JP2011083435A - Holder for cleaning tool, and cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holder for a cleaning tool which is highly convenient to clean various cleaning surfaces, and is capable of being easily handled. <P>SOLUTION: The holder for the cleaning tool is used to hold a cleaning member 3 with a cylindrical portion 30. The holder has a head portion 1 which can be inserted into a cylindrical portion 30 of the cleaning member 3. The head portion 1 is made of a resin with a shape-retaining characteristic. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a holder for a cleaning tool and a cleaning tool provided with the holder.

  Some conventional cleaning tools include, for example, a head portion (cleaning portion) that holds a cleaning member such as a mop at the tip of the handle (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the cleaning tool disclosed in this document, the proximal end portion of the handle has rigidity, while the distal end portion of the handle to which the head portion is fixed is elastically bent. According to such a cleaning tool, for example, the user presses the wide surface of the head portion on which the mop is mounted against a relatively flat cleaning surface such as an indoor wall, floor, or ceiling. Can be bent, and the mop can be sufficiently brought into contact with the cleaning surface.

  However, in the conventional cleaning tool described above, if the wide surface of the head portion is not always pressed against the cleaning surface, the tip end portion of the handle returns to the original straight posture, and the mop sufficiently contacts the cleaning surface. Can not be made. For example, when the cleaning surface is a curved surface or a surface that continues from the wall to the ceiling, the user needs to move the wide surface of the head part along such a cleaning surface. On the other hand, the mop must be pressed together with the head part with a considerable force. For this reason, the conventional cleaning tool has a problem that it is easy to get tired when cleaning is performed with the user raising his / her hand or when cleaning is performed for a long time. There was room.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-19018

  The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances, and includes a holder for a cleaning tool that is easy to use and can be easily handled for various cleaning surfaces, and the holder. The problem is to provide a cleaning tool.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  A holder for a cleaning tool provided by the first aspect of the present invention is a holder for a cleaning tool for holding a cleaning member having a cylindrical portion, and is a head portion that can be inserted into the cylindrical portion of the cleaning member. The head portion is made of a resin having shape retention characteristics.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the head portion is formed in a plate shape.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the head portion is formed in a rod shape.

  In preferable embodiment of this invention, it further has a handle | pattern which can be connected with the said head part.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a through hole is provided in the proximal end of the head portion, and the proximal end of the head portion can be inserted into the distal end of the handle, and A connecting portion having a screw hole is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole, and the base end of the head portion is connected to the connecting portion by fitting a screw into the through hole and the screw hole. Is done.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion is provided with a slit into which the proximal end of the head portion is inserted. Both sides are open.

  The cleaning tool provided by the 2nd side of the present invention is provided with the cleaning member which has a cylinder part, and the holder concerning the 1st side of the above.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a handle that can be connected to the head portion is further provided.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a through hole is provided in the proximal end of the head portion, and the proximal end of the head portion can be inserted into the distal end of the handle, and A connecting portion having a screw hole is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole, and the base end of the head portion is connected to the connecting portion by fitting a screw into the through hole and the screw hole. Is done.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion is provided with a slit into which the proximal end of the head portion is inserted. Both sides are open.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning member is provided with a mouth string for narrowing the insertion port of the cylindrical part in a state where the head part is inserted. And it is hooked on the screw fitted in the screw hole.

  According to such a configuration, the head portion to which the cleaning member is attached is bent and deformed into a shape along the cleaning surface, for example, by a user appropriately bending the hand, and the cleaning member is also cleaned following this. It becomes the appearance along the surface. Thereafter, even when the cleaning member is separated from the cleaning surface, the head portion is kept in a shape that remains bent and deformed. Thereby, when a user moves a head part and a cleaning member along a cleaning surface, the cleaning member which deform | transformed with the head part with respect to the cleaning surface can be made to contact as it is, and the hand force more than necessary. It is not necessary to add. Therefore, according to the present invention, for example, even when the cleaning surface is a curved surface or a surface continuous from the wall to the ceiling, it is not necessary to always apply a force to bend and deform the head portion. The user can easily use the cleaning tool for various cleaning surfaces and can easily perform the cleaning work. In the connecting part of the handle into which the head part is inserted, the slits that are opened on the longitudinal front end side and the lateral side both sides that become insertion holes can be elastically deformed to some extent and can hold the base end side of the head part. It is possible to correspond to various thickness dimensions.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a partial cross-sectional view which shows one Embodiment of the cleaning tool which concerns on this invention. It is a partial top view of the cleaning tool shown in FIG. It is a top view of the head part which is a component of the cleaning tool shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the head unit shown in FIG. 3. It is a top view of the handle which is a component of the cleaning tool shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of the handle shown in FIG. 5. It is a cross-sectional view of the handle shown in FIG. It is a front view of the handle shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the IX-IX line of FIG. It is a top view of the cleaning member which is a component of the cleaning tool shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which squeezed the mouth strap of the cleaning member shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary cross-sectional view for demonstrating an effect | action of the cleaning tool shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the head part which concerns on other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1-12 has shown one Embodiment of the cleaning tool which concerns on this invention. The cleaning tool A of the present embodiment is suitable for cleaning a flat or curved cleaning surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling, and includes a head portion 1, a handle 2, and a cleaning member 3 (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 1). (See FIG. 2). The head portion 1 and the handle 2 are connected to each other and are used as a holder for holding the cleaning member 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the head portion 1 is formed in the shape of an elongated plate as a portion on which the cleaning member 3 is mounted. For example, the length is several tens cm, the width is several cm, and the thickness is It is about several mm. The head portion 1 has a distal end width smaller than the maximum width at the proximal end so that the cleaning member 3 can be easily attached. A connecting portion 10 having a width smaller than the maximum width is formed at the proximal end of the head portion 1. A through hole 11 is formed in the connecting portion 10 in the thickness direction. This head portion 1 is formed by laminating a resin sheet in which molecular alignment is made in a uniaxial direction, such as Forte (registered trademark) manufactured by Sekisui Molding Industry, in the thickness direction, and bends and deforms by bending in the thickness direction. However, it has shape retention characteristics such as keeping the shape as it is. Such a head portion 1 is not broken like a metal even if it is bent many times, and is excellent in terms of durability. Thereby, the user can bend the head part 1 freely and deform it, and can easily make the shape along the cleaning surface. In addition, the metal head portion is heavy and difficult to work, and must be separated at the time of disposal. However, the resin head portion 1 of the present embodiment has the advantage that there is no such problem. is there.

  The handle 2 connects the head unit 1 and is gripped by the user. As shown well in FIGS. 5 to 7, a connecting portion 20 for connecting the head portion 1 is provided at the distal end of the handle 2, and a portion extending from the connecting portion 20 to the proximal end of the handle 2. Is provided as a gripping portion 21.

  The connecting portion 20 is provided with a slit 200 into which the connecting portion 10 of the head portion 1 can be inserted, and a screw hole 201 through the slit 200 in the thickness direction corresponding to the through hole 11 of the connecting portion 10. The slit 200 has an opening at the front end in the vertical direction that serves as an insertion port for the connecting portion 10 and also opens at both sides in the horizontal direction. Thereby, the connecting portion 20 can be elastically deformed to some extent outward in the thickness direction to sandwich the connecting portion 10 of the head portion 1, and can correspond to various thickness dimensions of the head portion 1. The screw hole 201 penetrates from the convex portion 202 formed on the outer surface on one side in the thickness direction of the slit 200 to the convex portion 203 formed on the outer surface on the other side in the thickness direction. The convex portions 202 and 203 on both sides have an outer shape smaller than the head of the screw 4 fitted in the screw hole 201, and the screw 4 is screwed in until the head contacts the upper end of the one convex portion 202. . The screw thread 201 is not screwed into the portion of the one convex portion 202 that becomes the screw hole 201, while the screw thread 204 corresponding to the screw 4 is screwed into the portion that becomes the screw hole 201 of the other convex portion 203. It is engraved. In the head portion 1, after inserting the connecting portion 10 into the slit 200, the through hole 11 is aligned with the screw hole 201, and the screw 4 is fitted into the through hole 11 and the screw hole 201. As a result, the head portion 1 is securely fixed with the connecting portions 10 sandwiched between the surfaces on both sides in the thickness direction of the slit 200, and is held straight with respect to the handle 2 in plan view. Thereafter, the user can appropriately change the shape of the head portion 1 relative to the handle 2 so as to be suitable for the shape of the cleaning surface and the cleaning work. The grip portion 21 is formed in a cylindrical shape so that the user can easily hold it by hand.

  The grip portion 21 is provided with a connection hole 210 and a notch groove 211 for inserting and connecting another handle (not shown). The user can use the cleaning tool A on the cleaning surface at a relatively high position by extending the length of the entire handle by adding another handle to the grip portion 21. In addition, the grip portion 21 is also provided with a hook hole 212 for hanging on a hook or the like when not in use.

  The cleaning member 3 is suitable for wiping off dust adhering to, for example, a flat or curved cleaning surface. As shown well in FIGS. 10 and 11, the cleaning member 3 includes a cylindrical portion 30 whose front end is closed, a wiping material 31 provided around the entire cylindrical portion 30 (in FIG. And a mouth strap 32 for narrowing the insertion opening 300 of the cylindrical portion 30.

  The cylindrical part 30 is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape by, for example, superimposing strip-shaped nonwoven fabrics and joining the leading edge and both side edges. The base end side of the cylinder part 30 is used as the insertion port 300 into which the head part 1 is inserted. Around the edge of the insertion opening 300, an edge portion (not shown) through which the mouth strap 32 is passed in an annular shape is provided. The mouth strap 32 is formed, for example, by tying strings in a ring shape, and a cap body (not shown) is attached to a knot portion (not shown) so as not to be unwound. When a part of the mouth strap 32 that has come outside from the edging portion is pulled, the insertion opening 300 is narrowed. The wiping material 31 is a dry type suitable for dusting and is made of, for example, a large number of microfiber yarns.

  The cleaning member 3 inserts the head portion 1 connected to the handle 2 through the screw 4 to the tip end side of the cylindrical portion 30 and then pulls the mouth strap 32 to squeeze the insertion port 300 and further from the rim portion to the outside. By hooking the ring-shaped portion of the mouth strap 32 on the convex portion 202 of the connecting portion 20, the head portion 1 is securely attached (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Thereby, at the time of cleaning, the cleaning member 3 does not come off from the head 1, and the user can perform a cleaning operation without paying attention to the removal of the cleaning member 3.

  Next, the operation of the cleaning tool A will be described.

  For example, when a table or chair is cleaned using the cleaning tool A, the cleaning surface is flat and relatively small, so the head portion 1 and the cleaning member 3 even if the handle 2 is substantially parallel to the cleaning surface. You can move your hands freely as you look along the cleaning surface. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the user can take a posture in which the head portion 1 extends substantially straight with respect to the handle 2. As a result, the user keeps the relatively wide portion of the cleaning member 3 attached to the head unit 1 in light contact with the cleaning surface, and simply moves the cleaning tool A along the cleaning surface. Can be paid off easily.

  On the other hand, it is easy to reach even if you step on your body, such as a relatively flat and large cleaning surface such as an indoor wall, floor, or ceiling, or a curved cleaning surface such as a ceiling or wall in a train or cabin, or an indoor atrium. When cleaning is performed on a difficult cleaning surface on the lower side, it is difficult to dispose the handle 2 in parallel with the cleaning surface with the head portion 1 in a posture that extends straight with respect to the handle 2. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the user may bend and deform the head portion 1 so as to be easy to perform the cleaning operation and have a shape along the cleaning surface. Since the head portion 1 has a shape-retaining characteristic, even if the force to be deformed is released and the head portion 1 is released from the cleaning surface, the head portion 1 is kept in a bent shape and the cleaning member 3 follows the bent shape of the head portion 1. And it looks like it ’s bent. In other words, the relatively wide portion of the cleaning member 3 attached to the head portion 1 (the outer portion curved in a convex shape or the inner portion curved in a concave shape) does not always apply a pressing force by hand to the cleaning surface. Is also adequately and properly brought into contact with the cleaning surface. Thereby, when moving the head part 1 and the cleaning member 3 along the cleaning surface, the user can move the cleaning surface without applying hand force more than necessary.

  Therefore, according to the cleaning tool A of the present embodiment, there is no need to always apply a force to bend and deform the head portion 1, and the head portion 1 is deformed and held and the cleaning member 3 is applied to various cleaning surfaces. Therefore, the user can easily use the cleaning tool A for various cleaning surfaces, and can easily perform the cleaning work.

  FIG. 13 shows a head unit according to another embodiment. For example, the head portion 1 may have a round bar shape as shown in FIG. 1A, or may have a square bar shape as shown in FIG. In this case, the rod-shaped head portion 1 is formed by laminating the above-described resin sheets having shape retention characteristics in a predetermined direction to form a circular cross section or a rectangular cross section. Such a rod-like head portion 1 is easily bent in the direction in which the resin sheets are laminated, and is maintained in the same shape even if it is bent and deformed by bending. The same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained by such a rod-shaped head portion 1 as well.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment.

  The configuration shown in the above embodiment is merely an example, and all changes in each part within the scope of the matters described in each claim are included in the scope of the present invention.

  For example, the head part and the handle may be integrated in advance. In this case, it is desirable that the handle is made of a material having a certain degree of rigidity and does not deform.

A cleaning tool 1 head part 10 connection part 11 through-hole 2 handle 20 connection part 200 slit 201 screw hole 3 cleaning member 30 cylinder part 32 port string 300 insertion slot 4 screw

Claims (11)

A holder for a cleaning tool for holding a cleaning member having a cylindrical portion,
A head portion that can be inserted into the cylindrical portion of the cleaning member;
The holder for a cleaning tool, wherein the head portion is made of a resin having shape retention characteristics.   The said head part is the holder for cleaning tools of Claim 1 currently formed in plate-piece shape.   The said head part is the holder for cleaning tools of Claim 1 currently formed in the rod shape.   The holder for a cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a handle connectable to the head portion.   A through hole is provided in the base end of the head part, and a screw can be inserted into a position corresponding to the through hole in the base end of the handle so that the base end of the head part can be inserted. 5. The cleaning according to claim 4, wherein a connecting portion having a hole is provided, and a proximal end of the head portion is connected to the connecting portion by fitting a screw into the through hole and the screw hole. Tool holder.   The connecting portion is provided with a slit into which the proximal end of the head portion is inserted, and this slit has an opening at the front end in the vertical direction serving as an insertion port, and is also open at both sides in the horizontal direction. Item 6. A cleaning tool holder according to Item 5.   A cleaning tool comprising: a cleaning member having a cylindrical portion; and the holder according to claim 1.   The cleaning tool according to claim 7, further comprising a handle connectable to the head portion.   A through hole is provided in the base end of the head part, and a screw can be inserted into a position corresponding to the through hole in the base end of the handle so that the base end of the head part can be inserted. 9. The cleaning according to claim 8, wherein a connecting portion having a hole is provided, and a proximal end of the head portion is connected to the connecting portion by fitting a screw into the through hole and the screw hole. Ingredients.   The connecting portion is provided with a slit into which the proximal end of the head portion is inserted, and this slit has an opening at the front end in the vertical direction serving as an insertion port, and is also open at both sides in the horizontal direction. Item 10. The cleaning tool according to Item 9.   The cleaning member is provided with a mouth strap for narrowing the insertion opening of the cylindrical portion in a state where the head portion is inserted, and the mouth strap is connected to the screw that is fitted into the through hole and the screw hole. The cleaning tool according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the cleaning tool is hooked onto the cleaning tool.

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