JP3171468U - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a handle and a cleaning tool provided with a structure for attaching the handle so as to be able to enter a cleaning place having a narrow vertical interval. A groove 18 having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in a central portion of the upper surface of a substantially rectangular support 2 that supports a sheet body, and a pivot shaft 16 of a handle 3 can be pivoted on both end faces of the groove 18. A bearing hole 19 to be inserted is provided. The handle 3 is formed by bending a round bar into a U-shape with a long parallel portion, bending both free ends short outward to form a turning shaft 16, and supporting the handle 3 with the turning shaft 16 inserted into the bearing hole 19. The U-shaped tip is bent at an angle that is inclined with respect to the U-shaped plane so that it can be swung to a horizontal position in contact with the upper surface of the body 2. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning tool used for cleaning a floor surface, a window glass, etc. by attaching a sheet of cleaning paper, wiping cloth, etc., and in particular, a handle that allows the cleaning tool to enter a cleaning place with a narrow vertical interval. The present invention relates to a structure and a structure for attaching the handle to a cleaning tool body.

  As a cleaning tool used for cleaning floor surfaces, window glass, etc., a sheet of disposable cleaning wipes, wiping cloth, etc. is attached so as to wrap the bottom surface of a substantially rectangular support plate, and a short fixed handle or tiltable at the center of the top surface There are those that are used with a long handle (see Patent Documents 1 to 4). FIG. 14 is an external view of an example thereof, and four holding portions 53 for holding the sheet body 52 are provided on the upper surface of the support plate 51 along both long sides.

  The holding portion 53 is formed by forming a thin synthetic resin plate having elasticity into an oval shape as shown in FIG. 15, and forming slits 55 radially at the center portion to form six triangular flaps 56. The sheet body 52 is wound around the bottom surface of the support plate, the end portion is handed over the holding portion 53, and is pushed between the flaps 56 with the fingertip. When the fingertip is pulled out, the sheet body 52 is held in a state of being sandwiched by the slit 55 between the triangular flaps 56 having elasticity.

  Such a holding structure of the sheet body can reduce the thickness of the support plate 51 including the holding portion 53, so that the support plate 51 can be moved into a cleaning place with a narrow vertical interval. However, in the conventional cleaning tool, a joint 54 that can be swung and raised in all directions as shown in FIG. 14 is attached to the upper surface of the support plate 51 to connect an extendable rod-shaped handle 57, or a fixed handle is attached. It was. For this reason, the dimension from the bottom surface of the support plate 51 to the top of the joint 54 or the top of the fixed handle becomes large, and there is a problem that it cannot be used in a cleaning place having a narrow vertical interval.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-68263 Utility Model Registration No. 2507300 Registered Utility Model No. 3032167 JP 2006-239174 A No. 2011-4598

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems of the prior art, and the object thereof is to provide a handle capable of entering a cleaning place having a narrow vertical interval and a cleaning tool having a mounting structure thereof. .

  The device according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem is a cleaning tool which is operated by a handle attached to the upper surface side, with the sheet body mounted so as to wrap the bottom surface side of the thin support body having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. , A groove having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the central portion of the upper surface of the support, and bearing holes are formed on both end surfaces of the groove so that a pivot shaft can be pivotally inserted. Has a round bar formed in a U-shape with a long parallel part, and both free ends are formed with a pivot shaft that is short and bent outward, and the handle is parallel with the pivot shaft inserted into the bearing hole. The cleaning tool is characterized in that the U-shaped tip is bent at an angle inclined with respect to the U-shaped plane so that the portion can be swung to a horizontal posture in contact with the upper surface of the support.

  According to such a configuration, the handle can be turned to a horizontal posture as shown in FIG. In this posture, the dimension from the lower surface to the top of the support is a small value obtained by adding the diameter of the handle round bar to the thickness of the support. For this reason, the cleaning tool can be made to enter a cleaning portion having a narrow vertical interval, and there is an advantage that it can be used for cleaning such a portion.

  Further, the invention described in claim 2 is the cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the handle is formed of a material having elasticity so that both free end sides open elastically. It is a tool.

  According to such a configuration, since the handle can be detached from the support by bending the parallel part of the handle, the support and the handle can be separated and stored.

  Further, the invention described in claim 3 is the cleaning tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support in the portion where the groove having the inverted trapezoidal cross section is formed has a height of the upper surface over the entire width and the other portion. The U-shaped tip is formed with respect to the U-shaped plane so that the handle is swung to a horizontal position where the parallel part contacts the upper surface of the lower support body. The cleaning tool is bent at an inclined angle.

  According to such a configuration, the dimension from the lower surface to the top of the support when the handle is turned to the horizontal posture can be further reduced, and the cleaning tool is further advanced into a cleaning place with a narrower vertical interval. Can be.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cleaning tool according to the second aspect, a second groove having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the width direction of the support is formed at the center of the upper surface of the support. A cleaning tool characterized in that bearing holes are formed in both ends of the groove of 2 so that the pivot shaft of the handle can be pivotably inserted so that the elastic handle can be replaced with the second groove. is there.

  According to such a configuration, by changing the handle to the second groove, it is possible to allow the cleaning tool to enter not only the vertical interval but also the cleaning portion having a narrow horizontal interval, and that such a portion can be cleaned. Have. In addition, there is an advantage that the handle and the handle can be separated and stored by removing the handle from the support.

1 is an overall perspective view of a cleaning tool 1 according to a first embodiment. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cleaning tool 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the structure of the locking portion 5. FIG. 2 is an end view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 in a state where a sheet body 4 is locked to a locking portion 5. 2 is a configuration diagram of a handle 3. FIG. It is sectional drawing of the support body 2 along the BB line of FIG. It is the whole perspective view of the state where the handle 3 was turned to a horizontal posture. It is a whole perspective view of the support body 2a of the cleaning tool 1a which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing along CC line of the state of attaching the handle 3a to the support body 2a. It is a whole perspective view of the support body 2b of the cleaning tool 1b which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the handle 3 to the 2nd groove | channel 18b, and was rotated in the horizontal attitude | position. It is a modified embodiment of the handle 3. It is another modified embodiment of the handle 3. It is an example of the conventional cleaning tool. It is an example of the sheet | seat body holding | maintenance part in the conventional cleaning tool.

Hereinafter, the structural example of the cleaning tool which concerns on this invention is divided into embodiment and demonstrated.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the cleaning tool 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cleaning tool 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning tool 1 includes a support body 2 on which a sheet body such as a cleaning wiping paper or wiping cloth is mounted, and a handle 3 attached to the upper surface thereof.

  The support body 2 on which the sheet body is mounted is formed in a thin shape having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and four locking portions 5 for locking the sheet body are provided on the upper surface side thereof. The four locking portions 5 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center lines of the long side and the short side of the rectangular support 2. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the structure of the locking portion 5, and FIG. 4 is an end view of the support body 2 along the line AA in FIG. 1 in a state where the sheet body 4 is locked to the locking portion 5. It is. This portion of the support 2 is composed of two locking portions 5, an upper surface plate 6, a lower surface plate 7, and a pad 8 from the upper surface side. The upper surface plate 6 and the lower surface plate 7 are made of a synthetic resin material, and a pad 8 made of sponge, thick nonwoven fabric, or the like is attached to the lower surface side of the lower surface plate 7.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the locking portion 5 that locks the sheet body includes a lid body 12 and a hole 14 formed in the upper surface plate 6. The lid body 12 is formed in a substantially rectangular thin plate shape by a material having elasticity that can be bent. One side of the lid 12 is bonded and fixed to the central portion in the width direction of the upper surface plate 6, and the opposite edge is lifted with a finger to form a gap extending obliquely between the lower surface of the lid 12 and the upper surface plate 6. Can be made. Two protrusions 13 protrude from the lower surface side of the lid 12, and a hole 14 into which the protrusion 13 enters when the lid 12 is parallel to the upper surface plate 6 is formed in the upper surface plate 6. .

  When attaching the sheet body 4, the support body 2 is placed on the rectangular sheet body, and the open end of the lid body 12 is lifted to form a gap extending obliquely between the lid body 12 and the upper surface plate 6. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the sheet body 4 is wound so as to wrap around the bottom surface side of the support body 2, the end portion is drawn into the gap, and the open end portion of the lid body 12 is pushed down in this state, and the end portion of the sheet body is The protrusion 13 of the lid 12 is pushed into the hole 14 of the upper surface plate 6 with being sandwiched therebetween. As a result, the end of the sheet member is sandwiched between the outer surface of the protrusion 13 and the inner surface of the hole 14 and is fixed by the elastic force of the protrusion 13. Such a configuration of the locking portion 5 is disclosed in Patent Document 5 by the inventor of the present application, but instead of this, even if the structure of the conventional holding portion 53 as shown in FIG. 15 is adopted. Good.

  The cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment is characterized by the structure of the handle 3 attached to the upper surface of the support 2 and its attachment structure. 5A is a plan view of the handle 3, and FIG. 5B is a front view. The handle 3 has a shape in which a round bar is bent into a U-shape with a long parallel portion. Both free ends on the open side are short and bent outward. The short bent portion 16 functions as the pivot 16 of the handle 3 as will be described later.

  Furthermore, a part of the front end side of the parallel part is bent at an angle inclined with respect to the U-shaped plane. The bending is related to a structure for attaching the handle 3 to the support 2 described below. The support body 2 is formed by bending a round bar of elastic spring steel, stainless steel or the like, and is adjusted so that both free ends are elastically opened in the state of being detached from the support body 2 and slightly open compared to the parallel state. Yes.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the handle 3 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the support 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the attachment mechanism includes a groove 18 having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the longitudinal direction at the center of the upper surface of the support 2, and bearing holes 19 provided at both end surfaces of the groove 18. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the support 2 taken along the line BB in FIG. In this portion of the support 2, the upper surface plate 6 is formed thick, and the lower surface side thereof is in contact with the upper surface of the lower surface plate 7. A groove 18 having an inverted trapezoidal cross section is formed at that portion, and bearing holes 19 are formed at both end faces of the groove 18. The length of the groove 18 is equal to the outer width of the two parallel portions of the handle 3. A pivot shaft 16 of the handle 3 is inserted into the bearing hole 19 so as to be pivotable. The cross section of the bearing hole 19 may be circular or rectangular.

  When attaching the handle 3, the left and right turning shafts 16 are inserted into the left and right bearing holes 19 by pressing and narrowing the front end side of the parallel portion made of an elastic material. In the attached state, the handle 3 can turn around a center line connecting the two bearing holes 19 as shown in FIG. The state of the handle 3 indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 6 is a state in which the lower surface side of the parallel part of the handle 3 is in contact with the upper surface plate 6 of the support 2. The inclined bending with respect to the U-shaped plane on the front end side of the parallel portion of the handle 3 is adjusted so that the handle 3 can be turned to a horizontal posture as shown by a dotted line in FIG. FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view of the state in which the handle 3 is turned to a horizontal posture.

  The cleaning tool 1 of the present embodiment can turn the handle 3 to the horizontal posture as shown in FIG. 7, and in the state of turning to the horizontal posture, the handle 3 is parallel as shown by the dotted line in FIG. The part lower surface side comes into contact with the upper surface plate 6 of the support 2. The dimension from the lower surface to the top of the support 2 in this state is a value obtained by adding the diameter of the round bar of the handle 3 to 3 to 3.5 mm to the thickness of the support 2. The value is significantly smaller than that of the conventional cleaning tool using the joint 54 shown in FIG. For this reason, the cleaning tool 1 of this embodiment can be made to approach the cleaning location with a narrow vertical space | interval, and has the advantage which can be used for the cleaning of such a location. Moreover, the cleaning tool 1 of this embodiment has the advantage that the handle 3 can be easily detached from the support 2 and the support 2 and the handle 3 can be separated and stored.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 8 is an overall perspective view of the support 2a of the cleaning tool 1a according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 8 with the handle 3a attached to the support 2a. is there. The cleaning tool 1a of the present embodiment is formed such that the height of the upper surface of the support 2a at the part where the inverted trapezoidal groove 18 is formed is lower than the other part by the thickness of the round bar of the handle 3a. There is a feature in the point. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the handle 3a is turned in a horizontal posture, the lower end side of the parallel portion of the handle 3a is bent to be inclined with respect to the U-shaped plane at the tip of the handle 3a so as to come into contact with the upper surface plate 6. Has been adjusted.

  For this reason, in the state where the handle 3a is swung in the horizontal posture, the dimension from the lower surface to the top of the support 2a is equal to the thickness of the support 2a in the portion not formed low, and the cleaning tool according to the first embodiment The value is even smaller than 1. For this reason, the cleaning tool 1a of this embodiment can be made to enter a cleaning place where the vertical interval is further narrow, and has an advantage that it can be used for cleaning such a place. In addition, the handle 3 can be easily detached from the support 2, and the support 2a and the handle 3a can be separated and stored.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 10 is an overall perspective view of the support 2b of the cleaning tool 1b according to the third embodiment. The cleaning tool 1b of this embodiment is a modification of the cleaning tool 1 according to the first embodiment. The difference is that a second groove 18b having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the width direction of the support is additionally formed in the center of the upper surface of the support 2b. This is because the handle 3 can be turned in the longitudinal direction of the support 2b. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a state in which the handle 3 is attached to the second groove 18b and turned to a horizontal posture.

  Since the cleaning tool 1b of this embodiment can make the handle 3 have a horizontal posture as shown in FIG. 11, the cleaning tool 1b can be advanced not only in the vertical interval but also in a cleaning place with a narrow horizontal interval. It has the advantage that it can be used for cleaning of places. Further, in addition to being able to replace the handle 3 in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the support 2b, there is an advantage that the handle 3 can be detached from the support 2b and the support 2b and the handle 3 can be separated and stored.

(Fourth embodiment)
This embodiment is a modified embodiment of the handle 3. In the embodiments so far, the handle 3 having the configuration shown in FIG. 5 has been adopted. The handle 3 may be configured as shown in FIG. 12A is a plan view of the handle 3b, and FIG. 12B is a front view. The difference from the handle 3 in FIG. 5 is that a spacing bar 20 for securing a spacing is attached in the middle of the parallel portion. Furthermore, in order to prevent the hand gripping the handle 3b from coming into contact with the cleaning surface when the handle 3b is in a horizontal posture, a bend that separates the U-shaped bent portion from the cleaning surface is formed in the middle portion of the parallel portion.

  In the handle 3 shown in FIG. 5, if the U-shaped portion is gripped strongly, the distance between the U-shaped tip portions is narrowed, and the swiveling shaft 16 may be detached from the bearing hole 19. On the other hand, in the handle 3b of the present embodiment, since the spacing bar 20 is attached, the turning shaft 16 does not come off the bearing hole 19 even if the U-folded side portion is gripped strongly.

  FIG. 13 shows still another embodiment of the handle, in which a U-shaped bent portion is embedded in a rectangular resin handle 21 instead of the spacing bar 20 of the handle 3b shown in FIG. With such a configuration, the same effect as that of the handle 3b of FIG. 12 can be obtained, and there is an advantage that the handle can be easily grasped.

  In the drawings, 1, 1a, 1b are cleaning tools, 2, 2a, 2b are supports, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c are grips, 4 is a sheet body, 16 is a pivot, 18 is a groove, 18b is a second Grooves 19 and 19b indicate bearing holes.

Claims (4)

In a cleaning tool that is operated with a handle attached to the upper surface side by mounting the sheet body so as to wrap the bottom surface side of the thin support body in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view,
A groove having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the central portion of the upper surface of the support, and bearing holes are formed on both end surfaces of the groove so that a pivot shaft described later can be freely inserted.
The handle has a round bar formed in a U-shape with a long parallel part, and both free ends are formed with a turning shaft that is short and bent outward, and the turning shaft is inserted into the bearing hole. A cleaning tool, wherein the U-shaped tip is bent at an angle inclined with respect to the U-shaped plane so that the parallel portion of the handle is swung to a horizontal posture in contact with the upper surface of the support.   2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the handle is formed of a material having elasticity so that both free end sides open elastically from each other.   3. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the support in the portion where the inverted trapezoidal groove is formed has an upper surface height that extends over the entire width and is equal to the thickness of the handle round bar from other portions. The U-shaped tip is bent at an angle inclined with respect to the U-shaped plane so that the handle is swung to a horizontal posture where the parallel part contacts the upper surface of the lower support. A cleaning tool characterized by that.   3. The cleaning tool according to claim 2, wherein a second groove having an inverted trapezoidal cross section extending in the width direction of the support is formed in a central portion of the upper surface of the support, and the handle is also provided at both end surfaces of the second groove. The cleaning tool is characterized in that a bearing hole into which the pivot shaft can be pivotably inserted is formed so that the handle having elasticity can be replaced with the second groove.