JP2000107704A - Rotary type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a rotary type washing machine easy to handle and to sufficiently wash various points by installing a first coupler comprising a grip shaft fitted with a screw for joining a hose in the rear end in a detachable manner and a washing head in the tip end in a detachable manner, installing a prescribed length of a grip part in the middle part of the coupler, and installing a second coupler to be joined to the first coupler in the rear end of the washing head. SOLUTION: A part between a female (a first) coupler 13 at the tip end of a grip shaft 10 and a male screw 11 in the rear end is made to be a grip part 14 and the length of the grip part 14 is set to be 100-150 mm. A on/off switch 15 to operate the grip part 14 while the grip part being held is installed in the grip shaft 10. A sweeping head 20 is provided with a head main body 21 and a shaft 22. A male (a second) coupler 24 to be joined to the female (the first) coupler 13 is installed in the rear end of the head shaft 22 and a male (a third) coupler 26 is installed in the tip end side of the head main body 21. A nozzle, a water wheel, and a reduction gear are installed in the head main body 21. A brush 40 is constituted of a female (a third) coupler 41 to be joined to the male (the third) coupler 26 and hairs 42 implanted in the coupler 41.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotary washing machine which rotates a brush or the like by using water pressure and is used as a bathroom cleaning tool, a car washing tool, a body brush or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A rotary cleaning machine which rotates a brush or the like by using water pressure and is used as a bathroom cleaning tool, a car wash tool, a body brush, or the like is well known (for example, Utility Model Registration No. 3036).
No. 472, No. 47-19264). The components of this rotary washer include a handle, a nozzle that directs a water stream on the water wheel,
There are a water wheel, a speed reducer, a brush (sponge, hair, etc.), a water channel opening / closing valve, a switching valve, a connector for a hose, an injection tank for detergent and the like, and a valve.

[0003]

The conventional rotary washing machine has various disadvantages such as the following.

[0004] The handle portion is too long to handle in the bathroom or, conversely, too short to grasp securely.

[0005] Some open / close valves for water channels are attached to the handle, but with the handle held, it is necessary to operate with the opposite hand (use both hands), or it is not possible to operate without holding the hand. . In addition, there are many things that turn a cock, and with a handle, a hand with a handle (one hand)
Can not operate. Therefore, operation cannot be performed with the body supported by one hand.

In many cases, the base of the handle has a shape to which a normal hose is attached, and a cleaning brush cannot be attached to the tip of the shower hose. Some are attached to the shower hose, but it is necessary to remove the entire head and replace it, or it cannot be easily replaced with a normal shower head.

[0007] To wash near the shower in the bathroom, the handle is short, and to wash far away, the handle is better,
There is nothing that can handle both. In addition, it is difficult to handle long patterns.

[0008]

The rotary washing machine according to the present invention comprises a grip shaft, a washing head and a brush, is attached to a hose, rotates a water wheel using water pressure, and uses a brush through a speed reducer. A screw for connecting a hose at a rear end of the grip shaft, a first coupler to which the cleaning head is detachable, and an intermediate portion thereof. Length 100mm ~
A grip portion of 150 mm is provided, and a second coupler connected to the first coupler is provided at a rear end of the cleaning head, and the water wheel and a nozzle for directing a water flow to the water wheel, A speed reducer for reducing the rotation of the water wheel is built in the cleaning head, a third coupler is provided on an output shaft of the speed reducer, and the brush is detachably mounted on the third coupler. Things.

Such a rotary washer has an appropriate length of the grip shaft and is easy to handle. Further, it can be used by connecting to a shower hose in a bathroom.

In this rotary washing machine, it is preferable that an opening / closing switch for a water channel which can be operated by the grasping hand is provided on the grasping shaft while the grasping portion is grasped.

[0011] Such a rotary washing machine is very convenient because the open / close switch can be operated with the gripping hand while holding the grip portion.

The cleaning head may be provided with a head shaft of 250 to 400 mm, so that the entire length of the rotary cleaning machine may be long.

The washing head and the shower head may be exchangeable. It is preferable that the length of the head shaft of the shower head be 50 mm or less, and a coupler connectable to the first coupler be provided at an end of the head shaft. Since this shower head has a water sprinkling section immediately after the coupler, it is almost the same size as a normal shower head and can be used without discomfort.

[0014] The rotary washer of the present invention may be provided with an extension member which can be added to the grip shaft to increase the length. The extension member may have a flexible hose-like portion in part.

[0015] A rigid outer tube may be attached to the hose-shaped portion so that the flexible portion has a rigid rod shape. A switch different from the open / close switch may be provided on the extension member. An operation piece separate from the extension member may be attached to the extension member, and the operating force may be transmitted to the open / close switch by the transmission member.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the crossing angle between the axial direction of the output shaft in the cleaning head and the longitudinal direction of the grip shaft is 110 to 150 °.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail. 1A and 1B show the configuration of a rotary washing machine according to an embodiment, wherein FIG. 1A is a side view, FIG. 1B is an exploded view of FIG. 1A, and FIG. It is a side view at the time. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a usage example of the switch, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the head.

This rotary type washing machine 1 has a shower hose 2
Grip shaft 10 connected to the
Head 20 as an example of a cleaning head connected to the cleaning head
And a brush 40 connected to the cleaning head 20.

At the tip of the shower hose 2 is provided a base 3 with a female thread. At the rear end of the gripping shaft 10, there is provided a male thread 11 meshing with the female thread and an O-ring 12. Is installed. A female coupler 13 as a first coupler is provided at the tip of the grip shaft 10.
Is provided.

The female coupler 13 at the front end and the male screw 1 at the rear end
1 is a grip portion 14, and the length of the grip portion 14 is 100 to 150 mm.

As shown in FIG. 2, an open / close switch 15 which is operated while holding the grip portion 14 is provided on the grip shaft 10. In this embodiment, when the open / close switch 15 is pushed in as shown in FIG. 2A, the water passage in the grip shaft 10 is opened, and when the switch is pushed in reverse as shown in FIG. The waterway is closed. However, various switches can be used as the open / close switch, such as a switch that presses once to open the water passage in the grip shaft 10 and another press closes the water passage in the grip shaft 10.

The cleaning head 20 integrally includes a head main body 21 and a head shaft 22 connected to the rear side of the head main body 21. A male coupler 24 as a second coupler connected to the female coupler 13 is provided at the rear end of the head shaft 22, and an O-ring 25 is mounted around the male coupler 24. At the tip end side of the head main body 21, there is provided a third rotating mechanism, which will be described below.
A male coupler 26 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a nozzle 29 for ejecting water from a water passage 28 in the head shaft 22, a water wheel 30 for rotating by receiving a jet of water from the nozzle 29, and a water wheel 30 Reducer 31 for reducing the rotation of 30
And is installed. The speed reducer 31 includes a speed reducer body 32 and a gear train arranged in the speed reducer body 32. This gear train is composed of a male gear on the outer periphery of the output shaft 30a of the water wheel 30 and a planetary gear 33 meshing with the male gear.
The first gear plate 34 pivotally supported by the first gear plate 34, the male teeth on the outer periphery of the output shaft 34b protruding from the first gear plate 34, and the planetary gear 35 meshing with the male teeth are pivotally supported by pins 36a. A second gear plate 36, and an output shaft 36b protruding from the second gear plate 36. The male coupler 26 is connected to the output shaft 36b.

The brush 40 comprises a female coupler 41 connected to the male coupler 26 and bristles 42 planted on the female coupler 41. Note that a brush having a sponge may be used instead of the bristle 42. The brush 40 may be of various types such as for washing a body, for washing a body, and for washing a car, in addition to washing a bathroom.

FIG. 1C is a side view of a rotary washer provided with a long-stem type cleaning head 20A to be replaced with the cleaning head 20. The head shaft 22A of the cleaning head 20A is 250 to 400 mm. Code 21
A is a head main body. Other structures in FIG. 1C are the same as those in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a rotary washing machine in which the cleaning head 20 or 20A is replaced with a shower head 45. Reference numeral 46 denotes a water sprinkling part of the shower head 45.
Reference numeral 47 denotes a head shaft protruding from the shower head 45. The protruding length (the length from the base to the end) of the head shaft 47 is 50 mm or less, for example, 2 mm.
It is 0 to 50 mm. At the end of the head shaft 47, a male coupler (not shown) as a fourth coupler connected to the female coupler 13 as the first coupler is provided. The configuration of the fourth coupler is the same as that of the male coupler (second coupler) 24.

FIG. 5A is a structural view of a rotary washer employing the extension member 50, and FIG. 5B is another extension member 60.
FIG.

The extension member 50 shown in FIG. 5A is a rigid tubular member, and a male coupler 51 as a fifth coupler having an O-ring 52 mounted at the rear end thereof, and a male coupler 51 at the front end. A female coupler 53 as a sixth coupler is provided.
The male coupler 51 is connected to the female coupler 13 at the tip of the grip shaft 10, and the female coupler 53 is connected to the male coupler 24 of the cleaning head 20. The extension member 50 is provided with an additional switch 54. The additional switch 54 has a function of opening and closing a water channel similarly to the open / close switch 15.

The extension member 60 shown in FIG. 5B has a rigid tube 61 on the distal end and a flexible tube 6 on the rear end connected to the rigid tube 61.
Consists of two. A male coupler 63 as a fifth coupler having an O-ring 64 attached to the rear end of the flexible tube 62 is provided, and can be connected to the female coupler 13 of the grip shaft 10. At the tip of the hard tube 61, a female coupler 6 as a sixth coupler connected to the male coupler 24 of the cleaning head 20 is provided.
5 are provided. The hard tube 61 is provided with an additional switch 66 similar to the additional switch 54.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are structural views of the extension member 70. FIG. The extension member 70 includes a hard first inner pipe 71 on the distal end side, a flexible second inner pipe 72 on the rear end side connected to the first inner pipe 71, Inner pipe 7
An outer tube 73 externally fitted to the first and second tubes 72 is provided. A male screw 77 is provided near the rear end of the second inner tube 72, and a male screw 78 is provided near the front end of the first inner tube 71.

The outer tube 73 is provided with a nut 74 on the front end and a nut 75 on the rear end.

At the rear end of the inner tube 72, there is provided a male coupler 76 as a fifth coupler to which an O-ring 81 is mounted. This male coupler 76 can be connected to the female coupler 13 of the grip shaft 10. is there. A female coupler 80 as a sixth coupler connectable to the male coupler 24 of the cleaning head 20 is provided at the tip of the inner tube 71. As shown in FIG. 6A, the extension member 70 shown in FIG.
By pulling it down to the second side and screwing the nut portion 75 to the male screw 77, it becomes a single hard rod from the upper end to the lower end in the figure. The outer tube 73 is connected to the first inner tube 7 as shown in FIG.
By shifting to the second side and screwing the nut portion 74 to the male screw 78, the hard rod-shaped portion becomes about half that of FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7 is a structural view of a rotary washer provided with an extension member 85 and a switch operation piece 90 of a remote control type.

The extension member 85 has a rigid pipe shape. A female coupler 83 as a sixth coupler connected to the male coupler 24 of the cleaning head 20 is provided at a front end, and a grip is provided at a rear end. A male coupler (not shown) is provided as a fifth coupler to which the female coupler 13 of the shaft 10 is connected. The extension member 85 has the same configuration as the extension member 50 except that the extension switch 85 does not include the additional switch 54.

The switch operating piece 90 is provided for the grip shaft 10.
For remotely operating the open / close switch 15 of
It is provided on a holder 92 with a slide lock mechanism.
The holder 92 with the slide lock mechanism is
Is pressed once in the downward direction in the figure along the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7B, the operating piece 90 is locked (latched) at this pressed position, and when the operating piece 90 is pressed again, the lock is released. The operation piece 90 is configured to be released and pushed back by the force of a spring (not shown).

The holder 92 is attached to the extension member 85 by a band 91. The stroke of the operation piece 90 is controlled by the wire 9 pulled out from the holder 92.
4 to the open / close switch 15.

A clamp 95 is mounted on the open / close switch 15, and the tip of the wire 94 is connected to the clamp 95.
It is fixed to. The clamp 95 is connected to the casing 9 attached to the grip shaft 10 by a band 97.
6. This casing 96 and holder 9
2, a guide tube 93 is disposed between the guide tube 93 and the wire 94.
Are inserted into the guide tube 93.

In this rotary washing machine, the operating piece 90
Each time is pressed, the open / close switch 15 is switched.

The rotary washer of the present invention having the above-described structure has the following various advantages.

Since it can be attached to the shower hose 2 in the bathroom, there is no need to connect another hose to the faucet. Moreover,
As shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning head 20 and the shower head 45 can be easily exchanged, and the usability is good.

The grip shaft 10 has a moderate length of 100 to 150 mm and is easy to grip. The open / close switch 15 can be operated (one hand) with the hand in a gripped state. Easy to use without having to do. Also, while holding your body with one hand,
Switch operation is possible.

Since the grip shaft 10 is not a long handle,
It is easy to move and easy to clean to reach the hose. Since the brush 40 is also detachable, various brushes can be selected according to the person to be washed, and can be replaced when damaged.

By mounting the cleaning head 20 having the long head shaft 22A on the grip shaft 10, cleaning can be performed easily without bending down too much. In addition, the degree of freedom of handling is high.

Since the cleaning heads 20 and 20A and the shower head 45 can be easily replaced, the cleaning heads 20 and 20A may be replaced only when cleaning is performed.

When taking a shower with the shower head 45, the grip shaft 10 is not too long, and the shower head 45 has the water sprinkling portion 46 immediately after the coupler 13, so that the shower head 45 has the same size and shape as a normal shower head. Yes, easy to use.

The operation of the switch 15 is completely the same regardless of whether the cleaning head 20, 20A or the shower head 45 is mounted, so that the operation is easy and the operation is simple.

When washing far away, the extension members 50, 6
0, 70, 85, the shaft 10 and the cleaning head 20,
It can be mounted by the same coupler during 20A.

The extension members 60, 70, and 85 are flexible in about half of the length thereof, are easy to handle in a small bathroom, and can be sufficiently washed in a shaded area away from a faucet.

In the case of the extension member 70, if the outer tube 73 is slid and covered with the inner tube 72, it can be handled in the same manner as a rigid single rod-like hard tube. Since the 72 is flexible, it can be easily handled. It is very easy to use both.

When the cleaning is performed by grasping the extension members 50, 60, 70, and 85, the switches can be operated at hand, and the operation is easy.

Since the switch operating piece 90 is separate from the extension member 85, no switch is required for the extension member 85 itself, and the configuration of the extension member 85 is extremely simple.

The switch operating piece 90 can be mounted at any position of the extension member 85, and is extremely easy to use.

In the above embodiment, the head shaft 22 is projected from the cleaning head 20 as a cleaning head. However, this head shaft is omitted, and the grip shaft is directly connected to the block-shaped cleaning head. May be.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an example of this, in which a concave first coupler 113 at the tip of the grip shaft 110 is used.
, The protruding second coupler 124 of the cleaning head 120
Are fitted. The second coupler 124 is the first coupler 1
13 to prevent the jig from being pulled out.
Is used. The connecting jig 100 includes a ring portion 101 having a size on which a finger can be put, and a ring portion 1.
And a pair of pin portions (not shown) extending from the grip shaft 110. The pin portions penetrate the grip shaft 110 and are inserted into small holes (not shown) of the coupler 113, whereby the grip shaft 110 is provided. Separation from the cleaning head 120 is prevented.

A male screw 111 for connecting the shower hose 2 (not shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) is provided at the rear end of the grip shaft 110. Although an open / close switch 115 having the same configuration as the open / close switch 15 is provided on the grip shaft 110 in FIG. 8, the open / close switch 115 may be omitted as shown in FIG.

The coupler 141 of the brush 140 is attached to the male coupler 126 of the cleaning head 120. Brush 14
A hair 142 is implanted in 0. This cleaning head 12
The configuration of 0 is the same as the configuration of the cleaning head 20.

The direction S of the axis of rotation of the cleaning head 120
The crossing angle between (FIG. 9) and the longitudinal direction of the grip shaft 110 is preferably 110 to 150 °. In other words, the angle at which the surface to be cleaned, which is a plane perpendicular to the direction S, and the extension of the grip shaft in the longitudinal direction intersect, is 30 to
Preferably it is 70 °. With such an angle, the brush 140 can be easily pressed against the surface to be cleaned.

When the grip shaft 110 is curved as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the grip shaft 110 is extended in a tangential direction (more precisely, in the cross section of the grip shaft 110 including the axis of the grip shaft 110). The intersection angle between the tangent of the curve drawn by the side peripheral surface of the axis and the axis S is 110 to 15
It is preferably in the range of 0 °. FIG. 8 illustrates 120 °, 130 °, and 140 ° as the angles.

[0059]

As described above, the rotary washing machine of the present invention is easy to use and can sufficiently wash various places. In addition, various heads can be easily exchanged and the shaft length can be easily adjusted. Furthermore, it is also possible to configure so that the operation position of the switch can be changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a rotary washer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of use of the rotary washer of FIG. 1;

3A is a longitudinal sectional view of the cleaning head of the rotary washing machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a shower head is attached to the rotary washing machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which an extension member is attached to the rotary washing machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of another extension member.

FIG. 7A is a configuration diagram of a rotary washing machine provided with another extension member and a switch operation piece, and FIG. 7B is a diagram of FIG.
It is an expanded sectional view of a part of figure.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a rotary washer according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a rotary washer according to still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 rotary washing machine 2 shower hose 10 gripping shaft 11, 24, 51, 63, 76 male coupler 13, 26, 41, 53, 65, 80, 83 female coupler 14 gripping part 15 open / close switch 20, 20A cleaning head 22, 22A Head shaft 40 Brush 45 Shower head 46 Water sprinkling part 47 Head shaft 50, 60, 70, 85 Extension member 90 Switch operation piece

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Osamu Sato, Inventor 80, Higashi-nogiri, Shimono-no-Ishiki-cho, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi (72) Inventor Katsuhiro Nakamura 1-7-1, Shimojo-cho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi Corp. −102

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A rotary washing machine comprising a grip shaft, a washing head and a brush, attached to a hose, rotating a water wheel using water pressure, and rotating a brush via a speed reducer, wherein the grip is provided. The rear end of the shaft is provided with a screw for connecting a hose, and the front end is provided with a first coupler to which the washing head can be attached and detached.
m, a second coupler connected to the first coupler is provided at a rear end of the cleaning head, and the water wheel, a nozzle for directing a water flow to the water wheel, A speed reducer for reducing the rotation of the water wheel is built in the cleaning head, a third coupler is provided on an output shaft of the speed reducer, and the brush is detachably mounted on the third coupler. Rotary washer. 2. The rotary washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a water channel opening / closing switch operable with the gripped hand is provided on the grip shaft while the grip portion is gripped. 3. The rotary cleaning machine according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning head is integrally provided with a head shaft having a length of 250 to 400 mm. 4. The shower head according to claim 1, wherein a shower head having a fourth coupler connectable to the first coupler at an end of a head shaft is provided so as to be replaceable with the cleaning head. A rotary washing machine, wherein a length of a head shaft of the shower head is 50 mm or less. 5. The gripping shaft according to claim 1, further comprising an extension member connected to the grip shaft, wherein a fifth coupler connected to a first coupler of the grip shaft is provided at a rear end of the extension member. A rotary washer provided, wherein a sixth coupler connected to a second coupler of the cleaning head is provided at a tip of the extension member. 6. The gripping shaft according to claim 2, further comprising an extension member connected to the grip shaft, wherein a fifth coupler connected to a first coupler of the grip shaft is provided at a rear end of the extension member. A rotary washer provided, wherein a sixth coupler connected to a second coupler of the cleaning head is provided at a tip of the extension member. 7. The rotary washer according to claim 5, wherein the extension member partially has a flexible hose-shaped portion. 8. The extension member according to claim 5, wherein the extension member has a double tube structure having an inner tube and an outer tube, and a part of the inner tube is a flexible hose-like portion. An outer tube is a hard tube, and the outer tube is slidable with respect to the inner tube. 9. The rotary washer according to claim 6, wherein the extension member has an additional switch different from the open / close switch, and the water channel can be opened / closed by operating the additional switch. 10. The operation member according to claim 6, wherein an operation piece separate from the extension member is attached to the extension member, and an operation force transmission member that transmits an operation force of the operation piece to the open / close switch is provided. A rotary washer characterized by the following. 11. The cleaning head according to claim 1, wherein a crossing angle between an axial direction of the output shaft in the cleaning head and a longitudinal direction of the grip shaft is 110 to 15.
A rotary washer characterized by being at 0 °.