JP2002248434A - Floor wax peeling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor wax peeling method by which a peeling work can be easily carried out and immediately shifted to a re-application work without causing any problems on worker's health. SOLUTION: Floor wax 1 applied to an upper face 2a of a floor finishing material 2 laid in a building is peeled while pressurized steam S1 being sprayed to the contacting interface 3 between the lower face of the floor wax 1 and the upper face 2a of the floor finishing material 2. Some portion of the floor wax 1 is peeled and torn by scratching the wax 1 with a brush (a scratching member) 5 while the pressurized steam S being sprayed so as to previously form a hole 4 for starting peeling at a prescribed position of the floor wax 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for removing floor wax applied to the upper surface of a floor finishing material such as a flooring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a floor wax applied to the upper surface of a floor finishing material such as a flooring disposed in a building is peeled off, the floor wax is generally dissolved by a release agent such as a strong alkaline detergent or a solvent-based detergent. Let me.

[0003]

However, the above method has the following problems (1) to (3). (1) Removal of the release agent is troublesome. (2) After removing the release agent, it takes time to dry, and it is not possible to immediately proceed to the floor wax re-coating operation. (3) The release agent often remains and impairs the health of residents.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a method of removing floor wax which can easily perform a peeling operation and can immediately shift to a re-coating operation and has no risk of health damage. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a floor wax applied to an upper surface of a floor finishing material disposed in a building is combined with a lower surface of the floor wax and the floor wax. It peels off while spraying pressurized steam at the time of contact with the upper surface of the finishing material.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a hole for starting peeling is previously formed at a predetermined position of the floor wax by rubbing a scratch member with a spray of pressurized steam to peel and rupture a part of the floor wax. It is something to keep.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the scratch member is rubbed against a part of the floor wax in a state where the scratch member is disposed at a tip of a nozzle of a pressurized steam generator for jetting pressurized steam.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the method of removing the floor wax 1 according to this embodiment is performed by applying the floor wax 1 applied to the upper surface 2 a of a floor finishing material 2 disposed in a building.
The lower surface 1b of the floor wax 1 and the upper surface 2 of the floor finishing material 2
At the time of contact 3 with a, it is peeled off while spraying pressurized steam S.

The floor wax 1 is composed of a conventionally known water-based wax or oil-based wax, and is applied to the upper surface 2 a of the floor finishing material 2.

The floor finishing material 2 is arranged on a floor (not shown) in the building. Examples of the floor finishing material 2 include a single-layer flooring, a composite flooring, a flooring board, a flooring block, a mosaic parquet block and the like, parquet, plywood, synthetic resin-based flooring, plastic tile, vinyl tile. ,
Examples include a plastic sheet, a wooden brick, and a wooden block.

At the time of contact 3, the floor wax 1 and the floor finishing material 2 before and during the peeling of the floor wax 1 are separated.
Is located at the end of the contact portion (covering portion). Before the floor wax 1 is peeled off, the contact point 3 is usually formed at an inner wall or a corner between the baseboard and the floor finish 2.
If a part of the floor wax 1 has already been damaged and a damaged hole has been formed, or if a peeling start hole 4 described later has been formed,
The area around these damaged holes and the area around the peeling start hole 4 also
Becomes

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
In order to form a peeling start hole 4 at a predetermined position, a part of the floor wax 1 is peeled off by rubbing a brush (scratch member) 5, for example, while spraying pressurized steam S.
You only have to rupture. At this time, if fragments of the floor wax 1 are generated, they are removed as necessary.

In order to spray the pressurized steam S, a conventionally known pressurized steam generator (for example, a jettable temperature: 80 to 13)
(About 0 ° C., maximum ejection pressure: about 0.5 MPa) (not shown) may be used. A nozzle 6 for ejecting pressurized steam S is attached to the pressurized steam generator, and a brush 5 or the like is attached to the tip of the nozzle 6 as necessary.

The brush 5 is composed of, for example, a mounting member 7 such as a tubular shape which is detachably mounted on the tip of the nozzle 6, and a large number of hairs 8 implanted at the tip of the mounting body 7. I have. The hair 8 is preferably made of a synthetic resin or the like that is softer than the floor finish 2 so as not to damage the floor finish 2. The mounting body 7 may be a hood or the like that covers a predetermined range and has a plurality of outlets for the pressurized steam S inside.

The structure of the scratch member is not limited to this, and various members can be used as long as they do not damage the floor finish 2. Further, a scratch member may be integrally formed at the tip of the nozzle 6. As described above, when the scratch member such as the brush 5 is attached to the tip of the nozzle 6 of the pressurized steam generator and rubbed against a part of the floor wax 1, spraying and peeling of the pressurized steam S is performed. Since the formation of the starting hole 4 can be performed at the same time, there is an advantage that the working efficiency is good.

After the peeling start hole 4 is formed, as shown in FIG. 4, a part may be turned up while spraying pressurized steam S around the peeling start hole 4 as the contact 3.
At this time, the entire area around the peeling start hole 4 may be turned up so that the subsequent peeling operation can be performed continuously.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, it is sufficient that the floor wax 1 is peeled off from the turned up portion while spraying the pressurized steam S at the time of contact 3 so as to break an appropriate range of the floor wax 1. When the peeling start hole 4 is not formed,
It may be peeled off at the time of contact 3 located at the corner or the like between the above-described inner wall or skirting board and the floor finishing material 2, but if the peeling start hole 4 is formed in advance as described above, the peeling There is an advantage that work can be started easily.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface 2a of the floor finishing material 2
If the floor wax 1 remains in the grooves 9 and the like formed in
As shown in FIG. 7, in the same manner as described above, the contact 3 may be peeled off while spraying the pressurized steam S.

As described above, since the floor wax 1 can be peeled off by the pressurized steam S without using a peeling agent, there is an advantage that the peeling operation is simple and there is no risk of health damage. Further, if the water condensed with the pressurized steam S is wiped off, the drying is performed in a short time.

[0020]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the floor wax can be peeled off by pressurized steam without using a peeling agent, so that the peeling operation is simple and there is no risk of health damage. . In addition, if the water condensed by the pressurized steam is wiped off, the water is dried in a short time, so that the operation can be immediately shifted to the floor wax recoating operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the peeling start hole is formed at a predetermined position of the floor wax in advance,
Easy to start stripping work.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the scratch member is rubbed against a part of the floor wax in a state where the scratch member is disposed at the tip of the nozzle of the pressurized steam generator, the spraying of the pressurized steam and the formation of the separation start hole are performed. Can be performed at the same time, so that work efficiency is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a brush attached to a tip of a nozzle is rubbed against a part of floor wax in a floor wax removing method according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a peeling start hole is formed at a predetermined position of the floor wax.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where a peeling start hole is formed at a predetermined position of the floor wax.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a part is turned up while spraying pressurized steam around a peeling start hole.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the floor wax is peeled off while spraying pressurized steam at the time of contact between the lower surface of the floor wax and the upper surface of the floor finishing material.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state in which floor wax remains in a groove formed on the upper surface of the floor finishing material.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which floor wax remaining in the groove is peeled off.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 floor wax 1b lower surface 2 floor finishing material 2a upper surface 3 at contact S pressurized steam 4 peeling start hole 5 brush (scratch member) 6 nozzle

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Ryohei Kinukawa 1-88, Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka Sekisui House Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3B116 AA31 AA46 BA02 BA03 BA23 BB21 BB82 BB90 3B201 AA31 AA46 BA02 BA03 BA23 BB21 BB82 BB90 BB92 4D075 AA01 AA43 BB20Y BB57Y BB99Z DA06 DB22 DB24 DB25 DB31 DC02 EA06

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A floor wax applied on an upper surface of a floor finishing material disposed in a building is peeled off while spraying pressurized steam when a lower surface of the floor wax contacts the upper surface of the floor finishing material. A method for removing floor wax. 2. A peeling start hole is formed in a predetermined position of the floor wax by rubbing a scratch member while spraying pressurized steam to peel and rupture a part of the floor wax. The method for removing floor wax according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The floor wax according to claim 2, wherein the scratch member is rubbed against a part of the floor wax in a state where the scratch member is disposed at a tip of a nozzle of a pressurized steam generator for jetting pressurized steam. Peeling method.