EP1571964A2

EP1571964A2 - Device for wringing moisture from a mop

Info

Publication number: EP1571964A2
Application number: EP03767725A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Joachim Damrath; Markus Spielmannleitner; Gerhard Wetzl
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2002-12-02
Filing date: 2003-12-02
Publication date: 2005-09-14
Also published as: EP1571963A2; AU2003292170A1; WO2004049894A2; WO2004049894A3; AU2003292170A8; AU2003292171A8; US7178194B2; US20060016038A1; ATE552765T1; WO2004049884A3; AU2003292171A1; US7178195B2; WO2004049884A2; EP1571963B1; US20060016041A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (104) for wringing moisture from a mop (101) and, to this end, comprises pressing elements (109, 110) between which a holder (102), together with a mop covering (103) that is attached thereto, can be pressed. According to the invention, the mop covering (103) projects beyond the holder (102) thereby forming a cushioning at the edges of the holder (102) in order to prevent the holder (102) from damaging, for example, furniture. In order to be able to wring moisture in a defined manner from both the projecting edge of the mop covering (103) as well as the portion thereof covered by the holder (102), both interacting pressing elements (109, 110) form a gap whose height decreases toward the edges. In particular, the height decreases in a gradual manner. The pressing elements are preferably rollers (109, 110) of which several cylinder sections (119, 120) can have different diameters in order to be able to obtain gap sections of different heights.

Description

Device for dehumidifying a damp mop

The present invention relates to a device for dehumidifying a damp mop, the device having two pressure elements, between which a mop cover for dehumidifying can be compressed.

DE10065369 discloses a device for moistening and dehumidifying a damp mop with an absorbent mop cover, the device having a nozzle for moistening a mop cover and two rollers, one of which can be driven in the direction of rotation. The rollers are arranged in such a way that the mop cover can be passed between them and pressed or dehumidified. The mop cover is attached to a flat holder of the damp mop at the bottom, whereby the mop cover and the holder have the same outline. The disadvantage of this is that the damp mop also strikes the rigid holder when hitting obstacles and may damage the obstacle. If a damp mop with a protruding mop cover is used, the protruding part of the mop cover disadvantageously cannot be dehumidified because it is not covered by the holder and therefore cannot be pressed together by the rollers.

The present invention has for its object to provide a device for dehumidifying a damp mop of the type mentioned, which can dehumidify even a damp mop with a protruding mop cover.

According to the invention, this is achieved by a device with the features of claim 1. The subclaims each define preferred and advantageous embodiments of the present invention.

Due to the gap between the pressure elements, the height of which decreases towards the edges, a uniform surface pressure on the mop cover can also be achieved in the case of damp mops in which the mop cover protrudes at the edges of the holder. This also includes cases in which the holder becomes thinner towards the edge or in which the total thickness of the holder and mop cover does not change suddenly, but continuously. Due to the variable height of the gap between the pressure elements, the dehumidifying device can be designed so that the Mop covers from almost any construction of the damp mop can be dehumidified evenly over the surface.

The dehumidifying device can dehumidify the mop cover over the entire surface in one step or dehumidify the mop cover in sections. For dehumidification in one step, the pressure elements must be designed in such a way that they completely cover the surface of the mop cover and can thus compress the entire mop cover at the same time.

Advantageously, however, the mop cover is dehumidified in sections by the pressure elements being able to dehumidify only a section of the mop cover at the same time. The mop cover and the pressure elements must be moved against each other in order to completely dehumidify the mop cover. The pressure elements are advantageously arranged stationary in the device and the holder with the wiping cover is moved along a movement path with respect to the pressure elements.

The pressure elements can in principle be movable in the direction of the height of the gap between the pressure elements in order to press out the mop cover. Furthermore, the pressure elements can be rollers on which the mop cover rolls. This has the advantage that the dehumidifying device requires only a small amount of space and that the mop cover can be dehumidified by simply rotating the rollers with little effort.

A drive can be used to drive the holder and the mop cover along the movement path, which is independent of the pressure elements for compressing. If rollers are used to compress them, they can be driven in the direction of rotation to move the holder with a mop cover.

In an advantageous embodiment, one pressure element is preferably continuous in the form of a roller and the other pressure element is in two parts with an interruption compared to the continuous pressure element. So damp mop can be passed, which has a handle attached to the holder, which can be guided by the interruption of the two-part pressure element. The mop cover is sem case past the continuous role and the holder on the opposite two-part role.

The reduction in the height of the gap between the continuous and the multi-part roll can be produced by a step and / or a ramp on one or both rolls. Advantageously, however, the continuous roller has a constant diameter and thus a straight surface line parallel to the axis. In contrast, the two parts of the multi-part roller have a shoulder or are each composed of at least two cylinder sections of different diameters. Each part of the multi-part roller has a cylinder section of larger diameter, which is arranged at the edge of the gap for passing the mop cover and which is followed by at least one cylinder section of smaller diameter on the inside. The part of the mop cover protruding over the holder is pressed between the cylinder sections of larger diameter and the continuous roller and the part of the mop cover covered by the holder is pressed together with the holder between the cylinder sections of smaller diameter and the continuous roll.

In this embodiment, the holder is guided in the axial direction of the rollers between the end faces of the larger diameter cylinder sections of the two parts of the two-part roller. So that the holder does not accidentally deviate from this desired position and is drawn between a cylinder section of larger diameter and the continuous roller, a guide can be provided for the holder. This guide is set up such that when the holder is inserted it ensures that the holder remains in the axial direction of the rollers between the larger diameter cylinder sections. Furthermore, the transitions between the cylinder sections of larger diameter and the adjacent cylinder sections of smaller diameter can be chamfered, so that the holder is deflected into the space between the cylinder sections of larger diameter when it is eccentrically inserted. In addition, the holder on the side arranged at the front in the direction of movement can be narrower in the direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the rollers in order to promote centering of the holder during insertion.

The continuous role and / or the multi-part role can be provided with an elastic covering that compensate for unevenness and to even out the Surface pressure can contribute. Furthermore, in the case of a driven roller, such a covering can have a high coefficient of friction in order to be able to carry the holder or the wiping cover better in the direction of drive.

In particular, the continuous roller can be driven to drive the holder in the direction of movement, the multi-part roller being freely rotatable. In addition, the continuous roller can have an elastic covering with a high coefficient of friction in order to be able to drive the mop cover better and to compensate for unevenness in the mop cover and to be able to apply a uniform surface pressure

In an advantageous development, the device additionally has a moistening device for moistening the mop cover, with the mop covering being moistened in particular before dehumidification, so that impurities are rinsed out of the mop cover and the mop cover can then be brought to a defined residual moisture.

Three exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown purely schematically in the drawings and are described in more detail below. In it show:

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a flywheel drive according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a variant of Fig. 1;

3 shows a wiper device according to the invention with an alternative flywheel drive;

FIG. 4 shows the wiper device from FIG. 3 in a different state of movement;

5 shows an alternative to the wiper device from FIGS. 3 and 4;

FIG. 6 shows an individual representation of FIGS. 3, 4 and 5; 7 shows a schematic illustration of a further alternative flywheel mass drive;

8 is yet another schematic illustration of an alternative flywheel drive;

9 shows an example of a wheel drive;

10 is an elevation view of a wiper device;

11 shows a schematic diagram of a base station according to the invention;

12 shows a more detailed illustration of a base station according to the invention in a side view;

FIG. 13 shows an individual representation of FIG. 12;

14 shows a schematic representation of a further detail of a base station according to the invention; 15 shows a schematic representation of a further detail of a base station according to the invention.

16 shows a schematic side view of a device according to the invention for moistening a damp mop together with a damp mop

Use with the device according to a further exemplary embodiment,

17 is an enlarged partial front view of the device according to FIG. 16 together with the damp mop,

18 shows a side view of the device according to FIG. 16 during operation of the device for moistening and dehumidifying the damp mop, 19 is an enlarged partial front view of the device and the dampening mop according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and

20 shows a plan view of a part of the device together with a damp mop according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram for a flywheel drive according to the invention. In Fig. 1, 1 denotes a wiping device for wet wiping and thus cleaning floors in the household or in other interiors. It is shown in Fig. 1 as a simple cuboid. The wiper device 1 rests on a floor 2 and faces it with a wiping surface 3.

In the wiping device 1, a flywheel mass 4 is shown here, which is only symbolically shown and is horizontally movably supported in a manner not shown. In the present case, it is driven by a drive motor 6 via a lever linkage 5, which is also only symbolic, against the force of a spring 7. The drive motor 6 thus tensions the spring 7 to a certain point, whereupon a triggering mechanism releases the flywheel 4 from decouples the power of the drive motor or unlocks the drive motor 6. The spring 7 can then accelerate the flywheel 4 relatively quickly, specifically to the left in FIG. 1. During this acceleration phase, there is a reaction force on the base, i.e. the remaining wiper device 1, which accelerates the wiper device 1 to the right against the static friction between the wiping surface 3 and the floor 2 in the sense of FIG. 1.

Due to the sliding friction between the wiping surface 3 and the floor 2, this movement is slowed down again after a certain sliding distance. Furthermore, the spring 7 has pressed the flywheel 4 away from itself, so that the drive motor 6 can move the flywheel 4 again to the right via the lever linkage 5 in order to tension the spring 7. However, there is such a small acceleration of the flywheel 4 to the right that the tensioning of the spring 7 does not lead to a complementary jerky movement of the wiper device 1 to the left. The iterative repetition of the described process means that the wiping device 1 slips, overcoming the adhesion friction between the wiping surface 3 and the floor 2 piecewise to the right. The basic principle of the flywheel drive is explained using a model example, in particular with regard to a linear movement of the flywheel mass 4.

Alternatively, the movement of the flywheel 4 by the drive motor 6 could be used as a flywheel movement for the movement phase; the wiper device 1 then moves gradually to the left. The spring 7 is used here only as an energy store in order to bring the flywheel 4 back into the starting position for a new acceleration by the drive motor 6. The spring 7 represents energy storage devices of any type, which can also be electrical (capacitors), for example. It should be clarified that the energy for the return of the movement does not necessarily have to come from the drive motor 6.

FIG. 2 shows a very similar model case, in which the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 are used. The difference between the mechanics shown in FIG. 2 and that from FIG. 1 is the tilting of the movement path of the flywheel 4 against the horizontal by the angle α. As a result, when the flywheel 4 is accelerated by the spring 7, a reaction force or recoil force acts on the wiper device 1, which is also tilted by the angle α with respect to the horizontal. So it has a component directed against the force of gravity. The center of gravity of the wiping device 1 thus acts not only on a horizontal power surge directed to the right but also a power surge directed vertically upwards. Clearly speaking, the wiper device 1 becomes lighter in this movement phase, i.e. the resulting force acting on the friction between the wiping surface 3 and the floor 2 becomes smaller. This is intended to make it clear that the design of the flywheel drive can influence when the static friction is overcome and when not, not only by occasionally larger and smaller decelerations and accelerations, but also by their direction.

Another alternative to the functions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is to have the flywheel 4 and the spring 7 as a linear oscillator perform a natural oscillation by the drive motor 6, preferably in a state close to resonance. In the variant of FIG. 2 which is inclined by the angle α, the desired adhesion phases and result from the different influencing of the static friction in the two reversal points of this vibration Gleitbewegungsphasen. In the variant from FIG. 1, the flywheel 4 could, for example, be braked relatively hard at one of the two reversal points, for example by an elastic wall (not shown) or another comparatively harder spring. There would then be correspondingly large retarding forces with which the static friction can be overcome.

Fig. 3 illustrates another embodiment of a flywheel drive. Here two flywheels 4a and 4b are provided, which are mounted eccentrically and rotatably. The axes of rotation of this rotary movement are designated by 8a and 8b. The two flywheels 4a and 4b rotate synchronously and in opposite directions. It can be seen that the planes of rotation and the axes of rotation 8a and 8b are inclined. The synchronous rotary movements of the flywheels 4a and 4b are simultaneously at the top (shown in FIG. 3) and bottom apex. At the highest vertex, the centrifugal forces add up with a gravitationally reducing vertical component and a horizontal component. The horizontal components are labeled Fi and the vertical components are labeled F ₂ . The inclined centrifugal force, however, with F _z . The centrifugal forces can thus move the wiper device, designated 9 here, to the right by a certain sliding distance. At the lowest apex of the rotational paths of the flywheels 4a and 4b, the centrifugal forces also add up, but here they increase the resulting force from the gravity of the wiper device 9 and the vertical component of the centrifugal forces, which is essential with respect to static friction. Due to the opposite rotation of the two centrifugal masses 4a and 4b, the inertial forces in the remaining area of the respective tracks at least partially compensate, so that the static friction is not exceeded there either. Rather, the sliding phase only affects a certain temporal environment of the state from FIG. 3. With a suitable design, ie coordination between the coefficients of friction, the masses, radii and speeds as well as path tilting angles of the flywheels 4a and 4b, the wiping device 9 can be achieved in these lowest vertices just remain due to static friction. In this embodiment, the iterative sliding phases can thus be achieved by a continuous circular movement of the flywheels.

Fig. 4 shows the standstill phase. Here, the centrifugal masses are at the lowest apex of the respective circular movement. FIG. 5 shows a further wiper device 10 with a flywheel drive, which is shown only symbolically here, and which corresponds to the explanations for FIGS. 3 and 4. An electronic control 11 with a microprocessor for program control of the wiper device, a memory, an evaluation device for position and acceleration sensors or for collision sensors, which are arranged on the side edges of the wiper device 10 but are not shown, and an electronics for monitoring the with are symbolically drawn 12 designated power electronics, which controls the charging and discharging processes of electric accumulators and the motor drives of the flywheels 4a and 4b. The electrotechnical details of such a control are readily clear to the person skilled in the art.

The wiping device 10 from FIG. 5 also shows not only a wiping textile 13 on its underside, the underside of which forms the wiping surface currently being used, but also a further wiping textile 14 on the top that is not used in the state shown. The wiping device 10 can thus either be used by the user by hand or by a base station, which will be explained later, in order to be able to continue wiping with the second wiping textile 14 if the other wiping textile is dirty or used up. The wiping device shown here has a number ratio of the edges in the projection onto the floor of about 3: 1. This makes it easy to clean tight spaces and, on the other hand, to achieve effective web widths on large areas.

FIG. 6 shows a top view of a gimbal mounting of the flywheels 4a and 4b from FIGS. 3 to 5. 9 and 10 indicate the "fixed" base of the corresponding wiper device. The line of sight is from above to the floor level. A first axis of rotation 15 holds a first gimbal ring 16, to which a second axis of rotation 17 is attached, which is rotated by 90 ° to the first axis of rotation 15. The second axis of rotation 17 holds a second cardiac ring 18, on which the flywheel 4a or 4b is rotatably mounted about the axis of rotation 8a to 8b. The motor drive of the flywheel mass 4a or 4b is preferably carried out by electric motors provided in the cardan bearings or else by flexible shafts which are brought in from motors fixedly attached to the base 9, 10, but are not shown in the drawing. The gimbal bearing with the axes 15 and 17 can also by Servomotors (not shown) can be set via lever linkages with levers attached to the rings 16, 18 on the axes of rotation 15 and 17, respectively.

Together with the explanations for the preceding FIGS. 3 to 5, it follows that the wiping device 9, 10 can be adjusted to different frictional relationships between the respective wiping textiles or other wiping surfaces and different floors by adjusting the rotational speeds and the planes of rotation, even if this are directional. In particular, the electronic control 11 can detect when the wiper device 9, 10 is moving and, for example, by increasing the tilting of the rotation planes, strive for a state in which the static friction is overcome in phases and still exists in phases. Furthermore, the wiper devices 9 and 10 can move in any horizontal direction as a result of the gimbal mounting. It can also be easily imagined that by separately controlling the rotation planes and / or the rotation phases of the two flywheels 4a and 4b, a rotation of the wiping device 9, 10 about a vertical axis can also be achieved, for example, by reducing the centrifugal forces of the flywheel masses with maximum reduction in gravity Vertical component are opposite or the overlays with the gravitation are different on both be. Of course, any overlays from rotary and translatory movements can also be achieved.

For an angular momentum drive one would have to protrude in Fig. 3 and the following figures instead of the eccentrically suspended centrifugal masses gyroscope with a concentric center of gravity. Their angular momentum could, for example, be essentially horizontal and, due to jerky changes compared to the original position, could act as an angular momentum acting on the base with a vertical direction. This vertical angular momentum could rotate part of the wiper. If at the same time an angular momentum component with a horizontal direction provides weight to one end, this could serve as an axis of rotation for a pivoting movement of the wiper device. Subsequently, a further step could be taken with the direction of rotation reversed and the weight applied to the corresponding other end of the wiper device, so that there is an iterative means of locomotion here as well. The drives described are all arranged inside and above the wiping surface.

7 shows a further rotary movement of a flywheel mass 19. The flywheel mass 19 is mounted eccentrically in a planet gear 20, the center of gravity being designated by 21. The planet gear 20 runs on a fixed sun gear 22, the center point of the planet gear describing a circular path, but the center of gravity 21 a dashed elliptical path 23. In the present case it can be imagined that the axis of rotation of the planet gear is designated by 24 Belt drive is driven. 7 only serves to illustrate the fact that centrifugal forces of different magnitudes can already be achieved at different times with the trajectory of the center of gravity of the centrifugal mass. In addition, the flywheel mass can of course also be accelerated or decelerated in its path motion. In addition, the possibilities already mentioned of mutual compensation of inertial forces of two or more flywheels come into consideration.

As a result of an alignment of the longitudinal axis of the elliptical path in FIG. 7, an inertia drive would be achieved with this drive even without inclined position of the path and with only one flywheel 19.

Fig. 8 shows another example of a basic possibility of a flywheel drive. A wiper device is symbolically indicated at 25 in plan view. A bearing 26 is provided therein, in which an eccentric crescent-shaped flywheel 27 is rotatably guided. A movement of the flywheel 27 can be achieved via a lever linkage (double crank with joint) 28 via a motor connected to point 29. This movement is non-uniform at a uniform engine speed and accordingly also leads to an inertial drive of the wiper device 25 with sliding phases and sticking phases.

Fig. 9 shows an alternative drive, so no embodiment for a flywheel drive. Here, a wheel drive is provided within a wiper device 30, which is arranged within the wiper surface (corresponding to the wiper device 30 in the plan view from FIG. 9), in which two wheels 31 and 32 are attached independently of one another. driven and rotated relative to the wiper 30. The wheels are shown in two different positions, but there are two wheels in total. As a result, the wiping device 30 can be transported with its wiping surface over the floor, any direction of movement and also rotations of the wiping device 30 being caused by speed differences between the wheels 31 and 32 and by motorized adjustment of the angle of the axes of rotation of the wheels 31 and 32 relative to the wiping device 30 around their own axis. It must be ensured that the frictional connection between the wheels 31 and 32 and the floor is sufficiently high in relation to the sliding friction on the wiping surface thereon.

FIG. 9 illustrates in particular that an arrangement within the wiping surface is also possible with this drive, and any traces on the floor which may be caused by the wheels 31 and 32 can be wiped away regardless of the direction of movement. The wiping area is namely a closed area around the drive.

In particular in connection with the wheel drive, provision can be made for the wiping surface to rotate in relation to the drive or to vibrate in another way in order to increase the mechanical cleaning effect. A flywheel can also be used for this. In addition, the flywheel drives can of course be supplemented accordingly in the various examples.

10 shows a front view of a wiping device 33 which has a wiping textile 34 which projects beyond the lateral edge of the actual wiping device 33. This wiping textile 34 serves as edge protection and furthermore limits the dimensions of the wiping device 33 in the projection onto the floor. This allows particularly efficient wiping along wall edges without the risk of damage due to the wiping device 33 bumping. The wiping devices can of course also have corresponding bump protection edges, independently of wiping textiles, which can also take over senor tasks in order to inform the already mentioned electronic control 11 about a collision with an obstacle.

FIG. 11 shows a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional view through a base station 35 for regenerating the wiper device 33 in the viewing direction of FIG. 10. The wiping device 33 with the wiping textile 34 is guided between squeezing rollers 36, 37, 38. The distance between squeezing rollers 36 and 37 or between squeezing rollers 38 and 37 is adjustable so that the force with which the wiping textile 34 is squeezed out can be determined in a suitable manner. The squeezing rollers 38 press on the wiper device 33 itself and the squeezing rollers 36 on the protruding edges of the wiping cloth 34, the squeezing rollers 37 forming a counter bearing. The expressed cleaning liquid flows downwards in the manner indicated.

FIG. 12 shows a somewhat more specific training example for the base station, which is designated 39 here. The wiper device 33 from FIG. 10 or, for example, also the. Wiper device 10 from FIG. 5 or wiper device 9 from FIG. 3 can be moved into the position shown on the left in FIG. 12 with the aid of its own drive. There they are gripped by two levers 40, which can be tilted by a motor in the manner shown. In the following, resiliently mounted pins, which are explained in more detail below, are engaged behind undercuts in the grooves 41 which can be seen in FIG. 12 on the respective front regions of the longitudinal sides of the wiper device 33. In this way, the levers 40 can grip the wiper device 33 and lift it in a tilting manner, as a result of which the front end of the wiper device 33 is guided between squeezing rollers 42 and 43. The squeezing rollers 42 and 43 pull the wiper device 33 further upward at an angle, the insertion pins disengaging from the catches and instead continuing to run in the grooves 41 as a guide. The wiper device 33 is transported in this way to an inclined plane 44, the squeezing rollers 42 and 43 expressing residual moisture in the wiper textile 34.

The cleaning liquid running off flows through a continuous filter 45 into a dirty water container 46, from which the cleaning liquid correspondingly cleaned by the filter 45 is fed with the aid of a pump 47 to a nozzle 48, which cleans the cleaning liquid before cleaning and / or when moving back spraying the wiper device 33 onto the wiping textile 34 again. The. Transport of the wiper device 33 is supported by a further transport roller 49. Furthermore, a fresh water tank 50 is provided, which contains clear fresh water for rinsing, for example for a final wipe cleaning, and can accordingly be connected to the nozzle 48 in a manner not shown. Further the cleaning system can perform a multiple, initially wet and then drier wiping in the manner already described.

The oblique movement of the wiper device 33 on the level 44 enables the wiper device 33 to be easily transported into the base station 39 with the aid of the motor-driven levers 40. The underside and thus the wiper textile 34 of the wiper device 33 are thus accessible and space for the components described created under level 44. The hydraulic unit on the flow filter 45, dirty water tank 46 and nozzle 48 and fresh water tank 50 can also be completely removed as a module.

The distances between the rollers 42 and 49 with respect to the rollers 43 can also be adjusted in order to ensure optimum pressing and a sufficient frictional connection for the transport. The rest of the moisture in the cleaning textile 34 can also be adjusted. The setting can be made, for example, by eccentrics in the axis of rotation bearings.

13 illustrates the latching mechanism already mentioned for gripping the wiper device 33 by the levers 40. On the lower left one of the two levers 40 can be seen, which carries at its end a pin 52 which is spring-mounted by a spring 51. It should be noted that FIG. 13 is reversed in relation to FIG. 12. It can be seen that the groove 41 already mentioned has an undercut 53 in its initial region, that is to say in the vicinity of its right end in FIG. 12 and the left end in FIG. 13, into which the pin 52 can snap. The engagement is facilitated by a bevel 54 at the beginning of the groove 41. The disengagement from the undercut can take place either by means of a similar incline with the aid of the forces exerted by the squeezing rollers 42 and 43 or with the aid of a further mechanical disengagement, which is indicated here by the motor-driven fork 55. This can grip the pin 52 and pull it outward from the undercut 53. The pin 52 then slides along the groove 41 as a guide.

Of course, there are also other options for transporting the wiper device 33 to a base station in a motor-driven manner, for example by means of portals, cranes, elevators, chain attachments. drives, cables and the like. In particular, a base station can also be designed to rotate a wiping device with two wiping textiles (cf. FIG. 5) by 180 °.

FIG. 14 shows schematically that the base station 39 can also be used to replace the wiping text 34 in a second department, if necessary. FIG. 14 shows how the wiping textile 34 is pulled off two rollers 56 and 57 by Velcro fasteners (not shown in more detail) on the lower surface of the wiping device 33 and placed in a container 58. 15, conversely, shows how the or a fresh wiping textile 34 can be removed from a container 60 by a pressure roller 59 and applied to the adhesive closure. In both processes, the wiping device 33 is transported in an oblique direction, comparable to the explanations for FIG. 12. A lever mechanism corresponding to the explanations for FIG. 12 can also be used.

The various motor-operated movement steps in the base station 39 can be controlled by light barriers or similar sensors. As soon as the wiper device 33 is gripped, the typical current profiles of the electric motors involved can also be used in order to draw conclusions about the respective movement phases.

Furthermore, as already mentioned earlier, optical evaluations of the degree of soiling of the floor, the wiping cloth, the cleaning liquid in the wiping textile or also in the container 46, the degree of soiling of the filter 45 and the like can be used.

Furthermore, the base station 39 can be programmable in order to enter certain residual moisture levels, cleaning cycles, wiping textile data and the like. Wiping textiles can also contain transponders that are read in the base station.

The electronic control 11 of the wiper device, which can possibly also be reprogrammed by means of an electronic control of the base station, can control the wiper device (in whatever specific design), taking into account known data relating to room dimensions and floor characteristics, or data determined during previous trips. The user can also specify the rooms to be cleaned and thus call up known data records or key features of such rooms. ben. In addition, the wiper device can carry out an automatic position determination, for example by known odometric methods, by determining the movement distances and directions and thus determining the current positions. A position can of course also be determined in a different way, for example using laser measuring systems.

The wiping runs are preferably S-shaped with preferably the same leading longitudinal edge. This means that large areas can be cleaned with just a few trips and little overlap of the web widths recorded. The movement already described, with the front edge always remaining the same, also prevents dirt strips from being deposited in curves or corners.

A system has a base station with a motor-driven transport device, which is designed to transport the mobile device for regeneration into the base station and to transport it out of the base station.

In particular, a method for wiping floors is also presented. In the following description, however, no distinction is made between the device aspect and the method aspect of the invention, so that the entire disclosure is to be understood in terms of both categories.

The principle is to equip the base station with a motorized device for transporting the mobile device in and out, although the mobile device itself is motor-driven. In contrast to conventional systems, in which the mobile device moves to the base station with the aid of its drive and, for example, "parks" at or under corresponding connections for regeneration, the base station is provided with its own motor mechanism, the transport device. The mobile device can thus be brought into a specific position without having to take into account the structural design of the base station and the structural design of the mobile device and its drive itself that the mobile device can be moved into the mobile device with the aid of its own drive suitable position. For example, the transport device of the base station can also lift the mobile device, for which the drive will not be able in many cases. In addition, the transport device in the base station can, if desired or required, apply relatively large forces which the motorized see drive of the mobile device, which is supplied, for example, by an electric battery or the like, can not, or only with a generous design of this drive, which is not necessary.

The mobile device preferably has a wiping textile with which it wipes the floor for cleaning or for other reasons. The regeneration then preferably includes cleaning the wiping cloth or exchanging the wiping cloth for a cleaned or a new wiping cloth. The term "wiping textile" is to be understood in a very general manner and can include all possible fiber-based flat products with which a floor can be wiped. So it can be nonwovens, rags, fur-like or paper-like textiles and others.

The base station preferably contains an inclined plane on which the regeneration of the mobile device takes place and to which the mobile device is therefore brought by the transport device. The inclined plane can ensure better accessibility to the underside of the mobile device and thus make it easier to clean or replace a wiping cloth or to regenerate it in some other way.

The motor-driven transport device of the base station contains at least one, preferably two levers, which are designed to grip the mobile device. The gripped mobile device is then pulled or lifted into the base station by the levers.

The one or two levers are preferably provided with a mechanism which latches on appropriately designed receptacles of the mobile device when it is gripped. In this case, the latching should preferably be released again in the further course of the transport of the mobile device into the base station, the levers being able to serve to guide the transport process in the base station even after the latching has been released.

For example, the locking mechanism can be a spring-mounted pin coupling. The coupling pins can reach behind a corresponding receptacle and lock onto an undercut. The coupling pins are preferably provided on the levers and the receptacle with the undercut on the mobile device. The spring-mounted coupling pins can be released from the latching by a further mechanical device in the base station or also by an inclined plane on the device of the base station with the undercut, over which inclined plane the pins can run up when correspondingly directed forces are exerted. The pins can then run in a groove, for example, without a further undercut, in order to serve as a guide.

The base station preferably cleans the mobile device by passing it over a squeezing roller, through which the cleaning liquid still contained in a wiping textile or previously applied for cleaning the wiping textile is pressed out of the wiping textile, so that the associated dirt is also removed. This also applies to the squeezing out of treatment liquids that are not used for cleaning. The squeezing roller is pressed onto the mobile device with a preferably adjustable pressure. For example, the squeezing roller can be mounted eccentrically or the guide devices for the mobile device can be adjustable relative to the squeezing roller.

It is further preferred to rewet the wiping textile with a cleaning liquid or other liquid after pressing. In a special embodiment, cleaning fluid is used which is recycled in the base station, that is to say has already been squeezed out at a previous point in time. The base station can have a filter, in particular a continuous filter, for the cleaning liquid.

On the one hand, the new moistening can serve to repeat and improve the cleaning by pressing again. Secondly, it may be desirable to moisten the wiping textile a little or to actually wet it before wiping the floor again. It is particularly preferred that the cleaning system can also carry out a two-stage or multi-stage wiping process, in that the mobile device first wipes relatively wet and then absorbs the liquid still on the floor by wiping rather dry.

Furthermore, the base station can be provided with an additional device which enables a wiping text to be replaced by pulling it off an adhesive fastener (so-called Velcro fastener or the like) on the mobile device. Thereupon with worked on a new or cleaned wiping textile that is reapplied to the adhesive fastener. In this embodiment, this is done automatically by the base station.

In the system, the degree of soiling of the floor to be cleaned, the wiping cloth used, the cleaning liquid in the base station and / or the filter for the cleaning liquid can be measured and monitored, which is preferably done optically or optoelectronically.

The invention is also directed to the mobile device for wiping flat surfaces, in which the drive, when the device is moved by the drive, lies within a path width covered by the wiping surface.

In the embodiment, the drive is thus arranged within a path width that is covered by the wiping. This means in particular that the drive does not interfere outside the web width detected during wiping, for example if wiping is to be carried out just along a bottom edge. The invention enables the wiping surface to come into a relatively small distance from this edge or to wipe without such a distance, because the drive, for example a wheel running as a drive part between the track width detected by the wiping and the bottom edge, within the detected Web width is arranged.

To a large extent, the drive will lie above the surface to be wiped. In particular, the drive is preferably arranged above the wiping surface, but in principle it can also be arranged in front of or behind the wiping surface in the direction of movement, as long as it remains in the web width.

This also offers the possibility of providing a relatively wide wiping area in relation to the size of the device, which is also essentially determined by the drive.

The wiper device preferably has narrow and long external dimensions in the sense of a projection onto the surface to be wiped, that is to say a significantly larger extension in one direction than in a second direction perpendicular thereto. The numerical ratio of the dimensions of the longest and the narrowest side is preferably at least least 2: 1, better still at least 2.5: 1 and in the best case at least 3: 1. A preferred basic form of the device in the projection onto the surface to be wiped is a narrow, long rectangle. Narrow, long external dimensions on the one hand allow a relatively large web width and on the other hand not too large a device overall. In particular, the device can be used very flexibly when driving through narrow passages or when wiping narrow corners.

It is further preferred that the named outer dimensions of the device are caused by the wiping surface, that is to say the wiping surface in the plane of the surface to be wiped forms the edges of the device or at least essentially corresponds to these. It can optionally be provided that the wiping surface, that is to say an exchangeable wiping cover, protrudes on one or more sides over other parts of the device and thus on the one hand enables particularly good wiping along floor edges and on the other hand forms a protective abutting edge. Of course, other abutting edges can also be provided, which are not formed by the wiping surface itself. In particular, abutting edges equipped with sensory properties can also be provided in order to indicate an automatic control of the wiping device to an impact on an obstacle and thus to trigger corresponding control reactions.

In operation, the wiper device preferably moves forward in such a way that one and the same long side points forward during a wiping run. It is then wiped with the maximum possible web width and, on the other hand, the dirt pushed together during cleaning is pushed in front of it. This preferably also applies during and after cornering, so that the wiper device leaves no wiping strips in corners or curves. In particular, in a right-angled corner of a floor, for example, the wiping device can first drive with the long side mentioned as far as the stop on the opposite edge, then move back, turn 90 ° in the direction of the future direction of travel (so that the long side described now follows in the future direction of travel front)), in this rotated position, drive along the edge to the corner again and then continue in the new direction from the corner. A journey with the front long side in the corner would be converted into a drive with the same front long side out of the corner in the new direction of movement. Furthermore, it can be provided that the wiping surface moves in an oscillating manner with respect to the rest of the device, for example oscillates or circles in one or also in two (horizontal or vertical) directions with respect to a base of the device. This means that the mechanical impact on the ground can be increased without having to run over the same track several times.

Another embodiment provides for the wiping device to be equipped with a wiping surface not only on one side but on two opposite sides. The device can then be turned by the intervention of a user or automatically in order to be able to continue with the second wiping surface.

In addition, it is preferred that the wiping surface is continuous, that is, forms a coherent surface in the mathematical sense. In addition, it is preferably closed in the sense of the direction of movement behind the parts of the drive that come into contact with the ground, so that no traces are created by wheels, drive belts and the like. Such wheels or belts are therefore preferably provided within the wiping surface or in the sense of the direction of movement in front of it or a part of it.

Furthermore, an improved drive for moving the device over a surface is provided, which has a flywheel that is movable and motor-driven relative to a base of the device and is designed to drive the device by moving the flywheel relative to the base, by at Part of these movements overcomes a static friction holding the device on the surface due to inertia of the flywheel and not with another part of these movements, the movements of the flywheel being iterative overall relative to the base.

Inertia mass drive utilizes inertia forces that arise from relative movements between a centrifugal mass and a base that forms the fixed component of the device. In certain phases, these inertial forces result in a static friction holding the device on the surface on which it is to move being overcome. In other phases, however, the inertia forces should not overcome static friction. In the following, of movement phases and phases of detention. Depending on the reference system, inertial forces are transferred to the base by the movements of the flywheel, which partly move it and partly let it adhere to the surface. In other words, the movements of the flywheel cause a reaction of the base because the overall system tries to correspond to the conservation of momentum. However, the conservation of momentum is disturbed by the friction between the device and the surface. The base remains on the surface in the sticking phases, while it moves on the surface in the movement phases. This is preferably a sliding or sliding movement, but with corresponding static friction in the grip phases in wheel bearings or between wheel surfaces and the surface, it could also be a rolling movement during the movement phases.

Since the movements of the flywheel are ultimately iterative with respect to the base, i.e. repetitive and thus enable continued movement, an overall drive concept is created that does not require a direct positive or non-positive connection between the drive parts and the surface on which the device is to move.

In particular, it can be achieved that _. the wiper device only touches the surface to be wiped with the wiping surface because no wheels, drive belts or the like have to be used.

For clarification, it should also be pointed out that the flywheel is part of the device and should not be used up by the drive concept. Although an energy coupling will be necessary to generate the movement, the flywheel mass should be preserved as such in contrast to recoil drives such as rocket drives or jet drives.

This provides smooth or rolling locomotion without coupling between the drive and the transport surface. This can be of interest, for example, if it is difficult to establish a positive or non-positive connection with the transport surface, for example on very smooth surfaces, or if contact between the drive and the surface is not desired in the cleaning device. There are several basic options for the type of movement between the flywheel and the base. On the one hand, linear movements are conceivable in which the flywheel is moved iteratively back and forth. By means of correspondingly strong accelerations or decelerations, inertial forces can be generated which are above a threshold determined by the static friction. With smaller accelerations and decelerations, the device remains within the static friction limits, so that the flywheel can be returned in favor of a new movement phase of the device.

In this context, it may be of particular interest to provide an energy store, in particular a mechanical spring, in addition to the actual motor drive of the flywheel, which spring is loaded and unloaded with energy during the linear movements of the flywheel. On the one hand, this means that at least parts of the energy used by the motor drive can be recovered. Secondly, the acceleration phase provided for overcoming the static friction can be facilitated by the energy store with correspondingly large forces, and the motor drive itself can only be used for feedback. Thus, the drive could press the flywheel against the spring force and thereby tension the spring, whereupon the drive is switched off and the spring is allowed to accelerate the flywheel relatively violently.

Furthermore, rotary movements between the flywheel and the base are also possible. Circular movements are preferred. Two cases are conceivable in the case of the rotary and in particular the circular movements, which in principle could also occur in a mixed manner. On the one hand, the actual conservation of momentum in the sense of the linear momentum, i.e. in the sense of the centrifugal forces, can be exploited. Secondly, the conservation of angular momentum can also be used, in which the base experiences an angular momentum when the angular momentum of the flywheel mass is changed. If the case of linear momentum conservation is in the foreground, the flywheel will be arranged eccentrically with respect to the rotary movement. If the conservation of angular momentum is in the foreground, the centrifugal mass will be concentric with respect to the rotational rotation. In this case, the flywheel is meant in the sense of the center of gravity and not necessarily in its physical form. In the former case, an increased acceleration of the Flywheel mass is used in certain path areas, for example in the case of non-circular trajectories such as sun wheel tracks or planetary wheel tracks, in the second case, for example, when the direction of a concentric rotation of the flywheel is changed, the angular momentum acting on the base. In both cases, a "jerk" of the base can be created, which overcomes the static friction for a certain movement phase.

It is not absolutely necessary, although preferred, that the movement phases, that is to say the “jerk movements of the base” generated by the inertial masses, are always essentially the same direction (including the same direction in the sense of rotary movements). In principle, cases are also conceivable in which the static friction is also overcome in the context of "regressions", which, however, lead to a less backward movement than the desired forward movement. For example, the inertial mass drive could briefly overcome the static friction limit even with inertial forces that are basically acting in the wrong direction. In principle, if the limit of static friction in the desired direction is overcome for a longer time or at a higher speed, this does not stand in the way of locomotion.

It is also particularly preferred in particular to use components of the inertial forces used to utilize the static friction between the device and the surface on which it is to move. By appropriately interpreting the movements, in particular their inclination, the device can become heavier or lighter at times and possibly also in places, in other words, it can be pressed onto the surface or relieved of gravity by appropriate inertial forces. As a result, in addition or as an alternative to the already mentioned use of particularly large inertial forces in certain movement phases, it is possible to distinguish between movement phases and holding phases. For example, inertia forces that remain constant in terms of amount in the movement phases can cause the device to slide due to components opposing the gravitational force, and stick in phases of sticking due to components acting parallel to the gravitational force.

The use of at least two flywheels in the above sense is particularly preferred. In addition to the aspects mentioned, this allows a clever combination the respective inertial forces and phased addition or compensation. For example, two circularly moving centrifugal masses with an eccentric center of gravity can move in opposite directions and synchronously, so that their inertial forces compensate twice per full rotation and add up twice per full rotation. By additionally tilting the planes of rotation, inertia force components that are parallel to gravity in one case and gravitationally anti-parallel in the other case can be generated in the phases of the addition, so that the device moves only jerkily or at least more strongly in the latter case.

In the case of rotary components, the flywheels are preferably gimbally suspended from the base. This can serve to tilt the planes of rotation in the sense just described. Furthermore, in contrast to a fixed, unchangeable tilting, a corresponding adjustment of the cardanic suspensions can also be used to adjust the size of the static friction between the device and the surface and also to compensate for any directional dependencies of this static friction, for example in the case of aligned wiping textiles. The gimbal suspension is preferably set by means of a motor and can in particular also be done automatically in that the device tests the start of the movement phase to a certain extent and automatically adjusts itself to an optimal propulsion by adapting the tilting for given rotational movements.

In the case of a flywheel drive by utilizing the linear conservation of momentum, that is to say also the centrifugal forces, it is preferred that the device moves step by step above the surface with translatory individual steps — with the device aiming for straight movement. In contrast to this, when utilizing the conservation of angular momentum, it is provided that an angular momentum component acting on the base is exploited in that, as it were, one end of the device serves as an axis of rotation, namely by "weighting" it by an angular momentum component acting on the base parallel to the surface. In the next step, an opposite end of the device can serve as an axis of rotation and an oppositely directed and acting on the base angular momentum, ie a component perpendicular to the surface, can be used for a corresponding second step. In this case, the device would, for example, move alternately step-by-step with a right and a left side and thereby rotate about the other side. The rotary Pulse components can either be generated by tilting rotating gyros or - less preferably - by accelerating or braking such gyros.

Incidentally, the device does not necessarily have to be free of other drive or steering influences. For example, in the case of the preferred use as a cleaning device, it may also be desirable to provide an operator with an influence on the movement, for example by applying a style for steering or also for supporting the movement. A motorized mop with style would make it easier for a cleaning person to slide the mop over the surface to be cleaned, on the other hand the mop could also be much heavier and therefore more effective in terms of cleaning effect than a conventional manually operated mop. However, an autonomous and automatically moving cleaning device with the flywheel drive described is preferred.

FIG. 16 schematically shows a device 104 for moistening a damp mop 101, which is operated manually. The damp mop 101 has a holder 102 fastened to a handle 118 for holding a mop cover 103. The mop cover 103 is flexible and absorbent, so that it can be moistened with a cleaning liquid, especially for cleaning floors.

For moistening, the dampening wiper 101 is guided in the direction of the arrow by the device 104 through a guide 113 which has individual guide elements in the form of horizontally arranged metal sheets. The guide 113 guides the holder 102 horizontally along a horizontal movement path over a nozzle 112. The nozzle 112 is connected via a liquid line 11 to a pump 108 which is arranged at the bottom at the bottom of a container 105 which forms the base of the device 104. In the container 105 there is a cleaning liquid 106 which can be drawn in by the pump 108 via an inlet filter 107 and pumped through the line 11 to the nozzle 112. The liquid 106 can be sprayed from below against the mop cover 103 of the damp mop 101 through the nozzle 112.

A sensor 114 is provided in the guide 113, for example in the form of a switch, which detects the presence of the holder 102 in the guide 113. Once the holder 102 is introduced into the guide 113 and this has been detected by the sensor 114, a control (not shown) controls the pump 108 so that the liquid 106 is sprayed upward through the nozzle 112. At the same time, a motor-driven drive roller 110 is actuated, which is arranged below the movement path. On the side of the movement path opposite the drive roller 110, two counter rollers 109 are arranged, which are arranged coaxially to one another and are rotatable about an axis of rotation which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive roller 110. The holder 102 can thus be pulled together with the mop cover 103 between the drive roller 110 and the counter rollers 109.

The distance between the drive roller 110 and the counter rollers 109 is dimensioned such that the holder 102 with the mop cover 103 is in frictional engagement with the rollers 109, 110 so that it can be gripped and driven.

The drive roller 110 extends across the entire width of the mop cover 103 perpendicular to the drive direction, so that it bears against the mop cover 103 across the entire width. The two counter rollers 109 are each arranged in such a way that they are arranged over the edges of the holder 102 and the wiping cover 103 in the width dimension of the holder 102 and leave a space between them. The space between the rollers 109 serves to pass the handle 118 of the damp mop.

FIG. 17 shows the upper part of the device 104 together with the lower part of the damp mop 101 from the front. In this illustration it can be seen that the counter-rollers 109 each consist of two cylinder sections 119, 120 which are arranged concentrically to one another and have different diameters. The smaller cylinder sections 119 are each on the inside and the larger cylinder sections 120 are each arranged on the outside. As a result, the gap between the drive roller 110 and the larger cylinder sections 120 is smaller on the outside than between the drive roller 110 and the smaller cylinder sections 119. The drive roller 110 is also connected to a motor 116 for driving in the direction of rotation.

Furthermore, it can be seen in FIG. 17 that the mop cover 103 is wider in the direction of movement than the holder 102 and protrudes on the sides of the holder 102. The on both sides The protruding edges of the mop cover 103 form a cushion for the holder 102, which also serves as protection against damage to other objects, in particular furniture, by the holder 102. Since the holder 102 must be able to transmit force to squeeze out the mop cover 103, the holder 102 is preferably made of a rigid material such as a metal, so that the holder 102 could damage other objects if touched. For this reason, a protruding mop cover 103 is particularly advantageous as protection.

In order to be able to also press out the protruding parts of the mop cover 103, the smaller cylinder sections 119 are dimensioned on the inside in such a way that they can press out the holder 102 together with the underlying part of the mop cover 103 on the drive roller 110, and the larger cylinder sections 120 are dimensioned in this way that they can press out the edges of the mop cover 103 protruding laterally beyond the holder 102 on the drive roller 110. For this purpose, the height of the larger cylinder sections 120 in the axial direction is at least equal to the width of the protruding edge of the mop cover 103 and the diameter of the larger cylinder sections 120 together with the distance between the axes for the counter-rollers 109 and the drive roller 110 is selected such that the protruding edge of the Mop cover 103 can be compressed in between.

With the smaller cylinder sections 119 arranged on the inside, it is only necessary that they rest on the holder 102 and can press it against the drive roller 110 in order to be able to press out the part of the mop cover 103 covered by the holder 102. Between the two smaller cylinder sections 119 there is an interruption or a gap for the passage of the stem 118. The narrower the gap, the more difficult it is for the stem 118 to pass through. Conversely, as the gap becomes narrower, the area with which the smaller cylinder portions increase 119 press on the holder 102, and thus reduce the bending moments that act on the holder 102.

The two adjoining cylinder sections 119, 120 are mounted coaxially to one another on a common shaft, wherein both cylinder sections 119, 120 can rotate independently of one another. Due to the pressure of the drive roller 110 acting across the entire width, the mop cover 103 is partially dehumidified again or liquid is pressed out of the mop cover 103. The pressed-out liquid 106 runs onto an intermediate floor 117 and from there through a dirt filter 115 back into the container 105. When the damp mop 101 is passed through the guide 113, as shown in FIG. 18, the mop cover 103 with the cleaning liquid becomes from below 106 splashed so that the wiping cover 103 can be moistened and dirt contained therein can be rinsed out, and then partially dehumidified again so that it emerges on the right-hand side of the device 104 with a defined moisture content. This means that the mop cover 103 does not drip when cleaning. The controller also detects when the holder 102 releases the sensor 114 or when the rear end of the holder 102 has passed the sensor 114 and then controls the pump 108 and the drive roller 110 for a certain period of time until the holder 102 is complete has been pulled through the rollers 109, 110. The activation of the pump 108 can also be ended before the activation of the rollers 109, 110.

FIG. 19 shows a second embodiment in which the larger cylinder sections 120 are replaced by sliding surfaces 121 which are arranged on the outside next to the smaller cylinder sections 119, so that they lie over the edges of the mop cover 103 which project beyond the holder 102. The sliding surfaces 121 are arranged such that their distance from the drive roller 110 is less than the height of the mop cover 103, so that when the edges of the mop cover 103 are pulled through, they are compressed to dehumidify. The sliding surfaces 121 are bent upward at the end at which the holder is inserted, so that the holder 102 and the wiping cover 103 can be inserted easily.

FIG. 20 shows a third embodiment, in which, as in the first embodiment, an outer roller 123 is also provided as a pressure element above each protruding edge of the mop cover 103. With regard to the arrangement transverse to the direction of movement of the holder 102, the outer rollers 123 correspond to the larger cylinder sections 120 in the first exemplary embodiment. The outer rollers 123 are arranged behind the drive roller 110 in the direction of movement. In order to be able to compress the edges of the mop cover 3, the outer rollers 123 have counter bearings under the Mop cover 103 assigned, these counter bearings can be formed by rollers or sliding surfaces.

Between the two outer rollers 123, inner rollers 122 are provided, which are each arranged at the same locations as the smaller cylinder sections 119 in the first exemplary embodiment. In contrast to the first exemplary embodiment, the rollers which press on the holder 102 or the protruding edge of the mop cover 103 are not seated on a common shaft. In this way, the bending moment of the rollers can be distributed over two shafts.

That the wet wiper is designed as a mobile wiper device (33) with its own drive and that the wet wiper starts the device (4) for regenerating the wet wiper automatically and can be regenerated automatically

The mobile wiper device has a housing and a holder for the wiper cover, which has a holder section projecting beyond the housing and a wiper cover 103 projecting beyond the holder, the pressure element designed as a cylinder section 119, 122 pressing on the projecting holder section.

The cylinder section 119, 122, which presses on the protruding holder section, is smaller in diameter by twice the thickness of the holder than the cylinder section 120, 123, which presses on the mop cover 103 protruding beyond the holder

Between the cylinder section 119, 122 which presses on the holder section and the holder section, a device for effecting a positive contact, preferably a toothing, is provided in order to ensure safe transport.

The cylinder section 119, 122 and / or the cylinder section 120, 123, in particular the cylinder section 119, 122, which presses on the holder section can be mounted independently of the other cylinder section 120, 123 and can preferably be preloaded movably by means of a biasing device in the direction of the holder section be arranged in order to compensate for the height differences between the protruding mop cover and protruding holder section.

Claims

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1. Device (104) for dehumidifying a damp mop (101) with a flat holder (102) and a mop cover (103) which can be fastened to the underside of the holder (102) and which projects beyond the holder (102), the device ( 104) has a dehumidifying device (109, 110) which has a first pressure element (109) and a second pressure element (110) and is set up in such a way that it holds the holder (102) together with the mop cover (103) between the two pressure elements ( 109, 110) for dehumidifying can compress the mop cover (103), characterized in that the pressure elements (109, 110) limit a gap when pressed together, the height of which decreases towards the edges of the mop cover (103).

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the device has a drive (110, 116) for moving the holder (102) and the mop cover (103) with respect to the two pressure elements (109, 110) along a movement path.

3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that a continuous pressure element (110) extends across the entire width of the mop cover (103) perpendicular to the movement path and the other pressure element (109) comprises two parts, one between the direction of movement Gap exists.

4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first pressure element (109) and / or the second pressure element (110) has a step or ramp to reduce the height of the gap between the two pressure elements (109, 110).

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pressure elements (109, 110) are rotatable rollers or plain bearings.

6. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that at least one pressure element (109, 110) has a plurality of roller sections which are arranged concentrically to one another.

7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the roller sections (109, 119) are independently rotatable.

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one pressure element (110) is a roller which can be driven in the direction of rotation by means of a rotary drive (116).

9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one pressure element (109, 110) has an elastic covering.

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device comprises a humidification device (112) for moistening the

Wiping covering (103).

11. The device according to claims 2 and 10, characterized in that the moistening device (12) is arranged in the direction of movement in front of the dehumidifying device (109, 110).

12. The device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the dampening wiper is designed as a mobile wiper device (33) with its own drive and that the dampening wiper automatically starts the device (4) for regenerating the dampening wiper and can be regenerated automatically

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the mobile wiper device has a housing and has a holder for the mop cover (103), which has a protruding section of the holder and a protruding over the holder (102) mop cover (103) and that the pressure element designed as a cylinder section (120, 123) presses on the protruding holder section.

14. Device according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the cylinder section that presses on the protruding holder section is smaller in diameter by twice the thickness of the holder than the cylinder section that presses on the mop cover protruding above the holder

15. Device according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that between the cylinder section which presses on the holder section and the holder section. Cut a device for creating a positive contact, preferably a toothing, is provided.

16. The device according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the cylinder section and / or the cylinder section, in particular the cylinder section which presses on the holder section, is mounted independently of the other cylinder section and is preferably movably prestressed by a spring in the direction of the holder section is arranged.

17. Floor cleaning system with a device according to one of the preceding claims and a damp mop (101) with a flat holder (102) and a wiping cover (103) which can be fastened to the underside of the holder (102).