Cleaning aid for adhesive tape cleaner

Abstract

Removes dust from corners and grooves in the floor surface that cannot be cleaned with adhesive tape cleaner. [Solution] An adhesive tape cleaner having a cylindrical adhesive surface, a support part that supports the cylindrical adhesive surface so as to be rotatable around a central axis, and a gripping part connected to the support part, wherein the adhesive surface is rotated to adhere dust to the object to be cleaned, wherein both ends of the adhesive tape cleaner are provided with circular bottomed recesses, the cleaning aid fitted into the circular bottomed recess is cylindrical with a notch provided in the cylindrical shape to make the cross section arc-shaped, a fake fur material is attached to the inside and / or outside of the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid, and the cleaning aid is fitted into at least one of the circular bottomed recesses of the adhesive tape cleaner and held in the circular bottomed recess of the adhesive tape cleaner.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for an adhesive tape cleaner, and more particularly to a cleaning aid for enhancing the cleaning function of an adhesive tape cleaner.

Background Art

[0002] As a conventional adhesive roller type cleaning tool, there is one described in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1 (a cleaning tool of the same shape is shown in FIG. 11). In order to remove dust adhering to clothes or carpets, as shown in FIG. 11, a portable cleaning tool 200 is used, which is composed of a cleaning part A formed by a cylindrical core 214 around which an adhesive tape 211 can be wound, and a gripping part B provided for rotating the cleaning part A.

[0003] One of the surfaces of this adhesive tape 211 is an adhesive surface 211b coated with an adhesive, and the other is a release surface 211a that can be easily peeled off from the adhesive surface 211b. Further, the gripping part B is composed of a support part 207 made of metal or resin formed in a substantially U shape, and a gripping part 208 that a user grips by hand.

[0004] The cleaning tool 200 configured as described above is such that the user grips the gripping part 208 by hand, and in a state where the adhesive surface​​​​​​​However, the cleaning tool 200 described in Patent Document 1 above had room for improvement in terms of ensuring thorough cleaning of the object to be cleaned. In particular, the adhesive tape 211 of the adhesive roller type cleaning tool had the problem that when the core 214 came into contact with a wall, the adhesive sheet 211 did not come into contact with the corners where the floor surface and the wall met, and therefore dust could not be cleaned.

[0007] To improve this, a cleaning tool has been proposed that has a roller with a cylindrical adhesive surface shown in Patent Document 2, which has multiple notches at at least one end that divide the adhesive surface into multiple adhesive pieces, and the adhesive pieces are located at the end in the direction of the central axis of the roller, thereby enabling cleaning of every corner of the object to be cleaned. Figure 10 of this specification (hereinafter referred to as "this application") is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the cleaning tool described in Figure 7 of Patent Document 2. The cleaning tool 100 shown in Figure 10 is generally composed of a cleaning part A and a gripping part B.

[0008] Figure 10 shows the third embodiment of the invention described in Patent Document 2, which aims to provide a roller-type cleaning tool capable of cleaning every corner of an object to be cleaned. The adhesive tape surface is cut into strips. The cleaning tool shown in Figure 10 has one end of the adhesive tape 111 supported by a shaft 107, and a strip-shaped adhesive piece 102 is located at the other end of the adhesive tape 111.

[0009] However, with this cleaning tool 100, when the adhesive surface 111 rotates, the strip-shaped pieces 102 rub against the support part which is maintained in a certain direction, and if there is an obstacle such as a fall stopper on the surface to be cleaned, the rotating strip-shaped adhesive pieces 102 will rub against each other, making the work difficult. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-47070 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-149905 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0011] In the cleaning tool described in Patent Document 2, as described above, it is not easy to adhere dust and debris to the edges, and it is difficult to remove dust from grooves in the floor surface. In other words, the following challenges existed. (1) Dust in the corners cannot be removed. (2) Dust cannot be removed from the recessed areas. This invention was made to improve upon the above-mentioned problems.

[0012] The present invention relates to a cylindrical cleaning aid that is fitted and held in place on the end (either one side or both ends) of an adhesive tape cleaner. This cylindrical tool is made of elastic resin or metal and has a notched leaf spring-like shape, with a faux fur material attached to the inside, outside, or both sides. [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] In other words, the present invention is an adhesive tape cleaner having a cylindrical adhesive surface, a support part that supports the cylindrical adhesive surface so as to be rotatable around a central axis, and a gripping part connected to the support part, wherein the adhesive surface is rotated to adhere dust to a surface to be cleaned, wherein both ends of the adhesive tape cleaner are provided with circular bottomed recesses, the cleaning aid fitted into the circular bottomed recess is cylindrical in shape with a notch provided in the cylindrical shape to make the cross section arc-shaped, a fake fur material is attached to the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid, and the cleaning aid is fitted into at least one of the circular bottomed recesses of the adhesive tape cleaner and held in the circular bottomed recess of the adhesive tape cleaner.

[0014] This configuration allows for the removal of dust from the corners between the wall and the floor, as well as dust from the grooves in the floor.

[0015] Further, the outer diameter of the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess, and the cylindrical shape provided with the notch of the cleaning aid is pressed and fitted into the circular bottomed recess, and is fixed to the circular bottomed recess by the spring force of the cleaning aid. With this configuration, the cleaning aid is held in the circular bottomed recess by the spring force of the cleaning aid, and the cleaning aid also rotates as the adhesive tape cleaner rotates.

[0016] Furthermore, a fake fur material is attached to the inside or outside or both the inside and outside of the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid. With this configuration, the dust in the corners of the wall side and the floor surface or the grooves on the floor surface can be cleaned by the hair of the fake fur material.

[0017] The cleaning aid entangles or scrapes out the dust on the wall side of the floor surface and the grooves on the floor surface, and adheres it with the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape cleaner. With this configuration, the dust on the wall side of the floor surface and the grooves on the floor surface that cannot be removed by the adhesive tape cleaner can be entangled or scraped out, and can be easily cleaned by adhering it with the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape cleaner.

Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, when cleaning with an adhesive tape cleaner equipped with a cleaning aid, it is possible to remove the dust in the corners and the grooves on the floor surface where residue occurs, and even if the cleaning aid gets dirty or worn, it is a detachable and replaceable cleaning tool.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] [Figure 1] It is a perspective view of an adhesive tape cleaner and a cleaning aid to be fitted therein. [Figure 2] It is a schematic diagram of the cleaning aid. [Figure 3] It is an explanatory diagram of pressing the outer periphery of the cleaning aid and attaching it to the adhesive tape cleaner. [Figure 4] It is a cross-sectional view of an adhesive tape cleaner with the cleaning aid shown in FIG. 2 attached. [Figure 5] It is an example of a fake fur material used for cleaning aids. [Figure 6] It is a diagram explaining how the hair of the fake fur material is deformed when cleaning the wall side. [Figure 7] It is a schematic diagram of the floor surface to be cleaned with an adhesive tape cleaner. [Figure 8] It is an example of a fake fur material used for a cleaning aid for cleaning the floor surface. [Figure 9] It is a diagram explaining how to clean the floor surface with an adhesive tape cleaner. [Figure 10] It is a cross-sectional view of a conventional adhesive tape cleaner described in Patent Document 2. [Figure 11] It is a perspective view of a conventional adhesive tape cleaner described in Patent Document 1.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] The adhesive tape cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an adhesive tape cleaner and a cleaning aid fitted therein. In order to remove dust adhering to a carpet or a floor surface, the adhesive tape cleaner as shown in FIG. 1 is a portable cleaning tool composed of a cleaning part A composed of a cylindrical core 4 around which an adhesive tape 2 can be wound, and a gripping part B provided to rotate the cleaning part A. Further, inside the cylindrical core 4, a circular bottomed concave portion 6 is provided.

[0021] One surface of the surface of this adhesive tape 2 is an adhesive surface 2a coated with an adhesive, and the other surface is composed of a release surface 2b that can be easily peeled off with respect to the adhesive surface 2a. Further, the gripping part B is composed of a support part 7 made of a pipe such as metal or resin formed in a substantially U-shape and a gripping member 8 that a user grips by hand.

[0022] The adhesive tape cleaner 1, configured in this way, allows the user to hold the gripping member 8 with their hand, bring the adhesive surface 2a into contact with the surface to be cleaned, such as a carpet or floor, and then push the gripping part B in the direction of arrow A shown in Figure 1, thereby rotating the cleaning part A in the direction of arrow B to remove dust adhering to the surface to be cleaned.

[0023] The adhesive tape 2 that is wound around the core 4 is provided with perforations 3 at regular intervals to facilitate cutting. When dust accumulates and there is no longer any area for new dust to accumulate, the portion of the adhesive tape 2 that can no longer be used is cut along the perforations 3 and discarded. The next time it is used, the remaining adhesive tape 2 wound around the core 4 is used.

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning aid that attaches to the circular bottomed recess of an adhesive tape cleaner. Figure 2(A) is a left side view, and Figure 2(B) is a front view. The cleaning aid 10 is cylindrical in shape, with a notch provided in a part of its cylindrical direction, and its circumferential cross-section is arc-shaped, with the faux fur material 12 fixed to the inside, outside, or both inside and outside. Figure 2 shows the outer diameter (D) and the angle (X) of the notch of the cleaning aid 10, which will be described later.

[0025] The cylindrical cleaning aid 10, which has a notch, is a spring-like structure with elasticity. This notch is inserted into the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, and when the cleaning aid 10 is fitted into the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1 by the spring force of the cleaning aid 10, it maintains the fitted state. The circular bottomed recess 6 is provided on both sides of the end of the adhesive tape cleaner.

[0026] The size of the notch in the cleaning aid 10 should be such that when force is applied to the cleaning aid 10 to reduce the size of the notch and fit it into the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6, it fits just within the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6. Based on the inner diameter (d) mm of the circular bottomed recess 6 and the outer diameter (D) mm of the cleaning aid, the notch should ideally be within the following range. Note that D > d in order to utilize the spring force of the cleaning aid 10. The inner diameter d of the circular bottomed recess 6 is shown in Figure 4, which will be described later. If X is the angle of the notch, then for the cleaning aid 10 to fit exactly into the circular bottomed recess 6, the equation πd = πD(1 - X / 360°) holds true. Solving for X, we get X = 360° × (Dd) / D. The angle X calculated from this formula is the lower limit, representing the value assuming there is no overlap of the cleaning aid 10 when it is fitted into the circular bottomed recess 6.

[0027] When the cleaning aid 10 fits snugly into the circular recessed area 6, the faux fur material 12 will be attached to the entire circumference of the circular recessed area 6. The cleaning aid 10 does not need to fit snugly into the inner diameter of the circular recessed area 6; it only needs to be at least half the size of the inner diameter of the circular recessed area 6 when fitted in place. In other words, if the cleaning aid 10 is larger than half the size of the circular recessed area 6 when fitted, the cleaning aid 10 will not come off and will be able to exert its spring force. In this case, the angle X of the notch becomes X = 360° × (2D - d) / 2D, which is the upper limit. Therefore, the angle X of the notch of the cleaning aid 10 only needs to be greater than or equal to the lower limit and less than the upper limit.

[0028] Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram showing how to attach the cleaning aid 10 to the adhesive tape cleaner by pressing its outer circumference. It illustrates how the user applies pressure in the diametrical direction of the cylindrical shape when fitting the cleaning aid 10 onto the adhesive tape cleaner 1. As shown in Figure 3, the outer circumference of the cleaning aid 10 is pressed by the user's hand or a jig to make the cylindrical outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner.

[0029] In other words, the outer diameter of the cleaning aid 10 is larger than the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1. Therefore, the user can use their hand or a jig to make the outer diameter of the cleaning aid 10 smaller than the inner diameter of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, fit the cleaning aid 10 onto the adhesive tape cleaner 1, and then release the pressure on the cleaning aid 10 to hold it in place within the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1. A cylindrical leaf spring with a reduced outer diameter is inserted into the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1. When the hand is released or the tool is released, the pressure from the outer circumference is eliminated, and the elasticity of the cylindrical leaf spring causes it to fit and be held in place by the inner diameter of the adhesive tape cleaner.

[0030] The cleaning aid 10, excluding the cylindrical notch, is fitted with a faux fur material 12. The length of the fur 11 is preferably 10 mm to 20 mm, but may be longer. Dimension Z shown in Figure 2(B) is the length of the fur 11. When the fixed fake fur material 12 is pressed from the side, that is, when the adhesive tape cleaner 1 is pressed against the wall, the fibers 11 of the fake fur material 12 spread out from the inner diameter to beyond the outer diameter of the adhesive tape cleaner.

[0031] Here, the fake fur material 12 refers to artificial fur, also known as eco-fur material, which is an imitation made to resemble natural fur. Generally, it is a pile-like fabric in which bundles of synthetic fibers are knitted or woven (for example, pile weaving) on ​​a base fabric to form a pile structure. The top of the pile of a pile-type fabric is cut to create the hair portion and process it to give it the appearance of real fur. In this application, artificial fur with aligned pile lengths 11 is used. The ends of the pile lengths 11 may be intertwined with each other, or they may be flexible or resilient.

[0032] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the adhesive tape cleaner 1 with the cleaning aid 10 shown in Figure 2 attached. This is a diagram showing the adhesive tape cleaner 1 cut in half vertically by a plane passing through its rotation axis (central axis) 5. Figure 4 shows that the aforementioned circular bottomed recesses 6 are located on both sides (ends) of the core 4, and their inner diameter is d.

[0033] Figure 5 shows an example of a faux fur material 12 used in cleaning aids. The faux fur material 12 used in this invention preferably has a pile length 11 that extends 10-20 mm from the cleaning aid 10, but the direction of the pile length 11 should be roughly aligned, and the ends of the pile length 11 may be entangled with the ends of other pile length 11. In this state, dust from the wall side will be trapped in the faux fur material 12, making cleaning easier.

[0034] Figure 6 illustrates how the fibers of the faux fur material deform when cleaning the wall side using the adhesive tape cleaner 1. When the adhesive tape cleaner 1 is pressed against the wall side, the fibers 11 of the faux fur material 12 deform, and dust can be cleaned by the fibers 11 of the faux fur material 12 and the adhesive tape cleaner 1. Here, "wall side" includes areas with horizontal boards such as baseboards. As shown in Figure 6, the fur fibers 11 of the faux fur material 12 attached to the cleaning aid 10 are bent and tangled in the gap with the wall, which allows the fibers 11 to trap dust in the gap with the wall and on the floor surface.

[0035] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a floor surface being cleaned with an adhesive tape cleaner. Figure 7(A) is a plan view of the floor surface, and Figure 7(B) is a cross-sectional view of the floor surface. Since dust that has gotten into the joints of the floorboards cannot be removed by the adhesive tape cleaner 1, a fake fur material 12 as shown in Figure 8 is attached to the cleaning aid 10 to scrape out the dust from the grooves of the floor surface, and the dust is removed with adhesive tape 2.

[0036] Figure 8 shows an example of a faux fur material used in a cleaning aid for cleaning the floor surface. The faux fur material 12 shown in Figure 8 has the tips of its piles 11 curved downwards in Figure 8(A). That is, when this faux fur material 12 is attached to the cleaning aid 10, the piles 11 are curved outwards from the cleaning aid, and the piles 11 are designed to scrape out dust from grooves in the floor surface. The faux fur material 12 attached to the cleaning aid 10 for cleaning grooves in the floor surface should have evenly aligned piles 11 and be flexible or resilient. The dimension Z shown in Figure 8(B) is the length of the pile 11, but the length of the pile 11 of the cleaning aid 10 for cleaning grooves in the floor surface is preferably in the range of 0 to 20 mm.

[0037] Figure 9 illustrates how to clean a floor surface with an adhesive tape cleaner. A cleaning aid 10 is held in the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, and a fake fur material 12, as shown in Figure 8, is attached to it to scrape out dust from grooves in the floor surface. By replacing the cleaning aid 10 with a fake fur material 12 attached, which is used when cleaning the wall side, with a cleaning aid 10 for the floor surface, dust in grooves on the floor surface, not just on the wall side, can be cleaned with the adhesive tape cleaner 1.

[0038] The adhesive tape cleaner 1 equipped with the cleaning aid 10 is used as follows: The cylindrical leaf spring of the cleaning aid 10 is pressed to make the outer diameter of the cylindrical shape smaller than the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, and then inserted and fitted into the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1 (Figures 3 and 4). The cleaning aid 10, fitted into the circular bottomed recess 6 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the adhesive tape cleaner 1.

[0039] When the adhesive tape cleaner 1 is rotated and brought into contact with a corner on the wall side of a room, the fake fur material 12 of the cleaning aid 10 is pressed against the corner due to the close distance, and it spreads out to the outer circumference beyond the outer diameter of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, trapping dust present in the corner. The dust in the moved corners is captured by the adhesive tape 2 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1. When using the adhesive tape cleaner 1 with the cleaning aid 10 attached on floor surfaces other than corners, no force is applied to the pile 11 of the faux fur material 12, so the pile 11 does not spread out and does not interfere with the function of the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape cleaner 1.

[0040] With the adhesive tape cleaner 1, by using a fake fur material 12 as shown in Figure 8, dust in grooves and other areas of the floor surface can be scraped out onto the flat surface of the floor, and can then be easily removed with the adhesive tape 2 of the adhesive tape cleaner 1. Furthermore, if the fur fibers 11 of the faux fur material 12 of the cleaning aid 10 become worn or damaged, they can be easily replaced. Furthermore, since the cleaning aid 10 is replaceable, it is also possible to prepare cleaning aids 10 with multiple types of faux fur material 12 attached that are suitable for the surface to be cleaned.

[0041] When the end of the adhesive tape cleaner 1 fitted with the cleaning aid 10 is pressed against a corner (wall side), the fake fur material 12 is compressed, and the pile 11 tries to spread beyond the outer diameter of the adhesive tape cleaner 1, so dust in the corner can also be entangled in the pile 11 and moved to the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape cleaner 1. In this way, dust in the corner can be captured. The circular bottomed recess 6 has the advantage that when the cleaning aid 10 is fitted into the circular bottomed recess 6, the cleaning aid 10 will not get stuck in the recess, making it easier to remove when replacing it. However, it is not necessary for it to be bottomed. The cleaning effect of the cleaning aid 10 will not change even if it is not bottomed. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0042] 1... Adhesive tape cleaner, 2... Adhesive tape, 2a... Adhesive surface, 2b... Peel-off surface, 3... Perforation, 4... Core (holding part), 5... Rotating shaft (central axis), 6... Circular bottomed recess, 7... Support part, 8... Gripping member, 10... Cleaning aid, 11... Pile, 12... Faux fur material, 107, 207... Support part, 108, 208... Gripping part, 111, 211... Adhesive tape, 212... Perforation, 214... Core.

Claims

1. An adhesive tape cleaner having a cylindrical adhesive surface, a support portion that supports the cylindrical adhesive surface so as to be rotatable around a central axis, and a gripping portion connected to the support portion, wherein the adhesive surface is rotated to adhere dust to a surface to be cleaned, The adhesive tape cleaner is provided with circular bottomed recesses at both ends, and the cleaning aid fitted into the circular bottomed recess is cylindrical in shape, with a notch provided in the cylindrical shape to give it an arc-shaped cross-section, and a faux fur material is attached to the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid. An adhesive tape cleaner characterized in that the cleaning aid is fitted into at least one of the circular bottomed recesses of the adhesive tape cleaner and held in the circular bottomed recess of the adhesive tape cleaner.

2. In the adhesive tape cleaner according to claim 1, The cleaning aid is characterized in that the outer diameter of its cylindrical shape is larger than the inner diameter of the circular bottomed recess, the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid with the notch is pressed and fitted into the circular bottomed recess, and the cleaning aid is held in place by the spring force of the cleaning aid.

3. In the adhesive tape cleaner according to claim 2, An adhesive tape cleaner characterized by having the fake fur material attached to the inside or outside of the cylindrical shape of the cleaning aid, or to both the inside and outside.

4. In the adhesive tape cleaner according to claim 3, The adhesive tape cleaner is characterized in that the fake fur material of the cleaning aid traps or scrapes dust from the wall side of the floor surface and from grooves in the floor surface, and adheres it to the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape cleaner.

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