JP2012081209A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve usability while attaining reduction of user's labor.SOLUTION: A cleaning tool has a mop 1 and a draining bucket 2. The mop 1 includes: a rod-like operating member 3; a rod-like extendable member 4 provided at a lower end of the operating member 3; a connecting member provided in order to extendably and rotatably connect the extendable member 4 to the operating member 3; a fixing member 8 provided in order to restrain or permit extendable operation and rotating operation of the extendable member 4 to the operating member 3; a disk form head holding member 5 of provided in horizontal rotatably with the extendable member 4; a head attachably and detachably provided in a head holding member 5; and a fiber bundle 6 attached in the head. The draining bucket 2 includes: a bucket body 9 which can store water; a horizontally rotatable rotary shaft 10 which is protrusively provided at a bottom of the bucket body 9; and a horizontally rotatable draining basket 11 which is provided at a bottom of the bucket body 9.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning tool including a mop used for cleaning a floor or the like and a draining bucket for the mop.

  Traditionally, mops are used to clean floors. This mop has a head that holds a fiber bundle with good water absorption at the lower end of a long handle, and when cleaning the floor etc., the fiber bundle held by this head is immersed in the water in the bucket and the floor etc. After being rubbed, it is washed again in water and squeezed by hand.

  Also, recently, in order to simplify the squeezing operation of the fiber bundle of the head after cleaning, a draining basket is installed in the bucket, and after cleaning, the head soaked in water and washed is placed in the draining basket. A set set of a mop and draining bucket configured to squeeze the fiber bundle of the head by rotating the draining rod and the head by stepping on a footboard is also proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3147772

  However, in the conventional set of mop and draining buckets described above, when the fiber bundle of the mop head is squeezed, it is necessary to perform the operation of stepping on the footboard, which reduces the user's feet and reduces labor. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to improve the usability.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a cleaning tool capable of reducing the labor of the user and improving the user-friendliness. .

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a cleaning tool according to the present invention includes a rod-shaped operation member provided with a gripping portion, a rod-shaped expansion / contraction member provided at the lower end of the operation member, and the expansion / contraction member with respect to the operation member. A connecting member provided to connect to the operation member so as to be extendable and rotatable, a fixing member provided to restrict or allow the expansion and contraction operation and the rotation operation of the expansion member relative to the operation member, and a lower end of the expansion and contraction member. A mop having a disk-like head holding member that can be horizontally rotated together with the elastic member, a head that is detachably provided on the head holding member, and a fiber bundle attached to the head, and a bucket body that can store water A horizontally-rotatable rotary shaft projecting from the bottom of the bucket body so that the lower end of the mop can be fitted, and a fiber bundle attached to the head A draining bucket having a horizontally rotatable draining rod provided at the bottom of the bucket body so that it can be accommodated, and the operating member in a state where the lower end of the mop is fitted to the rotating shaft. When pressed, the telescopic member rotates while contracting, and along with this, the rotation shaft rotates horizontally together with the fiber bundle attached to the head, and the fiber bundle attached to the head is accommodated in the drainer. When the operation member is pressed in a state of being pressed, the expansion and contraction member rotates while contracting, and accordingly, the draining rod rotates horizontally with the fiber bundle attached to the head.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain various effects such as reduction of user's labor and improvement of user-friendliness.

It is a perspective view which shows the mop of the cleaning tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the draining bucket of the cleaning tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the method of wash | cleaning the fiber bundle of a mop head in the cleaning tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the method of squeezing the fiber bundle of a mop head in the cleaning tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mop of the cleaning tool according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a draining bucket of the cleaning tool according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning tool according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a mop 1 and a draining bucket 2 for washing and draining the mop 1.

  As shown well in FIG. 1, the mop 1 includes a hollow bar-shaped operation member 3, a hollow bar-shaped expansion / contraction member 4 connected to the lower end of the operation member 3, and a disk shape attached to the lower end of the expansion / contraction member 4. The head holding member 5 and a fiber bundle 6 detachably provided on the head holding member 5 are configured.

  The operation member 3 is made of stainless steel and is divided into an upper part 3a and a lower part 3b screwed to the upper part 3a. The upper part 3a is provided with a resin grip 7. ing. The elastic member 4 is made of stainless steel and has a smaller diameter than the operation member 3.

  A connecting member (not shown) is provided between the operation member 3 and the expansion / contraction member 4 to connect the expansion / contraction member 4 to the operation member 3 so as to be expandable / contractable and rotatable. 4 is provided. The fixing member 8 that restricts or allows the expansion / contraction operation 4 and the rotation operation 4 is provided. When the fixing member 8 is tilted upward, the expansion / contraction operation and the rotation operation of the expansion member 4 with respect to the operation member 3 are restricted. When tilted downward, the telescopic member 4 is allowed to extend and rotate with respect to the operating member 3.

  The head holding member 5 is pivoted so as to be tiltable with respect to the telescopic member 4, and a circular recess (not shown) is formed at the center of the lower surface side of the head holding member 5. In addition, the fiber bundle 6 is provided on the lower surface of the head holding member 5 so as to be freely detachable in a state of being fixed to an annular head (not shown), and the fiber bundle 6 is formed of microfibers having good water absorption. Has been.

  As shown well in FIG. 2, the draining bucket 2 is made of resin, a bucket body 9 capable of storing water, a horizontally rotatable rotary shaft 10 projecting from the bottom of the bucket body 9, and a rotary shaft 10, a horizontally rotatable draining rod 11 provided at the bottom of the bucket body 9 adjacent to the main body 10.

  The bucket body 9 is formed in a substantially oval shape in plan view, and a handle 13 is attached to the upper portion of the peripheral wall 12 at positions facing each other in the longitudinal direction. Further, a mop cleaning space 14 and a mop draining space 15 are formed adjacent to each other inside the bucket body 9, and the upper part of the peripheral wall 12 facing the mop cleaning space 14 is curved so as to slightly protrude outward. A portion 16 is formed.

  The rotating shaft 10 is provided on the mop cleaning space 14 side, and the upper end portion of the rotating shaft 10 is formed so as to be able to fit into the concave portion at the lower end portion of the mop 1. The draining rod 11 is formed so as to accommodate the fiber bundle 6 fixed to the head, and can be horizontally rotated only in one direction.

  Next, a method for using the cleaning tool having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a method for cleaning the fiber bundle of the mop head in the cleaning tool according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a fiber bundle of the mop head in the cleaning tool according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the method of narrowing down.

  First, the fiber bundle 6 attached to the head holding member 5 of the mop 1 is immersed in the water in the mop cleaning space 14 of the bucket body 9 and lightly pressed against the curved portion 16 with the fixing member 8 tilted upward. After the excess water is drained, the fiber bundle 6 is rubbed against the floor or the like with the grip 7 of the operation member 3 and cleaned.

  After cleaning, as shown in FIG. 3, the mop 1 is re-immersed in the water in the mop cleaning space 14 of the bucket body 9, the fixing member 8 is brought down, and the mop 1 is rotated into the recess at the lower end. When the operating member 3 is pressed with the upper end of the shaft 10 fitted, the telescopic member 4 rotates in one direction while contracting, and accordingly, the rotating shaft 10 is attached to the head holding member 5. It rotates horizontally in the one direction together with the dirty fiber bundle 6.

  Thereafter, when the operation member 3 is lifted in a state where the upper end portion of the rotary shaft 10 is fitted in the concave portion at the lower end portion of the mop 1 while the fixing member 8 is tilted downward, the telescopic member 4 is not rotated. Continue to stretch. When the operation member 3 is pressed again in this extended state, the above-described operation is repeated, whereby the dirty fiber bundle 6 is washed cleanly.

  After the fiber bundle 6 is washed in this manner, as shown in FIG. 4, the mop 1 is moved to the mop draining space 15 of the bucket body 9 and the fixing member 8 is lowered and the head holding member is moved. When the operation member 3 is pressed in a state in which the fiber bundle 6 and the fiber bundle 6 are accommodated in the draining rod 11, the elastic member 4 rotates in one direction while contracting, and accordingly, the draining rod 11 is moved to the head holding member 5. It rotates horizontally in the one direction together with the fiber bundle 6 attached to the.

  Thereafter, when the operation member 3 is lifted in a state where the upper end portion of the rotary shaft 10 is fitted in the concave portion at the lower end portion of the mop 1 while the fixing member 8 is tilted downward, the telescopic member 4 is not rotated. Continue to stretch. When the operation member 3 is pressed again in this extended state, the above-described operation is repeated, and the moisture in the fiber bundle 6 is stored in the bucket body 9 through the hole of the draining rod 11 by centrifugal force during horizontal rotation. Then, the fiber bundle 6 is drained.

  As described above, according to the cleaning tool according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when the fiber bundle 6 of the mop 1 is squeezed, it is not necessary to perform an operation of stepping on the foot plate, so that the user's foot may be fatigued. In addition, the user's labor can be reduced and the user-friendliness can be improved.

  In addition, since description of embodiment of the above-mentioned this invention has demonstrated suitable embodiment in the cleaning tool which concerns on this invention, although there may be a technically preferable various limitation, The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless specifically described to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the components in the embodiment of the present invention described above can be appropriately replaced with existing components and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing components are possible. The description of the embodiment of the present invention described above does not limit the contents of the invention described in the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mop 2 Draining bucket 3 Operation member 4 Stretching member 5 Head holding member 6 Fiber bundle 7 Grip part 8 Fixing member 9 Bucket body 10 Rotating shaft 11 Draining rod

Claims (1)

A rod-shaped operation member provided with a gripping portion; a rod-shaped expansion / contraction member provided at the lower end of the operation member; and a connection member provided to connect the expansion / contraction member to the operation member so as to be extendable and rotatable. A fixing member provided for restricting or allowing the expansion and contraction operation and the rotation operation of the expansion member relative to the operation member, and a disk-shaped head holding member provided so as to be horizontally rotatable together with the expansion member at a lower end of the expansion member. A mop having a head detachably attached to the head holding member, and a fiber bundle attached to the head;
A bucket body capable of storing water, a horizontally rotatable rotary shaft projecting from the bottom of the bucket body so that the lower end of the mop can be fitted, and a fiber bundle attached to the head can be accommodated A draining bucket having a horizontally rotatable draining bowl provided at the bottom of the bucket body,
With
When the operation member is pressed in a state where the lower end of the mop is fitted to the rotation shaft, the elastic member rotates while contracting, and accordingly, the rotation shaft is attached to the head. Rotate horizontally with the bundle,
When the operation member is pressed in a state where the fiber bundle attached to the head is accommodated in the draining rod, the telescopic member rotates while contracting, and accordingly, the draining rod is attached to the head. A cleaning tool characterized by rotating horizontally with a bundle of fibers.

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