JP2002065544A - Mop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently clean a floor with a pulled mop by pulling the mop when using the mop. SOLUTION: The length of a group of cleaning yarn 24a fitted to the front part 10a of this mop 10 is made shorter than that of a group of cleaning yarn 24b fitted to the rear part 10b of the mop 10, The mop 10 is connected to a truck 60 by a connecting member 50 of a holder 30, and the mop 10 is pulled in the direction of an arrow mark 64 to clean the floor 65.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mop for cleaning floors and the like, and more particularly to a technique for effectively cleaning a floor by pulling the mop.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mops have been used for cleaning floors and the like. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional mop. In FIG. 5, the basic structure of the mop 70 is such that a group of cleaning threads 75 is attached to a base cloth 71. Bias tape 7
2 are attached around the base cloth 71. A first bag-shaped portion 73 is formed at the right end of the base cloth 71 in the drawing, and a second bag-shaped portion 74 is formed at the left end of the base cloth 71 in the drawing. An opening 73a of the first bag-shaped portion 73 and an opening 74a of the second bag-shaped portion 74 are formed.

[0003] A flat base portion 76a of a holder 76 is inserted into a first bag-shaped portion 73 and a second bag-shaped portion 74.
It should be noted that the flat base 76a is connected to the first bag 73 and the second
When attached to and detached from the bag-shaped portion 74, the flat base portion 76a can be bent along a bending line 76c. The lower end of the handle 76b of the holder 76 is attached to the flat base 76a.

FIG. 6 corresponds to a section taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5, and shows a case where a worker (not shown) uses the mop 70. In FIG. 6, an operator (not shown) holds the handle 76 b of the holder 76 by hand. In this case, since the cleaning thread 75 group of the mop 70 is spread in the left-right direction in the figure, the floor 77
Can be efficiently cleaned.

[0005]

However, the above-described conventional mop 70 has a handle 77b of the holder 76 which is held on the floor 77 by hand.
Therefore, it takes time to clean a large floor 77 in a factory or the like. For this reason, a mop 70 is attached to the rear of a vehicle such as a forklift (not shown),
FIG. 7 shows a case where the mop 70 is pulled by a vehicle such as a forklift to advance to clean a large floor 77 in a factory or the like.

FIG. 7 shows a case where the mop 70 is used by being pulled by a vehicle or the like. In FIG. 7, an arrow 78 indicates the traction direction. The pattern 76x is a modified example of the pattern 76b. In this case, the group of cleaning threads 75 of the mop 70, which are attached to the front part of the mop 70, are wound under the base cloth 71 as indicated by the two-dot chain line, so that the base cloth 71 is lifted up and cleaned. There is a problem that the efficiency of cleaning the floor 77 by the thread 75 is significantly reduced. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional example, and has an object to pull the mop when the mop is used so that the floor can be efficiently cleaned by the pulled mop. It is to be.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the structure of the first invention of the present application is as defined in claim 1. According to the configuration of the first aspect, the length of the cleaning thread group (including the string-like body, the pile thread, and the twisting thread) at the front of the mop to be pulled during use is shorter than the length of the cleaning thread group at the rear of the mop. Since it is formed, in order to reduce the amount of the cleaning thread group at the front of the mop to be caught between the mop and the floor to be cleaned due to the traction, the cleaning thread group at the front and rear of the mop is used on the floor. Dust and the like can be removed efficiently.

Further, the structure of the second invention is as described in claim 2. According to the configuration of the second invention, the length of the cleaning thread group in the substantially front half of the mop to be pulled during use is formed shorter than the length of the cleaning thread group in the substantially rear half of the mop. In order to reduce the amount of cleaning threads in the front half of the mop between the mop and the floor to be cleaned, dust on the floor is efficiently removed by the cleaning threads in the front half and the rear half of the mop. be able to.

Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect of the invention, the length of the cleaning thread group of the mop to be pulled during use gradually increases from the front to the rear of the mop, so that the front of the mop is cleaned by the towing. In order to reduce the amount of the thread group caught between the mop and the floor to be cleaned, dust on the floor can be efficiently removed by the cleaning thread group from the front to the rear of the mop.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mop according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the mop 10 includes a group of 24 cleaning threads (including a string, a pile thread, and a twist thread) attached to a base 20 made of a base cloth. The cleaning thread 24 group is made up of the base 2 by sewing thread.
0 is attached to the lower surface. The group of cleaning threads 24 includes a group of cleaning threads 24a attached to the front part 10a of the mop 10 and a group of cleaning threads 24 attached to the rear part 10b of the mop 10.
b, and the cleaning thread 24a group includes the cleaning thread 24b.
It is shorter (for example, approximately half the length of the cleaning thread 24b).

The bias tape 21 is attached around the base 20. The first bag-like portion 22 is formed at the right end of the base 20 in the drawing, and the second bag-like portion 23 is formed at the left end of the base 20 in the drawing. Reference numeral 22a denotes an opening of the first bag-like portion 22, and reference numeral 23a denotes an opening of the second bag-like portion 23 (see FIG. 3). The group of cleaning threads 24a may be attached to substantially the front half of the mop 10, and the group of cleaning threads 24b may be attached to substantially the rear half of the mop 10, or the position of the mop 10 where the cleaning thread 24 is attached. But mop 10
The length of the cleaning thread 24 may gradually increase from the front part 10a side to the rear part 10b side.

The holder 30 has a first U-shaped insertion portion 31.
And a second U-shaped insertion portion 35. First
The insertion part 31 and the second insertion part 35 of the
It is bent into a letter shape. A pair of first locking portions 32
The second locking portion 33 is fixed to both ends of the first insertion portion 31 by welding. In addition, the first handle 36
The second handle 37 and the second handle 37 form a pair, and are fixed to both ends of the second insertion portion 35 by welding.

The first locking portion 32, the second locking portion 33, the first handle 36, and the second handle 37 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. The connecting member 50 of the holder 30 includes a base 50a and a tip fitting 50b. Further, the mounting holes 50c and 50d
b.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. In FIG. 2, both ends of a shaft 41 are fixed between a pair of locking portions 32 and 33 by welding or the like. Shaft 41
Supports the first handle 36 and the second handle 37 in a rotatable manner, and includes a first compression spring 42 and a second compression spring 4.
3 is inserted. The connecting piece 44 has its base portion rotatably attached to a substantially central portion of the shaft 41. The first handle 36 is biased by a first compression spring 42 to be locked to the first locking portion 32, and the second handle 37 is biased by a second compression spring 43 to the second locking portion. 33 is urged to be locked. The base 50 a of the connecting member 50 is rotatably attached to the connecting piece 44 by a combination 51 of a bolt and a nut.

The mop 10 is placed on a floor 65 to be cleaned. Cleaning thread 24 at front 10a of mop 10
Since the group a is shorter than the group of cleaning threads 24b at the rear 10b of the mop 10, the position of the base 20 of the mop 10 is
From the side to the front part 10a side. The arrow 64 is the direction in which the mop 10 is pulled.

FIG. 3 illustrates a case where the holder 30 is attached to and detached from the mop 10. As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
If the distance between the pair of handles 36, 37 is narrowed by hand, the pair of handles 36, 37 comes off the pair of locking portions 32, 33. At this time, the first insertion portion 31 and the second insertion portion 35 Are bent around a shaft 41 (see FIG. 2) so that the first insertion portion 31 is attached to and detached from the first bag-like portion 22, and the second insertion portion 35 is attached to the second bag-like portion 23. Can be detached. The triangular mark 25 attached to the upper surface of the base 20 indicates the direction in which the mop 10 is pulled.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the mop 10 is used to clean the floor 65 by pulling the mop 10 as an example of use. In FIG. 4, a front end portion 60 a of the bogie 60 is pulled by a vehicle such as a forklift (not shown) via a towing member 63 in the direction of arrow 64. The mop 10 is attached to the rear end 60b of the carriage 60 by the connecting member 50. 61 and 62 are wheels of the truck 60.

As shown in FIG.
Is shorter than the length of the cleaning thread 24b at the rear part 10b of the mop 10, so that the cleaning thread 24a at the front part 10a is located between the mop 10 and the floor 65. The amount involved is reduced. Therefore, dust and the like on the floor 65 can be efficiently removed by the group of the cleaning threads 24a and 24b. As a result, the floor 6
5 can be efficiently cleaned. In the above embodiment, the mop 10 is towed by the vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mop 10 may be towed by human power or the like when the mop 10 is used.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the mop towed during use, the amount of the cleaning thread group at the front of the mop caught between the mop and the floor to be cleaned is reduced by the towing. Therefore, dust and the like on the floor can be efficiently removed by the cleaning thread groups at the front and rear of the mop. For this reason, a wide floor such as a factory can be efficiently cleaned by towing the mop according to the first invention with a vehicle, for example.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the mop towed during use, the amount of the cleaning thread group substantially in the first half of the mop caught between the mop and the floor to be cleaned is reduced by the towing. In addition, dust on the floor can be efficiently removed by the cleaning thread groups in substantially the front half and the rear half of the mop. Therefore, the second
By pulling the mop according to the invention of, for example, a vehicle, a wide floor such as a factory can be efficiently cleaned.

Further, according to the third invention, in the mop towed during use, the amount of the cleaning thread group at the front side of the mop caught between the mop and the floor to be cleaned by the towing of the vehicle is reduced. Therefore, dust and the like on the floor can be efficiently removed by the cleaning thread group from the front side to the rear side of the mop. Therefore, a wide floor such as a factory can be efficiently cleaned by towing the mop according to the third aspect of the present invention with, for example, a vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a reduced mop according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a II-II section in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a case where a holder is attached to and detached from the mop shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a reduced use example of the mop shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional mop in a reduced size.

6 is an explanatory diagram corresponding to a section taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5, in which a worker (not shown) uses a mop.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a case where the mop shown in FIG. 6 is towed and used.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 Mop 20 Base of mop 10 24 Cleaning thread attached to mop 10 24a Cleaning thread attached to front 10a of mop 10 24b Cleaning thread attached to rear 10b of mop 10 30 Holder 50 Holder 30 connecting members

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mop which is pulled during use of a mop, wherein a length of a cleaning thread group at a front portion of the mop is shorter than a length of a cleaning thread group at a rear portion of the mop. 2. A mop pulled during use of the mop, wherein a length of the cleaning thread group in a substantially front half of the mop is shorter than a length of the cleaning thread group in a substantially rear half of the mop. Mop to do. 3. In a mop pulled during use of the mop, the length of the mop cleaning thread group gradually increases as the position of the cleaning thread group attached to the mop moves from the front to the rear of the mop. Mop to feature.