EP1097667B1 - Appareil de nettoyage des sols - Google Patents

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EP1097667B1
EP1097667B1 EP00123807A EP00123807A EP1097667B1 EP 1097667 B1 EP1097667 B1 EP 1097667B1 EP 00123807 A EP00123807 A EP 00123807A EP 00123807 A EP00123807 A EP 00123807A EP 1097667 B1 EP1097667 B1 EP 1097667B1
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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
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames

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  • the invention relates to a floor cleaning device according to the preamble of the claim 1.
  • Floor cleaning devices of this type which come in a wide variety of designs with different made of textile materials, foams or similar floor cleaning elements may have been known for a long time.
  • floor cleaning devices of this type have been increasingly used, in which the carrier plate is pivotable against one another and with one another Parts which can be locked in the parallel position have such that they are in the pivot position the parts can be used in the floor cleaning element and this in the locked Position the parts of the carrier plate tightly.
  • floor cleaning elements available on the bottom facing a variety of Have knobs, threads or strips of in particular textile material and both well suited for distributing moisture on the floor as well as for absorbing it are.
  • These floor cleaning elements usually have side on the top Bags in which the parts of the base plate of the basic device in each other pivoted state can be easily plugged in and the locked state the parts of the carrier plate the floor cleaning element (the so-called "cover”) safely hold the base unit.
  • DE 94 18 461 U1 discloses a floor cleaning device with a handle and a frame part attached to the handle made of a bent steel or aluminum wire.
  • the frame part carries a removable floor cleaning element (cover) which is adapted in shape to the frame part.
  • An elongated rectangular recess is provided on one of the sides of the frame part between two finger-like projections, which allows cleaning in the area of railing fastenings on steps.
  • the floor cleaning device is formed at an acute angle and is therefore well suited for cleaning surfaces that are restricted by an angle of less than 90 °, such as. B. on stairs in the curve area.
  • DE 84 00 739 U1 discloses a floor mopping device with a handle or handle attachment and a frame attached to the handle end for a removable, interchangeable mop cover that is adapted to the frame.
  • the frame consists of two frame parts to be folded against one another about a pivot axis oriented approximately parallel to the bottom surface of the frame and to be locked in their inclined position with the aid of a locking device.
  • One frame part has a T-shape and the other frame part has a U-shape which complements the T-shape of the first frame part to form an insignificant rectangular plate.
  • the pivot axis is oriented approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the legs of the T or U shape.
  • the locking device contains a magnetic lock. However, no recesses are provided on the side edges or the contour of this known floor mopping device.
  • the invention is based on the object of an improved floor cleaning device of the generic type, which is a time-saving and energy-saving universal Cleaning of floors provided with heating pipes is made possible.
  • the invention includes the essential idea, both in the outer contour (massive) support plate and the floor cleaning element to incorporate a recess (to train, to provide), in which the cross-section (outer cross-section) more common Heating pipes fits and which allows such heating pipes with the floor cleaning element to grasp laterally. This also makes reliable cleaning the area between the heating pipe and the baseboard as well as the heating pipes guaranteed itself.
  • the carrier plate made of plastic that is Floor cleaning device corrosion-resistant (rustproof) also against aggressive cleaning fluids.
  • the plastic also dampens shocks to the device, especially against the heating pipes, and protects furniture as well as the floor cleaning element (Mop cover).
  • the plastic is dimensionally stable and cannot bend like metal products.
  • the carrier plate in plastic can already with the Recesses are generated, for example as an injection molded body.
  • the Carrier plate can in particular be a semicircular, semicircular or a rectangular one Identify the recess, the floor cleaning device with the coated Floor cleaning element even if the cross-section of the heating pipe is not completely accurate Cut-out recess due to the flexibility of the floor cleaning element is still able to both the heating pipes and the one behind clean the lying area.
  • the recess in the carrier plate be dimensioned so far that a heating pipe taking into account the strength of the floor cleaning element can be inserted into the recess.
  • the recess can also initially straight sections and only in their distal opening Area a semicircular, rectangular or semicircular boundary section include.
  • both the support plate and that Floor cleaning element in particular a rectangular or crescent-shaped basic shape with shorter or even significantly shorter compared to the front and rear edge Side edges.
  • the recesses mentioned are in particular either in the middle or - preferably - arranged offset to the front edge in the side edges.
  • a such an offset arrangement is of course also in the case of a support and floor cleaning element possible with a basic shape that deviates from the rectangular shape.
  • Basic shapes come in particular a trapezoidal, a parallelogram, a crescent-shaped design with side edges and any other embodiments with a recess provided in the side edge into consideration.
  • the floor cleaning element is expediently the cleaning element of the above mentioned type, so designed as a mop cover or mop or the like, which the carrier plate engages in sections in the attached state.
  • the floor cleaning device can be a divided one Have carrier plate with two parts pivotable against each other.
  • the dividing line the carrier plate and the axis of rotation of the carrier plate can (in a known per se Way) run parallel to the side edges.
  • the floor cleaning element can now On the top, especially in the area of its side edges, pockets for engagement have the parts of the carrier plate.
  • the pockets designed in accordance with the contour of the recess provided there, in particular sutured. This is a precise and safe intervention with the correspondingly shaped Side edges or contour areas of the carrier plate also in continuous use guaranteed.
  • the floor cleaning element can be made of textile material, synthetic fiber, in particular foamed plastic material, from a cellulose-based material or from made of another flexible and supple, resistant material his.
  • the carrier plate is preferably an injection molded body.
  • the recesses according to the invention on the carrier plate and / or the floor cleaning element are semicircular or - preferably - with a first, facing the outer contour, in particular side edge, opening rectangular or trapezoidal Area and a second, adjoining this inwards (towards the stem), in particular semicircular area.
  • the length of the carrier plate is preferably in the range between 30 and 60 cm, wherein in particular two standard widths of 40 and 50 cm are preferred, and their width is in the range between 8 and 20 cm, with widths of 11 and 13 cm being preferred.
  • Recesses preferably have a width in the range between 2 and 6 cm and one Depth between 2 and 10 cm. The specific choice of dimensions also depends on the material of the floor cleaning element.
  • FIG. 1 shows a floor cleaning device which is also commonly referred to as a special folding holder 1 with a two-part carrier plate 3 made of plastic and a stem extension 5 and a mop 7 provided for this purpose as a floor cleaning element.
  • the carrier plate 3 is solid (continuous) and in its basic form with the Embodiments shown here rectangular with a long front and rear edge 3a, 3b and two much shorter side edges 3c, 3d.
  • the carrier plate is approximate divided in the middle into two massive parts 3.1 and 3.2, one on the side edges 3c, 3d parallel (not shown) axis of rotation pivotally connected to each other are.
  • part 3.1 has in the division area of the carrier plate a projecting central section, while the part 3.2 in this area has tab-like projecting side sections.
  • locking means are provided which lock the parts 3.1, 3.2 together, as soon as they have been pivoted about the axis of rotation in parallel, and manually can be unlocked to pivot the parts against each other.
  • the handle attachment 5 is via an articulated connection 9 on the first part 3.1 of the carrier plate 3 attached and to accommodate a conventional scrubber or broomstick or also a stem provided with an external thread at one end.
  • the mop 7 has a size and shape of the carrier plate 3 matched Form and consists of textile in the present embodiment Material, a plurality of textile threads or strips provided on the underside is.
  • the mop 7 has corresponding recesses in the form thereof 7e, 7f. These recesses 3e, 3f and 7e, 7f make it possible to Wipe a floor provided with heating pipes led into the floor To grip heating pipes with the side edge regions 7c, 7d of the mop 7, which also means that between the heating pipe and the wall or baseboard lying floor areas and the heating pipe itself wiped and thus cleaned can be.
  • FIG. 2 shows the second embodiment as compared to the first embodiment simplified floor cleaning device 21, which consists of a one-piece solid support plate 23 and a handle 25 attached thereto.
  • A is suitable for this Foam cover 27 is provided as a floor cleaning element, which is sufficiently elastic to be pulled over and on the carrier plate 23 during wiping to stick to a floor.
  • the basic shape of the carrier plate 23 is also here rectangular, the side edges 23c, 23d being significantly shorter than the front edge 23a and the trailing edge are 23b.
  • recesses 23e, 23f and 27e, 27f are provided, whose shape can be characterized as rounded V-shaped and which one consist of a trapezoidal first and an open to the respective side edge assembled on this adjoining semicircular second section can think.
  • the recesses are here to the front edge 23a of the carrier plate 23 or to the front edge of the foam cover 27 arranged offset.
  • the mode of operation and the advantages correspond to what the provision of the lateral recesses concerns, essentially those in the first embodiment.
  • the for Front edge offset arrangement of the recesses enables an advantageous Cleaning the areas between a heating pipe and a baseboard too then when this - which occurs with wide skirting boards - is particularly narrow are.
  • 3a to 3f are roughly schematic further shapes of carrier plates or Floor cleaning elements and the recesses provided therein shown in the Within the scope of the invention.
  • FIG. 3a shows a carrier plate 31 with another rectangular basic shape, in which only in a semicircular recess 31a is machined into a side edge.
  • 3b shows a further carrier plate 32, which is rectangular in its basic form, in which a Side edge a semicircular recess 32a and in the opposite side edge an elongated recess 32b opening into a semicircle is formed is.
  • the two recesses 32a, 32b are at different distances from one another Front or rear edge of the carrier plate 32.
  • 3c shows a carrier plate 33 which is trapezoidal in its basic form, in the form of which Each side edge is recessed 33a, which consists of a trapezoidal outer and a semicircular adjoining inner section is composed.
  • FIG 3d shows a further carrier plate 34, again with a rectangular basic shape, at the one in a side edge of a first, rectangular and an adjoining second, semicircular section composite recess 34a is molded.
  • a similar recess 34b in the front edge incorporated the carrier plate is a similar recess 34b in the front edge incorporated the carrier plate.
  • 3e shows a carrier plate 35, in the side edges of which each have a semicircular recess 35a or 35b is incorporated, the recesses being different Have radius.
  • FIG 3f finally shows a square carrier plate 36, in which all side edges are provided with recesses of different shapes.

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  1. Appareil de nettoyage de sol, avec un manche ou un bout rapporté au manche (5) et avec une plaque de support (3) en matériau synthétique disposée à une extrémité du manche ou du bout rapporté au manche pour un élément de nettoyage de sol retirable (7), dont la forme est adaptée à la plaque de support, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu dans le contour extérieur de la plaque de support et de l'élément de nettoyage de sol au moins un évidement (3e, 3f, 7e, 7f) pour nettoyer le côté extérieur de tuyaux, notamment de tuyaux de chauffage et/ou de zones autour de ces tuyaux.
  2. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon la revendication 1, où la plaque de support présente un bord avant, un bord arrière et deux bords latéraux réalisés notamment plus courts que le bord avant et le bord arrière, et qu'il est prévu au moins dans l'un des bords latéraux au moins un évidement.
  3. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon la revendication 2, où la ou les évidements sont disposés sensiblement au milieu ou bien décalés vers le bord avant dans le respectivement les bords latéraux.
  4. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, où l'évidement dans la plaque de support est réalisé en forme de demi-cercle, demi-rond ou rectangulaire ou comprend un tronçon de délimitation intérieur en forme de demi-cercle ou demi-rond.
  5. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où les évidements présentent respectivement une première zone s'ouvrant vers le contour extérieur, rectangulaire ou trapézoïdale et une seconde zone faisant suite à celle-ci vers l'intérieur, notamment en forme de demi-cercle.
  6. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où la plaque de support et l'élément de nettoyage de sol ont une forme de base rectangulaire, trapézoïdale ou en forme de demi-lune.
  7. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où l'élément de nettoyage de sol entoure à la manière d'un revêtement de lavage ou revêtement de poussière la plaque de support à l'état mis en place par tronçons, notamment à ses deux bords latéraux et/ou son bord avant et arrière.
  8. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où l'élément de nettoyage de sol est constitué de matériau textile, de fibres synthétiques, notamment de matériau synthétique moussé ou en un matériau à base de cellulose.
  9. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où la plaque de support est constitué de deux parties reliées entre elles par un axe de rotation, s'étendant notamment parallèlement aux bords latéraux, aptes à pivoter l'une contre l'autre et pouvant être enclenchées l'une avec l'autre dans une position parallèle de telle sorte que dans la position pivotée l'une contre l'autre des parties, elle est insérable dans l'élément de nettoyage de sol et, dans la position enclenchée, entoure celui-ci d'une manière tendue avec les bords entourés par l'élément de nettoyage de sol.
  10. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où l'élément de nettoyage de sol présente sur le côté supérieur, notamment au voisinage de ses bords latéraux, des poches pour l'engagement des parties de la plaque de support, où au moins l'une des poches est réalisée, notamment cousue conformément au contour de l'évidement y prévu.
  11. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où la plaque de support et l'élément de nettoyage de sol ont une longueur dans la plage entre 30 et 60 cm, notamment entre 40 et 50 cm, et une largeur entre 8 et 20 cm, notamment entre 11 et 13 cm, et les évidements ont une largeur entre 2 et 6 cm et une profondeur entre 2 et 10 cm.
  12. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où le matériau synthétique de la plaque de support est un polyamide, polyéthylène ou polypropylène et/ou est renforcé par des fibres minérales, des fibres de carbone ou des fibres de verre.
  13. Appareil de nettoyage de sol selon l'une des revendications précédentes, où la plaque de support avec le ou les évidements est fabriquée comme une pièce moulée par injection.
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