EP3806706B1 - 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 Download PDF

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EP3806706B1
EP3806706B1 EP19742442.7A EP19742442A EP3806706B1 EP 3806706 B1 EP3806706 B1 EP 3806706B1 EP 19742442 A EP19742442 A EP 19742442A EP 3806706 B1 EP3806706 B1 EP 3806706B1
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Alexandre CABIDDU
Pascal Petit
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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
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • a mop cleaning device such as a mop generally consists of a handle at the lower end of which is hinged a plate.
  • a flat fringe, in cotton or microfiber for example, is removably attached to the plate.
  • the invention extends to brush brooms, so that the term “fringe” covers in the present patent application, not only flat fringes of the removable cotton or microfiber strip type but also brushes.
  • the user of a conventional flat mop must first impregnate the mop 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 of certain products for the skin.
  • the user is also required to carry a relatively heavy bucket with the health risks that this entails (back pain, MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders), etc.) and the risk of falling by slipping if the user overturns the bucket and the product spills on the floor.
  • mops with flat mop which include a tank for receiving a cleaning product, which tank 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 lever or a push button on the handle makes it possible to spray the product directly onto the ground through the spray nozzles, at the front of the broom near the fringe.
  • the cleaning product, packaged in a can is poured into the reservoir.
  • WO2004/080265 discloses another example of a mop and tank mops.
  • EP 0 461 873 A2 discloses a device for applying wax to a floor, which comprises a reservoir receiving a carton of wax and an application head which carries a wipe permeable to wax.
  • a pipe connects an outlet of the reservoir to the wax run-off orifices located in the application head and distributed over the length of the wipe.
  • Reservoir brooms eliminate the need for buckets filled with water or cleaning product. But they are not without drawbacks: filling the reservoir is a difficult operation, during which the user of the broom can come into contact with the cleaning product; the product sprayed on the floor is not evenly distributed and cleaning is therefore uneven; the direct sprinkling of the product on the ground leads to a large consumption of water and cleaning product for a result that is not better for all that; moreover, it is not uncommon for the spray nozzles of the front brooms to become clogged or for the pump or its actuation handle to have operating problems. Finally, the weight of the cleaning product on the handle contributes to the appearance of MSDs in users.
  • the invention aims to solve the aforementioned problems.
  • the invention aims to provide a cleaning device that is easy to use, reliable, and in which the dosage of cleaning product and the quantity of liquid used are perfectly controlled.
  • the invention proposes 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 does not intend to limit the field of action of the liquid: it includes in particular descaling and disinfecting liquids.
  • handle denotes here both a long handle of the broomstick type and a short handle such as a handle of a device of the wetter or squeegee type for washing windows.
  • short handle such as a handle of a device of the wetter or squeegee type for washing windows.
  • fringe covers not only the fringes plates and brushes for washing floors, but also sausages and other microfiber skins for washing windows.
  • the invention applies not only to a device of the broom type for washing floors and to a device of the wetting type (T-shaped) for washing windows.
  • 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 platen via the flow conduit, for the purpose of impregnating the fringe.
  • the impregnation of the mop is total and instantaneous (depending on the viscosity of the cleaning liquid, it may however be recommended to wait a few seconds after perforation of the pocket to ensure that the mop is completely and correctly impregnated).
  • the perforation chamber therefore does not constitute a "reservoir" for storing the cleaning liquid as in previous brushes.
  • the user of the device is not in contact with the cleaning liquid when he refills the device with product. Filling is carried out without the 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 tank brooms.
  • the cleaning liquid is not sent to a spray nozzle but to the fringe so as to completely impregnate the latter when the carton is installed in the perforation chamber.
  • the spray nozzles and of the pump making it possible to send the liquid into the spray nozzles in the front brooms in fact solves all 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 connection of the ball joint type or of the cardan joint type.
  • the cleaning liquid flow conduit has an upper portion between the perforation chamber and a point located close to the lower end of the handle, and a lower portion below this upper portion.
  • the device comprises a protective casing enclosing the perforation chamber, the handle and the primary pipe.
  • the knife comprises a polygonal blade comprising two consecutive sides oriented upwards in the perforation chamber, of which at least one 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 housed fastening strips of the loop or hook type ( velcro® ) allowing the flat fringe to be removably fixed, which flat fringe has an upper face provided with a fixing surface of the type with loops or hooks complementary to said fixing strips.
  • the fastening strips inserted in the slides of the plate are provided with hooks, while the fastening 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 carton housed in the perforation chamber of the device.
  • the pocket of the carton has a lower perforation zone, of less thickness, identified by dotted lines.
  • a 210 ml carton is particularly suitable for a surface of the order of 40 m 2
  • a 180 ml carton corresponds to a surface of up to 30 m 2 .
  • cartons containing various liquids cleaning, degreasing, disinfectant, descaling, stripping, polishing, nourishing, etc., or product combining several of the aforementioned effects
  • various liquids cleaning, degreasing, disinfectant, descaling, stripping, polishing, nourishing, etc., or product combining several of the aforementioned effects
  • the nature of the floor covering to be cleaned wood, laminate, sandstone or ceramic tiles, concrete, painted floor, PVC-type synthetic covering, etc.
  • its use and the sanitary environment accesishment open to the public, home private, hospital, gymnasium, meeting room, bathroom, etc.
  • 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 carton is equal to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber, so that the carton fits just into the chamber. It is indeed preferable that the carton does not slide freely in the chamber, without its installation requiring significant pressure on the part of the user (such installation of the carton in the chamber, assisted by the user, guarantees that the carton is correctly pierced by the knife).
  • the carton has a width or a diameter of between 70 and 80 mm, for example equal to 75 mm. The height of the carton then depends on the desired volume of cleaning fluid.
  • the following information is indicated on the pocket of the carton: the model(s) of cleaning device according to the invention with which the carton can be used, the area that the carton can be cleaned with used with the device according to the invention , at least one property of the liquid contained in the pocket 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.
  • the cleaning head comprises an extruded die 9 (see fig. 3 ) comprising an upper wall 10 and a lower wall 11 which delimit a diffusion volume 12.
  • This diffusion volume 12 is sized to receive all of the cleaning liquid contained in the carton 3 which is inserted into the perforation chamber 2.
  • the wall lower 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 deviates 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 carton 3 during the installation of the latter 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 to spray volume 12 of the cleaning head.
  • the bottom wall 11 of the cleaning head has holes 13 (see fig. 3 and 4 ) regularly distributed over the entire surface of the lower wall for the evacuation of the cleaning liquid out of the diffusion volume 12 towards the fringe (not shown in fig. 3 and 4 ).
  • the bottom wall 11 of the cleaning head has ten holes 13. The number of holes depends on the density and 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 11 comprises two side slides 14 and 15 extending longitudinally along the longitudinal edges of the die 9. These slides are designed to receive fastening strips 16 with hooks of the Velcro® type.
  • the fringe 5 then has, on its upper face, attachment surfaces with loops of the Velcro® type complementary to the attachment strips 16. Any other attachment system between the fringe and the lower wall of the cleaning head is in accordance with the invention.
  • cleaning liquid evacuation holes are provided at the level of the slides 14 and 15 of the lower wall 11, similar holes are also made in the fixing strips 16 facing the holes of the lower wall 11.
  • connection 17 between the handle 1 and the upper wall 10 of the cleaning head is a connection of the ball joint type or of the universal joint type allowing the cleaning head to pivot by at least 90° relative to the handle around the axis of the handle and also allowing the lower end of the handle to pivot about 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 connecting the cleaning head to the handle 1 and as a lower wall for receiving the mop 5.
  • the primary pipe 7 is extended by two pipes of distribution 80 which deviate from each other and from the handle 1 in a median longitudinal plane of the cleaning head to emerge into two holes 23 made in the plate 19.
  • the cleaning liquid which is released when the carton 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 completely.
  • the underside of the plate 19 may optionally include two side slides for receiving hook fastening strips.
  • the fixing strips used with the second embodiment have no holes for the evacuation of the cleaning liquid since the holes 23 are made on the median longitudinal axis of the plate 19, outside the slides for receiving the strips of fixation.
  • 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 illustrated perforation chamber has a cylindrical wall 30, a bottom 31 and a lid 32.
  • the bottom 31 is pierced with a mouth 33 for the outlet of the cleaning liquid, to which is connected the upper end of the primary pipe 7 of the duct. flow.
  • this outlet has a diameter of 16mm.
  • the perforation chamber 2 incorporates a knife 34 which can be observed in more detail on the figure 8 .
  • the knife 34 has a polygonal shape with an upper vertex 37 and two upper sides 35, 36 sharpened, a lower side 38 fixed to the bottom 31 of the perforation chamber, two opposite vertical sides 39, 40 form 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 exit mouth 33.
  • a notch 42 is made 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 shape of an arc of a circle and a flat portion 30b.
  • the circular portion 30a has for example an internal diameter of 75mm. Due to its manufacturing process, the pocket of the berlingot 3 has welded flat rectilinear lower and upper edges, delimited by "earpieces" (see fig. 1 ). Between these flat rectilinear edges, once filled with liquid, the pouch has a domed body, the section of which at mid-height of the pouch is substantially circular. Preferably, the lower edge and/or the flat upper edge of the carton (or of the pocket) have 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 for fixing the perforation chamber to the handle 1 comprise a flexible half-ring 43 which can extend over the entire height of the perforation chamber and whose internal diameter is slightly less than the external diameter of the handle 1 so that the handle can be fitted by force in the half-ring.
  • the fixing elements also comprise 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 from sliding axially relatively in 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 nice finish aesthetics of the cleaning device according to the invention.
  • the handle 1 can be telescopic in order to be able to adjust its length above the perforation chamber 2 (the distance between the perforation chamber and the lower end of the handle remaining fixed).
  • the device may take the form of a dampener for washing windows, in which case the handle of the device is reduced in size to form only a sort 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 the risk of the user getting wet.
  • the cleaning head can incorporate a squeegee parallel to the fringe in order to clean and dry the glass in a single pass.
  • the advantage of the invention remains intact: 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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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 mop cleaning device. A mop cleaning device such as a mop generally consists of a handle at the lower end of which is hinged a plate. A flat fringe, in cotton or microfiber for example, is removably attached to the plate. The invention extends to brush brooms, so that the term "fringe" covers in the present patent application, not only flat fringes of the removable cotton or microfiber strip type 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 mop 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 of certain products for the skin. The user is also required to carry a relatively heavy bucket with the health risks that this entails (back pain, MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders), etc.) and the risk of falling by slipping if the user overturns the bucket and the product spills on the floor.

Il existe des balais de nettoyage à frange plate, 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.There are mops with flat mop, which include a tank for receiving a cleaning product, which tank 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 lever or a push button on the handle makes it possible to spray the product directly onto the ground through the spray nozzles, at the front of the broom near the fringe. Before using the broom, the cleaning product, packaged in a can, either ready for use or in a concentrated form to be diluted, is poured into the reservoir.

WO2004/080265 divulgue un autre exemple de balais de nettoyage à frange et à réservoir. WO2004/080265 discloses another example of a mop and tank mops.

EP 0 461 873 A2 divulgue un dispositif pour appliquer de la cire sur un sol, qui comprend un réservoir recevant un berlingot de cire et une tête d'application qui porte une lingette perméable à la cire. Un tuyau relie une sortie du réservoir à des orifices de ruissellement de la cire situés dans la tête d'application et répartis sur la longueur de la lingette. EP 0 461 873 A2 discloses a device for applying wax to a floor, which comprises a reservoir receiving a carton of wax and an application head which carries a wipe permeable to wax. A pipe connects an outlet of the reservoir to the wax run-off orifices located in the application head and distributed over the length of the wipe.

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.Reservoir brooms eliminate the need for buckets filled with water or cleaning product. But they are not without drawbacks: filling the reservoir is a difficult operation, during which the user of the broom can come into contact with the cleaning product; the product sprayed on the floor is not evenly distributed and cleaning is therefore uneven; the direct sprinkling of the product on the ground leads to a large consumption of water and cleaning product for a result that is not better for all that; moreover, it is not uncommon for the spray nozzles of the front brooms to become clogged or for the pump or its actuation handle to have operating problems. Finally, the weight of the cleaning product on the handle contributes to the appearance of MSDs 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 aforementioned problems. Mainly, the invention aims to provide a cleaning device that 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 proposes 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.It should be noted that the expression "cleaning liquid" does not intend to limit the field of action of the liquid: it includes in particular descaling and disinfecting liquids. Furthermore, the term “handle” denotes here both a long handle of the broomstick type and a short handle such as a handle of a device of the wetter or squeegee type for washing windows. Moreover, as indicated in the introduction, the term "fringe" covers not only the fringes plates and brushes for washing floors, but also sausages and other microfiber skins for washing windows. Thus the invention applies not only to a device of the broom type for washing floors and to a device of the wetting type (T-shaped) for washing windows.

Le dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce que :

  • ✔ 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.
  • ✔ le dispositif comprend un conduit d'écoulement du liquide de nettoyage depuis la chambre de perforation jusqu'à la platine ;
  • ✔ 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 device according to the invention is characterized in that:
  • ✔ the chamber, called the perforation chamber, is configured to be able to receive a carton of cleaning liquid, which carton comprises 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 on installation of the carton in the perforation chamber for the purposes of release of cleaning fluid; "knife" means any blunt tool (blade, needle, tip, etc.) capable of perforating or cutting the pocket.
  • ✔ the device comprises a conduit for the flow of the cleaning liquid from the perforation chamber to the platen;
  • ✔ 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 mop.

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 platen via the flow conduit, for the purpose of impregnating the fringe. The impregnation of the mop is total and instantaneous (depending on the viscosity of the cleaning liquid, it may however be recommended to wait a few seconds after perforation of the pocket to ensure that the mop is completely and correctly impregnated). The perforation chamber therefore does not constitute a "reservoir" for storing the cleaning liquid as in 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 refills the device with product. Filling is carried out without the 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 tank brooms.

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 the carton is installed in the perforation chamber. There elimination of the spray nozzles and of the pump making it possible to send the liquid into the spray nozzles in the front brooms in fact solves all 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 cartons of liquid also makes it possible to control the quantity 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 connection of the ball joint type or of the cardan 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 conduit has an upper portion between the perforation chamber and a point located close to the lower end of the handle, and a lower portion below this upper portion.

Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention :

  • ✔ la chambre de perforation est fixée sur le manche,
  • ✔ 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.
According to a possible characteristic of the invention:
  • ✔ the perforation chamber is attached to the handle,
  • ✔ the cleaning liquid flow duct comprises, on its upper portion, a pipe, called the primary pipe, which is attached to the handle and runs along it. As a variant, 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 :

  • ✔ 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.
  • ✔ 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.
According to a first possible embodiment:
  • ✔ 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 of the cleaning liquid on the lower wall of the head cleaning (plate), which lower wall is pierced with a plurality of holes for the purposes impregnation of the fringe by the cleaning liquid contained in the diffusion volume.
  • ✔ on the lower portion of the flow duct, the primary pipe is extended by a secondary pipe which deviates 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 :

  • ✔ la paroi supérieure et la paroi inférieure de la tête de nettoyage sont les deux faces d'une seule et même plaque,
  • ✔ 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.
According to a second possible embodiment:
  • ✔ the upper wall and the lower wall of the cleaning head are two sides of a single plate,
  • ✔ on the lower portion of the flow duct, the primary pipe splits into two pipes, called distribution pipes, each distribution pipe leading to 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 affuté, 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 oriented upwards in the perforation chamber, of which at least one 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 housed fastening strips of the loop or hook type ( velcro® ) allowing the flat fringe to be removably fixed, which flat fringe has an upper face provided with a fixing surface of the type with loops or hooks complementary to said fixing strips. Preferably, the fastening strips inserted in the slides of the plate are provided with hooks, while the fastening 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.The invention extends to a cleaning system characterized in that it comprises a cleaning device according to the invention and a carton housed in the perforation chamber of the device.

Selon une caractéristique possible de l'invention, la poche du berlingot présente une zone de perforation inférieure, d'épaisseur moindre, repérée par des pointillés.According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the pocket of the carton has a lower perforation zone, of less 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 cartons of various volumes corresponding to surfaces to be cleaned of various areas. For example, a 210 ml carton is particularly suitable for a surface of the order of 40 m 2 , and a 180 ml carton corresponds to a surface of 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 (cleaning, degreasing, disinfectant, descaling, stripping, polishing, nourishing, etc., or product combining several of the aforementioned effects) to be chosen according to the desired effect, the nature of the floor covering to be cleaned (wood, laminate, sandstone or ceramic tiles, concrete, painted floor, PVC-type synthetic covering, etc.), its use and the sanitary 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 simultaneously release 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.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 carton is equal to the internal diameter of the perforation chamber, so that the carton fits just into the chamber. It is indeed preferable that the carton does not slide freely in the chamber, without its installation requiring significant pressure on the part of the user (such installation of the carton in the chamber, assisted by the user, guarantees that the carton is correctly pierced by the knife). In a preferred version, the carton has a width or a diameter of between 70 and 80 mm, for example equal to 75 mm. The height of the carton then depends on the desired volume of cleaning fluid.

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 following information is indicated on the pocket of the carton: the model(s) of cleaning device according to the invention with which the carton can be used, the area that the carton can be cleaned with used with the device according to the invention , at least one property of the liquid contained in the pocket 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 :

  • ✔ 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.
  • ✔ 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.
  • ✔ 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.
  • ✔ La figure 4 est une vue de dessous de la tête de nettoyage de la figure 3, sans la frange.
  • ✔ 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).
  • ✔ la figure 6 est une vue schématique en perspective de dessus d'une chambre de perforation d'un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'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.
  • ✔ La figure 8 est une vue de face du couteau de la chambre de perforation de la figure 6.
  • ✔ 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.
Other details and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the following description, which refers to the appended schematic drawings and relates to preferred embodiments, provided by way of non-limiting examples. In these drawings:
  • ✔ The figure 1 is a schematic front view of an example of a cleaning device according to the second embodiment of the invention defined above.
  • ✔ The picture 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.
  • ✔ The picture 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view AA of the cleaning head of the device of the figure 2 , in which the fringe and the connection between the cleaning head and the handle have not been shown.
  • ✔ The figure 4 is a bottom view of the cleaning head of the picture 3 , without the fringe.
  • ✔ The figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of a lower portion of the cleaning device of the figure 1 (second embodiment of the invention).
  • ✔ the figure 6 is a schematic perspective view from above of a perforation chamber of a cleaning device according to the invention.
  • ✔ The figure 7 is a schematic top view of the perforation chamber of the figure 6 , in which the lid and the knife have not been shown.
  • ✔ The figure 8 is a front view of the punch chamber knife of the figure 6 .
  • ✔ The figure 9 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of a cleaning device according to the invention equipped with a protective casing.

La figure 1 montre intégralement un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'invention, lequel dispositif comporte :

  • un manche 1,
  • une chambre de perforation 2 adaptée pour recevoir un berlingot 3 de liquide de nettoyage,
  • une tête de nettoyage 4, munie d'une frange 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.
There figure 1 integrally shows a cleaning device according to the invention, which device comprises:
  • a handle 1,
  • a perforation chamber 2 adapted to receive a carton 3 of cleaning liquid,
  • a cleaning head 4, provided with a fringe 5,
  • a pipe 6 for the flow of the cleaning liquid from the perforation chamber 2 to the cleaning head 4 for the purpose of impregnating the mop 5, which pipe comprises a primary pipe 7 which leaves from the perforation chamber 2 and runs along the handle 1 to a point 8 located close to 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) 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 11 forme la platine sur laquelle l'utilisateur peut fixer une frange. 5.According to the first embodiment, which is illustrated in the figures 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 delimit a diffusion volume 12. This diffusion volume 12 is sized to receive all of the cleaning liquid contained in the carton 3 which is inserted into the perforation chamber 2. The wall lower 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.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 deviates 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 carton 3 during the installation of the latter 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 to spray volume 12 of the cleaning head.

La paroi inférieure 11 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 11 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).The bottom wall 11 of the cleaning head has holes 13 (see fig. 3 and 4 ) regularly distributed over the entire surface of the lower wall for the evacuation of the cleaning liquid out of the diffusion volume 12 towards the fringe (not shown in fig. 3 and 4 ). In the example shown, the bottom wall 11 of the cleaning head has ten holes 13. The number of holes depends on the density and 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 11 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 11, des trous similaires sont également ménagés dans les bandes de fixations 16 en regard des trous de la paroi inférieure 11.Advantageously, the lower wall 11 comprises two side slides 14 and 15 extending longitudinally along the longitudinal edges of the die 9. These slides are designed to receive fastening strips 16 with hooks of the Velcro® type. The fringe 5 then has, on its upper face, attachment surfaces with loops of the Velcro® type complementary to the attachment strips 16. Any other attachment system between the fringe and the lower wall of the cleaning head is in accordance with the invention. As can be seen on the figure 4 , if cleaning liquid evacuation holes are provided at the level of the slides 14 and 15 of the lower wall 11, similar holes are also made in the fixing strips 16 facing the holes of the lower wall 11.

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 connection of the ball joint type or of the universal joint type allowing the cleaning head to pivot by at least 90° relative to the handle around the axis of the handle and also allowing the lower end of the handle to pivot about 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 the figure 1 And 5 , the cleaning head comprises a plate 19 which acts both as an upper wall for connecting the cleaning head to the handle 1 and as a lower wall for receiving the mop 5. The primary pipe 7 is extended by two pipes of distribution 80 which deviate from each other and from the handle 1 in a median longitudinal plane of the cleaning head to emerge into two holes 23 made in the plate 19. The cleaning liquid which is released when the carton 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 completely.

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 may optionally include two side slides for receiving hook fastening strips. However, unlike the fixing strips shown on the figure 4 , the fixing strips used with the second embodiment have no holes for the evacuation of the cleaning liquid since the holes 23 are made on the median longitudinal axis of the plate 19, outside the slides for receiving the strips of fixation.

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.There figure 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 illustrated perforation chamber has a cylindrical wall 30, a bottom 31 and a lid 32. The bottom 31 is pierced with a mouth 33 for the outlet of the cleaning liquid, to which is connected the upper end of the primary pipe 7 of the duct. flow. For example, this outlet has a diameter of 16mm. The perforation chamber 2 incorporates a knife 34 which can be observed in more detail on the figure 8 . In the example illustrated, the knife 34 has a polygonal shape with an upper vertex 37 and two upper sides 35, 36 sharpened, a lower side 38 fixed to the bottom 31 of the perforation chamber, two opposite vertical sides 39, 40 form 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 exit mouth 33. A notch 42 is made 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.

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.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 shape of an arc of a circle and a flat 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. Due to its manufacturing process, the pocket of the berlingot 3 has welded flat rectilinear lower and upper edges, delimited by "earpieces" (see fig. 1 ). Between these flat rectilinear edges, once filled with liquid, the pouch has a domed body, the section of which at mid-height of the pouch is substantially circular. Preferably, the lower edge and/or the flat upper edge of the carton (or of the pocket) have 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 volume for receiving the carton) there are elements for fixing the perforation chamber to the handle 1. These elements comprise a flexible half-ring 43 which can extend over the entire height of the perforation chamber and whose internal diameter is slightly less than the external diameter of the handle 1 so that the handle can be fitted by force in the half-ring. The fixing elements also comprise 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 from sliding axially relatively in 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.There figure 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 nice finish aesthetics 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 its 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.The invention extends to any variant accessible to a person skilled in the art, that is to say falling within the scope delimited by the appended claims.

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.For example, the device may take the form of a dampener for washing windows, in which case the handle of the device is reduced in size to form only a sort of handle. In addition, in such a wetting device, 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 the risk of the user getting wet. In addition, the cleaning head can incorporate 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 advantage of the invention remains intact: 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. A cleaning device comprising a handle (1), a cleaning head (4) including a platen equipped with a fringe (5), and a chamber (2) for receiving a cleaning liquid,
    - the device comprises a duct (6) for the flow of the cleaning liquid from the chamber (2) to the platen,
    - the cleaning head (4) comprises an upper wall (10; 19) connected to the flow duct (6) and a lower wall (11; 19) forming the platen, provided with one or more holes (13; 23) allowing the cleaning liquid to pass through the platen to impregnate the fringe (5),
    characterized in that:
    - the chamber (2), called a perforation chamber (2), is configured to receive a carton (3) of cleaning liquid, which carton (3) comprises a pocket and the cleaning liquid, contained in the pocket, the perforation chamber (2) being provided with a knife (34) configured to be able to perforate the pocket on installation of the carton (3) in the perforation chamber (2) for the purpose of releasing the cleaning liquid.
  2. The cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that a lower end of the handle (1) is articulated on the upper wall (10; 19) of the cleaning head by a ball or universal joint type connection (17).
  3. The cleaning device according to any of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that:
    - the perforation chamber (2) is fastened on the handle (1),
    - the flow duct (6) for the cleaning liquid comprises a pipe (7), called a 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 it.
  4. The 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. The cleaning device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that:
    - 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 all of the cleaning liquid on the lower wall (11) of the cleaning head, which lower 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,
    - on a lower portion of the flow duct (6), the primary pipe (7) is extended by a secondary pipe (70) which deviates from the handle (1) to then open into the diffusion volume (12) by a single opening (71) formed in the upper wall (10) of the cleaning head.
  6. The cleaning device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that:
    - the upper wall and the lower wall of the cleaning head are the two faces of one and the same plate (19),
    - on a lower portion of the flow duct (6), the primary pipe splits into two distribution pipes (80) each opening into an opening (23) passing through said plate (19).
  7. The cleaning device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the knife (34) comprises a polygonal blade having two consecutive sharpened sides (35, 36), oriented upwards in the perforation chamber (2), the blade being fastened to the bottom of the perforation chamber by another side (38).
  8. The cleaning device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fringe is a flat fringe (5) and the platen (11; 19) has two tracks (14, 15) on a lower face, in which are accommodated fastening strips (16) provided with hooks, the flat fringe having an upper face provided with fastening surfaces with loops, the fastening strips (16) of the platen and the fastening surfaces of the fringe forming a hook-and-loop type fastening system allowing the flat fringe to be removably fastened to the upper face of the platen (11, 19).
  9. A cleaning system characterized in that it comprises a cleaning device according to any of the preceding claims and a carton (3) accommodated in the perforation chamber (2) of the cleaning device.
  10. The cleaning system according to claim 9, characterized in that the carton has a width or a diameter comprised between 70 and 80 mm.
  11. The cleaning system according to any of claims 9 or 10, characterized in that the carton (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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