JP3091234U - Floor cleaning tools - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] Even if unexpected shocking contact occurs during cleaning, furniture and wall surfaces are not damaged, no impact sound is generated, and it is not damaged. Provided is a floor cleaning tool which has an advantage, is capable of satisfactorily removing dirt and a cleaning liquid sprayed on a floor surface, and has sufficient strength and durability. SOLUTION: A floor cleaning tool comprising a handle portion 20, a horizontally long reinforcing member 30 attached to a lower end of the handle portion 20, and a plate-like squeegee member 40 extending below the reinforcing member 30. In 10, the reinforcing member 30 is formed of a metal core material 31 and a hard rubber 32 surrounding the outer periphery thereof, and a substantially upper portion 41 of the squeegee member 40 is integrally formed of hard rubber of the same quality as the hard rubber 32. And the lower part 42 is integrally formed of a soft rubber having a lower hardness than the hard rubber.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

  The present invention relates to a floor cleaning tool for cleaning a floor surface.

[0002]

[Prior art]

  As a conventional floor cleaning tool, a cloth or sponge-like synthetic resin plate is attached to the tip of the long handle with a metal. It is mainly used that is attached through a reinforcing material such as metal or hard synthetic resin.

[0003]   However, this type of floor cleaning tool requires that reinforcement metal or hard synthetic resin be used as reinforcement material. As a result, shocking contact that frequently occurs with furniture and walls during cleaning If it does, it will not damage itself, but it will damage furniture and walls. Not a few cases, but there were drawbacks such as the generation of a louder impact sound. further The cloth and sponge-like synthetic resin have poor durability and can withstand long-term use. It is not possible to remove the dust such as sand on the floor and the cleaning liquid sprinkled on the floor well. There were drawbacks such as not being suitable for.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

  In consideration of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention has a reinforcing member that has strength equivalent to that of metal or synthetic resin. If there is an unexpected impact during cleaning, Does not damage furniture or walls, makes no impact noise, or damages itself. In addition to having the advantage that it does not occur, the squeegee member always keeps the floor surface during cleaning. By closely contacting, it is possible to satisfactorily remove dust and cleaning liquid that has been sprayed on the floor. It is possible, and it is not possible to locally receive the external force applied to the lower end of the squeegee member. Floor cleaning tool that disperses well and has sufficient strength, elasticity, and durability It is intended to provide.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

  The present invention achieves such an object, and the invention according to claim 1 is the handle portion. A horizontally elongated reinforcing member attached to the lower end of the handle, and extending below the reinforcing member. In a floor cleaning tool including a plate-shaped squeegee member, the reinforcing member is made of metal. The squeegee portion is formed from a core material and a hard rubber surrounding the outer periphery of the core material. The upper portion of the material is integrally formed of hard rubber of the same quality as the hard rubber described above. The upper part and the lower part are integrally formed of soft rubber having a hardness smaller than that of the hard rubber. Is a floor cleaning tool.

[0006]   The invention according to claim 2, wherein the handle portion and the reinforcing member are attached to a lower end of the handle portion. By attaching the mounting member to the groove formed in the reinforcing member, it is detachably coupled. The floor cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein:

[0007]   According to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of grooves of the reinforcing member are formed at different angles. The mounting angle between the handle and the squeegee member is adjustable. The floor cleaning tool according to claim 2.

[0008]   According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the hardness of the hard rubber is 70 to 90 degrees, and the soft rubber is The floor cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the hardness is 20 to 60 degrees. .

[0009]

[Embodiment of device]

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

[0010]   1 to 5, 10 is a floor cleaning tool of the present invention, and the floor cleaning tool 10 is , Mainly composed of a handle 20, a reinforcing member 30, and a squeegee member 40. .

[0011]   The handle portion 20 may be any one that has been conventionally used, for example, wooden or synthetic tree. It is a rod-shaped body made of fat or metal. Attached to the lower end of handle 20 with a spring etc. A mounting member 21 having a biased grip portion is attached.

[0012]   The reinforcing member 30 has a horizontally long shape along the floor surface and has a core portion. Built-in metal core material 31 such as steel, the outer circumference of which is surrounded by hard rubber 32. Has been. The cross-sectional shape of the reinforcing member 30 can be various shapes, for example, a circular shape. It may have various shapes such as a shape, an elliptical shape, a substantially square shape, and a substantially rectangular shape. Since the outer peripheral material of the reinforcing member 30 is rubber, the desired shape can be obtained by selecting the shape of the mold. Can be molded. The hardness of the hard rubber is preferably 70 to 90 degrees. Not limited to this.

[0013]   In FIG. 2, numeral 33 is a member for preventing the movement of the metal core material 31 during the vulcanization of the rubber material. The hole was created because there was a female grip member. Metal core material is thinly coated with rubber material It is visible from this hole in the opened state. Also, 34, 34 are formed on the reinforcing member 30. A groove formed by inserting the mounting member 21 of the handle portion 20 into the groove 34, 34. By this, the handle 20 and the reinforcing member 30 are detachably coupled. this Since the grooves 34, 34 are formed in plural at different angles, the handle portion 20 and the squeegee portion are formed. The mounting angle with the material 40 is adjustable.

[0014]   Since the reinforcing member 30 is formed of hard rubber reinforced with the metal core material 31, Has the same strength as metal and synthetic resin, and has sufficient durability against unexpected external force. Not only does it have excellent shock absorption, unlike metal and synthetic resin , Even if there is an unexpected impact during cleaning, it may damage furniture or walls. It has the advantages that it does not generate impact noise and does not damage itself. To do.

[0015]   The squeegee member 40 is a plate-like member that integrally extends below the reinforcing member 30. And the cleaning function is achieved by bringing the floor surface into close contact at the desired angle with the desired angle. Is played. A substantially upper portion 41 of the squeegee member 40 is a hard member of the reinforcing member 30. Squeegee member when cleaning because it is integrally formed of hard rubber of the same quality as the Sufficient strength and durability against the force received by the transmission of external force applied to the lower end of 40 Have

[0016]   The lower portion 42 below the substantially upper portion 41 of the squeegee member 40 is formed by the hard rubber. Since it is integrally formed of soft rubber that has a hardness lower than that of the rubber, Due to the elasticity of the rubber, it is strongly pressed against the floor surface, and when it comes into close contact with the floor surface, dust and floor It is possible to satisfactorily remove the cleaning liquid and the like sprayed on the surface. Moreover, above Since the portion 42 is formed integrally with the substantially upper portion 41, the squeegee portion is used for cleaning. The external force applied to the lower end of the material 40 is locally received, and the entire material is well satisfactorily without causing fatigue. And is well transmitted to the high-strength portion of the upper portion 41 to complement the strength. By doing so, it exerts sufficient elasticity and exhibits an excellent removal function as a whole. You can In addition, it has strong durability due to the constituent materials. Hardness of soft rubber Is preferably 20 to 60 degrees, but is not limited to this.

[0017]   Here, an example of means for forming the reinforcing member 30 and the squeegee member 40 will be described. Then, fill the two molds with the hard rubber material and the soft rubber material, and On the material side, load the metal core material with adhesive applied and dried, and align the two molds to form the core. By heating and vulcanizing the rubber material while gripping the material from outside with gripping members in places. A reinforcing member in which a metal core is integrally bonded and built into the hard rubber side with an adhesive. The squeegee member 30 and the squeegee member 40 can be integrally formed.

[0018]   As the rubber material, various rubber materials can be used, for example, epichloro Hydrin rubber, epichlorohydrin-ethylene oxide copolymer rubber, acrylo Nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (H-NBR), silicone rubber, urethane rubber or the like can be used. Go The rubber hardness can be changed by selecting the rubber material and vulcanization conditions. It The vulcanization temperature of the soft rubber material is set lower than the vulcanization temperature of the hard rubber material. example For example, the vulcanization temperature range of the soft rubber material is set to 130 to 150 ° C, and the vulcanization of the hard rubber material is performed. The temperature range can be set to 160-170 ° C.

[0019]

[Effect of device]

  The floor cleaning tool of the present invention has a reinforcing member whose strength is equivalent to that of metal or synthetic resin. And not only have sufficient durability against unexpected external forces, but also metal and synthetic Unlike oil, it has excellent shock absorption, so there is an unexpected shock when cleaning. In the event of damage, the furniture and walls will not be damaged, and no impact noise will be generated. In addition to having the advantage that the body is not damaged, the upper part of the squeegee member is clean. Sufficient for the force received by the transmission of the external force applied to the lower end of the squeegee member during sweeping. It has sufficient strength and durability, and the lower part of the squeegee member is soft rubber during cleaning. The elasticity of the squeeze presses it strongly against the floor surface and keeps it in close contact with the floor surface at all times to prevent dust and dirt. It is possible to satisfactorily remove the cleaning liquid etc. sprayed on the floor surface. Moreover, above Since the side part is integrally formed with the upper part, the bottom part of the squeegee member can be used for cleaning. The external force applied to the end is well dispersed without being locally received, and Good transmission to the high-strength parts of the parts to complement the strength makes it possible to obtain excellent overall performance. The effect of improved elasticity and durability can be achieved.

[0020]   Further, the handle portion and the reinforcing member are supplementary to the mounting member attached to the lower end of the handle portion. It can be detachably connected by fitting it into the groove formed in the strong member. In addition, multiple grooves of the reinforcing member can be formed at different angles, and can be selected and used as appropriate. Thus, the mounting angle between the handle and the squeegee member can be adjusted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a floor cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the floor cleaning tool of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of the floor cleaning tool of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the main part of the floor cleaning tool of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the main part of the floor cleaning tool of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Floor cleaning tool 20: Handle 21: Mounting member 30: Reinforcing member 31: Metal core material 32: Hard rubber 40: Squeegee member 41: substantially above 42: Lower part

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A floor cleaning tool comprising a handle, a horizontally long reinforcing member attached to a lower end of the handle, and a plate-shaped squeegee member extending below the reinforcing member. The member is formed of a metal core material and a hard rubber surrounding the outer periphery thereof, and substantially the upper portion of the squeegee member is integrally formed of the hard rubber of the same quality as the hard rubber, and further below the substantially upper portion. A floor cleaning tool, which is integrally formed of a soft rubber having a hardness smaller than that of the hard rubber. 2. The handle portion and the reinforcing member are detachably coupled by fitting a mounting member attached to a lower end of the handle portion into a groove formed in the reinforcing member. The floor cleaning tool according to claim 1. 3. The floor cleaning according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of grooves of the reinforcing member are formed at different angles, and the mounting angle between the handle portion and the squeegee member can be adjusted. Ingredient 4. The floor cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the hard rubber has a hardness of 70 to 90 degrees and the soft rubber has a hardness of 20 to 60 degrees.