JP2002086078A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning tool which can properly keep the pressure of a cleaning body which is rotated by using a water flow motor. SOLUTION: In the cleaning tool having a head 11 which rotates the set water flow motor 14 by supplied water and simultaneously discharges water from a drain port 21, the cleaning body 1 composed of a mop ring body 2 which contacts an object to be cleaned, a protective ring body 3 placed on the upper surface of the mop ring body 2, a press ring body 4 which presses the protective ring body 3 elastically from above, and a fitting ring 5 which makes the mop ring body 2 and the press ring body 4 freely attachable/ detachable integrally to/from the motor 14 is fitted freely attachably/detachably to the motor 14, the fitting ring 5 forms a clearance between the mop ring body 2 and the press ring body 4, and the clearance communicates with the drain port 21 of the head 11 when the fitting ring 5 is fitted to the motor 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool suitable for washing a car by hand, and more particularly to a cleaning tool suitable for cleaning a painted surface of a sheet metal of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a car wash, it is sometimes preferable to wipe a vehicle body (an object to be washed) with a cloth while applying water. A car wash in which water is spouted while rotating a brush or a mop (wash body) using a water flow motor. There is a tool. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 10-217918 `` Car wash tool '' proposes a car wash tool having a structure in which a washing body is integrally attached to a head built-in water flow motor arranged at the tip of a handle (supporting rod) also serving as a water supply channel. I have. Water is supplied from a hose or the like connected to the handle to the water flow motor in the head through the handle, and is discharged from the head or the water flow motor toward the cleaning body. At the same time, the water flow motor rotates the cleaning body, and the cleaning body rotates while being supplied with water. In this car washing tool, the upper surface of the washing body is covered with a cover so as not to splash water when discharging water.

[0003]

When the rotating cleaning body is pressed against the object to be cleaned and the cleaning is performed by discharging water at the same time, it is not preferable that the pressing force of the cleaning body against the object to be cleaned is too strong or too weak. If the pressing force is too strong, the object to be cleaned will be damaged, and the cleaning body itself will be crushed or warped, and the cleaning effect will be reduced.
If the pressing force is too weak, the cleaning effect of the cleaning body cannot be exerted. Preferably, it is better that the cleaning body can be brought into contact with the object to be cleaned so as to release the excess in the case of an excessive pressing force while pressing slightly.

In view of this pressing force, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
The car wash tool of No. 10-217918 covers the upper surface of the washing body with a cover, so if the washing body itself does not have elasticity or compressibility, it can be pressed too much against the car body or the pressing force is insufficient. Likely to be. Therefore, in a cleaning tool that rotates a cleaning body by using a water flow motor, a structure capable of appropriately maintaining the pressing force of the cleaning body has been studied.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a result of the examination, what has been developed is a cleaning tool having a head for rotating a built-in water flow motor by supplied water and simultaneously discharging water from a drain port. The washing body is detachably attached. The washing body is a mop ring that comes into contact with an object to be cleaned, a protection ring addressed to the top surface of the mop ring, and the protection ring is elastically attached from above. And a mounting ring for integrally attaching and detaching the mop ring and the pressing ring to and from the water flow motor.The mounting ring forms a gap between the mop ring and the pressing ring, and the mounting ring is The clearance is a cleaning tool that communicates with the drain port of the head when attached to the water flow motor. This cleaning tool has a configuration in which a holding ring that elastically supports a mop ring that contributes to cleaning is integrated, and can be called an integrated type.

In the above-mentioned integral type, the pressing ring elastically presses the mop ring from above, so that the mop ring can be pressed against the object to be cleaned with an appropriate pressing force. In addition, since the mop ring is located inside the drain port and the holding ring is located outside the drain port, water can be supplied to the mop ring without waste without spattering water spattering outward. Normally, the mop ring is not formed as a continuous face material, but has a configuration in which cuts are formed in a broken shape or a thick string is bundled. The protection ring has a function of preventing the pressing ring from penetrating the mop ring and dispersing the pressing force of the pressing ring throughout the mop ring.

On the other hand, (2) a washing body and a cover body are detachably attached to the water flow motor. The washing body is composed of a mop ring that comes into contact with an object to be cleaned, and a water flow motor that connects the mop ring to the water flow motor. A mop mounting ring that can be attached to and detached from the motor; a cover ring whose cover body is applied to the top surface of the mop ring of the cleaning body; a holding ring body that elastically presses the protection ring from above; The cleaning tool consists of a cover mounting ring that makes the ring body detachable from the water flow motor.The cleaning tool can be attached to the water flow motor with the mop mounting ring on the inner circumference and the cover mounting ring on the outer circumference so as to sandwich the drain port of the head. it can. In this cleaning tool, a cleaning body is configured from a mop ring that contributes to cleaning, and a cover body is separately configured from a holding ring that supports the cleaning body, and can be called a separate type.

In the separate type, the cover body is detachably attached to the water flow motor separately from the cleaning body, and the function of the holding ring and the protection ring is the same as that of the integral type. In each case, (a) the protection ring is a circular ring-shaped net piece, and this net piece is integrated with the mop ring in contact with the mop ring, or (b) the holding ring is radially moved from the circular ring base. A plurality of holding arms are extended, each holding arm lower part individually supports the protection ring from above, or (c) the holding ring extends a bowl-shaped holding surface from a circular annular base, A configuration in which the lower portion of the pressing surface integrally and elastically presses the protective ring from above can be shown.

(A) The protective ring made of a circular annular net piece disperses the pressing force of the pressing ring over the entire area of the mop ring while ensuring water permeability. (b) The pressing ring having a plurality of pressing arms allows each pressing arm to independently apply an appropriate pressing force to the mop ring while allowing the mop ring to deform following the object to be cleaned. If the gap between the holding arms is sufficiently small, the water discharged from the drainage port will not be scattered outside. (c) The retaining ring composed of a bowl-shaped retaining surface better prevents spattered water mainly. If the material forming the pressing surface has sufficient flexibility or flexibility, it is possible to allow the mop ring to be deformed following the object to be cleaned.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire configuration of a cleaning tool to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a cleaning body 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning body 1, FIG.
7 is a perspective view showing another example of the cleaning body 1. This example is an integrated washing body 1 in which a mop ring 2, a protection ring 3, a holding ring 4, and a mounting ring 5 are integrated, and has a configuration suitable for a car washing tool. Regarding the separate body type that combines the cleaning body consisting of the mop ring and the mop mounting ring with the cover body consisting of the protection ring, the holding ring and the cover mounting ring, the appearance, use, and difference in each example in the mounted state Therefore, only the differences will be described in each description.

A cleaning tool to which the present invention is applied, as shown in FIG.
There is no big difference. The handles 6 and 7 each have a two-part cylindrical structure through which water can pass, and a male screw end 8 at the rear end of the front handle 6 and a female screw end 9 at the front end of the original handle 7 are screwed together. Since the water flow control valve 38 is provided near the hose mounting end 10 of the original handle 7, the original handle 7 is always used, but the leading handle 6 may be used to extend the entire length. It can also be connected to the female screw end 9. The head 11 has a mounting portion 12 to be screwed to the female screw end 9 of the leading handle 6 or the leading handle 7. If a hose is connected to the hose mounting end 10 of the leading handle 7, the leading handle 7 or the leading handle 6 or Water can be guided from the original handle 7 directly into the head 11 through the mounting portion 12.

The head 11 has a cleaning liquid storage space 13 in the upper stage, a water flow motor 14 in the middle stage, and a mounting ring 5 for the (integrated) cleaning body 1 in the lower stage. The liquid storage space 13 is provided with a cleaning liquid supply port 15 on the upper surface, and the cleaning liquid
An inlet 16 for flowing into 14 is opened. The inlet 16
Is always closed by the projection 17 urged upward, but the supply port 15
When the projecting bar 19 of the lid 18 screwed to close the opening presses the projection 17, the inlet 16 is opened only when the supply port 15 is closed, and the washing liquid flows into the water flow motor 14 (needle valve structure). The mounting portion 12 communicates with the middle stage, and water from which the water flow motor 14 is rotated discharges water from two drain ports 21 provided on a partition plate 20 separating the middle stage and the lower stage to the lower stage. The lower part is a water flow motor
A rotating part 22 that rotates in conjunction with 14 protrudes.

As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the mounting ring 5 of the cleaning body 1 has an inner peripheral ring 23 which is circumscribed in a circumscribed state on a rotating part 22 projecting downward from the head 11, and a circumscribed state on a head outer wall 24. The drainage port 21 of the head 11 discharges water into a gap between the inner peripheral ring 23 and the outer peripheral ring 25. Mounting ring 5 of this example
Is a resin molded product in which the inner peripheral ring 23 and the outer peripheral ring 25 are mutually integrated by a partial cross-linking portion 26. The mop ring 2 has a large number of felt pieces 27 extending radially, and the annular mop base 28 to which the felt pieces 27 are connected is addressed from the inside of the inner ring 23, and the auxiliary ring 29 is further fitted from the inside to form an inner ring. twenty three
The mop ring 2 is fixed to the mop ring 2. The holding ring 4 extends a large number of radially extending resin pieces 30 as holding arms, attaches an annular holding base 31 to which the resin pieces 30 are connected from the outside of the outer ring 25, and adheres the holding ring 4 to the outer ring. It is stuck to 25. The holding ring 4 is made of a resin-integrated product or a thin metal plate.
(Stainless steel plate etc.) Can be configured as a molded product. here,
If an intermediate ring is provided inside the outer peripheral ring with a gap therebetween, and the intermediate ring can be mounted on the inner peripheral ring, a separate-type cleaning body and a cover body are provided.

The protective ring 3 is applied to the upper surface of the mop ring 2, and the tip of the resin piece 30 of the pressing ring 4 is elastically pressed from above, so that the mop ring 2 is appropriately pressed against the object to be cleaned. Press. The protection ring 3 of this example is a circular ring-shaped net piece 32.
By partially sewing the felt piece 27 of the mop ring 2, the mop ring 2 and the protection ring 3 are integrated, and even when the cleaning body 1 rotates, there is no deviation. The mop ring 2 can be protected from each resin piece 30 of the holding ring 4. Further, the protective ring 3 composed of the net pieces 32
Since it has excellent water permeability, there is an advantage that the flow of water in the cleaning body 1 is not hindered.

When the washing body 1 is attached to the water flow motor 14,
As shown in FIG. 3, the drain port 21 is located between the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 25, and water is discharged through a gap between the mop ring 2 and the holding ring 4. If the cleaning liquid is injected into the liquid storage space 13, the cleaning liquid flows into the water flow motor 14 little by little from the inlet 16 and the cleaning water obtained by mixing the cleaning liquid and the water can be discharged. The water or the washing water is prevented from being scattered by the holding ring 4 and is supplied to the mop ring 2 without waste. Further, the mop ring 2 is elastically pressed from above by a large number of resin pieces 30 (see white arrows in FIG. 3).
Therefore, surface contact can be made according to the shape of the object to be washed (in the case of a car wash, the outer surface of the body of the automobile to be washed) without being warped by centrifugal force due to rotation or excessive pressing by the user.

As described above, the holding ring 4 has the following functions: (1) the function of allowing the mop ring 2 to make surface contact following the object to be cleaned; and (2) the water discharged from the drain port 21 or the cleaning water. It also has the function of suppressing splattering. Conversely, if such a function can be exerted, a holding ring having various structures other than the above examples can be adopted. In the example of FIG. 4, a holding surface 33 in the shape of a bowl is expanded from an annular holding base 28, and a lower holding edge 34 of the holding surface 33 is integrated with the holding ring 4 to elastically hold the protection ring 3 from above. It is. The holding surface 33 is a resin-integrated molded product in which the annular holding base 31 and the annular holding lower edge 34 are connected by a skeleton 35 extending radially, and a film 36 is formed between the skeletons 35, and has flexibility. Pressing ring of the above example
Compared to (see FIG. 2), in addition to better prevention of splashing of water or cleaning water, it has a feature that the discharged water can be temporarily stored in the internal space formed by the holding ring 4. The example in FIG. 5 is similar to the example in FIG. 4, except that a separate water-permeable membrane 37 (a nonwoven fabric or the like) is stretched between the frames 35, and exhibits an action equivalent to FIG. 4. .

[0017]

According to the present invention, the pressing force of the cleaning body rotated by using the water flow motor can be kept at an appropriate level. Specifically, the mop ring constituting the cleaning body does not collapse or warp, but the pressing ring elastically pushes the mop ring from above so that it can be deformed according to the outer shape of the object to be cleaned. I will hold down. This holding ring is convenient for handling if it is integrated with the mop ring (washing body), and has the advantage of being independently replaceable if it is separate (washing body and cover body).

In addition, since the pressing ring prevents water or washing water from splashing, for example, a vertical surface at a high place, which has been difficult with a conventional cleaning tool, can be cleaned. The retaining ring does not completely prevent the water from splashing, but the water that has lost its momentum falls almost directly below. Further, since the pressing ring presses the mop ring against the object to be cleaned, the mop ring can be cleaned by firmly contacting the vertical surface with the mop ring. Thus, the cleaning tool of the present invention can exhibit versatility that can be used not only as a mere car wash tool but also for cleaning an outer wall of a house.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire configuration of a cleaning tool to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a cleaning body.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the cleaning body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of the cleaning body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing body 2 Mop ring 3 Protective ring 4 Holding ring 5 Mounting ring 11 Head 14 Water flow motor 21 Drain outlet 22 Rotating part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool having a head for rotating a built-in water flow motor with supplied water and simultaneously discharging water from a drain port, wherein a cleaning body is detachably attached to the water flow motor, and the cleaning body is A mop ring that comes into contact with the object to be cleaned, a protection ring addressed to the top surface of the mop ring, a pressing ring that elastically presses the protection ring from above, a mop ring and a pressing ring. A mounting ring which is integrally detachable from the water flow motor, the mounting ring forms a gap between the mop ring and the holding ring, and when the mounting ring is attached to the water flow motor, the gap forms a drain port of the head. A cleaning tool characterized by communication. 2. A cleaning tool having a head for rotating a built-in water flow motor with supplied water and simultaneously discharging water from a drain port, wherein a cleaning body and a cover body are detachably attached to the water flow motor, The cleaning body includes a mop ring that comes into contact with an object to be cleaned and a mop mounting ring that allows the mop ring to be detachably attached to a water flow motor. A ring, a retaining ring for elastically pressing the protective ring from above, and a cover mounting ring for detachably attaching the retaining ring to the water current motor. A cleaning tool, wherein the cleaning tool is attached to a water flow motor with an inner circumference and a cover mounting ring as outer circumferences. 3. The protective ring is a circular ring-shaped net piece,
The cleaning tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the net piece is integrated with the mop ring body in a state of contact with the mop ring body. 4. The holding ring according to claim 1, wherein the holding ring extends a plurality of holding arms in a radial direction from a circular annular base, and each holding arm lower individually presses the protection ring elastically from above. Cleaning tools. 5. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the pressing ring has a bowl-shaped pressing surface extending from a circular annular base, and a lower portion of the pressing surface elastically presses the protective ring integrally from above. .