JP2929170B2 - Cleaning equipment for mounting vehicles such as transport vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning device which is used by attaching it to a transport vehicle such as a forklift or a self-propelled trolley or other vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The use of a dedicated cleaning truck for cleaning floors of distribution centers, warehouses, factories, etc. is irrational in terms of cost and personnel. In recent years, a transport vehicle such as a forklift that travels in these places for cargo handling is used, and a cleaning tool such as a mop or a brush is attached to the transport vehicle so as to contact the floor. It is considered that the floor surface can be cleaned at the same time as the transportation work.
Such a cleaning device is proposed (Japanese Patent Application No. 5-1845).
No. 64).

[0003] However, the cleaning device proposed above is equipped with two mops, but these mops are supported by a support arm which can swing with respect to a mounting plate fixed to a plate at the bottom of the vehicle. It is not possible to adjust the height to the optimum height according to the height of the bottom of the transport vehicle or the work place simply by attaching it and making it contact the floor.

In particular, the floors of distribution centers, warehouses, factories, and the like usually have steps and irregularities. Therefore, if a cleaning tool such as a mop comes into contact with the floor by its own weight, the steps or floors may become uneven. When traveling in a place with irregularities, there is a possibility that the mop is caught and travel is hindered. However, it is very troublesome to adjust the height by changing the mounting position of the two cleaning tools.

[0005] Further, if the mop height is configured to be kept constant, the cleaning device cannot be used for a transport vehicle having a different height from the bottom floor. Usable vehicles will be limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention provides a cleaning device for a vehicle such as a transportation work vehicle, in which the height of two mop bodies can be adjusted according to the height of the bottom of a vehicle to be used, and the height of the mop body can be adjusted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning device capable of performing the adjustment at once and easily. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cleaning device capable of easily and detachably attaching a mop body to a support arm on an attachment side.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaning apparatus for mounting a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the supporting rod is fixed to a vehicle bottom and extends left and right. A support arm connected to both ends of the support rod so as to be swingable, two tension holders coupled to both of the support arms so as to maintain a substantially horizontal state, Two mop bodies held in a stretched state by a tool, and a substantially trapezoidal block having inclined surfaces on both sides is provided inside the support rod so as to be movable up and down by rotating the operation knob. A sliding pin is provided, one end of which abuts against the inclined side surface on both sides of the block and extends to the left and right, and the other end protrudes from the end of the support rod and abuts on the side surface of the support arm. , By turning the operation knob The vertical movement of the click, via the slide pin can adjust the angle of the two support arms, and characterized by being configured to be able to adjust the height of the mop body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device for mounting a vehicle on a support arm connected to an end of a support rod mounted and fixed to a vehicle bottom, and a substantially horizontal state at a lower end of the support arm. A tension holder that is coupled to be held, and a mop body that is held in a stretched state by the tension holder, in a substantially central portion of the upper surface of the tension holder,
A coupling member having a fitting hole and having a cutout portion extending radially from the fitting hole in a part of the periphery of the fitting hole is provided in a protruding manner,
At the lower end of the support arm, a coupling shaft that fits into the fitting hole is provided, and is attached to an end of the coupling shaft and protrudes radially so as to correspond to the notch. A pivotable locking piece is provided, and the locking piece can pass through the notch, and is rotated by the coupling shaft in a state fitted in the fitting hole. It is characterized in that it is provided so as to be locked to the periphery of the fitting hole.

[0009]

According to the cleaning device for mounting a vehicle of the present invention described above, by being fixedly mounted on the bottom of a transport vehicle such as a forklift, the floor surface is moved by two mop bodies simultaneously with the transport operation by the vehicle. Can be efficiently cleaned.

[0010] In particular, in the case of the present invention, the angle of the support arm of the two mop bodies connected to both ends of the support rod extending to the left and right can be changed by the operating member of the support rod. Can be easily adjusted.

That is, a substantially trapezoidal block is provided inside the support rod, and a sliding pin having one end abutting on the inclined side surface and the other end abutting on the side surface of the support arm is provided. When the angle of the two support arms can be adjusted via the sliding pin by the vertical movement of the block, the height of the two left and right mop bodies can be simultaneously and easily adjusted by rotating the one operation knob. Can be adjusted.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to attach the mop to the support arm extending obliquely downward from the support rod fixed to the bottom of the vehicle, it is necessary to use the mop body extension holding tool. For the fitting hole of the coupling member protruding from the center of the upper surface, a coupling shaft portion provided at the lower end of the support arm, and a locking piece attached to the coupling shaft portion are provided in cutouts on the periphery of the coupling hole. In this state, it is sufficient that the engagement piece is rotated to be engaged with the periphery of the engagement hole, and the connection can be performed by a simple operation. Also, when removing the mop body, contrary to the above, align the locking piece with the notch,
What is necessary is just to pull out the coupling shaft part from the fitting hole.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cleaning device (A) according to the present invention.
Leg frame (51) (5) of transport vehicle (50) such as forklift
1) A side view in which a part of the cleaning device attached to a bottom plate (52) installed between them is cut away, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire cleaning device in the same state. 3 to 6 show a cleaning device (A) according to the present invention.

In the drawing, reference numeral (1) denotes a support rod, and a mounting portion (FIG. 5) having a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 3)
(3), which is screwed to the bottom plate (52) of the transport work vehicle with the plate (52) fitted in the grooves (2) and (2), and is substantially horizontal. To be attached and fixed in a state of extending left and right. (4) (4) shows the screwed portion, which can be removed by this tightening / loosening operation.

(5) The front and rear ends of the support rod (1) are respectively connected to the mounting portions (3) and (3) by pin connecting means (6) and (6) as shown in the figure. The arm is a support arm that is connected to be rotatable about the axis of the direction, extends obliquely downward to the side, and is swingably provided up and down. The support arms (5) and (5) are configured such that the angle with respect to the support rod (1) can be adjusted by, for example, the following configuration.

A substantially trapezoidal block (7) whose both side surfaces (7a) and (7b) form a symmetrical inclined surface is vertically movable inside one mounting portion (3) of the support rod (1). A screw shaft (8) projecting from the upper surface of the support rod (1) is provided at the upper end of the block (7), and is screwed to the screw shaft (8) on the upper surface of the support rod (1). An operation knob (9) is provided, and the block (7) moves up and down by rotating the operation knob (9).

In addition, inside the support rod (1), a sliding pin extending laterally left and right with one end thereof abutting against the inclined side surfaces (7a) and (7b) on both left and right sides of the block (7). (10a) and (10b) are provided. The other ends of the sliding pins (10a) and (10b) protrude from both ends of the support rod (1), and the axes of the pin connecting means (6) (6) of the support arms (5) and (5) are slightly different. It abuts against the side surface at the lower position, thereby supporting the support arms (5) and (5) to restrict downward rotation. The two sliding pins (10a) (10b) abutting on the inclined side surfaces (7a) (7b) slide right and left by the vertical movement of the block (7) by the rotation operation of the operation knob (9). Thus, the protruding dimension of the other end is changed, and the angle of the two support arms (5) supported in contact with the other end is changed. Therefore, by adjusting the angles of the support arms (5) and (5), the height of the two mop bodies described later can be adjusted.

(11) and (11) are two tension holders connected to the support arms (5) and (5) by means described later so as to maintain a substantially horizontal state. ) Is a mop body held in a stretched state by the stretch holders (11) and (11).

The mop body (12) shown in the figure has a number of relatively thick yarns (13) of a required length of sweet twist that are chemically treated on the lower surface of a substantially elliptical base cloth. Further, on the upper surface of the base cloth, on both sides in the longitudinal direction, a bag constituting cloth is sewn to the base cloth at the periphery except the side of the central part to form bag parts (14), (14). (14) A pair of tension members (15) (15) made of a metal bar bent into a U-shape of the tension holder (11) in (14).
Is inserted and held in a stretched state.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 9, etc., the tension holder (11) is provided with folding stoppers (17) (17) on both sides of the central substrate (16). Notch holes (18) and (18) are provided inside the folded locking portions (17) and (17),
One U-shaped tension member with both ends bent inward (15)
Are attached to the substrate (16) by passing both ends through the cutout holes (18) and (18) to be locked by the return locking portions (17) and (17), and the other U-shaped tension is provided. The installation member (15) has both ends bent inward and further bent in a hook shape, and the both ends are passed through the cutout holes (18) and (18) to be turned back and locked. 17) It is configured such that it can be bent with respect to the substrate (16) as shown in FIG. 9 by being attached to the substrate (16) while being locked to (17) and squeezing both ends. Thereby, the extension members (15) and (15) can be easily inserted or removed from the bag portions (14) and (14) of the mop body (12).

In the illustrated embodiment, the means for connecting the tension holder (11) and the support arm (5) is configured as follows.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the tension holder (11) has a fitting hole (20) in the center of the upper surface of the substrate (16). Coupling member (22) having cutouts (21) formed in a part of the peripheral portion, for example, at two locations vertically opposed to each other, to extend radially from the fitting hole (20).
However, it is provided so that the axis of the fitting hole (20) is in the front-rear direction.

At the lower end of the support arm (5), a coupling shaft portion (23) fitted in the fitting hole (20) is provided on the front surface thereof, and as shown in FIG. A rotatable locking piece (24) that is attached to the front end of the section (23) and protrudes in the radial direction so as to correspond to the notch (21) is provided. ) Is the notch (21)
And can be locked to the periphery of the fitting hole (20) by rotating while the coupling shaft portion (23) is fitted in the fitting hole (20). .

That is, the fitting hole (20) of the coupling member (22)
The coupling piece (24) is fitted to the coupling shaft (23) by passing the locking piece (24) in alignment with the notch (24), and the locking piece (24) is rotated in this state. Then, the engaging piece (24) may be engaged with the peripheral edge of the fitting hole (20) as shown in FIG. 8, and the connection can be performed by a simple operation. In this connection state, the connection member (22) can rotate with respect to the connection shaft (23), and the mop body (12) is held substantially horizontally even when the angle of the support arm (5) changes. It is supposed to be.

The connecting structure between the tension holder (11) and the support arm (5) is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
The present invention is also applicable to a cleaning device of a type in which the angle of the support arm (5) cannot be adjusted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the above-mentioned cleaning device is used by being attached to the bottom of a transport vehicle such as a forklift. As a result, the floor can be efficiently cleaned.

Then, in order to adjust the height of the mop bodies (12) and (12) according to the type of the transporting work vehicle and the floor surface condition, etc.
The block (7) is displaced up and down by rotating the operation knob (9), and the sliding pins (10a) (10b) contacting the inclined side surfaces (7a) (7b) on both sides are slid, and What is necessary is just to change the inclination angle of the support arms (5) and (5) which are in contact with the other ends of the sliding pins (10a) and (10b).

For example, when the substantially trapezoidal block (7) is displaced upward, the other ends of the sliding pins (10a) and (10b) further protrude, and the support arm (5) abutting thereon.
The angle changes so that (5) becomes a horizontal state (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 6), and the height of the mop body (12) from the floor surface increases. Conversely, when the block (7) is displaced downward, the sliding pins (10a) (10b) retreat inside the support rod with the weight of the mop bodies (12) (12), and the support arm ( 5)
(5) descends as shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, and the height from the floor of the mop body (12) decreases. The height of the two mop bodies can be easily adjusted at the same time by rotating one operation knob.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, as a cleaning device attached to a transport work vehicle such as a forklift or the like and used in a vehicle, two mop bodies are used at the same time as the transport operation by running the vehicle. The floor can be efficiently cleaned.

In addition, the height of the two mop bodies can be adjusted, so that the height can be adjusted to an optimum height according to the height of the bottom of the vehicle equipped with the cleaning device and the floor of the work place. In addition, the mop body can be cleaned without being hindered by running due to being caught by unevenness or a step on the floor surface. In particular, in the case of the present invention, the height adjustment of the two mop bodies can be easily and simultaneously performed by rotating one operating knob. Moreover, since the height can be adjusted, there is no restriction on the vehicle used, and a wide range of use is possible.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the mop body can be easily and detachably attached to the support arm on the attachment side by a simple fitting operation.
The structure is simple and easy to assemble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view, partially cut away, of a state of being attached to a transport work vehicle such as a cleaning device forklift according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a cleaning device part according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cleaning device.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the state of attachment along line X1-X1 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line X2-X2 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the mop body before the tension holder and the support arm are connected to each other.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the same connection state.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a tension holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (A) Cleaning device (50) Transportation vehicle (51) Bottom plate (1) Support rod (3) (3) Mounting part (5) (5) Support arm (7) Block (7a) (7b) Inclined Both sides (9) Operation knob (10a) (10b) Sliding pin (11) (11) Extension holder (12) (12) Mop body (20) Fitting hole (21) Notch (22) Coupling member (23) Shaft for coupling (24) Locking piece

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cleaning device attached to the bottom of a vehicle such as a transport vehicle, comprising: a support rod fixed to the vehicle bottom and extending left and right;
A support arm connected to both ends of the support rod so as to be swingable, two tension holders coupled to both support arms so as to maintain a substantially horizontal state, and A substantially trapezoidal shape having two inclined surfaces on both sides inside the support rod.
Block can be moved up and down by turning the operation knob.
And one for each of the inclined side surfaces on both sides of the block.
The ends are in contact and extend to the left and right, and the other end is the support rod end.
Sliding arm that protrudes from the
Is provided, and the knob is turned by the operation knob.
Up and down movement of the lock causes both support arms via sliding pins
The angle of the mop can be adjusted and the height of the mop can be adjusted
A cleaning device for mounting on a vehicle such as a transport work vehicle, wherein the cleaning device is configured. 2. A cleaning device attached to the bottom of a vehicle such as a transport vehicle, comprising: a support arm connected to an end of a support rod fixed to a vehicle bottom; and a lower end of the support arm. A stretch holder that is coupled so as to maintain a substantially horizontal state, and a mop body that is held in a stretched state by the stretch holder, and substantially at the center of the upper surface of the stretch holder, coupling member formed with cutout portions extending in a radial direction from the fitting hole in a part of the periphery of having a fitting hole and the fitting hole is projected, the lower end of the support arm, the fitting hole When coupling the shaft portion fitted is provided
Both are attached to the end of the coupling shaft and
A rotatable locking piece that protrudes in the radial direction is
Vignetting is, the locking pieces, points smell of the notch
It is possible to pass Te, the coupling shaft portion the fitting hole
Vehicle mounting the cleaning device carrying a work vehicle, etc., wherein Rukoto such provided, et al is to allow locking the fitting hole periphery by the rotation in the mated state.