JPS6361013B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a body washer that is installed primarily in bathrooms in ordinary homes, public baths, etc., and is used to wash the body.

BACKGROUND ART In general, if an electric motor is used as the drive source of a washing machine, the body can be washed automatically and is highly practical. However, since the cleaning body of a washing machine usually uses a flexible material such as a sponge, the cleaning body deteriorates even after short-term use, and it is necessary to replace the cleaning body each time. It was necessary to remove the fixing jig, which required a great deal of time and effort.

Purpose An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned technical problems and provide an electric body washing machine using a washing body that can be freely attached to and detached from the washing machine.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the cutting plane line -. In the present invention, a cleaning drive source 3 and a lifting drive source 5 equipped with an electric shock prevention mechanism are set inside the housing 1a, and the end of the drive shaft 6 of the cleaning drive source 3 is extended outside the housing 1a. This device is provided with a cleaning member 7 on the body and cleans the human body by rotationally driving the cleaning member 7 coated with detergent. The cleaning drive source 3 includes guide parts 9, 10, which extend in the vertical direction.
11, and these guide parts 9, 10, 11
It can be freely raised and lowered along the This drive source 3 is built into the case 2 for waterproofing, and one end of the cable 12 is locked to the upper end 2a of the case 2.
The cable 12 is wound around pulleys 13 and 14 installed in the upper part of the housing 1a, and the other end is locked to the end of the drive shaft 15 of the lifting drive source 5 fixed to the lower part of the housing 1a. has been done. A motor is used as the cleaning drive source 3, and a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation is used as the lifting drive source 5. The cleaning drive source 3 and the lifting drive source 5 are connected to a rechargeable battery (not shown). Housing 1
On the outside of a, there is a switch A for rotating the cleaning drive source 3 and a switch A for rotating the lifting drive source 5 in the forward direction.
Switches B and C are provided for switching in the opposite direction. By operating the switch A, the cleaning member 7 attached to the drive shaft 6 of the cleaning drive source 3 is rotationally driven. In addition, when the switch B is operated, the elevating drive source rotates in the forward direction, so that the cable 12 that is fixed to the end of the drive shaft 15 is wound up, and the cable 12 is fixed to one end of the cable 12. Stopped cleaning drive source 3
The case 2 containing the inside rises along the guide parts 9, 10, and 11. The lifting of this case 2 is carried out by the guide section 9,
It is blocked by a retaining plate 41 provided at the upper ends of the members 10 and 11. Further, by operating the switch C, the lifting drive source 5 is rotated in the opposite direction, so that the cable 12 is unwound from the drive shaft 15 and the cleaning drive source 3 can be lowered. This lowering is prevented by a retaining plate 42 provided at the lower end of the guide portions 9, 10, 11.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the case 2 containing the cleaning drive source 3. FIG. The case 2 has a rigid box shape into which the cleaning drive source 3 is fitted, and a drive shaft 6 and a drive line 51 extending from the cleaning drive source 3 are provided at both ends of the axis.
Insertion holes 47 and 48 are respectively formed for insertion. The axes of the insertion holes 47 and 48,
The roughly short cylindrical waterproof members 17 and 18 are fixed to the insertion hole 47 and the waterproof member 18 to the insertion hole 48 with an adhesive, respectively, with their axes aligned with each other. The waterproof members 17 and 18 are made of an elastic material, and the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 17a and the outer peripheral surface of the drive shaft 6 are airtight, and the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 18a and the outer peripheral surface of the drive line 51 are airtight. The surface becomes airtight. In this way, the cleaning drive source 3 is housed in the case 2, and by filling the gap between the entrance and exit of the drive shaft 6 and the drive line 51 with the waterproof members 17 and 18, the cleaning drive source 3 is sealed. No moisture or bubbles can enter, and there is no risk of electrical leakage. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the waterproof mechanism for the lifting drive source 5 includes the lifting drive source 5 built into the rigid case 4, and the insertion holes 49 at both ends of the axis.
Waterproof members 19 and 20 are adhered around the case 50 to prevent bubbles from entering the case 4.

5 is an enlarged sectional view of the section of FIG. 2; FIG. The drive shaft 6 is provided with a roughly circular support plate 24 having a plane perpendicular to the axis.
A cleaning member 7 is attached to this support plate. The cleaning member 7 is composed of an elastic body 25, a covering body 29, and a cleaning body 36. The elastic body 25 is formed roughly into a disk shape, and its outer diameter is about twice the outer diameter of the support plate 24. As the material of this elastic body 25, flexible urethane rubber or the like is used. The axis of the elastic body 25 and the axis of the support plate 24 are made the same, and an adhesive 26a is interposed between one end surface 26 of the elastic body 25 and one end surface 24a of the support plate 24 to fix them together.

The covering body 29 that covers the elastic body 25 and the support plate 24 is formed into a generally short cylindrical shape with a bottom. An adhesive 27a is interposed between the bottom surface 30 of the covering body 29 and one end surface 27 of the elastic body 25 to fix them together. The inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion 32 of the covering body 29 covers the outer circumferential surface 28 of the elastic body 25, and the inward flange portion 35 extending radially inward of the covering body 29 covers one end surface 24b of the support plate 24. The covering body 29 is made of flexible synthetic rubber or the like, and can therefore elastically cover the elastic body 25 and the support plate 24. The elastic body 25 is
The elastic body 25 will not be swollen due to the scattering of bubbles, and the adhesive force between the support plate 24 and the elastic body 25 can be prevented from weakening.

A cleaning body 36 having a substantially short cylindrical shape with a bottom is attached to the covering body 29 . The bottom surface 37 of the cleaning body 36 contacts the outer end surface 31 of the covering body 29, and the cylindrical portion 38 of the cleaning body
The inner circumferential surface of covers the outer circumferential surface 33 of the covering body 29 . Further, a locking piece 39 extending radially inward of the cleaning body 36 is locked to the other end surface 34 of the covering body 29. Washing body 3
As the material 6, flexible synthetic rubber or the like is used, such as urethane rubber. Since the cleaning body 36 has elasticity in this way, the covering body 2
9 can be attached and detached freely. A cleaning surface 8a is formed on an end surface 8 on the front side (right side in FIG. 5) of the cleaning body 36. The cleaning surface 8a is made of flexible cloth, sponge, or the like.

By integrally attaching the elastic body 25 made of a flexible material, the covering body 29 and the cleaning body 36 as the cleaning member 7 to the support plate 24 in this way, the body is formed at one end of the cleaning body 36. There is no discomfort when pressed against the cleaning surface 8a, and the support plate 24
The vibrations and the like are absorbed by the elastic body 25, etc., and a comfortable washing effect can be obtained. Furthermore, by controlling the rotation speed of the cleaning member 7 to 30 to 40 rotations per minute, cleaning can be carried out safely and effectively. In addition, since the rotation speed is gentle like this, bubbles attached to the cleaning member 7 are not scattered into the bathroom.
It is also preferable from a hygiene perspective.

FIG. 6 is a front view of another embodiment of the invention.
The cleaning drive source 3 includes a guide portion 43 extending in the vertical direction,
44, 45, and is movable up and down and suspended by cables 46, 52. A handle portion 58 is provided at the other end of the cable 46 via pulleys 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57. 7th
The figure is a cutaway perspective view of the section of FIG. 6. The cable 52 is reversed by pulleys 55 and 56, respectively, and guided to a pulley 57a via pulleys 59 and 60 installed on the upper part of the housing 1a. An enlarged perspective view of pulley 57a is shown in FIG. Pulley 57a includes a pulley 57 and a stopper 63. A side gear 64 is fixed to the pulley 57, and a stopper 63 meshes with the side gear 64 to stop the cleaning drive source 3, which is locked to one end of the cable 46, from descending. By pulling the handle portion 58 provided at the other end of the cable 46 in the vertical direction, the drive source 3 at one end of the cable 46 can be raised. Also, by pulling the handle portion 58 to the right in FIG.
The stopper 63 and the side gear 64 are separated by shifting outward (rightward in FIG. 8). As a result, the pulley 57 is placed in a freely rotatable state, and the drive source 3 at one end of the cable 46 can be lowered while turning the handle portion 58.

One end of the cable 52 is engaged with the cleaning drive source 3 via pulleys 59 and 60 installed at the upper end of the inside of the housing 1a, and the other end is engaged with the balance member 6.
1,62. balance member 61,
62 is a weight made of steel or the like. The ratio of the total weight of the balance members 61 and 62 to the weight of the drive source 3 is, for example, 4:6. This balance member 6
1 and 62 reduce the weight of the drive source 3, and therefore the drive source 3 can be raised and lowered with a small amount of force by operating the handle portion 58 at the other end of the cable 52. Note that when the drive shaft 3 rises, the upper end 41 of the guide section
When the cable 52 is stopped, only the balance member 62 provided at the other end of the cable 52 is placed on the step 15a, which increases the weight of the drive source 3 and makes it easier to lower the drive source 3. Become.

In this way, the handle part 58 and the balance members 61, 6
2 to raise and lower the drive source 3, it is not necessary to provide the drive source 3 for raising and lowering shown in FIG. 1, and therefore costs, power, etc. can be saved.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically and evenly wash the body with a simple configuration, and it is also possible to easily replace a washing body that has deteriorated or become soiled over a long period of use. Therefore, the present body washing machine can be used practically.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of case 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of case 4, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the section of FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a cutaway perspective view of the section of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the pulley 57. . 1... Body washing machine, 3, 5... Drive source, 6, 1
5... Drive shaft, 7... Cleaning member, 17, 18, 1
9, 20... Waterproof member, 24... Support plate, 25...
...Elastic body, 29... Covering body, 36... Cleaning body, 4
6, 52... cable, 53, 54, 55, 56, 5
7...Pulley, 58...Handle part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A support plate having a plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive shaft is provided on the drive shaft of a cleaning drive source that can be raised and lowered by a lifting means, and a cleaning member attached to the support plate is provided with: A roughly disc-shaped elastic body fixed to a support plate, a roughly short cylindrical cover with a bottom that covers the support plate and the elastic body, and a roughly short cylindrical cover with a bottom that is detachable from the cover. A body washing machine comprising: and a short cylindrical washing body. 2. Claim 1, wherein the elevating means uses an elevating drive source that can freely rotate in forward and reverse directions.
Body washing machine as described in section. 3. A patent characterized in that the elevating means has a cable having a cleaning drive source locked at one end, a handle attached to the other end of the cable, and a pulley around which the cable is wound. A body washing machine according to claim 1.