EP1857035A1 - Verfahren und Vorichtung zum Reinigen von Bodenflächen - Google Patents

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EP1857035A1
EP1857035A1 EP06010291A EP06010291A EP1857035A1 EP 1857035 A1 EP1857035 A1 EP 1857035A1 EP 06010291 A EP06010291 A EP 06010291A EP 06010291 A EP06010291 A EP 06010291A EP 1857035 A1 EP1857035 A1 EP 1857035A1
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Lung Wai Block A & C 2/F Choi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
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    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates to a floor cleaning method and apparatus.
  • Conventional dischargers have been used to effectively clean and degrease floors. In addition to removing dust, dirt, grease, stain from the floors, steam can also achieve desirable sanitizing and antibacterial effects.
  • the conventional dischargers have cloths mounted thereon for wet cleaning and scrubbing. They are equipped with reservoirs and heaters for generating steam, which are to be discharged through steam outlets in the form of jets of steam directed towards the floors to be cleaned.
  • the floor cleaning apparatus includes a discharger for discharging a cleansing solution and/or steam to a floor surface, a receptacle, and a rotary sweeping member adapted to sweep waste substances and discharged liquid on the floor surface into the receptacle.
  • the rotary sweeping member includes at least one row of bristles and at least one sweeping strip and operatively associated with the discharger and the receptacle.
  • the at least one row of bristles and the at least one sweeping strip are arranged in alternate.
  • the at least one row of bristles and the at least one sweeping strip are arranged in substantially parallel.
  • the at least one row of bristles and the at least one sweeping strip are arranged in spiral.
  • the at least one row of bristles is made of nylon, plastic or animal hairs, and at least one sweeping strip is made of resilient deformable material.
  • the rotary sweeping member has two rows of bristles and two rows of sweeping strip.
  • the rotary sweeping member is positioned posterior to the discharger and anterior to the receptacle.
  • the floor cleaning apparatus may further include a liquid-absorbing roller adapted to absorb residual liquid on the floor surface.
  • the length between two ends of the liquid-absorbing roller is longer than the length of the rotary sweeping member.
  • the liquid-absorbing roller is made of PVA material.
  • the liquid-absorbing roller is adapted to be detached from the floor cleaning apparatus.
  • the liquid-absorbing roller is positioned posterior to the sweeping member.
  • a method of cleaning a floor surface is also provided. Initially, cleansing solution and/or steam to the floor surface is discharged. Further, the waste substances and the discharged liquid is swept from the floor surface into a receptacle by using a sweeping member including at least one row of bristles and at least one sweeping strip. Optionally, residual liquid on the floor surface can be absorbed by using a liquid-absorbing roller.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a floor cleaning apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows another perspective view of the floor cleaning apparatus of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 shows another perspective view of the floor cleaning apparatus of FIG. 1 with a handle extended.
  • FIG. 4 shows another perspective view of the floor cleaning apparatus of FIG. 1 with a handle extended and an electric cord hanged on the handle.
  • FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of a floor cleaning apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a side and bottom view of a cleaning head of the floor cleaning apparatus of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 shows a cross sectional view of the cleaning head of the floor cleaning apparatus of FIG. 5.
  • FIGS. 8A-8D show a rotary sweeping member in various embodiments.
  • FIGS. 9A-9B show a floor cleaning apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 10A-10B show components detachable from the floor cleaning apparatus of FIG. 9.
  • FIGS. 11A-11B show forward and backward movements, respectively, of the floor cleaning apparatus.
  • FIGS. 1-4 illustrate various perspective views of a floor cleaning apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
  • the floor cleaning apparatus designated generally by reference numeral 10, includes a body or housing 12, a handle 14, and a cleaning head 16.
  • the handle 14 and the cleaning head 16 are operatively coupled to the housing 12 independently.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an exploded view of the floor cleaning apparatus 10.
  • the housing 12 includes a front cover 30 and a rear cover 32 with a space or compartment in between.
  • a reservoir 40 for holding or containing a cleansing solution is removably mounted on the housing 12 preferably at an upper front portion thereof.
  • the "cleansing solution” refers to water, liquid chemical/non-chemical liquid cleaning agent, water mixed with solid, liquid chemical/non-chemical cleaning agent, or combination thereof.
  • the reservoir 40 can be of any appropriate shape and dimensions.
  • the reservoir 40 is preferably transparent or semi-transparent so that the liquid level within the reservoir 40 is visible for a user.
  • a reservoir-release button 60 is provided to actuate an engaging mechanism employed to removably engage the reservoir 40 with the housing 12.
  • the engaging mechanism may take the form of a conventional retaining clip, a catch, or a clamp, etc.
  • the front cover 30, the rear cover 32, and the reservoir 40 may be made of plastic or any suitable material by any conventional method such as injection molding.
  • a heating assembly 50 may be mounted within the housing 12 for producing a hot cleansing solution and/or steam.
  • the heating assembly 50 may take any conventional form and may be installed within the housing 12 in any conventional way.
  • the heating assembly 50 includes a coiled heating element 52, a heater 54, and a heater shell 56. In between the heater 54 and the heater shell 56 is a space or a compartment for holding the cleaning solution inflow from the reservoir 40.
  • a sealing ring 58 may be used to establish a sealing engagement between the heater 54 and the heating shell 56.
  • the cleansing solution from the reservoir 40 enters the space or compartment in between the heater 54 and the heater shell 56 via a valve assembly 62.
  • the heating element 52 heats up the heater 54, which in turn heats up the cleaning solution within the compartment to produce a hot cleansing solution and/or steam.
  • the heating assembly 50 may have a control switch separate from the power switch of a floor cleaning apparatus 10. In this variation of the embodiment, turning on the floor cleaning apparatus 10 will not produce a hot cleansing solution unless the control switch of the heating assembly 50 is turned on.
  • the handle 14 may be rotatably connected to the rear upper portion of the housing 12, allowed to take a retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, or an extended position, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. It may include a cord hanger 18 for hanging an electric cord 20 thereon.
  • the handle 14 is designed in such a way that the floor cleaning apparatus 10 can easily be controlled and manipulated by a user. It may have an enlarged donut-shaped handgrip portion 70 and a bending-backward end 72.
  • the enlarged donut-shaped handgrip portion 70 allows the user to grip on and move back and forth the floor cleaning apparatus 10 with the handle 14 taking a retracted position.
  • the handle 14 may be rotated to take an extended position, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the bending-backward end 72 allows the user to grip on while cleaning a hard-to-reach floor surface.
  • a handle button 73 may be used to control the release and hold of the handle 14 in the retracted or extended position.
  • the cleaning head 16 may be connected to the bottom of the housing 12 by a hinge mechanism 78, which may be a universal hinge or any other suitable hinge mechanism.
  • the cleaning head 16 may include a base 80 and a top cover 82.
  • the base 80 and the top cover 82 may be made of plastic or any suitable material by any conventional method such as injection molding.
  • the base 80 and the top cover 82 define a space or compartment for receiving the cleaning tool assembly of the floor cleaning apparatus 10, details of which will be described below.
  • a discharger 90 is provided on the cleaning head 16.
  • the "discharger” refers to a part of the floor cleaning apparatus, which can discharge cleansing solution and/or steam onto the floor surface.
  • the discharger 90 may include a plurality of outlets 92, a leading edge 91 and a trailing edge 93, as depicted in FIG. 6.
  • a hot cleansing solution or steam produced in the heater shell 56 may travel to the discharger 90 via a conventional duct 96 and may discharge through the plurality of outlets 92 in the form of jets directed towards the floor to be cleaned.
  • a pump 64 may be used to control the amount of cleansing solution entering the heater shell 56 and the amount of hot cleansing solution and/or steam produced.
  • a rotary sweeping member 100 is provided within the cleaning head 16 posterior to the trailing edge 93 of the discharger 90.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 is driven by an electric motor 104.
  • the electric motor 104 may drive a pulley 106 via a traction belt 108.
  • the pulley 106 in turn may drive the rotary sweeping member 100.
  • the electric motor 104 can be powered by AC power supplied to the floor cleaning apparatus 10 through the power cord 20.
  • the electric motor 104 may be powered by a plurality of single-use or rechargeable batteries, if necessary.
  • rotary sweeping member 100 may be operatively coupled to the electric motor 104 using other suitable coupling mechanisms such as gear mechanism, chain assembly, etc.
  • the pulley 106 may be covered by a pulley cover 115.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 may be mounted on opposite sidewalls of the cleaning head 16 via conventional bearing assemblies 109.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 may be held in position at one end thereof by a rotary sweeping member holder 111 which may be covered by a rotary sweeping member holder cover 113.
  • rotary sweeping member 100 can be driven by other means, such as steam.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 may include at least one row of bristles 102 and at least one sweeping strip 103.
  • the row of bristles 102 may be made of nylon, plastic or other materials such as animal hairs, while the sweeping strip 103 may be made of resilient deformable material such as rubber, thermoplastic rubber, TPV, TPR, etc.
  • the at least one row of bristles 102 and the at least one row of sweeping strip 103 may be arranged in alternate.
  • the at least one row of bristles 102 and the at least one row of sweeping strip 103 may be arranged in substantially parallel or in spiral.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 includes two rows of bristles 102 and two sweeping strips 103 as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8D.
  • the bristles and the sweeping strips may be arranged in alternate with each of the sweeping strips 103 positioned between the rows of bristles 102.
  • each row of bristles and each sweeping strip are arranged in substantially parallel as shown in FIGS. 8B.
  • each row of bristles and each sweeping strip are arranged in spiral to increase the contacting surface with a floor surface as shown in FIG. 8D.
  • two rows of bristles 102 and two rows of sweeping strip 103 is fixed onto a rod 110 of the rotary sweeping member 110.
  • the two rows of bristles 102 and the two rubber sweeping strips 103 may be arranged parallel to the rod 110, or in a plurality of helixes about the rod 110.
  • the row of bristles 102 can sweep waste substances (such as dust, dirt and debris) on the floor, and the sweeping strip 103 can sweep discharged liquid on the floor into a receptacle 200.
  • the receptacle 200 provided within the cleaning head 16, can be located posterior to the rotary sweeping member 100.
  • discharged liquid refers to liquid originated from a cleansing solution and/or steam that is discharged onto a floor surface from a discharger of a floor cleaning apparatus.
  • the "receptacle” refers to a container disposed in the floor cleaning apparatus, which is used to collect the discharged liquid from the floor surface.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 may be turned on and off by pushing a switch button 120.
  • This switch button 120 may be located on the floor cleaning apparatus 10 at a position easily accessible by the user.
  • the switch button 120 can be located on the handle 14, or the housing 12, or preferably on the cleaning head 16.
  • the position of the rotary sweeping member 100 relative to the floor to be cleaned may be adjustable, if desired, by adjusting the position of the rotary sweeping member 100, or by replacing the rotary sweeping member 100 with one having a bristle length commensurate with the floor to be cleaned.
  • the floor cleaning apparatus 10 may come with a set of rotary sweeping members of different bristle length or strip height, and different materials for different floor surfaces to be cleaned, e.g. wooden floor, tiled floor, etc.
  • a floor cleaning apparatus may contain more than one rotary sweeping member arranged in a serial or a parallel relationship.
  • a rubber scraper 224 may be provided at the bottom of a slanted wall or ramp 222.
  • the rubber scraper 224 can be used to scrap the floor to be cleaned during the cleaning process.
  • the rubber scraper 224 can also used to sweep the waste substances and the discharged liquid, which are driven under the slanted wall, towards the rotary sweeping member 100 during forward movement of the floor cleaning apparatus 10.
  • the slanted wall or ramp 222 is disposed transversely with respect to the cleaning head 16.
  • the waste substances and the discharged liquid are driven by the rotary sweeping member 100 towards the front surface of the slanted wall 222.
  • the slanted wall 222 is slanted in such a manner that the front surface thereof is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the floor to be cleaned.
  • the slanted wall 222 and the floor may be disposed at an acute angle which is in the range of about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees. Preferably, the acute angle is about 45 degrees.
  • a gap or clearance may be provided between the slanted wall 222 and the floor such that the floor will not be scratched by the lower edge of the slanted wall 222 when the floor cleaning apparatus 10 is moved back and forth during the cleaning process.
  • the discharged liquid and the waste substances swept from the floor can be driven by the rotary sweeping member 100 toward the front surface of the slanted wall 222 in the directions as shown by arrows in FIG. 7.
  • the receptacle 200 is located within the cleaning head 16 and is configured to be removable therefrom. Preferably, the receptacle 200 can be removable from the rear end of the cleaning head 16.
  • the receptacle 200 may be of any shape and preferably in the shape of a tray to be fitted within a rear portion of the cleaning head 16.
  • the receptacle 200 can be made of plastic, metal, or any other suitable materials.
  • the receptacle 200 may be slidably fitted into the rear end of the cleaning head 16.
  • Conventional retaining mechanism such as a lock 204, may be employed to securely retain the receptacle 200 within the cleaning head 16.
  • the receptacle 200 of the illustrated embodiment may include a front panel 210, a top panel 212, a bottom panel 214, a back panel 216, and two opposite side panels 218 (FIG. 5).
  • the bottom panel 214 is a flat panel defining the bottom wall of the cleaning head 16 when the receptacle 200 is inserted into the cleaning head 16.
  • the front panel 210 is slanted such that the front panel 210 and the bottom panel 214 are disposed at an acute angle.
  • the front panel 210 and the bottom panel 214 may be disposed at an acute angle which is in the range of about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees. Preferably, the acute angle is about 45 degrees.
  • the slanted front panel 210 may be adapted to abut against the slanted wall 222 when the receptacle 200 is fully inserted into the cleaning head 16.
  • the top panel 212 may be connected to the top edge of the front panel 210.
  • the discharged liquid and the waste substances may be driven through a passage 226 defined by the top panel 212 of the receptacle 200 and an interior partition wall 228 of the cleaning head 16.
  • the discharged liquid and the waste substances are collected in the receptacle 200.
  • a handgrip 202 may be provided on the receptacle 200 at a rear end thereof.
  • the handgrip 202 is adapted to facilitate the insertion and removal of the receptacle 200 into and from the cleaning head 16.
  • the handgrip 202 may be in form of a conventional U-shaped handle, or a recess or groove, or a projection provided separately or integrally thereon.
  • two rear wheels 260 may be provided at the bottom of the receptacle 200.
  • Two front wheels 262 may also be provided at the bottom front portion of the cleaning head 16.
  • a microswitch wheel assembly 264 may be provided on the cleaning head 16 at one side thereof for monitoring the movement of the cleaning head 16 relative to the floor to be cleaned.
  • the rotary sweeping member is positioned behind the discharger, and that the receptacle is positioned behind the rotary sweeping member, it is contemplating that the discharger 90, the rotary sweeping member 100 and the receptacle 200 may be arranged in other suitable order.
  • a floor cleaning apparatus may further include a liquid-absorbing roller 300 to absorb residual liquid that fails to be swept by the sweeping member.
  • residual liquid refers to a trace amount of liquid that remains on the floor after most of the discharged fluid has been swept into a floor cleaning device.
  • the liquid-absorbing roller 300 can be positioned posterior to the sweeping member 100. In the illustrated embodiment, the liquid-absorbing roller 300 is attached to the receptacle 40. The liquid-absorbing roller 300 may be detached for easy cleaning and storage. In one embodiment, the length between two ends 301 and 302 of the liquid-absorbing roller 300 is longer than that of the rotary sweeping member 100.
  • the liquid-absorbing roller 300 can made of PVA material or other suitable materials having powerful absorbency.
  • liquid-absorbing roller is attached to the receptacle in the illustrated embodiment, it is to be understood that the liquid-absorbing roller can be attached to other portions of the floor cleaning apparatus 10.
  • the reservoir 40 is to be filled up with cleansing solution.
  • the liquid level of the reservoir 40 can be monitored by a sensor.
  • the reservoir 40 can be filled up with cleansing solution through an inlet valve 66.
  • the reservoir 40 can be removed from the housing 12 by pressing the reservoir release button 60 provided at the top of the housing 12.
  • the filled-up reservoir 40 can then be mounted back onto the housing 12 of the floor cleaning apparatus 10.
  • the valve assembly 62 is activated thereby allowing cleansing solution in the reservoir 40 to enter and fill up the heater shell 56.
  • the floor cleaning apparatus 10 is connected to a power source.
  • the user then turns on the cleaning apparatus 10.
  • the discharger is then activated, and the heating element 52 is turned on.
  • the heating element 52 generates heat to heat up the cleansing solution within the heater shell 56 thereby producing cleansing solution and/or steam.
  • the cleansing solution and/or steam so produced is discharged through the outlets 92 disposed along the front bottom portion of the cleaning head 16.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 is also activated.
  • the discharger and the rotary sweeping member 100 can be activated at different time as required by the user.
  • waste substances and discharged liquid spread in part over the floor are swept by the rotary sweeping member towards the slanted walls 222.
  • the use of the discharger 90, the rotary sweeping member 100, and the scraper 224 at the same time can clean up the floor completely without leaving behind any trace of waste substances and discharged liquid.
  • the discharger 90 is used for cleaning and scrubbing to remove waste substances from the floor.
  • the rotary sweeping member 100 is used to sweep the waste substances and the discharged liquid on the floor into the receptacle 200.
  • the discharger 90 and the rotary sweeping member 100 together perform floor cleaning, scrubbing, and sweeping at the same time to completely clean the floor in one single step.
  • the user has the options to operate the discharger 90 or the rotary sweeping member 100 alone, if desired.
  • the liquid-absorbing roller absorbs the residual liquid left behind by the rotary sweeping member 100.
  • the absorption of the residual liquid occurs during the performance of the rotary sweeping member 100 as the user moves the floor-cleaning apparatus back and forth as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B.
  • the roller 300 rolls following the arrow 350.
  • the roller 300 rolls following the arrow 352.

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