JP5260926B2 - Hair catcher for drain valve - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hair catcher for a drain plug improving cleanability by easily eliminating hair, dust, etc. without disassembling for cleaning. <P>SOLUTION: The hair catcher 30 for the drain plug comprises two sets of hair catchers 31 provided with a plurality of collecting ribs 32 radially. One hair catcher 31 is a V-shaped hair catcher 31a with the plurality of collecting ribs 32 comprising first collecting ribs 32a extended downward in approximately conical shape, and second collecting ribs 32b continuously extended upward from the tip parts 33 of the first collecting ribs 32a. The other hair catcher 31 is a horizontal hair catcher 31b with a plurality of horizontal collecting ribs 32c formed radially. The V-shaped hair catcher 31a, the horizontal hair catcher 31b and a cylindrical shaft 34 are integrally formed of a flexible material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hair catcher for a drain plug that is attached to a drain outlet of a bathroom vanity or the like and collects hair, dust, or the like, and more particularly, to a technique of a hair catcher for a drain cock that improves cleanability.

  Conventionally, the content of patent document 1 is known regarding the hair catcher for drain plugs. According to this Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 7, the kelp 63 of the drain catch hair catcher 61 is formed in a substantially disc shape that matches the diameter of the drain port (not shown). The Kelep shaft 64 is suspended.

  The hair catcher portion 66 is formed by integrally forming an upper hair catcher 68, a lower hair catcher 69, and a cylindrical shaft 67 of a wheel shape with a synthetic resin, and connecting the upper hair catcher 68, the cylindrical shaft 67, and the lower hair catcher 69. It is slidably inserted into the Kelepp shaft 64 through a through hole 65 having a circular cross section. And the hair catcher part 66 is detachably installed in the drain outlet by placing the outer peripheral part of the lower hair catcher 69 on the step of the drain outlet (not shown).

The Kellep 63 is made of synthetic resin, and a columnar weight 62 is detachably fitted to the lower end of the Kellep shaft 64. The Kelep 63 or the weight 62 is detached from the Kelep shaft 64, and the hair catcher 66 is detached. Cleaning work such as hair and dust captured by the hair catcher 66 can be performed.
JP 9-316957 A

  However, there has been a problem that it takes time to clean the hair, dust, etc., because it is necessary to pull out the hair catcher 66 from the kerep shaft 64 and disassemble it.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a hair catcher for a drain plug that can easily remove hair, dust and the like without the need for disassembly and cleaning, thereby improving cleanability.

The invention according to claim 1 is a hair catcher for a drain valve comprising a pair of upper and lower hair catchers having a plurality of collecting ribs extending radially on a vertical axis of Kelep, and at least one set of the hair The catcher has a first collecting rib in which a plurality of collecting ribs expand downward in a substantially conical shape, and a second collecting rib that extends continuously upward from the tip of the first collecting rib. The two sets of hair catchers are integrally formed of a soft material with the cylindrical shaft so that the shape of the two sets of hair catchers can be reversed and changed so that the front end faces downward. It is said.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the two sets of hair catchers are integrally formed of a soft material together with the cylindrical shaft so that the tip portion can be reversed so that the tip portion can be turned downward, so that the shape can be changed. Can be easily reversed into a shape that makes it easy to remove hair, dust, and the like. For this reason, since it is not necessary to disassemble the hair catcher for the drain plug in order to remove hair, dust, etc., the cleaning property and workability are improved.
In addition, since at least one set of the hair catchers is a V-shaped hair catcher, hair, dust, and the like are collected at the bottom of the V-shape, so that the hair, dust, and the like can be easily removed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
<Configuration of hair catcher for drain plug>

  As shown in FIG. 1, a drain opening 13a is formed at the bottom of the wash bowl 13, and a drain pipe 14 is attached to the drain opening 13a. An opening 15 is provided in the middle of the drain pipe 14, and one end 17 of the overflow pipe 16 is fitted to a sleeve joint 18 formed in the opening 15, and the other end (not shown) of the overflow pipe is a wash bowl. 13 is attached to the overflow opening formed in the upper side wall.

  The drain catch hair catcher 30 includes a shaft 2 perpendicular to the lower end of the disc-shaped kerep 1 for opening and closing the drain opening 13 a, and two sets of hair catchers 31 slide on the shaft 2 via a cylindrical shaft 34. A weight 3 is attached to the lower end of the shaft 2. Then, the hair, garbage, etc., which are run along with the drainage 20 can be collected by the hair catcher 31.

  The hair catcher 31 is composed of two sets of a V-shaped hair catcher 31a and a horizontal hair catcher 31b depending on the shape of a plurality of collecting ribs 32 for catching hair, dust, etc., and the V-shaped hair catcher 31a is a horizontal hair catcher. It is arranged above 31b.

 The V-shaped hair catcher 31a has a first collecting rib 32a that extends radially downward in a substantially conical shape and a second extending continuously upward from the tip 33 of the first collecting rib 32a. The V-shaped collection rib 32 which consists of this collection rib 32b is provided. The horizontal hair catcher 31b has a plurality of horizontal collecting ribs 32c formed radially.

  The V-shaped hair catcher 31a, the horizontal hair catcher 31b, and the tube shaft 34 are integrally formed of a soft synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the shape of the V-shaped hair catcher 31a is the first collection between the ring 42 (outer diameter G, horizontal width Q5, thickness Q2) and the cylinder shaft 34. The ribs 32a and the second collecting ribs 32b are radially connected every horizontal angle θ1 = 30 degrees.

  A ring 41 (outer diameter G1, horizontal width Q6, thickness Q2) is formed at the tip 33 of the first collecting rib 32a, and the first collecting rib 32a (thickness Q1, width S1, angle α = 40 degrees). And the second collecting rib 32b (thickness Q2, width S1) are connected in a V shape with an angle β = 90 degrees, and a plurality of drainage openings 45 are formed.

 The shape of the horizontal hair catcher 31b is such that a horizontal collecting rib 32c (horizontal width S2) is radially connected between the ring 40 (outer diameter G, width Q3, thickness Q4) and the cylinder shaft 34 at an angle θ2 = 45 degrees. A drain opening 45 is formed. The upper surface of the horizontal collecting rib 32c is formed so as to gradually become thicker with an inclination of an angle θ3 = 10 degrees from the ring 40 toward the cylindrical shaft 34.

 And the horizontal hair catcher 31b is attached to the position P1 of the height H2 from the lower end part 34a of the cylinder axis | shaft 34 (height H, outer diameter G2, inner diameter G3). The V-shaped hair catcher 31a is fixed so that the outer peripheral upper end portion P2 of the V-shaped hair catcher 31a is positioned in the vicinity of the upper end portion 34b of the cylindrical shaft 34 at a height H1 upward from the position P1.

<Operation of hair catcher for drain plug>
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the drain catcher hair catcher 30 detached from the drain opening 13 a has a V-shaped hair catcher 31 a and a horizontal hair catcher 31 b formed of a soft material as indicated by an arrow Y. The shape can be easily changed by flipping with a finger so that the tip is directed downward.

  For this reason, since hair, dust, and the like W are exposed to the outside, the hair, dust, etc. W can be easily removed without having to disassemble the hair catcher 30 for the drain plug, and the cleaning workability is improved. After cleaning, the tips of the V-shaped hair catcher 31a and the horizontal hair catcher 31b are easily restored to their original positions with fingers or automatically restored by the elasticity of a soft material.

  Even when hair, dust, etc., deposited and fixed for a long period of time are solidified and fixed, if the collection ribs 32a, 32b, 32c are turned downward, the hair fixed on the collection ribs 32a, 32b, 32c Since physical misalignment occurs between the dust etc. W and the surfaces of the collecting ribs 32a, 32b, 32c, the hair, dirt etc. W can be easily separated and peeled off.

 The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes and the like within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  The V-shaped hair catcher 31a may be arranged below the horizontal hair catcher 31b. Moreover, the structure which uses any one of the V-shaped hair catcher 31a and the horizontal shape hair catcher 31b may be sufficient.

  The hair catcher 31 may be formed of a shape memory alloy or the like other than the soft synthetic resin.

It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the attachment state of the hair catcher 30 for drain plugs in embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the detailed structure of the hair catcher 31 in embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 2 in embodiment of this invention. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. 2 in embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state which reverses the V-shaped hair catcher 31a with a finger at the time of the cleaning of the hair catcher 31 in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which reversed the V-shaped hair catcher 31a in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state of the hair catcher 61 for drain plugs in a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

30 Hair catcher 31 for drain plug Hair catcher 31a V-shaped hair catcher 31b Horizontal hair catcher 32 Collection rib 32a First collection rib 32b Second collection rib 32c Horizontal collection rib 33 Tip 34 Cylindrical shaft

Claims (1)

A hair catcher for a drain valve comprising two sets of upper and lower sets of hair catchers with a plurality of collecting ribs extending radially on a vertical axis of Kelep,
The at least one set of the hair catchers is continuously extended upward from a first collecting rib having a plurality of collecting ribs extending in a substantially conical shape in a downward direction and a tip portion of the first collecting rib. A V-shaped hair catcher composed of a second collecting rib,
The two sets of hair catchers are integrally formed of a soft material together with the tube shaft so that the shape of the two sets of hair catchers can be changed by being inverted so that the front ends are directed downward .

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