JP6920715B2 - Lint collector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a lint collector for collecting lint of fishing line.

When fishing, lint is often generated by unintentionally breaking the fishing line or cutting the fishing line with scissors, but if such lint is thrown away at the fishing spot as it is, the environment Has an adverse effect on. Therefore, a lint collector for collecting lint of fishing line, as in Patent Document 1, has been devised.
The lint collector of Patent Document 1 has a bag shape or a box shape, and a large number of protrusions are provided on the inner wall of the storage space. When lint is thrown into the storage space through the opening of the lint collector, the lint is entangled with the protrusions and is held in the storage space.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-201608

However, in the lint collector of Patent Document 1, since the lint thrown in from the opening is left to be naturally entangled with the protrusions, the protrusions may not be entangled in the first place, or if the entanglement is insufficient and an impact is applied. May drop out of. In such a case, there is a problem that lint floating in the storage space is ejected to the outside through the opening.

Therefore, an object to be solved by the present invention is to ensure that the lint is entangled with the protrusions in the lint collector to improve the holding performance of the lint in the lint collector.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, as the lint collector according to the invention, a casing provided with an input port, a disc housed in the casing, and the disc are rotatably supported in the casing in the circumferential direction. A configuration is adopted in which the rotating shaft is provided with a large number of protrusions protruding from the surface of the disc facing the insertion port.
Then, the lint thrown into the casing from the throwing port is entangled and caught by the protrusion by rotating the disc around the rotation axis.

In this way, it becomes possible to positively and forcibly entangle the lint with respect to the protrusion by rotating the disc, so that the entanglement becomes sufficient and the lint is less likely to fall off from the protrusion.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, it is preferable to adopt a configuration further including a ratchet mechanism incorporated between the casing and the disc and allowing rotation of the disc around the rotation axis in only one direction.
In this way, the lint entwined with the protrusions due to the one-way rotation of the disc is prevented from being unintentionally unwound from the protrusions due to the reverse rotation of the disc.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, it is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the protrusion is inclined in a direction in which the tip portion precedes the rotation direction of the disc.
In this way, the lint caught on the tip of the protrusion acts on the lint that is guided toward the root (joint part of the disc) along the inclination of the protrusion as the disc rotates. It is prevented from coming off.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, it is preferable that the disc has a structure in which a drain hole is provided in a region of the facing surface including a portion where the inclined protrusion is projected.
In this way, the water dripping from the lint entwined with the protrusions goes to the surface (back surface) opposite to the surface facing the disk slot through the drain hole directly below the protrusions, so that the lint and moisture And can be separated.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, it is preferable to adopt a structure in which the protrusion has a tooth at the tip thereof on which lint can be caught.
In this way, the lint in contact with the tip of the protrusion is caught on the tooth, and the lint catching performance is improved as compared with the case where the outer surface of the protrusion is smooth.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, it is preferable that the casing has a notch that exposes the outer peripheral portion of the disc to the outside of the casing, and the disc can be rotated and operated through this notch.
In this way, since the outer peripheral portion of the disc can be touched with a finger through the notch, it becomes easy to rotate the disc by flipping the outer peripheral portion with a finger.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, the input port is a first input port facing the facing surface on the center side when viewed from the center of rotation of the disk, and the opposite port on the peripheral side when viewed from the center of rotation of the disk. A configuration consisting of a second inlet facing the surface and a configuration can be adopted.
In this way, by appropriately selecting the first insertion port and the second insertion port and charging lint, the protrusions provided on the center side of the disc and the protrusions provided on the peripheral side can be dealt with. It is possible to entangle lint almost evenly and evenly. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lint from being locally concentrated and entangled, and to prevent the lint from coming off and unraveling due to excessive lint entanglement with a specific protrusion.

In the lint collector according to the present invention, the casing has a casing main body, a lid, and a hinge portion connecting the casing main body and the lid, and the rotating shaft is the casing main body and the lid of the casing. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which one end is fixed to either one and the other end can be pivotally supported on either the casing body or the lid.
In this way, it becomes easy to open the lid of the casing, release the lint entangled in the disc and dispose of it after using the lint collector.

Since the lint collector according to the invention is configured as described above, it is possible to surely entangle the lint with the protrusions and improve the holding performance of the lint in the lint collector.

Perspective view of lint collector An exploded perspective view of the lint collector Top view of lint collector (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. Enlarged view of the main part of FIG. Top view showing the usage state of the lint collector

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The lint collector of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a casing 10, a rotating shaft 20, a disc 30, and a protrusion 40, and holds the lint generated during fishing by entwining the protrusion. Is.
Here, the lint collector of the embodiment, that is, the casing 10, the rotating shaft 20, the disc 30, and the protrusion 40 are all made of transparent resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the casing 10 has a casing main body 11, a lid 12, and a hinge 13 that connects the casing main body 11 and the lid 12.
Since the hinge 13 is provided with a thin portion 13a having a wall thickness smaller than that of the casing main body 11 and the lid 12, it is easy to bend.
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 4A, when the thin-walled portion 13a of the hinge 13 is bent to cover the casing body 11 with the lid 12, the casing 10 is closed, and as shown by the chain line in the figure, By extending the hinge 13, the lid 12 is retracted from above the casing body 11, and the casing 10 is opened.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the casing main body 11 has a bottom surface portion 11a and a flange 11b projecting from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion 11a.
The bottom surface portion 11a is substantially circular in a plan view, and is slightly curved downward so as to form a part of a spherical surface.
A tab 11c is attached to the flange 11b, and a string hole 11d, which is a circular hole, and an engaging hole 11e, which is a square hole, are provided in parallel. The string hole 11d is used when suspending the lint collector through the string.
The tab 11c is located at a position facing the bottom surface portion 11a in the radial direction when viewed from the connecting portion between the casing main body 11 and the hinge 13.

An arc-shaped collar 11f rises from the inner peripheral portion of the flange 11b.
Further, on the flange 11b, a pawl 11g is provided at a connecting portion between the casing main body 11 and the hinge 13. The tip of the pawl 11g is bent toward the bottom surface 11a.
A notch portion 11h in which the bottom surface portion 11a and the flange 11b are cut out in an arc shape is provided beside the connecting portion between the casing main body 11 and the hinge 13.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lid 12 has a top surface portion 12a and a peripheral surface portion 12b hanging from the peripheral edge of the top surface portion 12a.
The top surface portion 12a is substantially circular in a plan view, and is slightly curved upward so as to form a part of a spherical surface.
The top surface portion 12a is provided with a bearing portion 12c at the center thereof. The bearing portion 12c includes a ring-shaped bearing portion main body and a main body support portion radially extending from the bearing portion main body.
Further, a first input port 12d, which is an elongated hole extending in the radial direction of the top surface portion 12a, is provided beside the bearing portion 12c. Here, the longitudinal direction of the first inlet 12d coincides with the parallel direction of the casing main body 11 and the lid 12 when the casing 10 is open.

The peripheral surface portion 12b has a substantially cylindrical shape, and an engaging claw 12e is provided on the lower edge thereof. The engaging claw 12e is located at a position facing the top surface portion 12a in the radial direction when viewed from the connecting portion between the lid 12 and the hinge 13.
As shown in FIG. 4A, when the casing 10 is closed, the engaging claw 12e engages with the engaging hole 11e of the casing main body 11, and the casing 10 may unintentionally open. It is prevented.
A finger pad portion 12f formed substantially flat from the top surface portion 12a to the peripheral surface portion 12b is provided beside the connecting portion between the lid 12 and the hinge 13. In the finger contact portion 12f, the lower edge portion of the peripheral surface portion 12b is cut out, and the cutout portion 12g is provided.
When the casing 10 is closed, the notch portion 12g is aligned with the notch portion 11h of the casing main body 11 to form an opening.
Further, a second input port 12h is provided from the top surface portion 12a to the upper edge portion of the peripheral surface portion at a position where the notch portion 12g and the top surface portion 12a face each other in the radial direction. A shoulder portion 12i is attached to the lower edge of the opening edge of the second input port 12h.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the rotating shaft 20 has a cylindrical shape, and a root portion thereof, which is one end portion thereof, is connected to a central portion of a bottom surface portion 11a of the casing main body 11. The rotating shaft 20 and the casing main body 11 are integrally molded.
When the casing 10 is closed, the tip end portion, which is the other end portion of the rotating shaft 20, is supported by being fitted into the bearing portion 12c of the lid 12. The tip of the rotating shaft 20 is provided with a tapered retaining portion 21 that slightly expands in diameter toward the tip.
A ring-shaped guide portion 11i is provided concentrically with the rotating shaft 20 on the bottom surface portion 11a of the casing main body.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the disc 30 has a disc main body 31 and a ratchet portion 32.
The disk body 31 is substantially circular in plan view and is slightly curved upward so as to form a part of a spherical surface.
A cylindrical boss portion 31a rises from the center of the surface of the disk body 31. A rotary shaft 20 is inserted into the boss portion 31a, whereby the disc 30 is supported by the rotary shaft 20 and can rotate around the rotary shaft 20 in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIG. 4A, a step portion 31b is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tip portion of the boss portion 31a, and the retaining portion 21 at the tip portion of the rotating shaft 20 is engaged with the step portion 31b. As a result, the disc 30 cannot be pulled out from the rotating shaft 20.
Further, with the rotating shaft 20 inserted into the boss portion 31a, as shown in FIG. 4B, the back surface of the disc body 31 comes into contact with only the guide portion 11i of the entire bottom surface portion 11a of the casing 10. There is. As a result, the frictional resistance when the disc 30 rotates is reduced.

The ratchet portion 32 has a cylindrical shape and rises from the peripheral edge portion of the surface of the disc body 31. A large number of claws 32a are provided on the entire circumference of the outer circumference of the ratchet portion 32. Each claw 32a is inclined in the same direction with respect to the circumferential direction of the ratchet portion 32.
With the rotating shaft 20 inserted into the boss portion 31a, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip portion of the pawl 11g of the casing 10 is engaged with the inclined claw 32a of the ratchet portion 32.
When the disc 30 tries to rotate in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the claw 32a of the ratchet portion 32 sequentially gets over the pawl 11g, so that the rotation is allowed. On the other hand, when the disc 30 tries to rotate in the direction opposite to the arrow direction, the claw 32a of the ratchet portion 32 abuts on the pawl 11g to prevent the rotation.
That is, the claw 32a of the disc 30 and the pawl 11g of the casing 10 function as a ratchet mechanism that allows the rotation of the disc 30 in only one direction.

A part of the ratchet portion 32 of the disc 30 is exposed to the outside of the casing 10 through an opening formed by matching the notches 11h and 12g of the casing 10. On the other hand, the disc body 31 is not exposed to the outside from the notched portions 11h and 12g of the casing 10.
The disc 30 can be rotated by flipping the exposed portion of the ratchet portion 32 with a finger applied to the finger contact portion 12f.
The surface of the disc body 31 of the disc 30 faces the first and second inlets of the casing 10. The first insertion port 12d faces directly above the surface of the disk body 31 from the center to the front of the peripheral edge, and the second insertion port 12h is on the peripheral edge of the surface of the disk body 31. It faces from a slight angle.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a large number of protrusions 40 have a substantially cylindrical shape, and protrude from the surface of the disk body 31 which is a facing surface with the first and second insertion ports. The disc 30 and the protrusion 40 are integrally molded.
As shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 40 is inclined in a direction in which the tip end portion precedes the coupling portion with the disc body 31 with respect to the rotation direction of the disc 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, the protrusions 40 are located on the peripheral edge of the disk body 31 and the first group consisting of three protrusions 40 arranged at substantially equal intervals from the center to the peripheral edge in the radial direction of the disk body 31. The second group consisting of only a single protrusion 40 is arranged alternately in parallel in the circumferential direction of the disk body 31. Of the first group of protrusions 40, the central protrusion 40 is longer than the two inner and outer protrusions 40. Further, the protrusions in the second group have substantially the same length as the protrusion 40 in the center among the protrusions 40 in the first group.
The inclined protrusion 40 is provided with teeth 41 on the lower half circumference of the entire circumference of the tip portion thereof. On the other hand, the upper half of the entire circumference of the tip has a smooth outer surface.

Further, although omitted in the drawing, when the disc 30 and the protrusion 40 are integrally molded with a mold, a hole for die cutting is required in the region where each of the inclined protrusions 40 is projected onto the disc body 31. ..
That is, it is impossible to form the entire inclined protrusion 40 on the disk 30 only with the upper die of the mold because the inclined directions of the protrusions are not aligned in the X direction or the Y direction and the die cannot be cut out. be. Therefore, the upper half circumference of the protrusion 40 is formed by the upper mold, and the lower half circumference of the protrusion 40 (the side facing the disk body 31) is formed by the lower mold. In that case, a hole for die-cutting is required at a position directly below the protrusion 40 for the lower die to pass through.

The configuration of the lint collector of the embodiment is as described above, and when lint L is generated during fishing, as shown in FIG. 6, the first and second lint collectors carried are put in. The lint L is thrown into the casing 10 through the ports 12d and 12h.
It is necessary to throw the lint L into the second inlet 12h from the side surface of the casing 10, but since the shoulder portion 12i is provided at the lower edge of the opening, the shoulder portion 12i causes the lint L. By supporting it from below, the loading work is performed smoothly.

The lint L thrown into the casing 10 falls on the surface of the disc body 31 of the disc 30 facing the first and second throwing ports 12d and 12h.
In this state, the ratchet portion 32 of the disc 30 exposed from the cutout portions 11h and 12g of the casing 10 is flipped with the finger applied to the finger contact portion 12f, and the disc 30 is moved in the direction in which rotation is permitted by the ratchet mechanism. And rotate.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the lint L that has fallen on the surface of the disc body 31 is forcibly wound around a large number of protrusions 40 and entangled and caught.

When the disk 30 is rotated, the lint L is caught by the teeth 41 provided on the lower half of the entire circumference of the tip of the protrusion 40, so that the protrusion 40 can reliably catch the lint L. Further, since the upper half of the entire circumference of the tip of the protrusion 40 is smooth without the teeth 41, the lint L is prevented from being inadvertently caught by the protrusion 40 in a state where it cannot be caught. It has become.
Further, since the protrusion 40 is inclined in the direction in which the tip portion precedes the rotation direction of the disc 30, the lint L is subjected to the rotation of the disc 30 from the tip portion along the protrusion 40. A force is generated toward the root portion (the joint portion with the disc body 31). Therefore, the lint L once caught on the protrusion 40 is prevented from coming off from the protrusion 40.
Since the rotation direction of the disc 30 is restricted to one direction by the ratchet mechanism, it is also prevented that the disc 30 unintentionally rotates in the opposite direction and the lint L is unwound from the protrusion 40.
Further, the die-cutting hole provided in the disk body 31 can be used as a drainage hole. That is, the water dripping from the lint L entwined with the protrusion 40 circulates from the front surface facing the input ports 12d and 12h of the disk body 31 and to the back surface through the die-cutting hole directly below the protrusion 40. Therefore, it becomes possible to separate lint and moisture.

As a large number of lint L is thrown into the casing 10, the position of the protrusion 40 in which the lint L is entangled and trapped may be biased.
In such a case, if the lint L is entangled and caught by the protrusion 40 at the center of the disc body 31, the disc body can be charged by increasing the frequency of charging the lint L from the second input port 12h. It is entwined with the protrusion 40 on the peripheral edge of 31.
Further, if the lint L is entangled and caught by the protrusion 40 on the peripheral edge of the disc body 31, the center of the disc body 31 can be increased by increasing the frequency of charging the lint L from the first input port 12d. Make it entangled with the protrusion 40 of the portion.
In this way, by appropriately selecting the first input port 12d and the second input port 12h and charging the lint L, it is possible to prevent the lint L from being locally concentrated and entangled with a specific protrusion. The entanglement of the lint L and the unintentional disengagement and unraveling of the lint L from the protrusion 40 due to the excessive entanglement of the lint L with the 40 are suppressed.

After collecting the lint, take it home from the fishing spot, open the casing 10, release the lint L from the protrusion 40, discard the lint, and use it for the next use. Served.
As shown in FIG. 6, the lint L is entwined with the protrusion 40 with a directionality along the circumferential direction of the disc 30 according to the rotation direction of the disc 30. Therefore, by unraveling the lint L in the direction opposite to the entanglement direction, the lint L can be easily unraveled as compared with the case where the lint L is irregularly entangled with the protrusion 40.

The embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and are not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of claims and includes all modifications and modifications within the scope of claims and in the sense equivalent thereto.

The shape of the casing 10 is not limited to the embodiment, and may be a box shape such as a cube or a rectangular parallelepiped. The shape of the disk 30 is not limited to the embodiment, and may be curved in a dome shape, or may be an ellipse or a polygon in a plan view.

In the embodiment, the entire lint collector is made of transparent resin, but the material and color are not limited to this, and may be made of metal or opaque resin. Further, in the embodiment, the casing main body 11, the rotating shaft 20, the disc 30, and the protrusion 40 are integrally molded, but they may be molded separately and then joined.

In the embodiment, the disc 30 is prevented from coming off from the rotating shaft 20 by the retaining portion 21 and the stepped portion 31b, but when the disc 30 is configured to be removable from the rotating shaft 20 and the casing 10 is opened. In addition, the casing 10 and the disc 30 may be disassembled. In this way, cleaning of the lint collector can be facilitated.

10 Casing 11 Casing body 11a Bottom part 11b Flange 11c Tab 11d String hole 11e Engagement hole 11f Color 11g Stopper 11h Notch part 11i Guide part 12 Lid 12a Top surface part 12b Peripheral surface part 12c Bearing part 12d First input port 12e Engagement Claw 12f Finger pad 12g Notch 12h Second slot 12i Shoulder 13 Hinge 13a Thin wall 20 Rotating shaft 21 Retaining part 30 Disc 31 Disc body 31a Boss 31b Step 32 Ratchet 32a Claw 40 Protrusion 41 Tooth L lint

Claims (8)

A casing provided with a first inlet and
The disc housed in the casing and
A rotating shaft that rotatably supports the disc in the casing in the circumferential direction,
A large number of protrusions protruding from the surface of the disc facing the first input port, and
The lint thrown into the casing from the first throwing port is
A lint collector that is entangled and caught by the protrusions by rotating the disc around a rotation axis. It said casing and mounted between the disk, lint collector according to claim 1, further comprising a ratchet mechanism which permits rotation about the axis of rotation of the disk in only one direction. The lint collector according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion is inclined in a direction in which the tip portion precedes the rotation direction of the disc. The lint collector according to claim 3, wherein the disc has a drain hole in a region of the facing surface including a portion where the inclined protrusion is projected. The lint collector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protrusion has a tooth at the tip thereof on which lint can be caught. The lint collector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the casing has a notch that exposes the outer peripheral portion of the disc to the outside of the casing, and the disc can be rotated and operated through the notch. The casing is
The lint collector according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising a second input port facing the peripheral edge side when viewed from the center of rotation of the disc. The casing is
It has a casing body, a lid, and a hinge connecting the casing body and the lid.
The axis of rotation is
7. Lint collector.

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