EP0182089B1 - Flat wringing apparatus for mops - Google Patents

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EP0182089B1
EP0182089B1 EP85113033A EP85113033A EP0182089B1 EP 0182089 B1 EP0182089 B1 EP 0182089B1 EP 85113033 A EP85113033 A EP 85113033A EP 85113033 A EP85113033 A EP 85113033A EP 0182089 B1 EP0182089 B1 EP 0182089B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the invention relates to a mop flat press according to the preamble of the first claim.
  • the fixed wall is an impermeable end wall in the operating position above the drain, that the pressed part above the drain is arranged approximately parallel and flat opposite the end wall and movable with the end wall limited an opening for inserting the mop fringes, and that the pressure jaw sections for loading the mop fringes in the pressing position are mounted somewhat tiltably about their longitudinal axes.
  • the position of the mop fringes during insertion and holding can be controlled well, since the mop can simply be positioned on the end wall opposite the pressed part without having to take part in the lifting movement of the pressed part. This gives a particularly simple and trouble-free handling.
  • the squeezing pressure is exerted laterally on the practically smooth hanging fringes, so that the liquid can drain downwards.
  • This smooth position of the fringes during the lateral pressurization also encourages the fringes to be pressed out almost completely. Due to the somewhat tiltable pressure jaw sections, they can adapt well to the mop or the like to be pressed out, in particular also if this has knots, thickenings or the like. In this way, despite such irregularities in the textile material, a good pressing result with low residual moisture can be achieved.
  • a mop flat press designated as a whole by 1, is hereinafter referred to as "press 1" for short. It has a housing 2 with a laterally closed housing frame 3, which is approximately rectangular in plan (FIG. 3) and open at the top. The two side cheeks 4a and 4b of the housing 2 protrude beyond the rear of the housing 6. The lower part of a cleaning mop 8 can be inserted into the upper opening 7 of the housing 2, as indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 1. Such mops, which are used for cleaning floors, etc., are known to have numerous cord-like fringes 8a, some of which are indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1.
  • mops 8 absorb moisture, be it for rinsing and cleaning their fringes 8a, or when wiping liquid off the floor, they should be able to be expressed quickly and easily using the press 1.
  • the lower end of the pug 8 with its fringes 8a is then, as partially indicated in FIG. 1, inserted into the housing 2, and a pressed part 18, which is explained in more detail, is moved with the aid of an actuating lever 11 in the direction of the end wall 5 of the housing 2, so that the moist, cord-like fringes 8a are pressed against the end wall 5 and pressed out.
  • the squeezed liquid usually cleaning water, can flow down through the drain holes 10 in the housing base 9 in the direction of the arrows 21.
  • the press 1 has a pressed part 18 which is arranged to be displaceable approximately in the direction of the end wall 5 of the housing 2 for pressing out a mop 8 and can be pressed against the mop 8 by an adjusting mechanism 13, which will be described later.
  • the pressing part 18 has, as can be seen particularly well from FIGS. 1 and 2, at least two separate pressure jaw sections 18a and 18b or 18c, of which at least one jaw section, e.g. B. 18a, about its bearing point 26, 27 or 28 in a holder 17 is arranged somewhat pivotably, as indicated by the double arrows 29 in Fig. 1.
  • the double arrows 30 also indicated there are oriented in the direction of guide slots 19, in which the jaw sections 18a to 18c lead when they carry out the pressing or opening movement.
  • the press part 18 of the press 1 is provided with three jaw sections 18a, 18b, 18c, which has proven to be advantageous in practice for pressing out the mop 8.
  • individual thickenings, knots or the like in the mop fringes 8a cannot lead to wide areas of the mop fringes 8a not being sufficiently pressed on. Rather, the individual jaw sections can adapt well to corresponding sections of the pug 8. This is also favored by the fact that at least two, preferably all, jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c are arranged on the holder 17 in a somewhat pivotable manner.
  • FIG. 1 shows a side cheek 4a of the housing 2, and that with the side cover 31 removed. It can be seen that the adjusting mechanism 13 in each side cheek 4 has one of the already mentioned, guided bracket 17, which has a rack.
  • FIG. 1 the operating lever 11 is drawn for better clarity, deviating from its actual starting position, pivoted about 60 ° to the right. Its actual position is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2 by line 11 '.
  • the operating lever 11 is pressed down according to the arrow 32 (FIG. 2). As a result, the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c are moved according to the double arrows 30 in FIG.
  • the side cheek 4b is designed analogously to the side cheek 4a described in more detail in FIG. 2 and contains corresponding parts of the adjustment mechanism 13.
  • FIG. 1 it can be seen that the pressure surfaces 40 of the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c facing the mop 8 are profiled are. They each have a longitudinal rib 39 at the level of the associated guide slot 19. This not only stabilizes the individual jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c, but also promotes the pressing out of the mop fringes 8a. 2 that the guide sections 41 are provided on the jaw sections 18a, 18b, 18c (indicated by dashed lines), which pass through the guide slots 19 with play.
  • each jaw section 18a, 18b, 18c are guided on the one hand in such a way that their pressure surface 40 is held approximately parallel to the longitudinal direction of the mop fringes 8a.
  • the clearly visible play in FIG. 2 between the guide pin 41 and the adjacent walls of the guide slot 19 allows each jaw section 18a, 18b, 18c to pivot somewhat about its associated bearing point 26, 27 or 28.
  • the radius of the toothed segments 14 or the like on the one hand and the toothed racks 15 are preferably designed such that a reduction ratio results in the sense that a pivoting movement of the actuating lever 11 leads to a particularly strong pressing movement in the pressure jaw sections 18.

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An apparatus for wringing the strands of mops has a housing which supports two lateral carriers for a set of horizontal wringing elements which are installed in the housing and are movable toward and away from the inner side of the front wall of the housing. The wringing elements are pivotable within limits about horizontal axes and have limited freedom of upward and downward movement relative to the lateral walls of the housing so that they can conform the orientation of their profiled front sides to the outlines of adjacent portions of a pile of strands which are introduced into the housing between the front wall and the wringing elements while the carriers maintain such elements in retracted positions. The carriers are formed with horizontal toothed racks mating with gear segments which are rotatably mounted in the housing and can be rotated by a pivotable lever so as to move the carriers and the wringing elements toward or away from the front wall. The end portions of the wringing elements have followers which extend through horizontal slots in the lateral walls of the housing and into bearings provided on the two carriers.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Mop-Flachpresse gemäß dem Oberbegriff des ersten Anspruches.The invention relates to a mop flat press according to the preamble of the first claim.

Bisher bekannte Mop-Flachpressen dieser Art sind zwar verhältnismäßig einfach in ihrem Aufbau, haben jedoch noch etliche Nachteile. So kennt man bereits seit langer Zeit Mop-Flachpressen mit einem etwa U-förmigen Gehäuseteil, an dessen offener Seite ein flaches, in Richtung auf den U-Steg des Gehäuses hin verstellbares Pressteil vorgesehen ist. Dieses läßt sich über einen Verstellhebel und einen zugehörigen Hebelmechanismus in Richtung auf den Mop drücken, wenn sich dieser im Gehäuse befindet. Das verstellbare Pressteil ist flach und einstückig durchgehend ausgebildet, so daß es gewissermaßen die vierte Wand des Gehäuses bildet. Nachteilig an dieser Ausführungsform ist insbesondere, daß es nicht zu einer genügend guten Auspreßsung des Mops kommt, wenn in den Mop-Fransen Knoten oder andere Verdickungen vorhanden sind. Diese bestimmen dann praktisch die innere Endstellung des Pressteils und die übrigen Mop-Bereiche werden nicht oder nicht genügend unter Druck gesetzt, so daß das im Mop befindliche Wasser od. dgl. Flüssigkeit nicht genügend gut entfernt werden kann. Dabei ist auch zu beachten, daß der Mop bei der praktischen Handhabung nicht leicht einigermaßen gleichmäßig innerhalb des Pressraumes der Mop-Flachpresse unterzubringen ist oder ein solches gleichmäßiges Unterbringen zumindest wesentlich mehr Arbeitsaufwand macht. Eine Bedienungsperson, also gewöhnlich eine Frau, die putzt, befaßt sich auch bei ihrem üblichen Arbeitsablauf nicht damit, den auszupressenden Mop besonders gleichmäßig und vorteilhaft für den Auspressvorgang innerhalb der Mop-Flachpresse unterzubringen. Außerdem ist der i. d. Regel aus Hebeln bestehende Übertragungsmechanismus vom Betätigungshebel zum Pressteil bei den bisher bekannten Mop-Flachpressen verhältnismäßig ungünstig, so daß das Auspressen des Mops verhältnismäßig viel Kraftaufwand erfordert.So far known mop flat presses of this type are relatively simple in their construction, but still have a number of disadvantages. For example, flat mop presses have been known for a long time with an approximately U-shaped housing part, on the open side of which a flat pressing part is provided which is adjustable in the direction of the U-web of the housing. This can be pressed in the direction of the mop via an adjustment lever and an associated lever mechanism when it is in the housing. The adjustable press part is flat and integrally formed so that it forms the fourth wall of the housing. A particular disadvantage of this embodiment is that the mop is not squeezed out sufficiently well if knots or other thickenings are present in the mop fringes. These then practically determine the inner end position of the pressed part and the remaining mop areas are not or not pressurized sufficiently, so that the water or the like liquid in the mop cannot be removed sufficiently well. It should also be noted that the mop is not easy to accommodate reasonably evenly within the pressing space of the flat mop press during practical handling, or that such a uniform placement at least requires considerably more work. An operator, usually a woman who cleans, does not even deal with the usual workflow of accommodating the mop to be pressed out particularly uniformly and advantageously for the pressing out process within the flat mop press. In addition, the i. d. Rule consisting of levers transmission mechanism from the operating lever to the pressing part in the previously known flat mop presses relatively unfavorable, so that the pressing out of the mop requires a relatively large amount of force.

Durch die GB-A-2 011 249 ist auch bereits eine ähnliche Mop-Presse bekannt geworden, die an einem Reinigungswagen montiert wird und bei der mittels einer horizontalen, etwa lotrecht bewegbaren Druckplatte der feuchte Reinigungsmop gegen eine ebenfalls horizontal angeordnete, aber mit dem Pressen-Gehäuse starr verbundene, perforierte Gegenplatte gepresst werden kann. Diese Konstruktion ist mit den bereits vorstehend genannten Nachteilen verbunden; darüber hinaus werden bei dieser Mop-Flachpresse die Druckkräfte nicht ausschließlich auf die auszupressenden, schnurartigen Mop-Fransen, sondern zunächst auf den Halteteil für die Mop-Fransen übertragen. Außerdem ist dort nicht vorgesehen, daß diese Mop-Flachpresse wahlweise etwa an einen Putzwassereimer gehängt werden kann.From GB-A-2 011 249 a similar mop press has already become known, which is mounted on a cleaning trolley and in which the moist cleaning mop is pressed against a likewise horizontally arranged but with the pressing by means of a horizontal, approximately vertically movable pressure plate - Housing rigidly connected, perforated counter plate can be pressed. This construction is associated with the disadvantages already mentioned above; In addition, with this flat mop press, the pressure forces are not only transferred to the string-like mop fringes to be pressed out, but first to the holding part for the mop fringes. In addition, it is not provided that this flat mop press can optionally be hung from a cleaning water bucket.

Schließlich sind durch die US-PS A-1 659 505 und das DE-GM U-1 912 589 Mop-Pressen bekannt, bei denen je zwei in Ruhestellung neben eine obere Einführöffnung eines Siebkorbes seitlich herausschwenkbare Pressplatten vorgesehen sind.Finally, are known from US-PS A-1 659 505 and DE-GM U-1 912 589 mop presses, in each of which two press plates which are swiveled out laterally are provided next to an upper insertion opening of a screen basket.

Bei diesen Mop-Pressen kann vollgesaugtes Textilmaterial wie z. B. auch ein Putztuch oder dgl. in den Siebkorb eingelegt und dann durch Betätigung des Verstellmechanismus ausgepreßt werden, wobei die Pressplatten über der Einführöffnung zuschwenken, nach unten in Richtung zum Boden des Siebkorbes fahren und dabei das Putztuch oder dgl. zunehmend beaufschlagen und auspressen.In these mop presses soaked textile material such. B. also a cleaning cloth or the like. Inserted into the sieve basket and then pressed out by actuating the adjusting mechanism, with the press plates swiveling over the insertion opening, moving down towards the bottom of the sieve basket and thereby applying and pressing the cleaning cloth or the like.

Beim Auspressen der Fransen eines Mops muß dieser so gehalten werden, daß die Fransen in den Siebkorb hineinhängen, während der Mophalter außerhalb bleibt. Beim Zuschwenken der Pressplatten erfordert dies eine entsprechend genaues Positionieren, damit der Mophalter nicht zwischen die zuschwenkenden Pressplatten gerät und damit die Vorrichtung verklemmt.When pressing out the fringes of a pug, it must be held so that the fringes hang into the strainer basket while the mop holder remains outside. When swiveling the press plates shut, this requires a correspondingly precise positioning so that the mop holder does not get between the swiveled press plates and thus the device is jammed.

Bei einem flachen Mophalter kann dieser auch zusammen mit den Mopfransen in den Siebkorb eingeführt werden. Der Mophalter wird dann von den Pressplatten von oben beaufschlagt und drückt einerseits auf die Fransen. Je nach Form des Mophalters kann dies jedoch zu sehr unterschiedlichen Auspressergebnissen führen, da nicht immer sichergestellt ist, daß dabei eine gleichmäßige Pressbeaufschlagung der Fransen oder dgl. erfolgt. Auch Knoten oder Verdickungen in den Mop-Fransen oder dgl. können bei diesen Pressen ebenfalls dazu führen, daß nach dem Pressvorgang in unerwünschter Weise noch eine erhebliche Restfeuchtigkeit in dem Textilmaterial vorhanden ist.In the case of a flat mop holder, this can also be inserted into the sieve basket together with the mop fringes. The mop holder is then acted upon from above by the press plates and presses on the fringes on the one hand. Depending on the shape of the mop holder, however, this can lead to very different squeezing results, since it is not always ensured that the fringes or the like are pressed uniformly. Knots or thickening in the mop fringes or the like can also result in these presses that after the pressing process there is still an undesirable residual moisture in the textile material.

Es besteht daher die Aufgabe, eine Mop-Flachpresse der eingangs erwähnten Art zu schaffen, die insbesondere ein gleichmäßiges Auspressen des Mops mit geringer Restfeuchtigkeit bei gleichzeitig einfacher Bedienbarkeit ermöglicht.It is therefore the task of creating a mop flat press of the type mentioned at the outset which, in particular, enables the mop to be pressed out uniformly with low residual moisture and at the same time being easy to use.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird bei einer Mop-Flachpresse der eingangs erwähnten Art vorgeschlagen, daß die feste Wand eine undurchlässige Stirnwand in Betriebsstellung oberhalb des Ablaufes ist, daß das Pressteil oberhalb des Ablaufes etwa parallel und flächig der Stirnwand gegenüberliegend beweglich angeordnet ist und mit der Stirnwand eine Öffnung zum Einführen der Mop-Fransen begrenzt, und daß die Druck-Backenabschnitte zur Beaufschlagung der Mop-Fransen in Preßstellung um ihre Längsachsen etwas kippbar gelagert sind.To solve this problem it is proposed in a mop flat press of the type mentioned that the fixed wall is an impermeable end wall in the operating position above the drain, that the pressed part above the drain is arranged approximately parallel and flat opposite the end wall and movable with the end wall limited an opening for inserting the mop fringes, and that the pressure jaw sections for loading the mop fringes in the pressing position are mounted somewhat tiltably about their longitudinal axes.

Durch diese Ausbildung der Presse kann die Lage der Mop-Fransen beim Einführen und Halten gut kontrolliert werden, da der Mop einfach bei der dem Pressteil gegenüberliegenden Stirnwand positioniert werden kann, ohne die Hubbewegung des Pressteiles mitmachen zu müssen. Dadurch ergibt sich eine besonders einfache und störunanfällige Handhabung. Außerdem wird bei dieser Presse der Auspressdruck seitlich auf die praktisch glatt herunterhängenden Fransen ausgeübt, so daß die Flüssigkeit nach unten ablaufen kann. Auch diese glatte Lage der Fransen während der seitlichen Pressbeaufschlagung begünstigt ein fast vollständiges Auspressen der Fransen. Durch die etwas kippbar gelagerten Druck- Backenabschnitte können sich diese gut an den auszupressenden Mop oder dgl. anpassen, insbesondere auch dann, wenn dieser Knoten, Verdickungen oder dgl. aufweist. Dadurch kann trotz solcher Unregelmäßigkeiten im Textilmaterial ein gutes Auspressergebnis mit geringer Restfeuchte erzielt werden.With this design of the press, the position of the mop fringes during insertion and holding can be controlled well, since the mop can simply be positioned on the end wall opposite the pressed part without having to take part in the lifting movement of the pressed part. This gives a particularly simple and trouble-free handling. In addition, with this press, the squeezing pressure is exerted laterally on the practically smooth hanging fringes, so that the liquid can drain downwards. This smooth position of the fringes during the lateral pressurization also encourages the fringes to be pressed out almost completely. Due to the somewhat tiltable pressure jaw sections, they can adapt well to the mop or the like to be pressed out, in particular also if this has knots, thickenings or the like. In this way, despite such irregularities in the textile material, a good pressing result with low residual moisture can be achieved.

Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in abhängigen Ansprüchen aufgeführt. Nachstehend wird diese anhand eines vorteilhaften Ausführungsbeispieles in Verbindung mit der Zeichnung noch näher erläutert. Es zeigen

  • Fig. 1 eine teilweise im Schnitt gehaltene Seitenansicht der Mop-Flachpresse,
  • Fig. 2 eine Seitenansicht der Mop-Flachpresse bei abgenommenem Getriebedeckel und
  • Fig. 3 eine Aufsicht auf die Mop-Flachpresse.
Further developments of the invention are listed in dependent claims. This is explained in more detail below using an advantageous exemplary embodiment in conjunction with the drawing. Show it
  • 1 is a partially sectioned side view of the flat mop press,
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of the flat mop press with the gear cover removed
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of the flat mop press.

Eine im ganzen mit 1 bezeichnete Mop-Flachpresse wird nachstehend kurz "Presse 1" genannt. Sie hat ein Gehäuse 2 mit einem seitlich geschlossenen Gehäuserahmen 3, der im Grundriß (Fig. 3 ) etwa rechteckig und oben offen ist. Die beiden Seitenwangen 4a und 4b des Gehäuses 2 stehen über die Gehäuse-Rückseite 6 nach hinten vor. In die obere Öffnung 7 des Gehäuses 2 kann, wie in Fig. 1 im Ausschnitt strichpunktiert angedeutet, der untere Teil eines Reinigungsmops 8 eingesteckt werden. Derartige, zum Reinigen von Fußböden usw. dienende Mops haben bekanntermaßen zahlreiche schnurartige Fransen 8a, von denen in Fig. 1 einige strichliniert angedeutet sind. Wenn derartige Mops 8 Feuchtigkeit aufnehmen, sei es zum Spülen und Reinigen ihrer Fransen 8a, sei es beim Aufwischen von Flüssigkeit vom Boden, sollen sie mit der Presse 1 auf einfache Weise schnell ausgedrückt werden können. Das untere Ende des Mops 8 mit seinen Fransen 8a wird dann, wie in Fig. 1 teilweise angedeutet, in das Gehäuse 2 eingeführt, und ein noch näher erläutertes Pressteil 18 wird mit Hilfe eines Betätigungshebeis 11 in Richtung der Stirnwand 5 des Gehäuses 2 verschoben, so daß die feuchten, schnurartigen Fransen 8a gegen die Stirnwand 5 gedrückt und ausgepresst werden. Die ausgepresste Flüssigkeit, für gewöhnlich Putzwasser, kann durch die im Gehäuseboden 9 befindlichen Ablauflöcher 10 in Richtung der Pfeile 21 nach unten abfließen. In Fig. 1 und 2 erkennt man auch noch gut einen Aufsatz-Schlitz 20 sowie an dessen unterem Ende einen Anschlag 22. Mit Hilfe dieser in den Seitenwangen 4 befindlichen Aufsatz-Schlitze 20 bzw. Anschlägen 22 kann die gesamte Presse 1 in bekannter Weise gut auf den in Fig 1 strichpunktiert angedeuteten Oberrand 23 eines Behälters aufgesetzt werden, in dem die von der Presse 1 ausgedrückte Flüssigkeit hineinlaufen kann.A mop flat press, designated as a whole by 1, is hereinafter referred to as "press 1" for short. It has a housing 2 with a laterally closed housing frame 3, which is approximately rectangular in plan (FIG. 3) and open at the top. The two side cheeks 4a and 4b of the housing 2 protrude beyond the rear of the housing 6. The lower part of a cleaning mop 8 can be inserted into the upper opening 7 of the housing 2, as indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 1. Such mops, which are used for cleaning floors, etc., are known to have numerous cord-like fringes 8a, some of which are indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1. If such mops 8 absorb moisture, be it for rinsing and cleaning their fringes 8a, or when wiping liquid off the floor, they should be able to be expressed quickly and easily using the press 1. The lower end of the pug 8 with its fringes 8a is then, as partially indicated in FIG. 1, inserted into the housing 2, and a pressed part 18, which is explained in more detail, is moved with the aid of an actuating lever 11 in the direction of the end wall 5 of the housing 2, so that the moist, cord-like fringes 8a are pressed against the end wall 5 and pressed out. The squeezed liquid, usually cleaning water, can flow down through the drain holes 10 in the housing base 9 in the direction of the arrows 21. 1 and 2, one can also clearly see an attachment slot 20 and a stop 22 at its lower end. With the aid of these attachment slots 20 and stops 22 located in the side walls 4, the entire press 1 can do well in a known manner be placed on the upper edge 23 of a container, indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG.

Die Presse 1 hat ein Pressteil 18, das zum Auspressen eines Mops 8 etwa in Richtung zur Stirnwand 5 des Gehäuses 2 verschiebbar angeordnet und durch einen noch zu beschreibenden Verstellmechanismus 13 gegen den Mop 8 andrückbar ist. Dabei hat der Pressteil 18 erfindungsgemäß, wie besonders gut aus Fig. 1 und 2 erkennbar, mindestens zwei separate Druckbackenabschnitte 18a und 18b bzw. 18c, von denen wenigstens ein Backenabschnitt, z. B. 18a, um seine Lagerstelle 26, 27 oder 28 in einer Halterung 17 etwas verschwenkbar angeordnet ist, wie die Doppelpfeile 29 in Fig. 1 andeuten. Die dort ebenfalls angedeuteten Doppelpfeile 30 sind in Richtung von Führungsschlitzen 19 orientiert, in denen sich die Backenabschnitte 18a bis 18c führen, wenn sie die Press- bzw. die Öffnungsbewegung durchführen. Im Ausführungsbeispiel ist der Pressteil 18 der Presse 1 mit drei Backenabschnitten 18a, 18b, 18c versehen, was sich in der Praxis als vorteilhaft zum Auspressen des Mops 8 erwiesen hat. Einzelne Verdickungen, Knoten oder dgl. in den Mop-Fransen 8a können bei einer solchen Anordnung nicht dazu führen, daß weite Bereiche der Mop-Fransen 8a nicht ausreichend angepresst werden. Vielmehr können sich die einzelnen Backenabschnitte gut entsprechenden Abschnitten des Mops 8 anpassen. Dies wird auch noch dadurch begünstigt, daß mindestens zwei, vorzugsweise alle Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c etwas verschwenkbar auf der Halterung 17 angeordnet sind. Die in Fig. 1 gut erkennbare Ausgangslage der Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c, bei der die Backenrücken 33 etwa lotrecht oder ungefähr parallel zur Stirnseite 5 gehalten sind, wird dadurch aufrechterhalten, daß sich die Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c in den Führungsschlitzen 19 der Seitenwand 4 führen, und zwar mit Hilfe von Führungsbolzen 41. Die durch die Doppelpfeile 30 angedeutete Verschiebebewegung der Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c während des Auspressens des Mops 8 und seiner Freigabe ist auf bequeme Weise durch einen im ganzen mit 13 bezeichneten Verstellmechanismus zu bewirken. Fig. 2 zeigt dabei eine Seitenwange 4a des Gehäuses 2, und zwar bei abgenommenem Seitendeckel 31. Man erkennt, daß der Verstellmechanismus 13 in jeder Seitenwange 4 eine der bereits erwähnten, dort geführte Halterung 17 aufweist, die eine Zahnstange hat. welche sich in einer nutenartigen Stangenführung 16 führt. In die Zahnung 15a jeder Zahnstange 15 greift ein Zahnsegment 14 an, das auf einer gemeinsamen Verstellwelle 12 verdrehsicher befestigt ist. An der Außenseite der einen Seitenwange 4a ist der Betätigungshebel 11 drehgesichert auf dieser Verstellwelle 12 befestigt. In Fig. 1 ist der Betätigungshebel 11 der besseren Übersicht wegen, abweichend von seiner tatsächlichen Ausgangstellung, etwa um 60° nach rechts verschwenkt gezeichnet. Seine tatsächliche Lage ist in Fig. 2 strichpunktiert durch die Linie 11' angedeutet. Zum Verstellen der Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c wird der Betätigungshebel 11 entsprechend dem Pfeil 32 (Fig. 2) nach unten gedrückt. Dadurch werden mit Hilfe des vorbeschriebenen Mechanismus' 13 die Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c entsprechend den Doppelpfeilen 30 in Fig. 1 in Richtung der Stirnseite des Gehäuses 2 bewegt. Der Druck auf die Fransen 8a wird in erwünschter Weise seitlich ausgeübt und die Flüssigkeit kann nach unten ablaufen. Mit dem vorbeschriebenen Verstellmechanismus 13 kann - bei sonst gleichen Verhältnissen - eine verhältnismäßig große Auspresskraft auf den Mop 8 übertragen werden, woraus sich bei ihm eine gute Auspressung ergibt.The press 1 has a pressed part 18 which is arranged to be displaceable approximately in the direction of the end wall 5 of the housing 2 for pressing out a mop 8 and can be pressed against the mop 8 by an adjusting mechanism 13, which will be described later. According to the invention, the pressing part 18 has, as can be seen particularly well from FIGS. 1 and 2, at least two separate pressure jaw sections 18a and 18b or 18c, of which at least one jaw section, e.g. B. 18a, about its bearing point 26, 27 or 28 in a holder 17 is arranged somewhat pivotably, as indicated by the double arrows 29 in Fig. 1. The double arrows 30 also indicated there are oriented in the direction of guide slots 19, in which the jaw sections 18a to 18c lead when they carry out the pressing or opening movement. In the exemplary embodiment, the press part 18 of the press 1 is provided with three jaw sections 18a, 18b, 18c, which has proven to be advantageous in practice for pressing out the mop 8. With such an arrangement, individual thickenings, knots or the like in the mop fringes 8a cannot lead to wide areas of the mop fringes 8a not being sufficiently pressed on. Rather, the individual jaw sections can adapt well to corresponding sections of the pug 8. This is also favored by the fact that at least two, preferably all, jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c are arranged on the holder 17 in a somewhat pivotable manner. The clearly visible starting position of the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c in FIG. 1, in which the jaw backs 33 are held approximately perpendicular or approximately parallel to the end face 5, is maintained in that the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c are located in the guide slots 19 in FIG Guide side wall 4, with the aid of guide bolts 41. The displacement movement of the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c, indicated by the double arrows 30, during the pressing out of the pug 8 and its release can be effected in a convenient manner by means of an adjustment mechanism, generally designated by 13. Fig. 2 shows a side cheek 4a of the housing 2, and that with the side cover 31 removed. It can be seen that the adjusting mechanism 13 in each side cheek 4 has one of the already mentioned, guided bracket 17, which has a rack. which leads in a groove-like rod guide 16. A toothed segment 14 engages in the toothing 15a of each toothed rack 15 and is secured against rotation on a common adjusting shaft 12. On the outside the one side cheek 4a, the actuating lever 11 is secured against rotation on this adjusting shaft 12. In Fig. 1, the operating lever 11 is drawn for better clarity, deviating from its actual starting position, pivoted about 60 ° to the right. Its actual position is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2 by line 11 '. To adjust the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c, the operating lever 11 is pressed down according to the arrow 32 (FIG. 2). As a result, the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c are moved according to the double arrows 30 in FIG. 1 in the direction of the end face of the housing 2 with the aid of the mechanism 13 described above. The pressure on the fringes 8a is exerted laterally in the desired manner and the liquid can drain downwards. With the above-described adjustment mechanism 13, a relatively large squeezing force can be transmitted to the mop 8, given otherwise the same conditions, which results in good squeezing.

Die Seitenwange 4b ist analog wie die in Fig. 2 näher beschriebene Seitenwange 4a ausgebildet und enthält entsprechende Teile des Verstellmechanismus' 13. In Fig. 1 erkennt man gut, daß die dem Mop 8 zugewandten Druckflächen 40 der Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c profiliert ausgebildet sind. Sie weisen jeweils in Höhe des zugehörigen Führungsschlitzes 19 eine Längsrippe 39 auf. Dadurch werden nicht nur die einzelnen Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b und 18c stabilisiert, sondern es wird auch das Auspressen der Mopfransen 8a begünstigt. In Fig. 2 erkennt man gut, daß an den (dort gestrichelt angedeuteten) Backenabschnitten 18a, 18b, 18c Führungsbolzen 41 vorgesehen sind, welche die Führungsschlitze 19 mit Spiel durchsetzen. Auf diese Weise sind die einzelnen Backenabschnitte 18a, 18b, 18c einerseits derart geführt, daß ihre Druckfläche 40 etwa parallel zur Längsrichtung der Mopfransen 8a gehalten sind. Andererseits erlaubt das in Fig. 2 gut sichtbare Spiel zwischen dem Führungsbolzen 41 und den benachbarten Wänden des Führungsschlitzes 19, daß sich jeder Backenabschnitt 18a, 18b, 18c etwas um seine zugehörige Lagerstelle 26, 27 oder 28 verschwenken kann.The side cheek 4b is designed analogously to the side cheek 4a described in more detail in FIG. 2 and contains corresponding parts of the adjustment mechanism 13. In FIG. 1 it can be seen that the pressure surfaces 40 of the jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c facing the mop 8 are profiled are. They each have a longitudinal rib 39 at the level of the associated guide slot 19. This not only stabilizes the individual jaw sections 18a, 18b and 18c, but also promotes the pressing out of the mop fringes 8a. 2 that the guide sections 41 are provided on the jaw sections 18a, 18b, 18c (indicated by dashed lines), which pass through the guide slots 19 with play. In this way, the individual jaw sections 18a, 18b, 18c are guided on the one hand in such a way that their pressure surface 40 is held approximately parallel to the longitudinal direction of the mop fringes 8a. On the other hand, the clearly visible play in FIG. 2 between the guide pin 41 and the adjacent walls of the guide slot 19 allows each jaw section 18a, 18b, 18c to pivot somewhat about its associated bearing point 26, 27 or 28.

Der Radius der Zahnsegmente 14 oder dgl. einerseits und die Zahnstangen 15 sind vorzugsweise so ausgebildet, daß sich ein Untersetzungsverhältnis in dem Sinne ergibt, daß eine Verschwenkbewegung des Betätigungshebels 11 zu einer besonders kräftigen Andruckbewegung bei den Druckbackenabschnitten 18 führt.The radius of the toothed segments 14 or the like on the one hand and the toothed racks 15 are preferably designed such that a reduction ratio results in the sense that a pivoting movement of the actuating lever 11 leads to a particularly strong pressing movement in the pressure jaw sections 18.

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1. A flat wringing apparatus (1) for mops, including a casing (2) having at the underside thereof an outlet (10) and a squeezing member (18) which is divided up into jaw portions (18a, 18b and/or 18c) and in order to squeeze out strands (8a) of the cleaning mop (8) against a fixed wall (5) of the casing (2) is movable approximately perpendicular to said fixed wall (5] by means of an adjusting mechanism (13) including an adjustable holder (17),
characterized in that
the fixed wall is a watertight end wall (5) disposed in the operating position above the outlet (10), that the squeezing member (18) is disposed in a movable manner above the outlet and lies approximately parallel to and in a planar manner opposite the end wall (5) and together with the end wall defines an opening (7) for inserting the strands (8a) of the mop, and that the jaw portions (18a, 18b and/or 18c) are mounted so that when in their squeezing position they are somewhat tiltable about their longitudinal axes in order to act upon the strands (8a) of the mop.
2. The flat wringing apparatus for mops as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the squeezing member (18) has three jaw portions (18a, 18b, 18c).
3. The flat wringing apparatus for mops as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in thai at least two, preferably all the jaw portions (18a, 18b, 18c) are guided in guide slots (19) of side walls (4) of the casing (2).
4. The flat wringing apparatus for mops as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the adjusting mechanism (13) has two holders (17) guided preferably in the side walls (4) in the direction of squeezing, said holders each having a rack (15) into which toothed segments (14) or pinions connected to an actuating lever (11) engage, preferably in a reduction ratio.
5. The flat wringing apparatus for mops as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the jaw portions (18a, 18b, 18c) are mounted in the guide slots (19) in a manner adapting them for a limited tilting motion, preferably with the aid of guide bolts (41) which are disposed at the jaw portions at the narrow sides thereof facing said guide slots and engage in said guide slots (19) with a clearance.
6. The flat wringing apparatus for mops as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the jaw portions (18a, 18b, 18c) thereof have a profiled working face (40) appropriately having at least one longitudinal rib (39).
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