CN1803084A - Floor cleaning apparatus and method - Google Patents
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The floor cleaning apparatus includes a discharger for discharging cleansing solution and/or steam to a floor surface, a receptacle, and a sweeping member operatively associated with the discharger and the receptacle for sweeping used liquid on the floor surface into the receptacle.
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The cross reference of related application
It is 60/642 that the application requires the sequence number of application on January 11st, 2005, the sequence number of the priority of 553 U.S. Provisional Patent Application and application on May 11st, 2005 is 11/126, the priority of 555 U.S. Patent application, the full content of these two applications is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to the discharger and the electronic cleaning element of a kind of floor cleaning equipment, particularly a kind of combination.
Background technology
Traditional discharger has been used to cleaning floor and removal floor greasy dirt effectively.Except from floor dust out, earth, greasy dirt and color spot, steam also has desirable sterilization and fungi-proofing effect.These traditional dischargers are used for wet-cleaning and washing above cloth is installed in.These traditional dischargers are equipped with container and heater, are used for producing by the d/d steam of steam (vapor) outlet, and described steam (vapor) outlet adopts direct steam jet form towards floor to be cleaned.
In case contact floor, some steam be with regard to condensation, and these mix dusts, earth, and the condensate of greasy dirt etc. can not be absorbed fully by mop usually.These mix dust, earth, and the condensate of greasy dirt etc. still partly covers on the floor to be cleaned.After finishing wet cleaning, have to take extra step or more step thoroughly to remove condensate and the dust that part covers the floor by discharger.
Therefore, be necessary to use discharger to clean the floor, and only thoroughly remove condensate and dust with a step.
Summary of the invention
Theme of the present invention is a kind of floor cleaning equipment.In one embodiment, described floor cleaning equipment comprises a discharger that is used for discharging to floor surface cleaning solution and/or steam, gatherer and one and discharger and gatherer joint operation are used for the used liquid on the floor surface is swept into the cleaning element of gatherer.In one embodiment, described cleaning element can be a kind of rotary cleaning element.In one embodiment, described cleaning element can be placed on the rear of discharger and the place ahead of gatherer.In one embodiment, the cleaning element can comprise at least one row brush hair.In one embodiment, the cleaning element can comprise at least one cleaning band.In another embodiment, the cleaning element can comprise two row brush hairs and two cleaning bands.
Described floor cleaning equipment also can comprise the inclined wall that is arranged between cleaning element and the gatherer, so that used liquid can be swept into gatherer by the end face of inclined wall on the floor surface.In one embodiment, when floor cleaning equipment in use, the bottom surface of inclined wall and floor surface constitute acute angle.Selectively, described acute angle to the scope of 70 degree, is preferably about 45 degree at about 20 degree.In one embodiment, gatherer comprises a sloping desk, is used for working as floor cleaning equipment in use, nestles up the bottom surface of inclined wall.Gatherer can comprise one towards the downward-sloping top board of the middle body of gatherer.
Theme of the present invention also comprises the method that cleans floor surface.In one embodiment, discharger is at first discharged cleaning solution and/or steam to floor surface.Clean element then the used liquid on the floor surface is swept into gatherer.The operation that combines with one another of discharger, gatherer and cleaning element.Used liquid can be swept into gatherer by an inclined wall between cleaning element and the gatherer on the floor surface.Used liquid can be swept into gatherer by using a rotary cleaning element on the floor surface.
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Fig. 1 is the front view according to the floor cleaning equipment of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the lateral side view of floor cleaning equipment among Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the front view that has the floor cleaning equipment of elongated handle among Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the lateral side view that has elongated handle among Fig. 1 and be suspended on the floor cleaning equipment of the electric wire on the handle.
Fig. 5 is the exploded view according to the floor cleaning equipment of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the side vertical view of the cleaning head of floor cleaning equipment among Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the sectional view of the cleaning head of floor cleaning equipment among Fig. 5.
The specific embodiment
In the detailed description of preferred embodiments, describe with reference to accompanying drawing below, these accompanying drawings constitute the part of preferred embodiments, and these accompanying drawings show the enforcement specific embodiments of the invention with the form of example.Be understandable that other embodiment also can adopt, and can make some structural variations and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is the stereogram according to the different angles of the floor cleaning equipment of one embodiment of the present of invention.
Floor cleaning equipment by reference number 10 indications, comprises 12, one handle 14 and cleaning heads 16 that link together with housing 12 that link together with housing 12 of a body or housing usually.
In illustrated embodiment, handle 14 can rotatably be connected with housing 12, and as depicted in figs. 1 and 2 retracted position and as 3 and shown in Figure 4 stretching out between the position be movably.Handle 14 can be useful on the cotton rope suspension hook 18 of the electric wire 20 on the suspension handle.
Fig. 5 is the exploded view according to the floor cleaning equipment 10 of embodiments of the invention.
The container 40 that is used to hold cleaning solution is removably mounted on housing 12, is preferably mounted in the top of its front.Container 40 can have any suitable shape and size.Container 40 is preferably transparent or translucent, makes the user can see the liquid level in the container 40.A container button release 60 is used for starting engaging mechanism, and this engaging mechanism removably meshes container 40 and housing 12.Described engaging mechanism can adopt forms such as common geometrical clamp, snap close or pressing plate.
As what use in the present invention, " cleaning solution " refers to water, the product of liquid chemicals/non-chemically, and liquid cleaning agent is mixed with solid-state or liquid chemicals/the non-chemically water of product cleansing, perhaps their mixture.
Protecgulum 30, bonnet 32 and container 40 can by plastics or any suitable material by usual way for example injection moulding make.
Preferably, heating component generally by sequence number 50 indications, can be installed in the housing 12, is used to produce hot cleaning solution and/or steam.Heating component 50 can adopt common form, and is installed in the housing 12 in any common mode.In the present embodiment, heating component 50 can comprise heating element heater 52, heater 54 and heater outer covers 56 by heating element heater 52 heating of a coiling.Described heater 54 and heater outer cover 56 define one together and hold the space or the chamber of wanting heated cleaning solution.A sealing ring 58 can be used to set up between heater 54 and heater outer cover 56 and be sealed and matched.
When floor cleaning equipment 10 was unlocked, cleaning solution entered heater outer cover 56 from container 40 by a valve module 62.Cleaning solution in heater outer cover 56 is heated to produce the cleaning solution and/or the steam of heat by heater 54.
Though illustrated embodiment represents the cleaning solution of heat and/or steam and is produced by floor cleaning equipment 10, is understandable that cleaning solution need not to be heated.
In illustrated embodiment, handle 14 can elongate usually, and floor cleaning equipment 10 is designed to be easily user's control and operation.Handle 14 can rotatably be connected with it in the upper back of housing 12.Handle 14 can have knop 70 and excurvation end 72 of an expansion.The user can catch handle 70, moves forward and backward floor cleaning equipment 10.The user can turning handle 14 becomes the position of stretching out shown in Fig. 3 and 4, and catches excurvation end 72 to be used to clean inaccessible floor.Handle button 73 can be used in contraction and stretch out the position discharge and fixed handle 14.
In illustrated embodiment, cleaning head 16 can be hinged to the bottom of housing 12 by linkage 78.Linkage 78 can be universal coupling or any suitable linkage.
In illustrated embodiment, cleaning head 16 can comprise a base 80 and a top cover 82.Base 80 and top cover 82 can by plastics or any suitable material by usual way for example injection moulding make.Base 80 and top cover 82 limit a space or a chamber that holds the burnisher assembly of floor cleaning equipment 10, and its details will illustrate below.
As Fig. 5, shown in 6 and 7, discharger 90 is arranged on the cleaning head 16.As using in the present invention, " discharger " speech refers to the part of floor cleaning equipment, and this part can be discharged cleaning solution and/or steam to floor surface.Described " discharger " 90 can comprise a plurality of outlet 92, a leading edge 91 and a trailing edge 93, as shown in Figure 6.Hot cleaning solution that produces in heater outer cover 56 or steam can move to discharger 90 through common pipeline 96, and can adopt directly form towards the nozzle on floor to be cleaned by a plurality of outlets 92 discharges.Pump 64 is used to control amount and the hot cleaning solution of generation and/or the amount of steam of the cleaning solution that enters heater outer cover 56.
In illustrated embodiment, a cleaning element usually by reference number 100 expressions, is arranged on the rear of the trailing edge 93 of discharger 90 in the cleaning head 16.In illustrated embodiment, cleaning element 100 rotates.The cleaning element 100 of described rotation is driven by electro-motor 104.Electro-motor 104 is by traction belt 108 driving pulleys 106.Then, belt wheel 106 can drive cleaning element 100.Same feasible be the matching mechanism that rotary cleaning element 100 can use other, gear mechanism for example, chain combinations etc. can be connected drivingly with electro-motor 104.
Electro-motor 104 is supplied with power by the alternating current that is supplied to floor cleaning equipment 10 by power line 20.If necessary, electro-motor 104 can be supplied with power by a plurality of disposable or chargeable batteries.
According to a preferred embodiment, rotary cleaning element 100 can comprise that two row brush hairs 102 and two cleanings are with 103.Described two row brush hairs 102 and two cleanings are with 103 can be made by resilient deformable material.Preferably, two cleaning bands are made by rubber.Two row brush hairs 102 can be with 103 alternately to arrange with two cleanings.
In illustrated embodiment, two row brush hairs 102 and two cleanings are fixedly installed on the bar 110 of rotary cleaning element 100 with 103.Two row brush hairs 102 and two cleanings are with 103 can be parallel to bar 110 layouts, perhaps are arranged to a plurality of spiral-shaped of distaff 110.
Two row brush hairs 102 of rotary cleaning element 100 are applicable to the cleaning dust, earth and other the discarded object from floor to be cleaned.The rubber cleaning of rotary cleaning element 100 is used for fragment on the floor and used liquid residue are swept into gatherer 200 with 103, and described gatherer is arranged on the back of rotary cleaning element 100 in the cleaning head 16.As what use in the present invention, " used liquid " refers to derive from cleaning solution and/or steam and is discharged into the liquid of floor surface by the discharger of floor cleaning equipment." gatherer " refers to be arranged in a container in the floor cleaning equipment, and it is used to collect used liquid from floor surface.
If desired, by adjusting the position of rotary cleaning element 100, or replacing one has the rotary cleaning element that bristle lengths and floor to be cleaned match, and makes rotary cleaning element 100 to make adjustment with respect to the position on floor to be cleaned.
In illustrated embodiment, be provided with rubber scraper 224 in the bottom on inclined wall or inclined-plane 222.Described rubber scraper 224 can be used to the floor to be cleaned of swiping in cleaning course.Rubber scraper 224 can also be used to clean fragment and used liquid, and it is driven below inclined wall 222 in floor cleaning equipment 10 proal processes and trends towards rotary cleaning element 100.
Though in an illustrated embodiment, shown and had only one to have two row brush hairs 102 and the cleaning of two rubber with 103 rotary cleaning element 100, be understandable that floor cleaning equipment 10 of the present invention can comprise that one only has a row brush hair 102 and/or has only the cleaning of rubber with 103 rotary cleaning element 100.Will also be appreciated that floor cleaning equipment 10 of the present invention can comprise one have more than two row brush hairs 102 and/or more than the cleaning of two rubber with 103 rotary cleaning element 100.Floor cleaning equipment 10 of the present invention even can comprise more than one the one-tenth side by side relationship or the rotary cleaning element 100 of parallel relation.
In an illustrated embodiment, inclined wall or inclined-plane 222 relative cleaning head 16 lateral arrangement.Dust, dust, fragment, used liquid and other discarded object are rotated cleaning element 100 and drive the front surface that trends towards inclined wall 222.
Inclined wall 222 tilts in such a way, and promptly its front surface and floor to be cleaned acutangulate.Inclined wall 222 and floor can be arranged to the acute angle of 20 degree to the 70 degree scopes.Preferably, about 45 degree of this acute angle.
Can there be the gap on the floor between inclined wall 222 and the floor, so when floor cleaning equipment 10 was moved forward and backward, can not be tilted bottom's scraping of wall 222 in cleaning course.
Dust, dust, fragment, used liquid and other the discarded object that is cleaned from the floor is rotated cleaning element 100 and drives the front surface that trends towards inclined wall 222 according to the direction shown in the arrow Fig. 7.
Gatherer 200 is placed in the cleaning head 16 and is designed to dismountable.Preferably, gatherer 200 can disassemble from the rear end of cleaning head 16.Gatherer 200 can be an Any shape, preferably the shape of the plate that is complementary with the rear portion of cleaning head 16.Gatherer 200 can be made by plastics, metal or any other suitable material.
Gatherer 200 can fit into the rear end of cleaning head 16 slidably.Common retaining mechanism for example locks 204, can be used to gatherer 200 is locked in the cleaning head 16 safely.
Shown in Fig. 7 the best, the collection 200 in the illustrated embodiment is to comprise a front panel 210, top board 212, base plate 214, rear board 216 and two opposing sideplates 218 (Fig. 5).When gatherer 200 was inserted into cleaning head 16, base plate 214 was the flat boards that constitute cleaning head 16 bottom surfaces.Front panel 210 tilts, and promptly front panel 210 and base plate 214 are arranged to acute angle relation.
In illustrated embodiment, front panel 210 and base plate 214 can be arranged to the acute angle of about 20 degree to the 70 degree scopes.Preferably, about 45 degree of this acute angle.
When gatherer 200 was injected cleaning head 16 fully, the front panel 210 of inclination nestled up inclined wall 222.Top board 212 is connected with the top margin of front panel 210.Though openly gatherer 200 uses with inclined wall 222, more preferably the inclination front panel 210 of gatherer 200 can constitute inclined wall separately.
Fragment, used liquid and other discarded object can be driven and pass the passage 226 that the inside demarcation strip 228 by the top board 212 of gatherer 200 and cleaning head 16 constitutes.Fragment, used liquid and other discarded object are collected in the gatherer 200.
In illustrated embodiment, handle 202 is arranged on the rear end of gatherer 200.Shown in handle 202 be convenient to gatherer 200 and inject cleaning heads 16 neutralizations and take off from cleaning head 16.Handle 202 can adopt common U type handle, perhaps groove, the perhaps projection that is provided with or is provided with integratedly separately.
In illustrated embodiment, two trailing wheels 260 can be arranged on the bottom of gatherer 200.Two front-wheels 262 also are arranged on the front of cleaning head 16 bottoms.The microswitch 264 of wheel assembly can be arranged on a side of cleaning head 16, is used for monitoring cleaning 16 motion with respect to floor to be cleaned.
Though being described, rotary cleaning element 100 is positioned at the back of discharger 90, and gatherer 200 is positioned at the back of rotary cleaning element 100, and foreseeable is that discharger 90, rotary cleaning element 100 and gatherer can be according to other suitable being disposed in order.
The operation of floor cleaning equipment 10 of the present invention will be described below.
At first, container 40 is filled cleaning solution.The liquid level of container 40 can be monitored by sensor.Container 40 can be filled cleaning solution by induction valve 66.Selectively, by pushing the container release-push 60 that is arranged on housing 12 tops, container 40 can take off from housing 12.The container 40 that is filled then is mounted back in the housing 12 of floor cleaning equipment 10.When container 40 suitably was installed in the housing 12, valve module 62 was activated, so allow the cleaning solution in the container 40 to enter and fill heater outer cover 56.
In order to begin cleaning, floor cleaning equipment 10 is connected with power supply.The user opens this cleaning device 10 then.Discharger 90 is activated then, and then heating element heater 52 is unlocked.Heating element heater 52 generation heats add the cleaning solution in the hot heater outer cover 56, so produce the cleaning solution and/or the steam of heat.Cleaning solution of Chan Shenging and/or steam are discharged by the outlet 92 of arranging along the place ahead, bottom of cleaning head 16 like this.Simultaneously, rotary cleaning element 100 also is activated.Selectively, if the user needs, discharger 90 and rotary cleaning element 100 can be activated at different time.
In cleaning course, the fragment and the used liquid that are dispersed on the floor are rotated 100 cleanings of cleaning element to inclined wall 222.Use in the time of discharger 90, rotary cleaning element 100 and spatula 224 and can thoroughly clean the floor, do not leave over the vestige of any fragment and used liquid.
Though concrete with reference to several preferred embodiments, the present invention has obtained explanation, should be pointed out that not departing from the scope of the present invention under the situation, can make other variations and modifications.
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1. floor cleaning equipment comprises:
A discharger that is used for discharging cleaning solution and/or steam to floor surface;
A gatherer; With
One is used for the used liquid on the floor surface is swept into the cleaning element of gatherer with discharger and gatherer joint operation.
2. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cleaning element comprises a rotary cleaning element.
3. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cleaning element is placed in the back of discharger and the front of gatherer.
4. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cleaning element comprises at least one row brush hair.
5. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cleaning element comprises at least one cleaning band.
6. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cleaning element comprises two row brush hairs and two cleaning bands.
7. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1 comprises that also places the inclined wall between cleaning element and the gatherer, and used liquid can be swept into gatherer by the end face of described inclined wall on the floor surface.
8. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, when floor cleaning equipment in use, inclined wall bottom surface and floor surface constitute acute angle.
9. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, about 45 degree of described acute angle.
10. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described acute angle is in the scopes of extremely about 70 degree of about 20 degree.
11. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, gatherer comprises a sloping desk, when floor cleaning equipment in use, described panel nestles up the bottom surface of inclined wall.
12. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described gatherer comprises one towards the downward-sloping top board of the middle body of gatherer.
13. a method that cleans floor surface, this method comprises:
Discharge cleaning solution and/or steam by discharger to floor surface; With
By using the cleaning element that the used liquid on the floor surface is swept into gatherer, wherein discharger, gatherer and the cleaning element operation that in floor cleaning equipment, combines with one another.
14. method as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, cleans used liquid and comprises by the inclined wall between a cleaning element and the gatherer, and the used liquid on the floor surface is swept into gatherer.
15. method as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, cleans used liquid and comprises by using a rotary cleaning element that the used liquid on the floor surface is swept into gatherer.
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