JP2005103196A - Mop base - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mop base for efficiently and lightly perform a wiping work with water by fully using a wiping cloth on a whole base bottom surface. <P>SOLUTION: The mop base 1 includes: a base part 2 to which the wiping cloth 17 is attached; and a connection part which is arranged on the upper surface 4 of the base part 2 and to which a bar shaped grip is connected. A plurality of projections 16 are hung from the base bottom surface 3 of the base part 2. The front end part 17E of the wiping cloth 17 is pulled up onto the upper surface 4 at the side of the front end part 2E of the base part 2, and held between the pinch pieces 13 of lock parts 11. The rear end part 17F is also pulled-up onto the upper surface 4 at the side of a rear end part 2F, and held between the pinch pieces 13 of the lock parts 11. Consequently, the wiping cloth 17 is attached to the base part 2 in a state where the cloth covers the base bottom surface 3 from a lower part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mop base for a mop used for wiping water on a floor or the like.

  Conventionally, this type of mop and the mop base used for this mop are shown in FIGS. The illustrated mop base 51 includes a base portion 52 on which a wiping cloth 17 such as a dust cloth is attached, and a connecting portion 5 provided on the upper surface 54 of the base portion 52 and connected to a rod-like handle 6. Yes. The entire base bottom surface 53 is flat. The wiping cloth 17 is arranged so that the water is squeezed and covers the base bottom surface 53, and the front end portion 17 </ b> E and the rear end portion 17 </ b> F are locked by a locking portion (not shown) of the top surface 54 of the base portion 52. . When wiping water, the user holds the handle 6, moves the base portion 52 back and forth (in the direction of arrow C and in the opposite direction), and wipes the floor with the wiping cloth 17. A mop in which the bottom surface of the base portion is formed flat is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 below.

Registered Utility Model No. 3008006

By the way, since the mop base 51 has a flat base bottom surface 53, the wiping cloth 17 contacts the floor on the entire bottom. In addition, the wiping cloth 17 is wet. Therefore, the wiping cloth 17 receives a large frictional force from the floor, and the sliding resistance during wiping increases. Therefore, the water wiping work becomes a heavy labor. In particular, when performing a water wiping operation as a business, the floor area to be wiped is large and the dirt is often remarkable, which is a severe operation.
Further, since the mop base 51 is pushed and pulled while receiving a high sliding resistance, the rear end portion in the traveling direction is lifted, the wiping cloth 17 is separated from the floor, and the wiping cloth 17 is moved near the front end portion in the traveling direction. Touch the floor. Therefore, in the wiping cloth 17, the region 60E in the vicinity of the front end portion 52E of the mop base 51 and the region 60F in the vicinity of the rear end portion 52F are stained black, and the remaining portions are hardly stained. Thus, even if the remaining part of the wiping cloth is mild, if the wiping cloth 17 becomes extremely dirty in the above-mentioned region 60E and region 60F, it must be replaced with a clean wiping cloth 17, and the work efficiency is low. .

  A cleaning tool that uses a dry paper wiping sheet on a flat base is also well known. However, such a cleaning tool uses a paper wiping sheet having a low coefficient of friction with respect to the floor and does not wet the wiping sheet. Therefore, even if the base bottom of the base is flat, it is extremely light. You can slide on the floor. For this reason, there is no need to consider sliding resistance during wiping.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and can use the wiping cloth on the entire bottom surface of the base uniformly and efficiently to perform water wiping work with light power. The purpose is to provide a mop base.

  In order to achieve the above object, the mop base according to the present invention is connected to a base part to be mounted in a state where the wiping cloth covers the base bottom, and a bar-like handle provided on the upper surface of the base part. And a plurality of protrusions are vertically provided on the base bottom surface of the base part.

  Moreover, the said structure WHEREIN: A protrusion is comprised by the brush bristle material planted by the base bottom face of the base part.

  The mop base according to the present invention is used for water wiping work such as a floor in a state where the base bottom surface of the base part is covered with a wiping cloth containing water. At this time, a space is generated between the bottom surface of the base and the wiping cloth due to the presence of the protrusions, and these spaces become spaces for allowing the wiping cloth to escape from the floor when wiping, so the sliding resistance between the floor and the floor is much smaller. It can be wiped with light power. Since it can be wiped lightly in this way, the wiping cloth is pressed against the floor by most of the protrusions to wipe off the dirt. That is, it is possible to wipe the water efficiently by using the wiping cloth covering almost the entire surface of the base bottom, not the part where the wiping cloth is biased as in the prior art.

  Further, when the protrusion is made of a brush bristle material, the brush bristle material itself has elasticity, so even if it is strongly pressed on the floor using a thin wiping cloth, the floor is not damaged. In addition, a wiping cloth can enter the groove in the floor and clean it.

The best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a side view of a mop base according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view including a partial side cross-section showing a locking portion of the mop base, and FIG. 3 is the mop base. FIG. However, the same components as those of the conventional mop shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof may be omitted.
In each drawing, a mop base 1 according to this embodiment includes a rectangular plate-like base part 2 as seen in a plan view and a pair of left and right connecting parts erected substantially at the center of the upper surface 4 of the base part 2. 5, 5, four locking portions 11, 11, 11, 11 for locking the cloth disposed on the upper surface 4 of the base portion 2, and the base portion 2 projecting from the base bottom surface 3. It comprises a large number of protrusions 16, 16, 16,... Arranged at an appropriate pitch P1 across the entire bottom surface 3 of the base. In the mop base 1, the base 2 is formed integrally with the protrusions 16, 16, 16,.

  Each protrusion 16 is formed in a columnar shape, for example, and the tip (lower end) is somewhat rounded. A shaft 7 is horizontally mounted on the inner surfaces of the connecting portions 5 and 5, and a ball joint 8 is pivotally supported on the shaft 7 so as to freely rotate. Shafts 9 and 9 project from the front and rear surfaces of the ball joint 8, respectively. On these shafts 9 and 9, hanging leg portions 10 and 10 branched into two branches at the lower end of the handle 6 (the handle part 6A) are pivotally supported. Thereby, the handle 6 is connected to the base portion 2 so as to freely swing back and forth. The locking portion 11 (see FIG. 2) includes a pair of bearing portions 12 and 12 erected on the upper surface 4 of the base portion 2, a shaft 14 horizontally mounted on the bearing portions 12 and 12, and a shaft 14. A pinch piece 13 in which the hanging leg part 13A is pivotally supported so as to freely swing back and forth, and a pin 14 inserted through the shaft 14 with the clamping tip of the pinch piece 13 facing the upper surface 4 of the base part 2 (in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 2) ) The coil spring 15 is energized.

  The mop base 1 is used for a mop M for wiping water as shown in FIG. In this case, the handle parts 6B, 6C, 6D are sequentially connected to the above-described handle part 6A to form the handle 6. Therefore, a wiping cloth 17 such as a rag that has been washed and wrung out is spread on the floor, the front end 2E of the base 2 is disposed on the front end 17E side of the wiping cloth 17, and the rear end 2F is disposed on the rear end 17F side. The base unit 2 is placed on the wiping cloth 17 so as to be arranged. Subsequently, the front end portion 17E of the wiping cloth 17 is pulled up to the upper surface 4 on the front end portion 2E side and sandwiched by the pinch pieces 13 of the left and right engaging portions 11, 11, and the rear end portion 17F is also the upper surface 4 on the rear end portion 2F side. And is pinched by the pinch pieces 13 of the left and right engaging portions 11, 11. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the wiping cloth 17 is attached to the base portion 2 with the base bottom surface 3 of the base portion 2 covered from below.

  Therefore, the user holds the handle 6 of the mop M by hand, moves the mop base 1 in the front-rear direction (arrow C direction and reverse direction), and wipes the floor with water. At this time, there is a space between the base bottom surface 3 and the wiping cloth 17 between the protrusions 16 and 16, and these spaces are spaces that allow the wiping cloth 17 to escape upward during wiping. The resistance is much smaller, so you can work with less effort. At the same time, since the tips of the widely scattered projections 16, 16, 16,... Press the wiping cloth 17 against the floor, mainly the projections 16, 16, 16,. The dirt on the floor is wiped off. This is apparent from the fact that the wiping cloth 17 in the regions 18, 18, 18,. That is, the mop base 1 can be wiped by using the wiping cloth 17 covering almost the entire surface of the base bottom surface 3. As a result, the wiping cloth 17 can be fully used up until it becomes dirty and the water wiping operation can be performed efficiently, and the replacement frequency of the wiping cloth 17 is reduced as compared with the conventional case.

  On the other hand, in the case of a commercial mop, since it must be inexpensive and should be able to withstand strong washing many times, a cloth with a simple structure is required. Therefore, since the mop base 1 employs a pinch type as the locking portion 11, the wiping cloth 17 can be reliably sandwiched and used regardless of the type of the wiping cloth 17. Moreover, since the latching | locking part 11 is a pinch type, attachment / detachment and replacement | exchange of the wiping cloth 17 can also be performed easily.

  In the above embodiment, the protrusions 16, 16, 16,... Are arranged at a relatively fine pitch P1, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, like the mop base 1a shown in FIG. 6, a large number of protrusions 16a, 16a, 16a,... It may be vertically suspended from the base bottom surface 3. The diameter of the protrusion is not particularly limited, and may be set larger or smaller than the protrusions 16 and 16a.

  Alternatively, as in the mop base 1b shown in FIG. 7, a large number of protrusions 16b, 16b, 16b,... It is also possible to adopt a suspended one.

  Further, a mop base 1c according to another embodiment is shown in FIGS. The mop base 1c differs from the mop base 1 described above in that a large number of flocking holes 19, 19, 19,... Are formed on the base bottom surface 3 of the base portion 2a. The brush bristle material 24 is implanted in these holes 19, 19, 19,..., And the projecting part 16 c is constituted by the brush bristle material 24. By the way, if the flooring is wiped with a thin wiping cloth on the mop bases 1 to 1b having the above-described rigid protrusions 16a to 16b, the flooring may be damaged. However, according to the mop base 1c, since the protrusion 16c itself made of the brush bristle material 24 has elasticity, the flooring is not damaged even when strongly pressed against the flooring. In addition, the wiping cloth 17 can flexibly enter the groove of the grain of the flooring and can be cleaned cleanly. In other words, a thinner wiping cloth 17a can be used than the wiping cloth 17 used for the mop bases 1 to 1b described above. Incidentally, in this mop base 1c, it is also possible to use a wiping sheet made of a nonwoven fabric as the wiping cloth.

  Further, in the mop base 1d shown in FIG. 10, the surface fasteners 22 and 22 are bonded and fixed to the front end 2E and the rear end 2F of the upper surface 4 of the base 2, respectively. A number of protrusions 16, 16, 16,... (Not shown) are suspended from the bottom surface of the base 2. The wiping cloth 17b is constituted by a pile fabric in which a pile loop 21 is woven on the lower surface of the base cloth 20, and the surface fasteners 22 and 22 are disposed on the upper surface of the base cloth 20 near the front end portion 17E and the rear end portion 17F. Surface fasteners 23 and 23 that are detachably engaged are sewn.

In this mop base 1d, the base 2 is placed on the upper surface of the wiping cloth 17b, the front end 17E and the rear end 17F of the wiping cloth 17b are pulled up to the upper surface 4 of the base 2, and the front and rear surface fasteners 23, 23 is engaged with the hook-and-loop fasteners 22 and 22, respectively. Thus, the mounting of the wiping cloth 17b is easily completed.
The wiping cloth 17b having such a pile loop 21 is used for wiping the floor with water and waxing. In general, a large amount of sliding resistance is applied when waxing, which is a heavy labor. However, when the mop having the wiping cloth 17b attached to the mop base of the present invention is used, the sliding resistance at the time of waxing is considerably reduced by the action of a large number of protrusions, and the waxing operation can be performed with light power.

  By the way, in the case of said mop base 1d, the surface fastener 22 is comprised with the surface fastener which has a male member, and the surface fastener 23 is comprised with the surface fastener which has a female member. This prevents the wiping cloth 17b from being entangled during washing and lint from adhering to the hook-and-loop fastener. However, if this problem is not a problem, the surface fastener 22 may be configured with a female surface fastener and the surface fastener 23 may be configured with a male surface fastener.

  Further, the protrusion 16 of the mop base 1, the protrusion 16a of the mop base 1a, or the protrusion 16b of the mop base 1b described above is configured as a separate part from the base part 2, and these are re-exposed. You may make it attach to the part 2. FIG. And these protrusions 16, 16a, 16b may be made of a material such as metal, ceramic, rubber, or brush bristle material.

  In addition, the locking portion is not limited to those exemplified so far. For example, the upper surface of the base portion is formed of a soft synthetic resin, a general-purpose hook-shaped slit is provided on the upper surface, and the hook-shaped slit is wiped off. The end of the cloth may be inserted and locked.

It is a side view of the mop base concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view including the partial cross section which shows the latching | locking part of the said mop base. It is a bottom view of the mop base. It is an external view which shows the mop provided with the said mop base. It is a side view which shows the aspect which mounted the wiping cloth in the said mop base. It is a bottom view of the mop base concerning another embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the mop base concerning other embodiments of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the mop base concerning another embodiment of the present invention. It is the side view which shows the aspect which mounted | wore with the wiping cloth in the said another mop base, and includes the AA arrow cross section in FIG. It is an external view which shows the mop base and wiping cloth which concern on other embodiment of this invention. It is an external view which shows the mop provided with the conventional mop base. It is a bottom view of the conventional mop.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d Mop base 2, 2a Base portion 3 Base bottom surface 4 Top surface 5 Connection portion 6 Handle 16, 16a, 16b, 16c Protrusion 17, 17a, 17b Wiping cloth 24 Brush bristle material

Claims (2)

A base part to be mounted in a state where the wiping cloth covers the base bottom surface, and a connection part provided on the top surface of the base part to which a rod-like handle is connected. A mop base characterized in that a large number of protrusions are vertically suspended. The mop base according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is made of a brush bristle material planted on the base bottom surface of the base part.