JP2002165736A - Floor cleaning method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor cleaning method which suppresses the occurrence of dirty water and which enables us to do cleaning effectively. SOLUTION: At step S2, a cleaning process is conducted where floor surface is cleansed while steam is being supplied from a steam generator to the cleaning part of a polisher. After wiping out the dirty water produced during this cleaning process, buffing process is conducted to restore the degree of luster by using a high-speed buffing device at step S4, and then a wax applying process is conducted at step S5 to supply wax on this restored floor surface. In this way, yellow change of the remaining wax caused by detergent and the blackening of the floor can be prevented, wax can be left behind by not using the detergent, and the luster of the wax surface can be restored by the high- speed buffing process.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor cleaning method for cleaning and waxing a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional floor cleaning method, first, a floor surface to be cleaned is swept with a free broom, and the floor surface is washed with a polisher while applying a detergent or a cleaning liquid and supplying water. The contained wastewater was collected by a wet vacuum, the floor was wiped off with a dry water mop, the floor was dried, wax was applied, and forced drying was performed with a blower until the wax was dry.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional floor cleaning method, the floor surface is cleaned with a polisher while applying a detergent or a cleaning liquid and supplying water. Sewage was generated, which hindered human traffic and made it easy to slip, causing a fall accident. For this reason, if it is a store that performs cleaning, the cleaning work must be performed after the store is closed in consideration of customers. Also, if wax applied in the past remains on the floor,
The detergent during washing caused yellowing of the wax and darkening of the floor.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a floor cleaning method capable of suppressing waste water generation and performing efficient cleaning.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cleaning step of cleaning a floor surface while supplying steam to a cleaning section of a polisher, and a wiping step for wiping sewage generated by the cleaning step. And a buffing step of restoring the glossiness of the floor using a high-speed buffing device after the wiping step, and a wax coating step of waxing the restored floor surface.

The floor cleaning method according to the present invention comprises a cleaning step of cleaning the floor surface while supplying steam to the cleaning section of the polisher, a wiping step of wiping sewage generated by the cleaning step, and after the wiping step, Since it consists of a buffing process of restoring the glossiness of the floor using a high-speed buffing device and a wax coating process of waxing the restored floor surface, there is no need to use detergent and water as in the conventional case. In addition to effectively removing dirt on the floor surface with steam while suppressing the generation of sewage, it prevents yellowing of wax remaining on the floor surface due to detergent and blackening of the floor, and high-speed buffing before wax application By performing the process, the luminosity of the floor surface is restored to some extent by the wax that does not need to be peeled off and left on the floor surface without using detergent. It is possible to, also a sufficient glossiness obtained efficient cleaning by reducing the waxing number than before the subsequent wax coating step.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a floor cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S1, a cleaning step of sweeping the cleaning floor to remove large debris is performed, and in step S2, the polisher is operated while supplying steam from the steam generator to the cleaning section below the polisher to operate the polisher. Perform a cleaning step. After that, or in parallel with step S2,
In step S3, a wiping step of wiping dirty water on the floor surface is performed. At this time, since no detergent is used in the step S2 as in the prior art, the wax previously applied to the floor is not completely removed, and only the dirt on the surface can be effectively removed by steam. it can. Moreover, since steam is actively used without using water, the amount of sewage generated in the washing step of step S2 is limited, and the subsequent wiping step can be performed easily and in a short time. .

Subsequently, in step S4, a high-speed buffing process is performed using a high-speed buffing device in which the number of revolutions per unit time differs by one digit from the previous polisher. This high-speed buffing is a process of recovering the gloss of the floor surface by a high-speed buffing device before the wax application operation. Since the detergent is not used in the cleaning process of step S2 as in the related art, Wax applied in the past can be left on the floor without completely removing the wax, and the wax remaining on the floor is used to restore the gloss of the surface.

Thereafter, in step S5, a wax application step of applying the wax thinly about once or twice is performed. After the cleaning process in step S2 is completed, the steam generator is removed from the polisher in step S6, and steam is supplied using the removed steam generator to clean the entrance rail and other parts that may be contaminated. Perform

As described above, since the detergent and water are not basically used in the cleaning step of step S2, a large amount of sewage is not generated and the floor is not wet unlike the related art. It does not slip and fall. Therefore, in a store or the like, cleaning can be performed even during a time when customers enter and leave, and there is no time limit for performing the cleaning work, and dirt is not easily seen as in the case of late night work, and work is not hindered. An efficient cleaning operation can be performed. Further, since the generation of sewage is suppressed in the washing step of step S2, the sewage does not flow into a narrow space such as a cabinet unlike the related art, and the finish is clean. Although some sewage is generated by steam from the steam generator, it is extremely small compared to the past,
Moreover, in step S3, it is possible to immediately wipe off,
Since the wiping step of step S3 is performed in parallel with step 2, there is no uncomfortable feeling in the operation at the food counter.

In the cleaning step of step S2, when a detergent is used as in the prior art, the detergent remaining on the floor surface causes yellowing of the wax and darkening of the floor.
Since no detergent is used in the washing step 2, such stains do not occur. In addition, paying attention to the fact that wax is left on the floor surface due to the absence of detergent, step S
Since the high-speed buffing step is performed in step S4 before the wax application step in step 5, the luminous intensity of the floor surface can be restored to some extent by using wax that does not need to be peeled off in this high-speed buffing step. For this reason, in the subsequent wax application step in step S5, sufficient glossiness can be obtained even if the number of waxing operations, which was conventionally required four or five times, is reduced to about one or two degrees, and waste is reduced, and The time required for this can be saved.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show steps S2 and S3.
It is the side view and front view of the floor cleaning device used for the washing | cleaning operation of FIG.

The polisher 1 has a drive unit housed in a cover 2 attached to an upper portion of a main body 3, and a brush and a pad 4 which are rotated at a high speed by the drive unit are exchangeably mounted on a lower portion of the main body 3. One end of a support 9 is attached to the main body 3 so that the support angle can be adjusted, and a handle 10, an operation lever 12 for operating a driving device, and the like are attached to a tip of the support 9. Here, the driving device is operated by the battery housed in the cover 2.

The main body 3 of the polisher 1 supports a receiving member 6 having a horizontal moving mechanism. The horizontal movement mechanism includes an attachment member 8 attached to a support 9 and a lever 5 having one end rotatably attached to a main body 3.
The mounting member 8 is rotatably connected to the rear part of the cover 5, and the front part of the receiving member 6 is rotatably connected to the other end of the lever 5. At least one pair of levers 5 is provided on both sides of the cover 2. Thus, the receiving member 6 is stably supported. Main body 3 with support 9
Since the distance from the supporting portion supported so that the angle can be adjusted to the mounting member 8 is substantially equal to the axial length of the lever 9, even if the supporting angle of the support portion 9 is changed, the receiving member 6 remains substantially horizontal. In this case, the height of the receiving member 6 is selected so as not to come into contact with the cover 2. A steam generator 7 is mounted on the upper part of the receiving member 6 and is detachably held by a suitable holding means.

The steam generator 7 is connected to a power supply via a power cord (not shown), and is configured to start operation by operating a switch to generate steam. One end of a first heat-resistant hose 13 is connected to the outlet 7a for blowing out the generated steam.
The other end is fixedly connected to the column 9 and detachably connected to an upper connection portion of a fixed connection means 14 having detachable connection portions at upper and lower ends, respectively. Although the fixed connecting means 14 is fixed to the column 9 using the fixture 16, it may be fixed to the main body 3 of the polisher 1 or the receiving member 6. However, when fixing to the support 9 as shown in the figure,
In order to change the support angle of the support 9 as shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later, the first heat-resistant hose 13 having a sufficient length is used in anticipation of the change.

One end of a second heat-resistant hose 16 is connected to a lower connection portion of the fixed connection means 14.
The other end is fixed to the center of the front surface of a heat-resistant skirt 17 arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the brush or pad 4 as shown in FIG. The length is set to have a margin in consideration of a change in the support angle of the portion 9. A heat-resistant skirt 17 arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the brush or pad 4 has an opening through the cover 2 at the center and is covered from above the cover 2, and is connected to the main body 3 by bolts or the like. It is arranged movably up and down with respect to the main body 3 without any relationship.

The relationship between the skirt 17 and the second heat-resistant hose 16 will be further described with reference to FIG.

The skirt 17 includes at least an elastic member 23 attached to an outer portion, a contact portion 18 that contacts the floor surface,
A trim seal 24 for attaching the contact portion 18 is provided, and the positional relationship in the height direction with respect to the main body 3 is determined by the contact portion 18 that contacts the floor surface. Inside the skirt 17, a guide plate 19 for guiding the polisher 1 in the vertical direction is fixed at at least some places in the circumferential direction of the housing 11 of the polisher 1. The guide plate 19 makes the skirt 17 easily move up and down, and Try not to lean. Therefore, even if the brush or pad 4 is worn out for a long time, the contact portion 18 descends so as to contact the floor surface, and the steam from the steam generator 7 is removed from the skirt 17 as described in detail later. The water can be effectively supplied to the floor surface in the skirt 17, that is, the cleaning unit without leaking from the lower part to the outside.

A pipe 20 made of a copper tube surrounding the brush and the pad 4 is arranged inside the skirt 17, and this pipe 20 is arranged in the traveling direction of the polisher 1 except for the column 9 side. Therefore, it is not C-shaped but substantially C-shaped. The pipe 20 is connected to the skirt 17 or the guide plate 19 by a support member 21 or a bolt 22.
I support it. As described above, the other end of the second heat-resistant hose 16 is supported at the center of the front surface of the skirt 17 as shown in FIG. 2, and has a C-shape through the joint pipe 25 from the same as shown in FIG. Because it is connected to the center of the pipe 20,
The distance from the other end of the second heat-resistant hose 16 to both ends of the C-shaped pipe 20 is substantially the same. A plurality of openings 20a are discretely formed in the lower portion of the C-shaped pipe 20, and the above-described support member 21 and bolt 22 are provided at positions where these openings 20a are not closed. Steam is supplied to the floor, which will be the cleaning unit.

When the floor cleaning step of step S2 shown in FIG. 1 is performed using the floor cleaning apparatus having such a configuration, when the steam generator 7 is connected to a power supply and a switch (not shown) is turned on, steam is generated. The device 7 operates to generate steam. This steam is supplied to the outlet 7a of the steam generator 7.
... First heat-resistant hose 13 ... Fixed connection means 14 ... Second heat-resistant hose 16 ... Pipe 25 ... C-shaped pipe 20
... It is supplied to the floor surface serving as a cleaning unit in the skirt 17 through the opening 20a. As described above, the second heat-resistant hose 16
2 is supported at the center of the front surface of the skirt 17 as shown in FIG. 2 and is connected to the pipe 20 here. Therefore, from the other end of the second heat-resistant hose 16 to both ends of the C-shaped pipe 20 Are substantially the same, and steam at substantially the same temperature can be supplied to the entire outer peripheral portion of the brush or pad 4. Therefore, the steam can be applied to the entire floor surface located in the skirt 17 to effectively clean the surface of the floor surface.

When the angle of the column 9 is changed during the operation as shown in FIG. 5, the receiving member 6 is kept substantially horizontal by the horizontal moving mechanism. As described above, the horizontal movement mechanism
Since the axial length of the lever 9 is substantially equal to the distance from the support portion of the support 9 that is supported on the main body 3 so that the angle can be adjusted to the mounting member 8, even if the support angle of the support 9 is changed. The member 6 and the steam generator 7 are moved in the front-rear direction while being kept substantially horizontal. As described above, the steam generator 7 keeps a substantially horizontal position regardless of the support angle of the column portion 9, so that even when the steam generator 7 is mounted on the moving polisher 1 and used, stable steam can always be generated.

As described above, the cleaning step in step S2 does not use a detergent and water and does not actively wet the floor as in the prior art, so that a pedestrian or the like does not slip and fall during cleaning work. In a store or the like, cleaning can be performed even during a time when customers come and go. Further, since the generation of sewage is suppressed, the sewage does not flow into a narrow space such as a cabinet as in the related art, and the finish is beautiful.

After the completion of step S2 shown in FIG. 1, if there is cleaning at another place such as a rail portion or a glass portion of the door, first, the switch (not shown) of the steam generator 7 is turned off, and then the receiving member 6 is turned off. Remove the steam generator 7 from the
For example, the first heat-resistant hose 1
Cut off 3 As a result, the steam generator 7 can be easily moved and handled separately from the polisher 1, and can be used as a separate steam cleaner at a predetermined position. Become.

The polisher 1 used in the cleaning step of step S2 in FIG. 1 operates the driving device by means of a battery, and this battery needs to be charged as required. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, when the support portion 9 is tilted and the steam generator 7 is displaced from above the cover 2, a space is obtained above the cover 2 so that the cover 2 can be removed and the battery is exposed. As a result, the charging operation can be easily performed. At this time, if the first heat-resistant hose 13 hinders the work, it is preferable to cut off the end of the first heat-resistant hose 13 from the blowing part 7a of the steam generator 7.

In the above-described embodiment, the fixed connecting means 14 is provided on the column 9 and the first heat-resistant hose 13 is detachably connected to the fixed connecting means 14. However, the steam generator 7 is always connected to the polisher. When used together with the first connecting means 1 in FIG.
4 and the separated end is connected to the steam outlet 7
a may be directly connected. However, when the steam generator 7 is used for other purposes, at least one detachable connecting portion may be provided at an intermediate portion of a series of steam supply means connected between the steam outlet 7a and the skirt 17.

[0028]

As described above, the floor cleaning method according to the present invention includes a cleaning step of cleaning the floor surface while supplying steam to the cleaning section of the polisher, and a wiping step of wiping sewage generated by the cleaning step. A buffing step of restoring the glossiness of the floor using a high-speed buffing device,
Since the restored floor surface comprises a wax coating step of waxing, no detergent and water are used as in the conventional case, so that the floor surface is effectively stained by steam while suppressing the generation of waste water. To prevent yellowing of the wax remaining on the floor surface and the occurrence of darkening of the floor due to the detergent, and by performing a high-speed buffing process before applying the wax, the detergent was left on the floor surface by not using the detergent. Since the luminous intensity of the floor surface can be restored to some extent by the wax that does not need to be peeled off, sufficient glossiness can be obtained in the subsequent wax application step even if the number of times of waxing is reduced as compared with the conventional method, resulting in efficient cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a floor cleaning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a floor cleaning device used in the floor cleaning method shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the floor cleaning device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the floor cleaning device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing another usage state of the floor cleaning device shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Polisher 2 Cover 3 Main body 6 Receiving member 7 Steam generator 9 Support part 10 Handle 13 First heat resistant hose 14 Fixed connection means 15 Second heat resistant hose

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning step of cleaning a floor surface while supplying steam to a cleaning section of a polisher, a wiping step of wiping sewage generated by the cleaning step, and thereafter, a glossiness of the floor using a high-speed buffing device. A floor cleaning method comprising: a buffing step of restoring the water; and a wax application step of waxing the restored floor. 2. The floor cleaning method according to claim 1, wherein the wiping step is performed in parallel with the cleaning step. 3. The polisher according to claim 1, wherein the polisher used in the cleaning step comprises: a polisher for cleaning a cleaning surface; a steam generator detachably provided on the polisher; A steam supply means for supplying steam from the generator, and a disconnectable connection part in the middle of the steam supply means, and after the work of the washing step is completed, the steam generator is removed,
A floor cleaning method, wherein the steam generator is used for cleaning for other uses.