JP2002119453A - Multipurpose cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multipurpose cleaning tool capable of achieving a plurality of works by one cleaning tool and in one operation. SOLUTION: This multipurpose cleaning tool comprises a cleaning tool base plate 12, a buffer member 18, a liquid accommodation part 32, a liquid feed medium 24 with an upper end thereof communicated with the liquid accommodation part 32 via a passage 38, a medium holding cavity 34 for supporting an upper part 40 of the liquid feed medium 24, a wiping sheet 20 which surrounds the lower side of the buffer member 18 and a lower end of the liquid feed medium 24. The liquid feed medium 24 has a slit 42 at the position leading to the passage 38 of an upper surface 44 thereof, and when the tool is not in use, the upper part 40 of the liquid feed medium 24 including the slit 42 is firmly maintained in the medium holding cavity 34, and the liquid from the liquid accommodation part 32 does not flow downward. On the other hand, when the tool is in use, a breathing opening 46 is formed between the slit 42 and the medium holding cavity 34, and the liquid from the liquid accommodation part 32 flows downwardly into the liquid feed medium 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an indoor cleaning appliance, and more particularly, to a cleaning device such as water and a soap solution, a disinfecting solution, and a tank containing a liquid wax and the like. On request, floors in corridors, kitchens, living rooms, etc.
The present invention relates to a multipurpose cleaning tool capable of simultaneously performing a plurality of desired cleaning operations such as water wiping, detergent wiping, disinfecting solution application, wax wiping, and the like on stairs, shelves, and the like with a single tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent generalization of flooring floors and the popularization of pet breeding such as dogs and cats indoors, there have been many kinds of flooring floor cleaning instruments and hair loss of dogs and cats. Treatment and other dust removal cleaning equipment has been announced. These utensils are generally composed of a cleaning sheet made of, for example, polyester, polypropylene, or the like, and generate static electricity by rubbing the floor surface with the sheet, and use the force of the static electricity to remove dust and collect hair loss. Or even wipe from it. Further, there are also known those which apply wax to these sheets and perform only wiping of the wax, and those which attach a wet sheet and perform only wiping with water. Further, a water wiping device such as a mop with a handle, and a device in which liquid wax is applied and the wax is rubbed on the floor with a rotating brush are also known. Also, there is known a cleaning tool for applying an antiseptic solution to treat excreta, hair loss and ticks caused by indoor bred pets, and then wiping the antiseptic solution.

[0003] However, these cleaning tools are, for example, for performing only wiping only, wiping with water, wiping only with detergent, applying only disinfectant, and wiping only with wax.
It is a so-called single function machine that provides a single function. For this reason, for example, when performing two operations of dust removal and water wiping, first remove dust on the entire surface of the room with a dust removal cleaning tool, and then again use the water wiping cleaning tool equipped with a wet sheet to remove the same portion again. It had to be cleaned, was very labor-intensive, and required twice as much labor. Similarly, when performing the two operations of dust removal and waxing, the dust must be removed with a cleaning tool for dust removal, and then the same part must be waxed again with another cleaning tool for wiping wax. Similarly, twice as much labor and labor were required. Further, since it is necessary to separately arrange the above-mentioned single-purpose machines, the cost is increased and the storage space is increased.

[0004]

For this reason, a cleaning tool which can simultaneously accomplish a plurality of operations with one cleaning tool and one operation, for example, a dust wiping, a water wiping, a water wiping, and the like. There has been a demand for the development of cleaning tools that can be used to wipe detergents, wipe with water and disinfectants, apply water and wax, and further select the contents of these operations as appropriate.

[0005] As a means for achieving such an object, liquid cleaning tools using liquids such as water, liquid detergent, liquid wax and disinfectant have been developed. A liquid supply tank for storing liquid is provided, and the liquid is directly supplied to the sheet from a supply hole provided in the tank. However, when a dust-removing sheet is attached, the sheet has poor liquid permeability, so that the liquid is supplied only to the periphery of the supply hole, and is not uniformly supplied to the entire sheet. A lot of time is required to spread the surface evenly,
For example, it has not been possible to uniformly apply a liquid such as a liquid wax or a disinfectant in a short time.

In order to secure the water supply amount, it is conceivable to install a water supply hole in the water supply felt of the cleaning tool.
However, with conventional cleaning tools that have a water supply hole in the water supply felt, if the cleaning tool is leaned or hung when not in use, water, liquid wax, disinfectant, etc. in the tank will be discharged from the water supply felt. There is a problem that the liquid in the tank completely drips to the floor surface in a short time (according to the experiment of the inventor, in a known cleaning tool in about 1 to 6 hours).

[0007] Therefore, various desired cleaning liquids can be uniformly applied to the floor surface when used, but when not in use, the cleaning liquid does not leak through the felt even if the cleaning tool is leaned to a predetermined place. It has been desired to develop an inexpensive multipurpose cleaning tool having a simple structure and a simple structure.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a cleaning tool substrate 12 and a cushioning member 18 are provided to achieve such an object.
A liquid storage medium 32, a liquid supply medium 24 having an upper end communicating with the liquid storage section 32 via a passage 38, and a medium holding space 34 supporting an upper portion 40 of the liquid supply medium 24. And a wiping sheet 20 surrounding the lower surface of the buffer member 18 and the lower end of the liquid supply medium 24, and the slit 42 is formed at a position where the liquid supply medium 24 reaches the passage 38 on the upper surface 44. When not in use,
Upper part 40 of the liquid supply medium 24 including the slit 42
Is strongly held in the medium holding space 34, so that the liquid from the liquid storage portion 32 does not flow down. However, in use, a breathing opening 46 is formed between the slit 42 and the medium holding space 34. Thus, the liquid from the liquid storage section 32 flows down into the liquid supply medium 24.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a multipurpose cleaning tool 10 according to the present invention in which a novel liquid supply device B is mounted on a known cleaning tool A for wiping. In the drawing, a lower end of a handle 14 is pivotally connected to a central portion of an upper surface of a plate-shaped cleaning tool substrate 12 by, for example, a known universal joint 16. On the lower surface of the cleaning tool substrate 12, a dimension having a predetermined thickness and somewhat larger than the substrate 12 in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 1) and the lateral (width) direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper) is set. A buffering member 18, which is preferably made of an elastic member, is fixed by fixing means (not shown) such as an adhesive or a screw. A dust removing sheet 20 for collecting dust on the floor C or the like is detachably attached to the lower surface of the cushioning member 18 so as to surround the cushioning member 18 as is known. These arrangements are known to those skilled in the art as wiping implement A.

[0010] On the substrate 12, a liquid supply device B is further mounted. The liquid supply device B includes a liquid holding member 22
And the liquid supply medium 24. The liquid holding member 22 and the liquid supply medium 24 have dimensions in the lateral (width) direction substantially equal to those of the buffer member 18. The liquid holding member 22 has a connection portion 30 that is connected and held to the upper surface of the cleaning tool substrate 12 at a right end (hereinafter, referred to as a front end) in FIG. Further, at the left end (hereinafter, referred to as a rear end), there is provided a liquid storage portion 32 for storing liquid in a cylindrical shape, and a medium holding space 34 for mounting the liquid supply medium 24. I have.

At the front end of the connecting portion 30, there is formed a well-known connecting means (not shown) such as insertion, screwing, hanging or the like, for connecting and holding the front end to the upper surface of the cleaning tool substrate 12. As a result, the connecting portion 30 is detachably held on the upper surface of the cleaning tool substrate 12.

In FIG. 1, the liquid storage section 32 extends in a horizontal direction along the floor surface C (from the front side to the rear side of the paper) to store a desired processing liquid therein. Blind hole shape. This liquid container 3
The opening 2 (on the front side of the paper) can be hermetically sealed by a sealing stopper (not shown). The liquid container 32 may be a through hole. In this case, both ends of the through hole need to be sealed with sealing plugs.

The medium holding space 34 has a generally flat upper surface 34a.
And a pair of opposed side surfaces 34b that hang down at substantially right angles from the front and rear ends of the upper surface (see FIG. 2).
More specifically, as shown in FIG.
A recess 34c is formed near the lower end of b. In the figure, a dent is formed at a position where the pair of side surfaces 34b oppose each other, but it is sufficient that this dent is provided at least on one side. A sharp projection 34d is formed at the lower end of the recess 34c, and the projection 34d holds the liquid supply medium 24 in a sandwiched state.

Further, a groove 36 is formed at the rear end of the liquid holding member 22 at the front lower side of the liquid container 32.
A wedge bar (not shown) is pushed into the groove 36. Thereby, when the rod is pushed into the groove 36, the groove 36 is expanded, and at least the right projection 34d in FIG. 3 is pushed to the left. That is, if the groove 36 and the wedge rod meshing with the groove 36 can cooperate to push the right protrusion 34d to the left, the shape of the groove 36 is tapered and the same cross section is formed. Pushing a wedge rod having a shape, conversely, pressing a wedge rod with a tapered wedge to make the shape of the groove 36 the same cross-sectional shape, furthermore, making the shape of the groove 36 a substantially circular cross-section Pushing the wedge bar with it and rotating the wedge bar in the groove, other means may be used.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, at least one liquid container 32 and the upper surface 34a of the medium holding space 34
The liquid supply passages 38 (there may be plural) are connected. This passage 38 may be a hole having a circular cross section,
A slot-like elongated hole may be used. Thereby, the liquid container 32
The processing liquid injected and stored in the liquid storage portion through the opening can leak into the liquid supply medium 24 only from the liquid supply passage 38 after the opening is sealed.
A plurality (for example, five) of the liquid supply passages 38 are initially provided, and when the processing liquid to be used is rich in viscosity, the liquid supply passages 38 are used in a state where all the passages 38 are opened. If the liquid has a low viscosity, it is possible to close the other four passages except for one passage at the center by closing the passage from below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the medium holding space 34 houses and holds an upper portion 40 (see FIG. 3) of the liquid supply medium 24 (see FIG. 4) having a rectangular cross-sectional shape. The liquid supply medium 24 is arranged along the lower part of the liquid storage part 32 so as to extend in parallel with the storage part 32. The liquid supply medium 24 is made of a material, such as a felt material, which can easily infiltrate the processing liquid such as water, wax, disinfectant or the like and can prevent evaporation of the liquid. As shown in FIG. 4, at least one (or a plurality) may be provided at a position communicating with the passage 38 on the upper surface in the vicinity of the longitudinal middle portion thereof.
Are formed along the thickness direction of the medium 24. The depth of the slit 42 is such that the upper portion 40 of the medium 24 is formed in the protrusion 3 formed in the medium holding space 34.
Desirably, the slits are cut to approximately the same degree as the positions gripped by 4d and 34d, that is, to the same depth from both edges of the upper surface 44 of the medium 24 (however, the slits 42 are shown by two-dot chain lines in FIG. 3). As described above, the upper portion 40 of the medium 24 may be formed to be inclined obliquely, that is, to be cut obliquely downward from one edge of the upper surface 44 of the medium 24. In this case, the oblique slit may be formed. The lower part of 42a has one protrusion 34d.
At the end).

When the liquid supply medium 24 is mounted in the space 34, first, the upper portion 40 (FIG. 3) of the medium 24 having the slit 42 on the upper surface is inserted into the medium holding space 34.
Placed in parallel. Next, a wedge rod is actuated in the groove 36 to move one (right) projection 34 d into the other (left).
Of the liquid supply medium 2
4 is securely held in the cavity 34.

In order to prevent the liquid supply medium 24 from dropping out of a predetermined position, an adhesive is applied to the surface of the upper surface 44 of the liquid supply medium 24 except for the slit 42, if necessary, so that the liquid supply medium 24 is removed. Of the medium holding space 3
4 is desirably joined to the upper surface 34a.

In the drawing, the groove 36 for receiving the wedge bar is provided only on one of the protrusions 34d, but a similar groove may be provided on the other protrusion 34d. This makes the holding of the medium 24 more complete,
The use of an adhesive as described above will not be required.

The holding member 22 has formed therein a liquid storage portion 32 for storing a liquid such as water, soapy water or another liquid cleaning agent, liquid wax, venom, etc., so that the holding member 22 has at least resistance to these liquids. It is preferable that the upper portion of the medium 24 be elastically held in order to elastically hold the upper portion of the medium 24, as described above. As a material therefor, for example, there is a polyethylene material having shape retention properties.

The dust removing sheet 20 is made of polyethylene,
It is made of a material that is easily charged with static electricity, such as polypropylene or nonwoven fabric. One end of the sheet 20 is pushed and held in the same manner as before, by a plurality of holding portions, for example, cross-shaped cuts provided on the upper surface of the substrate 12. Next, the sheet 20 passes through the lower surface of the elastic member 18, passes through the lower surface of the liquid supply medium 24, further reaches the upper surface of the connection portion 30 via the rear surface of the liquid holding member 22, and is connected to the sheet by known receiving means provided thereon. The other end is held.

When the multipurpose cleaning tool 10 is used, first, a predetermined amount of a predetermined liquid (for example, water, wax, detergent, disinfectant, etc.) is injected into the liquid container 32 according to the work content. Then, the injection hole is closed with a stopper. If it is simply used as a dusting or wiping cleaner, nothing needs to be injected into the liquid reservoir. Thereafter, the sheet 20 is arranged so as to surround the lower surface of the buffer member 18 and the lower end of the medium 24.

The predetermined liquid stored in the liquid storage section 32 is supplied to the upper surface 44 of the liquid supply medium 24 through the liquid supply passage 38.
To However, the upper portion 40 including the upper surface 44 of the medium 24 is, as shown in FIG.
And the pair of protrusions 34 d, the liquid is held under high pressure, so that the liquid
Can not flow into the inside of. For this reason, in the cleaning tool 10 of the present invention, the liquid is completely prevented from flowing downward from the medium 24 when not in use as shown in FIGS. According to the inventors' experiments,
Even if the tool 10 was left in this state for one week, no leakage of liquid could be observed.

Next, the floor surface C is
In order to operate, the sheet 20 of the tool 10
Is rubbed back and forth along the floor surface C. At this time, the tool 10 is
When the sheet moves rightward (forward), the sheet positioned on the lower surface of the cushioning member 18 performs a so-called wiping action from dust on the floor surface C. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower part of the liquid supply medium 24 is pulled back to the left (rearward). Thus, the upper portion 40 of the medium 24 is also drawn to move somewhat to the left. As a result, the upper portion 40 of the medium 24 is
a small breathing opening 46 is formed slightly between them. For this reason, the breathing opening 46 and the slit 4 of the medium 24 are applied to the liquid container 32 which has been closed by the medium 24 which has been pressed by the protrusion 34d.
2. Air flows in through the liquid supply passage 38. As a result, the liquid in the liquid container 32 flows out into the medium 24 via the liquid supply passage 38. Thereafter, the liquid gradually flows below the medium 24 and finally reaches the sheet 20 from the lower part of the medium 24 to wipe the floor surface C. Cleaning tool 1
When moving back to zero, the supply of liquid is stopped because the breathing opening 46 is closed. At this time, a so-called leveling operation of liquid application is performed. Thus, when the liquid is water, the wiping operation is performed, when the liquid is wax, the waxing operation is performed, and when the liquid is the disinfecting liquid, the disinfecting liquid applying operation is performed.
This can be performed uniformly on the entire floor surface.

When the longitudinal movement of the cleaning tool 10 is stopped, the upper portion 40 of the medium 24 is again
4d, the breathing opening 46 disappears, the inflow of air into the liquid container 32 is cut off, and the liquid cannot flow out of the container 32. Therefore, the liquid does not flow down to the sheet. Therefore, useless leakage of the liquid is prevented.

If the contents of the work are to be changed, the liquid to be injected into the liquid container 32 is changed, and the medium 24 and the sheet 20 are replaced if necessary. I can do it.

What has been described so far is the liquid container 32.
And a medium holding cavity 34 that supports the upper portion 40 of the liquid supply medium 24.
Although the cleaning tool substrate 12 is formed separately from the cleaning tool substrate 12, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium supporting the liquid storage portion 32 and the upper portion 40 of the liquid supply medium 24. The liquid holding member 22 provided with the holding space 34 also includes one configured integrally with the cleaning tool substrate 12. Hereinafter, such an embodiment will be described.

FIG. 6 discloses a multi-purpose cleaning tool 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that, in the first embodiment, the liquid holding member 22 having the liquid storage portion 32 is formed separately from the cleaning tool substrate 12. However, in the embodiment of FIG. 6, the liquid container 52 is provided directly integrally with the cleaning tool substrate 54. For this reason, the form of the cleaning tool 50 is reduced in size and weight. Configuration of Liquid Storage Unit 52 in Cleaning Tool 50 and Liquid Supply Medium 56
The shape, structure, mounting method and other parts of the
This is the same as the embodiment. In addition, although not shown, a means (for example, a groove and a wedge bar) for adjusting the interval between the medium holding cavities holding the liquid supply medium 56 is also provided.

[0029]

The cleaning tool of the present invention can be effectively used for cleaning ceiling plates, vertical wall surfaces, etc. as well as flat floor surfaces. Further, this cleaning tool can accomplish a plurality of operations simultaneously by one cleaning tool and one operation. Therefore, for example, multi-purpose cleaning work such as dust wiping, wiping and wiping, wiping with a detergent, wiping with a disinfectant solution, wiping with water and wax, etc. can be performed at one time, thereby saving work time. Further, the storage space for cleaning tools can be reduced.

In addition, since the liquid supply medium is held under special holding conditions, a predetermined cleaning liquid or the like can be supplied from the liquid container when the cleaning tool is used, but the cleaning liquid is not used when the cleaning tool is not used. There is no leakage from the storage section, and wasteful waste of the cleaning liquid can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a multipurpose cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the cleaning tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a medium holding space of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a liquid supply medium used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a deformed state of a liquid supply medium during use.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view similar to FIG. 1, showing another example of the multipurpose cleaning tool according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Known cleaning tool portion B: Liquid supply device according to the present invention C: Floor surface 10: Multipurpose cleaning tool 12: Substrate 18: Buffer member 20: Dust removal sheet 22: Liquid holding member 24: Liquid supply medium 30: Connection Portion 32: Liquid storage portion 34: Medium holding space 34a: Upper surface 34b: Side surface 34c: Depression 34d: Projection portion 36: Groove 38: Liquid supply passage 40: Upper portion 42: Slit 44: Upper surface 46: Respiratory opening 50: Multipurpose Cleaning tool 52: Liquid container 54: Substrate 56: Liquid supply medium

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool substrate 12, a buffer member 18, a liquid container 32, a liquid supply medium 24 having an upper end communicating with the liquid container 32 via a passage 38, and a liquid supply medium 24. Holding cavity 34 supporting upper portion 40 of
And a wiping sheet 20 surrounding the lower surface of the buffer member 18 and the lower end of the liquid supply medium 24, wherein the liquid supply medium 24 reaches the passage 38 on the upper surface 44. A slit 42 is provided at the position, and when not in use, the upper portion 40 of the liquid supply medium 24 including the slit 42 is strongly held in the medium holding cavity 34, whereby the liquid from the liquid container 32 is Does not flow down, but during use,
The breathing opening 4 is provided between the slit 42 and the medium holding space 34.
6. A multi-purpose cleaning tool, wherein liquid from the liquid container 32 flows down into the liquid supply medium 24. 2. A medium holding space 34 includes an upper surface 34a, a pair of side surfaces 34b, and a recess 34 provided in the side surfaces.
c, a protrusion 34d provided below the recess,
And the protrusion 34 d is provided in the slit 4 of the medium 24.
2. The multi-purpose cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the multi-purpose cleaning tool is disposed at a lower position of the cleaning tool. 3. The multipurpose cleaning tool according to claim 1, further comprising means for adjusting a distance between the medium holding spaces 32 holding the liquid supply medium 24. 4. The multipurpose cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the slits are cut from both edges of the upper surface of the medium to the same depth. 5. The multi-purpose cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the slit is cut obliquely downward from one edge of the upper surface of the medium. 6. The liquid holding member 22 having a liquid storage portion 32 and a medium holding space 34 supporting the upper portion 40 of the liquid supply medium 24 is provided separately from the cleaning tool substrate 12. The multipurpose cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cleaning tool is configured. 7. The liquid holding member 22 having a liquid storage portion 32 and a medium holding space 34 supporting the upper portion 40 of the liquid supply medium 24 is integrally formed with the cleaning tool substrate 12. The multipurpose cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cleaning tool is used.