall part 2 Brush bristle 3 Cleaning body 3A Straight type cleaning body 3B Inclined type cleaning body 3a Tip cleaning surface 3b Tip cleaning surface 4 Cleaning member 4a Circumferential side surface 5 Mounting means 5A Engagement recess 5B Engagement projection 5b Tip X1 Axis X2 Axis α Bend

Claims (3)

A cleaning body composed of a bristle group is attached to the front end portion of the handle member that is bent in an upward direction so that the front end portion is bent upward so that the front end portion is separated from the longitudinal axial line on the rear end side. A cleaning tool to which a cleaning member provided on a peripheral side surface is attached,
A mounting means for mounting the cleaning member on the front end surface of the handle member in a state in which the cleaning member is rotatable around the axis of the front end portion of the handle member is provided,
In the circumferentially separated portion of the circumferential surface of the cleaning member, the tip cleaning surface is parallel to the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member in a side view when the tip cleaning surface is directed downward by the rotation operation. A straight type cleaning body that is substantially parallel to the rear end side of the handle member with respect to the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member in a side view when the tip cleaning surface is directed downward by the rotation operation. The cleaning tool provided with the inclination-type cleaning body which becomes close to an axial direction. An engaged recess recessed in a state where the mounting means reaches a lower wall portion forming a lower surface on the rear end side of the handle member along the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member on the front end surface of the handle member; The rear end surface of the cleaning member is configured with an engaging convex portion protruding along the axial direction of the front end portion of the handle member, and
The front end portion of the engagement convex portion includes a straight-type cleaning body usage posture in which the front-end cleaning surface of the straight-type cleaning body faces downward, and an inclined-type cleaning body in which the front-end cleaning surface of the inclined cleaning body faces downward. The contour shape in side view at least in both use postures is in contact with the inner surface of the lower wall portion of the rear end side of the handle member that constitutes the bottom portion of the engaged recess in each use posture. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning tool is formed in a tapered shape that converges at an angle equal to or substantially equal to the bending angle.   Regardless of the change in the posture of the cleaning member accompanying the rotation of the cleaning member, the front end portion of the engaging convex portion is formed on the inner surface of the lower wall portion on the rear end side of the handle member constituting the bottom portion of the engaged concave portion. The cleaning tool according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning tool is formed in a conical shape, a substantially conical shape, a truncated cone shape, or a substantially truncated cone shape that converges at an angle equal to or substantially equal to a bending angle of the handle member so as to make surface contact.

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