JP2020195726A - Cleaning body for cleaning tool and cleaning tool including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cleaning body for a cleaning tool that can perform cleaning readily without maintenance, such as washing, by optionally changing an abutment part to a cleaning surface while guaranteeing handleability, and to provide a cleaning tool including the same.SOLUTION: A cleaning body for a cleaning tool is constituted of a wound body of a sheet-like fabric and includes multiple parts to be gripped that is formed of the fabric and continuing from one end of the wound body to the other end.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cleaning tool cleaning body that can be cleaned by arbitrarily changing the contact portion with the cleaning surface, and a cleaning tool including the cleaning tool cleaning body.

Small cleaning tools such as handy mops are widely used for cleaning smooth parts such as indoors and furniture, and also for cleaning dirty parts such as toilets in convenience stores and restaurants. ing. The structure of such a cleaning tool is composed of a cleaning member that is in direct contact with the surface to be cleaned for cleaning, a cleaning member holder that holds the cleaning member, and a grip for the user to operate. In many cases.

As a cleaning tool of this type, when the cleaning member becomes dirty due to the cleaning work, the cleaning member is removed from the cleaning member holder, cleaned and used repeatedly, or the cleaning member itself is disposable and replaced. Proposed. For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-077832), "a simple method in which a cleaning base is provided with a resistance band and a rag engaging portion of means for preventing the rag from coming off and the handle can be attached and detached. "A cleaning tool that can be easily cleaned with a simple structure" is disclosed, and it is said that anyone can easily handle it regardless of the place to be cleaned, the height of the person who cleans it, the difference in strength, etc. ing.

JP-A-2016-077832

However, cleaning dirty areas with a lot of scattered urine is a pain, especially for young part-time workers with addiction such as recent students, and in some cases, there are many retirements due to this, so the employer The owner has to clean himself, which is a source of trouble. From the standpoint of solving such social problems, it can be said that the demand for disposable cleaning tools that do not require cleaning and are frequently used is increasing. .. However, the cleaning tool disclosed in Patent Document 1 has only one pattern of connection between the cleaning base (grip body) and the rag (cleaning body), and when the rag becomes dirty by cleaning, the cleaning ability is significantly reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately clean the rag. If frequent cleaning of a rag is required for cleaning, other tools such as a bucket containing water are required, and there is a problem that the handleability obtained by making the rag small is deteriorated.

Therefore, paying attention to the structure of the cleaning tool disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the shape of the cleaning body (rag) is substantially smooth, there is almost only one portion that can come into contact with the cleaning surface. Therefore, it is clear that if one surface of the cleaning body becomes dirty, it is necessary to clean the cleaning body or replace the cleaning body, and there is still room for improvement in order to enable easy cleaning while ensuring handleability. there were.

Therefore, an object of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and maintenance such as cleaning is performed by arbitrarily changing the contact portion with the cleaning surface while ensuring compactness and handleability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning body for a cleaning tool that can be easily cleaned a plurality of times, and a cleaning tool provided with the cleaning body.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
It is composed of a wound body of a sheet-shaped cloth, and is provided with a plurality of gripped portions formed of the cloth and extending from one end to the other end of the wound body.
To provide a cleaning body for cleaning tools characterized by.

In the cleaning body for cleaning tools of the present invention having such a configuration, even if the cleaning ability is lowered due to the adhesion of dirt due to cleaning, the portion to be brought into contact with the cleaning surface (dirty part) is formed by rotating it arbitrarily. The cleaning ability of the cleaning body for cleaning tools can be easily restored by changing it as appropriate. For example, while the user grips the first gripped portion and cleans the dirty portion, the second gripped portion, the third gripped portion, and between the second gripped portion and the third gripped portion. When the core portion becomes dirty and the cleaning ability of the cleaning body for cleaning tools deteriorates, the cleaning body for cleaning tools is rotated to allow the user to grip the second gripped portion or the third gripped portion. Since the part that comes into contact with the portion is changed, the cleaning ability of the cleaning body for cleaning tools can be easily restored without performing maintenance.

Further, in the above-mentioned cleaning body for cleaning tools of the present invention,
It is desirable that the gripped portion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the wound body.
Further, it is desirable that the gripped portion is formed by sewing the wound body in the length direction.

In the cleaning body for cleaning tools of the present invention having such a configuration, the gripped portion and the core portion can be easily integrally formed with the cloth, and the gripped portion can also be easily gripped.

Further, in the present invention,
The cleaning body for the cleaning tool of the present invention and the handle body are provided.
The handle body includes a handle portion and a grip portion disposed at one end of the handle portion.
The grip portion of the handle body is configured to be able to grip a part of the plurality of gripped portions of the cleaning body for cleaning tools.
It is possible to provide a cleaning tool characterized by.

In the cleaning tool of the present invention having such a configuration, the cleaning body for the cleaning tool and the handle body can be separated, and the cleaning body for the cleaning tool can be detachably configured. When the first gripped portion is gripped by the gripped portion to form a cleaning tool, the second gripped portion, the third gripped portion, and the core portion between the second gripped portion and the third gripped portion are soiled. When the cleaning tool is constructed by gripping the second gripped portion with the gripped portion, the first gripped portion, the third gripped portion, and the first gripped portion and the third gripped portion are formed. The core portion between the grip portions can be cleaned by contacting the dirty portion, and when the third grip portion is gripped by the grip portion to form a cleaning tool, the first grip portion, the second grip portion, The core portion between the first gripped portion and the second gripped portion can be brought into contact with the dirty portion for cleaning.

Further, for example, while the gripping portion grips the first gripped portion to clean the dirty portion, the second gripped portion, the third gripped portion, and between the second gripped portion and the third gripped portion. When the core of the cleaning tool becomes dirty and the cleaning ability of the cleaning tool cleaning body is reduced, the cleaning tool cleaning body is rotated to grip the second gripped portion or the third gripped portion by the gripping portion. By changing the part that comes into contact with the dirty part, the cleaning ability of the cleaning body for cleaning tools can be easily restored without performing maintenance.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, by arbitrarily changing the contact portion with the cleaning surface while ensuring compactness and handleability, it is possible to easily perform a plurality of times without performing maintenance such as cleaning. A cleaning body for cleaning tools that can be cleaned, and a cleaning tool provided with the cleaning body can be provided. That is, if the cleaning body for cleaning tools of the present invention is used, there is no need for cleaning and the number of times of use is large. Therefore, cleaning of a dirty place with a lot of scattered urine is also necessary for a young part-time job such as a recent student. It is not a pain, and it is unlikely that the employer or the owner will have to clean it. In this way, the present invention solves a kind of social problem.

It is a perspective view which shows the usage mode of the cleaning body 1 for a cleaning tool. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the cleaning body 1 for a cleaning tool. It is a figure which shows the method of forming the cleaning body 1 for a cleaning tool using a winding body 9, FIG. 3A is a side view of the winding body 9 seen in the direction Y, and is FIG. 3 (b). ) Is a side view of the wound body 9 in the middle of deformation as seen in the direction Y, and FIG. 3 (c) is a side view of the wound body 9 after the deformation as seen in the direction Y. 4 (a) is a plan view of the handle body 21, and FIG. 4 (b) is a side view of a part of the handle body 21 in a cross-sectional view in the direction Y. Is. 5 (a) is a front view of the handle body 21 with the grip portion 23 viewed from the front, and FIG. 5 (b) is a front view of the extension rod connecting portion 29 with a front view of the grip portion 23. It is a rear view of the handle body 21. 6A is a diagram showing how to use the cleaning tool 101, and FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing a situation in which the grip portion 23 is opened to allow the grip portion 23 to grip the cleaning body 1 for the cleaning tool. b) is a schematic view showing a state in which the grip portion 23 is closed and the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is gripped by the grip portion 23.

Hereinafter, a cleaning body for cleaning tools according to the present invention and an embodiment of a cleaning tool provided with the cleaning tool will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these drawings. Further, since the drawings are for conceptually explaining the present invention, the dimensions, ratios or numbers may be exaggerated or simplified as necessary for easy understanding.

In this embodiment, the cross-sectional direction of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is X, the length direction is Y, and the height direction is Z, so that the explanation can be easily understood.

1. 1. Outline of Cleaning Body 1 for Cleaning Tools The outline of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a usage mode of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools. As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning tool 1 has a substantially elongated shape extending in the direction Y, and is gripped in the direction X by the handle body 21 described later to form the cleaning tool 101.

2. 2. Structure of Cleaning Body 1 for Cleaning Tool Next, the structure of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tool 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools. Further, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a method of forming the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools by using the winding body 9, and FIG. 3A is a side view of the winding body 9 as viewed in the direction Y. 3 (b) is a side view of the wound body 9 in the middle of deformation as seen in the direction Y, and FIG. 3 (c) is a side view of the wound body 9 after the deformation as seen in the direction Y. is there.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is composed of a sheet-shaped cloth winding body 9, and is formed of the cloth and extends from one end to the other end of the winding body 9 (the present embodiment). 3) The gripped portion 5 is provided, and the gripped portion 5 (the first gripped portion 5A, the second gripped portion 5B, and the third gripped portion 5C) has the length of the wound body 9. It is characterized in that it extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction Y and that the gripped portion 5 is formed by sewing the wound body 9 in the direction Y.

More specifically, regarding the structure of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools, a core portion 7 arranged substantially in the center with respect to the direction X and the direction Z, and a first gripped portion 5A formed on the side surface of the core portion 7. , A second gripped portion 5B, and a third gripped portion 5C, and each of the gripped portions 5 is substantially perpendicular to the direction Y and is substantially perpendicular to the core portion 7. They are arranged at intervals of angles θ with respect to the center (see particularly FIG. 3 (c)). It is desirable that the angle θ is set so that the chord lengths of the gripped portions 5 are evenly spaced when the side surface of the cleaning body 1 for the cleaning tool is viewed in the direction Y (120 degrees in this embodiment). .). If the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools has the above configuration, it is easy to integrally configure each gripped portion 5 and core portion 7 with a cloth, and each gripped portion 5 can also be easily gripped.

3. 3. How to use the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools The user can clean the cleaning surface (dirty part) by gripping any of the gripped portions 5 of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools described above. For example, when the user grips the first gripped portion 5A, the second gripped portion 5B, the third gripped portion 5C, and the core portion 7 between the second gripped portion 5B and the third gripped portion 5C. Abuts on the dirty portion, but when the second gripped portion 5B is gripped, the first gripped portion 5A, the third gripped portion 5C, and the core portion between the first gripped portion 5A and the third gripped portion 5C. When 7 comes into contact with the dirty portion and grips the third gripped portion 5C, the first gripped portion 5A, the second gripped portion 5B, and the core between the first gripped portion 5A and the second gripped portion 5B. The portion 7 comes into contact with the dirty portion.

Even if dirt adheres to itself during cleaning and the cleaning ability deteriorates, the cleaning ability of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools can be easily restored by appropriately changing the part that comes into contact with the dirty part by rotating it arbitrarily. Can be done. For example, while the user grips the first gripped portion 5A and cleans the dirty portion, the second gripped portion 5B, the third gripped portion 5C, and the second gripped portion 5B and the third gripped portion 5B are gripped. When the core portion 7 between the portions 5C becomes dirty and the cleaning ability of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is reduced, the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is rotated to rotate the second gripped portion 5B or the third gripped portion 5C. By the user grasping the cleaning body 1, the portion that comes into contact with the dirty portion is changed, and the cleaning ability of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools can be easily restored without performing maintenance.

4. Construction method of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools As a specific construction method of such a cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools, as shown in FIG. 3A, a sheet-shaped cloth is wound at predetermined intervals and wound. 9 is formed, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the portion forming each gripped portion 5 is extracted from the winding body 9 and the whole is brought close to the shape of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools, and FIGS. 2 and 3 As shown in (c), the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is formed by sewing (forming the sewn portion 11) in the vicinity of the root of each gripped portion 5 over the entire area in the direction Y.

A wide range of fabrics including woven fabrics and non-woven fabrics can be used as the fabrics. Not only fiber cloth but also metal cloth can be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools provided with the three gripped portions 5 is described as a representative, but a configuration having more gripped portions 5 may be provided, and the number of the gripped portions 5 is as described above. The angle θ may be appropriately determined according to the above.

5. Outline of Cleaning Tool 101 An outline of the cleaning tool 101 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning tool 101 is composed of the above-mentioned cleaning tool cleaning body 1 and a handle body 21 for gripping the cleaning tool cleaning body 1, such as a window glass, a floor, and a table. It is a tool that can suitably clean the smooth surface of the above.

6. Structure of Cleaning Tool 101 More specifically, the structure of the cleaning tool 101 includes the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools and the handle body 21 described above, and the handle body 21 includes the handle portion 25 and the handle portion 25. A grip portion 23 disposed at one end is provided, and the grip portion 23 of the handle body 21 is configured to be able to grip a part of a plurality of gripped portions 5 of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools. It is a feature.

<Structure of handle body 21>
Subsequently, the structure of the handle body 21 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 4A and 4B are views showing the structure of the handle body 21, FIG. 4A is a plan view of the handle body 21, and FIG. 4B is a direction in which a part of the handle body 21 is viewed in cross section. It is a side view of Y. 5A and 5B are views showing the structure of the handle body 21, FIG. 5A is a front view of the handle body 21 with the grip portion 23 viewed from the front, and FIG. 5B is an extension rod. It is a rear view of the handle body 21 which looked at the connection part 29 from the front.

As described above, the handle body 21 includes a handle portion 25 and a grip portion 23 disposed at one end of the handle portion 25, as well as FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (a). As shown in (b), an operation unit 27 for opening and closing the grip portion 23, a shaft body 33 for connecting the handle portion 25 and the operation portion 27 so as to be axially movable, and a spring 31 inserted through the shaft body 33. And an extension rod connecting portion 29 arranged at the other end of the handle portion 25.

The handle portion 25 is a substantially cylindrical part extending in the direction X, and includes a lower jaw 23B extending in the direction Y at one end and an extension rod connecting portion 29 opening in the direction X at the other end. The lower jaw 23B is a portion that constitutes the grip portion 23 by facing the upper jaw 23A, which will be described later, and one end of the handle portion 25 is connected to substantially the vicinity of the center of the lower jaw 23B. Further, the extension rod connecting portion 29 is a portion for inserting a separately prepared extension rod (not shown) to extend the handle portion 25, and can improve the convenience of cleaning. At the tip of the lower jaw 23B, teeth 35 for more reliably gripping the gripped portion 5 are arranged.

The operation unit 27 is a substantially flat component, and includes an upper jaw 23A extending in the direction Y at one end. Since the operating portion 27 is a portion to be gripped and used together with the handle portion 25, a continuous convex non-slip portion 37 is formed above the direction Z. At the tip of the upper jaw 23A, teeth 35 for more reliably gripping the gripped portion 5 are arranged as in the lower jaw 23B.

The handle portion 25 and the operation portion 27 are overlapped in the direction Z with both the upper jaw 23A and the lower jaw 23B facing each other, and are connected to each other together with the spring 31 by the shaft body 33. The spring 31 used in the present embodiment is a double torsion spring (two-leg twisting spring), and the shaft is formed by locking one foot to the handle portion 25 and the other foot to the operation portion 27. A forcing force is applied to the positions of the handle portion 25 and the operation portion 27 about the body 33.

The spring 31 normally exerts a force to separate the handle portion 25 from the operating portion 27, so that the upper jaw 23A and the lower jaw 23B are closed. On the other hand, when the handle portion 25 and the operation portion 27 are brought close to each other against the force of the spring 31, the upper jaw 23A and the lower jaw 23B are opened. The cleaning tool 101 of the present embodiment grips the cleaning tool cleaning body 1 by the axial movement of the handle portion 25 and the operating portion 27 and the force of the spring 31.

7. How to use the cleaning tool 101 Next, how to use the cleaning tool 101 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how to use the cleaning tool 101, and FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing a situation in which the grip portion 23 is opened and the cleaning body 1 for the cleaning tool is gripped by the grip portion 23. 6 (b) is a schematic view showing a state in which the grip portion 23 is closed and the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is gripped by the grip portion 23.

As shown in FIG. 6A, first, the upper jaw 23A and the lower jaw 23B are operated by bringing the handle portion 25 and the operating portion 27 of the handle body 21 close to each other in the direction Z, and the grip portion 23 is opened. At this time, the gripped portion 5 to be gripped by the gripped portion 23 is selected (the first gripped portion 5A in FIG. 6), and the first gripped portion 5A is aligned with the opening of the gripped portion 23. The gripped portion 5A is inserted into the gripped portion 23. From the viewpoint of the balance between the handle body 21 and the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools, it is desirable that the grip portion 23 grips substantially the middle of the direction Y of the gripped portion 5.

After completing the above procedure, as shown in FIG. 6B, the upper jaw 23A and the lower jaw 23B are operated by separating the handle portion 25 and the operating portion 27 of the handle body 21 in the direction Z, and the grip portion 23 is closed. As a result, the upper jaw 23A and the lower jaw 23B grip the first gripped portion 5A, and both teeth 35 engage with the recess formed between the core portion 7 and the first gripped portion 5A to clean the cleaning tool. The body 1 and the handle body 21 are integrated to form a cleaning tool 101. When the cleaning tool 101 is released from the configuration and the cleaning tool cleaning body 1 and the handle body 21 are separated, the above procedure can be performed in reverse.

The cleaning tool 101 configured by the above procedure can be cleaned by the user holding the handle body 21 to bring the cleaning tool cleaning body 1 into contact with the dirty portion and repeatedly reciprocating the cleaning tool 101. In the cleaning tool 101 configured by the procedure shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the second gripped portion 5B, the third gripped portion 5C, and between the second gripped portion 5B and the third gripped portion 5C. The core portion 7 of the cleaning tool 7 comes into contact with the dirty portion for cleaning. However, when the second gripped portion 5B is gripped by the gripped portion 23 to form the cleaning tool 101, the first gripped portion 5A and the third gripped portion 5A are gripped. When the portion 5C and the core portion 7 between the first gripped portion 5A and the third gripped portion 5C come into contact with the dirty portion and the third gripped portion 5C is gripped by the grip portion 23 to form the cleaning tool 101. , The first gripped portion 5A, the second gripped portion 5B, and the core portion 7 between the first gripped portion 5A and the second gripped portion 5B come into contact with the dirty portion.

That is, the user can arbitrarily rotate the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools and appropriately change the portion to be brought into contact with the dirty portion. For example, while the gripping portion 23 is gripping the first gripped portion 5A to clean the dirty portion, the second gripped portion 5B, the third gripped portion 5C, and the second gripped portion 5B and the third covered portion are being cleaned. When the core portion 7 between the grip portions 5C becomes dirty and the cleaning ability of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is reduced, the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools is rotated to rotate the second gripped portion 5B or the third gripped portion. By gripping the 5C to the gripping portion 23, the portion that comes into contact with the dirty portion is changed, and the cleaning ability of the cleaning body 1 for cleaning tools can be easily restored without performing maintenance.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and is not deviated from the spirit and teaching of the claims. There are improved and modified examples of. It is easily understood by those skilled in the art that all such improvements and modifications are included in the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, as described above, the number of gripped portions is not limited to three, and may be two or four or more. In any case, in order to make the best use of each gripped portion for efficient use, each gripped portion is arranged at equal intervals when viewed from the direction Y. preferable. Further, in the above embodiment, the gripped portion extends from one end to the other end in the direction Y, but it does not have to extend strictly from one end to the other end, for example, an end portion or an intermediate portion. There may be a notch in the.

1 Cleaning body for cleaning tools 5 Griped part 5A First gripped part 5B Second gripped part 5C Third gripped part 7 Core part 9 Winding body 11 Sewing part 21 Handle body 23 Grip part 23A Upper jaw 23B Lower jaw 25 Handle Part 27 Operation part 29 Extension rod connection part 31 Spring 33 Shaft body 35 Teeth 37 Non-slip part 101 Cleaning tool θ Angle

Claims (4)

It is composed of a wound body of a sheet-shaped cloth, and is provided with a plurality of gripped portions formed of the cloth and extending from one end to the other end of the wound body.
Cleaning body for cleaning tools. The gripped portion extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the wound body.
The cleaning body for cleaning tools according to claim 1. The gripped portion is formed by sewing the wound body in the length direction.
The cleaning body for cleaning tools according to claim 1 or 2. The cleaning body for cleaning tools according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a handle body are provided.
The handle body includes a handle portion and a grip portion disposed at one end of the handle portion.
The grip portion of the handle body is configured to be capable of gripping a part of the plurality of gripped portions of the cleaning body for cleaning tools.
Cleaning tool featuring.