U.S. patent application number 11/172845 was filed with the patent office on 2007-01-11 for optical lens cleaner.
Invention is credited to Ying-Kuei Wu.
Application Number | 20070009315 11/172845 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37618436 |
Filed Date | 2007-01-11 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070009315 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wu; Ying-Kuei |
January 11, 2007 |
Optical lens cleaner
Abstract
An optical lens cleaner has a housing, a cleaning fluid bottle,
a cleaning tissue/cloth and a cleaning brush. The housing has an
opening in its top, at least one push hole, a sliding groove, and
an access slit for accessing the cleaning tissue/cloth stored
within the housing. The cleaning fluid bottle has a main body
received within the housing and a nozzle exposed by the opening.
The main body of the cleaning fluid bottle is exposed by push
holes. The cleaning brush is received within the housing. A brush
handle is slideably positioned in the sliding groove. A brush head
extends from and is exposed by the housing. The cleaning fluid
bottle and the cleaning brush are connected with the housing. It is
convenient to use and carry the optical lens cleaner. The cleaning
tools of the optical lens cleaner will not be lost or polluted by
dust.
Inventors: |
Wu; Ying-Kuei; (Chungho
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
37618436 |
Appl. No.: |
11/172845 |
Filed: |
July 5, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
401/123 ;
401/118 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A46B 5/0033 20130101;
B08B 1/00 20130101; G02B 27/0006 20130101; A46B 15/0091 20130101;
A46B 2200/3026 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
401/123 ;
401/118 |
International
Class: |
A46B 11/00 20060101
A46B011/00; A47L 5/00 20060101 A47L005/00 |
Claims
1. An optical lens cleaner, comprising: a housing, having an
opening positioned in a top thereof, and having a access slit
positioned in one side thereof for accessing a cleaning tissue; a
cleaning fluid bottle, including a main body received within the
housing and a nozzle exposed by an opening; and a cleaning brush,
positioned at one side of the housing.
2. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
housing includes a first half housing and a second half housing,
the first half housing and the second half housing have
corresponding coupling elements, and the first half housing and the
second half housing are connected by coupling.
3. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
cleaning fluid bottle is positioned between the coupling
elements.
4. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein a
removable plate is retractable and extends from a fringe of the
second half housing, a rack is integrally formed with a fringe of
the removable plate, and the first half housing also includes a
pair of stop blocks positioned near the access slit and on both
sides of the removable plate.
5. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least
one push hole is positioned in a side of the housing, and the
cleaning fluid bottle is exposed by the push hole and has a cap to
cover the nozzle.
6. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
nozzle is a spray dispenser.
7. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
housing has a sliding groove, wherein the cleaning brush is
received within the housing, has a main body slidably positioned
within the sliding groove, and a brush head extending from and
exposed by the housing.
8. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 7, wherein a
slidable stop plate is positioned at the housing and abuts a bottom
of the cleaning brush, the slidable stop plate includes a plurality
of positioning grooves, and a positioning pin extends from the main
body of the cleaning brush and is slidably positioned in one of the
positioning grooves.
9. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
housing is substantially cylindrical, the cleaning fluid bottle is
received within a top of the housing, the cleaning tissues are
received within a bottom of the housing, and the cleaning brush is
received within the bottom of the housing and near sides of the
cleaning tissues.
10. The optical lens cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
housing is substantially a elliptic cylinder, the cleaning fluid
bottle is received within a middle portion of the housing, the
cleaning tissue is received within the one side of the housing, the
cleaning brush is received with the other side of the housing, a
slidable stop plate is positioned at the housing and includes a
plurality of positioning grooves, and a positioning pin is
positioned at the cleaning brush and slidably positioned in one of
the positioning grooves.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an optical lens cleaner,
and in particular to an optical lens cleaner used to clean optical
lens of cameras or video recorders and has a cleaning brush,
cleaning tissue and a cleaning fluid bottle.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Conventional optical lens cleaner includes a variety of
discrete and separate cleaning tools such as a storage pocket, a
brush, cleaning tissue, cleaning fluid, and a paper clip. When a
user wants to clean an optical lens, the user uses a brush to
remove dust. Cleaning fluid is dripping onto the optical lens, and
then the paper clip is used with cleaning tissue to clean the
optical lens.
[0005] However, there are disadvantages of the conventional optical
lens cleaners. The storage pocket is not completely sealed, so dust
or dirt is attached to the cleaning tissue in the storage pocket
and it is not easy to clean the optical lens completely. Besides,
cleaning tools are separately stored within the storage pocket. The
cleaning tools must be returned to the storage pocket; otherwise,
cleaning tools are lost. It is not convenient for a user to clean
an optical lens with the conventional optical lens cleaner.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide an
optical lens cleaner. The optical lens cleaner includes a cleaning
fluid bottle, a cleaning tissue/cloth, and a cleaning brush, for
convenient use and carrying of the optical lens cleaner. The
present invention prevents the cleaning tools from being lost and
from being polluted by dust.
[0007] To achieve object of the present invention, an optical lens
cleaner includes a housing, a cleaning fluid bottle and a cleaning
brush. An opening is positioned at the top of the housing, and a
sliding groove is positioned at one side of the housing. The
housing also includes an access slit for accessing the cleaning
tissues/cloth. The cleaning fluid bottle includes a main body
received within the housing and a nozzle exposed by the opening.
The main body of the cleaning fluid bottle is exposed by push
holes. The cleaning brush is received within the housing. A brush
handle is slideably positioned at the sliding groove. A brush head
extends from and is exposed by the housing.
[0008] According to the present invention, the cleaning fluid
bottle, the cleaning tissue and the cleaning brush are stored in
the housing of the optical lens cleaner. The optical lens cleaner
is conveniently used and carried. The cleaning tool of the optical
lens cleaner will not be lost or polluted by dust.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The present invention can be fully understood from the
following detailed description and preferred embodiment with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an optical lens cleaner
according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with a
brush head of a cleaning brush exposed by the housing;
[0011] FIG. 2 is another side elevational view of an optical lens
cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present
invention;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a second half housing,
a cleaning fluid bottle, a cleaning brush, an optical lens cleaner,
and a cover of the optical lens cleaner according to the first
embodiment of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the housing taken along
line 4-4 of FIG. 3, with the cleaning fluid bottle, the cover, and
cleaning tissue omitted;
[0014] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the housing taken along
line 5-5 of FIG. 3;
[0015] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the housing taken along
line 6-6 of FIG. 3;
[0016] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an optical lens cleaner
according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of a second half housing,
a cleaning fluid bottle, a cleaning brush, and an optical lens
cleaner, and a cover of the optical lens cleaner according to the
second embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the housing taken along
line 9-9 of FIG. 8;
[0019] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the housing taken along
line 10-10 of FIG. 8;
[0020] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of an optical lens cleaner
according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
and
[0021] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a housing according to
the third embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0022] The following detailed description is of the best presently
contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. This description
is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the
purpose of illustrating general principles of embodiments of the
invention. The scope of the invention is best defined by the
appended claims.
[0023] Reference is made to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIGS. 1 to 6 illustrate
an optical lens cleaner according to the first embodiment of the
present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 respectively illustrate a front
elevational view and a side elevational view of the optical lens
cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
According to the present invention, the optical lens cleaner 1
includes a housing 2, a cleaning brush 3 and a cleaning fluid
bottle 4. Because the optical lens cleaner 1 includes all cleaning
tools, it is convenient to carry.
[0024] Reference is made to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 illustrates a
cross-sectional, partial view of the optical lens cleaner according
to the second embodiment of the present invention. Reference is
made to FIGS. 4-6. FIGS. 4-6 respectively illustrate
cross-sectional views of the optical lens cleaner taken along lines
4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 of FIG. 3. FIG. 4 illustrates cross-sectional
views of the optical lens cleaner with the cleaning fluid bottle 4
and the cover 5 omitted.
[0025] The housing 2 is substantially cylindrical and includes a
first half housing 2a and a second half housing 2b. According to
the embodiment, the first half housing 2a and the second half
housing 2b have corresponding coupling elements 28a and 28b. The
housing 2 is thereby conveniently disassembled. An opening 21 is
positioned in the top of the housing 2, and the cleaning fluid
bottle 4 is exposed thereby. A pair of push holes 26a and 26b is
positioned in both sides of the housing 2 to allow the cleaning
fluid bottle 4 to be pressed. A sliding groove 22 and an access
slit 240 are formed on sides of the housing 2 respectively. The
cleaning brush 3 is slidably positioned in the sliding groove 22,
and the access slit 240 is used to access cleaning tissue 100 (or a
recycled cleaning cloth) stored within the housing 2.
[0026] Reference is made to FIG. 3. Specifically speaking, the
housing 2 is adapted to receive the cleaning brush 3. A bottom
through hole 220 and a side groove hole 221 are respectively
positioned in the bottom and the side of the housing 2, and the
bottom through hole 220 and the side groove hole 221 are in
communication with the sliding groove 22. A slidable stop plate 27
is positioned at the housing 2 and near the sliding groove 22, and
the slidable stop plate 27 includes a plurality of positioning
grooves 272.
[0027] The cleaning brush 3 includes a main body 32 slidably
positioned in the sliding groove 22. A button 34 is exposed by the
side groove hole 221. A brush head 36 is extended and exposed from
the housing 2 through the bottom through hole 220. According to the
embodiment, the main body 32 of the cleaning brush 3 has a recess
(not numbered) at one end thereof to receive the brush head 36.
Besides, the brush head 36 may be attached to a periphery of one
end of the main body 32.
[0028] The bottom of the cleaning brush 3 abuts the slidable stop
plate 27. A positioning pin 38 is extended from the main body 32 of
the cleaning brush 3 and is slidably positioned in one of the
positioning grooves 272. According to the embodiment, the cleaning
brush 3 is received within the lower end of the housing 2 and
positioned at one side of the cleaning tissue 100. Besides, as
shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 also includes a guide groove 23 so
that the cleaning brush 3 is manually guided along the guide groove
23.
[0029] According to the present invention, the housing 2 also has a
removable plate 24. The cleaning tissue 100 is received within the
lower end of the housing 2 and is exposed by the access slit 240.
The removable plate 24 is retractable and extends from the fringe
of the second half housing 2b to be near the access slit 240 and to
access the cleaning tissue 100. A rack 242 is integrally formed
with the fringe of the removable plate 24 so that the cleaning
tissue 100 is easily cut off. The first half housing 2a also
includes a pair of stop blocks 25 positioned near the access slit
240 and on both sides of the removable plate 24 to enhance the
structure of the housing 2 and to position the removable plate 24.
The cleaning tissue 100 is continuous or interlaced. According to
the present invention, the continuous cleaning tissue is
inexpensive.
[0030] Reference is made to FIG. 3. According to the embodiment,
the cleaning fluid bottle 4 is received within the top end of the
housing 2. The cleaning fluid bottle 4 includes the main body 42
received within the housing 2 and a nozzle 44 exposed by the
opening 21. Reference is made to FIGS. 3 and 4. The cleaning fluid
bottle 4 is positioned between the coupling elements 28a and 28b.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 42 of the cleaning fluid
bottle 4 are exposed by the push holes 26a and 26b. Cleaning fluid
is pumped out of the nozzle 44 of the cleaning fluid bottle 4 when
the cleaning fluid bottle 4 is pressed through the push holes 26a
and 26b.
[0031] According to the present invention, the optical lens cleaner
1 also includes a cap 5 for covering the nozzle 44 of the cleaning
fluid bottle 4. According to the embodiment, the cap 5 screws onto
the nozzle 44 of the cleaning fluid bottle 4. Alternatively, the
cap 5 may snap onto the nozzle 44 of the cleaning fluid bottle
4.
[0032] When the optical lens cleaner 1 is in use, the button 34 of
the cleaning brush 3 is pushed so that the brush head 36 is exposed
by the bottom through hole 220 to remove dust from an optical lens.
The cap 5 is removed and the main body 42 of the cleaning fluid
bottle 4 is squeezed to pump cleaning fluid onto the optical lens.
The cleaning tissue 100 is drawn through the access slit 240 and
cut off by the rack 242 of the removable plate 24 to clean the
optical lens. Thus, the optical lens is fully and simply
cleaned.
[0033] Reference is made to FIGS. 7-11. FIGS. 7-11 illustrate the
second embodiment of the present invention. The optical lens
cleaner 1' includes a housing 6, a cleaning brush 7 and a cleaning
fluid bottle 8.
[0034] The housing 6 is substantially an elliptic cylinder. As
shown in FIG. 9, the first half housing 6a and the second half
housing 6b have corresponding coupling elements 68a and 68b. An
opening 61 is positioned in the top of the housing 6. Push holes
66a and 66b, a sliding groove 62 and an access slit 640 are
positioned in sides of the housing 6. The access slit 640 is used
to access the cleaning tissue 100 (or cleaning cloth) stored within
the housing 6. A bottom through hole 620 and a side groove hole 621
are respectively positioned in the bottom and the side of the
housing 6. The removable plate 64 is retractable and extends from
the fringe of the second half housing 6b to be near the access slit
640. A rack 642 is integrally formed with the fringe of the
removable plate 64. The first half housing 6a also includes a pair
of stop blocks 65 positioned near the access slit 640 and on both
sides of the removable plate 64. The second half housing 6b also
has two partition plates 69.
[0035] The cleaning fluid bottle 8 is received in a middle portion
of the housing 6. As shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning fluid bottle 8
includes a main body 82 received within the housing 6 and a nozzle
84 exposed by the opening 61. The cleaning fluid bottle 8 is
received between two partition plates 69. The main body 82 of the
cleaning fluid bottle 8 is exposed by push holes 66a and 66b.
[0036] According to the present invention, the optical lens cleaner
1' also includes a cap 9 for covering the nozzle 84 of the cleaning
fluid bottle 8. According to the embodiment, the cleaning tissue
100 is received in one side of the housing 6 and exposed by the
access slit 640.
[0037] The cleaning brush 7 is received within the other side of
the housing 6. As shown in FIG. 8, the cleaning brush 7 has a main
body 72, a button 74, a brush head 76 and a positioning pin 78. The
main body 72 is slidably positioned within the sliding groove 62,
and the button 74 is exposed by the side groove hole 621. The brush
head 76 extends from and is exposed by the housing 6 through the
bottom through hole 620. The positioning pin 78 is resiliently and
integrally formed with the main body 72. The positioning pin 78 is
slidably positioned in one of the positioning grooves 672.
According to the embodiment, the brush head 76 is connected with
one end of the main body 72. The cleaning brush 7 is manually
guided along the guide groove 63 positioned in one side of the
housing 6.
[0038] The advantage of the present invention that the cleaning
fluid bottle 8, the cleaning tissue 100 and the cleaning brush 7
are respectively connected within the middle portion and two sides
of the housing 6. The cleaning fluid bottle 8 can store much more
cleaning fluid, and the present invention can receive much more
cleaning tissue.
[0039] Reference is made to FIG. 12. FIG. 12 illustrates a
cross-sectional view of a housing of an optical lens cleaner
according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The
cleaning fluid bottle 8 includes a nozzle 84' that is a spray
dispenser. The spray dispenser has a straw extending into an inner
space of the cleaning fluid bottle 8. The cleaner fluid is pumped
out of the cleaning fluid bottle 8 by pushing the nozzle 84', so
push holes in the sides of the housing 6 are unnecessary. Besides,
according to the present invention, the cleaning brush 7' may be
positioned on the surface of the housing 2 and thus not occupy the
inner space of the housing 6. As shown in FIG. 12, the positioning
pin 62' exposed by the guide groove 63' is positioned in the side
of the housing 6. The cleaning brush 7' has a guide groove 78' for
receiving the positioning pin 62' so that the cleaning brush 7' is
manually guided along the guide groove 63' and used to position the
positioning pin 62'. The cleaning brush 7' may be snapped onto the
surface of the housing 6'.
[0040] Advantages of the present invention are as follows:
[0041] 1. All cleaning tools are securely stored in the housing to
constituted an integrated optical lens cleaner. The optical lens
cleaner is convenient to use and carry. The cleaning tools of the
optical lens cleaner will not be lost or polluted by dust.
[0042] 2. Push holes are exposed by the housing of the cleaning
fluid bottle so that the cleaning fluid bottle is easily pressed to
pump the cleaning fluid out.
[0043] 3. The cleaning tissue exposed by the access slit is easily
extracted. The cleaning tissue may be continuous, and cut off by
the removable plate.
[0044] 4. The brush handle of the cleaning brush is slideably
positioned in the sliding groove of the housing. Thus, the cleaning
brush is easily moved and does not fall out of the housing.
[0045] While the invention has been described with reference to the
preferred embodiments, the description is not intended to be
construed in a limiting sense. It is therefore contemplated that
the appended claims will cover any such modifications or
embodiments as may fall within the scope of the invention defined
by the following claims and their equivalents.
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