EP0702927B1 - Clamping element for a cleaning implement - Google Patents

Abstract

The wiper (2) with handle has a fixing device engaging with a mating one on the bucket edge (13), and typically mounted on the handle coupling (15). It can consist of a downwards-facing hook, or two hooks at different angles on the coupling. The mating portion on the bucket edge can consist of a recess formed by beading over the bucket edge towards the outside. This works with a movable locking member on the edge and securing the hook in the recess.

Description

The invention relates to a cleaning device according to the Preamble of claim 1.

When using wet wipers, such as Mops, is usually cleaning fluid in one open container used, in which the wet wiper is immersed becomes. For practical reasons, the user can only use one certain area around the liquid container be worked around when the paths from the container should not become too large for the area to be cleaned. Therefore, it is larger or more spaced apart when cleaning Areas appropriate to the liquid container Postpone progress of cleaning work accordingly. It is usually the liquid container from the person in one hand and the wet mop in held by the other hand. The same is before the cleaning process begins and required after its completion. This has the disadvantage that the user by transporting the Wet mopping device on the one hand and the liquid container on the other is fully utilized and no longer has a free hand to other items, such as detergent containers or separate Cleaning equipment to take with you.

From US-A-4,722,113 is a receiving device for a handle of a mop known from one on the Handle attached, downward facing hook and in a receiving device attached to a container wall consists. The mop is thereby on the container attached that the hook is inserted into the recess. In this position he is on the roller with him arranged container movable.

In US-A-4,121,798 a double clamping device is known Attachment of a mop to a container shown. The handle of the mop is clamped in a bracket and held by friction. Large forces cannot do this be transferred, otherwise the loosening of the handle too strong is difficult.

In FR-A-2 222 062 there is one for holding the handle magnetic connection of the handle to a fastening intended. Finally, in DE-U-8 528 826 is also a cradle of a stem by clamping intended.

Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to eliminate the above problems and a more comfortable handling of the wet wiper and the To allow liquid container during transportation.

The invention solves this problem compared to the prior art Technology in that the recess with a Locking part movably arranged on the edge of the container cooperates to the hook of the wet mop in the Lock the recess rigidly.

The fact that the wet wiper on the liquid container attached and the cleaning unit created with Help of the handle of the wet wiper can be moved it is either possible to use the liquid container with the Wear wet mop, or the integral unit off Wet mop and container can be carried on the handle become. This will cause soil pollution from dripping of cleaning fluid from the wet mop while the Transport safely prevented. In addition, the User a second hand free to either further Transport items or doors, windows, etc. too open or close. Through the cleaning facility is therefore the handling of the wet mopping device in connection much easier with the liquid container.

It can be snapped into place with little effort Create a connection that allows greater forces to be absorbed suitable is. As a result, the container can also on Attached stalk to be worn when this liquid contains. This creates a positive connection achieved that one of the fasteners hook-like is shaped and in appropriately trained incisions or undercuts.

There is also a movable locking part on the edge of the container attached, which serves the two together in positive engagement standing fasteners in lock this position. This is the Locking part preferably in the direction of The edge of the container can be moved to a limited extent, which is indicated by suitable Guide elements between the locking part and the edge of the container can be achieved. This is the locking part movable between two end positions.

Two are expedient with respect to the stem axis axially and angularly offset hooks attached to the handle, so that the wet mop in two different positions and can still be locked even if one of the hooks is no longer operational.

An advantageous development of the invention provides that the edge of the liquid container at least partially behind is crimped on the outside and a vertical recess having.

According to a preferred development of the invention the locking part has a cutout in one End position with the recess in the container edge like this aligns that the handle-side fastener in the Recess can be used essentially axially. After this Inserting the handle-side fastener can then the locking part in a second End position can be moved, causing the cutout is offset from the recess. This will make it handle-side fastening element in the engaged position locked so that the rigid attachment of the Wet mopping device with its handle on the liquid container is guaranteed.

The upper side facing the user is advantageous of the locking part with a recessed grip.

Another advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that on the liquid container, a holder for the wet wiper is attached, so that this in two places with the liquid container can be connected.

The wet mopping device is preferably a mop in which one Wiper plate with a mop cover and a movable handle is provided. In this embodiment, the liquid container comprises advantageously a squeezing device. This squeezing device can consist of rolls or plates that are relative are movable to cleaning liquid contained in the mop cover to be able to squeeze. In the case of a press plate Press are two press plates in the liquid container arranged in a wedge-like manner against one another by guides, so that the mop cover on the wiper plate between the two Press plates, which are arranged in parallel in the press position, can be squeezed out. Preferably one of the press plates essentially parallel to that with the container side Fastener provided container wall in one such a distance that the wiper plate between this press plate and the container wall can be clamped. As a result, the above-mentioned bracket for the Wet mopping device reached. Preferably, the pinching one Press plate can be moved vertically and parallel to the container wall is through the wiper plate, which in the between press plate and container wall formed clamping gap is inserted after pressed down. As a result, the two press plates move in their closed position. To this vertical To support displaceability of the press plate are preferred molded on the press plate several support arms by the wiper plate are pushed down when inserted.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention has the liquid container at its lower end Rollers on. This training has the considerable Advantage that the cleaning device from wet wiper and Liquid container can be moved by pulling the stem.

Fig. 1

eine Reinigungseinrichtung in Seitenansicht mit einem Flüssigkeitsbehälter und einem daran lösbar befestigten Naßwischgerät;

Fig. 2

den Flüssigkeitsbehälter in Draufsicht;

Fig. 3

einen Querschnitt III-III in Fig. 2 durch den Flüssigkeitsbehälter in Fig. 2, mit dem in diesen eingesetzten Naßwischgerät vor der Verriegelung am Behälter;

Fig. 4

einen Schnitt ähnlich Fig. 3, jedoch nach Verriegelung des Naßwischgerätes am Behälter;

Fig. 5

die Anordnung gemäß Fig. 4 in Draufsicht;

Fig. 6

eine vergrößerte Schnittansicht des Verriegelungsteils entlang der Linie VI-VI in Fig. 5; sowie

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische Unteransicht des Verriegelungsteils sowie des teilweise weggebrochenen Behälterrandes von schräg unten.

The invention is explained below with reference to the schematic drawings of an embodiment. Show it:

Fig. 1

a cleaning device in side view with a liquid container and a detachably attached wet wiper;

Fig. 2

the liquid container in plan view;

Fig. 3

a cross section III-III in Figure 2 by the liquid container in Figure 2, with the wet mopping device used in this before locking on the container.

Fig. 4

a section similar to Figure 3, but after locking the wet wiper on the container.

Fig. 5

the arrangement of Figure 4 in plan view.

Fig. 6

an enlarged sectional view of the locking part along the line VI-VI in Fig. 5; such as

Fig. 7

a perspective bottom view of the locking part and the partially broken container edge from obliquely below.

In Fig. 1 is a liquid container 10 in the tilted state shown of a substantially rectangular cross section has and on the floor with rollers 11 for moving the container by means of a wet wiping device detachably attached to it 12 is provided. The liquid container 10 has an upper circumferential, outwardly flanged container rim 13 on, to increase the stability of the container corresponds to an inverted U-section. Furthermore, on Container 10 a bracket 14 pivotally attached. In Fig. 1 is only a stick coupling 15 of the wet mopping device 14 seen with part of a stem 15a. The wet wiper itself is arranged inside the container 10.

In Fig. 2 is a squeezing device inside the container 10 16 with two pressure plates 16a arranged side by side, 16b provided for the wet wiper 42. The press plates 16a, 16b are in two parallel guide cheeks 17a and 17b in Container 10 out about vertically movable. A common Movement of the two press plates 16a, 16b is carried out by driver arms 18a, 18b causes that in the region of the lower longitudinal edge protrude from both press plates 16a, 16b and not Openings shown on the opposite press plate movable and intervening to support it.

In Fig. 2 is a rectangular recess 19 in the flanged To recognize container edge 13 on which a locking part 20, is slidably arranged, the cutout 21st comprises a cross section corresponding to the recess 19 has and be brought into alignment with it can.

In Fig. 3 are two press plates 16a, 16b of the squeezing device 16 in cross section in its upper rest or starting position shown. A container wall 22 turned away Press plate 16a is in arcuate guide slots 36a, 36b by means of guide pins, not shown guided such that the press plate 16a during a downward movement in an approximately parallel to the press plate 16b Press position can be moved at a short distance from this. In contrast, the pressure plate 16b is also not shown guide pin in parallel to the container wall 22 spaced vertical guide slots 37a, 37b guided vertically movable. Both press plates 16a, 16b, which are defined by the driving arms 18a, 18b support each other are shown by a Tension spring with one end on one of the lower guide pins attacks and with the other end in the area of the upper Container edge is attached, in the upper shown in Fig. 3 Rest position elastically biased, such that the press plates, if the wet wiper 12 between the two press plates 16a, 16b is used and on the driver arms 18a, 18b strikes down into the container 10 in the squeezed position can be moved.

In Fig. 3, the wet wiper 12 is in the of the container 10 detached position and is replaced by a vertical downward movement inserted into the container 10. In this case, a handle-side one designed as a hook 29 engages Fastening element 23 from above by being in alignment Alignment cutout 21 and the recess 19, while at the same time a wiper plate 24 of the wet wiper 12 into one between a container wall 22 and the wall side Press plate 16b formed clamping gap 25 slides. While this downward movement occurs at some point a lower front edge 26 of the wiper plate 24 against the Press plate 16b integrally formed, protruding into the clamping gap 25 Support arms 27 and pushes them down. This will make the wall-side press plate 16b substantially parallel to the Container wall 22 moves. Is over the driver arms 18a, 18b this press plate 16b with the second press plate 16a in a positive manner Engagement so that the second press plate 16a along the predetermined by the guide slots 37a, 37b Way down and towards the first press plate 16b is taken away.

The locked end position of the wet mopping device 12 on the container 10 is shown in FIG. 4. Here is the locking part 20 in Fig. 2 with the reference numeral 28 Direction shifted such that the cutout 21 opposite the recess 19 is offset and the fastener 23 forming, handle-side hook 29 no longer vertically can be pulled out of the recess 19 above. In order to the wet wiper device 12 is fixed on the liquid container 10.

This fixation is further reinforced by the fact that with a wiper cover 30 provided wiper plate 24 in the clamping gap 25 is jammed. The clamping effect is due to the wedge-shaped Cross section of the wiper plate 24 improved.

A particularly rigid attachment of the wet wiper device 12 his stem 15a on the liquid container 10 is through the double fastening by means of the hook 29 in the recess 19 and to achieve the clamping effect in the gap 25. Alternatively or in addition it would also be possible to have two in axial and To provide hooks or the like offset to the handle 15a, to achieve a 2-point fixation of the stem.

5, the locking part 20 is in its Locking position, the cutout 21 of the locking part 20 opposite the recess 19 in the liquid container 10 is offset.

Fig. 6 shows the locking part formed in cross section h-shaped 20. It can be seen here that the limited Movability of the locking part 20 along the edge of the container 13 is achieved in that the locking part 20 two Guide lugs 32 are molded into the correspondingly shaped Guide slots 33 clamped in the container edge 13 are.

To move the locking part as simply as possible To effect 20, this is at its upper end with a Grip recess 34 provided.

In Fig. 7 are the cutout provided in the locking part 20 21 and the leadership approaches 32 to recognize.

In the container wall 22, the recess 19 is shown is preferably L-shaped in cross section, ie in the edge between the end of the container wall 22 and the container edge 13 is incised. This allows the plugging in of the handle-side hook 29 perform easier.

The locking part 20 preferably has one down directed support wall 35 to a more accurate and wear resistant Guiding the locking part 20 when actuated ensure. In addition, the rough handling of the stem 15a occurring forces partially on the Transfer container 10 so that the guide lugs 32 in this regard be relieved. The recessed grip 34 is in the area of section 21 lower or nonexistent to to avoid protruding corners.

Claims (11)

1. A cleaning implement comprising a wet-mopping arrangement (12) and, with the handle articulated thereon, a container (10) for receiving cleaning liquid, the wet-mopping arrangement (12) having a fastening element (23; 29) which interacts with a corresponding fastening element (19, 20), arranged on the container border (13), and allows the wet-mopping arrangement (12) to be fastened on the container (10) in a releasable manner, the fastening element of the wet-mopping arrangement (12) being designed as a downwardly directed hook (29), and the container-side fastening element being designed as a recess (19) arranged in the region of the top container border (13), characterized in that the recess (19) interacts with a locking part (20), which is arranged on the container border (13) in a moveable manner, in order to lock the hook (29) of the wet-mopping arrangement (12) rigidly in the recess (19).
2. An implement according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastening element (23; 29) of the wet-mopping arrangement (12) is provided on a handle coupling (15).
3. An implement according to claim 2, characterized in that two hooks (29) which are offset at an angle with respect to the handle axis are provided on the handle coupling (15).
4. An implement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the border (13) of the liquid container (10) is flanged at least partially in the outward direction and exhibits the recess (19)
5. An implement according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the locking portion (20) has two guide extensions (32), which engage in guide slots (33) in the container border (13) in a displaceable manner, and is provided with a cutout (21) which, in one end position of the locking part (20), is aligned with the recess (19) in the container border (13) such that the hook (29) of the handle coupling (15) can be inserted into the recess (19), and, in its second end position, the locking part (20) covers over the hook (29) in the recess (19) in a locking manner such that the wet-mopping arrangement (12) is fastened on the container border (13) in a releasable manner.
6. An implement according to claim 5, characterized in that the locking part (20) is designed, on its top side, as a grip hollow (34).
7. An implement according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the wet-mopping arrangement (12) is a mop which has a wiper plate (24) which is provided with a mop cover (30) and on which a handle (15a) is provided in an articulated manner.
8. An implement according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that arranged in the liquid container (10) is a squeezing-out device (16) for squeezing out cleaning liquid absorbed by the wet-mopping arrangement (12).
9. An implement according to claim 8, characterized in that the squeezing-out device (16) comprises two pressing plates (16a, 16b) which can be moved relative to one another, one of the pressing plates (16b) being aligned, essentially parallel, at such a distance from the container wall (22) that the wet-mopping arrangement (12) can be clamped in at least partially between said pressing plate (16b) and the container wall (22).
10. An implement according to claim 9, characterized in that the clamping-in pressing plate (16b) can be moved vertically parallel to the container wall (22) and, in its bottom section, has at least one supporting arm (27) which projects into a clamping gap (25), formed between the pressing plate (16b) and the container wall (22), and can be forced downwards by the inserted wet-mopping arrangement (12) in order to move the two pressing plates (16a, 16b) into their closed position.
11. An implement according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that at least two running rollers (11) are arranged on the base of the liquid container (10).

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