JP2016123566A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning tool suited for cleaning not only a floor face but also a wall surface or the like near the floor face.SOLUTION: In a cleaning tool having a cleaning head 2 to be connected to a rod having a handle, the cleaning head 2 comprises: a tabular cleaning head body 3 to be connected to the rod; and a rotating plate 4 born on the outer peripheral edge part of the cleaning head body 3 so that it can rotate from a storage position covering a portion of the upper face of the cleaning head body 3. A first installation part 7 is formed on the top face of the cleaning head body 3, and a second installation part 10 is formed on the upper face of the storage position of the rotating plate 4. One end portion Sa of a cleaning sheet S wound on the bottom face of the cleaning head body 3 is made removable on the first installation part 7, and the other end portion Sb is made removable on the second installation part 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning tool provided with a plate-like cleaning head connected to a rod provided with a handle, and is particularly adapted to be used for cleaning not only the floor surface but also a wall surface close to the floor surface.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cleaning tool for cleaning floor surfaces such as flooring and tatami mats in homes and offices, a tool having a plate-like cleaning head connected to a rod provided with a handle is known.

  Such a cleaning tool can attach and detach the one end part and the other end part of the cleaning sheet wound around the bottom face of the cleaning head, respectively, on the upper surface of the cleaning head, as described in Patent Document 1, for example. . Then, the cleaning head around which the cleaning sheet is wound is slid while being pressed against the floor surface for cleaning.

Utility Model Registration No. 2507300

  However, the conventional cleaning tool as described in Patent Document 1 is suitable for cleaning the floor surface, but is difficult to use for cleaning a wall surface close to the floor surface. That is, when such a wall surface or the like is to be cleaned, it is necessary to press the bottom surface of the cleaning head against the wall surface or the like separately from the cleaning of the floor surface.

  This invention is developed in view of the said present condition, and it aims at providing the cleaning tool suitable also for cleaning not only a floor surface but the wall surface etc. near a floor surface.

That is, the gist configuration of the present invention is as follows.
1. In a cleaning tool comprising a cleaning head connected to a rod comprising a handle,
The cleaning head is pivotally supported by a plate-shaped cleaning head main body connected to the rod and an outer peripheral edge of the cleaning head main body, and is rotatable from a storage position covering a part of the upper surface of the cleaning head main body. A rotating plate,
A first mounting portion is provided on the upper surface of the cleaning head body,
A second mounting portion is provided on the upper surface of the rotating plate at the storage position,
One end portion of the cleaning sheet wound around the bottom surface of the cleaning head main body can be attached to and detached from the first attachment portion, and the other end portion can be attached to and detached from the second attachment portion. Cleaning tool.

2. The cleaning tool according to 1 above, wherein the rotating plate is rotatable to a position where an angle formed by the rotating plate and the cleaning head main body is 90 to 150 °.

3. The cleaning tool according to 1 or 2, wherein the rotating plate is provided with an urging force that rotates the rotating plate from the storage position.

4). Between the rotating plate and the cleaning head body, there is provided a stopper capable of switching between a holding state in which the rotating plate is held at the storage position and a release state in which the holding is released. The cleaning tool in any one of 1-3.

  According to the present invention, the cleaning sheet is wound around the bottom surface of the cleaning head body, and one end of the cleaning sheet is attached to the first attachment portion, while the other end is attached to the second attachment portion. In a state where the moving plate is rotated to the retracted position, the floor surface can be cleaned by sliding the cleaning sheet while pressing the cleaning sheet against the floor surface by the bottom surface of the cleaning head body. Further, if the rotating plate is rotated from this state, the cleaning sheet can be slid while pressing the cleaning sheet against the floor surface by the bottom surface of the cleaning head main body, and the cleaning sheet is moved to the wall surface by the rotating plate. The wall surface or the like can be cleaned by sliding it while pressing it.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cleaning tool suitable for cleaning not only the floor surface but also a wall surface close to the floor surface.

It is a top view of the cleaning head of the cleaning tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which rotated the rotation board to the storing position. It is the side view which looked at the cleaning head shown in FIG. 1 along the rotating shaft of a rotation board, shows the state which rotated the rotation board to the storing position, and shows a solid line, and rotates a rotation board to a standing position. The state which was made to show is shown with a dashed-two dotted line. It is the side view which looked at the cleaning head shown in FIG. 1 from the rotating shaft side of a rotation board, and shows the state which rotated the rotation board to the storing position by a continuous line, and rotates a rotation board to a standing position. This state is indicated by a two-dot chain line. It is a partial side view which shows a mode that the wall surface etc. near a floor surface and a floor surface are cleaned using the cleaning tool shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-4, the cleaning tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is illustrated and demonstrated in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the cleaning tool 1 which concerns on this embodiment is used in order to clean the floor surfaces, such as a flooring, a tatami mat, and a carpet, and the wall surface near a floor surface etc. in a home or an office. And a cleaning head 2 connected to the tip of a rod provided with a handle via a universal joint. In the present embodiment, the cleaning tool 1 is configured as a type having a universal joint, but instead of such a configuration, for example, the cleaning head 2 is directly attached to the tip of a rod provided with a handle. It is also possible to configure as a fixed handy type.

  The cleaning head 2 includes a plate-like cleaning head main body 3 connected to the tip of the rod via a universal joint. The cleaning head 2 includes a rotating plate 4 that is pivotally supported on the outer peripheral edge of the cleaning head main body 3 and is rotatable from a storage position that covers a part of the upper surface of the cleaning head main body 3.

  In this example, the rotation plate 4 can be rotated to a standing position where it rises from the cleaning head body 3. Here, the standing position means a position where the angle formed by the rotary plate 4 and the cleaning head body 3 is about 100 °.

  In this example, the cleaning head body 3 includes a holding plate 5 that forms the upper surface of the cleaning head body 3 and a bottom plate 6 that forms the bottom surface of the cleaning head body 3. The holding plate 5 is made of a rigid material such as ABS resin, and the bottom plate 6 is made of a flexible elastic material such as urethane rubber. The holding plate 5 and the bottom plate 6 are preferably formed integrally by insert molding, but may be formed separately and integrated by adhesion or fitting. A bearing portion 5 a to which the above-described universal joint is connected is formed on the upper surface of the holding plate 5.

  In this example, the cleaning head main body 3 has a substantially rectangular shape including two linear end edges and two arc-shaped end edges that protrude toward the outer periphery in the example. The edge of is located on the long side. Since the four corners of the substantially rectangular cleaning head body 3 are made of an elastic material (in this example, the four corners of the bottom plate 6 made of an elastic material), the cleaning head body 3 is Even when it hits against the wall surface or the like, it can be made difficult to damage the wall surface or the like. The rotating plate 4 has a rectangular shape in a top view at the storage position and is accommodated in a recess formed in the holding plate 5. The rotating plate 4 is pivotally supported by the holding plate 5 via a rotating shaft 4a, and the rotating axis O of the rotating shaft 4a is the two linear end edges of the cleaning head body 3. Extending along one of them.

  A first mounting portion 7 to which the cleaning sheet S can be attached and detached is provided on the upper surface of the cleaning head body 3. In this example, the first mounting portion 7 is configured as a top surface portion 8a of two mounting members 8 provided at two corners located on the opposite side of the rotation axis O of the rotation plate 4 in a top view. ing. The mounting member 8 includes a peripheral wall portion that hangs down from the top surface portion 8a, and is attached to the cleaning head main body 3 by fitting the peripheral wall portion into a recess or a through hole provided in the cleaning head main body 3. The mounting member 8 is made of a flexible elastic material, and the cleaning sheet S can be mounted on the cleaning head body 3 by pushing the cleaning sheet S into the slit 9 formed in the top surface portion 8a. In addition, the cleaning sheet S can be comprised with a nonwoven fabric etc., for example.

  Moreover, the 2nd mounting part 10 which can attach or detach the cleaning sheet S is provided in the upper surface in the storing position of the rotation board 4. As shown in FIG. In this example, the second mounting portion 10 is configured as a top surface portion 11a of two mounting members 11 provided at two corners located on the rotation axis O side of the rotation plate 4 in a top view. .

  As in the case of the mounting member 8 described above, the mounting member 11 includes a peripheral wall portion that hangs down from the top surface portion 11a. By fitting the peripheral wall portion into a through-hole provided in the rotating plate 4, the mounting member 11 rotates. It is attached to the moving plate 4. Similarly to the case of the mounting member 8 described above, the mounting member 11 is made of a flexible elastic material, and the cleaning sheet S is rotated by pushing the cleaning sheet S into the slit 12 formed in the top surface portion 11a. It can be attached to the plate 4. The cleaning head body 3 may be provided with a recess or a through hole at a position corresponding to the mounting member 11 in order to avoid interference with the cleaning sheet S pushed into the slit 12.

  Thus, the cleaning tool 1 can attach and detach the one end portion Sa of the cleaning sheet S wound around the bottom surface of the cleaning head main body 3 to the first attachment portion 7, while the second attachment portion Sb is attached to the second attachment portion 7. The part 10 is detachable.

  Further, it is preferable to apply an urging force to the rotating plate 4 to rotate the rotating plate 4 from the storage position. Such an urging force can be applied, for example, by attaching the hook-shaped spring 13 to the rotating shaft 4a as shown in FIG.

  Further, between the rotating plate 4 and the cleaning head main body 3, a stopper 14 (see FIG. 1) that can be switched between a holding state in which the rotating plate 4 is held in the storage position and a release state in which the holding is released. Is preferably provided. The stopper 14 is not limited to the slide type as shown in FIG. 1, and may be a rotation type, for example.

  According to the cleaning tool 1 according to the present embodiment having such a configuration, the cleaning sheet S is wound around the bottom surface of the cleaning head main body 3, and one end portion Sa of the cleaning sheet S is mounted on the first mounting portion 7, while the others. By mounting the end portion Sb on the second mounting portion 10, the cleaning sheet S is slid while pressing the cleaning sheet S against the floor surface by the bottom surface of the cleaning head body 3 in a state where the rotating plate 4 is rotated to the storage position. The floor can be cleaned.

  Moreover, in this example, since the rotation plate 4 is configured to be rotatable to the standing position where it stands up from the cleaning head main body 3, the rotation plate 4 rotated to the standing position is directly directed toward the wall surface or the like. If pressed, as shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning sheet S can be slid against the floor surface by the cleaning head body 3 while being pressed against the floor surface to clean the floor surface. The wall surface or the like can be cleaned by sliding while pressing against the wall (that is, dust or the like adhering to the wall surface or the like can be wiped off).

  Here, the rotation plate 4 can be configured to be rotatable to a position where the angle between the rotation plate 4 and the cleaning head body 3 is preferably 90 to 150 °, more preferably 90 to 120 °, By being configured to be rotatable to such an angle, the rotating plate 4 can be smoothly raised when the rotating plate 4 is pressed against a vertical wall surface.

  Further, when the rotating plate 4 is configured to be rotatable to a position before the standing position, the rotating plate 4 can smoothly follow and wipe the wall surface or the like that forms an acute angle with respect to the floor surface. be able to. Further, when the rotating plate 4 is configured to be rotatable to a position exceeding the standing position and the angle formed by the rotating plate 4 and the cleaning head body 3 is less than 180 °, Thus, the rotating plate 4 can be made to follow the wall surface or the like having an obtuse angle and wiped smoothly. Further, when the rotating plate 4 is configured to be rotatable to a position where the angle formed by the rotating plate 4 and the cleaning head main body 3 is 180 ° or more, the floor surface is only the bottom surface of the cleaning head main body 3. Not only that, the rotating plate 4 can be used for cleaning, and a wide floor surface can be easily cleaned. The cleaning tool 1 can also be provided with a variable mechanism that allows the maximum rotational position of the rotating plate 4 to be adjusted according to the user's operation. When such a variable mechanism is provided, it is possible to select an optimum maximum rotation angle according to the surface to be cleaned.

  Further, when the urging force for rotating the rotating plate 4 from the storage position is applied to the rotating plate 4, the rotating plate 4 is more reliably attached when cleaning the wall surface or the like. It can be pressed toward the wall surface or the like. In this case, it is preferable that the urging force is set to such a magnitude that when the rotating plate 4 is pressed against the wall surface or the like, the biasing force is moderately pushed back and the wall surface or the like is not damaged.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, between the rotating plate 4 and the cleaning head main body 3, a holding state in which the rotating plate 4 is held at the storage position and a release state in which the holding is released can be switched. When the stopper 14 is provided, the retracted state of the rotating plate 4 can be reliably held by the stopper 14 when the rotating plate 4 is not used.

  Further, in this example, the connecting portion (more specifically, the bearing portion 5 a) between the tip of the rod provided with the handle and the cleaning head 2 is opposed to the rotation axis O of the rotation plate 4 from the center of the cleaning head 2. It is arranged close to the side. Therefore, since the area of the rotating plate 4 can be set larger and the rising width when the rotating plate 4 is raised can be expanded, the cleaning area such as the wall can be expanded. Further, in this example, the second mounting portion 10 is disposed at a position that is symmetrical with respect to the first mounting portion 7 with the center of the cleaning head 2 in between when the rotating plate 4 is in the retracted position. It is arranged closer to the center side of the cleaning head 2 than in the case. Therefore, since the cleaning sheet S can be held at a higher position when the rotating plate 4 is raised, the cleaning area such as the wall can be enlarged.

  The above description shows only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the first mounting portion 7 is provided at two locations, but is not necessarily limited to two locations, and may be provided at one location or three or more locations. Also, the second mounting portion 10 may be provided at one place or at three or more places as in the case of the first mounting portion 7. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the first mounting portion 7 and the second mounting portion 10 are configured by the top surface portions 8a and 11a including the slits 9 and 12 of the mounting members 8 and 11 made of a flexible elastic material. However, it is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. That is, for example, the cleaning head 2 may be provided with at least one of the first mounting portion 7 and the second mounting portion 10 as a fixing tool that can be rotated via a hinge and sandwiched and fixed with the cleaning sheet S. Good.

  In the embodiment described above, the rotation shaft 4 a of the rotation plate 4 is fitted into the holding plate 5 from the side, but the rotation shaft for pivotally supporting the rotation plate 4 on the cleaning head body 3 is used. The configuration is not limited to such a configuration. For example, a C-shaped bearing portion that opens upward may be formed in the holding plate 5, and the rotation shaft 4a of the rotation plate 4 may be fitted into the bearing portion from above, or other configurations may be employed. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning tool 2 Cleaning head 3 Cleaning head main body 4 Rotating plate 4a Rotating shaft 5 Holding plate 5a Bearing portion 6 Bottom plate 7 First mounting portion 8 Mounting member 8a Top surface portion 9 Slit 10 Second mounting portion 11 Mounting member 11a Top surface part 12 Slit 13 Spiral spring 14 Stopper O Rotating axis S Cleaning sheet Sa One end part of cleaning sheet Sb Other end part of cleaning sheet

Claims (4)

In a cleaning tool comprising a cleaning head connected to a rod comprising a handle,
The cleaning head is pivotally supported by a plate-shaped cleaning head main body connected to the rod and an outer peripheral edge of the cleaning head main body, and is rotatable from a storage position covering a part of the upper surface of the cleaning head main body. A rotating plate,
A first mounting portion is provided on the upper surface of the cleaning head body,
A second mounting portion is provided on the upper surface of the rotating plate at the storage position,
One end portion of the cleaning sheet wound around the bottom surface of the cleaning head main body can be attached to and detached from the first attachment portion, and the other end portion can be attached to and detached from the second attachment portion. Cleaning tool.   The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the rotating plate is rotatable to a position where an angle formed by the rotating plate and the cleaning head main body is 90 to 150 °.   The cleaning tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an urging force for rotating the rotating plate from the storage position is applied to the rotating plate.   A stopper capable of switching between a holding state in which the rotating plate is held at the storage position and a release state in which the holding is released is provided between the rotating plate and the cleaning head main body. Item 4. The cleaning tool according to any one of Items 1 to 3.

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