JP2004256955A - Pill-removing tool - Google Patents

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JP2004256955A
JP2004256955A JP2003049894A JP2003049894A JP2004256955A JP 2004256955 A JP2004256955 A JP 2004256955A JP 2003049894 A JP2003049894 A JP 2003049894A JP 2003049894 A JP2003049894 A JP 2003049894A JP 2004256955 A JP2004256955 A JP 2004256955A
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Yuji Ono
裕司 小野
Akizo Kada
晶三 加田
Hiroshi Maekawa
弘 前川
Tsutomu Sato
努 佐藤
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pill-removing tool not requiring not only an inner blade and an outer blade but also a motor, a battery or the like, having a simple structure, composed of a small number of parts, highly safe in use, entirely causing no trouble, facilitating the taking out of the pill, and produceable by a reduced production cost. <P>SOLUTION: A container body in a semicircular arc shape has a rectangular opening at the center part at the lower side. A pill-storing container is held in the container body so as to be turnable, and an engaging protruded row is formed in the longitudinal direction on the center part of the outer periphery of the pill-storing container so as to be protruded from a lower side opening part of the container body. A hard tilted pile group tilted in the upper direction is fixed to the upper half part of the one side of the outer periphery of the engaging protruded row. An arc-shaped pressurizing member urged in the pill-storing container side is installed in one space part between the container body and the pill-storing container, and the hard tilted pile group tilted in the upper side direction is fixed to the inner surface of the pressurizing member. A transparent lid member is detachably fitted in the upper opening part of the container body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明はセーター、パンツなどの衣服類やカーペットなどの生活用品に発生した毛玉等を取り除く毛玉取り器に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
衣服類などに発生した毛玉を除去するため、従来は、毛玉を導入するための刃孔を有する多数の外刃101と、これらの外刃101に摺接しながら回転する内刃102とを備えたものが使用されていた。多数の刃孔から導入された毛玉を各外刃101と回転する内刃102との間で切断し、内刃102の回転により発生する遠心力で、多数の外刃101と内刃102との間の間隙を通して毛玉を外方に移動し、この間隙に連通するダストボックス105に毛玉が集められていた。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特開2001−73270号公報(第1図)
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、従来の毛玉取り器では、多数の外刃101と内刃102の形成、乾電池の装着や取り替え、毛玉ボックスの取り出しや内部の手入れを可能にするためには、構成が複雑で、部品点数が多くなり、製作コストが割高になる不都合があった。また、回転する内刃102の存在は、使用時の安全性やトラブルの発生について危惧の念をいだかせる。その上、不使用時には、子供達の手の届かない所に保管する必要がある上、しばらく使用しないときは、乾電池を取り出して保管するなどの細かい配慮が必要となる不都合もあった。
【0005】
本発明は、上記事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、その主たる目的は、毛玉の除去を安全な状態で能率良く行なうことができ、除去された毛玉の回収状態の把握や排出が容易であり、不使用時の保管に手数がかからず、製作コストも割安な毛玉取り器を提供することにある。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明では、半円形より幾分偏平に湾曲された容器本体と、この容器本体内に回動可能に保持される上端開口の毛玉収納容器と、容器本体と毛玉収納容器との間の一方の空間部に位置して毛玉収納容器側に付勢される押圧部材と、容器本体の上端開口部に嵌合される透明な蓋部材とにより構成される毛玉取り器において、容器本体は下側中央部の長さ方向のほぼ全体にわたって長方形の開口が形成され、幾分外側に湾曲するよう形成された両側端面の内側に、フラットな端面がそれぞれ設けられる。毛玉収納容器は、容器本体の下側開口から突出する外周面の中央部に、長さ方向の係止突条が形成され、この係止突条によって区分される片側外周面の上半部に、上側方向に傾斜する硬い傾斜パイル群が固着されるとともに、片側の端面から突出する軸部には、容器本体の外側に位置する回動つまみが取り付けられる。押圧部材は容器本体の上端開口部より上側の位置で、容器本体のフラットな端面に対して回動可能に保持されるとともに、毛玉収納容器と当接する内側面に上側方向に傾斜する硬い傾斜パイル群が固着される。蓋部材は下端開口側の内面に形成された係合凹部と、容器本体の対応する位置に設けられた係止突条とにより着脱可能に嵌合されていることを特徴としている。
【0007】
また、上記構成における傾斜パイル群に腰の強さを付与するためには、傾斜パイル群は基布に植設され、アクリル樹脂などの樹脂を含浸されたのち、加熱すればよい。
【0008】
また、蓋部材と容器本体とを着脱可能に嵌合するためには、蓋部材の係合凹部は、容器本体側に突出する半円弧状の突条の内面に形成された角状突出部と、その上側の蓋部材内面に設けられた切り欠きとにより形成され、容器本体の係止突条は、上端面からの立上り壁の上端外表面に形成される台形の係止突出部となるようにすればよい。
【0009】
そして、毛玉取り作業を能率良く行ないたいときには、蓋部材は上側表面に毛玉取り器の操作方向を示す矢印を傾斜パイル群側に向けて表示すればよい。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の毛玉取り器について詳細に説明する。図1から図6は、本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を示したものである。図1は蓋部材を分離した状態で示した正面図、図2は図1のII−II断面図、図3は容器本体側の平面図、図4は操作時の状態を示す底面図、図5は毛玉が掻き取られて毛玉収納容器に引き渡される過程を示した要部断面図、そして図6は容器本体と蓋部材との嵌合部を拡大して示した要部断面図である。
【0011】
本実施例の毛玉取り器は、図1および図2に示すように、上端側が開口された半円弧状の容器本体1と、この容器本体1内に保持される毛玉収納容器2と、容器本体1内の一方の側に保持されて毛玉収納容器2の外表面に付勢される押圧部材3と、容器本体1と嵌合する透明な蓋部材4とから構成されている。
【0012】
容器本体1は、図2に示すように、上下方向に幾分偏平になるよう湾曲されて半円形より半楕円形状に形成されている。容器本体1の下側中央部には、長さ方向のほぼ全体にわたって長方形の開口5が設けられている。長方形の開口5は、幾分水平方向に湾曲された底壁1aの部分に設けられている。容器本体1の両端には、幾分外側に湾曲する湾曲端面1b、1cが形成されており、それらの内側には、半円形の端面6と円形の端面7とが設けられている(図3)。
【0013】
半円形の端面6の上端中央部と押圧部材3側には、毛玉収納容器2と押圧部材3とを保持する軸受部6aと6bが、それぞれ上側に突出するよう形成されている。これに対し、円形の端面7は、横方向の一端で折り曲げ部7aにより湾曲端面1cに連結され、また、横方向の他端は、前記軸受部6bと対応する位置に形成された横向きの軸受部7bの下端側で容器本体1の内面側に連結されている。1dは湾曲端面1cに形成された半円形の大きな切り欠きである。
【0014】
容器本体1は、上端開口部2cの内壁に沿って薄い厚さの嵌合用立上り壁8がコの字形に形成されている。この立上り壁8は上端開口部の厚さの半分以下の厚さで、高さは前記半円形のフラットな端面6の上面と同じ高さである。立上り壁8は、容器本体1の長さ方向の中央部にそれぞれ一定の隙間9,9が設けられており、これらの隙間9,9の部分には、立上り壁8の上端より上側に突出した先端側の外面に、外側に向かって斜め下向きに傾斜する台形の係止突条10a,10aを備えた係合部材10,10が設けられている。8aは立上り壁8に形成された補強突条である。
【0015】
容器本体1は、前記係合部材10,10の一方または両方のすぐ下側に、ほぼ垂直下向きまたは幾分内側に傾斜する長方形の突出部11が形成されている。この突出部11は、容器本体1を内側に押圧して両側の係合部材10,10を内側に弾性変形させて蓋部材4との係合を解除するときに使用される(図6)。
【0016】
毛玉収納容器2は、容器本体1の下側中央部に設けられた開口5の幅寸法より幾分大きな円弧状の容器で、その上端側は、容器本体1の上端よりかなり上側に突出している。毛玉収納容器2は、両端の端面2aと2bから突出する軸12,13により、容器本体1の半円形の端面2aと円形の端面2bに回動可能に保持されている。円形の端面2bを貫通する軸13の先端側には、容器本体1の半円形の大きな切り欠き1dと一部重合する形で、回動つまみ14が取り付けられている。
【0017】
毛玉収納容器2は、下半部の内面が円弧状で、上半部は円弧状の両端からほぼ垂直に立上る平面状に形成されており、毛玉を収納する容積を大きくするとともに、上端開口部2cの幅をできるだけ広くして、毛玉の受け渡しや排出が容易に行なえるようにしている。この上端開口部2cを水平にしたとき、毛玉収納容器2の底壁2dの中央部には、細い係止突条2eが長さ方向全体にわたって設けられている。毛玉収納容器2は、この係止突条2eによって区分される片側外周面の上半部に、先端を上側方向に向けて傾斜された硬い傾斜パイル群15が、その先端部分を幾分突出された状態で固着されている。
【0018】
傾斜パイル群15は基布15aに対して傾斜方向を揃えて植設されており、傾斜パイル群15による毛玉の掻き取りを容易にするため、傾斜パイル群15にアクリル樹脂などの樹脂を含浸させたのち、加熱処理を施すことにより、傾斜パイル群15に硬さ(腰の強さ)を付与している。傾斜パイル群15の取り付けは、毛玉収納容器2に形成させた深さの浅い長方形の凹部2fの部分に、基布15aの部分を接着剤により固着して行なわれる。
【0019】
容器本体1と毛玉収納容器2との間の一方の空間部16には、円弧状に湾曲された押圧部材3が配設されている。この押圧部材3は、上端側の両端に設けられた軸3a,3bにより、前記半円形の端面6の軸受部6bと円形の端面7の軸受部7bとに回動可能に保持されている。押圧部材3の内面側には、パイル先端側を上側方向に傾斜させた硬い傾斜パイル群17が、押圧部材3の表面に形成された深さの浅い凹部3cの部分に、基布17aの部分を接着剤により固着されている。
【0020】
押圧部材3は上端側の一方、例えば、回動つまみ14と反対側の軸3aに4回程度巻き付けられたコイルバネ18により、毛玉収納容器2側に押圧されている。コイルバネ18は一端18aが容器本体1の内壁に当接され、他端18bは押圧部材3と平行になるよう折り曲げられた中間部分を、押圧部分3の外壁3dから突出された小径の2つの受軸3eと、それらの中間に突出されたやや大きめの押え軸3fとにより、しっかりと保持されている。そのため、押え部材3はコイルバネ18の巻き戻ろうとする弾性力により毛玉収納容器2側に押圧される。
【0021】
蓋部材4は透明なプラスチックなどを用いて作られ、その形状は容器本体1の場合と同様に、半円形の形状を上下方向に幾分偏平に湾曲させた形状をしており、一方の湾曲端面4aには、回動つまみ14の上半部と係合する半円形状の切り欠きが形成されている。これに対し、他方の湾曲端面4bの内側には、容器本体1の半円形の端面6と対応する位置に、半円弧状のフラットな端面19が形成されている。この端面19の下端部には、前記端面6の軸受部6a,6bと係合する切り欠き19a,19bが形成されている。
【0022】
また、蓋部材4の長さ方向両側の下端部には、幅方向のほぼ半分を容器本体1側に突出させた半円弧状の突条20が、蓋部材4と一体に形成されている。容器本体1の係止突条10aと係合する係合凹部21は、前記半円弧状の突条20の上側半分の内面に形成された角状突出部20aと、容器本体1の立上り壁8の上端面と対応する位置で、蓋部材4の内面に形成された上向きの長方形の切り欠き4cとにより形成されている。この場合、角状突出部20aの上面は、前記係止突条10aの水平な底面よりごくわずか下側に位置するように決められる(図6)。
【0023】
蓋部材4は、回動つまみ14と反対側の表面中央部に、毛玉を掻き取るときの移動方向を示す矢印22が表示されている。この矢印22は押圧部材3側の方向を向いている。また、回動つまみ14側の表面中央部には、互いに反対方向を示す2つの矢印23,23は、掻き取られた毛玉を傾斜パイル群15から毛玉収納容器2側に引き渡すときの回動つまみ14の操作方向を示したものである。
【0024】
次に、上記実施例の毛玉取り器の使用時における作動状態について説明する。まず、回動つまみ14によって毛玉収納容器2を矢印22の示す方向に回転できるところまで回転し、毛玉収納容器2に固着された傾斜パイル群15を容器本体1の開口5から半分程度露出させる(図4、図5の(a))。このとき、下側に移動した毛玉収納容器2の一方の上端側が押圧部材3の傾斜パイル群17の下端部に接触するため、毛玉収納容器2はこの状態にしっかりと保持される。このため、毛玉取り作業は安定した状態で能率良く行なうことができる(図5の(a))。
【0025】
この状態で、毛玉取り器の蓋部材4側を手に持ち、容器本体1の開口5から露出している傾斜パイル群15を、毛玉が発生している衣服類や家庭用品などに接触する位置まで傾斜したのち、矢印22で示す方向に移動すると、先端側が移動する方向とほぼ同じ方向に向いている傾斜パイル群15によって毛玉を確実に掻き取ることができる。この掻き取りは、矢印22で示される一方向に繰り返し行なうことに留意すべきである。このため、一方向に移動した最終位置では、毛玉取り器は一旦上向きに移動した最終位置では、毛玉取り器は一旦上向きに移動したのち所定位置に移動するようにすればよい。
【0026】
毛玉の掻き取りが終ると、左手で容器本体1の部分を持ち、右手で回動つまみ14を持って毛玉収納容器2を左右方向に2回回動する。この回動操作において、傾斜パイル群15を上側に移動するとき、傾斜パイル群15に保持されている毛玉はそのままの状態で、押圧部材3の傾斜パイル群17の上側に移動される。この場合、毛玉収納容器2の回転は、その底壁2dの係止突条2eが押圧部材3の下端部に接触した位置で停止される(図5の(b))。毛玉が押圧部材3の傾斜パイル群17の方に移動しないのは、傾斜パイル群17の先端側が移動してくる毛玉の方に向いていないからである。
【0027】
次に、傾斜パイル群15を下側に移動するとき、傾斜パイル群17の先端側は移動してくる毛玉の方に向いていて毛玉を掻き取るため、傾斜パイル群15から離れた毛玉は、押圧部材3の傾斜パイル群17に保持される(図5の(c))。この場合も、毛玉収納容器2の回転は、一方の上端側が前記傾斜パイル群17の下端部に接触したときに停止される。
【0028】
この状態から傾斜パイル群15をいま一度上側に移動すると、傾斜パイル群17に保持されていた毛玉は、上側に移動してくる毛玉収納容器2の上端縁により上側に押し上げられる。傾斜パイル群17との係合を解除された毛玉は、自重により毛玉収納容器2内に移動し、ここに貯えられる(図5の(d))。
【0029】
毛玉が毛玉収納容器2内に引き渡されたのち、傾斜パイル群15を再度下側に移動させると、傾斜パイル群15が容器本体1の開口5の中央部まで引き出された状態で保持されるため、引き続き毛玉の除去が可能となる(図5の(d))。
【0030】
毛玉収納容器2内の毛玉の量が一定量以上になると、毛玉の排出が必要になる。この場合、蓋部材4の半円弧状の突条20,20のすぐ下側の容器本体1の部分11を両側から押圧すると、容器本体1の上端開口部の部分が弾性変形により内側に移動する。このため、蓋部材4の係合凹部21,21に係合していた係止突条10a,10aが、係合凹部21,21との係合を解除されるため、蓋部材4を開くことができる。この状態で、毛玉収納容器2の上端開口部2cを下に向けると、毛玉収納容器2内の毛玉を排出することができる。
【0031】
毛玉の排出が終ると、容器本体1の上端開口部に蓋部材4の下端開口部を係合したのち、蓋部材4を上側から押圧すると、蓋部材4の内面に形成された角状突出部20aの下側の面が容器本体1の台形の係止突条10aの傾斜面の部分を押圧して下側に移動するとき、係合部材10を内側方向に弾性変形して角状突出部20aを下側に通過させる。角状突出部20aが通過し終ると、係合部材10は自分自身の弾性復元力により元の正常な状態に戻ろうとするため、角状突出部20aとその上側の切り欠き4cとにより形成された係合凹部21に、前記台形の係止突条10aが係合し、容器本体1と蓋部材4とはしっかりと結合される。
【0032】
なお、本発明の毛玉取り器は、上記実施例に開示された形状や構成のものだけに限定されるものではなく、適宜変更してもよい。例えば、容器本体1、毛玉収納容器2または蓋部材4の断面形状、押圧部材3の付勢手段、そして、容器本体1と蓋部材4とを着脱可能に係止、嵌合する手段などは、他の形状や構成のものに変更してもよい。
【0033】
【発明の効果】
以上詳述したように、本発明の毛玉取り器によれば、衣服類や生活用品などに発生している毛玉を、きわめて安全な状態で能率よく除去することができる。また、除去された毛玉の量は透明な蓋部材を通して外部から把握できる上、毛玉の排出は容器本体の上側中央部を押圧して蓋部材を開くだけの簡単な操作によって行なうことができる。その上、刃物やモーターなどを使用しない簡単で、部品点数の少ない構成にしているため、製作コストを割安にし、使用時におけるトラブルの発生を防止し、不使用時の保管に要する手数や維持費などを不要にすることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を、蓋部材を分離して示した正面図である。
【図2】本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を示す、図1のII−II断面図である
【図3】本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を示す容器本体側の平面図である。
【図4】本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を示す底面図である。
【図5】本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を示す、毛玉が毛玉収納容器に引き渡される過程を示した要部断面図である。
【図6】本発明の毛玉取り器の一実施例を示す、容器本体と蓋部材との嵌合部の要部拡大断面図である。
【図7】従来の毛玉取り器を示す分解斜視図である。
【符号の説明】
1 容器本体
1b、1c 湾曲端面
2 毛玉収納容器
2c 上端開口部
2e 係止突条
3 押圧部材
4 蓋部材
4c 切り欠き
5 開口
6、7 端面
10 係合部材
10a 台形状の係合突出部
13 軸部
14 回動つまみ
15、17 傾斜パイル群
15a、17a 基布
20 半円弧状の突条
20a 角状突出物
21 係合凹部
22 矢印
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pill remover for removing pills and the like generated on clothes such as sweaters and pants and household goods such as carpets.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to remove pills generated in clothes and the like, a number of outer blades 101 having blade holes for introducing pills and an inner blade 102 rotating while sliding on these outer blades 101 are conventionally used. What was provided was used. The pills introduced through the large number of blade holes are cut between each outer blade 101 and the rotating inner blade 102, and the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the inner blade 102 causes the large number of outer blades 101 and the inner blade 102 to be cut. The pills move outward through the gap between them, and the pills are collected in the dust box 105 communicating with the gap.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-73270 A (FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional pill remover requires a complicated configuration and a large number of parts in order to form a large number of outer blades 101 and inner blades 102, to install and replace dry batteries, to remove a pill box, and to clean the inside. There was an inconvenience that the number of points was increased and the production cost was expensive. In addition, the presence of the rotating inner blade 102 raises concerns about safety during use and occurrence of trouble. In addition, when not in use, it is necessary to keep it out of the reach of children, and when not in use for a while, it is necessary to take extra care such as taking out and storing dry batteries.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a main object of the present invention is to enable efficient removal of pills in a safe state, and to easily grasp and discharge the removed pills. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pill removing device that does not require much time for storage when not in use and has a low production cost.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a container body curved somewhat flat from a semicircle, a hair ball storage container having an upper end opening rotatably held in the container body, and a container body It is constituted by a pressing member which is located in one space portion between the hair ball storage container and is urged toward the hair ball storage container side, and a transparent lid member fitted into the upper end opening of the container body. In the pill removing device, the container main body has a rectangular opening formed substantially throughout the length of the lower central portion, and flat end surfaces are respectively provided inside both side end surfaces formed so as to be curved somewhat outward. . The hair ball storage container has a longitudinally extending locking ridge formed at the center of the outer peripheral surface protruding from the lower opening of the container body, and the upper half portion of one outer peripheral surface divided by the locking ridge. In addition, a group of hard inclined piles inclined upward is fixed, and a rotating knob located outside the container body is attached to a shaft protruding from one end surface. The pressing member is held at a position above the upper end opening of the container body so as to be rotatable with respect to the flat end surface of the container body, and is hardly inclined upwardly on the inner surface that comes into contact with the hair ball storage container. The pile group is fixed. The lid member is characterized in that it is detachably fitted by an engagement recess formed on the inner surface on the lower end opening side and a locking ridge provided at a corresponding position of the container body.
[0007]
Further, in order to impart stiffness to the inclined pile group in the above configuration, the inclined pile group may be implanted in a base cloth, impregnated with a resin such as an acrylic resin, and then heated.
[0008]
Further, in order to removably fit the lid member and the container main body, the engaging concave portion of the lid member is provided with a horn-shaped projection formed on the inner surface of a semicircular ridge protruding toward the container main body. And a notch provided on the inner surface of the upper lid member, so that the locking ridge of the container body becomes a trapezoidal locking protrusion formed on the outer surface of the upper end of the rising wall from the upper end surface. What should I do?
[0009]
Then, when it is desired to efficiently perform the pill removing operation, the lid member may display an arrow indicating the operating direction of the pill removing device on the upper surface of the lid member facing the inclined pile group side.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the pill removing device of the present invention will be described in detail. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of a pill removing device according to the present invention. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a lid member is separated, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the container body side, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a process in which a pill is scraped off and delivered to a pill-ball storage container, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a fitting portion between a container body and a lid member in an enlarged manner. is there.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pill removing device of the present embodiment includes a semicircular container body 1 having an open upper end, a pill storage container 2 held in the container body 1, and a container. It comprises a pressing member 3 held on one side in the main body 1 and urged against the outer surface of the pillow storage container 2, and a transparent lid member 4 fitted to the container main body 1.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 2, the container body 1 is curved so as to be somewhat flat in the vertical direction, and is formed in a semi-elliptical shape rather than a semi-circular shape. A rectangular opening 5 is provided at substantially the lower central portion of the container body 1 over substantially the entire length thereof. The rectangular opening 5 is provided in a part of the bottom wall 1a which is curved in a somewhat horizontal direction. At both ends of the container main body 1, curved end surfaces 1b and 1c which are curved slightly outward are formed, and inside them, a semicircular end surface 6 and a circular end surface 7 are provided (FIG. 3). ).
[0013]
At the center of the upper end of the semicircular end surface 6 and on the pressing member 3 side, bearing portions 6a and 6b for holding the pillow container 2 and the pressing member 3 are formed so as to protrude upward. On the other hand, the circular end face 7 is connected to the curved end face 1c at one end in the lateral direction by a bent portion 7a, and the other end in the lateral direction is a lateral bearing formed at a position corresponding to the bearing 6b. The lower end of the portion 7b is connected to the inner surface of the container body 1. 1d is a large semicircular cutout formed in the curved end face 1c.
[0014]
The container main body 1 is formed with a thin rising up wall 8 having a U-shape along the inner wall of the upper end opening 2c. The rising wall 8 has a thickness that is equal to or less than half the thickness of the upper end opening, and has the same height as the upper surface of the semicircular flat end surface 6. The rising wall 8 is provided with constant gaps 9, 9 at the center in the longitudinal direction of the container body 1, and these gaps 9, 9 project upward from the upper end of the rising wall 8. Engagement members 10, 10 having trapezoidal locking ridges 10 a, 10 a inclined obliquely downward toward the outside are provided on the outer surface on the distal end side. 8a is a reinforcing ridge formed on the rising wall 8.
[0015]
The container body 1 is formed with a rectangular projection 11 which is substantially vertically downward or slightly inwardly inclined, just below one or both of the engaging members 10 and 10. The projecting portion 11 is used when the container body 1 is pressed inward to elastically deform the engaging members 10 on both sides inward to release the engagement with the lid member 4 (FIG. 6).
[0016]
The pill ball storage container 2 is an arc-shaped container that is slightly larger than the width of the opening 5 provided in the lower central portion of the container main body 1, and the upper end of the pill storage container 2 projects significantly above the upper end of the container main body 1. I have. The pill container 2 is rotatably held on the semicircular end surface 2a and the circular end surface 2b of the container body 1 by shafts 12 and 13 projecting from the end surfaces 2a and 2b at both ends. A rotary knob 14 is attached to the tip end of the shaft 13 that penetrates the circular end surface 2b so as to partially overlap the semicircular large cutout 1d of the container body 1.
[0017]
In the pill storage container 2, the inner surface of the lower half portion is formed in an arc shape, and the upper half portion is formed in a planar shape rising almost perpendicularly from both ends of the arc shape, thereby increasing the volume for storing pills, The width of the upper end opening 2c is made as large as possible so that the delivery and discharge of the pill can be performed easily. When the upper end opening 2c is horizontal, a thin locking ridge 2e is provided at the center of the bottom wall 2d of the pillow container 2 over the entire length direction. In the hair ball storage container 2, a hard inclined pile group 15 whose tip is inclined upward is protruded from the upper half part of the outer peripheral surface on one side divided by the locking ridge 2e. It is fixed in the state where it was done.
[0018]
The inclined pile group 15 is implanted with the inclination direction aligned with the base cloth 15a, and impregnated with a resin such as an acrylic resin in the inclined pile group 15 to facilitate scraping of the hair balls by the inclined pile group 15. After the heat treatment, the inclined pile group 15 is given hardness (strength of waist) by performing a heat treatment. The inclined pile group 15 is attached by attaching the base cloth 15a to the shallow rectangular recess 2f formed in the pillow container 2 with an adhesive.
[0019]
In one space portion 16 between the container body 1 and the pillow container 2, the pressing member 3 curved in an arc shape is provided. The pressing member 3 is rotatably held by the bearings 6b of the semicircular end face 6 and the bearing 7b of the circular end face 7 by shafts 3a and 3b provided at both ends on the upper end side. On the inner surface side of the pressing member 3, a group of hard inclined piles 17 in which the tip end side of the pile is inclined upward is provided with a portion of the shallow concave portion 3 c formed on the surface of the pressing member 3 and a portion of the base cloth 17 a. Is fixed by an adhesive.
[0020]
The pressing member 3 is pressed toward the hair ball storage container 2 by a coil spring 18 wound about four times around one of the upper ends, for example, the shaft 3a opposite to the rotary knob 14. One end 18a of the coil spring 18 abuts against the inner wall of the container body 1, and the other end 18b has an intermediate portion bent so as to be parallel to the pressing member 3 and two small-diameter receiving members protruding from the outer wall 3d of the pressing portion 3. It is firmly held by the shaft 3e and the slightly larger pressing shaft 3f protruding in the middle of the shaft 3e. Therefore, the pressing member 3 is pressed toward the pillow container 2 by the elastic force of the coil spring 18 to rewind.
[0021]
The lid member 4 is made of a transparent plastic or the like, and has a semicircular shape that is slightly flattened in the vertical direction, similarly to the case of the container body 1. The end face 4a is formed with a semicircular cutout that engages with the upper half of the rotary knob 14. On the other hand, inside the other curved end surface 4b, a semicircular flat end surface 19 is formed at a position corresponding to the semicircular end surface 6 of the container body 1. At the lower end of the end face 19, notches 19a and 19b are formed to engage with the bearings 6a and 6b of the end face 6.
[0022]
Further, at the lower end portions on both sides in the length direction of the lid member 4, a semi-arc-shaped ridge 20 is formed integrally with the lid member 4 so that substantially half of the width direction projects toward the container body 1. The engagement recess 21 that engages with the locking ridge 10a of the container body 1 includes a square projection 20a formed on the inner surface of the upper half of the semicircular projection 20 and the rising wall 8 of the container body 1. Is formed by an upwardly-facing rectangular notch 4c formed on the inner surface of the cover member 4 at a position corresponding to the upper end surface of the cover member 4. In this case, the upper surface of the angular projection 20a is determined to be slightly lower than the horizontal bottom surface of the locking ridge 10a (FIG. 6).
[0023]
An arrow 22 indicating the moving direction when the pill is scraped is displayed at the center of the surface of the cover member 4 opposite to the rotary knob 14. The arrow 22 points toward the pressing member 3. In the center of the surface of the rotary knob 14, two arrows 23, 23 pointing in opposite directions indicate the direction in which the scraped hair balls are transferred from the inclined pile group 15 to the hair ball storage container 2. 3 shows an operation direction of the moving knob 14.
[0024]
Next, an operation state when the pill removing device of the above embodiment is used will be described. First, the pill storage container 2 is rotated by the rotary knob 14 to a position where the pill storage container 2 can be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow 22 to expose the inclined pile group 15 fixed to the pill storage container 2 from the opening 5 of the container body 1 by about half. (FIG. 4A and FIG. 5A). At this time, one upper end of the pill storage container 2 that has moved downward contacts the lower end of the inclined pile group 17 of the pressing member 3, so that the pill storage container 2 is firmly held in this state. Therefore, the pill removing operation can be performed efficiently in a stable state (FIG. 5A).
[0025]
In this state, holding the lid member 4 side of the pill removing device in hand, and bringing the inclined pile group 15 exposed from the opening 5 of the container body 1 into contact with clothes, household goods, etc. in which pills are generated. After tilting to the position, when it is moved in the direction shown by the arrow 22, the pills can be reliably scraped off by the inclined pile group 15 which is oriented in substantially the same direction as the direction in which the tip side moves. It should be noted that this scraping is repeated in one direction as indicated by arrow 22. For this reason, at the final position where the pill removing device has moved in one direction, at the final position where the pill removing device has once moved upward, the pill removing device may temporarily move upward and then move to the predetermined position.
[0026]
After scraping the hair balls, the container body 1 is held by the left hand, and the hair ball storage container 2 is rotated left and right twice by holding the rotating knob 14 with the right hand. In this rotation operation, when the inclined pile group 15 is moved upward, the pills held by the inclined pile group 15 are moved to the upper side of the inclined pile group 17 of the pressing member 3 in a state of being kept. In this case, the rotation of the pill storage container 2 is stopped at a position where the locking ridge 2e of the bottom wall 2d is in contact with the lower end of the pressing member 3 (FIG. 5B). The reason why the pill does not move toward the inclined pile group 17 of the pressing member 3 is that the tip side of the inclined pile group 17 does not face the moving pill.
[0027]
Next, when moving the inclined pile group 15 downward, the tip side of the inclined pile group 17 faces the moving hair ball and scrapes the hair ball. The ball is held by the inclined pile group 17 of the pressing member 3 (FIG. 5C). Also in this case, the rotation of the pillow storage container 2 is stopped when one upper end contacts the lower end of the inclined pile group 17.
[0028]
When the inclined pile group 15 is moved upward again from this state, the pills held by the inclined pile group 17 are pushed upward by the upper edge of the pillow container 2 moving upward. The pill which has been disengaged from the inclined pile group 17 moves into the pill storage container 2 by its own weight and is stored there (FIG. 5 (d)).
[0029]
After the pill is delivered into the pill storage container 2, the inclined pile group 15 is moved downward again, and the inclined pile group 15 is held in a state of being pulled out to the center of the opening 5 of the container body 1. Therefore, pills can be continuously removed (FIG. 5D).
[0030]
When the amount of pills in the pill storage container 2 exceeds a certain amount, the pills need to be discharged. In this case, when the portion 11 of the container body 1 immediately below the semicircular arc-shaped projections 20, 20 of the lid member 4 is pressed from both sides, the upper end opening portion of the container body 1 moves inward by elastic deformation. . Therefore, the locking projections 10a, 10a engaged with the engaging recesses 21, 21 of the lid member 4 are released from the engagement with the engaging recesses 21, 21, so that the lid member 4 is opened. Can be. In this state, when the upper end opening 2c of the pill storage container 2 faces downward, the pills in the pill storage container 2 can be discharged.
[0031]
After the ejection of the pills is completed, the lower end opening of the lid member 4 is engaged with the upper end opening of the container body 1, and then the lid member 4 is pressed from above, so that the angular projection formed on the inner surface of the lid member 4 is formed. When the lower surface of the portion 20a pushes down the inclined surface of the trapezoidal locking ridge 10a of the container body 1 and moves downward, the engaging member 10 is elastically deformed inward to form a square projection. Pass the portion 20a downward. When the horn-shaped protrusion 20a has passed, the engaging member 10 is formed by the horn-shaped protrusion 20a and the notch 4c on the upper side thereof in order to return to the normal state by its own elastic restoring force. The trapezoidal locking ridge 10a is engaged with the engaging concave portion 21, and the container body 1 and the lid member 4 are firmly connected.
[0032]
The pill removing device of the present invention is not limited to the shape and configuration disclosed in the above embodiment, but may be changed as appropriate. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the container body 1, the pillow storage container 2 or the lid member 4, the urging means of the pressing member 3, and the means for detachably locking and fitting the container body 1 and the lid member 4 are described. , May be changed to another shape or configuration.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the pill removing device of the present invention, pills generated in clothes, household goods, and the like can be efficiently removed in a very safe state. In addition, the amount of the removed pill can be grasped from the outside through the transparent lid member, and the pill can be discharged by a simple operation of pressing the upper central portion of the container body and opening the lid member. . In addition, the construction is simple and uses few parts without the use of blades or motors, so manufacturing costs are low, problems during use are prevented, and labor and maintenance costs required for storage when not in use. Can be eliminated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a pill removing device according to the present invention, in which a cover member is separated.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the pill removing device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a container body side showing an embodiment of the pill removing device of the present invention. is there.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing one embodiment of the pill removing device of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a process of delivering a pill to a pill storage container, showing one embodiment of the pill remover of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a fitting portion between a container body and a lid member, showing an embodiment of the pill removing device of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional pill removing device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1b, 1c Curved end surface 2 Hair ball storage container 2c Upper end opening 2e Locking ridge 3 Pressing member 4 Lid member 4c Notch 5 Opening 6, 7 End surface 10 Engaging member 10a Trapezoidal engaging projection 13 Shaft portion 14 Rotating knobs 15, 17 Inclined pile groups 15a, 17a Base fabric 20 Semicircular arc-shaped ridge 20a Square protrusion 21 Engagement recess 22 Arrow

Claims (4)

半円形より幾分偏平に湾曲された容器本体と、この容器本体内に回動可能に保持される上端開口の毛玉収納容器と、容器本体と毛玉収納容器との間の一方の空間部に位置して毛玉収納容器側に付勢される押圧部材と、容器本体の上端開口部に嵌合される透明な蓋部材とにより構成される毛玉取り器において、
容器本体は下側中央部の長さ方向のほぼ全体にわたって長方形の開口が形成され、幾分外側に湾曲するよう形成された両側端面の内側に、フラットな端面がそれぞれ設けられ、
毛玉収納容器は、容器本体の下側開口から突出する外周面の中央部に、長さ方向の係止突条が形成され、この係止突条によって区分される片側外周面の上半部に、上側方向に傾斜する硬い傾斜パイル群が固着されるとともに、片側の端面から突出する軸部には、容器本体の外側に位置する回動つまみが取り付けられ、
押圧部材は容器本体の上端開口部より上側の位置で、容器本体のフラットな端面に対して回動可能に保持されるとともに、毛玉収納容器と当接する内側面に上側方向に傾斜する硬い傾斜パイル群が固着され、
蓋部材は下端開口側の内面に形成された係合凹部と、容器本体の対応する位置に設けられた係止突条とにより着脱可能に嵌合されていることを特徴とする毛玉取り器。
A container body curved somewhat flatter than a semicircle, a hair ball storage container having an upper end opening rotatably held in the container body, and one space between the container body and the hair ball storage container And a pressing member urged toward the pill storage container side and a transparent lid member fitted into the upper end opening of the container body.
The container body has a rectangular opening formed substantially throughout the length of the lower central portion, and flat end surfaces are respectively provided inside both end surfaces formed so as to curve somewhat outward,
The hair ball storage container has a longitudinally extending locking ridge formed at the center of the outer peripheral surface protruding from the lower opening of the container body, and the upper half portion of one outer peripheral surface divided by the locking ridge. In addition, a hard inclined pile group inclined upward is fixed, and a rotating knob located outside the container body is attached to a shaft portion protruding from one end surface,
The pressing member is held at a position above the upper end opening of the container body so as to be rotatable with respect to the flat end surface of the container body, and is hardly inclined upwardly on the inner surface that comes into contact with the hair ball storage container. The pile group is fixed,
A pill removing device, wherein the lid member is detachably fitted by an engagement recess formed on the inner surface on the lower end opening side and a locking ridge provided at a corresponding position of the container body.
傾斜パイル群は基布に植設され、アクリル樹脂などの樹脂を含浸されたのち、加熱により硬くされた請求項1に記載の毛玉取り器。The pill remover according to claim 1, wherein the inclined pile group is planted in a base cloth, impregnated with a resin such as an acrylic resin, and then hardened by heating. 蓋部材の係合凹部は、容器本体側に突出する半円弧状の突条の内面に形成された角状突出部と、その上側の蓋部材内面に設けられた切り欠きとにより形成され、容器本体の係止突条は、上端面からの立上り壁の上端外表面に形成される台形の係止突条である請求項1に記載または請求項2に記載の毛玉取り器。The engagement recess of the lid member is formed by a square projection formed on the inner surface of a semi-arc-shaped ridge projecting toward the container body, and a notch provided on the inner surface of the lid member above the container. The pill removing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking ridge of the main body is a trapezoidal locking ridge formed on an outer surface of an upper end of a rising wall from an upper end surface. 蓋部材は上側表面に毛玉取り器の操作方向を示す矢印を傾斜パイル群側に向けて表示されている請求項1から請求項3までのいずれか1つに記載の毛玉取り器。The pill remover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an arrow indicating the operation direction of the pill remover is displayed on the upper surface of the cover member with the arrow pointing toward the inclined pile group.
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