JP3226166U - Water drop wipe - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water drop wiping tool which is based on grasping and using a handle part equipped with a water-absorbent material, and by which the water-absorbent material can be easily attached and detached. SOLUTION: A cylindrical holder 10 having a handle part equipped with a water-absorbing material, and the handle part is inserted into and removed from the cylindrical holder 10 through the opening port 11 to a substantially full length part of the cylindrical holder 10. It has a shaft body 30 and a coupling mechanism 50 that rotatably connects the tip ends of the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 to each other so that they can be opened and closed. [Selection diagram] Fig. 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a water drop wiper, and more particularly to a water drop wiper used for wiping off water drops remaining on a vehicle body, windshield, etc. after a car wash.

  The work of wiping off water droplets left on a car body after washing the car or getting wet with rain is often done by hand grasping a water absorbent material such as a towel cloth or a water absorbent resin cloth. In addition, a water drop wiping tool in which a water-absorbent sponge as a water-absorbent material is attached to the tip of the handle is also known.

  In the prior art, there is a description of a car water drop wiper used for a water drop wiping operation (Patent Document 1). In this patent document 1, a shaft attached to a grip is attached to a shaft which is wound around a belt-shaped synthetic wiping cloth and is held in a cylindrical shape, or to which a cylindrical water-absorbing sponge is attached.

JP, 9-295559, A

  However, the work of wiping off water drops on the vehicle body with a towel cloth or a water-absorbent resin cloth that is grasped by hand has a problem that it is difficult to reach and a great deal of labor is required. Further, in the one proposed by Patent Document 1, since a cylindrical cloth or a water-absorbing sponge is simply attached to the shaft, the damp cloth or the water-absorbing sponge is squeezed by wiping off water droplets to remove water. At times, there is a problem that water cannot be sufficiently squeezed because the cloth or water-absorbing sponge that is still attached to the shaft is squeezed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is basically based on grasping and using a handle portion equipped with a sheet-shaped water-absorbent material, and when the water-absorbent material absorbs water and becomes damp, The water absorbent material removed from the part can be squeezed to sufficiently remove water, and the operation of removing the water absorbent material from the handle and mounting it on the handle can be performed easily and quickly. The purpose is to provide a drip wipe.

  The water drop wiping tool according to the present invention is a water drop wiping tool used by gripping a handle part having a water absorbent material mounted thereon, wherein the handle part has a cylindrical cross-section with an open cross section having an opening extending in the axial direction. And a rod-shaped pushing shaft body that is inserted into and removed from the substantially full-length portion of the cylindrical holder through the opening, and the distal ends of the cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body are rotatably connected to each other to open and close them. A coupling mechanism that enables the sheet-shaped flexible water-absorbing material between the cylindrical holder and the pressing shaft body, and then rotate the cylindrical holder or the pressing shaft body in the closing direction. By moving and closing both, the pushing shaft body is fitted into the tubular holder through the opening, and the water absorbing material is pressed between the tubular holder and the pushing shaft body. Is configured as A.

  According to this invention, the sheet-like flexible water-absorbent material can be easily and quickly attached to and removed from the handle simply by closing and opening the tubular holder and the push-in shaft. .. For this reason, it is possible to sufficiently remove water by removing the damp water-absorbing material after wiping with water drops from the handle and squeezing it, and moreover, immediately attach the water-absorbing material after squeezing to the handle to remove water droplets. It can be used for wiping work. In addition, it is possible to easily and quickly remove the moist water-absorbing material from the handle and attach a new water-absorbing material to the handle. Furthermore, since the push shaft is inserted into and removed from the substantially full length portion of the cylindrical holder, a wide water absorbent material with a width corresponding to the substantially full length portion of the cylindrical holder is used for efficient wiping work. Not only can it be used, but also because the operator grips the handle and uses it, it is easy to evenly contact the water-absorbing material with the wiping surface, which minimizes the amount of unwiped water left unwound. Is also useful.

  In this invention, a portion near the tip of the cylindrical holder is obliquely cut off from the opening as a starting point, so that the opening has a chevron-shaped guide portion for the pushing shaft. desirable. According to this, when the pushing shaft body is fitted to the tubular holder, the pushing shaft body is smoothly fitted to the tubular holder by the action of the chevron-shaped introductory guide portion.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that each of the cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body has a hard core portion and a coating layer made of a flexible resin foam that covers an outer peripheral surface of the core portion. According to this, for example, during wiping work of water drops on a vehicle body or glass, the rigidity of the hard core portion of the tubular holder or the pushing shaft body causes the tubular holder or the pushing shaft body to bend or bend. Therefore, the situation in which the usability and work efficiency are reduced is suppressed, and nevertheless, the coating layer prevents the hard core from directly hitting the target, so the core directly hits the target and damages the target. Things will not happen. Further, the covering layer made of a flexible resin foam covering the outer peripheral surface of the core portion of the pushing shaft body is easily compressed when the pushing shaft body is closed or opened through the opening in the cylindrical holder. Since the diameter is reduced and deformed, both can be easily opened and closed. Furthermore, when the water-absorbent material is clamped between the cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body, whether it is a thick water-absorbent material or a thin water-absorbent material, the thickness of the water-absorbent material depends on the thickness of the water-absorbent material. Since the thickness of the coating layer that covers the outer peripheral surface of the core portion of the pressing shaft is changed and the water-absorbent material is pressed against the material without difficulty, it is preferable regardless of whether the water-absorbent material is thick or thin. It has the advantage of being easy to use. In addition, since the covering layer of the cylindrical holder and the pressing shaft is made of a flexible resin foam, the characteristics of the resin foam make it possible to grasp the cylindrical holder and the pressing shaft during the water droplet wiping operation. Is less slippery, which helps improve usability. Further, since the covering layer on the pushing shaft body side is formed of a flexible resin foam, the water-absorbent material that is pinched between the cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body has a cylindrical holder during the wiping operation. There is also an advantage that it is unlikely that a situation of slipping and slipping off between the and the pushing shaft body occurs.

In the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the cylindrical holder is provided with a cover made of a flexible resin foam that covers the coupling mechanism protruding from the tip end of the cylindrical holder from the outside. Is. Although it is possible to provide the coupling mechanism at a position that does not project from the tip of the cylindrical holder, even if the coupling mechanism is provided at a position that projects from the tip of the cylindrical holder, like the present invention, If the cylindrical holder is provided with a cover made of a flexible resin foam that covers the coupling mechanism protruding from the tip of the cylindrical holder from the outside, the coupling mechanism may directly hit the target such as the vehicle body or glass, and the damage may occur. Will not happen.
In the present invention, it is desirable to adopt a configuration in which the core portion of the cylindrical holder is made of a resin body that can be elastically expanded and contracted. According to this, due to the elastic expansion / contraction deformation characteristic of the resin body, even if the pushing shaft body is repeatedly inserted into and removed from the cylindrical holder, the action of pinching the water absorbing material between the cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body is impaired. There is an advantage that it is hard to be broken.

It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted partially and showed the water drop wiping implement which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which abbreviate | omits a cylindrical holder partially and cut it off in part. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted a part of pushing shaft body. It is a vertical front view of a cylindrical holder and a pushing shaft body. It is explanatory drawing of the effect | action by a coupling mechanism. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the attachment state of the water absorptive material with respect to the handle part by the longitudinal front view. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the other mounting state of the water absorptive material with respect to the handle part by the longitudinal front view. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the other mounting state of the water absorptive material with respect to the handle part by the longitudinal front view.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a water droplet wiping tool A according to an embodiment of the present invention with a part thereof omitted, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a cylindrical holder 10 with a part thereof omitted and partly cut away. FIG. 4 is a side view in which the pushing shaft body 30 is partially omitted, FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30, and FIG. 6 to 8 are explanatory views illustrating the mounted state of the water absorbent material 70 with respect to the handle portion 1 in a vertical sectional front view.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the water droplet wiping tool A includes a handle portion 1 in which the tip end portions of the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 are connected by a coupling mechanism 50, and the length of the handle portion 1 is , 60 to 80 cm, and is used with the handle 1 being held.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the tubular holder 10 has a cutout portion having a constant width at one position in the circumferential direction of a pipe material made of a hard resin body having a required length (about 60 to 80 cm). It has an opening 11 formed by being provided, and this opening 11 extends straight in the axial direction of the cylindrical holder 10. Therefore, in the cylindrical holder 10 of the illustrated example, the pipe material made of a hard resin body having the opening 11 can be elastically expanded and contracted. Further, in this tubular holder, the pipe member made of the resin body forms the hard core portion 12, and the entire outer peripheral surface of the core portion 12 is covered with the coating layer 13. For this reason, the cylindrical holder 10 is formed to have a circular cross section. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an inclined end surface 14 formed by obliquely cutting off one opening 11 as a starting point a is formed at a position near the tip of the cylindrical holder 10. The angled guide portion 15 is formed on the inclined end surface 14 in the vicinity of the starting point a. The pull-in guide portion 15 is useful for smoothly performing an operation of inserting the push-in shaft body 30 described later into the opening 11 of the cylindrical holder 10 and fitting the push-in shaft body 30 therein.

  The pushing shaft body 30 shown in FIG. 3 is a coating that covers a hard core portion 31 made of a lightweight pipe material having a required length (about 60 to 80 cm) such as an aluminum pipe or a resin pipe and an outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31. In the pushing shaft body 30 of the illustrated example, the tip portion of the core portion 31 projects from the coating layer 32. The length of the pushing shaft body 30 is substantially the same as the length of the cylindrical holder 10 described above. The push-in shaft body 30 has an outer peripheral diameter that can be fitted into and removed from the substantially entire length portion of the cylindrical holder 10 while being inserted into the opening 11 thereof while utilizing the elasticity of the core portion 12 of the cylindrical holder 10 described above. ing. Here, the covering layers 13 and 32 of the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 are made of a flexible resin foam such as polyurethane resin or EVA cross-linking resin, and an adhesive agent is used for each core portion 12.31. Are glued together.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the coupling mechanism 50 includes a first member 51 fixed to the tip of the core portion 12 of the tubular holder 10 by an appropriate means such as a screw, and a core portion 31 of the pushing shaft body 30. And a second member 52 fixed to the tip of the member by an appropriate means such as a screw. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the pin members 55 that penetrate the shaft holes 53 and 54 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) provided in the first and second members 51 and 52 cause the members 51 and 52 to move. It is rotatably connected. In this embodiment, as shown in the drawing, the first member 51 and the second member 52 of the coupling mechanism 50 project from the distal end portions of the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30. Therefore, the cylindrical holder 10 is provided with the cover 16 made of a flexible resin foam having a triangular side view, which covers the protruding portions of the first member 51 and the second member 52 of the coupling mechanism 50 from the outside. In the illustrated example, the covering 16 is formed of a resin foam different from the covering layer 13 of the cylindrical holder 10, and the covering 16 is fixed to the covering layer 13 in a laminated state. However, in this respect, the extended portion formed by extending the coating layer 13 is used as a coating body, and the protruding portion of the first member 51 and the second member 52 of the coupling mechanism 50 described above is formed by such a coating body. It can also be configured to cover from the outside.

  The cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 whose tip portions are connected to each other by the coupling mechanism 50 can be opened and closed in the closing direction and the opening direction as indicated by an arrow R in FIG. Therefore, for example, when the pushing shaft body 30 is rotated in the closing direction to close the pushing shaft body 30 and the tubular holder 10, the pushing shaft body 30 is separated into the opening 11 of the tubular holder 10. It is fitted into the cylindrical holder 10. In this case, immediately before the pushing shaft body 30 is fitted into the tubular holder 10, the pushing guide body 15 of the tubular holder 10 causes the pushing shaft body 30 to smoothly move into the opening 11 of the tubular holder 10. After that, the pushing shaft body 30 pushes and spreads the opening 11, and fits in the tubular holder 10 without difficulty. The same operation is performed when the cylindrical holder 10 is rotated in the opening direction and opened from the pushing shaft body 30. In addition, the covering layer 32 made of a flexible resin foam covering the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31 of the pushing shaft body 30 closes or opens the pushing shaft body 30 on the cylindrical holder 10 through the opening 11. Sometimes they are easily compressed and deformed so that they can be easily closed and opened.

  When the sheet-shaped flexible water-absorbent material 70 is attached to the water droplet wiping tool A described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 are opened, and the sheet is placed between the two. After arranging a flexible water-absorbent material (not shown), the cylindrical holder 10 or the pushing shaft body 30 is rotated in the closing direction to close the both. In this way, the pushing shaft body 30 is fitted into the tubular holder 10 through the opening 11 of the tubular holder 10, and the water absorbent material is pinched between the tubular holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 20. It As a result, the water absorbent material is attached to the handle 1. In this embodiment, since the pushing shaft body 30 is provided with the flexible coating layer 32, the water-absorbing material can be applied to the cylindrical holder 10 regardless of whether it is a thick water-absorbing material or a thin water-absorbing material. When the pressing force is applied between the pressing shaft body 30 and the pressing shaft body 30, the thickness of the coating layer 32 on the pressing shaft body 30 side changes depending on the thickness of the water absorption material, and the water absorption material is pressed smoothly. Therefore, good usability can be obtained regardless of whether the water-absorbent material is thick or thin.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the water-absorbent material 70 is attached to the handle portion 1 by pressing the middle portion of the water-absorbent material 70 in the longitudinal direction between the cylindrical holder 10 and the push-in shaft body 20. Even if the longitudinal end portions of the water absorbent material 70 are expanded without being wound around the handle portion 1, as shown in FIG. 7, only one longitudinal end portion of the water absorbent material 70 is inserted into the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body. Even when the pressure is clamped between the water absorbing material 70 and the other end of the water absorbing material 70 without being wound around the handle 1, as shown in FIG. Although it is not shown in the drawing, even if the other end is wound around the handle portion 1 while being pinched between the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 20, the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the water absorbent material 70 is not shown. Between the cylindrical holder 10 and the push-in shaft body 20 to absorb the water-absorbing material. Longitudinal ends of the 0 or may be wound around the handle part 1.

  After the water-absorbent material 70 is attached to the handle portion 1 as described above, an operator holds the other end portion of the handle portion 1 by hand and brings the water-absorbent material 70 into contact with the vehicle body, glass, or the like to remove water droplets. Absorb. Since such a water droplet wiping operation is an operation in which the operator grabs the other end of the handle portion 1 by hand and wipes the water droplets, it becomes easy to uniformly contact the water absorbing material 70 with the wiping surface. Also helps to minimize the amount of water left over. Particularly, in this embodiment, the rigidity of the hard core portions 12 and 31 of the tubular holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 causes the tubular holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 to be curved or bent during the wiping operation of water droplets. However, since the coating layers 13 and 32 prevent the core portions 12 and 31 from directly contacting the vehicle body or glass, the core portions 12 and 31 are prevented from being damaged. There is no chance that 31 will hit the car body or glass directly and damage them. Similarly, since the coupling mechanism 50 projecting from the tip end portion of the cylindrical holder 10 or the pushing shaft body 30 is covered from the outside by the covering body 16 made of a flexible resin foam, the coupling mechanism 50 can be coupled to the vehicle body or glass. There is no chance that he will be directly hit and hurt.

  Besides, since the covering layers 13 and 32 of the tubular holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 are formed of a flexible resin foam, the tubular holder 10 and the pushing shaft are pushed during the water droplet wiping operation due to the characteristics of the resin foam. The hand gripping the shaft body 30 becomes less slippery, which not only helps improve the usability, but also because the cover layer 32 on the pushing shaft body 30 side is formed of a flexible resin foam, it has a cylindrical shape. A situation in which the water-absorbent material 70 that is sandwiched between the holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 slips off from the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 during the wiping operation is unlikely to occur. That also helps improve usability.

  In addition, the water droplet wiping tool A allows the sheet-shaped flexible water-absorbent material 70 to be easily and quickly attached to the handle 1 only by closing or opening the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30. Since it can be removed or removed, it is possible to sufficiently remove water by removing the damp water-absorbent material 70 after wiping off the water drops from the handle portion 1 and squeezing it. It can be attached to the handle 1 and used for wiping off water drops. Further, it is possible to easily and quickly remove the wet water-absorbent material 70 from the handle 1 and attach a new water-absorbent material 70 to the handle 1. In addition, since the pushing shaft body 30 is inserted into and removed from the substantially full length portion of the cylindrical holder 10, a wide water absorbent material 70 having a lateral width corresponding to the substantially full length portion of the cylindrical holder is used to improve efficiency. You will be able to do good wiping work. In particular, when the length of the handle portion 1 is set to about 60 to 80 cm as described above, even when wiping off water drops on the roof with a wide vehicle width, it becomes difficult for some parts to be difficult to reach, and some parts are left unwiped. The situation that occurs will be improved.

  In this embodiment, since the core portion 12 of the tubular holder 10 is made of a resin body that can be elastically expanded and contracted, the push-fit shaft body 30 is repeatedly inserted into and removed from the cylindrical holder 10 by the elastic expansion and contraction characteristic of the resin body. However, there is an advantage that the action of pinching the water absorbent material 70 between the cylindrical holder 10 and the pushing shaft body 30 is not easily impaired.

  As the water-absorbent material 70, a cloth material such as a water-absorbent towel or a microfiber cloth having excellent water-absorbent property can be appropriately used.

A Water droplet wiping tool 1 Handle 10 Cylindrical holder 11 Opening port 12 Core part of cylindrical holder 13 Cover layer of cylindrical holder 15 Induction guide part 16 Cover body 30 Push shaft body 31 Core portion of push shaft body 32 Push shaft body Coating layer 50 Bonding mechanism 70 Water absorbent material

Claims (5)

A water drop wiping tool that is used by gripping a handle part equipped with a water absorbent material,
The handle has a cylindrical holder with an open cross section that has an opening that extends in the axial direction, a rod-shaped pushing shaft that is inserted into and removed from the cylindrical holder through the opening and into the substantially entire length of the cylindrical holder, and these cylinders. A holder and a pushing mechanism that rotatably connect the tip end portions of the pushing shaft body to each other to open and close them.
By arranging the sheet-shaped flexible water-absorbing material between the cylindrical holder and the pressing shaft body, and then rotating the cylindrical holder or the pressing shaft body in the closing direction to close them, The pushing shaft body is fitted into the cylindrical holder through the opening, and the water absorbing material is configured to be pinched between the cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body. Water drop wiper.   The water droplet according to claim 1, wherein a portion near the tip end portion of the cylindrical holder is obliquely cut off from the opening as a starting point, so that the opening has a chevron-shaped entrainment guide portion for the pushing shaft body. Wiping tool.   3. The cylindrical holder and the pushing shaft body each have a hard core portion and a coating layer made of a flexible resin foam covering the outer peripheral surface of the core portion. The water droplet wiping tool described in.   4. The cylindrical holder is provided with a cover made of a flexible resin foam that covers the coupling mechanism protruding from the tip end of the cylindrical holder from the outside. Water drop wipe described.   The water droplet wiping tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the core portion of the cylindrical holder is made of a resin body capable of elastic expansion / contraction deformation.

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