JP2011072472A - Washing device of electric shaver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing device of an electric shaver for washing a shaver head by supplying washing liquid to a washing tub without using pump and without moving the washing tub containing the washing liquid. <P>SOLUTION: The washing device of the electric shaver includes: a body 1 having an opening in an upper face; the washing tub 5 arranged inside the body 1 so as to face the opening; a holding part 8 arranged in the body 1 for holding the electric shaver by inserting a shaver head B of the electric shaver A in the washing tub 5 through the opening; a reservoir tub 12 arranged so as to surround the washing tub 5 for storing the washing liquid up to water level lower than the bottom face of the washing tub 5; and a water level changing means for raising the water level in the reservoir tub 12 so that the shaver head B of the electric shaver inside the washing tub 5 is soaked with the washing liquid. In this constitution, it is possible to soak the shaver head B of the electric shaver A inside the washing tub 5 into the washing liquid by raising the water level of the washing liquid inside the reservoir tub 12. Thereby, the washing liquid is prevented from overflowing unlike conventional arts of moving a tub containing the washing liquid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning device for cleaning a shaver head of an electric razor.

  In recent years, an electric razor cleaning apparatus for cleaning a shaver head of an electric razor has been developed in order to clean the shavings and sebum adhering to the inner blade and the outer blade, which are difficult to be removed only by washing with water.

  This electric razor cleaning device holds the electric razor with the shaver head of the electric razor inserted in the cleaning tank provided in the main body, and pumps the cleaning liquid into the cleaning tank from the storage tank stored in the main body. The shaver head is driven to clean the inside of the shaver head.

  This configuration requires a pump for pumping cleaning liquid, so power for driving the pump, waterproofing mechanism for electronic parts used to drive the pump, and maintenance for removing residual cleaning liquid from the pump are required. There was a problem of becoming.

  In order to solve this problem, with the electric razor held in the main body so that the shaver head faces downward, the cleaning tank containing the cleaning liquid located below the shaver head is moved upward to move the shaver head to the cleaning liquid. There has been proposed an electric razor cleaning apparatus that is immersed in the interior and drives the inner blade of the shaver head to clean the interior of the shaver head (Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-212574 A

  Since Patent Document 1 is configured to move the cleaning tank up and down, there is a risk that when the cleaning tank is moved up and down, the surface of the cleaning liquid rippls and the cleaning liquid splashes and scatters. Also, when the user accidentally puts the cleaning liquid into the cleaning tank above the specified level or when the electric razor cleaning device is installed at an angle, the cleaning liquid overflows from the cleaning tank when the shaver head is immersed in the cleaning liquid. There is a risk of getting out. Since the cleaning tank is arranged in the main body, it cannot be confirmed from the outside that the cleaning liquid has overflowed, the inside of the main body becomes unsanitary, and it is difficult to clean the spilled and dry cleaning liquid There is.

  The present invention provides an electric razor cleaning device capable of supplying a cleaning liquid into a cleaning tank and cleaning a shaver head without using a pump and moving a cleaning tank containing the cleaning liquid.

  A main body having an opening on the upper surface, a cleaning tank disposed in the main body facing the opening, and a shaver head of an electric razor provided in the main body and inserted into the cleaning tank through the opening A holding unit that holds an electric razor in a state, a storage tank that surrounds the cleaning tank, stores the cleaning liquid up to a lower water level than the bottom surface of the cleaning tank, and raises the water level of the storage tank, And a water level changing means for immersing the razor shaver head with a cleaning liquid.

  The water level changing means is preferably a volume changing body that is moved substantially in the vertical direction and is immersed in the cleaning liquid.

  The water level changing means is disposed in a water channel having one end connected to the storage tank, a water tank connected to the other end of the water channel, movable in the vertical direction in the water tank, and immersed in a cleaning liquid. It is preferable that it is comprised with the volume change body which is.

  It is preferable that the opening of the water tank is sealed and the volume changing body slides in the direction of pushing out the water in the water tank.

  Preferably, the cleaning tank has an inlet through which cleaning liquid flows from the storage tank, and the inlet is provided with an inflow valve that opens when the cleaning liquid flows from the storage tank to the cleaning tank.

  Alternatively, a main body having an opening on the upper surface, a cleaning tank disposed in the main body and having an inflow port, and an inflow valve that is connected to the inflow port and opens when the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning tank. A water tank having an opening connected to the other end of the inflow path, and a volume changing body that seals the opening of the water tank and slides in the direction of pushing out water in the water tank. It is characterized by that.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by raising the water level of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank, the shaver head of the electric razor in the cleaning tank can be immersed in the cleaning liquid, and the conventional tank moving the cleaning liquid is moved. Compared to the technique, the cleaning liquid can be prevented from overflowing.

  According to the second aspect, since all the movable parts by the motor are arranged in the main body, there are effects that the safety can be improved.

  According to the third aspect, since the water tank in which the volume changing body is immersed is configured separately from the storage tank, the water tank can be disposed at an arbitrary position separated from the storage tank. The effect of being able to reduce the restriction | limiting of this is produced.

  According to the fourth aspect, there is an effect that the water level of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank can be greatly increased using the water tank having a small area.

  According to claim 5, by providing the inflow valve at the inflow port, it is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid from flowing backward from the inflow port, and to prevent fouling and sebum from being mixed into the cleaning liquid stored in the storage tank. There is an effect such as being able to.

  According to the sixth aspect, the storage tank can be made unnecessary, the configuration can be simplified, and the amount of the cleaning liquid to be used can be reduced.

It is sectional drawing in 1st embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the state which immersed the same volume change body in the washing | cleaning liquid. It is a side view in the state where the cover was pushed up. It is sectional drawing in 2nd embodiment. It is sectional drawing in 3rd embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the state filled with the washing | cleaning liquid in 4th embodiment in the water tank. It is sectional drawing of the state which pushed down the piston. It is sectional drawing at the time of using the piston which shows the modification of 1st embodiment and seals a water tank as a water level change means. It is sectional drawing of the state which pushed down the piston. It is a side view in the state where the cover was pushed up. It is sectional drawing at the time of using the piston which shows the modification of 2nd embodiment and seals a water tank as a water level change means. It is sectional drawing at the time of using the piston which shows the modification of 3rd embodiment and seals a water tank as a water level change means.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body having an opening on the upper surface, which includes a cover 2 having an upper surface opening and a lower surface opening, and a mounting table 3 for closing the cover 2 lower surface opening. In FIG. 3, when the main body 1 is viewed from the left side, the front is provided, and on both left and right ends of the top surface of the mounting table 3, posts 4 are provided to loosely support the cover 2 so as to be slidable substantially vertically. A space that can store a storage tank 12 described later is formed between the columns 4. The cover 2 is biased upward by a spring (not shown), and the cover 1 is pushed down to the main body 1 so that the lower surface opening of the cover 2 is closed by the mounting table 3 described above. A fixing mechanism (not shown) is provided, and the fixing mechanism can be unlocked by a releasing mechanism (not shown).

  A cleaning tank 5 is mounted in the cover 2 so as to face the upper surface opening, and an electric shaver A with the shaver head B facing downward is inserted through the upper surface opening of the main body 1. A cleaning chamber 6 is formed in the main body 1. The cleaning tank 5 has a plurality of holes formed on the bottom surface, and the holes form an outlet 7 for a cleaning liquid to be described later.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a holding portion formed at a position behind the cleaning chamber 6 of the main body 1, and includes a holding portion 9 that holds both side surfaces of the electric razor A and a charging terminal 10 that is inserted into the charging terminal portion C of the electric razor A. The electric shaver A is inserted into the cleaning chamber 6 by the holding unit 8. The holding 8 is configured such that the upper part is movable up and down, and the charging terminal 10 inserted into the charging terminal part C of the electric razor A is pulled out while the upper part is moved upward.

  The electric razor A is held by clamping by the clamping unit 9 and insertion of the charging terminal 10 into the charging terminal unit C. However, even if the holding is insufficient and drops, the cleaning tank 5 is located below the cleaning chamber 6. Since it is arrange | positioned, it can prevent that the electric shaver A falls in the storage tank 12 mentioned later.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 6 to 10, the shaver head B is dried in the cleaning chamber 6 of the main body 1 with the electric razor A held by the holding portion 8. A blower 11 is provided.

  A storage tank 12 is placed on the mounting table 3 from the front of the mounting table 3 in a state where the cover 2 is pushed up, and the cleaning liquid is stored up to a predetermined water level. The storage tank 12 is positioned so that the cleaning tank 5 is positioned inside the storage tank 12 by a positioning mechanism (not shown) formed in the cover 2 in a state where the cover 2 is pushed down.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a volume changing body provided in the storage tank 12 and serving as a water level changing means for changing the water level of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank 12, and is formed by blow molding in the embodiment of the present invention and has a specific gravity smaller than that of the cleaning liquid. Is formed. A control unit 14 and a motor 15 controlled by the control unit 14 are disposed in the main body 1, and the volume changing body 13 is a rack that meshes with a pinion 16 attached to the front end of the rotating shaft of the motor 15. 17. As the motor 15 rotates, the volume changing body 13 is immersed in the cleaning liquid, the water level of the storage tank 12 rises, and the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning tank 5 from the outlet 7 of the cleaning tank 5. It has become.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a water level detection sensor for detecting the water level of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank 12, which is disposed at a position for detecting the water level in which the shaver head B is immersed, and the control unit 14 includes the water level detection sensor 18. The rotation of the motor 15 is controlled so as to push down the volume changing body 13 to a position where the volume is detected.

  Since the volume changing body 13 is maintained for a longer time than the cleaning liquid, the load on the motor 15 can be reduced by forming the volume changing body 13 to be light. Further, since the volume changing body 13 is formed to have a specific gravity smaller than that of the cleaning liquid, even if the motor 15 cannot be driven due to a failure or the like, the volume changing body 13 rises due to the buoyancy of the volume changing body 13 itself, The state immersed in the cleaning liquid is not maintained.

  When cleaning the shaver head B of the electric razor A, the user holds the electric razor A by the holding portion 8 and inserts the charging terminal 10 into the charging terminal portion C of the electric razor A to charge the electric razor A. Is called. The main body 1 is provided with a cleaning switch (not shown) for starting the cleaning of the shaver head B of the electric razor A, and the control unit 14 rotates the motor 15 by the output from the cleaning switch so that the volume changing body 13 is moved. It is immersed in the cleaning liquid and the water level of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 5 is raised. When the water level detection sensor 18 detects a predetermined water level in which the shaver head B is immersed in the cleaning liquid, the control unit 14 stops the motor 15 and drives the inner blade in the shaver head B to perform cleaning in the shaver head B. . After cleaning by driving the inner blade for a predetermined time, the control unit 14 stops the inner blade of the shaver head B and reversely rotates the motor 15 to pull up the volume changing body 13 to a predetermined position, thereby cleaning the liquid. Reduce the water level. When the volume changing body 13 is pulled up to a predetermined position, the blower 11 is driven to blow air toward the shaver head B, and the shaver head B is dried. Even after the inner blade is stopped, charging is performed until the electric razor A is completely charged.

  In this embodiment, the specific volume of the volume changing body 13 is smaller than that of the cleaning liquid, but the specific gravity of the volume changing body 13 may be larger than that of the cleaning liquid. If it is this structure, the load at the time of submerging a volume change body in a washing | cleaning liquid can be lightened, and when holding the volume change body 13 in a position higher than a washing | cleaning liquid, the lock mechanism which locks the rack 17 is used, for example. By providing, it is possible to prevent the motor 15 from being loaded even when the volume changing body 13 is held in the raised position.

  According to this configuration, by raising the water level of the cleaning liquid in the storage tank 12, the shaver head B of the electric razor A in the cleaning tank 5 can be immersed in the cleaning liquid, and the tank containing the cleaning liquid is moved. Compared with the technique, it is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid from overflowing.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on FIG. The same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  A cleaning tank 19 is installed in the cover 2, and a drain port 20 is formed on the bottom surface of the cleaning tank 19, and an inlet 21 is formed on a surface located above the drain port 20. The drain port 20 is provided with a drain valve 22 that opens outward, and the drain port 20 and the drain valve 22 are covered with a detachable filter 23 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.

  When the water level of the storage tank 12 is raised to the height of the inlet 21 by the water level changing means, the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning tank 19 from the inlet 21. In addition, since the pressure is applied to the drain valve 22 provided in the drain port 20 from the outside to the inside of the washing tank 19, the drain port 20 is maintained in a closed state, and debris and sebum accumulated in the filter 23 are retained. Backflow into the cleaning tank 19 is prevented.

  When the water level of the storage tank 12 is lowered by the water level changing means, the water level of the storage tank 12 becomes lower than the water level of the cleaning tank 19, so that the drain valve 22 that closed the drain port 20 is pressurized from the inside to the outside of the cleaning tank 19. As a result, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 19 is drained from the drain port 20, and the hair and sebum flowing out together with the cleaning water are filtered by the filter 23.

  According to this configuration, the cleaning liquid used for cleaning in the cleaning tank 19 is drained from the drain port 20, filtered through the filter 23, and hair chips and sebum can be removed from the stored cleaning liquid.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on FIG. The same parts as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes an inflow valve provided in the inlet 21 formed in the cleaning tank, and the inflow valve 24 is configured to open inward.

  When the water level of the storage tank 12 is raised to the height of the inflow port 21 by the water level changing means, water pressure is applied to the inflow valve 24 provided in the inflow port 21 from the outside to the inside of the cleaning tank 19. Is opened, and the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning tank 19 from the inlet 21. At this time, water pressure is applied to the drain valve 22 from the outside to the inside of the washing tank 19 as in the second embodiment, so that the drain valve 22 does not open. Moreover, about the operation | movement when the water level of the storage tank 12 becomes lower than the water level of the washing tank 19, it becomes the same as that of 2nd embodiment.

  According to this configuration, since the inflow valve 24 is provided in the inflow port 21, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from being mixed from the inflow port 21 when the electric shaver cleaning device of the present invention is not used. it can.

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the first to third embodiments described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  25 is a water tank having an opening on the upper surface and an inflow connection port 26 and a drainage connection port 27 on the lower side. The inflow connection port 26 is provided with an inflow valve 24 that opens inward, and the drainage connection port 27 has a drainage that opens outward. A valve 22 is provided. A piston 28 is disposed in the upper surface opening of the water tank 25 and slides in a substantially vertical direction. The outer peripheral surface of the piston is water-tightly sealed to the inner peripheral surface of the water tank 25. A rack 17 is provided on the upper part of the piston 28, and is moved substantially up and down by the rotation of the motor 15, as in the first to third embodiments.

  An inflow path 29 is connected to the inflow connection port 26 of the water tank 25 at one end, and the other end is connected to the inlet 21 of the cleaning tank 19. Reference numeral 30 denotes a drainage channel having one end connected to the drainage connection port 27 of the water tank 25, and the other end connected to the drainage port 20 of the cleaning tank 19.

  In the cleaning device of the present embodiment, first, the cleaning liquid is injected into the cleaning tank 19 in a state where the piston 28 is pushed down to the lowest position, and in this state, the piston 28 is raised to a predetermined position. In this state, the shaver head B can be cleaned.

  When cleaning the shaver head B, the piston 28 is pushed down, and the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning tank 19 through the inflow path 29 until the shaver head B of the electric shaver A is immersed. At the end of the cleaning of the shaver head B, the piston 28 is pulled up, and the cleaning liquid flows from the cleaning tank 19 through the filter 23 to the water tank 25.

  According to this configuration, the storage tank can be omitted, and the amount of cleaning liquid used for cleaning can be reduced as compared with other embodiments.

  In the above embodiment, the inflow valve 24 is provided in the inflow connection port 26, but it may be installed at any location in the inflow path 29. Similarly, although the drain valve 22 is provided in the drain connection port 27, it may be installed at any location in the drain channel 30. Moreover, although the drainage connection port 27 is provided in the water tank 25 in the embodiment, it may be installed at an arbitrary position on the water tank 25 side than the position where the inflow valve 24 of the inflow path 29 is installed.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments described above, the water level changing means is constituted by the volume changing body 13, but as shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the water level changing means is changed as in the fourth embodiment. The means includes a water channel 31 having one end connected to the storage tank 12, a water tank 32 connected to the other end of the water channel 31 and having an opening on the upper surface, and an upper surface opening of the water tank 32. The piston 28 is configured to be slidably sealed, and the cleaning liquid in the water tank 32 is supplied to the storage tank 12 by pushing down the piston 28 to raise the cleaning liquid level in the storage tank 12, and the cleaning tank 5 or cleaning You may comprise so that the shaver head B in the tank 19 may be immersed.

  In these embodiments, as in the fourth embodiment, the cleaning liquid is injected into the storage tank 12 with the piston 28 pushed down to the lowest position, and the piston 28 is raised to a predetermined position in this state. In this state, the shaver head B can be cleaned.

  At the time of cleaning the shaver head B, the piston 28 is pushed down, the cleaning liquid flows into the storage tank 12 through the water channel 31, and the water level increases as the amount of the cleaning liquid stored in the storage tank 12 increases. At the end of cleaning, the piston 28 is pulled up, the cleaning liquid flows into the water channel 31 from the storage tank 12, and the water level decreases as the amount of cleaning liquid stored in the storage tank 12 decreases.

  When discarding the cleaning liquid, when the cover 2 is raised, the cleaning tank 19 rises to a position above the storage tank 12 and the piston 28 rises to a position above the water tank 25. In this state, the storage tank 12 and the water tank 25 are pulled out, the internal cleaning liquid is discarded, the inside of the storage tank 12 and the water tank 25 is cleaned, and the storage tank 12 and the water tank 25 are placed on the mounting table 3 to cover the cover 2. Press down.

  According to this structure, since the water tank 32 sealed to the piston 28 is configured separately from the storage tank 12, the water tank 25 can be disposed at an arbitrary position separated from the storage tank 12, Design constraints can be reduced. Moreover, the water level of the washing | cleaning liquid of the storage tank 12 can be raised greatly using the water tank 32 of a small area.

  Instead of the piston 28 that seals the water tank 32, the volume changing body 13 that does not seal the water tank 32 may be submerged in the water tank 32.

  According to this configuration, since the water tank 32 does not have to be sealed, the structure can be further simplified.

  In the first to fourth embodiments described above, since all the movable parts by the motor are arranged in the main body, there is no risk that the user will accidentally pinch a finger and improve safety. Can be made. Further, although a motor is used as the water level changing means, it is not always necessary to operate the motor, and the power consumption is lower than that of an electric razor washing apparatus using a pump.

  The present invention is widely applicable to an electric razor cleaning apparatus that does not use a pump.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Cover 3 Mounting stand 4 Support | pillar 5 Washing tank 6 Washing chamber 7 Outflow inlet 8 Holding part 9 Holding part 10 Charging terminal 11 Blower 12 Storage tank 13 Volume change body 14 Control part 15 Motor 16 Pinion 17 Rack 18 Water level detection sensor 19 Cleaning tank 20 Drain port 21 Inlet port 22 Drain valve 23 Filter 24 Inflow valve 25 Water tank 26 Inflow connection port 27 Drain connection port 28 Piston 29 Inflow channel 30 Drain channel 31 Water channel 32 Water tank A Electric shaver B Shaver head C Charging terminal part

Claims (6)

  A main body having an opening on the upper surface, a cleaning tank disposed in the main body facing the opening, and a shaver head of an electric razor provided in the main body and inserted into the cleaning tank through the opening A holding unit that holds an electric razor in a state, a storage tank that surrounds the cleaning tank, stores the cleaning liquid up to a lower water level than the bottom surface of the cleaning tank, and raises the water level of the storage tank, An electric razor cleaning apparatus, comprising: a water level changing means for immersing a razor shaver head with a cleaning liquid.   2. The electric razor washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water level changing means is a volume changing body that is moved substantially in the vertical direction and is immersed in the cleaning liquid.   The water level changing means is disposed in a water channel having one end connected to the storage tank, a water tank connected to the other end of the water channel, movable in the vertical direction in the water tank, and immersed in a cleaning liquid. The electric razor washing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   The electric shaver cleaning device according to claim 3, wherein the volume changing body is configured to seal an opening of the water tank and slide in a direction of pushing out water in the water tank.   The cleaning tank has an inlet through which cleaning liquid flows from the storage tank, and the inlet is provided with an inflow valve that opens when the cleaning liquid flows from the storage tank to the cleaning tank. The electric razor washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   A main body having an opening on the upper surface, a cleaning tank having an inflow port formed in the main body and formed on the bottom surface, and an inflow opening when the cleaning liquid flows into the cleaning tank with one end connected to the inflow port An inflow path provided with a valve, a water tank having the other end of the inflow path connected thereto, and having an opening; and a volume changing body that seals the opening of the water tank and slides in a direction of pushing out water in the water tank. An electric razor cleaning device characterized by comprising.