JP2011177208A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning tool for efficiently performing cleaning while being fitted to both narrow gap and wide gap. <P>SOLUTION: The cleaning tool 1 includes a cleaning tool body 10 onto which a cleaning sheet 30 is to be mounted and a handle 20 connected to the cleaning tool body 10, wherein the cleaning tool body 10 includes a flexible plate 11 bent at a predetermined angle so as to be projected upwards, and the cleaning tool body 10 is unfolded so as to increase the angle by pressing force from the upper direction and is compressed so as to reduce the angle by pressing force from the right and left direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning tool.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a cleaning tool including a cleaning tool main body to which a cleaning sheet is attached and a handle connected to the cleaning tool main body.
In such a cleaning tool, there has been proposed a cleaning tool capable of switching the cleaning tool main body to which the cleaning sheet is attached to a state in which it is easy to bend (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
In addition, there has been proposed a cleaning tool in which the thickness of the cleaning tool body is adjusted such that the cleaning tool body on which the cleaning sheet is mounted is moderately pressed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-68772 A JP 2003-265391 A

  However, in the cleaning tools described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the cleaning tool body is a flat plate and the cleaning sheet only follows the bending of the body part, the cleaning gap is larger than the thickness of the cleaning sheet. When it is wide, the cleaning sheet cannot fit the two surfaces forming the gap, and the two surfaces forming the gap need to be cleaned separately.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool that can fit in both a narrow gap and a wide gap and perform cleaning efficiently.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
A cleaning tool main body to which a cleaning sheet is attached;
In a cleaning tool comprising a handle coupled to the cleaning tool main body,
The cleaning tool main body is configured to include a single flexible plate that is bent at a predetermined angle so as to be convex upward.
The said cleaning tool main-body part is expand | deployed so that the said angle may become large with the pressing force from an upper direction, and it may be compressed so that the said angle may become small with the pressing force from the left-right direction.

The invention according to claim 2 is the cleaning tool according to claim 1,
The flexible plate is provided with a fold line at the center.

Moreover, invention of Claim 3 is the cleaning tool of Claim 1 or 2,
A locking portion for locking the cleaning sheet is provided on the surface of the flexible plate.

Moreover, invention of Claim 4 is a cleaning tool as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
The predetermined angle is a value within a range of 30 ° to 120 °.

According to the present invention, the cleaning tool main body is formed by bending a single flexible plate so as to project upward, and in use, the cleaning tool main body is formed from above. It is developed so that the angle is increased by a pressing force and is compressed so that the angle is decreased by a pressing force from the left and right direction.
Therefore, since the cleaning tool main-body part is a shape with the width | variety in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, it can clean two surfaces which form a clearance gap at once.
In addition, the cleaning tool main body is deformed vertically and horizontally in accordance with the width of the gap, and can fit into a narrow gap and a wide gap.
For this reason, cleaning work can be performed more efficiently.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the cleaning tool of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the cleaning tool of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the state which is cleaning the clearance gap using the cleaning tool of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the state which is cleaning the clearance gap using the cleaning tool of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the state which is cleaning the clearance gap using the cleaning tool of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the modification of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the modification of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the modification of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the illustrated examples.

The cleaning tool 1 according to the present invention is, for example, a handy mop used for a cleaning operation for removing dust indoors or in a vehicle.
In the following description, in the cleaning tool 1, one end side in the longitudinal direction is the rear side, the other end side is the front side, one end side in the short side direction is the left side, and the other end side is the right side. The direction orthogonal to the vertical direction.

  The cleaning tool 1 includes, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a cleaning tool body 10, a handle 20 connected to the cleaning tool body 10, and a cleaning sheet 30 attached to the cleaning tool body 10. It is equipped with.

The cleaning tool main body 10 is provided with a cleaning sheet 30 so as to cover substantially the entire surface (upper surface and lower surface), and constitutes a cleaning surface by substantially the entire surface.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning tool main body 10 includes a single flexible plate 11 that is bent at a predetermined angle so as to protrude upward.
The flexible plate 11 is made of a rectangular sheet material that is long in the front-rear direction with a fold line 12 provided along the front-rear direction at the center, and is bent along the fold line 12 so that It is formed into a shape bent at a predetermined angle so as to be convex. At the center of the rear end portion of the flexible plate 11 (the rear end portion of the folding line 12), an attachment portion 21 of the handle 20 is fixed.

The flexible plate 11 is bent along the fold line 12 so that the apex angle R is a predetermined angle of, for example, 30 ° to 120 °, thereby forming a triangular shape in sectional view. As a starting point, when a pressing force is applied from above, the apex angle R is expanded so as to increase. When a pressing force is applied from the left and right directions, the apex angle R is compressed so as to decrease. When the pressing force is released, the apex angle R is flexible so that it is restored to the original angle.
In addition, by providing the folding line 12, for example, even a thin plate with a small amount of resin can be controlled to control the bending.

Specifically, when a weight of 2 to 20 times its own weight is applied to the flexible plate 11 from above, for example, as shown in FIG. When opening from the angle and removing the weight, the original angle is restored as shown in FIG.
When the flexible plate 11 is subjected to a weight more than twice its own weight from the left-right direction, the apex angle R closes from the original angle according to the magnitude of the force, as shown in FIG. When the weight is removed, the original angle is restored as shown in FIG.
It should be noted that when the original angle of the apex angle R is less than 30 °, it is difficult to open when it is expanded, and when it is larger than 120 °, it is difficult to close when compressed, so the angle is within the range of 30 ° to 120 ° during molding. It is preferable that
The cleaning tool main body 10 is configured by such a flexible plate body 11, so that when the cleaning tool main body 10 enters the gap that is the part to be cleaned, the cleaning tool main body 10 follows the shape of the gap in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) and the vertical direction. It is deformed by changing the apex angle R in the direction (vertical direction) to fit the shape of the gap.

Examples of the material used for the flexible plate 11 include thermoplastic resins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) resin, and polystyrene. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. In addition to the resin material, for example, wood, metal plate, paper, resin-containing paper, rubber plate, or the like may be used.
Further, the flexible plate 11 may be made of the same material as a whole, or may be partially combined with the above materials in order to control the bending method.
Specifically, for example, by using a material softer than the central portion as the material of the edge of the flexible plate 11, even if the edge hits the portion to be cleaned while ensuring the desired flexibility. The portion to be cleaned can be prevented from being damaged.
Further, the flexible plate 11 may have a three-layer structure, for example, using a hard material for the middle layer portion and using a material softer than the middle layer portion for the surface layer portion to adjust the bending method. good.

Here, when using a resin or rubber-like plate, it can be formed by placing it in a mold by injection or blow, or by forming a lump by cutting or casting, followed by heat forming or vacuum forming. The flexible plate 11 can be produced.
Moreover, when using wood, it can manufacture by fixing to a board | plate material in the state bent and applying heat, or cutting out from a lump.
Moreover, when using a metal plate, the flexible plate 11 can be produced by pressing or bending the plate material.
In the case of using resin-containing paper, the flexible plate 11 is formed by impregnating the molten resin with the paper in a predetermined shape and cooling it, or by heat-molding the paper after making the resin-containing paper. Can be produced.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle 20 includes an attachment portion 21 for fixing to the cleaning tool main body portion 10 and a grip portion 22 for gripping during cleaning.
The attachment portion 21 is a rod-shaped member having one end portion fixed to the center of the rear end portion of the cleaning tool main body 10 and the other end portion fixed to the grip portion 22. In addition, the length of the attaching part 21 is set suitably.
The grip portion 22 has a shape extending rearward and upward from the base of the attachment portion 21 and is formed to have a length of, for example, about 10 to 20 cm from the viewpoint of ease of use.

The material used for the handle 20 is not particularly limited. For example, thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, ABS resin, polystyrene, wood, paper, resin-containing paper, rubber plate , Metal, and the like can be used.
As a specific manufacturing method, a method similar to that for the cleaning tool main body 10 can be applied.

The cleaning sheet 30 is a replaceable cleaning sheet that is used by being mounted on the cleaning tool body 10 of the cleaning tool 1.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cleaning sheet 30 is mounted and used so as to cover substantially the entire cleaning tool main body 10 by inserting the cleaning tool main body 10 from the insertion portion 30 a.
When there is solid dirt such as dust in the portion to be cleaned, the cleaning sheet 30 mainly removes the solid dirt by entwining the solid dirt with the fiber assembly 32.

  Specifically, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the cleaning sheet 30 is a mop-shaped cleaning sheet. The two base sheet 31 and the one surface of the base sheet 31 ( And a fiber assembly 32 formed by aggregating fibers 321...

The base sheet 31, 31 has, for example, a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and is overlapped so that the surfaces that are not covered with the fiber assembly 32 face each other. By adhering the front end portion and both ends in the short direction (left end portion and right end portion), it is formed in a bag shape having one end portion (rear end portion) in the longitudinal direction as an opening (insertion portion 30a).
In addition, the base material sheets 31 and 31 are deform | transformed in the state bent by the predetermined angle so that it may protrude upwards following the shape of the cleaning tool main-body part 10 by inserting the cleaning tool main-body part 10. FIG.

  The base sheet 31 is a non-woven fabric manufactured by a known technique such as spun lace, air through, air laid, point bond, spun bond, needle punch, etc., using predetermined fibers as fiber materials. Examples of the predetermined fiber include cellulose fibers such as rayon, lyocell, tencel, and cotton, polyolefin fibers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl alcohol, polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, and polyamide fibers such as nylon. , Acrylic fiber, animal hair, feathers, and the like. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. In addition, the base material sheet 31 is not restricted to a nonwoven fabric, Arbitrary if it is a sheet | seat, For example, a woven fabric may be sufficient.

  The fiber assembly 32 is formed by bonding the fibers 321,... To the base sheet 31 by a predetermined bonding means. Examples of the predetermined joining means include known adhesives such as hot melt, heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, sewing, stapler, and flocking. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Here, it is assumed that the fibers 321 form a fiber bundle (tow) formed by a plurality of fibers.

  The fiber assembly 32 is a collection of fiber bundles 321 formed of predetermined fibers. Examples of the predetermined fiber include cellulose fibers such as rayon, lyocell, tencel, and cotton, polyolefin fibers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl alcohol, polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, and polyamide fibers such as nylon. , Acrylic fiber, animal hair, feathers, and the like. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  Next, the usage method of the cleaning tool 1 is demonstrated.

First, the cleaning tool 30 is mounted on the cleaning tool body 10 by inserting the cleaning tool body 10 from the insertion part 30 a of the cleaning sheet 30.
Then, the user grasps the grip portion 22 of the cleaning tool 1 on which the cleaning sheet 30 is mounted, and wipes and cleans the portion to be cleaned with the cleaning sheet 30.
At this time, the cleaning tool main body 10 enters a clearance (a clearance between furniture and furniture or a clearance between furniture and a wall) of the portion to be cleaned, and can clean the clearance.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the width of the gap is about the vertical dimension of the cleaning tool main body 10, when the cleaning tool main body 10 is inserted into the gap, the upper and lower surfaces of the cleaning tool main body 10 are The upper and lower surfaces of the gap can be cleaned at a time.
That is, since the cleaning tool main body 10 has a shape having a width in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, two surfaces forming the gap can be cleaned at a time.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the width of the gap is narrower than the vertical dimension of the cleaning tool main body 10, when the cleaning tool main body 10 is inserted into the gap, the cleaning tool main body 10 is The apex angle R is expanded (expanded) along the shape of the gap, and the upper and lower surfaces of the gap are cleaned on the upper and lower surfaces of the cleaning tool main body 10. At this time, the cleaning tool main-body part 10 fits suitably in a clearance gap by the repulsive force at the time of expansion | deployment.
Then, when the cleaning tool 1 is pulled out from the gap after cleaning, the cleaning tool main body 10 is deformed (restored) to the original shape as shown in FIG. In this case, since the cleaning tool main body 10 is restored from the deployed state to the original state, the effect of collecting dust, dust, and the like by the lower surface of the cleaning tool main body 10 is high.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the gap is vertically long with respect to the cleaning tool main body 10, when the cleaning tool main body 10 is inserted into the gap, the cleaning tool main body 10 becomes a shape of the gap. Are deformed (compressed) so that the apex angle R is narrowed, and the left and right surfaces of the gap are cleaned on the left and right surfaces of the cleaning tool main body 10. At this time, the cleaning tool main-body part 10 fits suitably in a clearance gap by the repulsive force at the time of compression.
And if the cleaning tool main-body part 10 is pulled out from a clearance gap after cleaning, as shown in FIG.5 (b), the cleaning tool main-body part 10 will deform | transform into the original shape (restoration).

Although illustration is omitted, in the state where the cleaning tool main body 10 is compressed and deformed, a rod-like or cord-like object is wiped and cleaned so as to be held inside the cleaning tool main body 10 (inside the fold line). be able to.
Moreover, when cleaning is desired while maintaining the original shape, the cleaning tool 1 (cleaning tool main body 10) can be used upside down, although illustration is omitted. That is, it can be used in a state where the cleaning tool main body 10 has an inverted triangular shape in cross section. In this way, when the user presses the handle 20 from the upper side to the lower side, the force is only applied near the apex angle R of the inverted triangle-shaped cleaning tool body 10, so that the shape of the cleaning tool body 10 is Cleaning can be performed while maintaining the vertical dimension without deformation.

As described above, according to the cleaning tool 1 of the present invention, the cleaning tool main body portion 10 is formed by bending a single flexible plate body at a predetermined angle so as to be convex upward. The cleaning tool main body is configured so that the angle is increased by a pressing force from above, and is compressed so that the angle is decreased by a pressing force from left and right.
Therefore, since the cleaning tool main-body part 10 is a shape with the width | variety in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, it can clean two surfaces which form a clearance gap at once.
Moreover, the cleaning tool main-body part 10 will deform | transform vertically and horizontally according to the width | variety of a clearance gap, and can fit a clearance gap with a narrow width | variety. That is, the cleaning tool body 10 is deformed not only in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) but also in the up-down direction (vertical direction). It can fit suitably.
For this reason, cleaning work can be performed more efficiently.

  Moreover, according to the cleaning tool 1 of this invention, since the cleaning tool main-body part 10 is provided with the fold line 12 in the center part, when the cleaning tool main-body part 10 deform | transforms, the said fold line 12 becomes a starting point. And the deformation | transformation of the cleaning tool main-body part 10 can be performed smoothly. That is, since the folding line 12 is provided, for example, even a thin plate with a small amount of resin can control the bending method, thereby reducing the cost.

  Moreover, according to the cleaning tool 1 of this invention, since one flexible plate body is bent so that the predetermined angle in the range of 30 degrees-120 degrees may be comprised, the cleaning tool main-body part 10 of FIG. The expansion and compression deformation can be performed smoothly.

In addition, in the said embodiment, although the flexible board 11 is demonstrated as what was shape | molded in the state bent by the predetermined angle along the fold line 12, here "folded state" is As long as the left side portion and the right side portion of the flexible plate 11 are formed to face each other, for example, the flexible plate 11 may be formed by so-called R processing in which the apex angle R is processed to be round.
Further, the folding line 12 is an imaginary line along the front-rear direction of the central portion of the flexible plate 11, and the flexible plate 11 is bent left and right with the folding line 12 as a boundary to bend at a predetermined angle. The case of a circular arc shape in a cross-sectional view can be included in the “bent state”.

<Modification 1>
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the cleaning tool 2 of Modification 1 includes a cleaning tool body 10 </ b> A in which a locking portion 13 that locks the cleaning sheet 30 </ b> A is provided on the surface of the flexible plate 11. ing.
The locking portion 13 is, for example, an adhesive member such as a hook and loop fastener attached to the surface of the flexible plate 11, and a base is provided on the outer surface of the locking portion 13 on each of the upper surface and the lower surface of the cleaning tool main body portion 10 </ b> A. The cleaning sheet 30 </ b> A composed of the material sheet 31 and the fiber assembly 32 is configured to adhere. At this time, although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the shape of the latching | locking part 13, It is preferable to provide along the peripheral part of the flexible board 11 at least.

In addition, the structure of the latching | locking part 13 is not limited to this, For example, a needle | hook and a hair-like projection part are provided in the surface of the flexible board 11 as a latching | locking part, for cleaning The cleaning sheet 30 </ b> A may be attached by piercing the entire sheet 30 </ b> A so that the tip of the protrusion is exposed from the cleaning sheet 30 </ b> A.
Moreover, it is good also as providing the latching | locking part using a clip, a magnet, a string, rubber | gum, etc. on the surface of the flexible board 11, and attaching the cleaning sheet 30A.

<Modification 2>
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the cleaning tool 3 of Modification 2 includes a flexible plate body 11 </ b> A that is long in the front-rear direction, and a bending portion 14 that bends the flexible plate body 11 </ b> A from its central portion. The cleaning tool main-body part 10B provided with these.
When the flexible plate 11A is bent by the bent portion 14 at the center portion in the front-rear direction, the front end portion and the rear end portion overlap each other. The bending part 14 is comprised by the hinge etc., for example.
Therefore, when the cleaning sheet 30B is mounted on the lower surface of the flexible plate 11A, the upper and lower surfaces of the cleaning tool main body 10B are used for cleaning by bending the flexible plate 11A. It will be covered with the sheet 30B.

<Modification 3>
The cleaning tool 4 of the modification 3 is provided with the cleaning tool main-body part 10C provided with the fixing member 15 which fixes so that the flexible board 11B may make a predetermined angle, for example, as shown in FIG.
The fixing member 15 is a hard member that is bent at a predetermined angle of 30 ° to 120 °, for example, and has fixing claws 151 and 151 at both ends, and is fixed to the grooves 111 and 111 of the flexible plate 11B. By locking the claws 151 and 151, the angle formed by the flexible plate 11B is fixed.
In this case, the flexible plate 11B has a planar shape, and does not form a predetermined angle before use. In use, the flexible plate 11B has a triangular shape in cross section by being fixed by the fixing member 15 so as to form a predetermined angle.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, it is preferable to provide the fixing member 15 in the rear part of the flexible plate 11B so that the opening / closing operation | movement of the flexible plate 11B at the time of cleaning is not prevented.
Moreover, the shape, material, etc. of the fixing member 15 are not particularly limited as long as the flexible plate 11B can be fixed at a predetermined angle. Moreover, it is applicable even if it is a flexible member or a hard member.
Since the cleaning tool 4 of the modification 3 can be assembled into a three-dimensional shape when used by such a configuration, it can be stored in a flat shape when not in use.

Moreover, in the said embodiment and the modifications 1-3, although the mop-shaped cleaning sheet was illustrated and demonstrated as the cleaning sheets 30, 30A, 30B, the cleaning sheets 30, 30A, 30B are limited to this. For example, it is good also as using the sheet | seat for cleaning which consists only of a base material sheet.
Such a cleaning sheet may be mounted as a bag or a cylinder, or may be folded and mounted so as to wrap the cleaning tool main body.
Moreover, you may make it arrange | position the sheet | seat for a cleaning which has a respectively different material and has a different function on the upper surface and lower surface of the flexible board 11,11A, 11B at the time of use. For example, a cleaning sheet consisting only of a base sheet, a sheet obtained by cutting or stretching the base material, a mop-shaped cleaning sheet, and the like can be appropriately selected and disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively. . Further, for example, the upper surface can be a dry type cleaning sheet and the lower surface can be a wet type cleaning sheet.

1, 2, 3, 4 Cleaning tool 10, 10A, 10B, 10C Cleaning tool main body 11, 11A, 11B Flexible plate 12 Folding line 13 Locking part 14 Bending part 15 Fixing member 20 Handle 21 Mounting part 22 Holding Parts 30, 30A, 30B Cleaning sheet 30a Insertion part 31 Base sheet 32 Fiber assembly

Claims (4)

A cleaning tool main body to which a cleaning sheet is attached;
In a cleaning tool comprising a handle coupled to the cleaning tool main body,
The cleaning tool main body is configured to include a single flexible plate that is bent at a predetermined angle so as to be convex upward.
The said cleaning tool main-body part is expand | deployed so that the said angle may become large with the pressing force from an upper direction, and it may be compressed so that the said angle may become small with the pressing force from the left-right direction.   The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein a fold line is provided at a central portion of the flexible plate body.   The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein a locking portion that locks the cleaning sheet is provided on a surface of the flexible plate.   The said predetermined angle is a value within the range of 30 degrees-120 degrees, The cleaning tool as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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