CN1194129A - Battery type wet mop and vacuum device - Google Patents

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CN1194129A
CN1194129A CN97129701A CN97129701A CN1194129A CN 1194129 A CN1194129 A CN 1194129A CN 97129701 A CN97129701 A CN 97129701A CN 97129701 A CN97129701 A CN 97129701A CN 1194129 A CN1194129 A CN 1194129A
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M·F·赖特
L·舒马克尔
C·骚德尔斯
J·拉扎拉
M·E·思波拉
G·E·斯佩特
R·C·法罗内
J·M·卡尔曼
T·L·扎胡拉内克
G·J·迪特里
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The present invention relates to a pump cleaning device which can provide the functions of insufflation, scrubbing, brushing, and blot up in a single small type independent device. The pump cleaning device includes a cleaning device housing, a handle connected to the housing, an absorb cleaning member, and a pair of brusher vane absorb cleaning member which is mounted on the housing and can move between a protraction position and a retraction position. The device includes a pump system which can pump the water into a liquid box mounted on the collecting floor of the housing from the cleaned ground. A pure water bottle is disposed on the housing for supplying the pure water to the floor, a rechargeable battery power source is used for supplying power to a pump motor. The cleaning device is small and light, and can dry the floor basically.

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Battery type wet mop and vacuum plant
The present invention relates to an improved wet mop.Specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of battery type wet mop that comprises a swab and a vacuum plant, this mop is used for collecting addle from the floor and obtains clean and ground substantially dry.
Being used for the mop of cleaning floor generally includes a suction mop or sea head and is used for the addle wringing is gone out certain class wringing mechanism of mop or spongy top.Particularly, use the mop that is inconjunction with a cleaning solution bucket, form this cleaning solution by the water that contains a cleaning additive usually.Mop absorbs has cleaned the cleaning solution that the floor is crossed.Polluted mop in case clean the floor, just it has been turned back to and wash mop in the bucket and absorb the cleaning fluid that adds.Dirty mop is continuous is inserted into and has polluted the cleaning solution in the bucket in the cleaning solution in the bucket soon and reduced cleaning capacity in mop operating period of remainder.Therefore, with the pollution of hope prevention at floor-cleaning operating period cleaning solution.In addition, hope is eliminated necessary about 15 minutes floor drying time when using conventional mop and bucket cleaning.
Proposed to remove the suction squeegee of cleaning solution from a ground of cleaning in advance.At U.S. Patent number is to disclose this suction painting device in 5,067,199.But this suction painting device is not eliminated the pollution problem of water-purifying tank, and this is because will use the mop of a routine and bucket to clean the floor earlier before with the suction painting device.In addition, this suction squeegee has such shortcoming, and this shortcoming need to be the device of three or four separation to comprise that suction brushing, a mop, go out the mechanism of mop and the clean operation of a bucket with the addle wringing.
Described another kind of sucking and cleaner, this device provides scouring and the water absorption plant that is used for cleaning with a combination of dry ground.This device comprises the water purification and the dirty water tank of a combination, and the active clapboard of an isolation water purification and addle is arranged in this case.From case and comprise the bristle that is used for cleaning or a cleaning nozzle of brush spray water purification.After the scouring, start a suction system to remove addle from the floor and addle is collected the case.
In U.S. Patent number 2,986,764; 3,020,576; 3,040,362; 3,040,363; With 3,060, the scouring of combination and the example of water pick-up unit are disclosed in 484.Example described in these patents has several shortcomings, and these shortcomings comprise the volume and weight of the heaviness of device, during the user uses to the needs of a power line, with household voltage and fill water device mix the relevant safety problem of use.
Device according to the present invention drags the shortcoming of prior art to propose suggestion by a complete independently battery type wet is provided, and this mop has made up scouring and drying process and made the floor be in the state of substantially dry in a device.
According to a further aspect in the invention, being used for a sucking and cleaner of clean surface comprises a cleaning device shell, one is connected to the handle on the shell, one absorbs cleaning member, one being used for from the surface in shell except that the suction motor of decontamination liquid, one is installed to the case that is used for collecting the soiling solution of having removed from the surface by the operation of suction motor on the shell and provides the battery supply of electric power for suction motor.Absorbing cleaning member is installed on the shell and movably stretches out the extended position that is used for cleaning a surface and cleaning member between cleaning member from shell and withdraw basically between the advanced position in the shell.
According to of the present invention one on the other hand, a sucking and cleaner that is used for the clean surface comprises a cleaning device shell, the one scalable sponge that is contained on the shell and can between an extended position and an advanced position, moves, one is used for moving the telescoping mechanism of sponge in elongation and retraction interdigit, one is used for wanting clean Surface to remove and collect the suction system of soiling solution from one, switch with a response telescoping mechanism startup suction system, it is characterized in that suction system is opened when sponge is in advanced position, and suction system is closed when sponge is in extended position.
According to a further aspect in the invention, one of floor is independently dragged clean and drying system comprises a shell, one is connected to the handle on the shell, one is installed to the absorption cleaning member on the shell, the a pair of squeegee that is used for collecting ground soiling solution on the shell that is installed to, one suction system in shell, one is contained in and is used for collecting the battery supply that the soiling solution tank of having removed from ground by the operation of suction motor and taps into shell and power supply is provided for suction system on the shell.Suction system is used for removing from ground by the collected soiling solution of a pair of sponge, it is characterized in that suction system makes ground be in the state of substantially dry.
According to of the present invention one on the other hand, one cleaning device comprises a cleaning device shell, one is connected to the handle on the shell, one sponge, pair of parallel is separated by to be installed in that squeegee sponge on the shell is installed on the shell with arranging and can to stretch out from shell in sponge and is used for an extended position of cleaning floor and sponge and withdraws mobile between the advanced position in the shell basically, this sponge has the median plane of dividing sponge equally, described a pair of squeegee is arranged in first and second, and the median plane that it is characterized in that sponge breaks away from first and second of squeegee in the direction of leaving shell.
An advantage of this cleaning device is the sprinkling that a single self-contained unit can be finished liquid, cleans and drying.
Another characteristics of this cleaning device are the pollutions that prevented cleaning solution by water purification that separation is provided and dirty water tank.
Another characteristics of this cleaning device are that the volume of device is little and in light weight.
And reading and understand other advantage of the present invention and benefit will be clearly to those skilled in the art on the basis that following details describes.
The present invention is in the assembling that is embodied as some a little parts and these parts, and preferred embodiment wherein and method will be explained in detail in the accompanying drawing of specification and its parts of description, and wherein:
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section along the center of one first embodiment of the present invention, and at this moment sponge is shown in an extended position, and the batteries latch is shown in a unlocked state;
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section as shown in Figure 1, and at this moment sponge is shown in an advanced position, and the batteries latch is shown in a lock-out state;
Fig. 3 is the side view of the embodiment of Fig. 1, and the one side and the sponge of at this moment having removed shell are in advanced position;
Fig. 3 A is the cross-sectional view that amplifies along the line A-A of Fig. 3;
Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional view that amplifies of front end of the embodiment of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view that amplifies of core of the embodiment of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 A and 6B are the side views of the opposite face of one second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 A, 7B and 7C are respectively the right sides of one the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, top and left side view;
Fig. 8 A and 8B are the side views of one the 4th embodiment of the present invention, and at this moment sponge is in an elongation and an advanced position;
Fig. 9 is the perspective view of one the 5th embodiment of the present invention; And
Figure 10 is the perspective view of one the 6th embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 is a underside perspective view of decomposing of a preferred embodiment of the used squeegee dish of the present invention;
Figure 12 is a top perspective view of the squeegee dish among Figure 11, and an antetheca of this hour indicator is removed;
Figure 12 A is a side view of spring used in the squeegee dish of Figure 12;
Figure 13 is an end-view of the squeegee dish among Figure 11, and the antetheca of this hour indicator has been removed and preceding squeegee is positioned at advanced position;
Figure 14 is the front view of Figure 13, and preceding here squeegee is positioned at extended position;
Figure 15 is a side view of the squeegee dish of Figure 11, and the antetheca of this hour indicator has been removed and preceding squeegee is in advanced position; And
Figure 16 is the front view of Figure 15, and at this moment preceding squeegee is in advanced position.
With reference now to accompanying drawing,, this accompanying drawing only is used for explaining the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but not is used for limiting the preferred embodiments of the present invention, in Fig. 1-5, a battery type wet mop and vacuum plant according to the first embodiment of the present invention is described.This device generally includes one handle device 10, one dismountable water purifying bottles 14 and a dismountable dirty water tank 16 that is connected on the shell 12.One cleaning device is installed in the shell 12, and order comprises a contraction type sponge 18, and a pair of squeegee 20, one batteries 22, one suction motor, 24, one exhauster(-tors 26 and are used for the switch 30 of switch suction motor.Water purifying bottle 14 comprises a piston 28, and the water purification that this piston is used for having mixed cleaning agent sprays on the ground.Sponge 18 stretches out from shell 12 when being used for cleaning the floor, in the shell of withdrawing when suction operation then.The contraction of sponge 18 starts suction motor 24, and causes suction system to begin from ground the water suction dirty water tank 16.Squeegee 20 shown in Fig. 3 and 4, hides ground when starting collected at suction addle, then make the ground substantially dry.
Handle apparatus 10 comprises a upper handle 40, and this upper handle has a rubber handle 42 and a cap 44.Cap 44 preferably has the swivel hook that device can be hung on the wall.Upper handle 40 comprises a screw-thread bush 46, and this screw-thread bush may be screwed on the lower handle 48 upper handle, and this lower handle is that at least two bolts 50 of usefulness are fixed on the integral handle in the shell 12.This integral handle 48 is preferably by plastic injected die and comprise the threaded portion that is used for mating screw-thread bush 46, a bearing of a twister handle 52 and lower handle 48 is installed to the device of shell 12.
Twister handle 52 with one first pivot 54 as being pivotally mounted on the lower handle 48, and with second pivot 58 as being pivotally connected on the connecting rod 56.Constitute wringing device handle 52 by two pillars 60, each pillar stretches out around each limit of lower handle 48.One flat end of connecting rod 56 is inserted between two pillars 60, and is connected on the pillar as the axle pivot with the pin that extends through connecting rod and pillar.Connecting rod 56 extend side by side and passes shell 12 with lower handle 48.The other end of connecting rod 56 passes a metal support 64 and is connected on the sponge 18.
The operation of wringing device handle 52 is stretched out and the sponge 18 of withdrawing, and the while is through switch 30 startups and close suction motor 24.Twister handle 52 is mobile sponge 18 between three positions.In the extended position of Fig. 1 explanation, Shen fanning outside a pair of sponge roller 62 of sponge 18 on being installed in a twister support 74.In extended position, metal support 64 is supported on the desirable cleaning position near cylinder 62 and with sponge.For withdrawal sponge 18, move twister handle 52 along the direction shown in the arrow A and leave upper handle 40.In mobile twister handle, connecting rod 56 causes on the sponge and pushes away.When sponge 18 withdrawals, turn round on the floor by the water strand that just will suck in sponge in 62 extruding of cylinder sponge.
Illustrated in fig. 2 be the advanced position of sponge 18.In this position, sponge 18 is recovered in the metal support 64, and the front end of sponge only stretches out a bit of distance of end points of cylinder 62.This distance is preferably between 0.1 inch to 0.5 inch.By the expansion of a part of sponge under cylinder 62, sponge 18 is supported in the advanced position.In addition, can in twister handle 52, provide the lock pin (not shown) that sponge is maintained in the advanced position.
Twister handle 52 also is used to promote sponge 18 and moves or clean.By moving the ejection that twister handle 52 is carried out sponge 18 to upper handle 40 in the direction of arrow B.This forces sponge 18 and metal support 64 by the curved cylinder of opening 62 in twister support 74.
Twister handle 52 also can be by opening or close suction motor 24 with the outstanding knee of one in the connecting rod 56 66 master cocks 30.Suction motor 24 like this, only just turns round when sponge 18 withdrawals.This can preserve the battery energy by stop motor running when unnecessary, and the battery of batteries 22 can be preserved.As Fig. 2 finding, when sponge was withdrawn, the outstanding knee 66 in the connecting rod 56 was crossed switch 30 and is started suction motor 24.
Usually, there are one 6 overhead accumulator groups 22 of 5 batteries to provide 5 to 10 minutes operating time for a 12-14 ampere permanent magnetic engine.Because only when needs aspirate, just turn round suction motor 24, so batteries 22 will can be used as at least 250 square feet floor and need not recharge.
Be illustrated more clearly in batteries 22 in Fig. 5, this Fig. 5 is the amplification of the core of Fig. 1.Batteries 22 is one 6 volts of rechargeable batteries preferably, can load 6 batteries, and this battery pack is placed in the battery cavities 68 in the shell 12.By can be around a locking member 70 of lower handle 48 rotation with batteries fix in position in the chamber.To tighten parts 70 at two highlights 72 on the lower handle is held in place on the original axle on handle.In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, illustrated respectively and be in non-locking and lock-out state locking member 70.
When batteries 22 was put in the battery cavities 68, a position is removed and entered to the reed of two packed battery contacts 80 to the next door, and the battery contact 80 in this position in the battery cavities contacts with the match battery contact 78 on the end face of batteries.
In a motor fixed part 82, load onto suction motor 24 with a usual manner, as in the pair of saddle-shaped of a pair of inside that is molded into shell 12, motor being installed.Suction motor 24 is a DC engine preferably, as provides about 18,000 to 25,000rpm, preferably 21,000 to 22,000rpm, a 12-14 ampere of an output, 6 volts strontium magnetic engine.With suction motor 24 and adjacent sector shaped chamber 84 isolation, as shown in Figure 5, this elastomeric pad prevents that any water that may enter sector shaped chamber from entering motor with an elastomeric pad 86.
Suction motor 24 used among the present invention is self cooled, does not need fan refrigeration.But, can add motor fan if desired.The one side that is preferably in shell 12 provides air vent 88 to allow air circulation to motor.Sector shaped chamber 84 also comprise discharge air the steam vent 90 of process.
In the enlarged drawing of Fig. 4 best explanation the bottom of shell, it comprises sponge, a squeegee dish 92, dirty water tank 16, sector shaped chamber 84 and exhauster(-tor 26.
Squeegee dish 92 comprises two adjacent squeegees 20, these two squeegees with a known mode snap-on on squeegee dish 92.Squeegee is 5 to 20 inches long, preferably 8 to 12 inches long.This squeegee dish 92 has a pump orifice 94, and this pump orifice is the oblong opening between two squeegees 20, and this pump orifice is extending to about 1/4 to 1/2 of squeegee total length in the centre of squeegee.Water is drawn into pump orifice 94 along the length of squeegee 20 from the openend between squeegee.The cross-sectional area of a passage that will be between two squeegees and floor and the cross-sectional area of pump orifice 94 all are processed into required size so that an ideal velocity of air to be provided, and this speed can be taken away the airborne globule.With about 1,000ft/min is to about 3, and 000ft/min or higher speed running can keep the globule is brought in the air.
Be contained in one on the squeegee dish 92 cover pulley 22 whole device is being cleaned, brushing or can roll at an easy rate when mobile.Squeegee 20 is installed in the squeegee dish 92 with a parallel construction, so that when device rolls across the floor, two squeegees all contact with ground.When sponge 18 during at an extended position, squeegee 20 is kiss the earth no longer, and this is because sponge has extended through squeegee.The median plane X that divides sponge 18 equally is positioned to have on the position of an angle a with respect to the face Y of squeegee.This angle a is between 10 to 30 degree, and preferably about 25 spend.
The end face of squeegee dish 92 comprises an oval groove 96 around pump orifice 94.In groove 96, insert an elastic sealing element 98 and be used to provide sealing 100 of pump orifice 94 and the single tubes in dirty water tank 16.This elastic sealing element 98 preferably makes a compressible sponge rubber material inclined to one side on the case 16, just is in the shell 12 in the suitable position so that in a single day it insert.
Form each squeegee 20 so that one smooth edge is arranged and one zigzag edge is arranged at opposite side on its one side.Squeegee is positioned in the squeegee dish 92, and the smooth limit of two squeegees toward each other simultaneously.Like this, when device is mobile on the ground, two squeegees all will contact with ground and be crooked.At first water will be under first squeegee process, this toothed edge owing to squeegee just contacts with ground.These water will be held back by second squeegee of smooth edge joint tread surface then.When the user works on the ground, can be used alternatingly this device forward with in the opposite direction one by this way.The air-flow that opening between squeegee is brought in is collected water the center pump orifice 94 between squeegee.
Water flows in the dirty water tank 16 from center pump orifice 94, and this dirty water tank comprises the single tube 100 that is molded in this case.Single tube 100 extends to such an extent that be enough to enter in the case 16, so that do not need a shut-off block to close the single tube leakproof when removing case and empty.One lid 102 is inserted the top of case 16, and with a sealing ring 104 its edge and case is completely cut off.Lid 102 comprises an opening 106, and air flows into the sector shaped chamber 84 by this opening from case 16.Lid 102 also comprises a plate washer 108, and this plate washer is used for making in the water transfer-in box of single tube 100 suction.Getting around mouth 106 in lid 102 provides one side to seal 116, in order to seal the passage of 84 of dirty water tank 16 and sector shaped chambers.
Single tube 100 and plate washer 108 place dirty water tank 16, so that can utilize the volume of most of case in an operating position that tilts.In addition, if when dirty water tank 16 is not exclusively expired fallen towards ground in this device back side 118, addle neither can or not flow out to the sector shaped chamber 84 from opening 106 from single tube 100 yet so.
Dirty water tank 16 and lid 102 parts can disassemble from shell 12 and be used for turning and cleaning.Enter and insert case 16 in the shell by the bottom of case being withstood seal member 98 and swinging case forward.In case case 16 inserts, just case 16 is supported in placely with a latch 110, this latch can be contained in the outside of case regularly and have a jut 112, this jut can lay in the recess that is complementary 114 in a shell 12.The lid 102 of dirty water tank 16 also may comprise one or more lock pins 120, and these lock pins can block the case in shell when operation latch 110.
Aspirate and move suction system by with one the globule being brought air into airborne speed through the single tube 100 of pump orifice 94 and dirty water tank 16 from the openend between two squeegees 20.Water hits plate washer 18 back in the shell 16 downwards in the transfer-in boxs.The speed of air is slowed down when single tube 100 enters case 16 at it, and then Chou Xi the globule just falls into case.Air is just walked around the both sides of single tube 100 then, through opening 16 outlets, enters sector shaped chamber 84, through exhauster(-tor 26, and goes out shell through ventilating opening 90.In order to keep the water that causes in the case 16 to break away from the reduction of the speed of the air in the case, passing case must be greater than the cross-sectional area of single tube 100 at the cross-sectional area of the air duct of 16 of plate washer 108 and openings.As long as the air velocity in the case is reduced to less than about 1000ft/min, water just will be stayed in the case so.
Dirty water tank 16 also can comprise a control device, closes suction when the water of this control device in case 16 reaches a certain water level.This device can comprise a float valve, and this float valve is blocked case opening 16 when case 16 is full of.In addition, used motor can provide automatically and cut out.For example, one has 9 inches closed-suction motors and will close full will the providing automatically during to 9 inches of case.
By water purifying bottle 14, this water purifying bottle removably is contained on the front surface 124 of shell, sprays a cleaning agent before cleaning on the floor.The cleaning agent or the cleaning solution that are used for water purifying bottle according to the present invention can be any known cleaning agent or the mixture of solution, as contain the water of a washing agent additive.
Bottle 14 preferably has a blowing mould bottle of three openings and a piston 28, drives this piston cleaning agent is discharged on the floor.One first opening 134 is contained on the end face of bottle and has one at removable thread cap 140 of when bottling.Because first opening 134 is positioned on the end face of bottle, so bottle can be full of pit at an easy rate.Cap 140 also can be used as a measurement mechanism to measure the predetermined quantity of a cleaning additive that mixes with water in bottle.
Second opening 136 is equipped with to have one and sprays that a screw thread of mouthfuls 148 sprays cap 142 and around spraying a piston seat of mouthfuls 142 or sealing 144 ends that head on this sprinklings mouth packed-piston.The 3rd opening 138 is laid piston 28 and a steam vent is provided.This three open bottles 14 allows this bottle to fill with under the situation that piston 28 need not be pulled down bottle.
Piston 28 has a handle 146 at one first end 14, and as shown in Figure 1, and the 3rd opening 138 that one second end of piston extends through in the bottle 14 embeds piston seat 144 and closes sprinkling mouth 148.One spring 150 has been done best explanation in Fig. 5, make piston go into a closing position partially between a bottom surface of a ring-shaped clip 152 on the piston 132 and a piston receiving cup 156.
Piston cap 156 comprises a cylindrical section 158, and this cylindrical section puts in the neck of the opening 138 of bottle in 14, and provides a ventilating mechanisms to be used for exhaust from bottle along arrow C direction propelling piston handle 146 time.There is the groove 162 that ventilating mechanisms is set the inside of the cylindrical section 158 of piston cap.One first sealing ring 160 that is positioned in the belt seat 166 on piston provides sealing between piston 28 and piston cap 156 in the closed position.But, when piston handle 146 sprays when moving on mouthfuls 148 the arrow C direction along opening, these first sealing ring, 160 sliding going up on grooves 162, and allow air to enter in the bottle through cap.One second sealing ring 164 provides one to seal between piston cap 156 and bottle 14.
Transverse arm 170 with a pair of shell is installed in bottle 14 on the shell 12, stretches on this transverse arm and by bottle is slipped into downwards on the transverse arm, as shown in Figure 3A, is inserted in the groove that is complementary 172 in the bottle.Rotate latch 174 with bottle 14 fix in position with one then, this rotation latch is put on bottle spiral shell ridge 176 that pushes up.
Design water purifying bottle 14 to such an extent that be enough to hold one at least 250 square feet of cleanings, preferably area is 250 to 300 square feet, cleaning solution.In addition, water purifying bottle 14 preferably has the volume of the volume that is slightly smaller than dirty water tank 16.This makes dirty water tank 16 can collect the content of a liquid that overflows and whole water purifying bottles 14.For example, when dirty water tank is had an appointment 24 ounces volume, can have an appointment 16 ounces volume of water purifying bottle 14.Best, the volume of the volume ratio bottle 14 of case 16 is big approximately by 20% to 60%.
Be respectively one bottle and a case though mentioned water purifying bottle 14 and dirty water tank 16, bottle and the case that should understand this field are often referred to any type of liquid container.These containers are preferably formed by light weight, durable and soft a little material, such as plastics.
The first embodiment of the present invention comprises a telescopic type sponge and a fixing right squeegee.However, it should be understood that and also can use a fixing sponge and a dismountable squeegee.
Fig. 6 A and 6B illustrate an additional embodiments of a cleaning device 200, and a sponge 202 and squeegee 204 are contained in the fixed position at the end of cleaning device in this device.Clean the floor with this embodiment with sponge shown in Fig. 6 A 202 and contacted position, ground.Can by before cleaning or in the cleaning course up and down suction handle 206 cleaning solution is sprayed onto on the floor.When finishing when cleaning, device 200 is made on the position that illustrates among Fig. 6 B, so that squeegee 204 kiss the earths and ground may be with according to the described mode dryings of first embodiment.
The embodiment of Fig. 7 A-7C is a cleaning device 300, and this cleaning device also has fixedly a sponge 302 and fixedly squeegee 304, and this squeegee 304 of reversing cleans and drying process between the orientation of Fig. 7 A and 7C.This embodiment also comprises an additional scouring pad 306, and this scouring pad 306 is arranged in an end of device 300 and is used for cleaning in the position that Fig. 7 B illustrates.Scouring pad 306 can dismountablely be installed, and for example uses Velcro.Cleaning device 300 also comprises a scalable handle 308.
One the 4th embodiment of one cleaning device 400 illustrates in Fig. 8 A and 8B.Cleaning device 400 comprises a telescopic type sponge 402 and fixing squeegee 404.One cleaning solution dispense orifice 406 is positioned on the top of device, and suction handle 408 is used for to the cleaning solution pressurization so that it can eject from dispense orifice.
In the embodiment of cleaning device 500 illustrated in fig. 9, water purifying bottle 502 and dirty water tank 504 are contained on the device side by side.In addition, forming sponge 506 makes it center on squeegee 508.
At last, the cleaning device 600 of Figure 10 has dismountable distribution bottle 602, and this distributions bottle is placed in the recess 604 in the cleaning device body.This distribution bottle 602 has one will spray the nozzle 606 of cleaning solution to the floor.
Figure 11-16 explanation is equipped with a preferred embodiment of the squeegee dish 92 of a guiding mechanism, this guiding mechanism is used for adjusting the relative position of two squeegees 20 so that this cleaning device can be used on than fixing squeegee in the bigger cleaning angular range of possible angle.
Figure 11 illustrates an exploded bottom view of squeegee dish 92 and one of them of two squeegee 20a.Spring 700 is installed on the squeegee dish 92, and these spring 700 snap-ons adapt to different cleaning angles except that other device 20a can move in dish and before making on the direction of arrow D.
Squeegee dish 92 has an antetheca 702, one rear walls 704, one roofs 706, end walls 708,710 and many central compartment parts 716.Squeegee 20a, 20b comprise respectively that a rubber or other elastomeric material make is placed on soft squeegee blade 712 in the U-shaped squeegee box 714.Adjoin rear wall 704 in the squeegee dish simultaneously will back squeegee 20b (shown in Figure 12) being placed in, preceding squeegee 20a be placed in adjoin in the squeegee dish 92 antetheca 702 by be positioned at separately antetheca and two tabs 718 on the inner surface of rear wall.In squeegee dish 92 between the front or rear wall of central compartment parts 716 and squeegee dish with squeegee 20a, it is in place that 20b supports.Tab 718 is meshed with recess 720 in the corresponding squeegee box 714.
Can the most clearly see recess 720 in Figure 12, this Figure 12 is the top perspective view of the squeegee dish 92 removed of an antetheca 702.Selected recessed 720 size makes squeegee 20a move on to the advanced position that the spring 700 shown in Figure 15 and 16 is compressed from the extended position shown in Figure 12-14.
Illustrated as Figure 12 A, spring 700 preferably has the sheet spring of a substrate 722, a two sides part 724,726 and a single-side stand 728.The limit part 724,726 of each spring 700 is embedded in the end of the square aperture 730 (Figure 12) in the roof 706 of squeegee dish 92.Lateral parts 724, the 726 permission springs of the depression of sheet spring are nipped and are limited in the square aperture 730.One end of this spring support 728 embeds an end face that removes brush device dish 714, and makes squeegee 20a depart from the roof 706 of squeegee dish.
As illustrated in fig. 13, current squeegee 20a is when extended position, and it extends through back squeegee 20b one distance, d, and this distance is preferably between 0.1 and 0.5 inch, about 0.2 inch then better.According to one embodiment of the invention, back squeegee is fixed, and preceding squeegee 20a is dismountable.Squeegee 20a has increased the scope of angle before dismountable, uses the fixing cleaning device of comparable usefulness one or two squeegee of this angle of this cleaning device big by 20/ to 40/.According to other embodiments of the invention, all detachable regulating power of preceding squeegee 20a and back squeegee 20b to be improved.According to another embodiment, back squeegee 20b is that dismountable and preceding squeegee is to fix.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, spring 700 is the sheet springs that formed by a heat treated beraloy.The various coatings of spring as nickel, can be used to anticorrosive.Certainly, spring also can be made by erosion-resisting plastics.Though what describe is the sheet spring, also can use the known pressure spring of any other type, comprises disc spring.
When the squeegee dish of Figure 11-16 is installed on the illustrated battery type wet mop of Fig. 1-4, increased considerably the cleaning angle of allowing, that is, the angle between handle 40 and floor, mop can be supported in this angle during brushing.The mop that this allows the user of differing heights to use in the various angular ranges of a broad does not form striped and do not allow preceding squeegee 20a or back squeegee 20b built on stilts to cause water to be stayed on the floor.
The advantage of various embodiments of the present invention comprises that device is a separate unit, and this unit comprises water purification and need not to carry the heavy water bucket.In addition, eliminated the pollution problem of water purification, and made floor substantially dry.This device also is easy to clean, and this is because in case remove the addle bucket, just can be easy to see and remove any barrier in the suction system.
The front has been described the present invention in detail with reference to preferred embodiment, obviously can carry out different modifications to it to one skilled in the art under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the invention.

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1. the sucking and cleaner of a clean surface, it comprises:
One cleaning device shell;
One handle that from shell, stretches out;
Move between one advanced position of one cleaning member, this cleaning member are installed on the shell and the extended position that can stretch out from shell at cleaning member and be used for the clean surface and cleaning member are withdrawn substantially shell;
One suction motor, this motor are used in shell from the surface except that decontamination liquid;
One case, this case are installed in and are used for collecting the soiling solution of having removed from the surface by the operation of suction motor in the shell; And
One battery supply, this battery supply provides electric power for suction motor.
2. suction cleaning systems as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that cleaning member is a sponge, and this sponge absorbs liquid at its extended position, and the motion of sponge from the extended position to the advanced position goes out sponge with the liquid wringing.
3. suction cleaning systems as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that propping up sponge between two cylinders, and this cylinder is handled the liquid wringing is gone out sponge when sponge moves on to advanced position.
4. sucking and cleaner as claimed in claim 1 comprises that also a lever portion is attached, and this lever part is installed on the handle, is used for moving from the extended position to the advanced position cleaning member.
5. sucking and cleaner as claimed in claim 1 also comprises a switch, and this switch is opened suction motor at cleaning member when extended position moves to advanced position, and closes suction motor at cleaning member when advanced position moves to extended position.
6. sucking and cleaner as claimed in claim 1 also comprises a fan, and this fan is handled by suction motor, is used for soiling solution from surperficial suction case.
7. sucking and cleaner as claimed in claim 1, also comprise squeegee parts, these squeegee parts are installed on the shell, be used for collecting lip-deep soiling solution, these squeegee parts comprise one first soft squeegee blade, be positioned at substantially parallel and isolate one second soft squeegee blade of this first squeegee blade, and be positioned at an air inlet that carries out fluid communication between this first and second squeegees blade with case.
8. sucking and cleaner as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that battery supply is a replaceable and rechargeable batteries.
9. sucking and cleaner as claimed in claim 1 also comprises a clean liquid bottle, and this clean liquid bottle is removably mounted on the shell, is used for holding and sprays cleaning solution to wanting on the clean Surface.
10. the sucking and cleaner of a clean surface, it comprises:
One cleaning device shell;
One contraction type cleaning member, this contraction type cleaning member are installed on the shell and can move between an extended position and an advanced position;
One telescoping mechanism, this mechanism is used for mobile cleaning member between an extended position and an advanced position;
One suction system, this system is used for wanting clean Surface to remove and collect soiling solution from one; And
One switch, this switch are used for responding telescoping mechanism and start suction system, it is characterized in that suction system is opened when cleaning member is positioned at advanced position, and suction system are closed when cleaning member is positioned at extended position.
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