JP4013095B2

JP4013095B2 - Cleaning tool, handle and wiping cloth used for the cleaning tool

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Publication number: JP4013095B2
Application number: JP15991798A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 久史上山; 千恵中野; 哲浩山本; 矢間　　博; 武雄岩城
Original assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd; Dainihon Jochugiku Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd; Dainihon Jochugiku Co Ltd
Priority date: 1997-05-26
Filing date: 1998-05-25
Publication date: 2007-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 2018-05-25
Also published as: JPH1142193A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は清掃具に関し、より詳しくは、取っ手に対して払拭布を着脱するタイプの手持ち式の清掃具に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
取っ手に払拭布を着脱する手持ち式の清掃具は、例えば実公平４−２０３８４号公報に開示されている。該公報に記載された清掃具は、二股の音叉状に形成されている取っ手の先端部分に払拭布を取りつけるようになっている。払拭布は、中央部分に固定用の小さなベルトを縫い付けた細い帯状のキャンバス地と、各々が該キャンバス地の幅より長い多数の紐を前記キャンバス地の長手方向に対して垂直に並べて縫着してなる房状部とから構成される帯状物の左右両端をそれぞれ中央に向かって折り重ねた状態で、重なり部分のキャンバス地の両縁を長手方向に縫合することにより、キャンバス地の両端部を、開口の向かい合った袋状とし、取っ手の装着部分としている。
このような払拭布は、その袋状装着部分が外側となるようにＵ字状にし、各袋状装着部分の開口部に取っ手の先端を一本ずつ差し込むことにより取っ手に装着される。また、それだけでは払拭布が取っ手から外れるおそれがあるので、払拭布の外側中央部に縫い付けたベルトを取っ手に設けたフックに引っ掛けて留めるようにしている。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかし、上記従来の清掃具は、取っ手に対する払拭布の着脱が煩わしいうえ、取っ手および払拭布の構造が非常に複雑で製造コストが高いという問題があった。また、払拭布の房状部を構成する紐が二重になっていて、しかもそれが取っ手の先端の音叉状部分に沿って二列に並んでいるので、嵩高く窓用ブラインドの隙間のような、狭くて埃の取りにくい箇所を掃除するのには適していなかった。
従って、本発明は、取っ手に対して払拭布を着脱するタイプの清掃具において、その着脱が容易に行えるようにするとともに、取っ手と払拭布の構造を簡単にして製造コストを低く抑え、さらに狭くて埃の取りにくい箇所を掃除するの適した清掃具の提供を課題としてなされたものである。
【０００４】
【課題を解決するための手段】
すなわち、本発明は以下の清掃具に関するものである。
（１）取っ手に払拭布を装着してなる清掃具であって、
前記払拭布は、シート状または平坦なチューブ状で、両縁部に多数の切り込みまたはくり抜きを有するものであり、
前記取っ手は、払拭布着脱部と把持部とが連結されてなり、前記払拭布着脱部はヒンジを介して開閉可能に連接した２枚の挟着片を備え、該２枚の挟着片を閉じた状態で前記払拭布を保持する保持手段を備え、
さらに、前記払拭布着脱部に対する前記払拭布の滑りを防止する滑り防止手段を備えてなり、
前記シート状払拭布は、両縁部の切り込みまたはくり抜き部分同士が重なるように二つに畳み、その間に払拭布着脱部を挟むように、取っ手に位置を合わせてから前記２枚の挟着片を閉じることにより、取っ手に装着されており、
前記平坦なチューブ状払拭布は、チューブ内に払拭布着脱部を挿入して取っ手に位置を合わせ、切り込みまたはくり抜き部分同士が重なるように二つに畳み、または畳まずに、払拭布着脱部の前記２枚の挟着片を閉じることにより、取っ手に装着されている
清掃具。
（２）前記把持部が２つの把持片からなり、各把持片が、各挟着片の反ヒンジ側端部に連接固定されてなる前記（１）記載の清掃具。
（３）前記把持部が１つの把持片からなり、前記２枚の挟着片の一方が反ヒンジ側端部において上記把持片と連接固定されてなる前記（１）記載の清掃具。
（４）前記ヒンジが、前記挟着片を表裏２方向へ折り畳み可能である前記（２）または（３）記載の清掃具。
（５）前記挟着片を開いた状態で少なくとも前記払拭布の両端部を仮止めする仮止め手段を備えてなる前記（１）ないし（４）のいずれか１つに記載の清掃具。
（６）前記滑り防止手段が、前記払拭布に係止する面状ファスナーである前記（１）記載の清掃具。
（７）前記ヒンジに、前記払拭布に係止するか、または前記払拭布を貫通する針状突起が形成されてなる前記（１）ないし（６）のいずれか１つに記載の清掃具。
（８）前記払拭布着脱部と前記把持部が別素材により形成されてなる前記（１）ないし（７）のいずれか１つに記載の清掃具。
（９）前記払拭布着脱部と前記把持部が二色成形法により形成されてなる前記（８）記載の清掃具。
（１０）前記払拭布着脱部が前記把持部よりも柔軟な素材により形成されてなる前記（８）または（９）記載の清掃具。
【０００５】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の清掃具の取っ手は、ヒンジを介して開閉可能に連結した２つの部材からなる払拭布着脱部と、該払拭布着脱部の少なくとも一端に結合された把持部とからなるが、このように構成することにより、２つの部材間に払拭布を挟んだ状態で保持して清掃具とすることができることを特徴とする。
この取っ手に装着する払拭布には、シート状または平坦なチューブ状で、両縁部に多数の、好ましくはそれぞれが概略平行な切り込みまたはくり抜きを有するものを使用する。ここで払拭布の両縁部への切り込みまたはくり抜きは、払拭布が取っ手に装着された際に該取っ手の長手方向に対して垂直ないしはそれに近い角度で設けられることが好ましく、これにより、清掃具の使用時、房状ないしそれに近似する形状が提示される。シート状払拭布は、両縁部の切り込みまたはくり抜き部分同士が重なるように二つに畳み、その間に払拭布着脱部を挟むように、取っ手に位置を合わせるか、畳まずに広げたまま位置を合わせてから払拭布着脱部を構成する２つの部材を閉じることにより、取っ手に装着できる。平坦なチューブ状払拭布はチューブ内に払拭布着脱部を挿入して取っ手に位置を合わせ、上記と同様に二つに畳み、または畳まずに、払拭布着脱部の２つの部材を閉じることにより、取っ手に装着できる。また、払拭布には、払拭布着脱部を通すスリット等を設けることにより、取っ手に対する払拭布の位置決めが容易になされ、取っ手への装着後の払拭布の落下を防止することができる。払拭布は取っ手に対して１枚のみを装着しても、また２枚以上の複数枚を重ねて装着してもよい。
このように、本発明においては、開いた払拭布着脱部の２つの部材と払拭布とを適当に配置してから、該部材を閉じるだけで、払拭布を取っ手に簡単に装着することができるので、組み立て作業の煩わしさがない。また、取っ手が払拭布着脱部の２つの部材をヒンジで開閉可能にした簡単な構造であり、払拭布もまた両縁部に切り込みやくり抜きを入れたシートまたは平坦なチューブからなる簡単な構造であるから、製造コストを低く抑えることができる。さらに、払拭布としてはシート状または平坦なチューブ状のものを用いているため、窓用ブラインドの隙間等の狭い箇所の掃除も容易である。
【０００６】
また、上記構成においては、払拭布着脱部の２つの部材の一方を、他方の部材に対して、ヒンジを軸として両方向に回転可能であるようにすることにより、どちらの方向に閉じても同様に払拭布を装着することができ、使用性が非常に向上する。
一方、把持部は払拭布着脱部に対して一体に形成されても、また連結手段を介して結合されてもよく、多様な製品形態をとることができる。
さらに、払拭布着脱部を構成する２つの部材を開いた状態で払拭布を仮止めする手段や、それらを閉じた状態に保持する手段等を備えていてもよく、これらの手段は上記部材または把持部に設けても、また別部材を用いてもよい。
【０００７】
本発明の清掃具の取っ手は、払拭布着脱部と把持部とが連結されてなる清掃具の取っ手であって、上記払拭布着脱部はヒンジを介して開閉可能に連接した２枚の挟着片を備え、該２枚の挟着片を閉じた状態で払拭布が保持される。
前記取っ手において、把持部を２つの把持片により構成し、その各把持片を各挟着片の反ヒンジ側端部に連接固定したり、把持部を１つの把持片により構成し、２枚の挟着片の一方を反ヒンジ側端部において上記把持片と連接固定したりすることができる。前者（把持片が２つ）の場合、両把持片を持って挟着片を開閉すればよく、後者（把持片が１つ）の場合、把持片に固定されていない挟着片と把持片とを持って開閉すればよい。
また、上記２つの把持片からなる把持部の場合、連接した把持片と挟着片を１枚の平坦な板状にしておけば、挟着片をヒンジにより表裏どちら向きに閉じても払拭布を挟むことが可能となる。一方、１つの把持片からなる把持部の場合もまた、取っ手の先端部分にヒンジが位置するので、前者と同様に挟着片をどちら向きに閉じても払拭布を挟むことができる。
前記取っ手において、挟着片を開いた状態で少なくとも払拭布の両端部を仮止めする仮止め手段を備えていることが好ましい。これにより、開いた挟着片を閉じる際に払拭布の位置がずれるのを防止できる。この構成は特に複数枚の払拭布を重ねて使用する場合に効果的である。
さらに、前記取っ手において、２枚の挟着片を閉じた状態に保持する保持手段を備えて
いる。これにより、清掃具の使用中に挟着片が誤って開いてしまうことを防止できる。
【０００８】
本発明の清掃具の取っ手は、払拭布着脱部に対する払拭布の滑りを防止する滑り防止手段を備えている。この滑り防止手段としては、挟着片の合わせ面に設ける互いに噛み合う凹凸や、払拭布と係止する面状ファスナー等を挙げることができる。このような滑り防止手段を設けておくことにより、清掃具の使用中に払拭布の位置がずれてしまうのを防止できる。
このような位置ずれは、ヒンジに、払拭布に係止するか、または払拭布を貫通する針状突起を形成することによっても防止できる。
本発明の清掃具の取っ手は、払拭布着脱部と把持部が別素材を用いて、例えば二色成形法により形成することができる。この場合、払拭布着脱部を把持部よりも柔軟な素材により形成することにより、清掃中に取っ手が被払拭部材を傷めるのを防止することができる。これは、特に、窓用ブラインド等の傷つきやすい箇所の掃除のための清掃具として好ましい手段である。
【０００９】
【実施例】
次に、本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明するが、本発明はこれらに限定されるものではない。
【００１０】
まず、図１ないし図５に示した第１実施例について説明する。
図１は本発明の清掃具の取っ手１の分解斜視図である。取っ手１は、払拭布着脱部１０と、２枚の把持片２０ａ，２０ｂからなる把持部２０とから構成されている。払拭布着脱部１０はスチレン共重合体等のエラストマーを射出成形したもので、長方形の板状の２枚の挟着片１１を縦に並べ、その間を薄肉のヒンジ１２により連接している。この薄肉のヒンジ１２により、挟着片１１は表裏２方向に折り畳み可能となっている。
各挟着片１１のヒンジ側端部には、表裏両面ともに小さな突条（滑り防止手段）１３が形成されている。この突条１３は、挟着片１１の一方に２本、他方に３本形成されており、互いに位相をずらして配置されている。また、各挟着片１１の反ヒンジ側の端面には、各把持片２０ａ，２０ｂを連接固定するための開口１４が形成されている。開口１４は、奥に幅広の係止部１４ａを備えている。
把持片２０ａ，２０ｂは、ポリプロピレンを射出成形した細長い板状の部材で、それぞれ先端部に、挟着片１１の開口１４に挿入固定される薄い連結片２１が形成されている。この連結片２１は、先端の左右両側に鍔２１ａを有し、中央に切欠き２１ｂが設けられている。連結片２１は、挟着片１１の開口１４に挿入するとき、鍔２１ａの先端部の外寸が小さくなるように弾性変形し、鍔２１ａが開口１４の係止部１４ａに達すると元の形状に戻って、把持片２０ａ，２０ｂが挟着片１１から簡単には抜けなくなる。
一方、各把持片２０ａ，２０ｂは、挟着片１１，１１を開いた状態で払拭布（後述）の両端部を仮止めする手段として、連結片２１の後方位置に、それぞれ略三角形の押さえ片２２を２枚ずつ有している。各押さえ片２２は把持片２０ａ，２０ｂの本体にヒンジ２２ａを介して折り曲げ可能に連接しており、各把持片２０ａ，２０ｂに設けられた２枚の押さえ片２２は、把持片２０ａ，２０ｂを長手方向の中心線の回りで１８０度回転させたときに、一方が他方と同じ形状、同じ配置を呈するようになっている。
各押さえ片２２は把持片２０ａ，２０ｂの本体との合わせ面にピン２２ｂを有し、把持片２０ａ，２０ｂは、押さえ片２２との合わせ面に、該ピン２２ｂが嵌合するエックス（Ｘ）形状の凹部２３を有している。該凹部２３の裏側は座ぐり２４になっている。また、押さえ片２２は、それぞれ先端側に、払拭布を押さえるための数個の小さな突起２２ｃを有している。
一方の把持片２０ａの後端部には貫通穴２５が形成されている。また、他方の把持片２０ｂの後端部には、該貫通穴２５と嵌合するボス２６が表裏両面に形成されている。従って、ボス２６は挟着片１１をヒンジ１２で表裏どちらの向きに折り畳んだ場合でも、貫通穴２５と嵌合する。貫通穴２５とボス２６により、２枚の挟着片１１を閉じた状態に保持する保持手段が構成されている。
【００１１】
図２は、上で説明した取っ手１に装着される払拭布２を示す平面図である。この払拭布２には、一般に化学ぞうきんと呼ばれるシート状ワイパーを用いており、上下両縁部にほぼ平行な多数の切り込み２ａを入れている。シート状ワイパーの材質、構成等は何ら制限されないが、例えば親水性繊維（レーヨン，綿等）と疎水性繊維（ポリエステル，ポリオレフィン等）を積層してなるワイパー、例えばレーヨン／ポリエステル／レーヨンの３層構造のもの等が使いやすく、好ましい。また、埃を捕集しやすくするため、上記ワイパーに適宜鉱物油、植物油、シリコーン油等を含浸させてもよい。多数の切り込み２ａの形状は任意であるが、埃の捕集性、使用性等の点から、切り込みの間隔を０．５〜２．０ｃｍ、深さを３．０〜８．０ｃｍ程度にするのが好ましい。
【００１２】
図３ないし図５は、取っ手１に払拭布２を装着する手順を概略的に示す斜視図である。まず、図３に示すように、挟着片１１，１１を開いた取っ手１の上に、払拭布２を仮想線で示すように広げて載置する。このとき、払拭布２は、その中心線Ｃ₁を取っ手の中心線Ｃ₂から少しずらして置き、両端部を、ピン２２ｂが上を向いた側の押さえ片２２の下に通しておく。
次に、押さえ片２２を矢印Ａで示す方向へ折り曲げてピン２２ｂを凹部２３に嵌め込み、払拭布２を取っ手１に仮止めする。そして、これと並行して取っ手１を図４に示すように中心線Ｃ₂の回りで９０度回す方向へ起こしながら、払拭布２をほぼ中心線Ｃ₁の位置で２つに折り畳んで、挟着片１１，１１を挟むようにする。さらに、残った２つの押さえ片２２も図４に矢印Ｂで示す方向に折り曲げて、挟着片１１，１１の反対側の面でも払拭布２を仮止めする。最後に、２枚の挟着片１１，１１をヒンジ１２で折り曲げ、両把持片２０ａ，２０ｂの後端部を合わせてボス２６を貫通穴２５に嵌め込むことにより、清掃具の組み立てが完了する（図５）。
【００１３】
このように、本実施例の清掃具は、以上の手順に沿って、開いた挟着片１１に払拭布２を載せてから挟着片１１を閉じるだけで、簡単に素早く組み立てることができ、組み立て作業の煩わしさがない。また、図３および図４に示すように挟着片を開いた状態で払拭布２を取っ手１に仮止めするようにしているので、図５の組み立て状態に移行するときに払拭布２の位置がずれてしまうことがなく、組み立て作業のやり直しはほとんど不要である。そのうえ、組み立てが完了すると挟着片１１のヒンジ側端部に形成した突条１３同士が噛み合い、その間に払拭布２が挟まれるので、清掃具の使用中に払拭布２の位置がずれることもない。
また、上記の清掃具においては、取っ手１と払拭布２がともに簡単な構成であるから、製造上のコストを低く抑えることが可能であるうえ、払拭布２にシート状ワイパーを用いているため、窓用ブラインドの隙間等の狭い箇所を掃除するのも容易である。さらには、挟着片１１を把持片２０ａ，２０ｂよりも柔軟なエラストマー材料から形成していることと、挟着片１１が払拭布２に覆われて表面に出ないようになっていることにより、使用中に窓用ブラインド等の被払拭側の部材を傷める恐れも少ない。
なお、払拭布着脱部１０と把持部２０は、各成形材料を別の色にしてデザイン性を高めることもでき、把持部２０は、持ちやすくするために梨地加工を施したり、丸みをもたせて成形したり、清潔さを保つために抗菌加工を施してもよい。また、払拭布着脱部１０と把持部２０は、上記第１実施例のように別々に成形するのではなく、二色成形法（２つの材料を用いて同時に成形する方法）を用いて一体に成形してもよい。挟着片１１の内側および／または外側に払拭布２がずれてしまわないように、払拭布２と係合する面状ファスナーを取りつけておくこともまた好ましい。
【００１４】
次に、把持部を一本の把持片で構成した第２実施例について、図６を用いて説明する。この実施例の取っ手３は、払拭布着脱部３０と把持部４０とがポリプロピレンから一体に成形されている。そして、払拭布着脱部３０は、２枚の挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂをヒンジ３２で開閉可能に連接した構成で、その一方３１ａが、反ヒンジ側の端部において把持片４１と連接している。
把持片４１と連接した挟着片３１ａの基端部には、表裏両面にピン３３が形成され、他方の挟着片３１ｂには、このピン３３が嵌合するＸ形状の貫通穴３４が形成されていて、これらにより、挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂを閉じた状態に保持する手段が構成されている。また、各挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂには、払拭布４の滑り防止手段として、一定間隔で連続して配置した斜め向きの突条３５が表裏両面に形成されている。なお、この突条３５は、両挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂを閉じたときに互いに重ならない位置に配置されている。
図示の例では、払拭布４は、幅を挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂの片方の長さと同程度にしたものを用いており、両縁部には第１実施例と同様に複数の切り込み４ａが形成されているこの払拭布４は、把持片４１に連接した挟着片３１ａを挟むように配置し、両挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂを閉じるだけで、取っ手に簡単に取りつけることができる。また、払拭布４を取っ手３に取りつけた後は、挟着片３１ａ，３１ｂが外れたり、払拭布４がずれたりする不具合はなく、第１実施例の清掃具と同様に、窓用ブラインドの隙間等のような狭い箇所でも容易に掃除することができる。なお、この例は第１実施例よりもさらに構成が簡単であるため、より一層のコストダウンを図ることができる。
【００１５】
次に、取っ手の第３実施例について、図７の分解斜視図を用いて説明する。この取っ手５の払拭布着脱部５０は、図１の例とほぼ同じく、２枚の挟着片５１，５１がヒンジ５２で折り曲げ可能に連接され、反ヒンジ側の端部に開口５４を有しているが、突条５３の向きと、反ヒンジ側の端部にも突条５５が２本ずつ形成されている点で、図１の例とは異なっている。
把持部６０の各把持片６１は、先端に鍔６２ａを有する連結片６２を有しているが、本実施例では把持部６０と払拭布着脱部５０とを挿入嵌合した後、取外し可能とするための連結片６２への中央の切欠き（図１の２１ｂ）は形成していない。また、図１において仮止め手段として示した押さえ片２２はこの把持片６１には形成されておらず、別体の押さえ部材６３を用いるようにしている。把持片６１は、後端の一部と先端のごくわずかな部分を除く領域が、厚さの薄い押さえ部材用位置調整部６４として形成され、この位置調整部６４の先端位置に３本の突条６５が形成されている。
押さえ部材６３は側面視大略コの字形の部材で、２枚の押さえ面６３ａ，６３ｂがヒンジ部６３ｃで開閉可能につながれている。ヒンジ部６３ｃには、把持片６１の押さえ部材用位置調整部６４の断面形状とほぼ同じ形状の開口６３ｄが形成されている。また、押さえ面６３ａ，６３ｂの内面には、払拭布を押さえる３本の突条６３ｅと、押さえ面６３ａ，６３ｂ同士を閉じた状態に保持するための突起６３ｆと穴６３ｇが形成されている。突起６３ｆおよび穴６３ｇが把持片６１の外に位置するように、押さえ面６３ａ，６３ｂは一部が広がった形状になっている。
この押さえ部材６３は、把持片６１に対して後端から圧入して取りつけることにより、位置調整部６４の範囲内において矢印Ｄ方向にスライドさせることができる（図では左側の押さえ部材６３を閉じた状態で示しているが、押さえ部材６３は開いた状態にするとスライド容易になる）。押さえ部材６３は、位置調整部６４の先端側において、開口６３ｄと噛み合う突条６５を選択することにより位置調整できる。そして、押さえ部材６３を適宜位置調整した後は、第１実施例の説明の際に図３ないし図５を用いて説明したものとほぼ同様にして払拭布を取っ手５に押さえ部材６３により仮止めしながら簡単に取りつけることができ、第１実施例の場合と同様の効果を得ることができる。
【００１６】
なお、先にも言及したが、本発明は提示した実施例に限定されるものではなく、その他、種々の態様で実施することができる。例えば、仮止め手段は、図８および図９に示すように変形することもできる。図８は、図１に示した押さえ片２２を半分の幅に形成し、先端側の小さな突起２２ｃをなくした押さえ片２７を仮止め手段とした例である。第１実施例においては、図５に示すように清掃具を組み立てたときに、挟着片１１，１１の内面で２枚の押さえ片２２が重なるために把持片２０ａ，２０ｂの間に比較的大きな隙間が生じていたが、図８に示すような押さえ片２７とすることにより、それらの重なりがなくなるため、その隙間を半分にすることができる。
図９は、押さえ片２８をヒンジ２８ａで挟着片１１の方へ向かって折り畳み可能なアーム状に形成して、その先端に形成した突起２８ｂを、挟着片１１に形成した貫通穴１５に嵌合するようにした例である。このようにすれば、突起２８ｂを貫通穴１５に挿入するときに払拭布２も一緒に押し込まれるので、取っ手１に対する払拭布２の仮止めがより確実となる。
払拭布の位置ずれを防止するための手段の他の変形例として、図１において仮想線で示した両挟着片１１の間のヒンジ１２に形成した針状の突起１６が挙げられる。この突起１６は、図５に示すように清掃具を組み立てたときに、払拭布２を貫通するか、または係止するようにしておくとよく、これにより清掃具の使用中の払拭布２の位置ずれがほとんど生じなくなる。
また、図１０の（Ｉ）に示すように、一対の挟着片１１間のヒンジ１２にＵ字状の切り込み１６ｂを形成しておいて、（ＩＩ）に示すように、払拭布２を一対の挟着片１１間に挟着した際に、Ｕ字状の切り込み１６ｂによって形成される突起１６ａを外方に突出させ、この突起１６ａが払拭布２に係止するようにしてもよい。
その他、払拭布２の仮止め手段として設けた押さえ片２２，２７，２８および押さえ部材６３や、挟着片１１を閉じた状態に保持する保持手段として設けた貫通穴２５およびボス２６や、払拭布２の滑り防止手段として設けた突条１３などは、適宜形状を変更することができる。
【００１７】
また、上記各実施例やその変形例では、払拭布２を２つに畳んで挟着片１１を挟むようにしてから挟着片１１を閉じ、払拭布２の切り込みを入れた部分（房）が把持片２０ａ，２０ｂの片側だけに出る例について説明したが、払拭布２を開いたまま挟着片１１を閉じて、房が把持片２０ａ，２０ｂの両側に出るようにして使用してもよい。また、払拭布は２枚またはそれ以上を重ねて使用したり、図１１に示す切り込み２ａ’を入れた払拭布２’のように２枚分が連続したものを中心線Ｃ₃で折り重ねて使用してもよい。
さらに別の払拭布の形態を次に説明する。
まず、図１２の（Ｉ）には、取っ手を挿入するためのスリットを設けたタイプの払拭布６を示す。切り込み２ａの形状は図２に示すものと概略同様であるが、切り込み２ａのない中央部に該切り込み２ａと概略平行な２本の切り込みからなるスリット２ｂ，２ｂを左右両端部に設けてある。この払拭布６を、例えば図１に示す取っ手と概略等しいが、把持片２０ａ’，２０ｂの両面に梨地加工Ｓが施してある取っ手１’に装着して清掃具とした状態を図１２の（ＩＩ）に示す。スリット２ｂ間のＥで示した部分が挟着片１１の露出部となるように、取っ手１の挟着片１１をスリット２ｂに通しているため、払拭布の位置ずれや脱落がさらに防止される。スリット２ｂは各々１本のみ設けてもよい。
図１３の（Ｉ）には、払拭布７の上下両縁部に切り込みではなく、傾斜した楕円形のくり抜き２ｃを概略平行に多数設けた払拭布７を示す。また、この払拭布７には図１２におけるスリット２ｂ，２ｂの代わりに、円形のくり抜き２ｂ’，２ｂ’を左右両端部に設けてある。この払拭布７を、図１３の（ＩＩ）に示す取っ手８に装着する。この取っ手８は図６に示したタイプの把持部が１つの部材からなるものであり、その把持部８０は円柱状ですべり止めのための隆起部８０ａを平行にいくつか配設し、該把持部８０の先端は円柱を半分に縦裂した形状の挟着片８１ａ，８１ｂがヒンジ８２を介して連接され、該ヒンジ８２は挟着片を一方向のみに回転可能としている。挟着片８１ａ，８１ｂはそれぞれの合わせ面の貫通穴８４とピン８３とで閉じた状態に保持され、円柱状の払拭布着脱部８１が形成される。また、挟着片８１ａ，８１ｂの合わせ面には、払拭布のずれ等を防止するための梨地が施している。上記挟着片８１ａ，８１ｂを開いた状態で払拭布７のくり抜き２ｂ’に通し、挟着片を挟むように払拭布を二つに折り畳んだ後、ピン８３を貫通穴８４に嵌合して挟着片を閉じ合わせると、図１３の（ＩＩＩ）に示す清掃具とすることができる。切り込みにより形成される房形態とは異なる払拭部が多数のくり抜き２ｃにより形成され、上記の清掃具と同様の除塵作用が得られ、取っ手１を円形のくり抜き部２ｂ’に通しているため、払拭布の位置ずれや脱落がさらに防止される。また、把持部８０が円柱状で、すべり止めを付してあるため非常に使用性が良好で、挟着片８１ａ，８１ｂが一方向のみの開閉ではあるが、片面が丸みを帯びているため、払拭布の装着が容易で、しかも組み立て後は全体に角部がないため、被清掃部を傷め難い。
さらに別の払拭布の態様を図１４の（Ｉ）に示す。この払拭布９は平坦なチューブ状のシート状ワイパーからなり、その上下両縁部には概略平行な多数の切り込み９ａを設けてある。この払拭布９の取っ手への装着は、図１４の（ＩＩ）に示すように、まず取っ手１”をチューブ状の払拭布９の中央部に挿入して、そのまま、または図３に示すように中心線から下方に少しずらして挿入し、該中心線で払拭布９の上半分を折り畳んで切り込みによる房部が重なるようにした後に、ヒンジ１２”を介して挟着片１１”，１１”を閉じ合わせ、そして把持片２０ａ”，２０ｂ”を閉じ合わせて行う。折り畳んだ場合の組み立て後の清掃具は図５に示すものとほぼ同一な片側に房部が存在するものであり、また、折り畳まずに組み立てた場合、両側に存在する清掃具となる。平坦なチューブ状の払拭布を使用する場合もまた、構造が簡単であり、取っ手への装着が容易である。さらに、払拭布がチューブ状であるため、上下両縁にフリーの端部がなく、取っ手からの脱落がより確実に防止される。
【００１８】
【発明の効果】
以上詳細に説明したように、本発明の清掃具は、取っ手に対する払拭布の着脱が極めて容易であり、しかも取っ手および払拭布の構造が簡単であり製造コストが低く、さらに窓用ブラインドの隙間等の狭くて埃の取りにくい箇所の掃除を容易に行うことができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明に係る清掃具の取っ手の第１実施例を示す分解斜視図である。
【図２】図１に示す取っ手に装着する払拭布の平面図である。
【図３】図１に示す取っ手に図２に示す払拭布を装着する際の第１段階を示す斜視図である。
【図４】図１に示す取っ手に図２に示す払拭布を装着する際の第２段階を示す斜視図である。
【図５】図１に示す取っ手に図２に示す払拭布を装着した清掃具を示す斜視図である。
【図６】本発明に係る清掃具の取っ手の第２実施例を示す斜視図である。
【図７】本発明に係る清掃具の取っ手の第３実施例を示す分解斜視図である。
【図８】本発明に係る清掃具に使用する押さえ片の変形例を示す斜視図である。
【図９】本発明に係る清掃具に使用する押さえ片の別の変形例を示す斜視図である。
【図１０】（Ｉ）は図１に示す取っ手のヒンジに切り込みを形成した変形例を示す要部斜視図であり、（ＩＩ）は（Ｉ）に示す変形例に係る取っ手に払拭布を装着した状態を示す要部断面図である。
【図１１】本発明に係る払拭布の別の態様を示す平面図である。
【図１２】（Ｉ）は中央部にスリットを設けた本発明に係る払拭布の一例を示す平面図であり、（ＩＩ）は（Ｉ）に示す払拭布を装着した清掃具の斜視図である。
【図１３】（Ｉ）は両端部にくり抜きを設けた本発明に係る払拭布の一例を示す平面図であり、（ＩＩ）は（Ｉ）の払拭布を装着する取っ手の斜視図であり、（ＩＩＩ）は（Ｉ）に示す払拭布を（ＩＩ）に示す取っ手に装着した清掃具の平面図である。
【図１４】（Ｉ）は平坦なチューブ状の本発明に係る払拭布の一例を示す斜視図であり、（ＩＩ）は（Ｉ）に示す払拭布を装着して清掃具を組み立てる状態を示す平面図である。
【符号の説明】
１，１’，１”，３，５，８取っ手
２，２’，４，６，７，９払拭布
２ａ，２ａ’，４ａ，９ａ切り込み
２ｃくり抜き
１０，３０，５０，８１払拭布着脱部
１１，３１ａ，３１ｂ，５１，８１ａ，８１ｂ挟着片
１２，３２，５２，８２ヒンジ
１３，３５，５３突条（滑り防止手段）
１６，１６ａ突起（滑り防止手段）
２０，４０，６０，８０把持部
２０ａ，２０ｂ，２０ａ’，２０ｂ’，４１，６１把持片
２２，２７，２８押さえ片（仮止め手段）
２５貫通穴（保持手段）
２６ボス（保持手段）
３３，８３ピン（保持手段）
３４，８４貫通穴（保持手段）
６３押さえ部材（仮止め手段）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention is cleaningIngredientsMore specifically, hand-held cleaning with a detachable cloth attached to the handleIngredientsIt is related.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A hand-held cleaning tool for attaching and detaching a wiping cloth to a handle is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-20384. The cleaning tool described in the gazette is configured to attach a wiping cloth to a tip portion of a handle formed in a bifurcated tuning fork shape. The wiping cloth is sewn by arranging a thin belt-like canvas with a small belt fixed at the center and a large number of strings each longer than the width of the canvas perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the canvas. The both ends of the canvas are obtained by stitching the edges of the overlapping canvas in the longitudinal direction while folding the left and right ends of the belt-shaped object composed of the tufts formed in the center toward each other. Is formed in a bag shape with the opening facing each other, and is used as a handle mounting portion.
Such a wiping cloth is attached to the handle by making it U-shaped so that the bag-like mounting portion is on the outside and inserting the tip of the handle one by one into the opening of each bag-like mounting portion. Moreover, since the wiping cloth may come off from the handle by itself, the belt sewn on the outer central portion of the wiping cloth is hooked on the hook provided on the handle and fastened.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional cleaning tool has a problem that it is troublesome to attach / detach the wiping cloth to / from the handle, and the structure of the handle and the wiping cloth is very complicated and the manufacturing cost is high. In addition, the string constituting the tufted portion of the wiping cloth is doubled, and it is arranged in two rows along the tuning fork at the tip of the handle, so it is bulky and looks like a gap in a window blind However, it was not suitable for cleaning narrow and hard to remove dust.
Therefore, the present invention enables a wiping cloth to be attached to and detached from a handle so that the wiping cloth can be easily attached and detached, and the structure of the handle and the wiping cloth is simplified to keep the manufacturing cost low, further narrowing. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning tool suitable for cleaning a place where it is difficult to remove dust.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  That is, this invention relates to the following cleaning tools.
(1) A cleaning tool in which a wiping cloth is attached to a handle,
The wiping cloth is in the form of a sheet or a flat tube, and has a large number of cuts or cuts at both edges,
The handle includes a wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and a gripping portion connected to each other, and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion includes two sandwiching pieces that are openably and closably connected via a hinge. Comprising holding means for holding the wiping cloth in a closed state;
Furthermore, it is provided with a slip prevention means for preventing the wiping cloth from slipping with respect to the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion.The
The sheet-like wiping cloth is folded in two so that the cut-out or cut-out portions of both edge portions overlap each other, and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is sandwiched therebetween, and then the two nip pieces Is attached to the handle by closing
The flat tube-shaped wiping cloth is inserted into the tube so that the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is inserted, aligned with the handle, folded in two so that the cut-out or cut-out portions overlap each other, or the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is not folded. It is attached to the handle by closing the two sandwich pieces.
Cleaning tool.
(2) The cleaning tool according to (1), wherein the gripping portion includes two gripping pieces, and each gripping piece is connected and fixed to an end portion on the side opposite to the hinge of each sandwiching piece.
(3) The cleaning tool according to (1), wherein the gripping portion includes one gripping piece, and one of the two sandwiching pieces is connected and fixed to the gripping piece at an end portion on the side opposite to the hinge.
(4) The cleaning tool according to (2) or (3), wherein the hinge can fold the sandwich piece in two directions.
(5) The cleaning tool according to any one of (1) to (4), further including a temporary fixing unit that temporarily fixes at least both ends of the wiping cloth in a state where the clamping piece is opened.
(6) The cleaning tool according to (1), wherein the slip prevention means is a planar fastener that is locked to the wiping cloth.
(7) The cleaning tool according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the hinge is formed with a needle-like protrusion that is locked to the wiping cloth or penetrates the wiping cloth.
(8) The cleaning tool according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and the gripping portion are formed of different materials.
(9) The cleaning tool according to (8), wherein the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and the gripping portion are formed by a two-color molding method.
(10) The cleaning tool according to (8) or (9), wherein the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is formed of a material that is more flexible than the gripping portion.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  The handle of the cleaning tool of the present invention comprises a wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion composed of two members connected to each other via a hinge and a gripping portion coupled to at least one end of the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion. By comprising, it can hold | maintain in the state which pinched the wiping cloth between two members, It can be set as the cleaning tool.
  The wiping cloth to be attached to this handle should be a sheet or flat tube and have a large number of cuts or cutouts on both edges, preferably approximately parallel to each other.TheHere, it is preferable that the wiping cloth is cut or cut into both edges of the wiping cloth at an angle perpendicular to or near the longitudinal direction of the handle when the wiping cloth is attached to the handle. When used, a tuft or similar shape is presented. The sheet-shaped wiping cloth should be folded in two so that the notched or cut-out parts on both edges overlap, and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching part is sandwiched between them. It can mount | wear to a handle by closing two members which comprise a wiping cloth attaching / detaching part after uniting. A flat tube-shaped wiping cloth is inserted into the tube by inserting the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion, aligning it with the handle, folding in two as described above, or closing the two parts of the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion without folding. Can be attached to the handle. Moreover, by providing the wiping cloth with a slit through which the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion passes, the wiping cloth can be easily positioned with respect to the handle, and the wiping cloth can be prevented from dropping after being attached to the handle. Only one wiping cloth may be attached to the handle, or two or more wiping cloths may be attached in piles.
  As described above, in the present invention, the two members of the opened wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and the wiping cloth are appropriately arranged, and then the wiping cloth can be easily attached to the handle simply by closing the members. So there is no hassle of assembly work. In addition, the handle has a simple structure in which the two members of the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion can be opened and closed with hinges, and the wiping cloth is also a simple structure consisting of a sheet or flat tube with cuts and cuts at both edges. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be kept low. Furthermore, since a sheet-like or flat tube-like thing is used as the wiping cloth, it is easy to clean a narrow portion such as a gap of the window blind.
[0006]
Further, in the above configuration, one of the two members of the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion can be rotated in both directions around the hinge with respect to the other member, so that it is the same regardless of which direction is closed. It is possible to attach a wiping cloth, and usability is greatly improved.
On the other hand, the gripping part may be formed integrally with the wiping cloth attaching / detaching part, or may be coupled via a connecting means, and can take various product forms.
Further, the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion may be provided with means for temporarily fixing the wiping cloth in an opened state, means for holding them in a closed state, and the like. You may provide in a holding part and you may use another member.
[0007]
  Of the present inventionCleaning toolTakeHandThe wiping cloth attaching / detaching part and the gripping part are connected to each other, and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching part includes two sandwiching pieces connected to each other through a hinge so as to be opened and closed. The wiping cloth is held in a state where the sandwiching piece is closed.
  The handleThe gripping part is composed of two gripping pieces, and each gripping piece is connected and fixed to the end opposite to the hinge of each sandwiching piece, or the gripping part is composed of one gripping piece to sandwich two pieces. One of the pieces can be connected and fixed to the gripping piece at the end on the side opposite to the hinge. In the former case (two gripping pieces), it is only necessary to open and close the sandwiching piece by holding both gripping pieces. In the latter case (one gripping piece), the sandwiching piece and the gripping piece that are not fixed to the gripping piece. Just open and close.
  Further, in the case of the gripping portion composed of the above two gripping pieces, if the gripping piece and the sandwiching piece connected to each other are made into one flat plate, the wiping cloth can be used regardless of whether the sandwiching piece is closed in the front or back direction by the hinge. Can be sandwiched. On the other hand, in the case of a gripping part made up of one gripping piece, the hinge is located at the tip of the handle, so that the wiping cloth can be sandwiched even if the clamping piece is closed in either direction as in the former case.
  The handleIn this case, it is preferable that provision is made of a temporary fixing means for temporarily fixing at least both ends of the wiping cloth in a state where the sandwiching piece is opened. Thereby, when closing the open clamping piece, it can prevent that the position of a wiping cloth shifts | deviates. This configuration is particularly effective when a plurality of wiping cloths are used.
  further,The handleA holding means for holding the two sandwich pieces in a closed state.
NoTheThereby, it can prevent that a clamping piece opens accidentally during use of a cleaning tool.
[0008]
  Of the present inventionCleaning toolHandleIsAnd anti-slip means for preventing the wiping cloth from slipping against the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portionTheExamples of the slip prevention means include an unevenness provided on the mating surface of the sandwiching piece, a surface fastener that engages with the wiping cloth, and the like. By providing such anti-slip means, it is possible to prevent the position of the wiping cloth from shifting during use of the cleaning tool.
  Such misalignment can also be prevented by locking the wiping cloth on the hinge or forming a needle-like protrusion penetrating the wiping cloth.
  Of the present inventionCleaning toolThe handle can be formed by, for example, a two-color molding method using a separate material for the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and the gripping portion. In this case, by forming the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion with a material that is more flexible than the gripping portion, it is possible to prevent the handle from damaging the wiping member during cleaning. This is a preferable means particularly as a cleaning tool for cleaning vulnerable parts such as window blinds.
[0009]
【Example】
Next, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0010]
First, the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a handle 1 of the cleaning tool of the present invention. The handle 1 includes a wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 10 and a gripping portion 20 including two gripping pieces 20a and 20b. The wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 10 is formed by injection-molding an elastomer such as a styrene copolymer. Two rectangular plate-like sandwiching pieces 11 are arranged vertically, and a thin hinge 12 is connected therebetween. With this thin hinge 12, the sandwiching piece 11 can be folded in two directions.
Small protrusions (slip prevention means) 13 are formed at the hinge side end of each sandwich piece 11 on both the front and back surfaces. Two ridges 13 are formed on one side of the sandwiching piece 11 and three on the other side, and the ridges 13 are arranged out of phase with each other. Moreover, the opening 14 for connecting and fixing each holding piece 20a, 20b is formed in the end surface of each clamping piece 11 on the non-hinge side. The opening 14 includes a wide locking portion 14a at the back.
The gripping pieces 20a and 20b are elongated plate-like members made of polypropylene by injection molding, and thin connecting pieces 21 inserted and fixed in the openings 14 of the sandwiching pieces 11 are formed at the respective tip portions. The connecting piece 21 has a flange 21a on both the left and right sides of the tip, and a notch 21b is provided in the center. When the connecting piece 21 is inserted into the opening 14 of the sandwiching piece 11, the connecting piece 21 is elastically deformed so that the outer dimension of the front end portion of the flange 21 a becomes small, and when the flange 21 a reaches the locking portion 14 a of the opening 14, the original shape is formed. Returning to step 2, the gripping pieces 20a and 20b cannot be easily detached from the sandwiching piece 11.
On the other hand, each gripping piece 20a, 20b is a substantially triangular holding piece at the rear position of the connecting piece 21 as means for temporarily fixing both ends of the wiping cloth (described later) with the sandwiching pieces 11, 11 open. There are two 22 each. Each holding piece 22 is connected to the main body of the holding pieces 20a, 20b via a hinge 22a so that it can be bent, and the two holding pieces 22 provided on each holding piece 20a, 20b are connected to the holding pieces 20a, 20b. When rotated 180 degrees around the longitudinal centerline, one will have the same shape and arrangement as the other.
Each holding piece 22 has a pin 22b on the mating surface with the main body of the gripping pieces 20a, 20b, and the gripping pieces 20a, 20b are fitted with the mating surface with the pressing piece 22 (X) A concave portion 23 having a shape is provided. A counterbore 24 is provided on the back side of the recess 23. Moreover, the pressing piece 22 has several small protrusions 22c for pressing the wiping cloth on the tip side.
A through hole 25 is formed at the rear end of one gripping piece 20a. Also, bosses 26 that fit into the through holes 25 are formed on both front and back surfaces at the rear end of the other gripping piece 20b. Therefore, the boss 26 fits into the through hole 25 even when the sandwiching piece 11 is folded in the front or back direction by the hinge 12. The through hole 25 and the boss 26 constitute holding means for holding the two sandwich pieces 11 in a closed state.
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the wiping cloth 2 attached to the handle 1 described above. The wiping cloth 2 uses a sheet-like wiper generally called a chemical cloth, and has a large number of cuts 2a substantially parallel to both upper and lower edges. The material and configuration of the sheet-like wiper are not limited at all. For example, a wiper formed by laminating hydrophilic fibers (rayon, cotton, etc.) and hydrophobic fibers (polyester, polyolefin, etc.), for example, three layers of rayon / polyester / rayon. A structure or the like is preferable because it is easy to use. Further, in order to easily collect dust, the wiper may be appropriately impregnated with mineral oil, vegetable oil, silicone oil or the like. The shape of the multiple cuts 2a is arbitrary, but from the viewpoint of dust collection and usability, the cut interval is set to 0.5 to 2.0 cm and the depth is set to about 3.0 to 8.0 cm. Is preferred.
[0012]
3 to 5 are perspective views schematically showing a procedure for attaching the wiping cloth 2 to the handle 1. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the wiping cloth 2 is spread and placed on the handle 1 with the sandwiching pieces 11, 11 opened, as indicated by a virtual line. At this time, the wiping cloth 2 has its center line C₁Center line C of the handle₂The both ends are passed under the pressing piece 22 on the side where the pin 22b faces upward.
Next, the holding piece 22 is bent in the direction indicated by the arrow A, the pin 22 b is fitted into the recess 23, and the wiping cloth 2 is temporarily fixed to the handle 1. In parallel with this, the handle 1 is moved to the center line C as shown in FIG.₂Rotate the wiping cloth 2 around the center line C while raising it about 90 degrees around₁It is folded in two at the position of, so that the sandwiching pieces 11, 11 are sandwiched. Further, the remaining two pressing pieces 22 are also bent in the direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG. 4 to temporarily fix the wiping cloth 2 on the surface opposite to the sandwiching pieces 11 and 11. Finally, the two sandwiching pieces 11 and 11 are bent by the hinge 12, the rear ends of the gripping pieces 20a and 20b are aligned, and the boss 26 is fitted into the through hole 25, whereby the assembly of the cleaning tool is completed. (FIG. 5).
[0013]
Thus, the cleaning tool of the present embodiment can be easily and quickly assembled by simply placing the wiping cloth 2 on the opened sandwich piece 11 and then closing the sandwich piece 11 along the above procedure. There is no hassle of assembly work. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the wiping cloth 2 is temporarily fixed to the handle 1 in a state in which the sandwiching piece is opened, so that the position of the wiping cloth 2 is shifted to the assembly state of FIG. There is no need to repeat assembly work. In addition, when the assembly is completed, the protrusions 13 formed on the hinge-side end portion of the sandwiching piece 11 are engaged with each other and the wiping cloth 2 is sandwiched therebetween, so that the position of the wiping cloth 2 may be shifted during use of the cleaning tool. Absent.
In the above cleaning tool, since both the handle 1 and the wiping cloth 2 have a simple configuration, the manufacturing cost can be kept low, and a sheet-like wiper is used for the wiping cloth 2. It is also easy to clean narrow places such as gaps in window blinds. Furthermore, the sandwiching piece 11 is formed of an elastomer material that is softer than the gripping pieces 20a and 20b, and the sandwiching piece 11 is covered with the wiping cloth 2 so as not to come out on the surface. There is also little risk of damaging members on the wiped side such as window blinds during use.
In addition, the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 10 and the gripping portion 20 can also improve the design by making each molding material a different color, and the gripping portion 20 is subjected to a satin finish or rounded for easy holding. It may be molded or antibacterial processed to keep it clean. Further, the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 10 and the gripping portion 20 are not molded separately as in the first embodiment, but are integrally formed using a two-color molding method (a method of simultaneously molding using two materials). You may shape | mold. It is also preferable to attach a planar fastener that engages with the wiping cloth 2 so that the wiping cloth 2 is not displaced inside and / or outside the sandwiching piece 11.
[0014]
Next, a second embodiment in which the gripping portion is constituted by a single gripping piece will be described with reference to FIG. In the handle 3 of this embodiment, the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 30 and the gripping portion 40 are integrally formed from polypropylene. The wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 30 has a structure in which two sandwiching pieces 31a and 31b are connected to each other so as to be opened and closed by a hinge 32, and one of the ends 31a is connected to the gripping piece 41 at the end on the side opposite to the hinge. .
Pins 33 are formed on both front and back surfaces at the base end of the sandwiching piece 31a connected to the gripping piece 41, and an X-shaped through hole 34 into which the pin 33 is fitted is formed on the other sandwiching piece 31b. Thus, a means for holding the sandwiching pieces 31a and 31b in a closed state is configured. Each sandwich piece 31a, 31b is formed with slanting ridges 35 continuously arranged at regular intervals on both front and back sides as means for preventing slipping of the wiping cloth 4. In addition, this protrusion 35 is arrange | positioned in the position which does not mutually overlap when both the clamping pieces 31a and 31b are closed.
In the illustrated example, the wiping cloth 4 has a width that is approximately the same as the length of one of the sandwiching pieces 31a and 31b, and a plurality of cuts 4a are formed on both edges as in the first embodiment. The formed wiping cloth 4 is arranged so as to sandwich the sandwiching piece 31a connected to the gripping piece 41, and can be easily attached to the handle simply by closing both the sandwiching pieces 31a and 31b. Further, after the wiping cloth 4 is attached to the handle 3, there is no problem that the sandwiching pieces 31a and 31b come off or the wiping cloth 4 is displaced, and as with the cleaning tool of the first embodiment, the window blind Even narrow places such as gaps can be easily cleaned. In addition, since this example has a simpler configuration than the first embodiment, further cost reduction can be achieved.
[0015]
Next, a third embodiment of the handle will be described using the exploded perspective view of FIG. The wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 50 of the handle 5 is similar to the example of FIG. 1 in that two sandwiching pieces 51, 51 are connected to each other so that they can be bent by a hinge 52, and have an opening 54 at the end on the anti-hinge side. However, this is different from the example of FIG. 1 in that two ridges 55 are formed at the end of the ridge 53 and at the end on the anti-hinge side.
Each gripping piece 61 of the gripping part 60 has a connecting piece 62 having a flange 62a at the tip. In this embodiment, the gripping part 60 and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching part 50 can be removed after being inserted and fitted. The central notch (21b in FIG. 1) to the connecting piece 62 for this purpose is not formed. Further, the pressing piece 22 shown as temporary fixing means in FIG. 1 is not formed on the gripping piece 61, and a separate pressing member 63 is used. In the gripping piece 61, a region excluding a part of the rear end and a very small portion of the tip is formed as a pressing member position adjusting portion 64 with a thin thickness, and three protrusions are formed at the tip of the position adjusting portion 64. Article 65 is formed.
The pressing member 63 is a substantially U-shaped member in side view, and two pressing surfaces 63a and 63b are connected to each other by a hinge portion 63c so as to be opened and closed. An opening 63d having substantially the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the pressing member position adjusting portion 64 of the gripping piece 61 is formed in the hinge portion 63c. Further, on the inner surfaces of the pressing surfaces 63a and 63b, three protrusions 63e for pressing the wiping cloth, a protrusion 63f and a hole 63g for holding the pressing surfaces 63a and 63b in a closed state are formed. The pressing surfaces 63a and 63b are shaped so that the protrusions 63f and the holes 63g are located outside the gripping piece 61.
The pressing member 63 can be slid in the direction of the arrow D within the range of the position adjusting portion 64 by being press-fitted and attached to the gripping piece 61 from the rear end (the left pressing member 63 is closed in the drawing). Although shown in a state, the pressing member 63 can be easily slid when it is opened). The position of the pressing member 63 can be adjusted by selecting a protrusion 65 that meshes with the opening 63d on the distal end side of the position adjusting portion 64. Then, after appropriately adjusting the position of the pressing member 63, the wiping cloth is temporarily fixed to the handle 5 by the pressing member 63 in substantially the same manner as described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 in the description of the first embodiment. However, it can be easily mounted, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.
[0016]
As mentioned above, the present invention is not limited to the presented examples, and can be implemented in various other modes. For example, the temporary fixing means can be modified as shown in FIGS. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the pressing piece 27 shown in FIG. 1 is formed in a half width and the pressing piece 27 without the small protrusion 22c on the tip side is used as a temporary fixing means. In the first embodiment, when the cleaning tool is assembled as shown in FIG. 5, the two pressing pieces 22 overlap with each other on the inner surfaces of the sandwiching pieces 11, 11. Although a large gap has occurred, since the overlapping of the holding pieces 27 as shown in FIG. 8 is eliminated, the gap can be halved.
In FIG. 9, the pressing piece 28 is formed in an arm shape that can be folded toward the sandwiching piece 11 by the hinge 28 a, and the protrusion 28 b formed at the tip of the pressing piece 28 is formed in the through hole 15 formed in the sandwiching piece 11. This is an example of fitting. If it does in this way, since the wiping cloth 2 will also be pushed together when inserting the processus | protrusion 28b in the through-hole 15, the temporary stop of the wiping cloth 2 with respect to the handle 1 will become more reliable.
As another modified example of the means for preventing the displacement of the wiping cloth, there is a needle-like protrusion 16 formed on the hinge 12 between the two sandwiching pieces 11 shown by phantom lines in FIG. When the cleaning tool is assembled as shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 16 may penetrate or lock the wiping cloth 2 so that the wiping cloth 2 in use of the cleaning tool is used. Misalignment hardly occurs.
Moreover, as shown to (I) of FIG. 10, the U-shaped cut | notch 16b is formed in the hinge 12 between a pair of clamping pieces 11, and as shown to (II), a pair of wiping cloths 2 are used. When sandwiched between the sandwiching pieces 11, the protrusion 16 a formed by the U-shaped cut 16 b may be protruded outward, and the protrusion 16 a may be engaged with the wiping cloth 2.
In addition, the pressing pieces 22, 27, 28 and the pressing member 63 provided as temporary fixing means for the wiping cloth 2, the through hole 25 and the boss 26 provided as holding means for holding the sandwiching piece 11 in a closed state, wiping The shape of the protrusion 13 provided as a slip prevention means for the cloth 2 can be changed as appropriate.
[0017]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, the wiping cloth 2 is folded in two so that the sandwiching piece 11 is sandwiched, and then the sandwiching piece 11 is closed and the portion (tuft) into which the wiping cloth 2 is cut is gripped. Although the example which goes out only to one side of piece 20a, 20b was demonstrated, you may use it, closing the pinching piece 11 with the wiping cloth 2 open, and letting a bunch come out on both sides of the holding piece 20a, 20b. In addition, two or more wiping cloths can be used in layers, or a wiping cloth 2 'with a notch 2a' shown in FIG._ThreeIt may be folded and used.
Next, another form of wiping cloth will be described.
First, FIG. 12I shows a wiping cloth 6 of a type provided with a slit for inserting a handle. The shape of the notch 2a is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 2, but slits 2b and 2b comprising two notches substantially parallel to the notch 2a are provided at both left and right end portions in the center portion where the notch 2a is not provided. The wiping cloth 6 is substantially the same as the handle shown in FIG. 1, for example, but the state is shown in FIG. II). Since the sandwiching piece 11 of the handle 1 is passed through the slit 2b so that the portion indicated by E between the slits 2b becomes the exposed portion of the sandwiching piece 11, the positional displacement and dropping of the wiping cloth is further prevented. . Only one slit 2b may be provided.
FIG. 13 (I) shows a wiping cloth 7 in which a large number of inclined elliptical cutouts 2c are provided substantially in parallel at the upper and lower edges of the wiping cloth 7. FIG. Further, this wiping cloth 7 is provided with circular cutouts 2b 'and 2b' at both left and right ends instead of the slits 2b and 2b in FIG. The wiping cloth 7 is attached to the handle 8 shown in FIG. This handle 8 has a gripping portion of the type shown in FIG. 6 as a single member. The gripping portion 80 is cylindrical and has a plurality of raised portions 80a for preventing slipping in parallel. At the tip of the portion 80, sandwiching pieces 81a and 81b having a shape in which a cylinder is vertically split in half are connected via a hinge 82, and the hinge 82 can rotate the sandwiching piece only in one direction. The sandwiching pieces 81a and 81b are held closed by the through holes 84 and the pins 83 on the respective mating surfaces, and a cylindrical wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion 81 is formed. The mating surfaces of the sandwiching pieces 81a and 81b are provided with a satin finish to prevent the wiping cloth from shifting. After the sandwiching pieces 81a and 81b are opened, the wiping cloth 7 is passed through the cut 2b 'and the wiping cloth is folded in two so as to sandwich the sandwiching piece, and then the pin 83 is fitted into the through hole 84. When the sandwich pieces are closed, a cleaning tool shown in FIG. 13 (III) can be obtained. Since the wiping portion different from the tuft formed by cutting is formed by a number of cutouts 2c, the same dust removing action as the above-described cleaning tool is obtained, and the handle 1 is passed through the circular cutout portion 2b ′. The fabric is further prevented from being displaced or dropped. In addition, since the gripping portion 80 is cylindrical and has a slip stopper, the usability is very good, and the sandwiching pieces 81a and 81b can be opened and closed only in one direction, but one side is rounded. The wiping cloth is easy to attach, and since there are no corners after assembly, it is difficult to damage the portion to be cleaned.
Yet another embodiment of the wiping cloth is shown in FIG. The wiping cloth 9 is made of a flat tube-like sheet-like wiper, and a large number of substantially incisions 9a are provided at both upper and lower edges. As shown in FIG. 14 (II), the wiping cloth 9 is attached to the handle by first inserting the handle 1 ″ into the central portion of the tube-shaped wiping cloth 9 as it is or as shown in FIG. After inserting the wiping cloth 9 at the center line so that the upper half of the wiping cloth 9 is folded so that the tufts of the cuts overlap each other, the sandwiching pieces 11 ", 11" are inserted through the hinges 12 ". The gripping pieces 20a "and 20b" are closed and closed. When assembled, the cleaning tool after assembling has a tuft on one side substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 5, and when assembled without folding, the cleaning tool exists on both sides. When a flat tube-shaped wiping cloth is used, the structure is simple, and the attachment to the handle is easy. Furthermore, since the wiping cloth is tube-shaped, there is no free end on both upper and lower edges, and the drop-off from the handle is more reliably prevented.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above in detail, the cleaning tool of the present invention is very easy to attach and detach the wiping cloth to the handle, and the structure of the handle and the wiping cloth.ButIt is simple and low in manufacturing cost. Further, it is possible to easily clean a narrow portion where dust is difficult to remove, such as a gap of a window blind.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a handle of a cleaning tool according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a wiping cloth attached to the handle shown in FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing a first stage when the wiping cloth shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the handle shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a perspective view showing a second stage when the wiping cloth shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the handle shown in FIG. 1;
5 is a perspective view showing a cleaning tool in which the wiping cloth shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the handle shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the handle of the cleaning tool according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of the handle of the cleaning tool according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a modification of the pressing piece used in the cleaning tool according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another modified example of the pressing piece used in the cleaning tool according to the present invention.
10 (I) is a perspective view of a principal part showing a modified example in which a cut is formed in the handle hinge shown in FIG. 1, and (II) is a wiping cloth attached to the handle according to the modified example shown in (I). It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which carried out.
FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another aspect of the wiping cloth according to the present invention.
12 (I) is a plan view showing an example of a wiping cloth according to the present invention in which a slit is provided in the center, and (II) is a perspective view of a cleaning tool equipped with the wiping cloth shown in (I). FIG. is there.
FIG. 13 (I) is a plan view showing an example of a wiping cloth according to the present invention in which both ends are cut out, and (II) is a perspective view of a handle to which the wiping cloth of (I) is attached, (III) is a plan view of a cleaning tool in which the wiping cloth shown in (I) is attached to the handle shown in (II).
14 (A) is a perspective view showing an example of a flat tube-like wiping cloth according to the present invention, and (II) shows a state in which a cleaning tool is assembled by attaching the wiping cloth shown in (I). It is a top view.
[Explanation of symbols]
1,1 ', 1 ", 3,5,8 handle
2,2 ', 4,6,7,9 Wiping cloth
2a, 2a ', 4a, 9a
2c hollow
10, 30, 50, 81 Wiping cloth attaching / detaching part
11, 31a, 31b, 51, 81a, 81b
12, 32, 52, 82 Hinge
13, 35, 53 ridge (slip prevention means)
16, 16a Protrusion (slip prevention means)
20, 40, 60, 80 Grip part
20a, 20b, 20a ', 20b', 41, 61 Holding piece
22, 27, 28 Presser piece (temporary fixing means)
25 Through hole (holding means)
26 Boss (holding means)
33, 83 pins (holding means)
34,84 Through hole (holding means)
63 Holding member (temporary fixing means)

Claims

A cleaning tool with a wiping cloth attached to the handle,
The wiping cloth is in the form of a sheet or a flat tube, and has a large number of cuts or cuts at both edges,
The handle includes a wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and a gripping portion coupled to each other, and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion includes two sandwiching pieces that are openably and closably connected via a hinge. Comprising holding means for holding the wiping cloth in a closed state;
Further, Ri Na comprise anti-slip means for preventing the slippage of the wiping cloth against the wiping pad mount portion,
The sheet-like wiping cloth is folded in two so that the cut-out or cut-out portions of both edge portions overlap each other, and the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is sandwiched therebetween, and then the two nip pieces Is attached to the handle by closing
The flat tube-shaped wiping cloth is inserted into the tube so that the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is inserted, aligned with the handle, folded in two so that the cut-in or cut-out portions overlap each other, or the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is not folded. A cleaning tool attached to the handle by closing the two sandwich pieces .

The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the gripping part is composed of two gripping pieces, and each gripping piece is connected and fixed to an end portion on the side opposite to the hinge of each sandwiching piece.

The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the gripping portion is formed of one gripping piece, and one of the two sandwiching pieces is connected and fixed to the gripping piece at an end portion on the opposite hinge side.

The cleaning tool according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the hinge is capable of folding the clamping piece in two directions.

The cleaning tool of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 provided with the temporary fixing means which temporarily fixes at least the both ends of the said wiping cloth in the state which opened the said clamping piece.

The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the slip prevention means is a planar fastener that is engaged with the wiping cloth.

The cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a needle-like protrusion is formed on the hinge so as to be engaged with the wiping cloth or to penetrate the wiping cloth.

The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and the gripping portion are formed of different materials.

The cleaning tool according to claim 8, wherein the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion and the gripping portion are formed by a two-color molding method.

The cleaning tool according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the wiping cloth attaching / detaching portion is formed of a material that is more flexible than the gripping portion.