JPH0693874B2 - Vertical vibration pin type carpet cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carpet cleaning device using a vertically oscillating pin. More specifically, it is a cleaning agent for carpets, a reconditioning agent, a chemical agent such as an antistatic agent or a treating agent, and an antibacterial agent. It is a device for applying chemicals or detergent such as.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To clean a carpet, spray a cleaning solution on the carpet, press a hard brush rotating with a motor or the like against the carpet, rub the carpet with a brush, and then wash and dry the carpet.

There is also adopted a method in which a cleaning liquid is sprayed on a carpet, the liquid is allowed to penetrate into the carpet for a while, and then the carpet is sucked, washed with water and dried to finish.

[0004]

However, in the former method, since the brush is rotated to rub the carpet,
The hair of the rug is very easy to come off, and some rugs and threads are loose.

Depending on the type of hair, a few percent to a dozen percent of the hair may come off. Moreover, since the hair of the carpet is erected on the base material, the dirt in the inner part of the hair cannot get along. Further, when the amount of the cleaning liquid sprayed increases, the dirty liquid redeposits to form a dirty pattern.

The latter method also has the drawback that it is difficult to remove in the case of heavy dirt.

Furthermore, both methods require a great deal of labor and time in the washing and drying processes.

Therefore, the present invention is a carpet cleaning device capable of fixing loose hairs and threads of a carpet, regenerating and repairing it to remove dirt on the inside of the hairs of the carpet, and drying quickly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a carpet cleaning device having a coating function capable of coating agents and drugs even on the innermost part of the hair of the carpet.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a vibration driving body is provided in a main body of an apparatus, a substantially horizontal vibration plate which vibrates vertically is hung on the vibration driving body, and a large number of pins are projected on a lower surface of the vibration plate. To do. In addition, the above-mentioned many pins are moved in and out of the bottom plate of the main body of the apparatus by the vertical movement of the diaphragm, and a large number of small projecting holes are formed in the lower surface of the main body of the apparatus. It has a structure that allows you to freely move in and out. In addition, an appropriate wheel for supporting the device body was provided on the device body, and a spout for a solution containing a coating agent such as a detergent, a chemical agent, or a drug was provided near the bottom plate of the apparatus body having the small holes. It is a thing.

In addition, a heater may be provided on the bottom plate of the main body of the apparatus of the above apparatus or in the vicinity thereof.

There is also a case where a dust collecting suction device is provided on one side of the device body of the above-mentioned device and the suction port thereof is provided on one side of the bottom plate of the device body or in a vicinity thereof.

[0012]

When the vibration driver of the present invention is operated, the diaphragm supported by the vibration driver vibrates vertically. As a result, a large number of pins on the bottom surface of the vibration plate pass through the small holes in the bottom plate of the apparatus main body and project, retract, or vibrate vertically while protruding.

When the device main body of this device is rotated and brought on the carpet, the pins come in and out of the fur of the carpet. Therefore, loose or frayed carpet hairs or threads are pushed into the inner part or get entangled by the vertical movement of these pins, and fix them to their original state.

Moreover, the vertical movement of the pin strikes the carpet finely at a number of locations, which causes dust and dirt to float on the upper surface of the carpet. At the same time, when an appropriate solution is discharged from the solution outlet of the apparatus main body and the pins are moved up and down, the solution attached to these pins reaches the inside of the hair or thread of the carpet.

In addition, the above-mentioned device provided with a heater is
The upper surface of the carpet, into which the solution poured out from the solution pouring port has penetrated deeply, is heated by the heater to accelerate the drying of these solutions. Also, by heating the carpet with a heater, it has the effect of sterilizing the carpet and killing mites in the carpet. At that time, as described above, by moving the pin up and down, mites and the like float above the carpet, approach the heater, and are killed there.

Further, this device provided with a dust collecting suction device can suck dust and dust floating on the upper surface of the carpet from the suction port as described above.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A motor 2 is fixed inside a box-shaped device body 1, and a hole 3 is formed in a bottom plate 1a of the device body 1 directly below the motor 2.
I am wearing. A box-shaped pin protection cover 4 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate 1a so as to cover the hole 3, and the pin protection cover 4 is provided.
The bottom plate has a large number of small holes 5. Further, the bottom plate of the pin protection cover 4 is inclined so as to become lower from the right side to the left side in FIG.

A lower end of a rod 6 having an upper end connected to a drive shaft 2a of the motor 2 is passed through the hole 3, and an upper end of a vertical vibrating rod 7 is rotatably supported by a shaft 8 at a lower end portion thereof to protect a pin. A substantially horizontal vibrating plate 9 is fixed to the lower end of the vertical vibrating rod 7 in the cover 4. Therefore, the vibrating plate 9 is located inside the pin protection cover 4, and is supported by the drive shaft 2a of the motor 2 via the rod 6 and the vertical vibrating rod 7. Further, a proper number of vibration stabilizing springs 10 are provided between the diaphragm 9 and the bottom plate 1a in the pin protection cover 4. A large number of pins 11 are projectingly provided on the lower surface of the vibrating plate 9, and each of the pins 11 freely penetrates each of the small holes 5 of the pin protection cover 4.

Further, in the apparatus main body 1, the motor 2
A power supply box 12 is provided next to the power supply box 1
A power cord 13 provided outside the device body 1 is introduced into the device 2. Also, the power switch 1 of this power box 12
4 and a pilot lamp 15 are provided on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 1, respectively.

A tank 16 is provided in the upper part of the apparatus main body 1, and a liquid feed pipe 17 is led out from a lower part of one side of the tank 16, and the tip of the liquid feed pipe 17 is inserted into the pin protection cover 4 to form a solution pouring port 17a. Is forming. This liquid delivery pipe 1
A switching valve 18 and an electromagnetic valve 19 are provided in the middle of 7, respectively. The switching valve 19 is a liquid delivery pipe 17
Can be opened and closed and switched to the drain pipe 20, and the tip of the drain pipe 20 is exposed on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 1.

Further, the tank 16 is provided with a 100 W heater 21 for warming the liquid in the tank 16 and a thermostat 22 for adjusting the liquid temperature.

A liquid inlet 23 with a lid is provided on the upper surface of the tank 16, and an opening 25 having a lid 24 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus body 1 facing the liquid inlet 23. A liquid level indicator 26 that indicates the liquid level in the tank 16 is provided on the outer surface of the apparatus body 1. Furthermore, casters 27 whose vertical movements can be adjusted are provided at the four corners of the bottom plate 1a of the apparatus body 1, and a handle 28 projects from one side of the apparatus body 1.

The details of the connecting portion between the drive shaft 2a of the motor 2 and the rod 6 are shown in FIG. The eccentric cam 30 is fixed to the outer periphery of the drive shaft 2a, and the eccentric cam 30 is inserted into a hole 31 formed in the upper end portion of the rod 6.
A ball bearing 32 is interposed between the outer circumference and the outer circumference of the.

As a result, when the drive shaft 2a of the motor 2 is rotated, the eccentric cam 30 also rotates and the upper end of the rod 6 rotates around the drive shaft 2a. However, since the lower end portion of the rod 6 is connected to the vertical vibrating rod 7 by the shaft 8, the vertical vibrating rod 7 can only move vertically. Then, the diaphragm 9 moves up and down, and each pin 11 moves up and down with respect to the pin protection cover 4.

In this way, the pin 11 protruding downward from the small holes 5 of the bottom plate of the pin protection cover 4 vibrates vertically. When the device body 1 is brought up onto the carpet in this state, each pin 11 enters the inside of the carpet hair, hits the carpet, and pushes loose hair or thread of the carpet into the interior, Tangle with thread and fix.

As described above, a large number of each pin 11 hits the carpet and pushes it into the inner part of the hair or the thread, so that a protrusion is formed between the pin 11 and the pin 11 as shown in FIG. The hit location becomes a recess. By repeating this, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. Then, along the row of the pins 11, uneven ridges are formed on the surface of the carpet in a ridge shape.

When, for example, a cleaning liquid is put in the tank 16 and the liquid feed pipe 17 is opened by the switching valve 18, the electromagnetic valve 19 is opened in association with the rotation of the motor 2 and the liquid feed pipe from the tank 16 is opened. The cleaning liquid flows into the liquid supply pipe 17, and flows out from the solution pouring port 17 a at the tip of the liquid supply pipe 17.
Then, this cleaning liquid flows on the bottom plate of the pin protection cover 4,
It flows out from the small holes 5 penetrating the vertically moving pins 11 along the outer circumference of the pins 11. At that time, since the bottom plate of the pin protection cover 4 is slightly inclined, the cleaning liquid easily flows from the right side to the left side of FIG. 1 on the bottom plate, and is dispersed from a large number of small holes 5 and flows outward.

In this way, the cleaning liquid adheres to each pin 11, and these pins 11 are moved up and down to the inner part of the hair or thread of the carpet by vertical vibration, and in order to repeat this, the cleaning liquid adheres to the inner part of the carpet. To do.

In addition, dirt and dust float on the upper surface of the carpet due to the vertical vibration of a large number of pins 11. Therefore, a separately prepared vacuum cleaner can easily suck dirt and dust.

Further, since the cleaning solution is heated in the tank 16 by the heater 21 up to about 60 ° to 70 ° C, the drying after adhering to the carpet is fast.

Instead of the above-mentioned cleaning liquid, a solution of a chemical agent such as an antistatic agent or a treating agent may be placed in the tank 16 and applied to the carpet, or a solution of a drug such as an antibacterial agent or an antifungal agent may be applied. Even if it is placed in the tank 16 and applied to the carpet, these chemical agents, treatment agents, agents, etc. adhere to the hairs of the carpet and the inner portions of the threads as described above.

When the device is pushed by the handle 28, the casters 27 are rotated and the device is easily moved. Therefore, it is possible to gradually move the device on the carpet, to regenerate and repair the carpet, and to apply chemical agents or treating agents or agents.

The diameter of each pin 11 is 1.5 to 5 mm.
The length is about 30 mm to 50 mm. Further, 50 to 100 cc of the cleaning liquid is sufficient per square meter, and the consumption amount is 1/5 to 1/10 of the conventional method. The vertical movement of each pin 11 is 10 to 10 kilocycles, and ultrasonic vibration may be applied to each pin 11 itself to move them vertically.

Further, by heating the liquid in the tank 16 by using the heater 21 as in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is possible to accelerate the drying of the applied solution and enhance the cleaning power. When killing mites, etc., the temperature of the solution is 70 ° -80 °.
If it is raised to C, it also has an insecticidal effect. Further, alcohol may be added to the solution, in which case the bactericidal effect can be enhanced and the drying speed can be increased. When the alcohol concentration is 6% or less, the effect is sufficiently exhibited.

Further, in the above-mentioned regenerating and repairing of the carpet, it is conceivable that the hair or thread of the carpet is caught or locked in the pin 11, so that various shapes of the pin 11 are formed as shown in FIG.

A cylindrical pin 11 is shown in (a), a plurality of annular grooves 34 are provided on the outer periphery of the pin 11 in (b), and a tapered one is shown in (c). This is a pin 11 in which a brim-shaped piece 35 is provided at the tip of a columnar pin 11, and in the case of FIG. 7D, a spiral groove 36 is provided on the outer periphery of the columnar pin.

In place of the above embodiment, a heater 37 of 500 W is provided in the bottom plate of the pin protection cover 4 as shown in FIG. 8, and a dust collecting suction device 38 is provided in the rear portion of the apparatus main body 1 to suck the dust. The port 39 may be provided behind the pin protection cover 4 (on the left side in FIG. 8). The above heater 3
The number 7 is not limited to the above-mentioned location, and may be provided at another appropriate location.

In this embodiment, the carpet is coated with the solution, and the heater 37 is used to dry the solution. Further, as described above, dirt, dust and the like floating on the upper surface of the carpet can be sucked from the suction port 39 by the dust collecting suction device 38.

In the above embodiment, the motor 2, rod 6,
Although the vertical vibration of the diaphragm 9 is activated by the vertical vibration rod 7, the diaphragm 9 may be vertically vibrated by an appropriate driving device instead.

In the above embodiment, the tip of the liquid feed pipe 17, that is, the solution pouring port 17a is provided in front of the pin protection cover 4 (right side in FIG. 1).
The a may be provided outside the front of the pin protection cover 4, or may be provided at a position close to the bottom plate of the apparatus main body. Further, although the pin protection cover 4 is provided in the above-mentioned embodiment, the pin 11 may be loosely formed by directly providing the small hole 5 in the bottom plate 1a of the apparatus body 1 without providing the cover.

[0042]

According to the present invention, since a large number of pins are vibrated by moving up and down during cleaning of the carpet, the contact area with the carpet becomes large depending on the number of pins, the diameter and length of the pins, and the frequency of vibration. The processing capacity becomes extremely high. Moreover, the dust and dirt inside the carpet float on the upper surface of the carpet when it is struck by the pin, and it is easy to remove the dirt and dust. Moreover, since the pin moves up and down in the direction of the hair of the carpet, the contact length is long, and therefore dirt and the like can be easily removed. In addition, since a solution such as a cleaning solution comes out from a solution outlet near the pin, it easily adheres to a large number of pins, and since the solution can be brought into contact with the hair of the carpet or the inner part of the thread, the cleaning effect and the like are extremely large. Further, unlike the conventional rotating brush, the fibers are not caught and pulled out.

Further, by vibrating a large number of pins up and down in this manner, loose hairs or threads can be pushed into the inner part and fixed by being entangled with other hairs or threads, so that the carpet can be repaired. . If the material fibers of the rug can be supplied at that time, the rug can be completely regenerated.

Further, chemical agents such as antistatic agents or agents such as treating agents, fungicides, antibacterial agents, etc. can be penetrated into the deep part of the carpet as described above, and therefore a minimum amount of solution is required. It can be fully effective and therefore can be dried quickly.

Further, in the case where the heater is provided, since the applied solution can be dried immediately, the processing time can be shortened. Moreover, if the temperature is raised to about 70 ° C or higher, the bactericidal and insecticidal effects of the carpet are also produced.

Further, in the case where the dust collecting suction device is provided, the dust or the like floating on the upper portion of the carpet can be automatically sucked by simply moving the device gradually over the carpet, and cleaning the carpet more easily. It can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the vibration driver of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged explanatory view showing a state where the device of the present invention is used for repairing a carpet.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing various shapes of pins used in the device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Device Main Body 2 Motor 4 Pin Protective Cover 5 Small Hole 9 Vibration Plate 11 Pin 16 Tank 17 Liquid Delivery Pipe 27 Caster

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body is provided with a vibration driver, a substantially horizontal diaphragm is hung on the vibration driver, and a large number of pins are projectingly provided on the lower surface of the diaphragm. The pins move in and out when the diaphragm moves up and down, and a large number of small holes that project freely are formed in the lower surface of the main body of the device.The pins move in and out between the ridges of the carpet when the diaphragm moves up and down. A suitable wheel for supporting the apparatus main body is provided, and further, a solution pouring outlet containing a coating agent such as a detergent, a chemical agent or a chemical agent is provided at a position close to the apparatus main body bottom plate having the small holes. Vertical vibration pin type carpet cleaning device. 2. An apparatus main body is provided with a vibration driver, a substantially horizontal diaphragm is hung on the vibration driver, and a large number of pins are projectingly provided on the lower surface of the diaphragm. The pins move in and out when the diaphragm moves up and down, and a large number of small holes that project freely are formed in the lower surface of the main body of the device.The pins move in and out between the ridges of the carpet when the diaphragm moves up and down. An appropriate wheel for supporting the main body of the apparatus is provided, and a solution spout containing a coating agent such as detergent, chemical agent or drug is provided near the bottom plate of the main body of the apparatus having the small holes, and the bottom plate of the main body of the apparatus is also provided. Vertical oscillating pin type carpet cleaning device characterized by having a heater. 3. An apparatus main body is provided with a vibration driver, a substantially horizontal diaphragm is hung on the vibration driver, and a large number of pins are projectingly provided on the lower surface of the diaphragm. The pins move in and out when the diaphragm moves up and down, and a large number of small holes that project freely are formed in the lower surface of the main body of the device.The pins move in and out between the ridges of the carpet when the diaphragm moves up and down. An appropriate wheel for supporting the main body of the apparatus is provided, and a solution spout containing a coating agent such as a detergent, a chemical agent or a drug is provided near the bottom plate of the main body of the apparatus having the small hole, and one side of the main body of the apparatus. An up / down vibrating pin type carpet cleaning device, characterized in that a dust collecting suction device is provided on the bottom of the device main body bottom plate.