JPH034667B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a pill remover used as an attachment for a vacuum cleaner.

(b) Prior Art A pill remover that is attached to the end of a vacuum cleaner's suction hose and uses suction airflow to remove pilling from clothing such as socks and sweaters is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 111894/1989. has been disclosed. This conventional technology includes a windmill that is rotated by suction airflow and a rotary blade that is rotated by the windmill in a cylindrical case that has a clothing contact surface that has a large number of pill suction holes.
It is configured so that the rotary blade cuts off the pill that comes in from the clothing contact surface. However, in this prior art, the rotary blade is pivotably housed in the cylindrical case and then assembled by attaching the clothing contacting surface to the cylindrical case, so adjustment work for the clothing contacting surface of the rotary blade cannot be performed unless the rotary blade is assembled. There are some drawbacks, such as poor assembly workability.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The object of the present invention is to provide a pill remover that can be easily assembled and can efficiently remove pilling without damaging the fabric of clothing. It is said that

(d) Means for Solving the Problems As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the pill remover of the present invention has a connecting pipe that detachably connects the suction hose of the vacuum cleaner. A cylindrical case with an opening at the bottom, a rotary blade unit in which a windmill rotated by suction airflow and a rotary blade are connected by a rotating shaft, and a plurality of supports provided radially within a holding cylinder fitted into the cylindrical case. A holding unit comprising a clothing contact face plate having a bearing supported by a rib and pivotally supporting the rotary blade unit, and having a large number of pill suction holes in a bottom opening of the holding cylinder and slidingly contacting the rotary blade. The holding unit is inserted through the bottom opening of the cylindrical case and fixed by being fitted therein. The support rib also serves as a rectifying guide plate extending in the axial direction to guide the suction airflow to the windmill.

(E) Function With the above configuration, the rotating shaft of the rotary blade unit is supported on the bearing of the holding unit, the clothing contact face plate is attached to the bottom opening of the holding unit, and the clothing contact face plate and the rotary blade unit are connected to each other. Assemble the holding unit by adjusting the contact pressure with the rotating blade, the center of rotation, etc. The holding unit thus completed is inserted and fixed into the cylindrical case through the bottom opening of the cylindrical case to complete the pill remover.

When the vacuum cleaner is operated by connecting the suction hose to the connecting pipe, outside air is sucked in through the pill suction hole, and this suction airflow rotates the windmill, which rotates the rotary blade via the rotating shaft. When the clothing is placed on the clothing contact surface, the pill is sucked in through the pill suction hole,
After being cut by a rotating blade, it is sucked into a vacuum cleaner via a windmill and a connecting pipe.

(F) Example The structure of the pill remover of the present invention will be explained below with reference to Figs.
This will be explained based on FIG.

1 is a cylindrical case with an opening 2 at the bottom; 3 is a cylindrical case 1 at the bottom of the other side of the cylindrical case 1;
The connecting pipe is integrally molded so as to be inclined at an angle of inclination θ with respect to the axial direction of the connecting pipe, so that the suction hose of the vacuum cleaner can be removably inserted and connected through the hose itself or the suction pipe.

4 is a rotating blade, and three cutter blades 5 are arranged in the radial direction.
..., and 6 is a windmill whose blades are formed obliquely with respect to the axial direction, and these rotary blades 4 and the windmill 6 are attached to both ends of a long rotating shaft 7,
A rotary blade unit 8 in which the rotary blade 4 rotates by the rotation of the rotary blade unit 8 is constituted.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a bearing that pivotally supports the rotating shaft 7 of the rotary blade unit 8; 10 denotes a holding cylinder that positions the bearing 9 at the center shaft portion and is fitted and fixed in the opening 2 of the cylindrical case 1; The bearing 9 is integrated with the holding cylinder 10 using a plurality of rectifying guide plates 11 provided axially and radially around the bearing cylinder 9a as support ribs. And 12,1
Reference numeral 3 denotes an E-ring and washer for positioning the rotating shaft 7 of the rotary blade unit 8 in the axial direction on the bearing 9. Further, the rectifying guide plates 11 have a length spanning the entire length of the bearing tube 9a, thereby rectifying the intake airflow and reinforcing the bearing tube 9a. Further, the holding cylinder 10 has engaging claws 1 that are engaged with engagement holes 14, 14 on the inner surface of the cylindrical case 1.
5.15. Reference numeral 16 denotes a clothing contact face plate made of convex punched metal and provided with a large number of pill suction holes 17 of different diameters.
The rotary blade 4 is tightened to the spiral groove 20 provided on the periphery of the bottom opening 19 of the holding cylinder 10.
is adapted to come into sliding contact with the back side of the clothing contact face plate 16. A holding unit 21 is constituted by a holding cylinder 10 having a bearing 9 that pivotally supports the rotary blade unit 8, and a clothing contact face plate 16, and when the holding unit 21 is assembled, the rotation of the rotary blade unit 8 is controlled. The shaft support position of the shaft 7 and the rotary blade 4
After completely adjusting the contact pressure between the rotary blade 4 and the clothing contacting face plate 16, and completing the inspection of the rotating state of the rotary blade 4, the assembly is completed. into the cylindrical case 1 through the bottom opening 2 of the
5 is engaged and fixed in the engagement holes 14, 14.

22... are a plurality of outside air intake holes bored in the circumferential surface of the cylindrical case 1 located between the windmill 6 and the rotary blade 4.

Reference numeral 23 denotes an air volume adjustment hole bored in the circumferential surface of the cylindrical case 1 located between the wind turbine 6 and the connecting pipe 3; 24 covers the adjustment hole 23 and has a cutout hole 25 in a part; An air volume adjustment ring rotatably and loosely fitted into the outer circumferential groove 26 of the cylindrical case 1, and the notch hole 25 of the ring 24 and the air volume adjustment hole 2
By changing the overlapping state with .

Then, when the suction hose is connected to the connecting pipe 3 and the vacuum cleaner is operated, outside air whose air volume is adjusted by the air volume adjustment hole 23 is sucked in through the pill suction holes 17... and the outside air intake hole 22... 6 rotates and drives the rotary blade 4 to rotate. Here, when clothing with pilling is applied to the clothing contact face plate 16, the pill is sucked in through the pill suction holes 17, and the cutter blade 5 of the rotary blade 4
The cut fluff is sucked into the vacuum cleaner via the suction hose. At this time, since outside air also flows in from the outside air intake holes 22, the suction airflow from the pill suction holes 17 is weakened, and the fabric of the clothing is not sucked. In addition, even if the clothing contact face plate 16 is covered with clothing with low ventilation, the intake airflow can be obtained from the outside air intake holes 22, so the windmill 6 rotates and the rotary blade 4 is rotated to cut off the pill. . Furthermore, the outside air intake hole 22 and the pill suction hole 17...
The suction airflow flowing in is rectified by the rectifying guide plates 11 and hits the wind turbine 6, which contributes to noise reduction.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to complete the adjustment work between the rotary blade and the clothing contact face plate and the inspection of the rotating state of the rotary blade while the holding unit incorporating the rotary blade unit is in the state. Since it is only necessary to insert the completed holding unit into the cylindrical case and fit and fix it, the assembly work becomes very simple and the incidence of defective products is drastically reduced. Since the rotary blade and the clothing contact face plate are sufficiently adjusted in the holding unit state, it is possible to obtain a pill remover that can efficiently remove pilling without damaging the fabric of clothing. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings all relate to the pill remover of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a side sectional view, Fig. 2 is a side view, Fig. 3 is a front view, Fig. 4 is another side sectional view in an exploded state, and Fig. 5 is a side sectional view. In the drawings of the wind turbine, A is a front view, B is a side view, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cylindrical case, 3... Connecting pipe, 4... Rotating blade, 6... Windmill, 7... Rotating shaft, 8... Rotating blade unit, 10... Holding tube, 16... Clothing contact face plate , 21...Holding unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A rotating device in which a cylindrical case with a bottom opening, which has a connecting pipe for detachably connecting the suction hose of a vacuum cleaner, and a windmill and a rotary blade that are rotated by suction airflow are connected by a rotating shaft. a blade unit, and a bearing that is supported by a plurality of support ribs provided radially in a holding cylinder fitted into the cylindrical case to pivotally support the rotary blade unit, and a bottom opening of the holding cylinder. a holding unit comprising a clothing contact face plate having a large number of pill suction holes that slides into contact with the rotary blade;
A pill remover characterized in that the holding unit is inserted through the bottom opening of the cylindrical case and fixed therein. 2. The pill remover according to claim 1, wherein the support rib also serves as a rectifying guide plate that guides the suction airflow to the windmill.