A method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion and a mechanically operated scouring abrasion head

Abstract

The present invention published a method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion and a mechanically operated scouring abrasion head which transmits the pushing force to the top of the scouring abrasion object to scour and abrade the surface. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head comprises a scouring abrasion object, scouring abrasion head, supporting position and pushing position. The scouring abrasion object is connected with the scouring abrasion head. The supporting position is on the scouring abrasion head wherein a ratio of the scouring and abrasion force is adjusted by adjusting a position and work pattern of the supporting position to generate scouring and abrasion momentum of different ratios and swing the scouring abrasion object back and forth downward. The present invention deals with the stains in the irregular concaves, which rapidly clean the convex or the stubborn stains on the regular plane which can't be achieved by the conventional technology.

Claims

1. A method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion, wherein a scouring abrasion object on a scouring abrasion head scours a surface of a object to clean, grind or fill the object while not limited by cleaning, grinding and filling; the scouring abrasion head transmits a pushing force to a top end of the scouring abrasion object which scours on the object and generates a combined force of scouring and abrading to scour the surface of the object.

2. The method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion, as recited in claim 1, wherein a motion trail of the top end of the scouring abrasion object which generates the to combined force of scouring and abrading is not vertical to the surface of the object but is a bias or a curve in order to better scour and abrade.

3. The method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion, as recited in claim 1, wherein the scouring abrasion head is supported by a supporting position, wherein the supporting position limits a movement of the scouring abrasion head which generates the combined force of scouring and abrading.

4. The method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion, as recited in claim 3, wherein the supporting position is an axis or a supporting mechanism which transfers a pushing force into the combined force of scouring and abrading.

5. The method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion, as recited in claim 1, wherein the combined force of scouring and abrading is based on the pushing force which acts on the scouring abrasion head to generate a scouring and abrasion action.

6. The method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion, as recited in claim 1, comprising one or more pushing position which push the scouring abrasion head to scour and abrade in order.

7. A mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, comprising a scouring abrasion object, a scouring abrasion head, a supporting position, a pushing position, wherein the scouring abrasion object is connected with the scouring abrasion head; the supporting position is set on the scouring abrasion head, wherein a ratio of a scouring force and an abrasion force is adjusted by adjusting a position and a work pattern of the supporting position to generate scouring and abrasion momentum of different ratios; the pushing position bears the force of push, pull and strike and swings the scouring abrasion head; the pushing position coordinates with a force transmission structure which transmits the pushing force to bring the scouring abrasion object to move back and forth to scour downward.

8. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, wherein the scouring abrasion head is an appliance for scouring a surface of an object, inside which there is the scouring abrasion object protruding outward; the scouring abrasion object is any product or mechanism which contacts and scours the surface of the object.

9. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, wherein the scouring abrasion object is in a shape selected from a group consisting of a needle shape, a column shape, a flake shape, a lump shape or a peg shape; the scouring abrasion object directly scours the surface.

10. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, wherein a top of the scouring abrasion object is arranged in a shape selected from a group consisting of a flush, a zigzag, an arc or a wave.

11. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, comprising a scatter preventing fence around the scouring abrasion object, wherein the scatter preventing fence protects the scouring abrasion object which is exposed on one end.

12. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, wherein in order to comfortably hold the scouring abrasion head while the whole scouring abrasion head swing up or down, the supporting position is settled in a middle of the scouring abrasion head to reduce a swing force by lever; the pushing force is applied on a right part and left part of the scouring abrasion head in turn to enhance handheld stability.

13. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, comprising the scouring abrasion object, the scouring abrasion head, the supporting position, the pushing position, wherein the scouring abrasion object is connected with the scouring abrasion head; the supporting position of the scouring abrasion head is a sliding structure; the scouring abrasion head supporting position is set inside a shell; the ratio of the combined force of scouring and abrading is adjusted by the sliding slot inside the shell to generate a scouring and abrasion momentum of different ratios; on the scouring abrasion head there is the pushing position which bears a transmitted pushing force to swing the scouring abrasion head; the pushing position coordinates with a force transmission structure, which transmits and transfer the pushing force into a swing force to bring a top of the scouring abrasion object to move back and forth to scour downward.

14. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head, as recited in claim 7, wherein a resilient device is adoptable to reposition the scouring abrasion head; the resilient device is connected with the scouring abrasion head.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] FIGS. 1A and 1B are a status of a single brush hair cleaning the concave of the conventional technology.

[0035] FIGS. 2A and 2B are a status of a single brush hair cleaning the concave in another direction of the conventional technology.

[0036] FIG. 3 is a status of a whole brush cleaning the concave of the conventional technology.

[0037] FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views of the present invention before and after plunging onto the concave.

[0038] FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views of the present invention before and after plunging onto the convex.

[0039] FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C are perspective views of the present invention cleaning varied concaves and convexes.

[0040] FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G and 7H are demonstrations of the motion trails 122 of a top end of the scouring abrasion object which adopts different supporting positions and different arrangements of the top end.

[0041] FIGS. 8A, 8B&8C, 8D illustrate two ways of adopting a unidirectional pushing force and repositioning the brush by a spring of the present invention.

[0042] FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate a shaking force balance of the present invention. In order to reduce the swing generated by the whole scouring abrasion head swinging up and down simultaneously, which causes discomfort for handheld, the supporting swing axis is set near the middle of the scouring abrasion head. The swing force is reduced by leverage. By adopting a set of pushing positions to apply the pushing force on the left and right respectively makes the handheld brush more stable.

[0043] FIGS. 10A and 10D illustrate a way of adopting the shaking force balancing and twist energy source. The supporting position is set near the middle of the scouring abrasion head and reduces the swing by leverage. The scouring abrasion head in the illustration adopts a set of force taken positions. The scouring abrasion head is divided into left and right part by the axis. The cam makes the left part and right part of the scouring abrasion head plunging down in turn.

[0044] FIGS. 10B, 10C, 10E and 10F are cross-section views of C-C, D-D, E-E and F-F.

[0045] FIGS. 11A, 11B and 11C are perspective views of adopting a sole pushing energy source without axis for supporting. 11A illustrates an assembly of a shell and the scouring abrasion head. 11B is a cross-section view of B-B. The supporting position 113 hides inside the shell 123 by a way of sliding to slide the scouring abrasion head 112. The pushing force 115, the pushing position 114 and the spring 124 for reposition swings the scouring abrasion head 112 back and forth.

[0046] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an integration of a rotating energy source.

[0047] Elements in the figure: 111scouring abrasion object; 112scouring abrasion head; 113supporting position; 114pushing position; 115pushing force; 116scatter preventing fence; 121direction of a scouring abrasion force; 122motion trail of a scouring abrasion object; 123shell; 124spring; 125cam; 126force transmission structure; 127energy source force.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0048] Referring to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and FIG. 3, F is the direction of the force and the area in the shade is never able to be cleaned. As shown in the figure, the cleaning power of the conventional scouring brush is weak and is not able to clean the stubborn stains. When the brush is moving on the surface of the object, the tip of the brush hair bears the force from the convex and is deformed. Most part of the momentum applied is consumed by the bending brush hair. The brush sweeps over the convex and is not able to scour deep into the concave. So the brush is not able to clean the stains inside the irregular concave.

[0049] FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B & 6A, 6B, 6C, is a perspective view of a method of mechanically operated scouring abrasion of the present invention. The method is based on the physical impulse momentum principle. The pushing force makes the scouring abrasion object (brush hair in the figures) generates a plunge (or pecking) momentum on the surface of the object. When the brush plunges onto the surface of the object the tip of the brush hair generates a combined force of scouring and abrading on the rugged surface need cleaning. The force is supported by the stiffness of the brush hair which has strong cleaning power. The brush hair is able to scouring and abrading deep even in an irregular concave surface downwardly.

[0050] The combined force of scouring and abrading is based on the pushing force applied on the scouring abrasion object. One or more pushing forces are applied on the scouring and abrasion object to meet the designed requirement. Generally there is one pushing force. Several pushing forces are able to be applied for different application situations to generate better scouring and abrading force and achieve better cleaning effect.

[0051] FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G and 7H are perspective views of the practice of a scouring abrasion head and the method thereof. A ratio of a scouring force and an abrasion force is adjusted by adjusting a position and a work pattern of the supporting position 113 and changing in the motion trail 122 of the top end of the scouring and abrasion object.

[0052] The supporting position supports the scouring abrasion object. When a pushing force is applied on the scouring abrasion object the supporting position is able to be adjusted according to different application condition. As illustrated in FIG. 7A the supporting position 113 is on one end of the scouring abrasion head 112; In FIG. 7C the supporting position is on the middle of the scouring abrasion head. The change in the supporting position is able to adjust the ratio of combined scouring and abrasion force for different application situations.

[0053] When the scouring abrasion object plunges down to the surface of the object the plunge momentum is tangential to the motion trail of the scouring abrasion object 122. The horizontal movement is the abrasion momentum, which is caused by the object.

[0054] Generally the motion trail 122 of the scouring abrasion object which generates a combined force of scouring and abrasion is not vertical to the surface of the object but is a bias or a curve in order to better scour and abrade.

[0055] The accessories of the present invention are replaceable. The present invention is able to be integrated with any mechanically operated energy source such as the magnetic, electric, motor driven and pneumatic.

[0056] FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10D, 11A, 11C and FIG. 12 illustrates a mechanically operated scouring abrasion head of the present invention, comprising a scouring abrasion object 111, a scouring abrasion head 112, a supporting position 113, a pushing position 114, wherein the scouring abrasion object 111 is connected with the scouring abrasion head 112; the supporting position 113 is set on the scouring abrasion head 112, wherein a ratio of a scouring force and an abrasion force is adjusted by adjusting a position and a work pattern of the supporting position 113 to generate scouring and abrasion momentum of different ratios; there is one or several pushing positions 114. The pushing position 114 bears the transmitted pushing force 115 and swings the scouring abrasion head 112; the pushing position 114 coordinates with a force transmission structure which transmits the pushing force 115 to bring the scouring abrasion object to move back and forth to scour downward.

[0057] The combined force of scouring and abrasion is based on the pushing position 114 which generates the pushing force to apply on the scouring abrasion head 112 the swing of which is limited by the supporting position 113.

[0058] The scouring abrasion object 111 is in a shape selected from a group consisting of a needle shape, a column shape, a peg shape, a flake shape or a lump shape; the scouring abrasion object 111 directly scours the surface.

[0059] A top of the scouring abrasion object is arranged in a shape selected from a group consisting of a flush, a zigzag, an arc or a wave configuration.

[0060] A scatter preventing fence 116 is around the scouring abrasion object, wherein the scatter preventing fence 116 protects the scouring abrasion object 111 which is exposed on one end.

[0061] The scatter preventing fence 116 is mainly for enhancing the pressing force and prolonging the service life of the scouring and abrasion object in industrial application. The scatter preventing fence 116 is able to prevent the scattering scouring abrasion object pricking the oral skin when the scatter preventing fence 116 applied in a tooth brush.

[0062] The energy source 127 of different directions is able to be transmitted by the force transmission structure. The present invention is able to be applied in different scouring tools, kits, equipment, instruments, tooth brush, mechanically operated brush, pneumatic brush, etc. The most common energy source which generates rotating force, clockwise and counter-clock wise twist force and pushing force is able to be transmitted by the force transmission structure 126 and connected to the scouring abrasion head of the present invention.

[0063] The present invention is able to adopt unidirectional pushing force. An elastic force pushed return mechanism (such as a spring, metal dome, elastic material, elastic structure, etc.) is adopted to reposition the scouring abrasion head. As illustrated in FIGS. 8A, 8B & 8C, 8D & 11A, 11C the pushing position 114 is pushed by the unidirectional force 115 and makes the scouring abrasion head 112 scouring down. The scouring abrasion head 112 makes the top of the scouring abrasion object 111 scouring and abrading down. When the unidirectional force disappears, the elastic force of the spring 124 repositions the scouring abrasion head until the next push.

[0064] FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrates a shaking force balancing consideration. If the whole row of the scouring abrasion object scours downward or upward simultaneously the momentum swings the brush up and down and causes discomfort for handheld (most mechanically operated brush is handheld). A relative movement is adopted to balance the impulsion, which is that while part of the brush is plunging down part of the brush is rushing up to balance the impulsion. The impulsion is balanced for comfortable handheld.

[0065] The supporting position 113 is settled on the middle of the scouring abrasion head to reduce the swing force by leverage. The pushing force 115 pushes the right part and the left part of the pushing position 114 in turn, which makes the handheld stable.

[0066] FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E and 10F illustrates a way of shaking force balancing. In order to remove the handheld discomfort caused by the whole row of the scouring abrasion object scouring downward or upward simultaneously, the supporting position 113 is settled on the middle of the scouring abrasion head to reduce the swing force by leverage. Two cams 125 strikes the pushing position 114 on the left and right side of the scouring abrasion head 112 to apply the pushing force 115 on the left and right side of the scouring abrasion head respectively, which makes the present invention more stable for handheld.

[0067] A substitution solution is illustrated in FIGS. 11A, 11B and 11C. FIG. 11A illustrates a combined structure of a shell and the scouring abrasion head. FIG. 11B is a cross-section view of B-B. The supporting position 113 hides inside the shell 123 by a way of sliding to slide the scouring abrasion head 112. The pushing force 115, the pushing position 114 and the spring 124 for reposition swings the scouring abrasion head 112 back and forth. The practice adopts a sole pushing energy source without axis for supporting. The mechanically operated scouring abrasion head comprises the scouring abrasion object 111, the scouring abrasion head 112, the supporting position 113, the pushing position 114, wherein the scouring abrasion object 111 is connected with the scouring abrasion head 112; the supporting position 113 hides inside the shell 123 by a way of sliding to slide the scouring abrasion head 112. A ratio of the scouring force and the abrasion force is adjusted to generate scouring and abrasion momentum of different ratios through the sliding slot inside the shell 123. The force transmission structure transmit the pushing force 115 generated by he unidirectional energy source force 127 to the pushing position 114. The pushing position 114 bears the pushing force 115 and pushes the left side of the scouring abrasion head 112 down. The spring 124 repositions the scouring abrasion head to the right side down position.

[0068] The present invention provides a mechanically operated scouring abrasion head which is able to clean the stains inside the concave of rugged surface. The energy source 127 of different direction generates the pushing force 115 through all kinds of force transmission structure 126 and pushes the pushing position 114 to swing the scouring abrasion head 112. The top end of the scouring abrasion object 111 is pushed downwardly to the surface needs cleaning. The tip of the scouring abrasion object plunges onto the surface needs cleaning from a distance one after another. The scouring abrasion object 111 applies most part of the mechanical force on the stains of the surface by stabs. The backlash of the top of scouring abrasion object is absorbed by the material of the scouring abrasion object and passes back to the sturdy scouring abrasion head. The tip of the scouring abrasion head has strong cleaning power to push away the stains.

[0069] Besides, when the scouring abrasion object plunges a slight horizontal abrasion is generated. The top end of the scouring abrasion object continuously scours and abrades the surface needs cleaning. The scouring and abrading is supported by the speed and stiffness of the scouring abrasion object, which has a cleaning power which the conventional horizontal sweeping brush doesn't possess. The scouring abrasion object acts from downwardly and strikes the irregular concave from a distance, which is able to scour and abrade deep into the concave. When the scouring and abrasion head is moving properly the stains even the covered stains inside the concave is able to be cleaned by scouring and abrading.

[0070] The scouring abrasion object of the present invention adopts different materials and is applicable to varied fields, such as rust removal, surface cleaning, oral hygiene, etc. The scouring abrasion object is able to be made in varied size to match varied energy source. The present invention is able to be applied in handheld tools such as tooth brush, engineering tools such as electric steel wire brush, pneumatic steel wire brush and fixed machine such as a production line for scouring and abrading slab material.

[0071] The scouring abrasion head is able to be in any shape, such as round, square, rectangle, etc. Or the scouring abrasion head is placed outside or inside a roller.

[0072] The protruding top of the scouring abrasion object is arranged in a shape selected from a group consisting of a flush, an arc, a wave or a zigzag of different layers specially made for different working fields.

[0073] The scouring abrasion head is scouring and abrading in bias or curve trail to deal the plane of rugged surface, which is applied in handheld, fixed or varied machinery.

[0074] The scouring abrasion head is able to be simplified to a brush without optimized design, wherein the scatter preventing fence is able to be removed; or several scouring abrasion head is able to be integrated; or the scouring abrasion object is replace with other material. Such as the firm and sharp material is able to be used for scratching the plane or rugged surface; or replacing the present invention with sanding material for scouring and grinding; or replacing the present invention with some lump shaped material for scrape and chop.

[0075] Liquid material is able to be used while scouring and abrading to scour and coat the rugged surface. The conventional problem of unable to hide the liquid material in the concave position when coating the rugged surface is solved.

[0076] The present invention is made into the application of the same action to clean the black stains on the bath mat, which is able to clean most of the stains inside the concave where the conventional brush is not able to reach.

[0077] The present invention is made into a tooth brush of the same action. The tooth stains inside the tooth gap is not able to be cleaned using the conventional tooth brush. After using the present invention for one week, most of the tooth stains disappears. The conventional tooth brush is not able to clean the tooth stains inside the concave facing or the in the overlapped part between teeth, which by using the present invention is gradually fading.