EP3806706A1 - Fringed cleaning device having a perforation chamber to be used with cartons of cleaning liquid - Google Patents

Fringed cleaning device having a perforation chamber to be used with cartons of cleaning liquid

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EP3806706A1
EP3806706A1 EP19742442.7A EP19742442A EP3806706A1 EP 3806706 A1 EP3806706 A1 EP 3806706A1 EP 19742442 A EP19742442 A EP 19742442A EP 3806706 A1 EP3806706 A1 EP 3806706A1
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cleaning
chamber
fringe
cleaning liquid
handle
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Alexandre CABIDDU
Pascal Petit
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Christeyns Luxembourg SA
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Occilab
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/22—Mops with liquid-feeding devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames

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  • the invention relates to a fringe cleaning device.
  • a mop cleaning device such as a mop usually consists of a handle at the lower end of which is hinged a plate.
  • a flat fringe, made of cotton or microfibers for example, is removably attached to the plate.
  • the invention extends to brush brooms, so that the term “fringe” covers in this patent application, not only flat fringes of the removable strip type in cotton or microfiber but also brushes.
  • the user of a conventional flat mop must first impregnate the fringe with a cleaning product by dipping it in a bucket filled with product.
  • the fringe thus impregnated is then fixed on the plate.
  • the user's hands are frequently in contact with the cleaning product, which is undesirable given the somewhat aggressive nature for the skin of certain products.
  • the user is also brought to carry a relatively heavy bucket with the risks that this induces on health (back pain, MSD (musculoskeletal disorders), etc.) and the risks of falling by slipping if the user overturns the bucket and the product spreads on the ground.
  • cleaning brooms with flat fringes such as for example the devices described in EP 461873 and WO2004 / 080265, which include a reservoir for receiving a cleaning product, which reservoir is mounted on the handle and communicates via a hose. with one or more spray nozzles located near the lower end of the handle.
  • a pump actuated by a joystick or a push button on the handle makes it possible to spray product directly on the ground by the spray nozzles, at the front of the broom near the bangs.
  • the cleaning product packaged in a canister, either ready to use or in a concentrated form to be diluted, is poured into the tank.
  • Reservoir brooms eliminate the use of buckets filled with water or cleaning product.
  • filling the reservoir is an awkward operation, during which the user of the brush may come into contact with the cleaning product; the product sprayed on the ground is not distributed evenly and cleaning is therefore uneven; direct spraying of the product on the ground results in a high consumption of water and cleaning product for a result which is not any better; in addition, it is not uncommon for the spray nozzles of the previous brushes to become blocked or for the pump or its actuation handle to exhibit operating problems.
  • the weight of the cleaning product at the level of the handle contributes to the appearance of MSD in users.
  • the invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems.
  • the invention aims to provide a cleaning device which is easy to use, reliable, and in which the dosage of cleaning product and the quantity of liquid used are perfectly controlled.
  • the invention provides a cleaning device comprising a handle, a cleaning head including a plate equipped with a fringe, and a chamber for receiving a cleaning liquid.
  • cleaning liquid is not intended to limit the field of action of the liquid: it includes in particular descaling and disinfectant liquids.
  • the term “handle” here designates both a long handle of the broom handle type and a short handle such as a handle of a wiper or squeegee device for washing windows.
  • the term “fringe” covers not only flat fringes and brushes for washing floors, but also rolls and other skins made of microfibers for washing windows.
  • the invention applies not only to a device of the broom type for washing floors and to a wiper type device (T-shaped) for washing windows.
  • the chamber called the perforation chamber, is configured to be able to receive a container of cleaning liquid, which container contains a pocket and the cleaning liquid contained in the pocket, the perforation chamber being provided with a knife, or other perforation tool, configured to be able to perforate the pocket upon installation of the carton in the perforation chamber for the purpose of cleaning fluid release;
  • knife means any blunt tool (blade, needle, tip, etc.) capable of perforating or cutting the pocket.
  • the device comprises a conduit for the cleaning liquid to flow from the perforation chamber to the plate;
  • the cleaning head comprises an upper wall connected to said flow conduit and a lower wall forming the plate, which lower wall is provided with one or more holes allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the plate to impregnate the fringe.
  • the chamber of the device according to the invention is not intended to be filled directly with cleaning liquid but to receive a pocket containing this liquid. As soon as it is installed, this pocket is pierced and all of the liquid leaves the perforation chamber and flows towards the plate via the flow conduit, for the purpose of impregnating the fringe.
  • the impregnation of the fringe is total and instantaneous (depending on the viscosity of the cleaning liquid, it may however be recommended to wait a few seconds after puncturing the bag to ensure that the fringe is fully and properly impregnated).
  • the perforation chamber therefore does not constitute a "reservoir" for storing the cleaning liquid as in the previous brushes.
  • the user of the device is not in contact with the cleaning liquid when he recharges the device with product. Filling is carried out without risk of spilling liquid outside the perforation chamber.
  • the dose of liquid introduced into the chamber and used is perfectly controlled.
  • the handling of the device is not constrained by an additional load in the handle, unlike known reservoir brushes.
  • the cleaning liquid is not sent to a spray nozzle but to the fringe so as to completely impregnate the latter when installing the carton in the perforation chamber.
  • the elimination of the spray nozzles and of the pump making it possible to send the liquid in the spray nozzles in the previous brushes in fact resolves all of the reliability problems of these elements.
  • the quantity of cleaning liquid used is less for an equivalent or even better result and the cleaning is more homogeneous.
  • the lower end of the handle of the device is articulated on the upper wall of the cleaning head by a ball-type connection or of the universal joint type.
  • the cleaning liquid flow duct has an upper portion between the perforation chamber and a point located near the lower end of the handle, and a lower portion below this upper portion.
  • the cleaning liquid flow duct comprises, on its upper portion, a pipe, called primary pipe, which is attached to the handle and runs along the latter.
  • a pipe called primary pipe
  • the upper portion of the flow conduit can be formed directly by the handle which is then tubular or by a pipe inserted into the tubular handle.
  • the device comprises a protective casing enclosing the perforation chamber, the handle and the primary pipe.
  • the cleaning head has a diffusion volume between its upper wall and its lower wall, this diffusion volume being able to receive the cleaning liquid contained in the perforated pocket and to diffuse all the cleaning liquid on the lower wall of the head cleaning (plate), which bottom wall is pierced with a plurality of holes for the purposes impregnation of the fringe by the cleaning liquid contained in the diffusion volume.
  • the primary pipe is extended by a secondary pipe which departs from the handle and then opens into the diffusion volume through a single opening in the upper wall of the cleaning head.
  • the primary pipe splits into two pipes, called distribution pipes, each distribution pipe opening onto an opening passing through said plate.
  • the knife comprises a polygonal blade comprising two consecutive sides facing upwards in the perforation chamber, at least one of which is sharpened, the blade being fixed to the bottom of the perforation chamber by another side.
  • the fringe is a flat fringe and the lower wall (or plate) of the cleaning head has two slides on a lower face in which are fastened fixing bands of the loop or hook type ( velcro®) for removably fixing the flat fringe, which flat fringe has an upper face provided with a fastening surface of the loop or hook type complementary to said fastening strips.
  • the fixing bands inserted in the slides of the plate are provided with hooks, while the fixing surfaces of the fringe are provided with loops.
  • the invention extends to a cleaning system characterized in that it comprises a cleaning device according to the invention and a container housed in the perforation chamber of the device.
  • the pouch of the carton has a lower perforation zone, of lesser thickness, identified by dotted lines.
  • a 210 ml container is particularly suitable for an area of the order of 40 m 2
  • a 180 ml container corresponds to an area up to 30 m 2 .
  • cartons containing various liquids cleaning, degreaser, disinfectant, descaler, stripper, polish, nourishing, etc., or product combining several of the above effects
  • various liquids cleaning, degreaser, disinfectant, descaler, stripper, polish, nourishing, etc., or product combining several of the above effects
  • the cartons are generally cylindrical with a width or a diameter corresponding substantially to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber.
  • the width or the diameter of the container is equal to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber, so that the container just enters the chamber. It is indeed preferable that the cart does not slide freely in the room, without its installation requiring significant pressure from the user (such installation of the cart in the room, helped by the user, guarantees that the carton is correctly pierced by the knife).
  • the cart has a width or diameter between 70 and 80 mm, for example equal to 75 mm. The height of the container then depends on the volume of cleaning fluid desired.
  • the following information is indicated on the pouch of the container: the model or models of cleaning device according to the invention with which the container can be used, the area which can be cleaned by the container used with the device according to the invention , at least one property of the liquid contained in the bag and / or the nature or at least one element of composition of said liquid, one or more types of floor covering for which said liquid is suitable.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an example of a cleaning device according to the second embodiment of the invention defined above.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of a lower portion of an example of a cleaning device according to the first embodiment of the invention defined above.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view A-A of the cleaning head of the device of Figure 2, in which the fringe and the connection between the cleaning head and the handle have not been shown.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of the cleaning head of Figure 3 without the fringe.
  • Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of a lower portion of the cleaning device of Figure 1 (second embodiment of the invention).
  • Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view from above of a perforation chamber of a cleaning device according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 is a schematic top view of the puncture chamber of Figure 6, in which the cover and the knife have not been shown.
  • FIG. 8 is a front view of the knife of the perforation chamber of FIG. 6.
  • S Figure 9 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of a cleaning device according to the invention equipped with a protective housing.
  • FIG. 1 shows a complete cleaning device according to the invention, which device comprises:
  • a perforation chamber 2 adapted to receive a container 3 of cleaning liquid
  • conduit 6 for the flow of cleaning liquid from the perforation chamber 2 to the cleaning head 4 for the purpose of impregnating the fringe 5, which conduit comprises a primary pipe 7 which leaves from the perforation chamber 2 and runs along the handle 1 to a point 8 located near the lower end of the handle.
  • the cleaning head comprises an extruded die 9 (see FIG. 3) comprising an upper wall 10 and a lower wall 11 which define a diffusion volume 12.
  • This diffusion volume 12 is dimensioned to receive all of the cleaning liquid contained in the container 3 which inserted into the perforation chamber 2.
  • the bottom wall 11 forms the plate on which the user can fix a fringe. 5.
  • the primary pipe 7 is extended by a single flexible secondary pipe 70 (see fig. 2) which departs from the handle in a transverse median plane of the cleaning head and is connected to an opening 71 (single) formed in the upper wall 10 of the cleaning head, in the transverse median plane of the latter.
  • the cleaning liquid released from the container 3 during its installation in the perforation chamber therefore flows through the flow conduit 6 (via the primary pipe 7 and the secondary pipe 70) from the perforation chamber 2 up to the diffusion volume 12 of the cleaning head.
  • the lower wall 11 of the cleaning head has holes 13 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) regularly distributed over the entire surface of the lower wall for discharging the cleaning liquid from the diffusion volume 12 towards the fringe ( not shown in Figs. 3 and 4).
  • the bottom wall 1 1 of the cleaning head has ten holes 13.
  • the number of holes depends on the density and the viscosity of the cleaning liquid. It is possible to offer several models of head or cleaning device, each model corresponding to a range of cleaning liquids (corresponding to a range of densities or viscosities).
  • the lower wall 1 1 comprises two lateral slides 14 and 15 extending longitudinally along the longitudinal edges of the die 9. These slides are designed to receive fastening strips 16 with Velcro® type hooks.
  • the fringe 5 then has on its upper face fastening surfaces with Velcro®-type loops complementary to the fixing strips 16. Any other fixing system between the fringe and the bottom wall of the cleaning head is in accordance with the invention. As can be seen in FIG. 4, if holes for evacuating the cleaning liquid are provided at the level of the slides 14 and 15 of the bottom wall 11, similar holes are also provided in the fixing strips 16 opposite holes in the bottom wall 1 1.
  • connection 17 between the handle 1 and the upper wall 10 of the cleaning head is a ball joint or universal joint type connection allowing the cleaning head to pivot at least 90 ° relative to the handle around the axis of the handle and also allowing the lower end of the handle to pivot around the median longitudinal axis and the median transverse axis of the upper wall of the cleaning head.
  • connection are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the cleaning head comprises a plate 19 which acts both as an upper wall for the connection of the cleaning head to the handle 1 and as a lower wall for receiving the fringe 5.
  • the primary pipe 7 is extended by two distribution pipes 80 which separate from each other and from the handle 1 in a median longitudinal plane of the cleaning head to open into two holes 23 formed in the plate 19.
  • the cleaning liquid which is released when the container is installed in the perforation chamber 2 therefore impregnates the fringe at the outlet of the two holes 23; it then diffuses into the fringe itself in order to wet it entirely.
  • the underside of the plate 19 can optionally include two lateral slides for receiving hook fastening strips.
  • the fixing bands used with the second embodiment are devoid of holes for the evacuation of the cleaning liquid, as the holes 23 are made on the median longitudinal axis of the plate 19, apart from the slides for receiving the fixing bands.
  • FIG. 6 shows the perforation chamber 2 of a cleaning device according to the invention, the example illustrated being compatible with the two embodiments previously described.
  • the perforation chamber illustrated has a cylindrical wall 30, a bottom 31 and a cover 32.
  • the bottom 31 is pierced with a mouth 33 for the outlet of the cleaning liquid, to which the upper end of the primary pipe 7 of the conduit is connected flow.
  • this outlet mouth has a diameter of 16mm.
  • the perforation chamber 2 incorporates a knife 34 which can be observed in more detail in FIG. 8.
  • the knife 34 has a polygonal shape with an upper apex 37 and two sharp upper sides 35, 36, a lower side 38 fixed to the bottom 31 of the perforation chamber, two opposite vertical sides 39, 40 which follow the cylinder wall 30 of the chamber and an inclined lower side 41, which allows the cleaning liquid to flow under the knife towards the outlet mouth 33.
  • a notch 42 is formed in each of the two vertical sides to receive a corresponding boss (not shown) provided in the cylindrical wall 30 in order to retain the knife at the bottom of the perforation chamber.
  • the cylindrical wall 30 of the perforation chamber has a portion 30a having a cross section in the form of an arc of a circle and a planar portion 30b.
  • the circular portion 30a has for example an internal diameter of 75mm.
  • the pouch of the cart 3 has flat, welded flat lower and upper edges, delimited by "ear flaps" (see fig. 1). Between these flat rectilinear edges, once filled with liquid, the pocket has a curved body whose section at mid-height of the pocket is substantially circular.
  • the lower edge and / or the upper flat edge of the carton (or of the pocket) has a width equal to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber, that is to say 75 mm in the example illustrated. At mid-height, the diameter of the pocket is of the order of 50 to 55 mm.
  • elements are provided for fixing the perforation chamber to the handle 1.
  • These elements include a flexible half-ring 43 which can extend over the entire height of the perforation chamber and the internal diameter of which is slightly less than the external diameter of the handle 1 so that the handle can be forced into the half-ring.
  • the fastening elements also include one or more lugs 44 intended to be inserted into corresponding holes provided in the handle, which lugs prevent both the perforation chamber from pivoting around the handle and that it slides axially relatively on the handle.
  • FIG. 9 more specifically shows a protective casing 45 which can be placed around the perforation chamber 2, the handle 1 and the primary pipe 7. This casing protects the primary pipe 7 and its connection to the perforation chamber, and ensures a beautiful aesthetic finish of the cleaning device according to the invention.
  • the handle 1 can be telescopic in order to be able to adjust the length above the perforation chamber 2 (the distance between the perforation chamber and the lower end of the handle remaining fixed).
  • the device can be in the form of a wiper for washing windows, in which case the handle of the device is reduced in size to form only a kind of handle.
  • the flow conduit advantageously comprises a member preventing the flow of the cleaning liquid in the opposite direction, that is to say from the fringe towards the perforation chamber so that the cleaning head of the moistener can be oriented upwards without risk for the user to get wet.
  • the cleaning head can integrate a squeegee parallel to the fringe in order to clean and dry the glass in a single pass.
  • the interest of the invention remains whole: the user no longer has to carry heavy buckets of water or put his hands in the cleaning liquid; the dose of product used is controlled, etc.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning device comprising a handle (1), a cleaning head (4) including a plate equipped with a fringe (5), and a chamber (2) for receiving a cleaning liquid, characterized in that: - the chamber (2) is configured to receive a container (3) of cleaning liquid, i.e. a pouch containing the cleaning liquid, the perforation chamber being provided with a cutter (34) configured to be able to perforate the pouch when the container is fitted in the chamber in order to release the cleaning liquid; - the device comprises a flow duct (6) for the cleaning liquid to flow from the perforation chamber (2) to the cleaning head (4), - the cleaning head (4) comprises an upper wall connected to the flow duct (6) and a lower wall provided with one or more holes allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the plate in order to impregnate the fringe.

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Dispositif nettoyage à frange et à chambre de perforation à utiliser avec des berlingots de liquide de nettoyage  Fringe cleaning device and puncture chamber for use with containers of cleaning fluid
L'invention concerne un dispositif de nettoyage à frange. Un dispositif de nettoyage à frange tel qu'un balai à frange se compose généralement d'un manche à l'extrémité inférieure duquel est articulée une platine. Une frange plate, en coton ou en microfibres par exemple, est fixée de façon amovible sur la platine. L'invention s'étend aux balais à brosse, de sorte que le terme "frange" couvre dans la présente demande de brevet, non seulement les franges plates du type bande amovible en coton ou microfibre mais aussi les brosses. The invention relates to a fringe cleaning device. A mop cleaning device such as a mop usually consists of a handle at the lower end of which is hinged a plate. A flat fringe, made of cotton or microfibers for example, is removably attached to the plate. The invention extends to brush brooms, so that the term "fringe" covers in this patent application, not only flat fringes of the removable strip type in cotton or microfiber but also brushes.
Pour nettoyer un sol, l'utilisateur d'un balai à frange plate classique doit tout d'abord imprégner la frange d'un produit de nettoyage en trempant celle- ci dans un seau rempli de produit. La frange ainsi imprégnée est ensuite fixée sur la platine. Ce faisant, les mains de l'utilisateur sont fréquemment en contact avec le produit de nettoyage, ce qui n'est pas souhaitable compte tenu du caractère quelque peu agressif pour la peau de certains produits. L'utilisateur est par ailleurs amené à porter un seau relativement lourd avec les risques que cela induit sur la santé (maux de dos, TMS (troubles musculo-squelettiques), etc.) et les risques de chute par glissade si l'utilisateur renverse le seau et que le produit se répand sur le sol.  To clean a floor, the user of a conventional flat mop must first impregnate the fringe with a cleaning product by dipping it in a bucket filled with product. The fringe thus impregnated is then fixed on the plate. In doing so, the user's hands are frequently in contact with the cleaning product, which is undesirable given the somewhat aggressive nature for the skin of certain products. The user is also brought to carry a relatively heavy bucket with the risks that this induces on health (back pain, MSD (musculoskeletal disorders), etc.) and the risks of falling by slipping if the user overturns the bucket and the product spreads on the ground.
Il existe des balais de nettoyage à frange plate, comme par exemple les dispositifs décrits dans EP 461873 et W02004/080265, qui comprennent un réservoir pour la réception d'un produit de nettoyage, lequel réservoir est monté sur le manche et communique via un tuyau avec une ou plusieurs buses d'aspersion situées à proximité de l'extrémité inférieure du manche. Dans certains de ces dispositifs, une pompe actionnée par une manette ou un bouton poussoir sur le manche permet de pulvériser du produit directement sur le sol par les buses d'aspersion, à l'avant du balai à proximité de la frange. Avant utilisation du balai, le produit de nettoyage, conditionné en bidon, soit prêt à l'emploi, soit sous une forme concentrée à diluer, est versé dans le réservoir. Les balais à réservoir permettent de s'affranchir de l'utilisation de seaux remplis d'eau ou de produit de nettoyage. Mais ils ne sont pas dénués d'inconvénients : le remplissage du réservoir est une opération malaisée, au cours de laquelle l'utilisateur du balai peut entrer en contact avec le produit de nettoyage ; le produit aspergé sur le sol n'est pas réparti de façon homogène et le nettoyage est donc inégal ; l'aspersion direct du produit sur le sol entraîne une grande consommation d'eau et de produit de nettoyage pour un résultat qui n'en est pas meilleur pour autant ; en outre, il n'est pas rare que les buses d'aspersion des balais antérieurs se bouchent ou que la pompe ou sa manette d'actionnement présente des problèmes de fonctionnement. Enfin, le poids du produit de nettoyage au niveau du manche participe à l'apparition de TMS chez les utilisateurs. There are cleaning brooms with flat fringes, such as for example the devices described in EP 461873 and WO2004 / 080265, which include a reservoir for receiving a cleaning product, which reservoir is mounted on the handle and communicates via a hose. with one or more spray nozzles located near the lower end of the handle. In some of these devices, a pump actuated by a joystick or a push button on the handle makes it possible to spray product directly on the ground by the spray nozzles, at the front of the broom near the bangs. Before using the broom, the cleaning product, packaged in a canister, either ready to use or in a concentrated form to be diluted, is poured into the tank. Reservoir brooms eliminate the use of buckets filled with water or cleaning product. However, they are not without drawbacks: filling the reservoir is an awkward operation, during which the user of the brush may come into contact with the cleaning product; the product sprayed on the ground is not distributed evenly and cleaning is therefore uneven; direct spraying of the product on the ground results in a high consumption of water and cleaning product for a result which is not any better; in addition, it is not uncommon for the spray nozzles of the previous brushes to become blocked or for the pump or its actuation handle to exhibit operating problems. Finally, the weight of the cleaning product at the level of the handle contributes to the appearance of MSD in users.
L'invention vise à résoudre les problèmes susmentionnés. Principalement, l'invention vise à fournir un dispositif de nettoyage simple d'utilisation, fiable, et dans lequel le dosage de produit de nettoyage et la quantité de liquide utilisée sont parfaitement maîtrisés.  The invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems. Mainly, the invention aims to provide a cleaning device which is easy to use, reliable, and in which the dosage of cleaning product and the quantity of liquid used are perfectly controlled.
Pour ce faire, l'invention propose un dispositif de nettoyage comprenant un manche, une tête de nettoyage incluant une platine équipée d'une frange, et une chambre pour la réception d'un liquide de nettoyage.  To do this, the invention provides a cleaning device comprising a handle, a cleaning head including a plate equipped with a fringe, and a chamber for receiving a cleaning liquid.
À noter que l'expression "liquide de nettoyage" n'entend pas limiter le champ d'action du liquide : elle englobe notamment les liquides détartrants et désinfectants. Par ailleurs, le terme "manche" désigne ici aussi bien un manche long de type manche à balai qu'un manche court telle qu'une poignée d'un dispositif de type mouilleur ou raclette pour le lavage des vitres. De plus, comme indiqué en introduction, le terme "frange" couvre non seulement les franges plates et les brosses pour le lavage des sols, mais encore les boudins et autres peaux en microfibres pour le lavage des vitres. Ainsi l'invention s'applique non seulement à un dispositif de type balai pour le lavage des sols et à un dispositif de type mouilleur (en forme de T) pour le lavage des vitres.  Note that the expression "cleaning liquid" is not intended to limit the field of action of the liquid: it includes in particular descaling and disinfectant liquids. Furthermore, the term “handle” here designates both a long handle of the broom handle type and a short handle such as a handle of a wiper or squeegee device for washing windows. In addition, as indicated in the introduction, the term "fringe" covers not only flat fringes and brushes for washing floors, but also rolls and other skins made of microfibers for washing windows. Thus the invention applies not only to a device of the broom type for washing floors and to a wiper type device (T-shaped) for washing windows.
Le dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce que : The cleaning device according to the invention is characterized in that:
•s la chambre, dite chambre de perforation, est configurée pour pouvoir recevoir un berlingot de liquide de nettoyage, lequel berlingot comprend une poche et le liquide de nettoyage, contenu dans la poche, la chambre de perforation étant pourvue d'un couteau, ou autre outil de perforation, configuré pour pouvoir perforer la poche à l'installation du berlingot dans la chambre de perforation aux fins de libération du liquide de nettoyage ; par "couteau", on entend tout outil contondant (lame, aiguille, pointe...) apte à perforer ou couper la poche. • the chamber, called the perforation chamber, is configured to be able to receive a container of cleaning liquid, which container contains a pocket and the cleaning liquid contained in the pocket, the perforation chamber being provided with a knife, or other perforation tool, configured to be able to perforate the pocket upon installation of the carton in the perforation chamber for the purpose of cleaning fluid release; "knife" means any blunt tool (blade, needle, tip, etc.) capable of perforating or cutting the pocket.
•S le dispositif comprend un conduit d'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage depuis la chambre de perforation jusqu'à la platine ; • S the device comprises a conduit for the cleaning liquid to flow from the perforation chamber to the plate;
•s la tête de nettoyage comprend une paroi supérieure connectée audit conduit d'écoulement et une paroi inférieure formant la platine, laquelle paroi inférieure est pourvue d'un ou plusieurs trous permettant au liquide de nettoyage de traverser la platine pour imprégner la frange. • the cleaning head comprises an upper wall connected to said flow conduit and a lower wall forming the plate, which lower wall is provided with one or more holes allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the plate to impregnate the fringe.
Ainsi, la chambre du dispositif selon invention n'est pas destinée être remplie directement de liquide de nettoyage mais à recevoir une poche contenant ce liquide. Dès son installation, cette poche est percée et l'intégralité du liquide quitte la chambre de perforation et s'écoule vers la platine via le conduit d'écoulement, aux fins d'imprégnation de la frange. L'imprégnation de la frange est totale et instantanée (selon la viscosité du liquide de nettoyage il peut toutefois être recommandé d'attendre quelques secondes après perforation de la poche pour s'assurer que la frange est bien intégralement et correctement imprégnée). La chambre de perforation ne constitue donc pas un "réservoir" de stockage du liquide de nettoyage comme dans les balais antérieurs.  Thus, the chamber of the device according to the invention is not intended to be filled directly with cleaning liquid but to receive a pocket containing this liquid. As soon as it is installed, this pocket is pierced and all of the liquid leaves the perforation chamber and flows towards the plate via the flow conduit, for the purpose of impregnating the fringe. The impregnation of the fringe is total and instantaneous (depending on the viscosity of the cleaning liquid, it may however be recommended to wait a few seconds after puncturing the bag to ensure that the fringe is fully and properly impregnated). The perforation chamber therefore does not constitute a "reservoir" for storing the cleaning liquid as in the previous brushes.
Grâce à l'usage de berlingots selon l'invention, l'utilisateur du dispositif n'est pas en contact avec le liquide de nettoyage lorsqu'il recharge le dispositif en produit. Le remplissage s'effectue sans risque de renverser du liquide à l'extérieur de la chambre de perforation. En outre, la dose de liquide introduite dans la chambre et utilisée est parfaitement contrôlée. De plus, le maniement du dispositif n'est pas contraint par une charge supplémentaire dans le manche, à la différence des balais à réservoir connus.  Thanks to the use of cartons according to the invention, the user of the device is not in contact with the cleaning liquid when he recharges the device with product. Filling is carried out without risk of spilling liquid outside the perforation chamber. In addition, the dose of liquid introduced into the chamber and used is perfectly controlled. In addition, the handling of the device is not constrained by an additional load in the handle, unlike known reservoir brushes.
Par ailleurs, le liquide de nettoyage n'est pas envoyé vers une buse d'aspersion mais sur la frange de façon à imprégner totalement cette dernière au moment de l'installation du berlingot dans la chambre de perforation. La suppression des buses d'aspersion et de la pompe permettant d'envoyer le liquide dans les buses d'aspersion dans les balais antérieurs résout de fait l'ensemble des problèmes de fiabilité de ces éléments. En outre, la quantité de liquide de nettoyage utilisée est moindre pour un résultat équivalent voire meilleur et le nettoyage est plus homogène. Furthermore, the cleaning liquid is not sent to a spray nozzle but to the fringe so as to completely impregnate the latter when installing the carton in the perforation chamber. The elimination of the spray nozzles and of the pump making it possible to send the liquid in the spray nozzles in the previous brushes in fact resolves all of the reliability problems of these elements. In addition, the quantity of cleaning liquid used is less for an equivalent or even better result and the cleaning is more homogeneous.
L'utilisation de berlingots de liquide prêts à l'emploi permet également de maîtriser la quantité de liquide utilisée.  The use of ready-to-use liquid containers also helps control the amount of liquid used.
Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention, l'extrémité inférieure du manche du dispositif est articulée sur la paroi supérieure de la tête de nettoyage par une liaison de type rotule ou du type joint de cardan.  According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the lower end of the handle of the device is articulated on the upper wall of the cleaning head by a ball-type connection or of the universal joint type.
On considère que le conduit d'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage présente une portion supérieure entre la chambre de perforation et un point situé à proximité de l'extrémité inférieure du manche, et une portion inférieure en dessous de cette portion supérieure.  It is considered that the cleaning liquid flow duct has an upper portion between the perforation chamber and a point located near the lower end of the handle, and a lower portion below this upper portion.
Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention : According to a possible characteristic of the invention:
s la chambre de perforation est fixée sur le manche, s the perforation chamber is fixed to the handle,
s le conduit d'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage comprend, sur sa portion supérieure, un tuyau, dit tuyau primaire, qui est accolé au manche et longe celui-ci. En variante, la portion supérieure du conduit d'écoulement peut être formée directement par le manche qui est alors tubulaire ou par un tuyau inséré dans le manche tubulaire.  s the cleaning liquid flow duct comprises, on its upper portion, a pipe, called primary pipe, which is attached to the handle and runs along the latter. Alternatively, the upper portion of the flow conduit can be formed directly by the handle which is then tubular or by a pipe inserted into the tubular handle.
De préférence, le dispositif comprend un carter de protection enfermant la chambre de perforation, le manche et le tuyau primaire.  Preferably, the device comprises a protective casing enclosing the perforation chamber, the handle and the primary pipe.
En aval de ce tuyau primaire, divers modes de réalisation sont envisageables.  Downstream of this primary pipe, various embodiments are possible.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation possible : According to a first possible embodiment:
s la tête de nettoyage présente un volume de diffusion entre sa paroi supérieure et sa paroi inférieure, ce volume de diffusion pouvant recevoir le liquide de nettoyage contenu dans la poche perforée et diffuser l'ensemble du liquide de nettoyage sur la paroi inférieure de la tête de nettoyage (platine), laquelle paroi inférieure est percée d'une pluralité de trous aux fins d'imprégnation de la frange par le liquide de nettoyage contenu dans le volume de diffusion. s the cleaning head has a diffusion volume between its upper wall and its lower wall, this diffusion volume being able to receive the cleaning liquid contained in the perforated pocket and to diffuse all the cleaning liquid on the lower wall of the head cleaning (plate), which bottom wall is pierced with a plurality of holes for the purposes impregnation of the fringe by the cleaning liquid contained in the diffusion volume.
•S sur la portion inférieure du conduit d'écoulement, le tuyau primaire est prolongé par un tuyau secondaire qui s'écarte du manche pour ensuite déboucher dans le volume de diffusion par une unique ouverture ménagée dans la paroi supérieure de la tête de nettoyage. • S on the lower portion of the flow conduit, the primary pipe is extended by a secondary pipe which departs from the handle and then opens into the diffusion volume through a single opening in the upper wall of the cleaning head.
Selon un deuxième mode de réalisation possible :  According to a second possible embodiment:
•s la paroi supérieure et la paroi inférieure de la tête de nettoyage sont les deux faces d'une seule et même plaque, • s the top wall and the bottom wall of the cleaning head are two sides of a single plate,
- sur la portion inférieure du conduit d'écoulement, le tuyau primaire se scinde en deux tuyaux, dits tuyaux de répartition, chaque tuyau de répartition débouchant sur une ouverture traversant ladite plaque.  - On the lower portion of the flow conduit, the primary pipe splits into two pipes, called distribution pipes, each distribution pipe opening onto an opening passing through said plate.
Dans ce deuxième mode de réalisation dépourvu de volume de diffusion au-dessus de la frange, c'est la frange elle-même qui assure la diffusion du liquide de nettoyage et sa répartition sur toute la surface de la frange.  In this second embodiment devoid of diffusion volume above the fringe, it is the fringe itself which ensures the diffusion of the cleaning liquid and its distribution over the entire surface of the fringe.
Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention, le couteau comprend une lame polygonale comportant deux côtés consécutifs orientés vers le haut dans la chambre de perforation, dont l'un au moins est affûté, la lame étant fixée au fond de la chambre de perforation par un autre côté.  According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the knife comprises a polygonal blade comprising two consecutive sides facing upwards in the perforation chamber, at least one of which is sharpened, the blade being fixed to the bottom of the perforation chamber by another side.
Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention, la frange est une frange plate et la paroi inférieure (ou platine) de la tête de nettoyage présente deux glissières sur une face inférieure dans lesquelles sont logées des bandes de fixation du type à bouclettes ou crochets (velcro®) permettant de fixer de façon amovible la frange plate, laquelle frange plate présente une face supérieure pourvue d'une surface de fixation du type à bouclettes ou crochets complémentaire desdites bandes de fixation. De préférence, les bandes de fixation insérées dans les glissières de la platine sont pourvues de crochets, tandis que les surfaces de fixation de la frange sont pourvues de bouclettes.  According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the fringe is a flat fringe and the lower wall (or plate) of the cleaning head has two slides on a lower face in which are fastened fixing bands of the loop or hook type ( velcro®) for removably fixing the flat fringe, which flat fringe has an upper face provided with a fastening surface of the loop or hook type complementary to said fastening strips. Preferably, the fixing bands inserted in the slides of the plate are provided with hooks, while the fixing surfaces of the fringe are provided with loops.
L'invention s'étend à un système de nettoyage caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention et un berlingot logé dans la chambre de perforation du dispositif. Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention, la poche du berlingot présente une zone de perforation inférieure, d'épaisseur moindre, repérée par des pointillés. The invention extends to a cleaning system characterized in that it comprises a cleaning device according to the invention and a container housed in the perforation chamber of the device. According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the pouch of the carton has a lower perforation zone, of lesser thickness, identified by dotted lines.
Il est possible de prévoir des berlingots de divers volumes correspondant à des surfaces à nettoyer de superficies diverses. Par exemple, un berlingot de 210 ml est particulièrement adapté à une surface de l'ordre de 40 m2, et un berlingot de 180 ml correspond à une surface allant jusqu'à 30 m2. It is possible to provide berlingots of various volumes corresponding to surfaces to be cleaned of various surfaces. For example, a 210 ml container is particularly suitable for an area of the order of 40 m 2 , and a 180 ml container corresponds to an area up to 30 m 2 .
Il est également possible de prévoir des berlingots contenant des liquides divers (nettoyant, dégraissant, désinfectant, détartrant, décapant, lustrant, nourrissant, etc., ou produit combinant plusieurs des effets précités) à choisir en fonction de l'effet souhaité, de la nature du revêtement du sol à nettoyer (bois, stratifié, carrelage en grès ou en céramique, béton, sol peint, revêtement synthétique de type PVC, etc.), de son utilisation et de l'environnement sanitaire (établissement recevant du public, domicile privé, hôpital, gymnase, salle de réunion, salle de bain, etc.).  It is also possible to provide cartons containing various liquids (cleaner, degreaser, disinfectant, descaler, stripper, polish, nourishing, etc., or product combining several of the above effects) to choose according to the desired effect, the nature of the floor covering to be cleaned (wood, laminate, stoneware or ceramic tiles, concrete, painted floor, PVC-type synthetic covering, etc.), its use and the health environment (establishment open to the public, home private, hospital, gymnasium, meeting room, bathroom, etc.).
Il est également possible de prévoir des berlingots à compartiments multiples de sorte à libérer concomitamment et/ou mélanger juste avant utilisation deux ou plusieurs solutions différentes pour obtenir une action spécifique.  It is also possible to provide cartons with multiple compartments so as to release concomitantly and / or mix just before use two or more different solutions to obtain a specific action.
De préférence, les berlingots sont globalement cylindriques avec une largeur ou un diamètre correspondant sensiblement au diamètre interne de la chambre de perforation. De préférence, la largeur ou le diamètre du berlingot est égal au diamètre interne de la chambre de perforation, de façon à ce que le berlingot rentre juste dans la chambre. Il est en effet préférable que le berlingot ne glisse pas librement dans la chambre, sans pour autant que son installation nécessite une pression importante de la part de l'utilisateur (une telle installation du berlingot dans la chambre, aidée par l'utilisateur, garantit que le berlingot est correctement percé par le couteau). Dans une version préférée, le berlingot présente une largeur ou un diamètre compris entre 70 et 80 mm, par exemple égal à 75 mm. La hauteur du berlingot dépend ensuite du volume de liquide de nettoyage souhaité. De préférence, sont indiquées sur la poche du berlingot les informations suivantes : le ou les modèles de dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention avec lesquels le berlingot peut être utilisé, la superficie que permet de nettoyer le berlingot utilisé avec le dispositif selon l'invention, au moins une propriété du liquide contenu dans la poche et/ou la nature ou au moins un élément de composition dudit liquide, un ou plusieurs types de revêtement de sol pour lesquels ledit liquide est adapté. Preferably, the cartons are generally cylindrical with a width or a diameter corresponding substantially to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber. Preferably, the width or the diameter of the container is equal to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber, so that the container just enters the chamber. It is indeed preferable that the cart does not slide freely in the room, without its installation requiring significant pressure from the user (such installation of the cart in the room, helped by the user, guarantees that the carton is correctly pierced by the knife). In a preferred version, the cart has a width or diameter between 70 and 80 mm, for example equal to 75 mm. The height of the container then depends on the volume of cleaning fluid desired. Preferably, the following information is indicated on the pouch of the container: the model or models of cleaning device according to the invention with which the container can be used, the area which can be cleaned by the container used with the device according to the invention , at least one property of the liquid contained in the bag and / or the nature or at least one element of composition of said liquid, one or more types of floor covering for which said liquid is suitable.
D’autres détails et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante, qui se réfère aux dessins schématiques annexés et porte sur des modes de réalisation préférentiels, fournis à titre d’exemples non limitatifs. Sur ces dessins : Other details and advantages of the present invention will become apparent on reading the following description, which refers to the appended schematic drawings and relates to preferred embodiments, provided by way of nonlimiting examples. In these drawings:
s La figure 1 est une vue schématique de face d'un exemple de dispositif de nettoyage selon le deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention défini plus haut.  s Figure 1 is a schematic front view of an example of a cleaning device according to the second embodiment of the invention defined above.
La figure 2 est une vue schématique en perspective d'une portion inférieure d'un exemple de dispositif de nettoyage selon le premier mode de réalisation de l'invention défini plus haut.  Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of a lower portion of an example of a cleaning device according to the first embodiment of the invention defined above.
La figure 3 est une vue schématique en coupe transversale A-A de la tête de nettoyage du dispositif de la figure 2, dans laquelle la frange et la connexion entre la tête de nettoyage et le manche n'ont pas été représentées.  Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view A-A of the cleaning head of the device of Figure 2, in which the fringe and the connection between the cleaning head and the handle have not been shown.
La figure 4 est une vue de dessous de la tête de nettoyage de la figure 3, sans la frange.  Figure 4 is a bottom view of the cleaning head of Figure 3 without the fringe.
La figure 5 est une vue schématique en perspective d'une portion inférieure du dispositif de nettoyage de la figure 1 (deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention).  Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of a lower portion of the cleaning device of Figure 1 (second embodiment of the invention).
la figure 6 est une vue schématique en perspective de dessus d'une chambre de perforation d'un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention.  Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view from above of a perforation chamber of a cleaning device according to the invention.
La figure 7 est une vue schématique de dessus de la chambre de perforation de la figure 6, dans laquelle le couvercle et le couteau n'ont pas été représentés.  Figure 7 is a schematic top view of the puncture chamber of Figure 6, in which the cover and the knife have not been shown.
La figure 8 est une vue de face du couteau de la chambre de perforation de la figure 6. •S La figure 9 est une vue schématique en perspective d'une portion d'un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention équipé d'un carter de protection. FIG. 8 is a front view of the knife of the perforation chamber of FIG. 6. • S Figure 9 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of a cleaning device according to the invention equipped with a protective housing.
La figure 1 montre intégralement un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention, lequel dispositif comporte :  FIG. 1 shows a complete cleaning device according to the invention, which device comprises:
- un manche 1 ,  - a handle 1,
- une chambre de perforation 2 adaptée pour recevoir un berlingot 3 de liquide de nettoyage,  - a perforation chamber 2 adapted to receive a container 3 of cleaning liquid,
- une tête de nettoyage 4, munie d'une frange 5,  a cleaning head 4, provided with a fringe 5,
- un conduit 6 pour l'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage depuis la chambre de perforation 2 jusqu'à la tête de nettoyage 4 aux fins d'imprégnation de la frange 5, lequel conduit comprend un tuyau primaire 7 qui part de la chambre de perforation 2 et longe le manche 1 jusqu'à un point 8 situé à proximité de l'extrémité inférieure du manche.  a conduit 6 for the flow of cleaning liquid from the perforation chamber 2 to the cleaning head 4 for the purpose of impregnating the fringe 5, which conduit comprises a primary pipe 7 which leaves from the perforation chamber 2 and runs along the handle 1 to a point 8 located near the lower end of the handle.
En aval (en dessous) du tuyau primaire 7, deux modes de réalisation principaux sont prévus. Jusqu'à l'extrémité inférieure 8 du tuyau primaire, ces deux modes de réalisation principaux sont similaires.  Downstream (below) of the primary pipe 7, two main embodiments are provided. Up to the lower end 8 of the primary pipe, these two main embodiments are similar.
Selon le premier mode de réalisation, qui est illustré sur les figures 2 à 4, la tête de nettoyage comprend une filière 9 extrudée (voir fig. 3) comportant une paroi supérieure 10 et une paroi inférieure 11 qui délimitent un volume de diffusion 12. Ce volume de diffusion 12 est dimensionné pour recevoir la totalité du liquide de nettoyage contenu dans le berlingot 3 qui inséré dans la chambre de perforation 2. La paroi inférieure 1 1 forme la platine sur laquelle l'utilisateur peut fixer une frange. 5.  According to the first embodiment, which is illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cleaning head comprises an extruded die 9 (see FIG. 3) comprising an upper wall 10 and a lower wall 11 which define a diffusion volume 12. This diffusion volume 12 is dimensioned to receive all of the cleaning liquid contained in the container 3 which inserted into the perforation chamber 2. The bottom wall 11 forms the plate on which the user can fix a fringe. 5.
En dessous de l'extrémité inférieure 8 du tuyau primaire, le tuyau primaire 7 est prolongé par un unique tuyau secondaire 70 souple (voir fig. 2) qui s'écarte du manche dans un plan médian transversal de la tête de nettoyage et est raccordé à une ouverture 71 (unique) ménagée dans la paroi supérieure 10 de la tête de nettoyage, dans le plan médian transversal de cette dernière. Le liquide de nettoyage libéré du berlingot 3 lors de l'installation de celui-ci dans la chambre de perforation s'écoule donc par le conduit d'écoulement 6 (via le tuyau primaire 7 et le tuyau secondaire 70) depuis la chambre de perforation 2 jusqu'au volume de diffusion 12 de la tête de nettoyage. La paroi inférieure 1 1 de la tête de nettoyage présente des trous 13 (voir fig. 3 et 4) régulièrement répartis sur toute la surface de la paroi inférieure pour l'évacuation du liquide de nettoyage hors du volume de diffusion 12 vers la frange (non représentée aux fig. 3 et 4). Dans l'exemple illustré, la paroi inférieure 1 1 de la tête de nettoyage comporte dix trous 13. Le nombre de trous dépend de la densité et de la viscosité du liquide de nettoyage. Il est possible de proposer plusieurs modèles de tête ou de dispositif de nettoyage, chaque modèle correspondant à une gamme de liquides de nettoyage (correspondant à une plage de densités ou de viscosités). Below the lower end 8 of the primary pipe, the primary pipe 7 is extended by a single flexible secondary pipe 70 (see fig. 2) which departs from the handle in a transverse median plane of the cleaning head and is connected to an opening 71 (single) formed in the upper wall 10 of the cleaning head, in the transverse median plane of the latter. The cleaning liquid released from the container 3 during its installation in the perforation chamber therefore flows through the flow conduit 6 (via the primary pipe 7 and the secondary pipe 70) from the perforation chamber 2 up to the diffusion volume 12 of the cleaning head. The lower wall 11 of the cleaning head has holes 13 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) regularly distributed over the entire surface of the lower wall for discharging the cleaning liquid from the diffusion volume 12 towards the fringe ( not shown in Figs. 3 and 4). In the example illustrated, the bottom wall 1 1 of the cleaning head has ten holes 13. The number of holes depends on the density and the viscosity of the cleaning liquid. It is possible to offer several models of head or cleaning device, each model corresponding to a range of cleaning liquids (corresponding to a range of densities or viscosities).
Avantageusement, la paroi inférieure 1 1 comporte deux glissières 14 et 15 latérales s'étendant longitudinalement le long des bords longitudinaux de la filière 9. Ces glissières sont prévues pour recevoir des bandes de fixation 16 à crochets de type Velcro®. La frange 5 comporte alors sur sa face supérieure des surfaces de fixation à bouclettes de type Velcro® complémentaires des bandes de fixations 16. Tout autre système de fixation entre la frange et la paroi inférieure de la tête de nettoyage est conforme à l'invention. Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 4, si des trous d'évacuation du liquide de nettoyage sont prévus au niveau des glissières 14 et 15 de la paroi inférieure 1 1 , des trous similaires sont également ménagés dans les bandes de fixations 16 en regard des trous de la paroi inférieure 1 1.  Advantageously, the lower wall 1 1 comprises two lateral slides 14 and 15 extending longitudinally along the longitudinal edges of the die 9. These slides are designed to receive fastening strips 16 with Velcro® type hooks. The fringe 5 then has on its upper face fastening surfaces with Velcro®-type loops complementary to the fixing strips 16. Any other fixing system between the fringe and the bottom wall of the cleaning head is in accordance with the invention. As can be seen in FIG. 4, if holes for evacuating the cleaning liquid are provided at the level of the slides 14 and 15 of the bottom wall 11, similar holes are also provided in the fixing strips 16 opposite holes in the bottom wall 1 1.
La connexion 17 entre le manche 1 et la paroi supérieure 10 de la tête de nettoyage est une liaison de type rotule ou de type joint de cardan permettant à la tête de nettoyage de pivoter d'au moins 90° relativement au manche autour de l'axe du manche et permettant aussi à l'extrémité inférieure du manche de pivoter autour de l'axe longitudinal médian et de l'axe transversal médian de la paroi supérieure de la tête de nettoyage. Ces types de connexion sont connus de l'homme du métier.  The connection 17 between the handle 1 and the upper wall 10 of the cleaning head is a ball joint or universal joint type connection allowing the cleaning head to pivot at least 90 ° relative to the handle around the axis of the handle and also allowing the lower end of the handle to pivot around the median longitudinal axis and the median transverse axis of the upper wall of the cleaning head. These types of connection are known to those skilled in the art.
Selon le deuxième mode de réalisation, qui est illustré sur les figures 1 et 5, la tête de nettoyage comprend une plaque 19 qui fait à la fois office de paroi supérieure pour la connexion de la tête de nettoyage au manche 1 et de paroi inférieure pour la réception de la frange 5. Le tuyau primaire 7 est prolongé par deux tuyaux de répartition 80 qui s'écartent l'un de l'autre et du manche 1 dans un plan longitudinal médian de la tête de nettoyage pour déboucher dans deux trous 23 ménagées dans la plaque 19. Le liquide de nettoyage qui est libéré à l'installation du berlingot dans la chambre de perforation 2 vient donc imprégner la frange en sortie des deux trous 23 ; il diffuse ensuite dans la frange elle-même afin de mouiller celle-ci entièrement. According to the second embodiment, which is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5, the cleaning head comprises a plate 19 which acts both as an upper wall for the connection of the cleaning head to the handle 1 and as a lower wall for receiving the fringe 5. The primary pipe 7 is extended by two distribution pipes 80 which separate from each other and from the handle 1 in a median longitudinal plane of the cleaning head to open into two holes 23 formed in the plate 19. The cleaning liquid which is released when the container is installed in the perforation chamber 2 therefore impregnates the fringe at the outlet of the two holes 23; it then diffuses into the fringe itself in order to wet it entirely.
Comme dans le premier mode de réalisation, la face inférieure de la plaque 19 peut éventuellement comprendre deux glissières latérales pour la réception de bandes de fixation à crochets. Cependant, contrairement aux bandes de fixation illustrées sur la figure 4, les bandes de fixation utilisées avec le deuxième mode de réalisation sont dépourvues de trous pour l'évacuation du liquide de nettoyage puisse que les trous 23 sont réalisés sur l'axe longitudinal médian de la plaque 19, en dehors des glissières de réception des bandes de fixation.  As in the first embodiment, the underside of the plate 19 can optionally include two lateral slides for receiving hook fastening strips. However, unlike the fixing bands illustrated in FIG. 4, the fixing bands used with the second embodiment are devoid of holes for the evacuation of the cleaning liquid, as the holes 23 are made on the median longitudinal axis of the plate 19, apart from the slides for receiving the fixing bands.
La figure 6 montre la chambre de perforation 2 d'un dispositif de nettoyage selon invention, l'exemple illustré étant compatible avec les deux modes de réalisation précédemment décrits. La chambre de perforation illustrée présente une paroi cylindrique 30, un fond 31 et un couvercle 32. Le fond 31 est percé d'une bouche 33 de sortie du liquide de nettoyage, à laquelle est connectée l'extrémité supérieure du tuyau primaire 7 du conduit d'écoulement. À titre d'exemple, cette bouche de sortie présente par un diamètre de 16mm. La chambre de perforation 2 intègre un couteau 34 que l'on peut observer plus en détails sur la figure 8. En l'exemple illustré, le couteau 34 présente une forme polygonale avec un sommet supérieur 37 et deux côtés supérieurs 35, 36 aiguisés, un côté inférieur 38 fixé sur le fond 31 de la chambre de perforation, deux cotés opposés verticaux 39, 40 font qui suivent la paroi cylindre 30 de la chambre et un côté inférieur incliné 41 , qui permet au liquide de nettoyage de s'écouler sous le couteau vers la bouche de sortie 33. Une encoche 42 est ménagée dans chacun des deux côtés verticaux pour recevoir un bossage correspondant (non représenté) prévu dans la paroi cylindrique 30 afin de retenir le couteau au fond de la chambre de perforation. Dans l'exemple de chambre de perforation illustré, la paroi cylindrique 30 de la chambre de perforation présente une portion 30a ayant une section droite en forme d'arc de cercle et une portion plane 30b. FIG. 6 shows the perforation chamber 2 of a cleaning device according to the invention, the example illustrated being compatible with the two embodiments previously described. The perforation chamber illustrated has a cylindrical wall 30, a bottom 31 and a cover 32. The bottom 31 is pierced with a mouth 33 for the outlet of the cleaning liquid, to which the upper end of the primary pipe 7 of the conduit is connected flow. As an example, this outlet mouth has a diameter of 16mm. The perforation chamber 2 incorporates a knife 34 which can be observed in more detail in FIG. 8. In the example illustrated, the knife 34 has a polygonal shape with an upper apex 37 and two sharp upper sides 35, 36, a lower side 38 fixed to the bottom 31 of the perforation chamber, two opposite vertical sides 39, 40 which follow the cylinder wall 30 of the chamber and an inclined lower side 41, which allows the cleaning liquid to flow under the knife towards the outlet mouth 33. A notch 42 is formed in each of the two vertical sides to receive a corresponding boss (not shown) provided in the cylindrical wall 30 in order to retain the knife at the bottom of the perforation chamber. In the example of perforation chamber illustrated, the cylindrical wall 30 of the perforation chamber has a portion 30a having a cross section in the form of an arc of a circle and a planar portion 30b.
La portion circulaire 30a présente par un exemple un diamètre interne de 75mm. En raison de son procédé de fabrication, la poche du berlingot 3 présente des bords inférieur et supérieur rectilignes plats soudés, délimités par des "oreillettes" (voir fig. 1 ). Entre ces bords rectilignes plats, une fois remplie de liquide, la poche présente un corps bombé dont la section à mi-hauteur de la poche est sensiblement circulaire. De préférence, le bord inférieur et/ou le bord supérieur plat du berlingot (ou de la poche) ont une largeur égale au diamètre interne de la chambre de perforation, c'est-à-dire à 75 mm dans l'exemple illustré. A mi-hauteur, le diamètre de la poche est de l'ordre de 50 à 55 mm.  The circular portion 30a has for example an internal diameter of 75mm. Owing to its manufacturing process, the pouch of the cart 3 has flat, welded flat lower and upper edges, delimited by "ear flaps" (see fig. 1). Between these flat rectilinear edges, once filled with liquid, the pocket has a curved body whose section at mid-height of the pocket is substantially circular. Preferably, the lower edge and / or the upper flat edge of the carton (or of the pocket) has a width equal to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber, that is to say 75 mm in the example illustrated. At mid-height, the diameter of the pocket is of the order of 50 to 55 mm.
À l'arrière de la portion plane 30b (en dehors du volume de réception du berlingot) sont prévus des éléments pour la fixation de la chambre de perforation sur le manche 1. Ces éléments comprennent une demi-bague 43 souple qui peut s'étendre sur toute la hauteur de la chambre de perforation et dont le diamètre interne est légèrement inférieur au diamètre externe du manche 1 de sorte que le manche peut être emboîté en force dans la demi-bague. Les éléments de fixation comprennent aussi un ou plusieurs ergots 44 destinés à venir s'insérer dans des trous correspondants prévus dans le manche, lesquels ergots empêchent à la fois que la chambre de perforation ne pivote autour du manche et qu'elle ne coulisse axialement relativement au manche.  At the rear of the flat portion 30b (outside the receiving volume of the cart) elements are provided for fixing the perforation chamber to the handle 1. These elements include a flexible half-ring 43 which can extend over the entire height of the perforation chamber and the internal diameter of which is slightly less than the external diameter of the handle 1 so that the handle can be forced into the half-ring. The fastening elements also include one or more lugs 44 intended to be inserted into corresponding holes provided in the handle, which lugs prevent both the perforation chamber from pivoting around the handle and that it slides axially relatively on the handle.
La figure 9 montre plus spécifiquement un carter de protection 45 qui peut être placée autour de la chambre de perforation 2, du manche 1 et du tuyau primaire 7. Ce carter protège le tuyau primaire 7 et sa connexion à la chambre de perforation, et assure une belle finition esthétique du dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention.  FIG. 9 more specifically shows a protective casing 45 which can be placed around the perforation chamber 2, the handle 1 and the primary pipe 7. This casing protects the primary pipe 7 and its connection to the perforation chamber, and ensures a beautiful aesthetic finish of the cleaning device according to the invention.
À noter que le manche 1 peut être télescopique afin de pouvoir en régler la longueur au-dessus de la chambre de perforation 2 (la distance entre la chambre de perforation et l'extrémité inférieure du manche restant fixe).  Note that the handle 1 can be telescopic in order to be able to adjust the length above the perforation chamber 2 (the distance between the perforation chamber and the lower end of the handle remaining fixed).
L'invention s'étend à toute variante accessible à l'homme du métier c'est-à-dire entrant dans le cadre délimité par les revendications annexées. Par exemple, le dispositif peut avoir la forme d'un mouilleur pour le lavage des vitres, auquel cas, le manche du dispositif est réduit en taille pour ne former qu'une sorte de poignée. En outre, dans un tel mouilleur, le conduit d'écoulement comprend avantageusement un organe empêchant l'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage dans le sens inverse c'est-à-dire de la frange vers la chambre de perforation pour que la tête de nettoyage du mouilleur puisse être orientée vers le haut sans risque pour l'utilisateur de se mouiller. Par ailleurs, la tête de nettoyage peut intégrer une raclette parallèle à la frange afin de nettoyer et sécher la vitre en un seul passage. The invention extends to any variant accessible to a person skilled in the art, that is to say falling within the scope defined by the appended claims. For example, the device can be in the form of a wiper for washing windows, in which case the handle of the device is reduced in size to form only a kind of handle. In addition, in such a moistener, the flow conduit advantageously comprises a member preventing the flow of the cleaning liquid in the opposite direction, that is to say from the fringe towards the perforation chamber so that the cleaning head of the moistener can be oriented upwards without risk for the user to get wet. Furthermore, the cleaning head can integrate a squeegee parallel to the fringe in order to clean and dry the glass in a single pass.
Dans le cas d'un dispositif pour le nettoyage des vitres, l'intérêt de l'invention reste entier : l'utilisateur n'a plus à transporter de lourds seaux d'eau ni à mettre les mains dans le liquide de nettoyage ; la dose de produit utilisée est maîtrisée, etc.  In the case of a device for cleaning windows, the interest of the invention remains whole: the user no longer has to carry heavy buckets of water or put his hands in the cleaning liquid; the dose of product used is controlled, etc.

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1. Dispositif de nettoyage comprenant un manche (1 ), une tête de nettoyage (4) incluant une platine équipée d'une frange (5), et une chambre (2) pour la réception d'un liquide de nettoyage, 1. Cleaning device comprising a handle (1), a cleaning head (4) including a plate fitted with a fringe (5), and a chamber (2) for receiving a cleaning liquid,
caractérisé en ce que : characterized in that:
S la chambre (2), dite chambre de perforation, est configurée pour recevoir un berlingot (3) de liquide de nettoyage, lequel berlingot comprend une poche et le liquide de nettoyage, contenu dans la poche, la chambre de perforation étant pourvue d'un couteau (34) configuré pour pouvoir perforer la poche à l'installation du berlingot dans la chambre de perforation aux fins de libération du liquide de nettoyage ; S the chamber (2), called the perforation chamber, is configured to receive a container (3) of cleaning liquid, which container contains a pocket and the cleaning liquid, contained in the pocket, the perforation chamber being provided with a knife (34) configured to be able to puncture the pocket upon installation of the carton in the puncture chamber for the purpose of releasing the cleaning liquid;
S le dispositif comprend un conduit (6) d'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage depuis la chambre de perforation (2) jusqu'à la platine,  S the device comprises a conduit (6) for draining the cleaning liquid from the perforation chamber (2) to the plate,
S la tête de nettoyage (4) comprend une paroi supérieure (10 ; 19) connectée au conduit d'écoulement (6) et une paroi inférieure (1 1 ; 19) formant la platine, pourvue d'un ou plusieurs trous (13 ; 23) permettant au liquide de nettoyage de traverser la platine pour imprégner la frange.  S the cleaning head (4) comprises an upper wall (10; 19) connected to the flow conduit (6) and a lower wall (1 1; 19) forming the plate, provided with one or more holes (13; 23) allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the plate to impregnate the fringe.
2. Dispositif de nettoyage selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce qu'une extrémité inférieure du manche (1 ) est articulée sur la paroi supérieure 2. Cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that a lower end of the handle (1) is articulated on the upper wall
(10 ; 19) de la tête de nettoyage par une liaison (17) de type rotule ou joint de cardan. (10; 19) of the cleaning head by a ball joint (17) or universal joint type.
3. Dispositif de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que :  3. Cleaning device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that:
S la chambre de perforation (2) est fixée sur le manche (1 ), S le conduit d'écoulement (6) du liquide de nettoyage comprend un tuyau (7), dit tuyau primaire, sur une portion supérieure entre la chambre de perforation (2) et un point (8) situé à proximité de l'extrémité inférieure du manche, lequel tuyau primaire est accolé au manche et longe celui-ci.  S the perforation chamber (2) is fixed on the handle (1), S the cleaning liquid flow conduit (6) comprises a pipe (7), called primary pipe, on an upper portion between the perforation chamber (2) and a point (8) located near the lower end of the handle, which primary pipe is attached to the handle and runs along the latter.
4. Dispositif de nettoyage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un carter de protection (45) enfermant la chambre de perforation (2), le manche (1 ) et le tuyau primaire (7). 4. Cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a protective casing (45) enclosing the perforation chamber (2), the handle (1) and the primary pipe (7).
5. Dispositif de nettoyage selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que :5. Cleaning device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that:
s la tête de nettoyage présente un volume de diffusion (12) entre sa paroi supérieure (10) et sa paroi inférieure (1 1 ), ce volume de diffusion pouvant recevoir le liquide de nettoyage contenu dans la poche perforée et diffuser l'ensemble du liquide de nettoyage sur la paroi inférieure (1 1 ) de la tête de nettoyage, laquelle paroi inférieure est percée d'une pluralité de trous (13) aux fins d'imprégnation de la frange par le liquide de nettoyage contenu dans le volume de diffusion, s the cleaning head has a diffusion volume (12) between its upper wall (10) and its lower wall (11), this diffusion volume being able to receive the cleaning liquid contained in the perforated pocket and to diffuse the entire cleaning liquid on the bottom wall (1 1) of the cleaning head, which bottom wall is pierced with a plurality of holes (13) for the purpose of impregnating the fringe with the cleaning liquid contained in the diffusion volume ,
S sur une portion inférieure du conduit d'écoulement (6), le tuyau primaire (7) est prolongé par un tuyau secondaire (70) qui s'écarte du manche (1 ) pour ensuite déboucher dans le volume de diffusion (12) par une unique ouverture (71 ) ménagée dans la paroi supérieure (10) de la tête de nettoyage.  S on a lower portion of the flow conduit (6), the primary pipe (7) is extended by a secondary pipe (70) which departs from the handle (1) and then opens into the diffusion volume (12) by a single opening (71) formed in the upper wall (10) of the cleaning head.
6. Dispositif de nettoyage selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que : 6. Cleaning device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that:
s la paroi supérieure et la paroi inférieure de la tête de nettoyage sont les deux faces d'une seule et même plaque (19), s the upper wall and the lower wall of the cleaning head are the two faces of a single plate (19),
S sur une portion inférieure du conduit d'écoulement (6), le tuyau primaire se scinde en deux tuyaux de répartition (80) débouchant chacun sur une ouverture (23) traversant ladite plaque (19).  S on a lower portion of the flow conduit (6), the primary pipe splits into two distribution pipes (80) each opening onto an opening (23) passing through said plate (19).
7. Dispositif de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le couteau (34) comprend une lame polygonale comportant deux côtés consécutifs affûtés (35, 36), orientés vers le haut dans la chambre de perforation (2), la lame étant fixée au fond de la chambre de perforation par un autre côté (38).  7. Cleaning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the knife (34) comprises a polygonal blade having two consecutive sharp sides (35, 36), oriented upwards in the perforation chamber (2), the blade being fixed to the bottom of the perforation chamber by another side (38).
8. Dispositif de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la frange est une frange plate (5) et la platine (1 1 ; 19) présente deux glissières (14, 15) sur une face inférieure, dans lesquelles sont logées des bandes de fixation (16) pourvues de crochets, la frange plate présentant une face supérieure pourvue de surfaces de fixation à bouclettes, les bandes de fixation (16) de la platine et les surfaces de fixation de la frange formant un système de fixation du type à crochets et bouclettes permettant de fixer de façon amovible la frange plate sur la face inférieure de platine (11 , 19). 8. Cleaning device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fringe is a flat fringe (5) and the plate (1 1; 19) has two slides (14, 15) on a lower face, in which are accommodated fixing bands (16) provided with hooks, the flat fringe having an upper face provided with fixing surfaces with loops, the fixing bands (16) of the plate and the fixing surfaces of the fringe forming a fastening system of the hook and loop type for removably fixing the flat fringe on the underside of the plate (11, 19).
9. Système de nettoyage caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes et un berlingot (3) logé dans la chambre de perforation (2) du dispositif de nettoyage.  9. Cleaning system characterized in that it comprises a cleaning device according to one of the preceding claims and a container (3) housed in the perforation chamber (2) of the cleaning device.
10. Système de nettoyage selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que le berlingot présente une largeur ou un diamètre compris entre 70 et 80 mm.  10. Cleaning system according to claim 9, characterized in that the container has a width or a diameter between 70 and 80 mm.
11. Système de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que le berlingot (3) présente une largeur ou un diamètre égal à un diamètre interne de la chambre de perforation (2) du dispositif de nettoyage.  11. Cleaning system according to one of claims 9 or 10, characterized in that the container (3) has a width or a diameter equal to an internal diameter of the perforation chamber (2) of the cleaning device.
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