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EP3925508A1
EP3925508A1 EP20180101.6A EP20180101A EP3925508A1 EP 3925508 A1 EP3925508 A1 EP 3925508A1 EP 20180101 A EP20180101 A EP 20180101A EP 3925508 A1 EP3925508 A1 EP 3925508A1
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  • the present invention relates to a mop.
  • the wiping element When using a mop, dirt particles from a surface to be cleaned such as tiles, parquet, tiles, linoleum etc. are picked up by a mopping element.
  • the wiping element preferably comprises a robust, soft and thick material (e.g. a fleece, a foam, a sponge or a microfiber cloth). In the course of the use of the mopping element, this substance becomes soiled, since dirt particles picked up by the surface to be cleaned are deposited on and in it.
  • this problem is usually solved in that the mopping element of the mop is replaced periodically and / or cleaned in a suitable manner in an external cleaning bath.
  • Examples of this known procedure can be found in the prior art, for example in DE 10 2004 014 371 A1 , DE 10 2005 019 624 B4 or DE 10 2005 024 745 B4 .
  • the aim of the present invention is therefore to provide an alternative design for a mop which has a compact structure and in which a mopping element can be reliably cleaned of dirt particles when the mop is in use, without having to be replaced.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic section through a mop according to the invention.
  • the mop 10 comprises a housing 20.
  • An anchoring mechanism 11 for receiving a handle 12 is attached to the upper side 23 of the housing 20.
  • the handle 12 is used to guide the mop 10 over a surface to be cleaned.
  • This wiper belt 30 can consist of fleece materials or other materials particularly suitable for receiving dirt particles.
  • the housing 20 of the mop 10 comprises an underside 21, a first side wall 22 extending approximately vertically upwards from the underside 21, an upper side 23 extending approximately horizontally and parallel to the underside 21 and one from the upper side 23 approximately vertically downwards to Second side wall 24 running towards the underside 21.
  • An entry slot 40 for the mopping tape 30 is provided on the upper side 23 of the housing 23.
  • housing 20 Inside the housing 20 there are several cavities which are separated from one another by partitions but connected to one another by passages. As explained below, these serve to hold dirt particles, to hold wiping liquids or as passages for the wiper strip 30 guided through the housing 20.
  • a mechanical dirt separator (scraper pins 44), a coarse particle collection chamber 50, a first (upper) tank 70, which is attached approximately next to the coarse particle collection chamber 50 and to be filled with wiping fluid, are located inside the housing 20 in the area of the inlet slot 40 Second (lower) tank 80 attached below the inlet slot 40, the coarse particle collection chamber 50 and the first tank 70.
  • the second tank 80 is also to be filled with wiper fluid.
  • the same wiping liquid can be filled into both tanks 70, 80. In the simplest case, this is water, with or without the addition of a cleaning agent concentrate.
  • the concentration of the cleaning agent added can be the same or different in both tanks 70, 80, or different cleaning agents can also be used in the two tanks 70, 80.
  • Passages are provided in the interior of the housing in order to guide the mopping tape 30 through the housing 20. Furthermore, a plurality of deflection elements are attached to or in the housing 20, such as. B. deflection rollers 100, 101, which serve to deflect the wiper strip 30 to be guided through the interior of the housing 20.
  • the mode of operation of the mop 10 according to the invention is as follows:
  • the wiper belt 30, designed as a self-contained “endless belt”, is guided around the bottom 21 of the housing, from there along the first side wall 22 and along a section of the top 23 to the entry slot 40, from there through the lower tank 80 and the upper tank 70, from there through an exit slot 95 out again from the interior of the housing 20, around a deflection element 101 along the second side wall 24 and from there back to the underside of the housing 21.
  • a movement of the mopping tape 30 around and through the housing 20 on a self-contained path is made possible, which in the FIG Fig. 1 selected display runs clockwise.
  • the part of the wiper tape 30 that is in Fig. 1 facing away from the underside 21 of the housing 20 is referred to as the outside (cleaning side) 31 of the mopping tape 30, and is the side that is passed over a surface to be cleaned when the mop 30 is used and comes into direct contact with dirt particles and these peeled off or wiped off the surface to be cleaned.
  • the other side of the mopping tape 30, which lies opposite the cleaning side 31 and on the underside 21 of the housing 20, is referred to below as the inside 32 of the mopping tape 30.
  • a part of the wiper strip 30 originally resting on the underside 21 of the housing is guided through the entry slot 40 into the interior of the housing 20.
  • the propulsion of the wiper belt can take place, for example, by manual rotation of a drive wheel 200 connected to the deflection roller 101.
  • servomotors together with control electronics and operating elements can also be provided, which ensure the desired propulsion of the wiper belt 30.
  • the entry slot 40 is formed by a first cheek 42 and a second cheek 43, which are opposite one another.
  • the distance between the two cheeks 42, 43 is dimensioned so that the cheeks come to rest relatively tightly on the inside 32 and on the outside 31 of the wiper strip 30 guided through them, but at the same time still slide through the two cheeks 42, 43 allow.
  • the first cheek 42 at the entry slot 40 into the housing 20 is provided with stripping pins 44 and with through openings 45 which lead from the entry chamber 40 to a coarse particle collection chamber 50.
  • the scraper pins 44 come into close contact with the outside 31 of the mopping tape 30 and act like a rake or a comb, which when the mopping tape 30 is moved through the two cheeks 42, 43 through loose coarse dirt particles that come from the cleaning side 31 when wiping over a cleaning surface have been recorded and adhere to this, stripped from the plaster side 31 of the wiper tape 30.
  • the coarse particle collection chamber 50 is provided with a flap or another suitable opening device (not shown) and is preferably temporarily removable in its entirety from the housing 20. This enables access to the interior of the coarse particle collection chamber 50 and the dirt particles that have accumulated in its interior over time when the mop according to the invention is used accumulate, can be removed therefrom and the coarse particle collection chamber 50 thereby emptied and cleaned again.
  • the lower ends of the first and second cheeks 42, 43 form a passage for the mopping tape 30 into the lower tank 80.
  • This lower tank 80 is also to be filled with a mopping liquid.
  • the mopping tape 30 is guided from the lower end of the cheeks 43, 44 to a deflecting element 100 located essentially on the bottom of the lower tank 80, from where it is then back up in the lower tank 80 to a passage slot 90 between the lower tank 80 and the overlying upper tank 70 is performed.
  • This deflection element 100 can be a freely rotatable roller.
  • the deflecting element 100 can, however, also be a rigidly standing, essentially circular cylinder section over which the wiper strip 30 slides.
  • this deflecting element 100 can be provided with a roughened surface, on which further dirt particles are stripped from the surface of the mopping tape 30 in order to remain in the lower tank 80.
  • the mopping tape 30 in the lower tank 80 is first guided obliquely downwards and then obliquely upwards again, it covers a relatively long distance in the wiping fluid located in the lower tank 80.
  • the mopping liquid in the lower tank 80 can act extensively on the dirt in the lower tank 80 that is still in the mopping belt 30 after the rough cleaning in the dirt separator explained above and detach it from the mopping belt 30.
  • the wiper strip 30 When the wiper strip 30 emerges from the lower tank 80, it enters the upper tank 70 located above the lower tank 80 through closely fitting cheeks 91, 92 of a passage slot 90.
  • the distance between the cheeks 91, 92 of this passage slot 90 is dimensioned such that the material of the mopping tape 30 is somewhat compressed when it glides through the gap of the passage slot formed between the cheeks 91, 92.
  • the mopping liquid absorbed by the mopping strip 30 in the lower tank 80 is essentially pressed out of the mopping strip 30 and remains in the lower tank 80.
  • the dimensions of the passage slot 90 between the cheeks 91, 92 are at the transition from the lower tank 80 to the upper tank 70 and the dimensions of the mopping tape 30 in the transverse and longitudinal directions of the first passage slot 90 are selected such that that between the cheeks 91, 92 Wiper tape 30 passed through seals the interior of the upper tank 70 located above the lower tank 80 from the interior of the lower tank 80.
  • the wiper fluid located in the lower second tank 80 and the wiper fluid located in the upper tank 70 practically do not mix with one another.
  • the mopping tape 30 wrung out at the second transition passage by the contact pressure of the cheeks 91, 92 is washed out again in the upper tank 70 in a wiping liquid that is significantly less contaminated than the mopping liquid in the lower tank 80, as a result of which even the last fine dirt particles are loosened from the mopping tape 30.
  • the mopping tape 30 in the upper tank 70 soaks up the relatively clean second mopping liquid located therein.
  • the upper tank 70 thus serves as a reservoir for a second wiping liquid, which is relatively clean even after prolonged use of the mop according to the invention, with which the mopping tape 30 is wetted or soaked when it emerges from the housing 20.
  • Both the first and the second tank 70, 80 have closable drainage or filler openings (not shown) through which the wiping fluids contaminated by dirt particles can be drained and fresh, not yet contaminated wiping fluids can be filled in.
  • the cheeks 96, 97 can again be two rigid cheeks 96, 97, similar to the cheeks 91, 92 are provided in the passage slot 90 between the lower tank 80 and the upper tank 70.
  • the cheeks 96, 97 are attached to the outlet slot 95 such that they can be displaced with respect to one another.
  • a first cheek 96 (left in FIG Fig. 1 ) of the outlet slot 95 is rigidly attached, while the second cheek 97 of the outlet slot 95 is a wedge-shaped one which is displaceable relative to the first cheek 96 Press jaw acts, the position of which can be adjusted from the outside using suitable tools.
  • a worm gear (not shown) can be provided which, by turning an adjusting wheel, ensures that the pressure jaw (second cheek 97) is shifted relative to the first cheek 96, whereby the gap width between the first cheek 96 and the second Cheek 97 is varied.
  • the contact pressure of the pressure jaw (second cheek 97) on the wiper belt 30 and thus the degree to which the wiper belt 30 absorbs in the upper tank 70 can be regulated second wiper fluid is wrung out again.
  • the residual moisture of the second wiping liquid remaining in the mopping strip 30 after exiting the exit slot 90 can thus be checked.
  • the residual moisture can be matched to the surface properties of the surface to be cleaned with the mop 10 as required.
  • the mopping tape 30 After the mopping tape 30 exits the outlet slot 95, the mopping tape 30 is guided around a deflection roller 101, which ensures that the mopping tape 30 changes its direction of movement again and then rests with its inside on the second side wall 24, along which it is guided back down to the bottom 21 of the housing 20.
  • a deflection roller 101 ensures that the mopping tape 30 changes its direction of movement again and then rests with its inside on the second side wall 24, along which it is guided back down to the bottom 21 of the housing 20.
  • the deflection roller 101 can optionally be designed as a manually rotatable deflection roller or, in a higher-quality embodiment, as a deflection roller that can be set in rotation by electric servomotors (not shown).
  • a mop which has a compact design and allows a mopping belt 30 to be used in continuous operation in which a relatively clean cleaning section of the mopping belt 30 wetted with the wiping liquid supplied from the upper tank 70 if necessary is made available by means of manual or motor-driven advance of the mopping belt.

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Wischmopp (10) mit einem Gehäuse (20), wobei an der Oberseite des Gehäuses ein Verankerungsmechanismus (11) für einen Stiel (12) zum Führen des Wischmopps (10) angebracht ist.Ein in sich geschlossenes Wischband (30) wird teilweise um und teilweise durch das Gehäuse (20) geführt. Beim Eintritt in das Gehäuses (20) durchläuft das Wischband (30) einen mechanischen Schmutzabscheider sowie einen ersten (80) und einen zweiten (70), jeweils mit Wischflüssigkeiten zu befüllenden, Tank, wodurch das Wischband (30) von im Gebrauch aufgenommen Schmutzpartikeln gereinigt und zum weiteren Wischen befeuchtet wird. Vor Verlassen des zweiten Tanks (80) wird das Wischband (30) durch manuell relativ zueinander verschiebbare Wangen eines Austrittschlitzes ausgewrungen.Mop (10) with a housing (20), an anchoring mechanism (11) for a handle (12) for guiding the mop (10) being attached to the upper side of the housing partially guided through the housing (20). Upon entering the housing (20), the wiping strip (30) runs through a mechanical dirt separator and a first (80) and a second (70) tank, each to be filled with wiping fluid, whereby the wiping strip (30) is cleaned of dirt particles picked up during use and moistened for further wiping. Before leaving the second tank (80), the wiping strip (30) is wrung out by cheeks of an exit slot that can be manually displaced relative to one another.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Wischmopp.The present invention relates to a mop.

Beim Gebrauch eines Wischmopps werden Schmutzpartikel von einer zu reinigenden Oberfläche wie Kacheln, Parkett, Fliesen, Linoleum etc. durch ein Wischelement aufgenommen. Das Wischelement umfasst bevorzugter Weise einen robusten, weichen und dicken Stoff (z.B. ein Vlies, einen Schaumstoff, einen Schwamm oder ein Mikrofasertuch). Im Laufe des Gebrauchs des Wischelements verschmutzt dieser Stoff, da sich von der zu reinigenden Oberfläche aufgenommene Schmutzpartikel auf und in ihm ablagern.When using a mop, dirt particles from a surface to be cleaned such as tiles, parquet, tiles, linoleum etc. are picked up by a mopping element. The wiping element preferably comprises a robust, soft and thick material (e.g. a fleece, a foam, a sponge or a microfiber cloth). In the course of the use of the mopping element, this substance becomes soiled, since dirt particles picked up by the surface to be cleaned are deposited on and in it.

Im Stand der Technik wird dieses Problem üblicherweise dadurch gelöst, dass das Wischelement des Wischmopps periodisch ausgetauscht wird und/oder auf geeignete Weise in einem externen Reinigungsbad gereinigt wird. Beispiele für diese bekannte Vorgehensweise finden sich im Stand der Technik z.B. in DE 10 2004 014 371 A1 , DE 10 2005 019 624 B4 oder DE 10 2005 024 745 B4 .In the prior art, this problem is usually solved in that the mopping element of the mop is replaced periodically and / or cleaned in a suitable manner in an external cleaning bath. Examples of this known procedure can be found in the prior art, for example in DE 10 2004 014 371 A1 , DE 10 2005 019 624 B4 or DE 10 2005 024 745 B4 .

Ziel der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es deshalb, eine alternative Bauweise für einen Wischmopp zur Verfügung zu stellen, der einen kompakten Aufbau aufweist, und bei dem ein Wischelement, ohne dass es ausgetauscht werden muss, zuverlässig beim Gebrauch des Wischmopps von Schmutzpartikeln gereinigt werden kann.The aim of the present invention is therefore to provide an alternative design for a mop which has a compact structure and in which a mopping element can be reliably cleaned of dirt particles when the mop is in use, without having to be replaced.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe durch einen Wischmopp nach Anspruch 1 gelöst. Die weiteren Ansprüche betreffen vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen eines erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopps sowie ein Verfahren zum Gebrauch desselben.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a mop according to claim 1. The further claims relate to advantageous embodiments of a mop according to the invention and a method for using the same.

Vorteile und Merkmale der vorliegenden Erfindung ergeben sich insbesondere aus der nachfolgenden detaillierten Beschreibung von bevorzugten Ausführungsformen in Verbindung mit der beigefügten Figur.Advantages and features of the present invention emerge in particular from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments in conjunction with the attached figure.

Fig. 1 zeigt einen schematischen Schnitt durch einen erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopp. Fig. 1 shows a schematic section through a mop according to the invention.

Der erfindungsgemäße Wischmopp 10 umfasst ein Gehäuse 20. An der Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 20 ist ein Verankerungsmechanismus 11 zur Aufnahme eines Stiels 12 angebracht. Der Stiel 12 dient zum Führen des Wischmopps 10 über eine zu reinigende Oberfläche.The mop 10 according to the invention comprises a housing 20. An anchoring mechanism 11 for receiving a handle 12 is attached to the upper side 23 of the housing 20. The handle 12 is used to guide the mop 10 over a surface to be cleaned.

Zur bestimmungsgemäßen Verwendung des Wischmopps 10 ist dieser mit einem in sich geschlossenen Wischband 30 versehen, welches in einer im Folgenden noch zu erläuternden Weise um und durch das Gehäuse 20 geführt ist. Dieses Wischband 30 kann aus Vliesmaterialien oder anderen zur Aufnahme von Schmutzpartikeln besonders geeigneten Materialien bestehen.For the intended use of the mop 10, it is provided with a self-contained mopping tape 30 which is guided around and through the housing 20 in a manner to be explained below. This wiper belt 30 can consist of fleece materials or other materials particularly suitable for receiving dirt particles.

Das Gehäuse 20 des Wischmopps 10 umfasst eine Unterseite 21, eine erste von der Unterseite 21 in etwa vertikal nach oben verlaufende Seitenwand 22, eine in etwa horizontal und parallel zur Unterseite 21 verlaufende Oberseite 23 sowie eine von der Oberseite 23 in etwa vertikal nach unten zur Unterseite 21 hin verlaufende zweite Seitenwand 24.The housing 20 of the mop 10 comprises an underside 21, a first side wall 22 extending approximately vertically upwards from the underside 21, an upper side 23 extending approximately horizontally and parallel to the underside 21 and one from the upper side 23 approximately vertically downwards to Second side wall 24 running towards the underside 21.

An der Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 23 ist ein Eintrittsschlitz 40 für das Wischband 30 vorgesehen.An entry slot 40 for the mopping tape 30 is provided on the upper side 23 of the housing 23.

Im Inneren des Gehäuses 20 befinden sich mehrere durch Zwischenwände voneinander getrennte, aber durch Passagen miteinander verbundene Hohlräume. Wie im Folgenden erläutert, dienen diese zur Aufnahme von Schmutzpartikeln, zur Aufnahme von Wischflüssigkeiten oder als Passagen für das durch das Gehäuse 20 geführte Wischband 30.Inside the housing 20 there are several cavities which are separated from one another by partitions but connected to one another by passages. As explained below, these serve to hold dirt particles, to hold wiping liquids or as passages for the wiper strip 30 guided through the housing 20.

Insbesondere befinden sich im Inneren des Gehäuses 20 im Bereich des Eintrittsschlitzes 40 ein mechanischen Schmutzabscheider (Abstreifstifte 44), eine Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50, ein in etwa neben der Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 angebrachter und mit Wischflüssigkeit zu befüllender erster (oberer) Tank 70 und ein unterhalb des Eintrittsschlitzes 40, der Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 und des ersten Tanks 70 angebrachter zweiter (unterer) Tank 80.In particular, a mechanical dirt separator (scraper pins 44), a coarse particle collection chamber 50, a first (upper) tank 70, which is attached approximately next to the coarse particle collection chamber 50 and to be filled with wiping fluid, are located inside the housing 20 in the area of the inlet slot 40 Second (lower) tank 80 attached below the inlet slot 40, the coarse particle collection chamber 50 and the first tank 70.

Auch der zweite Tank 80 ist mit Wischflüssigkeit zu befüllen. Dabei kann in beiden Tanks 70, 80 dieselbe Wischflüssigkeit eingefüllt werden. Im einfachsten Fall ist dies Wasser, mit oder ohne Zusatz eines Reinigungsmittelkonzentrats. Die Konzentration des zugegebenen Reinigungsmittels kann in beiden Tanks 70, 80 gleich oder verschieden sein oder es können in den beiden Tanks 70, 80 auch verschiedene Reinigungsmittel zum Einsatz kommen.The second tank 80 is also to be filled with wiper fluid. The same wiping liquid can be filled into both tanks 70, 80. In the simplest case, this is water, with or without the addition of a cleaning agent concentrate. The concentration of the cleaning agent added can be the same or different in both tanks 70, 80, or different cleaning agents can also be used in the two tanks 70, 80.

Im Inneren des Gehäuses sind Passagen vorgesehen, um das Wischband 30 durch das Gehäuse 20 hindurch zu führen. Weiterhin sind am oder im Gehäuse 20 mehrere Umlenkelemente angebracht, wie z. B. Umlenkwalzen 100, 101, die zur Umlenkung des durch das Innere des Gehäuses 20 zu führenden Wischbands 30 dienen.Passages are provided in the interior of the housing in order to guide the mopping tape 30 through the housing 20. Furthermore, a plurality of deflection elements are attached to or in the housing 20, such as. B. deflection rollers 100, 101, which serve to deflect the wiper strip 30 to be guided through the interior of the housing 20.

Die Funktionsweise des erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopps 10 ist wie folgt:
Das als in sich geschlossenes "Endlosband" ausgestaltete Wischband 30 wird um die Unterseite 21 des Gehäuses, von dort längs der ersten Seitenwand 22 und längs eines Teilabschnitts der Oberseite 23 bis zum Eintrittsschlitz 40 geführt, von dort durch den unteren Tank 80 und den oberen Tank 70, von dort durch einen Austrittsschlitz 95 wieder aus dem Inneren des Gehäuses 20 hinaus, um ein Umlenkelement 101 herum längs der zweiten Seitenwand 24 und von dort wieder an die Unterseite des Gehäuses 21.The mode of operation of the mop 10 according to the invention is as follows:
The wiper belt 30, designed as a self-contained "endless belt", is guided around the bottom 21 of the housing, from there along the first side wall 22 and along a section of the top 23 to the entry slot 40, from there through the lower tank 80 and the upper tank 70, from there through an exit slot 95 out again from the interior of the housing 20, around a deflection element 101 along the second side wall 24 and from there back to the underside of the housing 21.

Dabei wird eine Bewegung des Wischbands 30 um und durch das Gehäuse 20 hindurch auf einem in sich geschlossenen Pfad ermöglicht, welcher in der in Fig. 1 gewählten Darstellung im Uhrzeigersinn verläuft.A movement of the mopping tape 30 around and through the housing 20 on a self-contained path is made possible, which in the FIG Fig. 1 selected display runs clockwise.

Der Teil des Wischbands 30, der in Fig. 1 von der Unterseite 21 des Gehäuses 20 abgewandt liegt, wird als Außenseite (Putzseite) 31 des Wischbands 30 bezeichnet, und ist die Seite, die beim Gebrauch des Wischmopps 30 über eine zu reinigende Oberfläche geführt wird und dabei mit Schmutzpartikeln direkt in Berührung kommt und diese von der zu reinigenden Oberfläche ablöst bzw. abstreift.The part of the wiper tape 30 that is in Fig. 1 facing away from the underside 21 of the housing 20 is referred to as the outside (cleaning side) 31 of the mopping tape 30, and is the side that is passed over a surface to be cleaned when the mop 30 is used and comes into direct contact with dirt particles and these peeled off or wiped off the surface to be cleaned.

Die andere Seite des Wischbands 30, die der Putzseite 31 gegenüber und an der Unterseite 21 des Gehäuses 20 anliegt, wird im Folgenden als Innenseite 32 des Wischbands 30 bezeichnet.The other side of the mopping tape 30, which lies opposite the cleaning side 31 and on the underside 21 of the housing 20, is referred to below as the inside 32 of the mopping tape 30.

Nach erfolgtem Wischvorgang wird ein sich ursprünglich an der Unterseite 21 des Gehäuses anliegender Teil des Wischbands 30 durch den Eintrittsschlitz 40 in das Innere des Gehäuses 20 geführt. Der Vortrieb des Wischbands kann z.B. durch die manuelle Drehung eines mit der Umlenkwalze 101 verbundenen Antriebsrads 200 erfolgen. In einer alternativen Ausführungsform können aber auch Stellmotoren samt einer Steuerungselektronik und Bedienelemente vorgesehen sein, die für den gewünschten Vortrieb des Wischbands 30 sorgen.After the wiping process has taken place, a part of the wiper strip 30 originally resting on the underside 21 of the housing is guided through the entry slot 40 into the interior of the housing 20. The propulsion of the wiper belt can take place, for example, by manual rotation of a drive wheel 200 connected to the deflection roller 101. In an alternative embodiment, however, servomotors together with control electronics and operating elements can also be provided, which ensure the desired propulsion of the wiper belt 30.

Der Eintrittsschlitz 40 wird durch eine erste Wange 42 und eine zweite Wange 43 gebildet, die sich gegenüberliegen. Der Abstand der beiden Wangen 42, 43 zueinander ist so dimensioniert, dass die Wangen relativ stramm an der Innenseite 32 und an der Außenseite 31 des durch sie hindurch geführten Wischbands 30 zum Anliegen kommen, gleichzeitig aber noch dessen Durchgleiten durch die beiden Wangen 42, 43 zulassen.The entry slot 40 is formed by a first cheek 42 and a second cheek 43, which are opposite one another. The distance between the two cheeks 42, 43 is dimensioned so that the cheeks come to rest relatively tightly on the inside 32 and on the outside 31 of the wiper strip 30 guided through them, but at the same time still slide through the two cheeks 42, 43 allow.

Die erste Wange 42 am Eintrittsschlitz 40 in das Gehäuse 20 ist mit Abstreifstiften 44 sowie mit Durchgangsöffnungen 45 versehen, die von der Eintrittskammer 40 zu einer Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 führen. Die Abstreifstifte 44 kommen mit der Außenseite 31 des Wischbands 30 in engen Kontakt und wirken wie ein Rechen oder ein Kamm, der beim Bewegen des Wischbands 30 durch die beiden Wangen 42, 43 hindurch lose Grobschmutzpartikel, die von der Putzseite 31 beim Wischen über eine zu reinigenden Oberfläche aufgenommen worden sind und an dieser haften, von der Putzseite 31 des Wischbands 30 abstreift.The first cheek 42 at the entry slot 40 into the housing 20 is provided with stripping pins 44 and with through openings 45 which lead from the entry chamber 40 to a coarse particle collection chamber 50. The scraper pins 44 come into close contact with the outside 31 of the mopping tape 30 and act like a rake or a comb, which when the mopping tape 30 is moved through the two cheeks 42, 43 through loose coarse dirt particles that come from the cleaning side 31 when wiping over a cleaning surface have been recorded and adhere to this, stripped from the plaster side 31 of the wiper tape 30.

Zwischen den Abstreifstiften 44 liegen in der ersten Wange 42 die Durchgangsöffnungen 45, durch welche die von den Abstreifstiften 44 von der Putzseite 31 des Wischbands 30 abgestreiften Schmutzpartikel in die Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 gelangen können. Durch das Zusammenspiel von Abstreifstiften 44 und Durchgangsöffnungen 45 wirken die beiden Wangen 42, 43 des Eintrittsschlitzes 40 als Schmutzabscheider für grobe Partikel.Between the scraper pins 44 in the first cheek 42 are the through openings 45 through which the dirt particles stripped from the cleaning side 31 of the wiper strip 30 by the scraper pins 44 can reach the coarse particle collection chamber 50. Due to the interaction of stripping pins 44 and through openings 45, the two cheeks 42, 43 of the inlet slot 40 act as dirt separators for coarse particles.

Die Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 ist mit einer Klappe oder einer anderen geeigneten Öffnungsvorrichtung (nicht gezeigt) versehen und bevorzugter Weise in seiner Gesamtheit temporär aus dem Gehäuse 20 entnehmbar. Dadurch wird ein Zugriff auf das Innere des Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 ermöglicht und die Schmutzpartikel, die sich in ihrem Inneren im Laufe der Zeit bei Gebrauch des erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopps ansammeln, können aus dieser entfernt und die Grobpartikelsammelkammer 50 dadurch entleert und wieder gereinigt werden.The coarse particle collection chamber 50 is provided with a flap or another suitable opening device (not shown) and is preferably temporarily removable in its entirety from the housing 20. This enables access to the interior of the coarse particle collection chamber 50 and the dirt particles that have accumulated in its interior over time when the mop according to the invention is used accumulate, can be removed therefrom and the coarse particle collection chamber 50 thereby emptied and cleaned again.

Die unteren Enden der ersten und zweiten Wangen 42, 43 bilden eine Passage für das Wischband 30 in den unteren Tank 80. Dieser untere Tank 80 ist ebenfalls mit einer Wischflüssigkeit zu befüllen. Das Wischband 30 wird von dem unteren Ende der Wangen 43, 44 zu einem sich im Wesentlichen am Boden des unteren Tanks 80 befindlichen Umlenkelement 100 geführt, von wo es dann im unteren Tank 80 wieder nach oben zu einem Durchlassschlitz 90 zwischen dem unteren Tank 80 und dem darüber liegenden oberen Tank 70 geführt wird. Dieses Umlenkelement 100 kann eine frei drehbare Walze sein. Das Umlenkelement 100 kann aber auch ein starr stehender, im Wesentlichen kreisförmiger Zylinderabschnitt sein, über welchen das Wischband 30 gleitet. Optional kann dieses Umlenkelement 100 mit einer aufgerauten Oberfläche versehen sein, an der weitere Schmutzpartikel von der Oberfläche des Wischbands 30 abgestreift werden, um im unteren Tank 80 zu verbleiben.The lower ends of the first and second cheeks 42, 43 form a passage for the mopping tape 30 into the lower tank 80. This lower tank 80 is also to be filled with a mopping liquid. The mopping tape 30 is guided from the lower end of the cheeks 43, 44 to a deflecting element 100 located essentially on the bottom of the lower tank 80, from where it is then back up in the lower tank 80 to a passage slot 90 between the lower tank 80 and the overlying upper tank 70 is performed. This deflection element 100 can be a freely rotatable roller. The deflecting element 100 can, however, also be a rigidly standing, essentially circular cylinder section over which the wiper strip 30 slides. Optionally, this deflecting element 100 can be provided with a roughened surface, on which further dirt particles are stripped from the surface of the mopping tape 30 in order to remain in the lower tank 80.

Dadurch, dass das Wischband 30 im unteren Tank 80 zuerst schräg nach unten und dann wieder schräg nach oben geführt wird, legt es einen relativ langen Weg in der sich im unteren Tank 80 befindlichen Wischflüssigkeit zurück. Dabei kann die die sich im unteren Tank 80 befindliche Wischflüssigkeit auf den im Wischband 30 nach der Grobreinigung im oben erläuterten Schmutzabscheider noch befindlichen Schmutz im unteren Tank 80 ausgiebig einwirken und diesen vom Wischband 30 lösen.Because the mopping tape 30 in the lower tank 80 is first guided obliquely downwards and then obliquely upwards again, it covers a relatively long distance in the wiping fluid located in the lower tank 80. The mopping liquid in the lower tank 80 can act extensively on the dirt in the lower tank 80 that is still in the mopping belt 30 after the rough cleaning in the dirt separator explained above and detach it from the mopping belt 30.

Beim Austritt des Wischbands 30 aus dem unteren Tank 80 tritt dieses durch eng anliegende Wangen 91, 92 eines Durchlassschlitzes 90 in den über dem unteren Tank 80 liegenden oberen Tank 70 ein. Der Abstand zwischen den Wangen 91, 92 dieses Durchlassschlitzes 90 ist so dimensioniert ist, dass das Material des Wischbands 30 beim Hindurchgleiten durch den zwischen den Wangen 91, 92 gebildeten Spalt des Durchlassschlitzes etwas zusammengepresst wird. Dadurch wird die vom Wischband 30 im unteren Tank 80 aufgenommene Wischflüssigkeit im Wesentlichen aus dem Wischband 30 herausgepresst und verbleibt im unteren Tank 80. Gleichzeitig sind die Abmessungen des Durchlassschlitzes 90 zwischen den Wangen 91, 92 am Übergang vom unteren Tank 80 in den oberen Tank 70 und die Abmessungen des Wischbands 30 in Quer- und Längsrichtung des ersten Durchlassschlitzes 90 so gewählt, dass das zwischen den Wangen 91, 92 hindurchgeführte Wischband 30 das Innere des sich über dem unteren Tank 80 befindlichen oberen Tanks 70 gegenüber dem Inneren des unteren Tanks 80 abdichtet. Dadurch vermischen sich die sich im unteren zweiten Tank 80 befindliche Wischflüssigkeit und die sich oberen Tank 70 befindliche Wischflüssigkeit praktisch nicht miteinander.When the wiper strip 30 emerges from the lower tank 80, it enters the upper tank 70 located above the lower tank 80 through closely fitting cheeks 91, 92 of a passage slot 90. The distance between the cheeks 91, 92 of this passage slot 90 is dimensioned such that the material of the mopping tape 30 is somewhat compressed when it glides through the gap of the passage slot formed between the cheeks 91, 92. As a result, the mopping liquid absorbed by the mopping strip 30 in the lower tank 80 is essentially pressed out of the mopping strip 30 and remains in the lower tank 80. At the same time, the dimensions of the passage slot 90 between the cheeks 91, 92 are at the transition from the lower tank 80 to the upper tank 70 and the dimensions of the mopping tape 30 in the transverse and longitudinal directions of the first passage slot 90 are selected such that that between the cheeks 91, 92 Wiper tape 30 passed through seals the interior of the upper tank 70 located above the lower tank 80 from the interior of the lower tank 80. As a result, the wiper fluid located in the lower second tank 80 and the wiper fluid located in the upper tank 70 practically do not mix with one another.

Beim Gebrauch des erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopps 10 führt dies dazu, dass sich im Laufe der Zeit im unteren Tank 80 wegen des Auspressens der im unteren Tank aufgenommen Wischflüssigkeit im Durchlassschlitz 90 eine größere Menge an Schmutzpartikeln als in der Wischflüssigkeit im oberen Tank 70 ansammeln wird.When using the mop 10 according to the invention, this leads to the fact that over time in the lower tank 80 a larger amount of dirt particles will collect in the passage slot 90 than in the mopping liquid in the upper tank 70 due to the squeezing out of the mopping liquid received in the lower tank.

Das an der zweiten Übergangspassage durch den Anpressdruck der Wangen 91, 92 ausgewrungene Wischband 30 wird im oberen Tank 70 in einer gegenüber der Wischflüssigkeit im unteren Tank 80 deutlich weniger verunreinigten Wischflüssigkeit nochmals ausgewaschen, wodurch sich auch noch letzte Feinschmutzpartikel aus dem Wischband 30 lösen. Gleichzeitig saugt sich das Wischband 30 im oberen Tank 70 mit der sich darin befindlichen relativ sauberen zweiten Wischflüssigkeit voll. Der obere Tank 70 dient somit als Reservoir für eine auch nach längerem Gebrauch des erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopps relativ saubere zweite Wischflüssigkeit, mit der das Wischband 30 bei seinem Austritt aus dem Gehäuse 20 benetzt bzw. durchtränkt ist.The mopping tape 30 wrung out at the second transition passage by the contact pressure of the cheeks 91, 92 is washed out again in the upper tank 70 in a wiping liquid that is significantly less contaminated than the mopping liquid in the lower tank 80, as a result of which even the last fine dirt particles are loosened from the mopping tape 30. At the same time, the mopping tape 30 in the upper tank 70 soaks up the relatively clean second mopping liquid located therein. The upper tank 70 thus serves as a reservoir for a second wiping liquid, which is relatively clean even after prolonged use of the mop according to the invention, with which the mopping tape 30 is wetted or soaked when it emerges from the housing 20.

Sowohl der erste auch als der zweite Tank 70, 80 verfügen über verschließbare Ablass- bzw. Einfüllöffnungen (nicht gezeigt), durch die die im Laufe des Gebrauchs durch Schmutzpartikeleintrag verunreinigte Wischflüssigkeiten abgelassen und jeweils frische, noch nicht verunreinigte Wischflüssigkeiten eingefüllt werden können.Both the first and the second tank 70, 80 have closable drainage or filler openings (not shown) through which the wiping fluids contaminated by dirt particles can be drained and fresh, not yet contaminated wiping fluids can be filled in.

An der der Oberseite 23 des Gehäuses 20 zugewandten Seite des oberen Tanks 70 befindet sich ein Austrittsschlitz 95, der durch Wangen 96, 97 gebildet wird, und durch den das Wischband 30 aus dem Inneren des Gehäuses 20 des Wischmopps 10 geführt wird.On the side of the upper tank 70 facing the top side 23 of the housing 20 there is an exit slot 95 which is formed by cheeks 96, 97 and through which the mopping tape 30 is guided out of the interior of the housing 20 of the mop 10.

Es kann sich dabei wieder um zwei starr stehende Wangen 96, 97 handeln, ähnlich den Wangen 91, 92 im Durchlassschlitz 90 zwischen dem unteren Tank 80 und dem oberen Tank 70 vorgesehen sind. Bevorzugter Weise sind die Wangen 96, 97 am Austrittsschlitz 95 aber zueinander verschiebbar angebracht. Dabei ist z.B. eine von der zweiten Seitenwand 24 des Gehäuses 20 weiter beabstandet angebrachte erste Wange 96 (links in Fig. 1) des Austrittschlitzes 95 starr angebracht, während es sich bei der zweiten Wange 97 des Austrittschlitzes 95 um eine relativ zur ersten Wange 96 verschiebbare, keilförmige Anpressbacke handelt, deren Position von außen durch geeignete Hilfsmittel verstellt werden kann. Zum Beispiel kann ein Schneckengetriebe (nicht gezeigt) vorgesehen sein, welches durch Drehung eines Stellrads durch das Bedienpersonal dafür sorgt, dass die Anpressbacke (zweite Wange 97) relativ zur ersten Wange 96 verschoben wird, wodurch die Spaltbreite zwischen der ersten Wange 96 und der zweiten Wange 97 variiert wird.It can again be two rigid cheeks 96, 97, similar to the cheeks 91, 92 are provided in the passage slot 90 between the lower tank 80 and the upper tank 70. Preferably, the cheeks 96, 97 are attached to the outlet slot 95 such that they can be displaced with respect to one another. For example, a first cheek 96 (left in FIG Fig. 1 ) of the outlet slot 95 is rigidly attached, while the second cheek 97 of the outlet slot 95 is a wedge-shaped one which is displaceable relative to the first cheek 96 Press jaw acts, the position of which can be adjusted from the outside using suitable tools. For example, a worm gear (not shown) can be provided which, by turning an adjusting wheel, ensures that the pressure jaw (second cheek 97) is shifted relative to the first cheek 96, whereby the gap width between the first cheek 96 and the second Cheek 97 is varied.

Durch die Variation der Spaltbreite zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Wange 96, 97 des Austrittsschlitzes 95 lässt sich der Anpressdruck der Anpressbacke (zweite Wange 97) auf das Wischband 30 regeln und damit der Grad, wie stark die im oberen Tank 70 vom Wischband 30 aufgenommene zweite Wischflüssigkeit wieder ausgewrungen wird. Somit lässt die sich nach dem Austritt aus dem Austrittschlitz 90 im Wischband 30 verbleibende Restfeuchte der zweiten Wischflüssigkeit kontrollieren. Die Restfeuchte kann je nach Bedarf auf die Oberflächenbeschaffenheit der mit dem Wischmopp 10 zu reinigenden Oberfläche abgestimmt werden.By varying the gap width between the first and second cheek 96, 97 of the outlet slot 95, the contact pressure of the pressure jaw (second cheek 97) on the wiper belt 30 and thus the degree to which the wiper belt 30 absorbs in the upper tank 70 can be regulated second wiper fluid is wrung out again. The residual moisture of the second wiping liquid remaining in the mopping strip 30 after exiting the exit slot 90 can thus be checked. The residual moisture can be matched to the surface properties of the surface to be cleaned with the mop 10 as required.

Nach dem Austritt des Wischbands 30 aus dem Austrittsschlitz 95 wird das Wischband 30 um eine Umlenkwalze 101 geführt, welche dafür sorgt, dass das Wischband 30 wieder eine Änderung seiner Bewegungsrichtung erfährt und sich sodann mit seiner Innenseite an der zweiten Seitenwand 24 anlegt, längs deren es wieder nach unten zur Unterseite 21 des Gehäuses 20 geführt wird. Somit wird der in Fig. 1 im Uhrzeigersinn geführte Pfad des Wischbands 30 um das Gehäuse 20 des Wischmopps 10 herum und durch diesen hindurch in sich geschlossen.After the mopping tape 30 exits the outlet slot 95, the mopping tape 30 is guided around a deflection roller 101, which ensures that the mopping tape 30 changes its direction of movement again and then rests with its inside on the second side wall 24, along which it is guided back down to the bottom 21 of the housing 20. Thus, the in Fig. 1 clockwise path of the mopping tape 30 around the housing 20 of the mop 10 and closed through it.

Um den gewünschten Vorschub des Wischbands 30 zu erzielen, kann die Umlenkwalze 101 wahlweise als manuell drehbare Umlenkwalze ausgeführt sein, oder in einer höherwertigen Ausführungsform als durch elektrische Stellmotoren (nicht gezeigt) in Rotation versetzbare Umlenkwalze.In order to achieve the desired advance of the wiper belt 30, the deflection roller 101 can optionally be designed as a manually rotatable deflection roller or, in a higher-quality embodiment, as a deflection roller that can be set in rotation by electric servomotors (not shown).

Der Aufbau des Gehäuses 20 des erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopps 10 umfasst somit:

  • Einen Schmutzabscheider für grobe Partikel (Abstreifstifte 44),
  • einen ersten (unteren) Tank 80 mit einem langen Wegabschnitt des Wischbands 30 in der Wischflüssigkeit des unteren Tanks 80 zum gründlichen Herauslösen von Schmutzpartikeln,
  • einen Durchlassschlitz 90 zwischen unterem und oberen Tank 80 und 70, der die Wischflüssigkeit aus dem unteren Tank 80 zu einem großen Teil aus dem Wischband 30 presst, bevor das Wischband 30 in die Wischflüssigkeit im oberen Tank 70 geführt wird, und
  • einen Austrittsschlitz 95 mit variabler Schlitzbreite, welcher es erlaubt, den Grad der Durchfeuchtung des Wischbands 30 mit der Wischflüssigkeit aus dem oberen Tank 70 zu regeln.
The structure of the housing 20 of the mop 10 according to the invention thus comprises:
  • A dirt separator for coarse particles (scraper pins 44),
  • a first (lower) tank 80 with a long path section of the mopping tape 30 in the mopping liquid of the lower tank 80 for thorough removal of dirt particles,
  • a passage slot 90 between the lower and upper tanks 80 and 70, which presses the wiper fluid from the lower tank 80 to a large extent out of the mopping tape 30 before the mopping tape 30 is guided into the mopping fluid in the upper tank 70, and
  • an outlet slot 95 with a variable slot width, which makes it possible to regulate the degree of moisture penetration of the mopping tape 30 with the mopping liquid from the upper tank 70.

Dadurch wird erfindungsgemäß ein Wischmopp bereitgestellt, der einen kompakten Aufbau hat, und es dabei erlaubt, dass ein Wischband 30 in einem Dauerbetrieb benutzt wird, in dem ein relativ sauberer und mit der aus dem oberen Tank 70 nachgelieferten Wischflüssigkeit benetzter Reinigungsabschnitt des Wischbands 30 bei Bedarf mittels manuellen oder motorgetriebenen Vorschubs des Wischbands zur Verfügung gestellt wird.In this way, according to the invention, a mop is provided which has a compact design and allows a mopping belt 30 to be used in continuous operation in which a relatively clean cleaning section of the mopping belt 30 wetted with the wiping liquid supplied from the upper tank 70 if necessary is made available by means of manual or motor-driven advance of the mopping belt.

Somit können mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Wischmopp schnell und gründlich größere Flächen gereinigt werden, ohne dass die im Gehäuse befindlichen Wischmittel ausgetauscht werden müssten, oder dass weitere externe Hilfsmittel wie mit Wischmittel gefüllt Putzeimer oder zusätzliche manuelle Auswringhilfen für das Wischband bereitgestellt werden müssten.Thus, larger areas can be cleaned quickly and thoroughly with the mop according to the invention, without having to replace the wiping agents in the housing or having to provide additional external aids such as cleaning buckets filled with wiping agents or additional manual wringing aids for the mopping tape.

BezugszeichenReference number

1010
WischmoppMop
1111th
Verankerungsmechanismus für StielAnchoring mechanism for handle
1212th
Stielstalk
2020th
Gehäusecasing
2121
Unterseite des Gehäuses 20Underside of the housing 20
2222nd
erste Seitenwand des Gehäuses 20first side wall of the housing 20
2323
Oberseite des Gehäuses 20Top of housing 20
2424
zweite Seitenwand des Gehäuses 20second side wall of the housing 20
3030th
WischbandMopping tape
3131
Putzseite (Außenseite) des Wischbands 30Cleaning side (outside) of the mopping tape 30
3232
Innenseite des Wischbands 30Inside of the wiper tape 30
4040
EintrittsschlitzEntry slot
4141
erste Wange des Eintrittsschlitzes 40first cheek of entry slot 40
4242
zweite Wange des Eintrittsschlitzes 40second cheek of entry slot 40
4444
AbstreifstifteScraper pins
4545
Durchgangsöffnungen in der ersten Wange 42Through openings in the first cheek 42
5050
GrobpartikelsammelkammerCoarse particle collection chamber
7070
erster (oberer) Tankfirst (upper) tank
8080
zweiter (unterer)Tanksecond (lower) tank
9090
DurchlassschlitzPassage slot
9191
erste Wange des Durchlassschlitzes 90first cheek of the passage slot 90
9292
zweite Wange des Durchlassschlitzes 90second cheek of the passage slot 90
9595
AustrittsschlitzExit slot
9696
Anpressplatte (erste Wange des Austrittsschlitzes 95)Pressure plate (first cheek of outlet slot 95)
9696
Anpressbacken mit Schneckengetriebe (zweite Wange des Austrittsschlitzes)Pressure jaws with worm gear (second cheek of the outlet slot)
100100
erste Umlenkvorrichtung (erste Umlenkwalze)first deflection device (first deflection roller)
101101
zweite Umlenkvorrichtung (zweite Umlenkwalze)second deflection device (second deflection roller)
200200
Antriebsraddrive wheel

Claims (10)

Wischmopp (10) mit einem Gehäuse (20) und einem Wischelement,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Wischelement als in sich geschlossenes Wischband (30) ausgebildet ist, welches einem in sich geschlossenen Pfad um und durch das Gehäuse (20) führbar ist, wobei es durch einen mechanischen Schmutzabscheider im Gehäuse (20) geführt wird, wobei zumindest ein Teil des Schmutzabscheiders Durchgangsöffnungen (45) zu einer Grobpartikelsammelkammer (50) im Gehäuse (20) hin aufweist, durch die am Schmutzabscheider vom Wischband (30) abgestreifte Schmutzpartikel in die Grobpartikelsammelkammer (50) gelangen können, unterhalb der Grobpartikelsammelkammer (50) ein erster Tank (80) im Gehäuse (20) zur Aufnahme einer ersten Wischflüssigkeit vorgesehen ist, in dem eine erste Umlenkvorrichtung (100) für das Wischband (30) vorgesehen ist, sowie ein der Oberseite (23) des Gehäuses (20) zugewandter Durchlassschlitz (90), welcher das Innere des ersten Tanks (80) mit dem Inneren eines zweiten Tanks (70) verbindet, welcher zur Aufnahme einer zweiten Wischflüssigkeit vorgesehen ist, an der der Oberseite (23) des Gehäuses (20) zugewandten Seite des zweiten Tanks (70) ein Austrittsschlitz (95) für das Wischband (30) vorgesehen ist, ein zweites Umlenkelement (101) vorgesehen ist, um das Wischband (30) von der Oberseite des Gehäuses (20) zur Unterseite (21) des Gehäuses (20) umzulenken. Mop (10) with a housing (20) and a mopping element,
characterized in that the mopping element is designed as a self-contained mopping strip (30) which can be guided around and through the housing (20) in a self-contained path, being guided through a mechanical dirt separator in the housing (20), at least part of the dirt separator Has through openings (45) to a coarse particle collection chamber (50) in the housing (20) through which dirt particles stripped from the mopping belt (30) on the dirt separator can reach the coarse particle collection chamber (50), Below the coarse particle collection chamber (50) a first tank (80) is provided in the housing (20) for receiving a first wiper fluid, in which a first deflection device (100) is provided for the wiper strip (30), as well as one of the top (23) of the Housing (20) facing passage slot (90) which connects the interior of the first tank (80) with the interior of a second tank (70) which is provided for receiving a second wiper fluid, on the side of the second tank (70) facing the top (23) of the housing (20) an exit slot (95) for the mopping tape (30) is provided, a second deflection element (101) is provided in order to deflect the mopping tape (30) from the top of the housing (20) to the underside (21) of the housing (20). Wischmopp (10) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an der Oberseite (23) des Gehäuses ein Verankerungsmechanismus (11) für einen Stiel (12) zum Führen des Wischmopps (10) angebracht ist.A mop (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that an anchoring mechanism (11) for a handle (12) for guiding the mop (10) is attached to the upper side (23) of the housing. Wischmopp (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest das zweite Umlenkelement (101) eine rotierbare Umlenkwalze ist.Mop (10) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least the second deflecting element (101) is a rotatable deflecting roller. Wischmopp (10) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Stellmotor am Gehäuse angebracht ist, um die Umlenkwalze (101) aktiv in Drehungen zu versetzen.Mop (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a servomotor is attached to the housing in order to actively set the deflection roller (101) in rotation. Wischmopp (10) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schmutzabscheider aus zwei gegenüberliegenden Wangen (42, 43) besteht, von denen eine (42) eine Außenwand der Grobpartikelsammelkammer (50) bildet.Mop (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dirt separator consists of two opposite cheeks (42, 43), one of which (42) forms an outer wall of the coarse particle collection chamber (50). Wischmopp nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bereite des zur Austrittsspalts (95) regulierbar ist.Mop according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the width of the exit gap (95) can be regulated. Wischmopp nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Breite des Austrittsspalts (95) durch eine Relativbewegung einer über ein Schneckengetriebe bewegbaren Anpressbacke (97) und einer starren Anpressplatte (96) regelbar ist.Mop according to Claim 6, characterized in that the width of the exit gap (95) can be regulated by a relative movement of a pressure jaw (97), which can be moved via a worm gear, and a rigid pressure plate (96). Wischmopp nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Grobpartikelsammelkammer (52) und/oder der erste Tank (70) und/oder der zweite Tank (80) mit dem Gehäuse (20) lösbar verbunden sind.Mop according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coarse particle collection chamber (52) and / or the first tank (70) and / or the second tank (80) are detachably connected to the housing (20). Verfahren zur Verwendung eines Wischmopps (10) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei im ersten Tank (70) und im zweiten Tank (80) dieselbe Wischflüssigkeit verwendet wird.Method for using a mop (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the same mopping liquid is used in the first tank (70) and in the second tank (80). Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Wischflüssigkeit im zweiten (80) gegenüber der Wischflüssigkeit im ersten (70) Tank durch Wasser verdünnt ist.Method according to claim 9, wherein the wiper fluid in the second (80) is diluted by water compared to the wiper fluid in the first (70) tank.
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