JP4053365B2 - Stand for cleaning tool - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cleaning tool stand suitable for storing a cleaning tool with a handle such as a wiper or a scissors.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an example of a cleaning tool with a handle, for example, a wiper or a scissors is well known. Of these, the wiper attaches a cleaning head consisting of a plate or sponge body to the tip of the handle, and attaches a wiping cloth to the cleaning head in a removable manner to clean the floor, glass, etc. A cleaning head (ear body) formed by bundling plant fibers, synthetic fibers, or the like is attached to the tip of the head, and dust such as a floor surface is swept away by this cleaning head. Such a cleaning tool has a long handle, so it is difficult to store it when not in use, and it is usually stored leaning on a wall or hanging on a hook attached to the wall. Not only does it look bad, but also when it leans up, it can easily fall down or the cleaning head can be deformed by pressure, and dirty wipes or ears can easily come into contact with the floor or wall surface. There was a serious problem.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The technical problem of the present invention is to make it possible to securely store a cleaning tool with a handle so as not to fall down by a simple support mechanism without standing on a wall or hanging from a wall surface.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to the present invention, a base part for installing in a self-supporting state on the floor, a support column rising upward from the base part, and an upper end part of the support column are attached. A handle that also serves as a holding means for holding the handle of the cleaning tool, and the handle is constituted by a pair of holding arms that can be opened and closed with each other, and the handle is fitted to at least one of the holding arms. And the holding arms can be shifted between a first position for holding the handle in the groove close to each other and a second position for releasing the handle spaced apart from each other. In addition, a stand for a cleaning tool is provided which is coupled so as to form a handle close to each other when the handle is moved to the first position for holding the handle .
[0005]
When storing a cleaning tool with a handle such as a wiper on the cleaning tool stand having the above configuration, the pair of holding arms are rotated to the second position, and the handle of the cleaning tool is placed in the groove. After the fitting, the handle is fitted into the concave groove by rotating these holding arms to the first position. As a result, the handle of the cleaning tool is held vertically between the pair of holding arms of the handle.
[0006]
Thus, according to the cleaning tool stand, a cleaning tool with a handle can be reliably stored in a vertical state by a simple support mechanism without being leaned on a wall or suspended from a wall surface.
[0008]
In the present invention, the pair of holding arms includes a grip portion for gripping as a handle and a handle holding portion for holding the handle, and at least the grip portions are vertically moved at the first position. It is desirable that the concave groove is formed in the handle holding portion.
[0009]
More specifically, the pair of holding arms are configured such that the grip portions and the handle holding portions overlap each other at the first position, and the recesses whose one ends are open to the handle holding portions of both holding arms. By providing the grooves in different directions, these holding arms are configured such that, in the first position, the concave grooves of both holding arms cross each other to hold the handle at the crossing portion, and in the second position, It is desirable that the concave grooves of both the holding arms are opened so that the handle can be taken out.
[0010]
Alternatively, the pair of holding arms is configured such that the grip portions overlap each other at the first position and the handle holding portions are opposed to each other on the left and right sides, and the groove is formed in the handle holding portions of both holding arms. You can also
[0011]
In the present invention, of the pair of holding arms, the first holding arm is fixedly attached to the upper end of the support column, and the second holding arm is rotatably attached to the upper surface of the first holding arm.
[0013]
Moreover, in this invention, the stand for cleaning tools can also be formed as a dust collector by making the said base part into the dust collection box for sweeping up dust.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show a typical embodiment of a cleaning tool stand according to the present invention, and the stand 1 of this embodiment has a form as a dust collector as a whole. FIG. 2 and FIG. 2 show an example in which a wiper 2 is held as a cleaning tool with a handle on this dust-collecting stand 1.
[0015]
As can be seen from FIGS. 7 and 8, the wiper 2 includes a handle 3 for operation and a cleaning head 4 attached to the tip of the handle 3. The cleaning head 4 includes the handle 3. A horizontally elongated channel-shaped sponge holder 5 connected to the sponge holder 5, a sponge body 6 having a substantially triangular cross section attached to the sponge holder 5, and a cleaning wiping detachably attached to the sponge body 6 It is comprised with the cloth 7. FIG.
[0016]
The handle 3 is formed of a hard pipe material such as synthetic resin or metal, and includes a first handle portion 3a on the base end side, an intermediate second handle portion 3b, and a third handle portion 3c on the distal end side. The first handle portion 3a and the intermediate second handle portion 3b are connected to be stretchable, and the second handle portion 3b and the third handle portion 3c are connected to be detachable. The tip of the third handle portion 3c is connected to the sponge holder 5 so as to be tiltable.
[0017]
The sponge holder 5 has a longitudinal mounting groove 8 on the lower surface, and a protruding wall portion 6a at the center of the upper surface of the sponge body 6 having a substantially triangular cross section is fitted into the mounting groove 8. The sponge body 6 is held by being fixed by appropriate means such as adhesion. In the illustrated example, a groove-shaped attachment member 9 is fixed to the protruding wall portion 6 a of the sponge body 6, and the attachment member 9 is inserted into the attachment groove 8 of the sponge holder 5 to be locked. The sponge body 6 is attached. Two locking holes 5 a and 5 a are provided on the side surface of the sponge holder 5.
[0018]
The wiping cloth 7 is made of a nonwoven fabric containing at least a part of 1 to 9 μm ultrafine fibers, a cloth impregnated with a dusting agent or water, or a wiper paper, and is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. ing. Then, the wiping cloth 7 is attached so as to cover the outer surface of the sponge body 6, and the fastening holes 7 a and 7 a formed in the wiping cloth 7 are engaged with the hooks 5 b and 5 b on the side surface of the sponge holding body 5. Thus, it is attached to the sponge body 6.
[0019]
1 to 3, the stand 1 includes a base 11 for installation on the floor surface in a self-supporting state, and a column 12 that rises upward from the center of the upper end of the base 11. And a handle 13 attached to the upper end of the column 12 and extending in the front-rear direction of the stand 1. The base 11 serves as a dust collection box for sweeping dust, and the handle 13. However, it also serves as a holding means for holding the handle 3 of the cleaning tool.
[0020]
The base portion 11 includes a substantially flat bottom wall portion 16 that comes into contact with the floor surface, side wall portions 17 and 17 rising from both left and right ends of the bottom wall portion 16, an upper surface portion of the base portion 11, and a rear portion. It is formed in a box shape whose front surface is opened by the covering wall portion 18 covering the surface portion, and the opened front surface serves as a sweep port 19 for sweeping dust. The front edges 17a of the left and right side wall portions 17 and 17 are curved such that the upper side gradually inclines toward the rear of the base portion 11, and the covering wall portion 18 is located near the center of the side wall portions 17 and 17. Is connected to the front edge 18a. A part of the covering wall portion 18 is curved in an arch shape, and the column 12 is connected to a cylindrical connecting portion 20 formed at the center of the upper surface of the arch shape portion 18b. Further, inside the arch-shaped portion 18b, a standing wall portion 22 having a shape obtained by cutting a part of a circle is formed, and two protrusions 23, 23 are formed on the front surface of the standing wall portion 22, and these protrusions The locking holes 5a and 5a formed in the sponge holding body 5 of the wiper 2 are locked to 23 and 23, respectively.
[0021]
The sweep port 19 of the base 11 has a width W and a height H larger than the length R and the height S of the sponge body 6, and when the wiper 2 is attached to the stand 1, The sponge body 6 is completely accommodated in the sweep port 19, and at the same time, the lower end of the sponge body 6 is supported in a suspended state without contacting the bottom wall portion 16 of the base portion 11. Accordingly, the sponge body 6 is not only deformed by compression, but also the thickness T of the sponge body 6 is larger than the thickness of the sponge holder 5, so that the sponge body 6 is increased laterally from the sponge holder 5. Even if the sponge body 6 is overhanging, it is not difficult to attach the wiper 2 to the stand 1 because the sponge body 6 is in the way.
[0022]
Further, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 to 6, the handle 13 is composed of a pair of first and second holding arms 13 a and 13 b each having an elongated bar shape. Each of these holding arms 13a and 13b is individually molded with a synthetic resin, and has a configuration in which a back surface peripheral portion of a thin flat plate and an inner portion thereof are reinforced with ribs, and gripped as a handle. For this purpose, the grip portion 14 on the base end side and the handle holding portion 15 on the tip end side for holding the handle 3 of the wiper 2 are provided. These holding arms 13a and 13b are arranged so as to overlap vertically, and are connected to each other around the central axis L by a shaft 26 at the position of the base end portion of the grip portion 14 so as to be rotatable with respect to each other. A first position A (FIG. 5) that can be gripped as a handle and can hold the handle 3 of the cleaning tool by overlapping the grip portions 14, 14 and the handle holders 15, 15 together, and the handle holder 15, It is possible to relatively change between the second position B (FIG. 6) in which 15 is separated from each other to release the handle 3.
[0023]
The first holding arm 13a located on the lower side has a substantially U-shaped first concave groove 27 in which the handle 3 of the cleaning tool can be fitted vertically to the handle holding portion 15 at the tip thereof. A cylindrical attachment portion 28 is formed at the lower surface position near the distal end of the grip portion 14 and is formed from the distal end of the handle holding portion 15 toward the proximal end portion side, that is, the grip portion 14 side. By attaching 28 to the upper end of the column 12, the column 28 is fixedly attached to the column 12. On the other hand, the second holding arm 13b located on the upper side has a substantially U-shaped second concave groove 29 into which the handle 3 can be fitted in the handle holding portion 15 at the tip thereof, on the side of the handle holding portion 15. It is formed toward the lateral width direction of the holding arm from the end. That is, the groove holding portions 15 of the holding arms 13a and 13b are formed with the concave grooves 27 and 29 having one end opened in different directions.
[0024]
When the second holding arm 13b rotates from the second position B in FIG. 6 to the first position A in FIG. 5 and overlaps the first holding arm 13a, the first holding arm 13a and the first holding arm 13a are overlapped with each other. The concave groove 27 and the second concave groove 29 cross each other, and the handle 3 is fitted and held at the crossing portion. At this time, the opening at the tip of the first groove 27 is closed by one side wall 29 a of the second groove 29, and the opening at the tip of the second groove 29 is one side wall 27 a of the first groove 27. Blocked by. The side wall 27a is formed longer than the other side wall 27b so that the opening of the second concave groove 29 can be completely closed.
[0025]
When the wiper 2 is held and stored in the cleaning tool stand 1 having the above-described configuration, the second holding arm 13b of the handle 13 is rotated to the second position B as shown in FIG. After fitting the handle 3 of the cleaning tool into the first concave groove 27 of the first holding arm 13a, the second holding arm 13b is rotated to the first position A shown in FIG. As a result, the handle 3 is fitted into the intersecting portion of the first groove 27 and the second groove 29 intersecting each other of the members 13a and 13b, and is held in a state surrounded by the members 13a and 13b. Will be.
[0026]
At this time, by locking the locking holes 5 a, 5 a formed in the sponge holder 5 with the projections 23, 23 of the base part 11, the wiper 2 is attached to the bottom wall part 16 of the base part 11. Although it can be supported in a suspended state so as not to come into contact, when there is no concern that the cleaning head 4 having the sponge body 6 or the like is deformed by pressure, the cleaning head 4 is attached to the bottom wall portion 16 of the base 11. You may store in the state contacted. In any case, since the cleaning head 4 does not contact the floor surface during storage, the floor surface is not soiled by the contact of the cleaning head 4.
[0027]
When cleaning the floor surface or the like, the second holding arm 13b of the handle 13 is rotated to the second position B shown in FIG. 6 to remove the wiper 2, and then the second holding arm 13b is shown in FIG. The wiper 2 is rotated into the first position A and returned to the shape of the handle 13, and the grip portion 14 of the handle 13 holds the wiper 2 in the base 11 serving also as a dust collection box while carrying the stand 1 as a dust collector. To sweep the garbage.
[0028]
Thus, the cleaning tool stand 1 is simple and easy to open and close the handle 13 so that the wiper with the handle does not fall down in a vertical state without hanging on the wall or hanging on the wall. It can be stored securely.
[0029]
FIGS. 9 to 11 show a first modification of the handle. This handle 13A is different from the handle 13 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 in that the handle holding portions 15 and 15 of the pair of holding arms 13a and 13b are different. The first position A is positioned so as to be opposed to the left and right without overlapping vertically, and has concave grooves 30 and 30 on the inner side surfaces thereof, respectively. That is, the handle holding portions 15 and 15 have arcuate shapes that are curved in opposite directions, and have the concave grooves 30 and 30 that are semicircular on the inner surface side so as to face each other. At one position A, the tips 3 of the handle holders 15 and 15 are in contact with each other or are opposed to each other with a slight gap therebetween, and the handle 3 of the wiper 2 is held between the concave grooves 30 and 30. It is supposed to be.
[0030]
In this case, in order to align the heights of the both handle holding portions 15, 15, the grip portion 14 of the second holding arm 13b located on the upper side of the upper surface of the handle holding portion 15 of the first holding arm 13a located on the lower side. The lower surface of the handle holding portion 15 of the second holding arm 13b located on the upper side is the same level as the lower surface of the grip portion 14 of the first holding arm 13a located on the lower side. However, it is not always necessary to align the heights of the two handle holding portions 15 and 15.
Since the configuration of the handle 13A other than that described above is substantially the same as that of the handle 13, the same reference numerals as in the case of the handle 13 are assigned to the same main components, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0031]
FIG. 12 shows a second modification of the handle. The difference between this handle 13B and the above-described handles 13 and 13A is that these handles 13 and 13A are opened and closed by a pair of openable and closable holding arms 13a and 13b. In contrast to the overall structure, the handle 13B is configured by attaching a pair of holding arms 33a and 33b that can be freely opened and closed to a grip body 32 that is not opened and closed. In the illustrated example, these holding arms 33a and 33b are each in an arc shape like the handle holding portion 15 in the handle 13A of the first modified example, and a semicircular concave groove 30 is formed on the inner surface side. However, like the handle holding part 15 in the handle 13, the grooves 27 and 29 that are open at one end may be formed in different directions.
[0032]
Each of the grips 13, 13A, 13B described above is provided with a concave groove in each of the pair of holding arms. However, like the handle 13C of the third modification shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, only the one holding arm is recessed. Grooves can also be provided. In this handle 13C, a concave groove 31 is formed in the handle holding portion 15 of the first holding arm 13a so as to open in the lateral direction. On the other hand, the handle holding portion 15 of the second holding arm 13b is It is formed in a narrow bar shape, and extends from one end side in the width direction of the grip 14 toward the front to close the opening of the groove 31.
[0033]
The cleaning tool that can be stored in the stand 1 is not limited to the wiper 2 having the above-described form. For example, a flat cleaning head is attached to the tip of the handle, and the cleaning head is wiped. It is possible to store a type in which a thread is inserted, a type in which a thread bundle is attached to the tip of the handle, or the like.
[0034]
Although the stand 1 of the said Example is formed as dust removal by making the base part 11 into a dust collection box, you may have functions other than such dust removal. Or the stand for exclusive use which supports a cleaning tool may be sufficient, and the said base part 11 can be formed as a mere block in this case.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably store the cleaning tool with a handle so as not to fall down by a simple support mechanism without being leaned on the wall or suspended from the wall surface.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a cleaning tool stand according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.
3 is a plan view of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4;
6 is a plan view of FIG. 4 showing a state in which the second holding arm is rotated to the second position. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a front view of a main part of the wiper.
FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a side view showing a first modification of a handle.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a plan view of FIG. 9, showing a state in which the second holding arm is rotated to the second position.
FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a second modification of the handle.
FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a third modification of the handle.
14 is a view showing a state where the second holding arm is rotated to the second position in FIG. 13;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Stand 2 Wiper 3 Handle 11 Base 12 Column 13, 13 A, 13 B, 13 C Handle 13 a First holding arm 13 b Second holding arm 14 Grip portion 15 Handle holding portion 27 First groove 29 Second groove 30, 31 Groove 32 Handle body 33a, 33b Holding arm A First position B Second position

Claims (6)

Also serves as a base for installing on the floor in a self-supporting state, a column that stands upward from the base, and a holding unit that is attached to the upper end of the column and holds the handle of the cleaning tool A handle and
The handle is composed of a pair of holding arms that can be opened and closed with respect to each other. At least one holding arm is formed with a concave groove for fitting the handle, and these holding arms are close to each other. The first position for holding the handle in the groove and the second position for releasing the handle at a distance from each other, and close to each other when the first position for holding the handle is changed. And combined to form a handle,
This is a stand for cleaning tools. The pair of holding arms includes a grip portion for gripping as a handle and a handle holding portion for holding the handle, and at least the grip portions are vertically overlapped at the first position. The cleaning tool stand according to claim 1 , wherein the groove is formed in the handle holding portion. The pair of holding arms are configured such that the grip portions and the handle holding portions overlap each other at the first position, and the concave grooves whose one ends are opened in the handle holding portions of both holding arms are provided in different directions. Thus, in the first position, the concave grooves of the two holding arms cross each other and hold the handle at the crossing portion, and in the second position, the concave grooves of the two holding arms open respectively. The stand for a cleaning tool according to claim 2 , wherein the stand is configured to allow removal of the cleaning tool. The pair of holding arms are configured such that the grip portions overlap each other at the first position, and the handle holding portions are opposed to each other on the left and right sides, and the groove is formed in the handle holding portions of both holding arms. The cleaning tool stand according to claim 2 , wherein the cleaning tool stand is provided. Of the pair of holding arms, the first holding arm is fixedly attached to the upper end of the support column, and the second holding arm is rotatably attached to the upper surface of the first holding arm. The cleaning tool stand according to claim 3 or 4 . The cleaning tool stand according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the base portion is a dust collection box for sweeping dust, so that the whole is formed as a dust collector.

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