JP2004242799A - Cleaning utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure a stain separating work and the stain adsorbing-wiping work by a cleaning sheet, and to improve the cleaning performance in a cleaning utensil which uses a cleaning agent. <P>SOLUTION: For this cleaning utensil 10, an agent permeating bottom part 12 is provided on the bottom of a cleaning frame 11. An agent dispenser 20 which sprays the cleaning agent to the agent permeating bottom part 12 is attached to the cleaning frame 11. Then, the cleaning sheet 30 is wrapped around the agent permeating bottom part 12 of the cleaning frame 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cleaning tool.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As described in Patent Document 1, a cleaning head is connected to a lower end of a handle, and a wax tank attached to an intermediate portion of the handle and a wax tank provided inside the cleaning head are connected by a pipe. There is a cleaning tool provided with a manual open / close valve. When the opening and closing valve is opened and the wax in the wax tank is supplied to the wax tank via a pipe, the wax supplied to the wax tank flows out of the outlet hole to the bottom of the cleaning head, impregnating the cloth provided on the bottom of the cleaning head, It is evenly applied on floors and the like.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2-77222 (3 pages, FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the cleaning tool of Patent Literature 1, the wax in the wax tank always flows in a dropping state to the bottom of the cleaning head with the opening / closing valve opened, so that the cleaning sheet is partially wet with the wax liquid and becomes drenched. . For this reason, even though wax can be applied to the floor of a wooden floor or the like, it is not possible to expect a cleaning sheet provided with an appropriate wetness state of the agent to wipe off dirt on a tatami or carpet floor.
[0005]
In addition, it is conceivable to use a cleaning sheet that is not drenched with a cleaning agent from the beginning, but is impregnated with a moderate dampness.However, with such a cleaning sheet, the agent does not evaporate after a short usage period, and the agent does not evaporate. In this case, the cleaning sheet maintaining the appropriate moist state cannot remove the dirt on the tatami mat or the floor of the carpet and the dirt-absorbing wiping action.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to improve the cleaning ability of a cleaning tool using a cleaning agent by securing a dirt removing action and a dirt suction wiping action by a cleaning sheet.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a cleaning tool in which an agent permeable bottom is provided on the bottom of the cleaning frame, and an agent discharger for spraying a cleaning agent is attached to the cleaning frame on the agent permeable bottom.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(1st Embodiment) (FIGS. 1-4)
The cleaning tool 10 is provided with an agent permeable bottom 12 at the bottom of the cleaning frame 11, attached to the cleaning frame 11 an agent discharger 20 for spraying a cleaning agent on the agent permeable bottom 12, and cleaning the agent permeable bottom 12 of the cleaning frame 11. The sheet 30 can be wound. Thus, the cleaning tool 10 cleans a floor surface such as a tatami mat, a carpet, a board floor, or a surface to be cleaned such as a table surface by a wet method with a cleaning agent such as a detergent or a wax or a dry method without an agent. Make cleaning possible.
[0009]
The cleaning frame 11 covers the entire lower surface of the bottom frame 11A (or a part of only the front side of the lower surface, etc.) with a plate-like porous body 12A such as a stainless steel mesh or sponge, and an outer peripheral edge of the porous body 12A. Is rounded so as to be wound around the outer periphery of the bottom frame 11A to form an agent-permeable bottom portion 12 through which the cleaning agent can pass. The bottom frame 11A has a rib for supporting the porous body 12A. Since the agent permeable bottom 12 has a rounded outer peripheral edge of the porous body 12A, it does not damage the surface to be cleaned even when directly slidingly contacting the surface to be cleaned such as a floor surface.
[0010]
The agent discharger 20 includes a manual spray container 21. The spray container 21 is detachably attached so as to hold the main body 21A in the grip 11B of the cleaning frame 11, the bottom of the main body 21A is held by the bottom receiving portion 11C, and the neck of the main body 21A is connected to the neck receiving portion 11D. It is fitted and held. The nozzle head 21B of the spray container 21 is pushed in by the fingertip of the user holding the handgrip 11B, and directs the content agent sprayed in a mist form from the spray nozzle (or spray nozzle) 21C toward the upper surface of the agent permeable bottom portion 12. And spray.
[0011]
The cleaning sheet 30 is wound around the lower surface of the agent permeable bottom 12, its winding end is folded back to the upper surface side of the bottom frame 11 </ b> A, and the folded portion is fixed to a sheet such as an attachment tape provided on the upper surface of the bottom frame 11 </ b> A. It is detachably fixed to the part 13. The cleaning sheet 30 is made of a porous sheet such as paper, nonwoven fabric, and sponge sheet. The agent ejector 20 impregnates the agent scattered on the agent permeable bottom 12 to obtain an appropriate wet state.
[0012]
At the time of the wet cleaning operation of the cleaning tool 10, the user manually operates the agent discharger 20 at an appropriate timing, and sprays the agent in the spray container 21 from the spray nozzle 21C toward the agent permeable bottom portion 12 in a mist state. The cleaning sheet 30 wound around the permeable bottom 12 is given an appropriate wet state uniformly. When the user slides the cleaning sheet 30 on the surface to be cleaned, such as the floor, via the grip 11B of the cleaning frame 11, the cleaning sheet 30 from which the agent exudes performs wet cleaning.
[0013]
At the time of the dry cleaning operation of the cleaning tool 10, the user slides the cleaning sheet 30 wrapped around the agent permeable bottom 12 on a surface to be cleaned such as a floor surface without manually operating the agent discharger 20 to perform cleaning. Dry cleaning with the sheet 30 is performed.
[0014]
According to the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) By operating the agent discharger 20 at an appropriate timing, the cleaning agent sprayed by the agent discharger 20 in the form of a mist or the like is sprayed on the agent permeation bottom portion 12 of the cleaning frame 11, and the agent permeation is performed. The cleaning sheet 30 wound around the bottom 12 is uniformly impregnated. Accordingly, the cleaning sheet 30 that uniformly imparts an appropriate wetness state of the agent and that is maintained can enjoy a dirt-removing action and a dirt-absorbing wiping action on a surface to be cleaned such as a tatami mat or a carpet floor.
[0015]
{Circle over (2)} The agent discharger 20 sprays the agent in the form of a mist using a spray nozzle, so that the agent can be widely and uniformly sprayed on the agent permeable bottom 12.
[0016]
(3) The user can easily spray the cleaning agent at an appropriate timing by manually operating the agent discharger 20 attached to the handgrip portion 11B of the cleaning frame 11, thereby improving the operability.
[0017]
In the cleaning tool 10, the sponge-shaped agent permeable bottom 12 is directly slid on a surface to be cleaned such as a floor surface without wrapping the cleaning sheet 30 around the agent permeable bottom 12 of the cleaning frame 11. In this case, wet cleaning or dry cleaning may be used.
[0018]
(2nd Embodiment) (FIGS. 5-7)
The cleaning tool 110 forms a cleaning frame of the present invention by connecting a cleaning head 121 to the lower end of a handle 111 via a universal joint 112, and is a wet type with a cleaning agent such as a detergent or a wax, or with a cleaning agent. By using a dry method, it is possible to clean equipment to be cleaned such as a floor surface.
[0019]
The cleaning tool 110 detachably attaches a pouch 101 as an agent container to an intermediate portion of the handle 111, and stores an agent such as a detergent or wax in the pouch 101. The pouch 101 allows the mounting hole 101A on the upper end side to pass through the handle 111, and the stopper 101B on the lower end side to be detachable from the handle 111.
[0020]
The cleaning tool 110 includes a cleaning head 121 that includes a base 122 and a cover 123 that is fitted to the base 122, and the cover 123 is provided with a foot-operating type agent discharger 124.
[0021]
The agent discharger 124 is a foot pump type, and has a bottomed box-like pump housing 125 embedded so as to penetrate inside and outside of the cover 123, and is liquid-tight and slidable on the inner wall of the pump housing 125 via a seal ring 126. A sky-box-shaped foot plunger 127 to be freely fitted, an upward projection 125A provided at the center of the bottom surface of the pump housing 125, and a downward projection 127A provided at the center of the top surface (foot surface 129) of the plunger 127. And a coil spring 128 which is inserted and urges the plunger 127 upward.
[0022]
In the agent discharger 124, a pump chamber 130 is formed by the pump housing 125 and the plunger 127. The agent discharger 124 pushes the plunger 127 into the pump housing 125 by stepping on the tread surface 129 on the top surface of the plunger 127 urged upward by the spring 128 to contract the pump chamber 130 (pressurizing operation). Then, the protrusions 127C provided on both sides of the top surface of the plunger 127 in the width direction are brought into contact with the upper surface of the cover 123 (or the flange 125C of the pump housing 125) to regulate the lower end of the pushing. When the stepping surface 129 of the plunger 127 is released, the urging force of the spring 128 pushes the plunger 127 out of the pump housing 125 to expand the pump chamber 130 (decompression operation), and the locking portion 127B provided on the outer periphery of the plunger 127 is released. By locking the stopper 125B provided on the inner periphery of the pump housing 125, the upper end of the pushing is regulated.
[0023]
The agent discharger 124 includes an inflow port 132 to which a tube 131 connected to the agent discharge port of the pouch 101 is connected (FIG. 6B). The inflow port 132 extends from the bottom side of the pump housing 125 to the upper part of the flange 125C, and incorporates a check valve 133. When the pump chamber 130 of the agent discharger 124 is depressurized by releasing the foot, the check valve 133 hits the cross ball stopper 134 on the side of the pump chamber 130 to pump the agent of the pouch 101 through the tube 131 and the inflow port 132. Inhale into chamber 130. When the pump chamber 130 of the agent discharger 124 is pressed by the foot, the check valve 133 is seated on the valve seat 135 on the tube 131 side to stop the backflow of the agent that has been sucked into the pump chamber 130.
[0024]
The agent discharger 124 has a discharge nozzle 136 provided inside the cover 123, and a discharge port 137 of the discharge nozzle 136 is formed by a mesh-like bottom (a sponge-like or other agent-permeable structure is also possible) of the base 122. 138. The nozzle 136 sprays the agent sprayed in a mist form from a spray nozzle (or a spray nozzle) toward the upper surface of the agent permeable bottom 138. The agent discharger 124 includes an outflow port 142 to which a tube 141 connected to the discharge nozzle 136 is connected (FIG. 6A). The outflow port 142 protrudes from the bottom surface side of the pump housing 125 into the inside of the cleaning head 121 and incorporates a check valve 143. When the pump chamber 130 of the dispenser 124 is pressurized by stepping, the check valve 143 hits the cross-shaped ball stopper 144 on the tube 141 side, and the sucked agent of the pump chamber 130 is discharged through the tube 141 through the discharge nozzle. The liquid is discharged from the discharge port 136 toward the agent permeable bottom 138. When the pump chamber 130 of the agent discharger 124 is depressurized by releasing the foot, the check valve 143 is seated on the valve seat 145 on the side of the pump chamber 130 to stop the backflow of air from the discharge nozzle 136.
[0025]
The cleaning tool 110 enables the cleaning sheet 151 to be wound around the agent permeable bottom 138 of the base 122 of the cleaning head 121. The cleaning sheet 151 is wrapped around the outer surface of the agent permeable bottom 138, its wrapped end is folded back toward the cover 123, and the folded portion is locked by rubber-like locking pieces 152 provided at the four corners of the cover 123. The slit 152A can be pushed and held. The cleaning sheet 151 is made of a porous sheet such as paper, nonwoven fabric, and sponge sheet. The agent ejector 124 adsorbs the agent sprayed on the agent permeable bottom portion 138 and allows the agent to permeate and permeate the outer surface.
[0026]
At the time of the wet cleaning operation of the cleaning tool 110, the user steps on the foot tread surface 129 of the plunger 127 of the agent discharger 124 at an appropriate timing, and discharges the agent of the pouch 101 from the discharge port 137 of the discharge nozzle 136 to the agent permeation bottom 138. And exude from the cleaning sheet 151. When the user slides the cleaning sheet 151 wrapped around the cleaning head 121 via the handle 111 on a portion to be cleaned such as a floor surface, the cleaning sheet 151 from which the agent exudes performs wet cleaning.
[0027]
At the time of the dry cleaning operation of the cleaning tool 110, the user does not step on the tread surface 129 of the plunger 127 of the agent discharger 124, but places the cleaning sheet 151 wrapped around the cleaning head 121 on a portion to be cleaned such as a floor surface. It is slid, and dry cleaning is performed using the cleaning sheet 151. At this time, if the pouch 1 is removed from the handle 11, the weight of the cleaning tool 110 can be further reduced.
[0028]
In the cleaning tool 110, the sponge-like agent-permeable bottom portion 138 of the cleaning head 121 is directly slid onto a portion to be cleaned such as a floor surface without winding the cleaning sheet 151 around the cleaning head 121. In this case, wet cleaning or dry cleaning may be used.
[0029]
According to the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.
{Circle around (1)} By operating the agent discharger 124 at an appropriate timing, the cleaning agent sprayed by the agent discharger 124 in the form of a mist or the like is sprayed on the agent permeable bottom portion 138 of the cleaning head 121, and this agent permeation is performed. The cleaning sheet 151 wound around the bottom 138 is uniformly impregnated. Thus, the cleaning sheet 151 that uniformly imparts an appropriate wetness state of the agent and that is maintained can enjoy a dirt-removing action and a dirt-absorbing wiping action on a surface to be cleaned such as a tatami mat or a carpet floor.
[0030]
{Circle over (2)} The agent discharger 124 sprays the agent in the form of a mist using a spray nozzle, so that the agent can be widely and uniformly sprayed on the agent permeable bottom 138.
[0031]
(3) The user can easily spray the cleaning agent at an appropriate timing by stepping on the agent discharger 124 provided on the cleaning head 121, thereby improving the operability.
[0032]
In addition, according to the present embodiment, the following operation and effect can be obtained.
{Circle around (4)} Since the cleaning head 121 is provided with the foot-operating type agent discharger 124, the user can discharge the agent from the agent discharger 124 by stepping on the foot without needing to bend down or the like, and can perform the cleaning operation. Discharge operability can be improved.
[0033]
{Circle around (5)} As compared with the case where the operation unit of the agent discharger 124 is provided above the handle 111, there is no need to extend a link mechanism or the like inside the handle 111, and the cleaning tool 110 can be simplified and lightened.
[0034]
In the present invention, the agent discharger may be fixed to or detachable from the cleaning head.
[0035]
Further, in the present invention, the agent accommodating portion such as a pouch is not limited to the one attached to the handle, and may be incorporated in the cleaning head.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the cleaning tool which uses a cleaning agent, the dirt peeling effect by a cleaning sheet and the dirt suction wiping action are ensured, and the cleaning ability can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cleaning tool.
FIG. 2 is a bottom view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cleaning tool.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a cleaning head.
FIG. 7 is an exploded view showing the cleaning head.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 cleaning tool 11 cleaning frame 11B handgrip section 12 agent permeable bottom 20 agent discharger 30 cleaning sheet 110 cleaning tool 121 cleaning head 124 agent discharger 137 discharge port 138 agent permeable bottom 151 cleaning sheet

Claims (5)

A cleaning tool comprising a cleaning frame, wherein a bottom of the cleaning frame is provided with an agent permeable bottom, and an agent discharger for spraying the cleaning agent on the bottom of the cleaning frame is attached to the cleaning frame. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the agent discharger includes a spray nozzle to enable the agent to be sprayed in a mist state. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning sheet can be wound around the agent permeable bottom of the cleaning frame. The cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dispenser is detachably provided on a grip portion of a cleaning frame, and the dispenser is manually operated. The cleaning frame comprises a handle and a cleaning head, an agent permeable bottom is provided at a bottom of the cleaning head, an agent container is provided on the handle, and an agent discharger connected to the agent container is provided on the cleaning head. The cleaning tool according to any one of the above.

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