EP0934020A1 - Device for applying a sheet material on a surface such as a floor - Google Patents
Device for applying a sheet material on a surface such as a floorInfo
- Publication number
- EP0934020A1 EP0934020A1 EP97911318A EP97911318A EP0934020A1 EP 0934020 A1 EP0934020 A1 EP 0934020A1 EP 97911318 A EP97911318 A EP 97911318A EP 97911318 A EP97911318 A EP 97911318A EP 0934020 A1 EP0934020 A1 EP 0934020A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- strip
- chassis
- ground
- hand
- rotation
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Classifications
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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
- A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L13/28—Polishing implements
- A47L13/29—Polishing implements having movable or detachable polishing or shining cloths
Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for applying a sheet material on a surface such as the ground.
- the invention relates more particularly but not exclusively to a device, one advantageous application of which is floor cleaning.
- the invention relates to a device for cleaning the floor, of the type moved by a person, in front of him, by means of an operating handle and having in contact with the ground a sheet material taken from a reel of tape of such a type. cleaning material.
- such a cleaning device comprises: - two cylindrical rollers, called nose and heel rolls, on the one hand, guided in rotation on the chassis around substantially parallel axes and, on the other hand, on which a strip of cleaning material is arranged and kept in tension so that at least one generator of each roll carrying this sheet can be, by application means, selectively placed in contact with the ground when the device is used back and forth,
- Devices of this type are found, for example, described in documents US-A-4,562,610 and US-A-4,510,642.
- a result which the invention aims to obtain is a cleaning device comprising an independent means for controlling the progress of the cleaning strip which is reliable and the operation of which is not dependent on a coefficient of friction between the ground and a member taking a movement on said ground during the movement of the device.
- Another result which the invention aims to obtain is a cleaning device on which the replacement of a smudged strip is rapid and without hazards.
- the invention aims to obtain a device which makes it possible to apply a maintenance product to the floor, such as a liquid cleaning agent, or even wax or the like.
- the subject of the invention is a device of the aforementioned type, in particular characterized in that: - on the one hand, the axis of articulation of the handle on the chassis is disposed behind the heel roller and, - d 'other hand, the application means comprises: a support member on the ground movable relative to the frame between two positions including a first position in which it subtracts the heel roller from contact with the ground by inducing the application the nose roll against the ground and, a second position in which, conversely, it subtracts the nose roll from contact with the ground by inducing the application of the heel roll against the ground, and
- - Figure 5 a partial sectional view of the device seen from the rear
- - Figure 6 a perspective view of a part of the device of the invention
- floor designates any surface against which the device can be applied.
- the device of the invention is described as a device for cleaning the floor 2, of the type moved by a person (not shown), in front of it, by means of a handle 3 for operation and having in contact with the ground 2 a sheet material 4 taken from a reel 5 of strip 6 of such a strip cleaning material 6.
- such a cleaning device comprises:
- a maneuvering handle 3 articulated on the chassis 7 about an axis 3A substantially parallel to the axes 8A, 9A, rollers 8, 9, and
- heel roller 9 one designates that of the rollers 8, 9 which is situated at the rear part of the device 1, ie that which is closest to the person who moves said device 1.
- nose roller 8 we designate that of the rollers 8, 9 which, by contrast, is the farthest from the person who moves the device 1. Remarkably:
- the axis 3A of articulation of the handle 3 on the chassis 7 is disposed behind the heel roller 9 and,
- the means of application comprises:
- a member 15 for supporting the ground 2 movable relative to the chassis 7 between two positions 15B, 15C including a first position 15B in which it subtracts the heel roller 9 from contact with the ground 2 by inducing the application of the roller nose 8 against the ground 2 and, a second position 15C in which, conversely, it subtracts the nose roll 8 from contact with the ground 2 by inducing the application of the heel roll 8 against the ground 2 , and. an elastic member 16 at least indirectly disposed between the member 15 for supporting the ground 2 and the chassis 7 so as to urge this member 15 for supporting the ground 2 towards its so-called first position 15B.
- the application means is elastically notched, that is to say that it comprises elements (not shown) which tend to retain elastically the support member 15 on the ground in at least one of its extreme positions.
- the support member 15 on the ground consists of a caster 15.
- the device comprises an elastic piece 14 at least indirectly carried by the chassis to cooperate with another stop, for its part carried by the handle 3, these stops being oriented and arranged for, during the raising of the handle 3, that is to say when the device 1 is pulled back S2, induce, if necessary, the application of the nose roll 8 against said soil 2.
- the elastic part 14 consists of a bending spring.
- the heel roller 9 is in contact with the ground 2 while the nose roller 8 is moved away from said ground, while,
- the means 11 for controlling the advancement of the strip 6 comprises a member 17 arranged, on the one hand, for taking a reciprocating movement on a mobile element 18 at least indirectly associated with the support member 15 on the ground 2 and, on the other hand, to drive at least indirectly in rotation and by fraction of a turn, via a member 19A to 19E, at least the mandrel for receiving the spotted strip 12, in a direction such that said strip 6 is, by fraction of the distance separating the nose rolls 8 and heel rolls 9, moved from said nose roll 8 towards said heel roll 9.
- a generator equipped with strip 6 not smudged FIG. 2
- the heel and nose rollers are lined with a flexible and adherent material, such as foam, allowing the strip to be hooked. These characteristics also allow the strip to better conform to the reliefs of the ground 2.
- the nose roller 8 is therefore free to rotate only when the mandrel 12 and the heel roller 9 are rotated.
- the device 1 comprises a means 5B for braking the rotation of the reel 5 of strip material 6.
- the means 11 for controlling the advancement of the strip comprises at least:
- An elongated piece called a slide 18 which, guided in translation on the chassis 7 in a direction approximately perpendicular to the ground, carries the support member 15 on the ground 2 at one of its ends and receives, at the other end , the action of the elastic member 16 intended to urge the said member 15 for supporting the ground 2, towards its so-called first position 15B,
- a member 17 which, said control lever, is articulated on the chassis 7 and arranged, on the one hand, to take an alternating movement on the slide 18 and, on the other hand, via a lever 19A articulated on the chassis 7 , move a pusher 19B meanwhile guided in translation on said chassis 7 and carrying the ratchets 19C, 19D intended to cooperate with the wheels 19E, 19F for this purpose,
- a wheel 19H at least indirectly linked in rotation to the nose roller 8 for, when it is immobilized in rotation, immobilizing said nose roller 8 in rotation,
- the member 17 said control lever takes the movement from the slide 18 by means of a finger 18A.
- the device comprises a means 20 for irrigating the strip fraction 6 disposed between the heel 9 and nose 8 rollers, which means 20 itself comprises a reservoir 20A of liquid equipped with at least one orifice 20B for discharging liquid to said strip fraction 6, each orifice 20B being, from on the one hand, located substantially in line with the strip 6 and, on the other hand, provided with a 2OC member for controlling the flow of liquid.
- control member 20C is resiliently urged into the closed position by a member for this purpose.
- the axes 12A, 5A of rotation of the mandrel 12 for receiving the smeared strip and of the reel 5 of strip 6 are, on the one hand, contained in a plane PI located above a plane P2 containing the axes 8A, 9A of rotation of the nose rollers 8 and heel 9 and, on the other hand, offset with respect to said axes 8A, 9A so that the reel 5 of strip material can, at least partially, find accommodation between the nose rollers 8 and heel rollers 9.
- the reservoir 20A has a shaped bottom wall which, without contact with the strip 6, at least partially envelops the cylindrical shapes of the coil 5 and of the mandrel 12 when they are loaded with tape 6.
- the device 1 comprises:
- the alternative control means 21 of the flow control member 20C comprises at least one member 21A, such as a lever, on the one hand, for taking up the movement of the slide 18 and, on the other hand, for applying this movement at least indirectly to said organ 2OC for controlling the flow in such a way that the irrigation of the strip takes place when the heel roller is in contact with the ground.
- member 21A such as a lever
- the adjustment means 22 advantageously consists of an adjustment means by rotation of the handle.
- the means 22 for adjusting the opening value of the 2OC control member comprises:
- a rotary cam 22A having a cam path 22B formed by a surface arranged to oppose the movement of the flow control member 2OC, and this, in an adjustable manner as a function of the orientation of the cam 22A around 'an axis 22C of rotation,
- the means 20 for irrigating the strip 6 comprises at least one member 20D, 9 for distributing the liquid over the width of the strip.
- the member 20D consists of a roller arranged to collect the liquid released from the reservoir and apply it to the heel roller 9.
- a means 22G for indexing in rotation is interposed between the part 22E of articulation of the handle 3 on the chassis 7 and the handle 3 .
- this indexing means 22G comprises, on the one hand, an index 22H, such as a ball, carried by one of the elements that are the part 22E of articulation and the handle 3 and, on the other hand, a notched surface 221 in turn carried by the other of said elements.
- the chassis 7 of the device 1 comprises means 23 to
- chassis 7 of the device 1 comprises two separate parts, 7A, 7B which cooperate by means
- a first part 7A on which the handle 3 is articulated, and which carries the irrigation means 20 as well as the means 11 for controlling the advancement of the strip 6,
- a second part 7B which in turn carries at least indirectly the means 23 to 26 for guiding in rotation the rotary members that are the cylindrical rollers 8, 9, the nose (8) and the heel (9), the mandrel 12 of winding of the spotted strip and the reel 5 of strip 6 of cleaning material, and on the other hand, the means 11 for controlling the advancement of the strip 6 and the various rotary members, comprise removable removable coupling elements 23A, 23B, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B
- the dismountable coupling means 23A, 23B, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B are formed by notched surfaces constituting dogs.
- a clutch means M is interposed between the member 19E for rotating the mandrel and the means for coupling this member to the said mandrel in rotation.
- This clutch means M makes it possible to compensate for the peripheral speed differences between the heel roller 9 and the mandrel 12.
- the second part 7B of the chassis 7 comprises two flanges 7C between which the heel rollers (9) and the nose rollers (8) extend and which, held in substantially parallel planes by a spacer 7D, carry guiding means 23 to 26 in rotation of the ends of said rollers 8, 9, of the ends of the mandrel 12 for winding the spotted strip 6 and of the reel 5 of strip 6 of cleaning material in strip 6,
- the first part 7A of the chassis 7 has two cheeks 7E which, each intended to cooperate with one of the flanges 7C of said second part 7B, carry elements and organs of the means 11 for controlling the advancement of the strip 6 and in particular removable coupling elements 23A, 24A, 25A with complementary elements 23B, 24B, 25B carried by at least some of the ends of the rollers 8, 9, of the mandrel 12 for winding the spotted strip and the reel 5 of tape 6 of tape cleaning material.
- the spacer 7D for holding the flanges 7C extends in a plane substantially tangent to the generators 8B, 9B of the nose rollers 8 and of the heel 9 intended to present the strip 6 in contact with the ground 2.
- the second part 7B of the chassis 7 carries the mandrel 12 for winding the smeared strip 6 and the reel 5 of strip 6 of strip cleaning material by means 27 of guide of rotation of removable type.
- the second part 7B of the chassis can also consist of a single-use cassette.
- At least one of the cheeks 7E of the first part 7A of the chassis 7 is at least locally flexible in a plane approximately parallel to the plane PI, P2 containing the axes of the rotary members 5, 8, 9, 12 carried by the second part 7B of the chassis, and
- both the flanges 7C of the second part 7B and the cheeks 7E of the first part are equipped with complementary projections and depression which are arranged to cooperate during the return to position of each elastically deformed cheek for the establishment of the second part of the chassis.
- the means 23A, 23B, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B of removable coupling consist of a shaft 23B, 24B, 25B and a cylindrical bore of revolution 23A, 24A, 25A, the bottom of the bore and facing end of the shaft carrying notched surfaces for rotating coupling.
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- Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR9613283 | 1996-10-25 | ||
FR9613283A FR2755001B1 (en) | 1996-10-25 | 1996-10-25 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A TABLECLOTH MATERIAL TO A SURFACE SUCH AS THE GROUND |
PCT/FR1997/001895 WO1998018380A1 (en) | 1996-10-25 | 1997-10-23 | Device for applying a sheet material on a surface such as a floor |
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EP0934020A1 true EP0934020A1 (en) | 1999-08-11 |
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EP97911318A Withdrawn EP0934020A1 (en) | 1996-10-25 | 1997-10-23 | Device for applying a sheet material on a surface such as a floor |
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US (1) | US6223378B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP0934020A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2755001B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998018380A1 (en) |
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