CN1758869A - Cleaning implement - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a cleaning implement (10) for cleaning a hard surface. The cleaning implement has a handle (30) which is connected to a mop head (40) via a universal joint (130). The cleaning implement also has a cleaning tool (20) which is removably connected to the mop head. The cleaning implement has a locking mechanism (61) for temporarily preventing the rotation of the mop head relative to the handle. The cleaning tool comprises a grip portion (120), a head portion (220) and a scrubbing portion (320).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of cleaning device that is suitable for cleaning hard surfaces.
The present invention also relates to also can be detachably connected to the apparatus of helping cleaning hard surfaces on the cleaning device.
Background of invention
Document is flooded with the product that can clean the hard surface such as tile floor, hardwood flooring, table top etc.In field with clean solution cleaning floor, numerous mop devices and other cleaning device have been described, it comprises a handle that is connected on the mophead.The mophead of tradition cleaning device comprises a sponge, fabric or strip of absorbent material, and it can be immersed in the bucket that fills clean solution, then dirty solution is removed from surface to be cleaned so that scatter clean solution simultaneously.The user mixes with hot water a certain amount of concentrated decontaminating solution usually in bucket.Use the clean solution of temperature to be of value to obstinate dirt or the grease of removing on the floor surface.Yet from the viewpoint of health, these traditional instruments are unsatisfactory, because the user is immersed in mophead in the same bucket always, and the solution that this bucket is dirty abrim soon.As a result, bacterium and dirt are deposited on the floor surface once more.In addition, the user tends to use excessive concentrated detergent, and it surpasses the effectively required dosage of cleaning.Modern cleaning device has used disposable absorption cleaning pad or the cleaning piece on the mophead of the instrument that can be detachably connected to.These pads or cleaning piece can be dry basically, and require the user that clean solution is administered on the surface to be cleaned.These instruments have the liquid delivery apparatus usually, and it can be started by the user when needs, and it can use with a reservoir that fills the predetermined close clean solution.The such pad and the embodiment of instrument are respectively SWIFFER WET JET
The The Procter ﹠amp that absorbs cleaning pad and can therewith use; The SWIFFER WETJET that Gamble Company is sold
Cleaning device.The disposable absorption cleaning pad of other kind or cleaning piece are the pre-soaked cleaning device that a kind of clean solution is arranged and can be used to not have a liquid delivery apparatus equally.The embodiment of this type of pad and instrument is respectively SWIFFERWET
Cleaning pad and the The Procter ﹠amp that can therewith use; The SWIFFER that Gamble Company is sold
Cleaning device.The disposable absorption pad of modern cleaning device or cleaning piece can trap dirt and bacteriums, and therefore provide a kind of much cleaner mode for cleaning hard surfaces.In addition, these modern cleaning devices are easy to use and also reduce to the contact between user and the foul solution minimum.
No matter be traditional or modern cleaning device, some dirt (for example dried foodstuff or grease) especially is difficult to remove from floor surface according to observations, and may need extra friction or abrasive power.
It is known that shampooing or grinding component are appended on the instrument in this area.
The United States Patent (USP) of authorizing Petner 6,085,378 of on July 11st, 2000 approval is described a recoverable line mop with the shampooing bar on the mophead that is connected to instrument.The mophead of this instrument is fixedly attached on the handle.When the obstinate dirt of removing need use the shampooing bar, the recoverable absorbing material line in a sleeve pipe of user, shampooing falls on the ground the dirt on the plate then.
January 30 calendar year 2001, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing Lewis 6,178,581 of approval was described a kind of sponge mop (or butterfly mop), and it has one and is fixedly attached to a rectangle mophead on the handle, so the angle between handle and the mophead is fixed.Brush with many bunches of bristles is detachably connected on the forward position of mophead.When the user wished to shampoo floor surface, he or she can only rotate mophead so that brush gets final product towards floor surface.
The United States Patent (USP) of authorizing Petner 6,000,087 of on December 14th, 1999 approval has been described a kind of roll-type sponge mop, and it has one and is connected to one and is fixedly installed to a shampooing bar on the mophead on the handle.Use this instrument, the user need bounce back sponge mop so that can shampoo floor surface.Unless the withdrawal sponge, otherwise can not shampoo floor surface.
The mophead of aforementioned tools all is fixedly attached on the handle.Therefore, these instruments do not resemble have one can pivot the modern instrument that is connected on the handle convenient, modern instrument make mophead can around target rotate and reach furniture below.
In addition, the scrubbing member of these two kinds of " tradition " cleaning devices is just dirty after only using several times.If the user wishes to pull down scrubbing member so that it is carried out rinsing from mophead, the user has to contact dirty scrubbing member.In addition, these instruments bristle of not allowing the user to avoid contacting brush is independent of and uses scrubbing member outside the instrument.
That announced on May 18th, 2000 authorizes people such as Policicchio and transfers TheProcter; The international patent application of the sequence number WO 00/27271 of Gamble Company has been described the shampooing bar on edge of a rectangle mophead that can be connected to cleaning device.The shampooing bar preferably is connected on the mophead so that its plate surface non-contiguously when cleaning operation, yet can contact floor surface when needed.The mophead of this cleaning device can be pivotally connected on the handle so that improve the operability of mophead during the clean operation.The handle of this instrument comprises a liquid delivery apparatus, and it can be activated by the user.For example when the shampooing bar was positioned at the left side edge place of mophead, the user can make mophead pivot and make the right side part of mophead lean on handle, make that the user can enough scrubbing member shampooing floor surfaces.This instrument does not allow the user to avoid contacting dirty scrubbing member to be independent of and to use scrubbing member outside the instrument.In addition, because mophead can pivot rather than be fixedly attached to mophead, mophead can rotate or tilt forward and back in shampooing operating period, and it is bad therefore can to cause cleaning performance.
Although prior art by cleaning device is equiped with extra shampooing bar or other brush solved with remove hard surface on the relevant problem of ability of obstinate dirt, from the viewpoint of health and convenience, disclosed washing and rubbing utensil is not the best.
Equally, exist the demand that comprises the cleaning device of the washing and rubbing utensil that can dismantle from instrument for a kind of, wherein the contact minimum between the dirty shampooing surface of user's hand and instrument.
Also exist for a kind of and have a demand that can be pivotally connected to the cleaning device of mophead, burnisher washing and rubbing utensil on being connected to mophead and a retaining mechanism that can temporarily be remained on the desired location place at shampooing operating period chien shih mophead on the handle.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, a kind of cleaning device that is used for cleaning hard surfaces comprises a handle, a mophead, wherein said mophead is connected to described handle and a burnisher, wherein said burnisher comprises a clamping part, a head and the shampooing part with an inner surface and an outer surface that is connected to described clamping part, wherein said inner surface is connected to described head, and wherein said burnisher is detachably connected on the described mophead.
In one embodiment, a kind of cleaning device that is used for cleaning hard surfaces comprises that a handle, one have top and lower surface, the mophead at a plurality of edges, a burnisher and a retaining mechanism that is used for locking separatably with respect to described handle described mophead, wherein said mophead can be pivotally connected on the described handle by a universal joint with first and second rotating shaft, one of edge of the contiguous described mophead of wherein said burnisher.
In one embodiment, a kind of burnisher comprises a clamping part, the head with an outer surface, wherein said head is connected to described clamping part, with a shampooing part that is connected to described head, wherein said clamping part comprises that one is used for described burnisher is fixed to fixed component on the mophead of a cleaning device separatably.
The relevant part of all references is incorporated herein by reference; Quoting of any document may not be interpreted as its approval as prior art of the present invention.
Should be appreciated that each higher limit that provides in this manual will comprise each lower limit, promptly expression is also arranged in this explanation as this lower limit.Each lower limit that provides in this manual will comprise each higher limit, promptly as this higher limit expression be arranged also in this explanation.Each number range that provides in this manual will comprise all less number ranges that are contained in this bigger numerical scope, promptly as this less number range expression be arranged also in this explanation.
Except as otherwise noted, in specification of the present invention, embodiment and claims all mark, ratio and percentage number average by weight, and all numerical value boundary values conventional accuracy of all using this area to provide.
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Fig. 1 surveys view according to the axle that waits of a cleaning device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the top view according to a burnisher of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is that the axle that waits of Fig. 2 burnisher is surveyed view;
Fig. 4 is the side view of a burnisher;
Fig. 5 is the side view of another kind of burnisher;
Fig. 6 is the side view with cleaning device Fig. 4 burnisher during the shampooing floor surface;
Fig. 7 is the side view with cleaning device Fig. 5 burnisher during the shampooing floor surface;
Fig. 8 is that the axle that waits of another kind of burnisher is surveyed view;
Fig. 9 is that the axle that waits of another kind of burnisher is surveyed view;
Figure 10 is that an axle such as part with cleaning device of two burnishers is surveyed view;
Figure 11 is that an axle such as part with cleaning device of a retaining mechanism is surveyed view;
Figure 12 is that an axle such as part with cleaning device of another kind of retaining mechanism is surveyed view;
Figure 13 is that an axle such as part with cleaning device of another kind of retaining mechanism is surveyed view;
Figure 14 is that an axle such as part with cleaning device of a lockable universal joint is surveyed view;
Figure 15 is the exploded view of the lockable universal joint of Figure 14;
Figure 16 is at the front view of Figure 14 lockable joint shown in the locked position not;
Figure 17 is the front view at Figure 14 lockable joint shown in the locked position;
Figure 18 is can be at the exploded view of the another kind of lockable universal joint of both direction locking;
Figure 19 is that an axle such as part with cleaning device of another kind of lockable universal joint is surveyed view;
Figure 20 is the exploded view of the upper member of Figure 19 universal joint;
Figure 21 is that the axle that waits of the upper member of Figure 19 universal joint is surveyed view;
Figure 22 is the front view of the upper member of Figure 19 universal joint;
Figure 23 is that the axle that waits of the lower member of Figure 19 universal joint is surveyed view;
Figure 24 be one not the axle that waits of universal joint shown in the Figure 19 shown in the locked position survey a view;
Figure 25 surveys view at the axle that waits of the universal joint shown in Figure 19 shown in the locked position;
Figure 26 is the preceding cross section view of the lower member of Figure 19 universal joint; With
Figure 27 be connected to disposable pad on the cleaning device mophead or cleaning piece etc. axle survey view.
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Although do not plan to limit the utilization of cleaning device as herein described and burnisher, it is believed that its purposes of summary will help to illustrate the present invention.
Drag in the operation in conventional wet so far, the mop user requires a detergent source, is administered on the surface to be cleaned by mophead.Early stage practice is that mophead is immersed in the outer liquid body source, for example in bucket, randomly twists out excess liquid, with enough power mophead is affacted the surface then and goes up the dirt of removal on it.Unfortunately, after using repeatedly, mophead self becomes dirty, unhygienic, ugly and has to and is removed and washs.In addition, hold soon in the bucket of dirty solution because the mop user is immersed mophead, traditional mop is easy to dirt and bacterium are deposited on the floor surface once more, and therefore the viewpoint from health is not to be best.
Modern times drag the instrument of washing to use disposable wipe or absorption pad, and it is fixed on the head that drags the instrument of washing separatably, and it can abandon and change after dirty easily.Even more modern instrument carries their detergent reservoir, thereby greatly strengthened their practicality and convenience.In use, liquid thereby helps a liquid delivery apparatus and is assigned on the surface to be cleaned.
That these instruments especially are convenient to remove the surface from floor surface and/or " gently " dirt self is not enough to from the obstinate dirt of floor surface removal yet expose.
As will understanding, a shampooing and/or scraping tool must be fixed on such instrument to promote the removal of obstinate dirt to a certain extent at once.In addition, washing and rubbing utensil must be pulled down sometimes so that its shampooing surface of rinsing or to its processing.In addition, it would be desirable that having a washing and rubbing utensil that can remove from moving tool up uses this washing and rubbing utensil so that the user can be independent of instrument, limit between user's hand and the dirty shampooing/scraped surface contacting simultaneously.As will be from the disclosure of this paper being seen, this mode with convenient and health be fixed-is used-dismantle-change order and causes several problems, and its solution is marvellous.
First problem that the producer faced is a shampooing/scraping tool need be detachably connected on the cleaning device.Also needing to design washing and rubbing utensil makes it allow the user to be independent of instrument use washing and rubbing utensil (for example cleaning unapproachable zone when scrubbing member is connected on the instrument).
In addition, when the user wishes to be connected to one a washing and rubbing utensil on the mophead that can be pivotally connected to a handle when removing obstinate dirt, he or she needs the rotary mop head to make the shampooing surface contact with dirt, props up dirt friction shampooing surface then.Promote rotation or the inclination that work can cause mophead shampooing operating period user drawing on handle.This rotation of mophead or inclination are made troubles for the shampooing operation and have been reduced the shampooing performance.
As following will from detailed disclosure know understand, the invention solves aforementioned misgivings.
To describe the existing preferred embodiment of the present invention now in detail, embodiment is in the accompanying drawings to illustrate, wherein same numbering is represented similar elements in whole view, and wherein has identical last double-digit reference number (for example 20 and 120) and mean similar elements.
I. shampooing/scraping apparatus
Referring to Fig. 1, it has shown a cleaning device 10 that comprises a dismountable burnisher 20.
In one embodiment, cleaning device 10 comprises a handle 30 that is connected to a mophead 40.In a preferred embodiment, by means of a universal joint 130 known in the art handle 30 can be pivotally connected on the mophead 40.When connecting a cleaning pad or cleaning piece (not shown) near mophead, cleaning device 10 can be used to cleaning hard surfaces.Yet the optional preferable feature of cleaning device 10 is described in detail in the III joint very much.
Referring to Fig. 2, it has shown a dismountable burnisher 20.
In one embodiment, burnisher 20 comprises that is connected to the clamping part 120 on the head 220.Preferably, meet ergonomics ground design clamping part, make it and user's palmistry join.In one embodiment, the length L g of clamping part 120 is between about 10mm and about 120mm, and preferably between about 40mm and about 80mm, and width W g is between about 10mm and about 100mm, preferably between about 20mm and about 50mm.The length L h of head 220 is between about 10mm and about 50mm, and preferably between about 15mm and about 30mm, and width W h is between about 20mm and about 140mm, preferably between about 70mm and about 120mm.
In one embodiment, burnisher 20 comprises a shampooing part 320, and it is connected on the outer surface 1220 of head 220.For " shampooing part ", it refers to when shampooing part props up the dirt friction can be from hard surface the wear loose any material or the parts of dirt.
In one embodiment, shampooing part 320 is made by a scraping or scouring material bar.In the embodiment shown in a Fig. 2 and 3, the length L s of shampooing part 320 is between about 20mm and about 140mm, preferably between about 70mm and about 125mm, its width Ws is between about 10mm and about 50mm, preferably between about 15mm and about 35mm, and its thickness T s is between about 1mm and about 20mm, preferably between about 2mm and about 10mm.Usually, shampooing part used herein is made up of the material that is used to make scouring pad.This type of material typically is made up of the polymer blend that has or do not have particular abrasive.Used typical polymers comprises nylon, polyester and polypropylene or their mixture.Nylon is most preferred material, because it is better than polyester and polyacrylic hardness and durability.Increase mechanical shampooing ability, the scraping material can be combined with polymer.For example, 3M Scotch Brite
Scouring pad is promptly formed as the nylon fiber of grinding agent by being combined with carborundum and/or aluminium oxide and/or calcium carbonate.Another kind of suitable shampooing material is the GLIT that The KatyCompany is produced
MICROTRON
According to required shampooing degree, can regulate scraping agent content and kind in view of the above.Alternatively, for the shampooing that requires more surface safety, adhesive shampooing bar can be only by polymer or be combined with adhesive or the polymer of cure adhesive or polymer blend are formed, without any scraping lapping compound.
To one skilled in the art will appreciate that in order preventing and to need to select size and " hardness " (or degree of abrasion) of abrasive material at shampooing operating period damage hard surface.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 4, head 220 is connected on the clamping part 120, make the end face of clamping part 120 and the angle α between the head 220 between about 10 degree and about 80 degree, preferably between about 25 degree and about 65 degree, more preferably between about 35 the degree and about 55 the degree between, even more preferably equal about 45 the degree.
In a preferred embodiment shown in Figure 5, head 220 is connected on the clamping part 120, make the end face of clamping part 120 and the angle α ' between the head 220 between about 100 degree and about 170 degree, preferably between about 115 degree and about 155 degree, more preferably between about 125 the degree and about 145 the degree between, even more preferably equal about 135 the degree.In one embodiment, the outside of head 320 is flat basically.In a preferred embodiment, the outer surface of head is an arc.When burnisher 20 was connected on the mophead 40, the clamping part 120 of apparatus was arranged essentially parallel to the end face of the mophead 40 that is basically parallel to floor surface itself.Therefore, during normal clean operation (that is, when coming the wiping floor with the bottom surface of mophead as shown in Figure 1), the angle between floor surface and the head 220 is substantially equal to the angle between clamping part 120 and the head 220.
When the end face of clamping part 120 and the angle between the head 220 are spent less than about 90, the user can make head towards the floor (promptly by propping up handle rotary mop head, with respect to floor surface with between about 20 the degree and 70 the degree between angle hold handle) shampooing floor surface and avoid pulling down the pad or cleaning piece (for clarity sake not shown), as shown in Figure 6.
When the end face of clamping part 120 and the angle between the head 220 are spent greater than about 90, the user can be by propping up handle rotary mop head, then the longitudinal axis of the thorny handle of handle being rotated about 180 degree makes head towards the floor (promptly, with respect to floor surface with between about 20 and 70 the degree between angle hold handle) shampooing floor surface and avoid pulling down the pad or cleaning piece (for clarity sake not shown), as shown in Figure 7.
Among other beneficial effect, shampooing operating period, press angle α or α ' location head 220 with respect to clamping part 120 and even floor surface, allow a big chunk of shampooing part 320 (it is connected on the head 220) to contact with floor surface.In addition, arc-shaped head 220 can strengthen the shampooing performance in shampooing operating period.Burnisher 20 can for example metal, timber, plastics be made by any suitable material.In a preferred embodiment, burnisher is made by the acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer and is carried out molding as known in the art.
In one embodiment, can be sold to a shampooing cover of consumer box, it comprises a burnisher 20 and/or has at least two abrasive material bars of difference " hardness " characteristic.In one embodiment, each abrasive material bar conveys a message to the user, indicates the surface type that they can " safety " use.This type of information can be by being directly printed onto surperficial title on the abrasive material bar and/or by using a colour coding to convey to the consumer.For example to use the abrasive material bar respectively on hardwood flooring and ceramic tile be safe to the brown and white indication of color.
In another embodiment, the shampooing material strips is impregnated with dyestuff, and it fades so that notify the user should change the abrasive material bar gradually owing to the friction between bar and hard surface.An embodiment of suitable dyes comprises as disclosed indigo in the United States Patent (USP) 4,802,255 of authorizing people such as Breuer, this patent described comprise at least two pigmented section, one of them has a kind of nylon monofilament of dyestuff.The bristle of toothbrush contains monofilament, and when the user used toothbrush, the colourity of pigmented section changed along with wearing and tearing, and the indication that when should change toothbrush is provided.
Shampooing part 320 can for good and all or separatably be connected on the head 220 of burnisher 20.So-called " for good and all connecting " is meant that then it is torn to pieces if the user attempts from the head 220 removes bar.Shampooing part 320 can be by means of for example heat bonding sewing of any known method in this area, be threaded or rivet, suitably slide in groove or for good and all be connected on the head 220 by means of a kind of adhesive.So-called " connecting separatably " is meant that the user can easily pull down shampooing part 320, power that need not be excessive and can not damage head 220 basically and/or the shampooing part.In one embodiment, shampooing part 320 is detachably connected on the head 220 by means of a kind of contact adhesive.Preferably select contact adhesive to make shampooing part 320 can easily break away from head (because local shear forces that the user is applying on the bar) yet keep linking to each other in shampooing operating period (be applied to bar than large tracts of land on) because of frictional force with head 220.In one embodiment, shampooing bar 320 is connected on the head 220 separatably by means of 220 outwardly directed hook fastener from the head.The non-limiting example of hook fastener comprises the VEL LOCK that Velcro Industries is produced
TMWith AX 220 available from AplixInc.In one embodiment, can on head, form a plurality of hooks in process of production.In a preferred embodiment, a hook fastener 1220 is connected on the head 220, makes hook 220 stretch out from the head.In this embodiment, the user can easily connect a fiber shampooing material, because it is known in the art.When the shampooing bar 320 that has a parallel opposite flank with was connected on the head 220, the angle between the outer surface of bar 320 and clamping part 120 or the floor surface was identical with angle between head 220 and clamping part 120 or the floor surface.
In another embodiment shown in Figure 8, shampooing part 320 is brushes that comprise many bunches of bristles 1320.In one embodiment, the length of brush is between about 20mm and about 140mm, preferably between about 70mm and about 125mm, its width is between about 10mm and about 50mm, preferably between about 15mm and about 35mm, with and the length of bristle between about 3mm and about 40mm, preferably between about 5mm and about 15mm.In one embodiment, the length of the bristle of brush is at least about 1mm, preferably at least about 5mm, more preferably at least about 10mm.In one embodiment, the bristle lengths of brush is less than about 100mm, preferably less than about 50mm, more preferably less than about 30mm.This type of bristle is made up of polymer or the polymer blend that has or do not have an abrasive material usually.In the field of brush, still preferred by the bristle that nylon is made, because rigidity, hardness and/or durability.A kind of preferred nylon brush hair is with trade name Tynex
612 nylon are available from 3M Corp..These bristles are compared with commercial nylon 66 and are shown to have relatively poor water imbibition.The ability that reduces the bristle absorption water of brush is useful, because water absorption rate reduces bristle stiffness and restorative, influences the shampooing ability simultaneously.The non-limiting example that is suitable for making the material of brush bristles comprises nylon 66, polyester, polypropylene, cotton yarn, brass, cocoa power or their any combination.Among other beneficial effect, the dirt dirt that is positioned at the mortar microgroove and this type of or that more generally be positioned at the rough and uneven in surface place of non-planar surface that can arrive and wear loose of the brush with many bristles.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the length of the hardness (that is, their deflections or crooked ability by compression the time) of bristle and bristle and density selected to provide good dirt to wear loose to not produced basic infringement by the brush hard surface.Abrasive belts as previously described, a shampooing cover box can comprise at least two brushes with different qualities, its characteristic depends on the surface that needs cleaning.Brush also can for good and all or separatably be connected to described head as previously mentioned.In one embodiment, bristle can be adhered in the substrate of an outer surface that is connected to the scrubbing tool head separatably.In one embodiment, the bristle of brush can make that the colourity of pigmented section changes along with wearing and tearing, and the indication that when should change brush is provided when the user uses brush by coated a kind of dyestuff as previously described.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, cleaning device is difficult to arrive in order to remove, the obstinate dirt of corner of the room or work top for example, the user can be independent of in his or her hand and very simply and expediently hold any foregoing burnisher 20 outside the cleaning device.
In a preferred embodiment, a burnisher 20 is detachably connected on the cleaning device 10, preferably is connected to the mophead 40 of described instrument, as shown in Figure 1.
In one embodiment, burnisher 20 is fixed on the end face of mophead 40 separatably, makes clamping part 120 and/or head 220 be elevated with respect to the end face of described mophead 40.Among other beneficial effect, raise burnisher 20 and reduce the extra play of cleaning pad or cleaning piece (not shown) and contacting and/or winding of shampooing part 320 with consequent shampooing part 320.When described pad or cleaning piece by being positioned at the mechanical part of mophead end face, for example syndeton 340, removably connected 40 o'clock around mophead, this configuration is especially favourable.In a preferred embodiment, along the distance between the end face of the bottom surface of Z axis clamping part 120 and syndeton 340 between about 3mm and about 30mm, preferably between about 5mm and about 20mm, more preferably between about 10mm and about 15mm.
In one embodiment, burnisher 20 is detachably connected to mophead 40 makes shampooing parts 320 to contact with hard surface in one " normally " shampooing operation (that is, in configuration shown in Figure 1 when described instrument fill up with or cleaning piece when being used together).
In one embodiment, burnisher 20 end face that is connected to mophead makes one of them edge of head 220 contiguous mopheads 40.In a preferred embodiment, the edge 140A of head 220 contiguous mopheads or one of them of 140B.As previously mentioned, make scrubbing part 320 in the face of floor surface by the rotary mop head, the user can remove obstinate dirt.Then the user by shampooing part 320 prop up dirt back and forth wiping can wipe the dirt of floor surface.One skilled in the art will appreciate that before cleaning operation some cleaning solutions preferably are applied on the dirt.In case dirt is loose, the user can absorb dirty solution simply with absorbing cleaning pad or cleaning piece.
Implement 20 can be connected to the end face of mop separatably by any method known in the art.
In a preferred embodiment, implement 20 comprises that one is used for keeping the safety device that implement 20 is connected to mophead 40 in cleaning and shampooing operating period.The non-limiting example of the safety device that is fit to comprises that one is connected to mophead to keep the belt of the elastomeric material of clamping part 120 between elastic belt and mophead at two ends; A pair of can be by the shackle fastener by belt removably fastened to each other; A bottom surface that is positioned at clamping part 120 is used for engaging the projection (or clip) (or vice versa) of an opening of the correspondence that is positioned at mophead; At least two projections of extending from the end face of mophead so that the width W g of clamping part 120 be slightly larger than two between the projection distance and make it can be forced to be fitted between these two projections; Be positioned at the suspension hook fastener of clamping part bottom surface, it is used for mechanical engagement and is positioned at the cover and-loop fastener (or vice versa) of the correspondence of mophead end face; Contact adhesive on a kind of bottom surface that is applied to clamping part; Magnet, it is positioned at the clamping part bottom surface and is used for magnetic and connects on the part or magnet of iron content of the correspondence of clamping part 120 to the described mophead (or vice versa); Perhaps bolt, it extends with the clamping part that passes described apparatus fixing by one " wing nut " then from mophead, as known in the art.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 9, clamping part 120 comprises at least one projection 1120 from the end face elastic extension of clamping part 120.The elastic performance of projection 1120 can obtain by any method known in the art, for example adds a spring assembly by the end face at clamping part 120 around projection 1120 cutting slits or by the form with button.Clamping part 120 can be inserted in the side of mophead by first opening, and this opening is enough greatly to receive clamping part 120.Mophead comprises that also second opening of the top section extension of passing mophead and its location make that described projection extends through at least a portion of second opening and keeps burnisher 20 and is connected to mophead when projection 1120 arrives second opening.The user can remove burnisher by depressing projection 1120 simultaneously and extracting burnisher 20 from mophead.One skilled in the art will appreciate that projection 1120 also can be positioned in makes it can extend through the corresponding opening on the side surface that is positioned at mophead on one of them side surface of clamping part 120 and same beneficial effect still is provided.
(shown in Fig. 3 to 5) in a preferred embodiment, burnisher 20 comprise a male joint 125 that is connected to the bottom surface of clamping part 120, and it is used for engaging the female joint 240 of a correspondence on the mophead 40, as shown in Figure 10.The user by in female joint 240, insert male joint 125 or on clamping part 120 and/or hard part 220 drawing can connect simply or remove burnisher 20 from mophead 40 from female joint 240, extracting male joint.In one embodiment, male joint 125 comprises first pillar 1125 and second pillar 2125.In one embodiment, female joint 240 is formed by the slit 1240,2240 corresponding to first and second pillars 1125,2125.In one embodiment, first pillar 1125 is connected to the bottom surface of clamping part 120 so that it is substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface (that is, being positioned at the X-Z plane) of clamping part 120.In one embodiment, second pillar 2125 is connected to first pillar 1125 so that first and second pillars are arranged in different planes.(shown in Fig. 3) in a preferred embodiment, second pillar 2125 are substantially perpendicular to first pillar 1125 (that is, second pillar is positioned at X-Y plane).One skilled in the art will appreciate that in this embodiment when first and second pillars 1125,2125 were arranged in slit corresponding on the mophead 40, burnisher 20 unique motions may be along X-axis.As previously mentioned when the user wishes to shampoo obstinate dirt, pillar 1125 and 2125 and mophead between frictional force be preferably enough big to overcome the weight of burnisher 20.As a result, burnisher 20 remains connected to and overcomes these frictional force up to the user on the mophead and extract burnisher 20 from slit 240.When burnisher 20 is positioned as one of them side of contiguous mophead, one skilled in the art will appreciate that with respect to other configurations of the pillar 1125 on X-Y and X-Z plane and 2125 or directedly may be utilized and same beneficial effect still is provided.
II. the handle that relative dust mop head can be locked
On the other hand, the present invention relates to have a cleaning device that can be pivotally connected to the handle of a mophead by universal joint.Be meant any joint known in the art with " universal joint ", it comprises at least two turning cylinders that allow the mophead rotation when user's rotary handle.In one embodiment, cleaning device comprises a for example foregoing burnisher.
In one embodiment, cleaning device comprises that a locking device is used for keeping mophead separatably and props up handle, and is used for temporarily preventing the rotation of mophead around at least one turning cylinder of universal joint.As previously mentioned, when the user wishes to remove the obstinate dirt of floor surface, the user need the rotary mop head in case the orientation of shampooing part that makes burnisher towards floor surface.When the user draws when rubbing implement by pushing back on handle, mophead can rotate or tilt potentially.This rotation or inclination at shampooing operating period mophead are because frictional force between the shampooing part of washing and rubbing utensil and because the ability that the universal joint mophead pivots with respect to handle.In this rotation of shampooing operating period mophead or the shampooing performance of inclination restriction instrument and cause the shampooing operation convenient inadequately.Be shown in shampooing operating period as prior figures 6 and 7 and prop up handle when being kept separatably or locking substantially when mophead, instrument use comfortable and its shampooing performance are enhanced.
In one embodiment, locking device comprises and is positioned on the mophead and can and/or be positioned at second structure on the handle with interactional first structure of handle.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 11, locking device 61 comprises a clip structure 161 with first cantilever 1161 and second cantilever 2161.Clip structure 161 is connected on the end face of mophead 41.In a preferred embodiment, clip structure 161 be positioned at make on the end face of mophead 41 with respect to towards the handle 31 at the edge of mophead 41 its on half part of mophead 41, one of them burnisher 21 is positioned at the edge of mophead.Only for illustrative purpose, if the left side edge of a contiguous mophead 41 of burnisher, clip 161 is preferably the right side edge of contiguous mophead 41.One skilled in the art will appreciate that when the side of mophead to be used as when propping up handle that the part of handle becomes between first and second cantilevers 1161,2161 that are contained in clip structure 161 with clip structure 161.Frictional force between clip structure 161 and the handle is kept mophead 41 and is directly or indirectly applied enough big power to overcome this frictional force a latched position with respect to handle until the user.
In another embodiment shown in Figure 12, locking device 61 comprises that outstanding 261 and its correspondence that can engage on the mophead 41 of radially extending from handle open 141.Outstanding 261 and corresponding opening 141 preferably is positioned on the handle respectively and mophead on make opening 141 be positioned on half part of mophead 41 with respect to the longitudinal axis of handle, it is relative partly with half of the mophead with washing and rubbing utensil 21.One skilled in the art will appreciate that outstanding 261 can be positioned on the end face of mophead and opening 141 can be positioned on the handle and same beneficial effect still is provided.
In another embodiment shown in Figure 13, locking device 61 comprises the magnet 241 on the end face that is connected to mophead 41, and its magnetic is connected on the material 361 of an iron content that is connected to handle 31.The material 361 of this piece iron content and magnet 241 preferably are positioned in respectively on the handle with on the mophead and make magnet 241 be positioned at respect to handle on half part of mophead 41, and its half part with the mophead with washing and rubbing utensil 21 is relative.Same beneficial effect can be inverted and still be provided in the location that one skilled in the art will appreciate that the material block 361 of magnet and iron content.The material block 361 that one skilled in the art will appreciate that iron content can be by second magnet displacement if the position of first magnet on the mophead and second magnet on the handle and they separately the orientation of magnetic pole make mophead be maintained to prop up handle.Those skilled in the art will be understood that also the material block 361 of iron content is also nonessential by the handle 31 of iron-bearing materials manufacturing for itself.In a preferred embodiment, the material block of iron content is a metallic plate that comprises an amount of iron.
(shown in the Figure 10 of front) in one embodiment, cleaning device has a plurality of burnishers, for example foregoing any apparatus that is close to the different edges of mophead 41.In this embodiment, in order selectively to use one of them burnisher, cleaning device has a plurality of locking devices and is in a selected position so that temporarily keep mophead.
In one embodiment, locking device is integrated in the universal joint of cleaning device.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 14, cleaning device 11 (for clarity sake be shown as and be not with the first half handle) has universal joint 51, and this universal joint comprises that the moving axis A-A that rotates is rotatably connected to a upper member 151 on the lower member 251.Lower end and lower member 251 that upper member 151 is connected to handle are rotatably connected on the mophead 41, and its center that connects the end face of preferred contiguous mophead 41 makes its moving axis B-B that can rotate rotate.In one embodiment, turning cylinder A-A is arranged in different planes with B-B.In a preferred embodiment, turning cylinder A-A is substantially perpendicular to turning cylinder B-B.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 15, the upper member 151 of universal joint 51 has first supporting part 1151 and second supporting part 2151, and it is between first supporting part 1251 and second supporting part 2251 of lower member 251.In one embodiment, first supporting part 1251 of lower member 251 has a lip portion 3251 to engage the corresponding lip portion 3151 that upper member 151 forms.In one embodiment, second supporting part 2251 of lower member 251 has a lip portion 4251 to engage the corresponding lip portion (not shown) that upper member 151 forms.In one embodiment, the lower member at least 251 of universal joint 51 is by the deformable material manufacturing with superior elasticity performance of part.Be meant that with " superior elasticity performance " when stopping to exert pressure this material returns to its original-shape basically.Upper member 151 is that the projection 3151 that makes of rotation is crossed projection 3251, and frictional force between projection 3151 and the projection 3251 stops the upper member 151 moving axis A-A reverse rotation that rotates to apply enough power directly or indirectly up to the user and come overcome friction.
(shown in the Figure 14 of front) in one embodiment, lower member 251 are rotatably connected to the longitudinal axis C-C that makes turning cylinder B-B be arranged essentially parallel to mophead on the mophead 41.When mophead 41 comprises a burnisher 21 that is connected to when one of them side of mophead 41, the side that lip portion 3251 is preferably placed at lower member 251 make its " towards " do not have a side of the mophead of burnisher 11.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 16, intersect at turning cylinder A-A and comprise the straight line on top of lip portion 3251 and the longitudinal axis (when handle is substantially perpendicular to mophead) of handle between angle β between about 30 and about 120 degree between, preferably between about 50 and about 110 the degree between, more preferably between about 70 and about 100 the degree between.When the user wishes temporary transient thorny handle locking or keeps mophead, can rotate moving axis A-A rotary handle and/or mophead of user makes and is positioned at that antelabium on the lower member 251 engages and by the antelabium 3151 on the upper member 151 that is positioned at universal joint 51, as shown in Figure 17.One skilled in the art will appreciate that with respect to the handle that is in a latched position, angle is depended in the position of mophead 41.
In one embodiment, second supporting part 2251 comprises a lip portion 4251, to be bonded on the second corresponding lip portion (not shown) that forms on the upper member 151.In one embodiment, with respect to the plane perpendicular to turning cylinder B-B, lip portion 3251 and 4251 is positioned at the same side (as shown in the Figure 15 of front) of lower member 251.One skilled in the art will appreciate that locking and/or decontrol universal joint 51 required power and depend on that corresponding lip portion 3151 and 3251 overlapping degree and choosings make the type of material of lower member and/or upper member 151 and 251.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 180, lower member 251 has first and second lip portion 3251 and 4251, be used for being bonded on the first corresponding lip portion 3151 and the second corresponding lip portion (not shown) that form on the upper member 151, make to be positioned on the both sides of lower member 251 opposition with respect to plane first and second lip portion 3251 and 4251 perpendicular to turning cylinder B-B.In one embodiment, lip portion 3251 and 4251 all is positioned on first supporting member 1251.(shown in Figure 18) in another embodiment, first lip portion 3251 is positioned on first supporting member 1251 and second lip portion 4251 is positioned on second supporting member 2251.In other beneficial effect, be positioned at respect to plane lip portion 3251 and 4251 on the both sides of lower member 251 opposition perpendicular to turning cylinder B-B, this makes the user can be with respect to handle " locking " mophead on both direction.(shown in the Figure 10 of front) in one embodiment, cleaning device comprise that two burnishers 21 that are connected to two relative sides of mophead make that the user passes through can select to use any in these burnishers with respect to handle rotation and locking mophead (perhaps with respect to mophead rotation and set lever).In one embodiment, first burnisher be a foregoing washing and rubbing utensil and second burnisher can or a foregoing washing and rubbing utensil (that is, shampooing band or brush) or a squeegee and/or carry a kind of absorbing material.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 19, cleaning device 12 (for clarity sake be shown as and be not with the first half handle) has universal joint 52, and this universal joint comprises that the moving axis A-A that rotates is rotatably connected to a upper member 152 on the lower member 252.Upper member 152 is connected to the lower end of handle, and lower member 252 is rotatably connected to and makes its moving axis B-B rotation of can rotating on the mophead 42, as previously mentioned.In a preferred embodiment, the core of contiguous mophead 42 end faces of universal joint.
In an embodiment shown in Figure 20 to 22, the upper member 152 of universal joint has first supporting part 1152 and second supporting part 2152, and it is between first supporting part 1252 of lower member 252 and second supporting part 2252 (shown in Figure 23).First supporting part 1152 comprises that a groove 3152 is to receive a pin 62 that extends beyond groove 3152.Pin 62 is preferably to the small part deformable and by the material manufacturing with superior elasticity performance.In a preferred embodiment, described pin is by the spring steel manufacturing.First supporting part 1152 comprises that also one has the groove 4152 of arcuate shape and the outward flange of its contiguous first supporting part 1152.In a preferred embodiment, groove 4152 has semicircular in shape.As previously mentioned, pin 62 a section extends beyond groove 3152 and enters groove 4152 and makes pin 62 that groove 4152 is separated into 4152A of first and second portion 4152B (shown in Figure 22).In one embodiment, pin 62 can be in groove 4152 " deflection ".
In an embodiment shown in Figure 23, the inner surface of first supporting part 1252 of lower member 252 comprises a projection 72 of extending towards second supporting part 2252 of lower member 252.In a preferred embodiment, projection 72 has a hemispherical shape usually.This projection 72 can be formed in the forming process of lower member 252 or independently is shaped and be connected to subsequently on the supporting part 1252.When upper member 152 is rotatably connected on the lower member 252 when forming universal joint 52, the part of projection 72 is positioned among the groove 4152.Upper member 152 and the lower member 252 moving axis A-A that can rotate rotates freely up to pin 62 abutment lugs 72 when projection 72 is arranged in the 4152A of first.Universal joint 52 is shown as and is in " not locking " position in Figure 24.Because pin is by deformable material manufacturing, one skilled in the art will appreciate that when enough rotatory forces are applied on handle and/or the mophead pin 62 can be crossed projection 72.When pin 62 can be crossed projection 72, projection 72 was " captured " in (that is, between the end of pin 62 and groove 4152) among the second portion 4152B, and as shown in figure 25, and as a result of, universal joint 52 is locked.Universal joint 52 keeps locking to make projection 62 turn back among the 4152A of first when enough rotatory forces are applied on handle and/or the mophead.One skilled in the art will appreciate that " locking " angle between handle and the turning cylinder B-B is determined by the position of the projection 72 on the inner surface of first supporting part 1252 of lower member 252.
In one embodiment, be orthogonal to turning cylinder A-A and the straight line in the inner surface of first supporting part 1252 and be orthogonal to turning cylinder A-A and the angle (shown in Figure 26) that comprises between the straight line at center of projection 72 is at least about 60 degree, preferably between about 75 degree and about 110 degree, more preferably between about 85 degree and about 100 degree.One skilled in the art will appreciate that if projection 72 is positioned to make angle γ on the inner surface of supporting part 1252 less than about 60 degree, pin 62 have a chance or opportunity " jumps " cross projection 72 handle will be near the edge of mophead before.
Those skilled in the art will be understood that also pin 61 can be by the material manufacturing and the projection 72 of rigidity can and still provide same beneficial effect by the deformable material manufacturing of part basically.Projection 72 also can flexibly be connected on the supporting part 1252, and comprises a supporting device of the spring (for example a spin and spring assembly).
In one embodiment, second supporting part 2152 and 2252 comprises that also a foregoing groove, a pin, a groove and a projection make that universal joint is lockable in the second place as previously mentioned.When this lockable universal joint was used to pivotally to connect on the mophead of burnisher 21 that a handle to comprises two relative sides that are connected to mophead, the user was by selecting to use any in these burnishers with respect to handle rotation and locking mophead.
An extra beneficial effect of aforementioned shrinking device is that their reduce the memory space of instrument when propping up handle when mophead is kept.Described instrument can be stored a feasible only edge of mophead, rather than its bottom surface, contacts with the floor.The user also can keep mophead prop up handle very simply hanging tool and, therefore, save some memory spaces.
III. the optional part of cleaning device
Aforesaid burnisher and locking device can with or have a cleaning device that is connected to the clean solution reservoir of a liquid delivery apparatus and use together, or use with a cleaning device that does not have the liquid delivery apparatus.
The liquid delivery apparatus can be any device known in the art.
The non-limiting example of liquid delivery apparatus comprises electrodynamic pump, the pressurization hand pump, aerosol device or gravity installation, a kind of described in for example following patent: the sequence number that is published in April 5 calendar year 2001 and authorizes people such as Kunkler is the international patent application of WO 01/22861, the sequence number that is published on May 18th, 2000 and authorizes people such as Policiechio is the international patent application of WO00/27271, ratified on July 14th, 1998 and authorize people's such as Ping United States Patent (USP) 5,779,155 and the sequence number that is filed on September 9th, 2002 and authorizes people such as H fte be 60/409,263 common unsettled U.S. Patent application, all patents transfer The Procter ﹠amp; Gamble Company.
The liquid delivery apparatus is preferably and is communicated with a fluid nozzle that is connected to described instrument and it is preferably placed on the end face of mophead.The user can the start liquid delivery apparatus by drawing on a trigger member or pushing away, and trigger member is preferably placed at the top of handle.
As previously mentioned, the cleaning device that carries the reservoir of having filled clean solution is preferably and dry basically absorption cleaning pad and/or cleaning piece uses together.The embodiment of such disposable pad that is detachably attached to the mophead that is essentially rectangle of cleaning device shows in Figure 27.Absorption cleaning pad or cleaning piece 70 can removably be connected around the mophead of cleaning device makes that it contacts with floor surface during clean operation.Absorbing cleaning pad and/or cleaning piece can removably be connected in around the mophead of cleaning device by any device known in the art.The non-limiting example of such device comprises the clip (shown in Figure 10) that is positioned on the mophead end face, it comprises a plurality of United States Patent (USP)s 6 of ratifying and authorize people such as Kingry as October 23 calendar year 2001,305, sector structure described in 046, and the suspension hook or the cover and-loop fastener that are positioned on the mophead be positioned at the collar or suspension hook fastener on described pad and/or the cleaning piece with joint, as be published in described in the international patent application that the sequence number of authorizing people such as Policicchio on May 18th, 2000 is WO 00/27271.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, when disposable pad or cleaning piece are connected on the syndeton that is positioned at the mophead end face and comprise one when being used for distributing the nozzle 80 of leading edge clean solution, contiguous mophead when mophead, described disposable pad or cleaning piece preferably include a notch 170 at least one edge of described pad or cleaning piece, preferably on pad 70 leading edge and back edge notch are arranged all.Notch allows nozzle to distribute clean solution on hard surface and can not filled up or cleaning piece blocks.It is that WO 00/27271 authorizes in people's such as Policicchio the international patent application that is published on May 18th, 2000 that the application of such notch is disclosed sequence number.
Basically Gan Zao absorption cleaning pad and/or cleaning piece can and preferably include the superabsorbent material described in a kind of as the following patent by any absorbing material manufacturing known in the art, as sequence number be WO 00/27271 authorize people such as Policicchio and be published in the international monopoly on May 18th, 2000 please or sequence number be 60/423,484 authorize people such as Policicchio and are filed in the U.S. Patent application on November 4th, 2002, and all patents transfer The Procter﹠amp; Gamble Company.The non-limiting example of suitable cleaning pad comprises The Procter﹠amp; The SWIFFER WETJET that Gamble Company sells
The CLOROX READY-MOP that cleaning pad, The CloroxCompany sell
The GRAB-IT GO-MOP that cleaning pad or The S.C.JohnsonCompany sell
TMCleaning pad.
But foregoing burnisher and locking device also can use with the cleaning device that does not comprise the liquid delivery apparatus.An embodiment of such cleaning device is The Procter ﹠amp; The SWIFFER that Gamble Company sells
Cleaning device.The instrument of the type can with or a dry basically foregoing absorption pad and/or a cleaning piece uses, but preferably use with a pre-wetting cleaning pad and/or cleaning piece.The non-limiting example of pre-wetting cleaning pad/cleaning piece is the SWIFFER WET that Procter and Gamble Company sells
The Pledge Grab-it that cleaning pad and cleaning pad The S.C.Johnson Company sell
TMWet Floor Wipes.Pre-wetting cleaning pad that is fit to and/or cleaning piece are described in people such as authorizing Sherry and are filed in the U.S. Patent application 09/671 on September 27th, 2000,718, authorize people such as Barnabas and be filed in the U.S. Patent application 10/267 on October 9th, 2002,186, authorize people such as Barnabas and be filed in the U.S. Patent application 60/328 in October 9 calendar year 2001,008 and authorize people such as Sherry and be filed in the U.S. Patent application 10/349 on January 23rd, 2003, in 733, all patents all transfer TheProcter ﹠amp; Gamble Company.
Although described the present invention with specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that under the situation that does not deviate from aim of the present invention and protection domain and can carry out variations and modifications.In addition, although when the present invention will be described, some specific embodiments of the present invention together is described, but should be appreciated that this is the defined restriction of claim and the scope of appendix of the present invention, this scope should be the big as far as possible scope that prior art of the present invention is approved.
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1. cleaning device that is used for cleaning hard surfaces, described cleaning device comprises handle and mophead, and described mophead is connected to described handle, and described cleaning device is characterised in that it also comprises:
Burnisher, described burnisher has clamping part, is connected to the head of described clamping part and has inner surface and the shampooing part of outer surface, and wherein said inner surface is connected to described head and wherein said burnisher is detachably connected on the described mophead.
2. cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mophead has the substantial rectangular shape, the partly contiguous described leading edge of its shampooing with leading edge, back edge, first and second sides and wherein said burnisher, described back edge, described first or one of them of described second side.
3. cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angle between the described outer surface of hard surface and described shampooing part is between about 10 degree and about 80 degree.
4. cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, the angle between the described outer surface of wherein said hard surface and described shampooing part is between about 100 degree and about 170 degree.
5. cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shampooing partly comprises abrasive material.
6. cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shampooing partly comprises many bristles.
7. cleaning device that is used for cleaning hard surfaces, described cleaning device comprises handle, has end face, the mophead at bottom surface and a plurality of edges, wherein said mophead can be pivotally connected on the described handle by the universal joint with first and second turning cylinders, and described cleaning device is characterised in that it also comprises:
Burnisher, one of them of the described edge of the contiguous described mophead of wherein said burnisher; With
Stop the locking device of described mophead separatably with respect at least one rotation in described first and second turning cylinders.
8. cleaning device as claimed in claim 7, wherein when described mophead was locked with respect to described handle, described burnisher deviated from described handle.
9. cleaning device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said locking device comprises locking member, wherein said locking member is positioned on the end face of described mophead, and wherein when described locking member engages described handle, described mophead is temporarily stoped with respect at least one the rotation in described first and second turning cylinders.
10. cleaning device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said locking device comprises first locking member and second locking member that is positioned on the described handle on the end face that is positioned at described mophead, wherein when described first locking member engages described second locking member, described mophead is temporarily stoped with respect at least one the rotation in described first and second turning cylinders.
11. cleaning device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said locking device is integrated in the described universal joint.
12. cleaning device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said universal joint comprises upper member and the lower member that is connected on the described handle, wherein said upper member is pivotally connected on the described lower member around described first turning cylinder, and wherein said lower member is pivotally connected on the described mophead around described second turning cylinder.
13. cleaning device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said locking device comprise first antelabium that is positioned on the described lower member, are used for engaging correspondence second antelabium that is positioned on the described upper member.
14. cleaning device as claimed in claim 13, wherein when described first antelabium of described lower member extended beyond described second antelabium of described upper member, described upper member and described lower member were temporarily stoped around the rotation of described first turning cylinder.
15. a burnisher, described burnisher comprise clamping part, have the head of outer surface, described head is connected to described clamping part and the shampooing part is connected to described head, and described burnisher is characterised in that:
Described clamping part comprises that fixed component is used for separatably described burnisher being fixed on the mophead of cleaning device.
16. burnisher as claimed in claim 15, wherein said fixed component comprises male joint, is used for engaging separatably the female joint that is positioned on the described mophead.
17. burnisher as claimed in claim 15, the angle between the described outer surface of wherein said clamping part and described head is between about 10 degree and about 80 degree.
18. burnisher as claimed in claim 15, the angle between the described outer surface of wherein said clamping part and described head is between about 100 degree and about 170 degree.
19. a method of cleaning hard surface, described method comprises:
Cleaning device is provided, and described cleaning device comprises:
Handle;
Mophead with end face and bottom surface, wherein said mophead can be pivotally connected to described handle by the universal joint with first and second turning cylinders;
Be connected to the shampooing part of described mophead, wherein said scrubbing part has outer grinding surface and wherein during the normal clean operation of described hard surface, the angle between hard surface and the described outer grinding surface is between about 10 degree and about 80 degree;
Stop the locking device of described mophead separatably with respect at least one rotation in described first and second turning cylinders;
With respect to the described mophead of described handle locking, make described mophead be prevented from respect at least one the rotation in described first and second turning cylinders; With
With the described hard surface of described outer grinding surface contact.
20. method as claimed in claim 19, wherein when the described hard surface of described outer grinding surface contact, the described end face of described mophead substantially up.
21. a method of cleaning hard surface, described method comprises:
Cleaning device is provided, and described cleaning device comprises:
Handle with longitudinal axis;
Mophead with end face and bottom surface, wherein said mophead can be pivotally connected to described handle by the universal joint with first and second turning cylinders;
Be connected to the shampooing part of described mophead, wherein said scrubbing part has outer grinding surface and wherein during the normal clean operation of described hard surface, the angle between hard surface and the described outer grinding surface is between about 100 degree and about 170 degree;
Stop the locking device of described mophead separatably with respect at least one rotation in described first and second turning cylinders;
With respect to the described mophead of described handle locking, make described mophead be prevented from respect at least one the rotation in described first and second turning cylinders;
Rotate described handle around its longitudinal axis; With
With the described hard surface of described outer grinding surface contact.
22. method as claimed in claim 21, wherein when the described hard surface of described outer grinding surface contact, the described end face of described mophead substantially down.
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