JP2003190066A - Cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning device which rotates a rotating body for cleaning over a subject to be cleaned when cleaning, and houses it when not in use, to prevent the rotating body from interrupting cleaning because of the angle at which a user holds it, and to avoid complicating of a supporting structure to support the rotating body for cleaning rotatably. <P>SOLUTION: A supporting cylindrical part 16 is provided in a protruded manner at an upper plate part 10a of a first cover body 10. A second cover body 12 is supported rotatably at a side plate part 10b of the first cover. A core axis 20 is penetrated through a hollow adhesive roller 18, and both end parts of the core axis 20 are supported attachably and detachably in the upper back of both side plates 12b of the second cover. The second cover body 12 and the first cover body 10 constitute a rotating body housing part 22 to house the adhesive roller 18. The second cover body 12 takes a housing position where the adhesive roller 18 is housed in the rotating body housing part 22 and a cleaning position where the adhesive roller 18 protrudes outside by the rotary movements of the second cover body 12 against the first cover body 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning rotary member such as an adhesive roller, a rotary member supporting member for rotatably supporting the cleaning rotary member, and a user holding the rotary member supporting member. The present invention relates to a cleaning tool including a holding means such as a handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cleaning rotator, a rotator support for rotatably supporting the cleaning rotator, and a handle for a user to hold the rotator support. Cleaning tools provided with such holding means as described above, especially those in which the cleaning rotator is an adhesive roller, are widely used for cleaning carpets and the like.

A rotating body for cleaning such a cleaning tool, particularly an adhesive roller, is provided with a cover body for accommodating the adhesive roller in order to prevent the adhesive from sticking to a floor surface, a wall surface, furniture, etc. when not in use. It is usually done.

However, it is not very convenient to remove the cover body for cleaning and to put it somewhere, and then to reattach the cover body after cleaning, and forget the place where the cover body is left. That
If the cleaning is suspended, it may be necessary to return to the place where the cover body was kept.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent such an inconvenience by incorporating an openable / closable cover body in the cleaning tool. However, if the cover body interferes with the cleaning by the cleaning rotary body, it is a cleaning tool. It will damage the basic functions of.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems existing in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to roll a cleaning rotary member on a cleaning object during cleaning. In addition to being able to accommodate the cleaning rotary member when not in use, it is possible to prevent the cleaning rotary member from obstructing the cleaning due to the angle at which the user holds the rotary member supporting member, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning tool capable of avoiding a complicated support structure for rotatably supporting a rotating body for use.

[0007]

A cleaning tool of the present invention that achieves the above object comprises a cleaning rotary member, a rotary member supporting member for rotatably supporting the cleaning rotary member, and the rotary member supporting member. A cleaning tool comprising a holding means for holding by a user, wherein the rotating body support body is provided with a first cover body provided with the holding means, and a first cover body around the first axis. A second cover body that is rotatably supported on the cleaning body and that rotatably supports the cleaning rotary body around a second axis parallel to the first axis in a state of being separated from the first cover body. The first cover body and the second cover body constitute a rotary body accommodating portion for accommodating the cleaning rotary body,
The second cover body may be rotated relative to the first cover body to have an accommodation position for accommodating the cleaning rotator in the rotator accommodating portion and a cleaning position for protruding the cleaning rotator to the outside. During use, by positioning the second cover body at the cleaning position, the cleaning rotator can be rolled on the cleaning target and used for cleaning, and when not in use, the second cover body can be moved to the accommodation position. It is characterized in that the cleaning rotary member can be positioned and housed in the rotary member housing portion.

When the cleaning tool is used, by positioning the second cover body at the cleaning position, the cleaning rotator can be rolled on the object to be cleaned and used for cleaning. The cleaning rotator can be housed in the rotator housing by positioning the cover body at the housing position.

The first axis, which is the rotation axis of the second cover body with respect to the first cover body, and the second axis, which is the rotation axis of the cleaning rotator with respect to the second cover body, are different axes that are parallel to each other. The cleaning rotator is rotatably supported by the second cover body while being separated from the first cover body. Thus, the cleaning rotor is housed in the rotor housing, that is, the second cover body is located at the housing position, and the second cover body is rotated with respect to the first cover body for cleaning. It can be converted to a state in which the cleaning rotator positioned at the position and supported by the second cover body is projected to the outside.

In the state where the second cover body is located at the cleaning position and the cleaning rotary body supported by the second cover body is projected to the outside, for example, the rotation axis of the second cover body with respect to the first cover body. And the cleaning rotary body and the first cover body are inseparable as in the case where the rotation axis of the cleaning rotary body with respect to the second cover body coincides, the cleaning rotary body is exposed or projected to the outside of the cleaning rotary body. It is possible to increase the size of the first cover body and the second cover body (for example, the portion exposed or projected to the outside, that is, the contact of the cleaning rotator with the cleaning surface).
The central angle of the portion that is not obstructed by the cover body or the like can be 180 degrees or more. Preferably 200 to 240
Or more, and more preferably 270 degrees or more. ). As a result, it is possible to prevent any of the cover bodies from obstructing the cleaning by the cleaning rotary body due to the angle at which the user holds the rotary body support.

Further, the second cover body rotatably supports the cleaning rotary body in a state of being separated from the first cover body about the second axis parallel to the first axis, and therefore, for example, the first cover body is provided. The rotation axis of the second cover body with respect to the cover body and the second
It is possible to prevent the supporting structure for rotatably supporting the cleaning rotary body by the second cover body from being complicated, as compared with the case where the rotation axis of the cleaning rotary body is aligned with the cover body.

An example of the cleaning rotary member is an adhesive roller,
Examples thereof include a rotating brush, a liquid absorbing roller, a coating roller and the like.

The adhesive roller as a cleaning rotary member has an adhesive portion on the outer peripheral surface, and dust on the carpet is adhered to the outer peripheral surface by rolling on the cleaning surface (mainly the upper surface of the carpet). Says a roller for sticking to and cleaning. When using the cleaning tool, by positioning the second cover body at the cleaning position, it is possible to roll the adhesive roller on the cleaning target and use it for cleaning. The pressure-sensitive adhesive roller can be housed in the rotating body housing portion in a state in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive roller covers the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface.

As an example of the adhesive roller, there can be mentioned a roller having a plurality of, preferably a large number of adhesive sheet layers, which can be peeled one by one, on the outer peripheral portion.

The rotary body support has a first cover body and a second cover body, and the first cover body and the second cover body form a rotary body accommodating portion for accommodating the cleaning rotary body. Each of the first cover body and the second cover body can be, for example, a shell-shaped body. More specifically, for example, the first cover body is a shell-shaped body including an upper plate portion, both side plate portions, and a back plate portion, and the second cover body is a shell including a bottom plate portion, both side plate portions, and a front plate portion. It can be in the form of a body. In addition, the rotating body accommodating portion in the state where the second cover body is located at the accommodating position may accommodate the cleaning rotating body in a state where it does not have a through hole or the like that communicates with the outside, and the transparent body that communicates with the outside. It may have holes or the like.

It is preferable that the cleaning rotator, particularly the adhesive roller, in the state where the second cover body is located at the accommodation position does not contact the inner surface of the rotator accommodation portion. However, it is not limited to this.

A holding means is provided on the first cover body. Examples of the holding means include a handle, a handle, and a support portion for detachably supporting the handle or handle.

It is preferable that the second cover body rotatably supports the cleaning rotary body in a detachable state. Since the second cover body rotatably supports the cleaning rotary body around the second axis parallel to the first axis in a state of being separated from the first cover body, the cleaning rotary body can be attached and detached. In this state, it is possible to prevent the support structure that is rotatably supported by the second cover body from becoming complicated.

In the cleaning tool of the present invention, when the second cover body is located at the accommodation position, the bottom portion for allowing the rotary body support body to stand still on a horizontal surface with the holding means located at the top. Is preferably provided on the rotor support.

In this case, the second cover body is located at the accommodating position with the second cover body being located at the accommodating position and the cleaning rotor being accommodated in the rotor accommodating portion, and the holding means being located above. At the bottom of the rotating body support in this state, the rotating body support can be left stationary on a horizontal surface. Therefore, it is convenient for handling when not in use, and particularly suitable for handling when not in use when the cleaning rotator is an adhesive roller.

The cleaning tool of the present invention preferably comprises a fixing device for fixing the second cover body at the cleaning position.

The first axis, which is the rotation axis of the second cover body, and the second axis, which is the rotation axis of the cleaning rotator with respect to the second cover body, are different axes that are parallel to each other. Is rotatably supported by the second cover body in a state where it is separated from the first cover body, so that the second cover body may move the first cover body during the cleaning performed by rolling the cleaning rotary body on the cleaning target. Try to rotate with respect to the body.

However, since the second cover body can be fixed to the cleaning position by the fixing device in the state where the second cover body is located at the cleaning position, the cleaning rotary body is rolled on the cleaning target. It is possible to prevent the smooth cleaning work from being hindered by the rotation of the second cover body with respect to the first cover body during the cleaning performed as described above. In particular, when the cleaning rotator is an adhesive roller, the second cover body causes the first cover body to move first due to the adhesive force acting between the cleaning rotator and the surface to be cleaned.
It is possible to prevent the cover body from rotating and to surely realize a smooth cleaning operation.

The fixing device may be, for example, one of a handle and a latching part for latching the handle when the second cover is in the cleaning position, one of which is the second cover and the other of which is the first. One of the cover body, the hook, and the hook portion that hooks the hook when the second cover body is located at the cleaning position has one as the second cover body and the other as the first cover body. The thing etc. can be mentioned.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Each of the drawings relates to a cleaning tool having an adhesive roller as a cleaning rotary member as an example of an embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a used / unused conversion state. FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a used state, FIG. 3 is a side view of a vertically used state, FIG. 4 is a side view of a horizontally used state, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an unused state, and FIG. 6 is a side view of an unused state. Is.

The cleaning tool is mainly composed of the first cover body 10 and the second cover body 10.
It is composed of a roller support 14 (rotating body support) constituted by the cover body 12, a supporting cylindrical portion 16 as a holding means, and an adhesive roller 18 as a cleaning rotating body. Adhesive roller 1
No. 8 has a large number of adhesive sheet layers that can be peeled one by one on the outer peripheral portion, and when the adhesive force is lost due to use, the adhesive sheet layer is peeled off each time to expose a new adhesive sheet layer. The outermost circumference shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 represents the outer circumference of the adhesive roller 18 at the start of use, and the inner circumference thereof represents the innermost layer adhesive sheet surface 18a.

The first cover body 10 is a synthetic resin shell comprising an upper plate portion 10a, both first cover side plate portions 10b, and a back plate portion 10c, and the second cover body 12 is a bottom plate portion 1.
2a, both second cover side plate parts 12b, and front plate part 12c are synthetic resin shells.

On the upper plate portion 10a of the first cover body 10, a substantially cylindrical support cylinder portion 16 having an upper end opening is provided so as to project upward. The support tube portion 16 can be detachably supported by inserting the tip portion of the handle or the handle 24 or the like. A through hole 16a is provided in the side wall of the support tube portion 16, and the support tube portion 16 is removed from the handle by fitting a drop-out prevention protrusion provided at the tip of a handle, etc. It is possible to prevent accidental dropping.

The second cover body 12 is rotatable below the left and right second cover side plate portions 12b about the left and right first cover side plate portions 10b by a left and right rotation pin 25 about an axis line in the left and right direction. It is supported. Further, both ends of the core shaft 20 which is inserted into the hollow adhesive roller 18 are detachably supported at the upper rear of both the second cover side plate portions 12b of the second cover body 12, so that the adhesive roller 18 becomes the second cover body. 12 is rotatably supported. The attachment / detachment of the adhesive roller 18 can be performed by attaching / detaching the core shaft 20. Second
The cover body 12 constitutes, together with the first cover body 10, a rotary body housing portion 22 that houses the adhesive roller 18. The adhesive roller 18 is rotatably supported by the second cover body 12 in a state of not contacting the inner surface of the rotating body accommodating portion 22, and is about 270.
The portion covering the central angle of the degree projects from the second cover.

The axis of the core shaft 20 is parallel to the rotation axis of the second cover body 12 with respect to the first cover body 10, and
0 and the adhesive roller 18 are separated from the first cover body 10. Since the second cover body 12 rotatably supports the adhesive roller 18 in a state of being separated from the first cover body 10, the support structure for rotatably supporting the adhesive roller 18 by the second cover body 12 is simple. It can be anything.

The upper portion of the front plate portion 12c of the second cover body 12 is formed into an inclined portion 12c1 which is inclined upward toward the rear, and a substantially U-shaped handle is provided at the center of the lower outer surface of the inclined portion 12c1. 24 are rotatably supported at both ends thereof. Further, a laterally long latching protrusion 26 capable of latching the handle 24 is provided at the center of the outer surface lower portion of the back plate portion 10c of the first cover body 10.

The second cover body 12 is rotated with respect to the first cover body 10, and the accommodating roller 18 is accommodated in the rotor accommodating portion 22 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the accommodating position is shown in FIG. Thus, the adhesive roller 18 can be located at a cleaning position that projects to the outside. When using the cleaning tool, the second cover body 12 is positioned at the cleaning position so that the adhesive roller 18
Can be rolled on the object to be cleaned and used for cleaning.
When not in use, the second cover body 12 can be positioned at the storage position to store the adhesive roller 18 in the rotary body storage portion 22.

When the second cover body 12 is located at the accommodating position, the pressure-sensitive adhesive roller 18 with the rotating body accommodating portion 22 closed.
Are housed in the rotating body housing portion 22. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the roller support body 14 is placed on the horizontal surface of the bottom plate portion 12a of the second cover body 12 with the support cylinder portion 16 standing upright. For example, even when the handle or the like is supported by the support tube portion 16, it can be left stationary in that state. Therefore, it is convenient for handling when not in use.
Further, the core shaft 20 of the adhesive roller 18 in this case is
The second cover body 12 is positioned so as to be rearward (in this example, approximately 30 degrees rearward at the central angle θ) as viewed from the rotating pin 25.
Supported by. In this case, the center of gravity of the core shaft 20 and the adhesive roller 18 is rearward of the position of the rotation pin 25, that is, the position of the rotation axis about which the second cover body 12 rotates with respect to the first cover body 10. Located in the second
The cover body 12 is stable in the storage position. Also, the second
When the cover body 12 is positioned at the storage position, if the first cover body 10 is rotated to a certain extent or more, the second cover body 12 may reach the storage position by gravity.

The second cover body 12 is rotated with respect to the first cover body 10 by, for example, a handle 24, and the rotary body accommodating portion 2 is provided.
By opening 2 to the maximum and placing it in the cleaning position,
A part of the adhesive roller 18 extending over a central angle of about 270 degrees can be in a state of protruding to the outside. As a result, the first cover body 10 or the second cover body 12 may interfere with the cleaning by the adhesive roller 18 depending on the angle at which the user holds the roller support body 14 by the handle or the like supported by the support tube portion 16. , Can be prevented as much as possible. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the adhesive roller 18 is started to be used (maximum outer diameter) and also when it is finally used (minimum outer diameter) where the innermost layer adhesive sheet surface 18a is the outer peripheral surface, The end portion 1 of the front plate portion 12c of the second cover body 12 when in use
2c2 does not touch the cleaning target surfaces 28, 28a, and the end portion 10 of the upper plate portion 10a of the first cover body 10 in the horizontal use state.
It is configured so that a1 does not touch the cleaning target surfaces 28, 28a. Further, the hand 30 that holds the support tube portion 16 in the horizontally used state is configured not to touch the cleaning target surfaces 28, 28a as much as possible.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the handle 24 is hooked on the hooking projection 26 of the back plate portion 10c of the first cover body 10, the second cover body 12 is in the cleaning position. Thus, the second cover body 12 can be fixed to the first cover body 10. As a result, the second cover body 12 is prevented from rotating with respect to the first cover body 10 due to the adhesive force acting between the adhesive roller 18 and the surface to be cleaned 28, and a smooth cleaning operation is reliably realized. can do.

The dimensions, the number, the material, the shape, and the relative arrangement of the components in the above description of the embodiments are within the scope of the present invention unless otherwise specified. It is not intended to be limited to these, but merely an example of explanation.

In addition, the description including the examples and numerical ranges described for the present invention in the section of the means for solving the problems is applied to the above description of the embodiments in principle.

[0039]

According to the cleaning tool of the present invention, the cleaning rotary member can be rolled on the object to be cleaned by positioning the second cover member at the cleaning position during cleaning, and the second cover member when not in use. The rotating body for cleaning can be housed in the rotating body housing portion by positioning the body at the housing position.

The second cover body is located at the cleaning position,
In the state in which the cleaning rotator supported by the second cover body is projected to the outside, the portion of the cleaning rotator exposed to the outside can be enlarged, so that the user holds the rotator support. It is possible to prevent any of the cover bodies from obstructing the cleaning by the cleaning rotary body due to the angle or the like.

Further, since the second cover body rotatably supports the cleaning rotary body around the second axis parallel to the first axis while being separated from the first cover body, the cleaning rotary body is rotatable. It is possible to prevent the support structure that rotatably supports the body by the second cover body from becoming complicated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a use / non-use conversion state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a usage state.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a vertically used state.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a horizontally used state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an unused state.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an unused state.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 First cover body 10a Upper plate part 10a1 end 10b Cover side plate 10c Back plate part 12 Second cover body 12a Bottom plate part 12b Cover side plate 12c front plate 12c1 inclined part 12c2 end 14 Roller support 16 Support tube 16a through hole 18 Adhesive roller 18a innermost layer adhesive sheet surface 20 core shaft 22 Rotor housing 24 Handle 25 rotating pins 26 Latching protrusion 28 Surface to be cleaned 28a Surface to be cleaned 30 hands θ central angle

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool comprising a cleaning rotator, a rotator support that rotatably supports the cleaning rotator, and holding means for a user to hold the rotator support. The rotating body supporting body is rotatably supported about the first axis by the first cover body provided with the holding means, and the cleaning rotating body is the first cover body. A second cover body that is rotatably supported in a state of being separated from the first cover body around a second axis parallel to the first axis, and the first cover body and the second cover body are the cleaning rotator. Which constitutes a rotating body housing portion for housing
The second cover body may be rotated relative to the first cover body to have an accommodation position for accommodating the cleaning rotator in the rotator accommodating portion and a cleaning position for protruding the cleaning rotator to the outside. During use, by positioning the second cover body at the cleaning position, the cleaning rotator can be rolled on the cleaning target and used for cleaning, and when not in use, the second cover body can be moved to the accommodation position. A cleaning tool characterized in that the cleaning tool can be positioned and housed in a rotor housing part. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the second cover body rotatably supports the cleaning rotary body in a detachable state. 3. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning rotator is an adhesive roller. 4. When the second cover body is located at the accommodating position, a bottom portion for allowing the rotary body support body to stand still on a horizontal surface with the holding means located at the upper part thereof is provided. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, 2 or 3, which is provided on a rotor support. 5. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing device for fixing the second cover body at a cleaning position.