JP2002165737A - Floor cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor cleaning device which enables the prevention of sewage generation and the efficient cleaning. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a body 3 of a polisher 1 and a receiving part 6 installed at a prop 9 via a horizontal movement mechanism and a steam generation device 7 is carried on the receiving part 6. Steam generated by the steam generation device 7 is conveyed to a cleaning part of the polisher 1 by a steam convey means consisting of a first heat-resistant hose 13, a fixed connection part 14 fixed at the prop 9 and a second heat-resistant hose 15. By coupling releasably the first heat-resistant hose 13 on the fixed connection part 14 and supplying steam from the stem generation device 7, a floor cleaning by the polisher 1 and also the use as a steam cleaner for other purposes after releasing them are available.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a floor cleaning device for cleaning a floor surface known as a polisher.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional floor cleaning device, there is known a polisher which provides a handle on a support portion which is connected to a main body of the device so that a support angle can be changed, and performs cleaning by rotating a brush or a pad in contact with a floor surface. ing. Normally, the polisher applies a detergent or a cleaning liquid to a floor surface to be cleaned and supplies water to wash the floor surface.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional floor cleaning apparatus, the floor 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,
Detergent at the time of washing caused yellowing of the wax and darkening of the floor, which prevented effective cleaning.

[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]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a polisher for cleaning a floor surface and a handle provided on a pillar portion which is connected to a main body so that a supporting angle can be changed, and a polisher for removing the polisher. A steam generator that is attached so as to be provided with steam supply means for supplying steam from the steam generator to the cleaning unit of the polisher,
The steam supply means is characterized in that a fixed connection portion fixing the intermediate portion is provided, and a detachable connection portion is provided between the fixed connection portion and the steam generator.

[0006] The floor cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a steam generator detachably attached to the polisher, and cleans the floor surface while supplying steam to the cleaning section of the polisher. Since water is not used, steam can be effectively removed from the floor surface while suppressing the generation of sewage, and yellowing of wax remaining on the floor surface and floor The occurrence of darkening can be prevented. However, the wax remains on the floor because no detergent is used, but by performing a high-speed buffing process before applying the wax, the luminosity of the floor is reduced by the wax that does not need to be peeled off and left on the floor because no detergent is used. This can be restored to some extent, so there is no problem. In addition, since a detachable connection is provided between the fixed connection and the steam generator, the steam generator is separated after cleaning work with a polisher, and this steam generator is used for other purposes other than the floor surface such as door rails and glass windows. It can be used as a steam cleaner and can perform very efficient cleaning.

[0007]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 are a side view and a front view of a floor cleaning device called a steam polisher according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The steam polisher is basically composed of a main body 3
The drive device is stored in the cover 2 attached to the upper part of the
A polisher 1 in which a brush and a pad 4 rotated at a high speed by a driving device are exchangeably attached to a lower portion of the main body 3, a steam generator 7, and a polisher 1 which is connected between the two.
And steam supply means 13 and 15 for supplying steam from the steam generator 7 to the cleaning section.

One end of a column 9 is attached to the main body 3 of the polisher 1 so that the support angle can be adjusted, and a handle 10 and an operation lever 12 for operating a driving device are attached to the tip of the column 9. . Here, the driving device is configured to rotate the brush and the pad 4 by a battery stored in the cover 2 on the main body 3.

A receiving member 6 having a horizontal moving mechanism is supported on the main body 3 and the column 9 of the polisher 1. The horizontal moving mechanism includes a mounting member 8 mounted on the support 9.
And a lever 5 having one end rotatably attached to the main body 3. An attachment member 8 is rotatably connected to a rear portion of the receiving member 6, and a front portion of the receiving member 6 is attached to the other end of the lever 5. At least one lever 5 is provided in a pair on both sides of the cover 2 to stably support the receiving member 6.
Since the distance from the supporting portion that supports the column 9 to the main body 3 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 column 9 is changed, The member 6 moves in the front-rear direction while maintaining a substantially horizontal position. At this time, the height of the receiving member 6 is selected so as not to contact the cover 2. A steam generator 7 is mounted on an upper portion 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. The steam generated here is supplied to the cleaning section of the polisher 1 via the steam supply means. This steam supply means connects one end of the first heat-resistant hose 13 to the outlet 7a for blowing steam.
The other end of the fixed connecting means 14 is detachably connected to the upper connecting part of the fixed connecting means 14 which is fixed to the column 9 and has detachable connecting parts at upper and lower ends, respectively. Is connected to one end of a second heat-resistant hose 16, and the other end of the second heat-resistant hose 15 is arranged at the front center of a heat-resistant skirt 17 arranged to surround the outer periphery of the brush or pad 4 as shown in FIG. To be fixed. The steam supply means thereafter will be described later.

Here, the fixed connecting means 14 is fixed to the column 9 by using the fixture 16, but may be fixed to an appropriate position such as the main body 3 and the receiving member 6 of the polisher 1. However, in the case where the support 9 is fixed to the support 9 as shown in the figure, the support 9 changes the support angle as shown in FIG. I do. Further, the second heat-resistant hose 15 is set to have a sufficient length in consideration of a change in the support angle of the column 9 like the first heat-resistant hose 13.

A heat-resistant skirt 17 arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the brush or pad 4 has an opening at the center for allowing the cover 2 to pass therethrough, and is covered from above the cover 2 so as to cover the main body 3. It is arranged so as to be vertically movable with respect to the main body 3 without having a connection relationship by bolts or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, which is an enlarged sectional view of a main part, the skirt 17 has at least an elastic member 23 attached to an outer portion, a contact portion 18 in contact with a floor surface, and a trim for attaching the contact portion 18. And a seal 24,
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.

The steam supply means in the skirt 17 will be further described with reference to FIG.

Inside the skirt 17, brushes and pads 4 are provided.
Is arranged in the direction of travel of the polisher 1 except for the column 9 side, so that the pipe 20 is substantially C-shaped, not annular. The pipe 20 includes a support member 21 and a bolt 22
It is supported on the skirt 17 or the guide plate 19 by a 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. 1, and is C-shaped from the same portion via the joint pipe 25 as shown in FIG. Since 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. This C-shaped pipe 20
A plurality of openings 20a are discretely formed in the lower part of the opening, and the above-described support member 21 and bolt 22 are provided at positions where these openings 20a are not blocked, and steam is used as a cleaning unit from each opening 20a. It is supplied to the floor. Thus, the steam from the steam generator 7 is
It is supplied to the cleaning section of the polisher 1 by a series of steam supply means.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a floor cleaning method performed using the above-described steam polisher.

First, in step S1, a cleaning step of sweeping the cleaning floor to remove large debris is performed, and in step S2, the polisher 1 is operated while supplying steam from the steam generator 7 to the cleaning section below the polisher 1. To perform a floor cleaning process. Thereafter, or in parallel with step S2, a wiping step of wiping sewage on the floor surface is performed in step S3. At this time, since the detergent is not 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 process in step S2 is limited, and the subsequent wiping process can be performed easily and in a short time. .

Subsequently, in step S4, a high-speed buffing process is performed by using a high-speed buffing device having a rotation speed per unit time different from that of the polisher 1 by one digit. 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 step of step S2 is completed, the steam generator 7 is removed from the polisher 1 in step S6, and steam is supplied using the removed steam generator 7 while the entrance rail and other dirt are anxious. Clean the part.

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, so that a person entering the cleaning work 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.

When a detergent is used in the washing step of step S2 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 does not remain 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.

When the floor cleaning step of step S2 shown in FIG. 5 is performed using the steam polisher, a power cord (not shown) of the steam generator 7 is connected to a power outlet and a switch (not shown) is turned on to generate steam. The device 7 operates to generate steam. Since the polisher 1 is configured to be operated by a battery, there is no power cord. Therefore, only the power cord of the steam generator 7 is provided on the cleaning floor, and the polisher 1 does not hinder the traveling of the polisher 1. Cleaning work can be performed efficiently.

The steam generated by the steam generator 7 is supplied to the outlet 7 a of the steam generator 7.
... fixed connecting means 14 ... second heat-resistant hose 16 ... pipe 25 ... C-shaped pipe 20 ... supplied to the floor surface serving as a cleaning part in skirt 17 through opening 20a. As described above, the other end of the second heat-resistant hose 16 is supported at the front center of the skirt 17 as shown in FIG.
0, the distance from the other end of the second heat-resistant hose 16 to both ends of the C-shaped pipe 20 is almost the same. Can be supplied. Therefore, the skirt 17
By applying steam to the entire floor surface located inside, the surface of the floor surface can be effectively cleaned.

When the angle of the column 9 is changed during the operation as shown in FIG. 4, the receiving member 6 is kept substantially horizontal by the horizontal moving mechanism. As described above, the horizontal movement mechanism
Since the 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, since the steam generator 7 is kept substantially horizontal irrespective of the support angle of the support 9, steam can always be generated stably even when the steam generator 7 is mounted on the moving polisher 1 and used. When the angle of the support 9 is changed as shown in FIG. 4, the steam generator 7 connects the mounting member 8 to move to the support 9, so that the center of gravity of the entire support polisher is The polisher 1 is located on the side of the support 9 and can be easily moved on the floor while operating the polisher 1.

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. 5, if the door is to be cleaned in another place such as a rail portion or a glass portion, the steam generator 7 is first 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 3 off. 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. 5 operates the driving device by means of a battery, and this battery needs to be charged as required. In this case, if the steam generating device 7 is shifted from above the cover 2 by tilting the support portion 9 as shown in FIG. 4, 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. Or the steam outlet 7
a and the first heat-resistant hose 13 may be detachably connected.

[0031]

As described above, the floor cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is provided with the steam generator detachably mounted on the polisher, and cleans the floor while supplying steam to the cleaning section of the polisher. Since no detergent and water are used as in the prior art, it is possible to effectively remove dirt on the floor surface by steam while suppressing the generation of sewage, and since the detergent is not used, it remains on the floor surface. Yellowing of the wax and darkening of the floor can be prevented. However, the wax remains on the floor because no detergent is used, but by performing a high-speed buffing process before applying the wax, the luminosity of the floor is reduced by the wax that does not need to be peeled off and left on the floor because no detergent is used. This can be restored to some extent, so there is no problem. In addition, since a detachable connection is provided between the fixed connection and the steam generator, the steam generator is disconnected after cleaning work with a polisher, and this steam generator is used for other uses other than the floor surface such as door rails and glass windows. It can be used as a steam cleaner and can perform very efficient cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a floor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the floor cleaning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing another usage state of the floor cleaning device shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a flowchart showing a cleaning method using the floor cleaning device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Polisher 2 Cover 3 Main body 5 Lever 6 Receiving member 7 Steam generator 8 Mounting member 9 Support part 10 Handle 13 First heat resistant hose 14 Fixed connection means 15 Second heat resistant hose 20 Pipe

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A polisher for providing a handle to a support portion which is connected to a main body so that a support angle can be changed and for cleaning a floor surface, a steam generator detachably attached to the polisher, and a cleaning portion of the polisher. Steam supply means for supplying steam from the steam generator, the steam supply means having a fixed connection portion fixed at an intermediate portion thereof, and capable of being separated between the fixed connection portion and the steam generation device. A floor cleaning device comprising a connecting portion. 2. The floor cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the fixed connection portion is fixed to the support portion of the polisher. 3. The fixed connection portion according to claim 1, wherein the fixed connection portion is fixed to the support portion of the polisher, and the steam supply means closer to the steam generator than the fixed connection portion is connected to the fixed connection portion. A floor cleaning device characterized by being detachably connected. 4. The mounting member according to claim 1, wherein one end of said lever is rotatably connected to said main body of said polisher, and the other end of said lever is rotatably connected to said main body of said polisher. A floor cleaning device, comprising: a receiving member having ends rotatably connected thereto; and the steam generator mounted on the receiving member. 5. The floor cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a rechargeable battery is mounted on the main body of the polisher, and the polisher is operated by the battery.