The invention relates to a pipe cleaning brush, more particularly to a pipe cleaning brush that rotates back and forth to clean inside an air duct of various clothes dryers and is capable of improving a service life of a brush body of the cleaning brush.
Hot air with moisture content in an inner side of existing clothes dryers are exhausted to the outdoors by an air duct, however, a pipeline of the air duct is in curved shape with long length, and an air outlet is small, so that the air duct of the clothes dryers does not normally be cleaned up since the beginning of use, unless a condition that the air duct is torn down or displaced, otherwise only an air outlet cover of the air duct to be cleaned. After a long period of usage, an inner wall of the air duct is accumulated with a lot of cotton fibers and dust, which will not only affect the drying efficiency in the clothes dryers, but also cause blockage inside the air duct. As a result, the efficiency of heat exhaust in the air duct is poor, and large amount of cotton fibers may cause the risk of fire.
Therefore, as shown in
In addition, some manufacturers have developed a pipe inner wall cleaner as shown in
A main object of the invention is provide a improved pipe cleaning brush to solve the drawbacks of the existing pipe inner wall cleaner, which solves the difficulty of holding and discomfort to hold, and solves the difficulty in cleaning with the cleaning head displacing back and forth in straight line through the fixed handle. The invention also solves the problems of the existing pipe inner wall cleaner that is hard to be packaged and transported, and occupies a space since the overall volume of the fixed handle of the existing pipe inner wall cleaner is large. The invention provides a pipe cleaning brush which comprises a first branch rod and a second branch rod pivotally connected with each other to allow the first branch rod and the second branch rod being pivoted to each other to be opened or collapsed, and the first branch rod and the second branch rod is embedded above a fixed handle, so that the second branch rod or the first branch rod is rotated to simultaneously drive the fix handle, the connecting unit, and the cleaning unit 4 to rotate, and a plurality of cotton fibers in an air duct of a clothes dryer is cleaned. When the pipe cleaning brush of the invention is not used, a plug-connected part is embedded with the fixed handle to collapse the plug-connected part for convenience of packaging and transportation, and a strength of a brush body of the pipe cleaning brush can be increased without being easily deformed, so as to improve a service life of the brush body.
According to the foregoing object, the invention provides a pipe cleaning brush for cleaning a plurality of cotton fibers in an air duct of a clothes dryer. The pipe cleaning brush includes a cleaning unit, a connecting unit and a handle unit. The cleaning unit includes a brush body inserting into an inner wall of the air duct to clean up, and an elastic body fixed in series at a central position of the brush body. The connecting unit includes a flexible strip with a bendable function to connect with one end of the elastic body. The handle unit includes a fixed handle and a plug-connected part that are separated and embedded with each other, wherein one end of the fixed handle is connected to one end of the flexible strip opposite to the elastic body. The plug-connected part includes a first branch rod and a second branch rod, one end of the first branch rod and one end of the second branch rod are respectively provided with a first pivotal end and a second pivotal end, the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end are pivotally connected with each other to allow the first branch rod and the second branch rod being pivoted to each other to be opened or collapsed, one end of the first branch rod opposite to the first pivotal end is provided with a first embedding end and one end of the second branch rod opposite to the second pivotal end is provided with a second embedding end. The first embedding end and the second embedding end are respectively embedded with the fixed handle to fold the plug-connected part for convenient packaging and transportation, and the first branch rod and the second branch rod are pivoted to each other to be opened and fixed, and the first branch rod or the second branch rod is embedded and positioned above the fixed handle, and the second branch rod or the first branch rod is rotated, and to simultaneously drive the connecting unit and the cleaning unit to rotate to clean the cotton fibers in the air duct of the clothes dryer.
Further, other end of the fixed handle which is not connected to the flexible strip is provided with two first embedding holes for the first embedding end and the second embedding end to be inserted and positioned in the first embedding holes respectively, and at a central position of the fixed handle is provided with a second embedding hole perpendicular to the first embedding holes and penetrating the fixed handle for the first embedding end or the second embedding end to be inserted and positioned in the second embedding hole, and the second embedding end or the first embedding end and the fixed handle is arranged in a same direction with the fixed handle.
Further, an outer side of each of the two first embedding is a circular hole, and the inner side of each of the two first embedding is a polygonal hole connected with the circular hole, and the second embedding hole is a polygonal hole; wherein the first branch rod and the second branch rod are in circular shape, and the first embedding end and the second embedding end are in polygon shape to match with shapes of the inner side of each of the two first embedding holes and the second embedding hole.
Further, a first hole is provided at one end of the fixed handle opposite to the flexible strip, and the first hole perpendicularly passes through one of the first embedding holes and parallels the second embedding hole, and wherein one end of the first branch rod close to the first embedding end is provided with a second hole which is embedded with one of the two first embedding holes and aligned with the first hole, and a binding member penetrates into the first hole and the second hole to secure the handle and the plug-connected part after embedded with each other.
Further, the first pivotal end includes a pivotal hole, an curved protrusion, a first protrusion, and a first block, and wherein the pivotal hole is located at a central position of the first pivotal end, the curved protrusion is adjacent to the first branch rod and facing the second pivotal end, the first protrusion located at one end of the curved protrusion with a first groove, and the first block is connected to one end of the curved protrusion opposite to the first protrusion; and wherein the second pivotal end includes a convex shaft, an curved groove, a second protrusion, and a second block, wherein the convex shaft is located at a central position of the second pivotal end and facing toward the first pivotal end, the curved groove is adjacent to the second branch rod and facing toward the first pivotal end to provide for the curved protrusion to rotate, the second protrusion is located at one end of the second pivotal end opposite to the second branch rod with a second groove, and the second block is connected to one end of the second pivotal end opposite to the second protrusion and abutted against the first block, the convex shaft is provided with a through hole located inside the convex shaft and penetrated through the second pivotal end, a slot located at a corresponding position of the convex shaft to divide the convex shaft into semi circles and to make the convex shaft elastic, and a protruding parapet extending toward an outer side of the convex shaft to penetrate into the pivotal hole and engage on an outer side of the pivotal hole, wherein an outer diameter of the protruding parapet is larger than an outer diameter of the convex shaft, the second protrusion is rotated and engaged in the first groove, the first protrusion is rotated and engaged in the second groove, and an open-state is present by the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end, and the first block abuts against the second block, and a closed-state is present by the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end.
Further, the brush body includes a plurality of round plastic bristles fixed in series with the elastic body, and the plurality of round plastic bristles are wavy-shaped.
Further, one end of the elastic body is inserted and fixed inside one end of the flexible strip.
Further, an outer side of the flexible strip is covered with a soft protection sleeve.
In summary, the pipe cleaning brush of the invention is capable of achieving the following features:
1. The pipe cleaning brush of the invention is used to clean the cotton fibers in the air duct of various clothes dryers, with the first embedding end or the second embedding end inserted and positioned in the second embedding hole, the second embedding end or the first embedding end and the fixed handle are arranged in a same direction for the user's hand to hold and rotate the second branch rod or the first branch rod, and to drive the fixed handle to rotate, and simultaneously driving the connecting unit and the cleaning unit to rotate, so that the pipe cleaning brush inserted into the air duct is capable of rotating with rotation of the hand.
2. The brush body of the pipe cleaning brush of the invention rotates on the inner wall of the air duct of the clothes dryer, with the wavy-shaped round plastic bristles of the brush body, in addition to enhancing a hardness and causing the brush body to be difficult to deform, and improving a function of the brush body to grab the cotton fibers, so that one end of the brush body is capable of abutting against recesses of the inner wall of the air duct and grabbing the cotton fibers in the recesses; if one end of the brush body abuts against convex parts of the inner wall of the air duct, the round plastic bristles will bend but immediately return to the original shape, so that one end of each of the round plastic bristles that abuts against the convex parts of the inner wall of the air duct is also capable of grabbing the cotton fibers on the convex parts of the inner wall of the air duct, so as to prevent the brush body from being deformed or damaged by touching the inner wall of the air duct, and to increase the service life of the brush body, and then continue to move the brush body back and forth in the air duct of the clothes dryer and rotate the brush body, and grab and remove the cotton fibers on the inner wall of the air duct.
3. When the pipe cleaning brush of the invention is not in use, the second embedding end or the first embedding end positioned in the second embedding hole is taken out so that the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end are not engaged, with the first stopper abutting against the second stopper, the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end are folded, and by inserting and positioning the first embedding end and the second embedding end into the first embedding holes to fold the plug-connected part, an overall volume of the handle unit can be reduced, so that the pipe cleaning brush can be packaged and transported without occupying space.
In order to enable the examiner to have a deeper understanding and recognition of the features, objects and efficacies of the invention, a preferred embodiment is provided below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The connecting unit 5 includes a flexible strip 51 with a bendable function to connect with one end of the elastic body 42. The connecting unit 5 is wound into a folded state through the flexible strip 51. Specifically, one end of the flexible strip 51 is provided one end of the elastic body 42 for inserting and to be fixed, and a soft protection sleeve 511 is covered on an outer side of the flexible strip 51.
The handle unit 6 includes a fixed handle 61 and a plug-connected part 62 that are separated and embedded with each other, wherein one end of the fixed handle 61 is connected to one end of the flexible strip 51 where is opposite to the elastic body 42, and the other end of the fixed handle 61 is provided with two first embedding holes 611, and at a central position of the fixed handle 61 is provided with a second embedding hole 612 perpendicular to the first embedding holes 611 and penetrating the fixed handle 61. More specifically, an outer side of each of the two first embedding holes 611 is a circular hole, and the inner side of each of the two first embedding holes is a polygonal hole and connects to the second embedding hole 612 which is a polygonal hole. In this embodiment, the inner side of each of two first embedding holes 611 and the second embedding hole 612 are hexagonal holes. Moreover, a first hole 613 is provided at one end of the fixed handle 61 where is opposite to the flexible strip 51, and the first hole 613 perpendicularly passes through one of the first embedding holes 611 and parallels the second embedding hole 612.
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The first branch rod 621 and the second branch rod 622 are in circular shape. One end of the first branch rod 621 close to the first embedding end 625 is provided with a second hole 627 which is embedded with one of the two first embedding holes 611 and aligned with the first hole 613, and then a binding member 628 penetrates into the first hole 613 and the second hole 627 to secure the fixed handle 61 and the plug-connected part 62 after embedded with each other to prevent the plug-connected part 62 from falling off from the two first embedding holes 611.
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When the pipe cleaning brush 3 is not used, the first embedding end 625 or the second embedding end 626 positioned in the second embedding hole 612 is taken out, so that the second protrusion 6246 is separated from the first groove 6234, and the first protrusion 6233 is separated from the second groove 6247, so that the first pivotal end 623 and the second pivotal end 624 are in the closed-state through the first block 6235 abutting against the second block 6248, and then the first embedding end 625 and the second embedding end 626 are respectively inserted and positioned in the two first embedding holes 611 to close the plug-connected part 62, as shown in
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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109118087 | May 2020 | TW | national |