JP4643819B2 - Mop gripper with handle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a handle mop gripping tool having a head for gripping a mop and a handle rotatably connected to the head, and in particular, as a head, a pair of mop gripping pieces are rotatably connected. It relates to a mop gripping tool with a handle that can be opened and closed like a wing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As this kind of mop gripping tool, for example, there is one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-46937. As shown in FIG. 12, the head 101 has a pair of mop gripping pieces 100 formed in a wing shape by a rotating connecting portion 102. In addition to being connected, a rotation connecting portion 103 perpendicular to the rotation connecting portion 102 is provided on the upper side of the rotation connecting portion 102, and the handle 107 is rotatably connected via the rotation connecting portion 103. That is, the handle 107 can be rotated in the arrow A direction and the B direction with respect to the head 101.
[0003]
By tilting the handle 107 to the head 101 side, it is possible to easily clean even a narrow gap such as a space between the lower surface of the furniture and the floor surface, and by opening and closing the pair of mop grip pieces 100, The mop M can be attached and detached easily.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional mop gripping tool with a handle shown in FIG. 12, it is considered that dust is removed first by wiping the floor surface. Therefore, by providing the rotary connecting portions 103 and 102 in two upper and lower stages, 107 is rotatable in two directions (A direction and B direction), and the handle 107 has almost no rotation suppression mechanism in the B direction and is almost free. Was thought to be staggered. However, when a work such as a scissors is necessary, the cleaning work may be difficult if the handle 107 is not stabilized with respect to the head 101.
[0005]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a mop holding tool with a handle that can fold a handle in a compact manner while keeping the height of the head low, and that the handle does not wobble with respect to the head, and that the mop can be easily attached and detached. That is.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a mop gripping tool according to claim 1 of the present application includes a head (1) for gripping the mop, and a rotation axis (O1) connected to the head (1) via a rotation connecting portion (2). ) In a mop gripping tool with a handle having a joint (3) coupled so as to be rotatable and a handle (5) connected to the joint (3), the head (1) has a pair of mop grips. The mop gripping piece (12) is provided with a piece (12) , and can be opened and closed like a wing by being pivotally connected around the pivot axis (O1) by the pivot coupling portion (2) . said coupling boss formed on the joint (3) (17), the bushing (20) of the front Kikaido coupling part (2), together with the rotational axis (O1) to about rotatably fitted, by pressing the shoe (28) surface pressure adjustably on the outer peripheral surface of the bush (20), said joint (3) Beauty pattern (5) as a possible stop holding at an arbitrary rotational position,
A lock mechanism that locks the mop gripping piece (12) in the open state is built in the rotary connecting portion (2), and a lock release button is provided at both axial ends of the rotary connecting portion (2). It is characterized by providing a button (24) .
[0007]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the mop gripping tool with a handle according to claim 1, each mop gripping piece is bent so as to move away from each other toward the tip end side in the closed state .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a front view of a handle mop gripping tool to which the present invention is applied. The head 1 detachably grips a mop M, and the head 1 can be rotated via a rotation connecting portion 2. It is comprised from the coupling 3 connected and the handle | steering-wheel 5 connected to this coupling 3 so that attachment or detachment was possible. In the mop M, a large number of piles 9 are planted on the lower surface of the base fabric 8, and bag-like insertion portions 10 are provided at both ends of the upper surface.
[0010]
FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of the head 1 and will be described below assuming that the longitudinal direction of the head 1 (the left-right direction in the figure) is the left-right direction for convenience of explanation. The head 1 is formed by connecting a pair of left and right mop gripping pieces 12 formed in a “h” shape so as to be rotatable by the rotary connecting portion 2, and mops the tip portions of both mop holding pieces 12. The mop M is gripped by being inserted into the M bag-shaped insertion portion 10. Both the mop gripping pieces 12 can be opened and closed from an open state opened in a wing shape as shown in FIG. 5 to a closed state around the rotary connecting portion 2 as shown in FIG.
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the head 1, and first and second boss portions 14 and 15 are integrally formed at the base end portion of each mop gripping piece 12 with an interval in the direction of the rotation axis O 1. The first boss portions 14 are disposed adjacent to both sides in the axial direction of the joint boss 17 formed on the joint 3, and the second boss portions 15 are farther from the joint boss 17 than the first boss portion 14. Are formed adjacent to the first boss portion 14 of the counterpart mop gripping piece 12, respectively.
[0012]
The distal end portion of each mop grip piece 12 is formed in an arc shape, and the upper surface on the base end side accommodates the joint 3 (or handle 5) when folded as shown in FIGS. A semicircular recess 18 is formed.
[0013]
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rotary connecting portion 2 having a lock mechanism. For convenience of explanation, the direction of the rotary connecting portion axis O1 is simply referred to as the axial direction, and the rod-shaped portion center line C side of the joint 3 is referred to as the axial direction. The axial center inward side will be referred to, and the side away from the rod-shaped portion center line C in the axial direction will be referred to as the axial core outer side. A bush 20 and a coil spring 21 for locking in the axial direction are arranged in the joint boss 17, and a pair of locking stoppers are arranged in order toward the outer side in the axial direction at both ends in the axial direction of the coil spring 21. A guide 22, a pair of locking stoppers 23, and a pair of unlocking push buttons 24 are arranged. Further, a metal shaft rod 25 is arranged on the shaft core O1.
[0014]
A shoe housing recess 27 is formed at the upper end of the inner peripheral surface of the joint boss 17. The shoe 27 is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the bush 20 with a predetermined pressure in the recess 27 to rotate between the bush 20 and the joint 3. A frictional resistance shoe 28 to be suppressed is housed. A lower surface 28a of the shoe 28 is formed in a partial cylindrical surface corresponding to the outer peripheral surface shape of the bush 20, and a columnar rod portion 28b is formed on the upper surface of the shoe 28, and on the upper surface of the rod portion 28b, An adjusting screw 29 screwed into the joint 3 abuts. That is, the adjustment screw 29 is rotated to arbitrarily adjust the downward projection amount of the shoe 28, thereby adjusting the surface pressure between the shoe lower surface 28a and the outer peripheral surface of the bush 20 that is in pressure contact with the shoe lower surface 28a. It can be held by an appropriate holding force (frictional force) at a rotation angle.
[0015]
The rotation connecting part 2 and the lock mechanism will be described in detail. In the following description, the axial direction refers to the direction of the rotational axis O1, and the bush 20 is formed to have the same axial width as the axial width of the joint boss 17 and extends to the entire inner circumferential surface in the axial direction. A pair of strip protrusions 32 are formed.
[0016]
The stopper guide 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape and integrally has a support wall 22a at an axially intermediate portion, and a pair of slides that engage with the strip protrusion 32 so as to be movable in the axial direction. A groove 35 is formed, and a shaft core hole 50 into which the shaft core rod 25 is fitted is formed in the shaft core portion. The outer peripheral surface of the stopper guide 22 has a stepped shape, and the outer peripheral surface 22c on the outer side in the axial direction is formed with a small diameter with the intermediate step portion as a boundary.
[0017]
The stopper 23 has a cylindrical main body portion, and a locking stopper protrusion 33 that engages with the slide groove 35 of the stopper guide 22 is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical main body portion. A pair of connecting holes 38 and a shaft hole 51 into which the connecting protrusion 39 of the push button 24 is inserted are formed in the cylindrical main body portion.
[0018]
Each push button 24 has the pair of connecting projections 39 projecting inward in the axial direction. An arrowhead-like return portion is integrally formed at the tip of the connecting projection 39, and the push button 24 is The stopper 23 can be integrally coupled.
[0019]
A protrusion 43 is formed on the end surface of the first boss portion 14 of each mop gripping piece 12 on the axial center side to restrict the stopper 23 from entering the axially inner side when the push button 24 is inserted. Yes.
[0020]
A pair of locking recesses 40 in which the locking stopper projection 33 can be engaged and disengaged in the axial direction are formed on the end surface of the second boss portion 15 of each mop gripping piece 12 in the axial direction central portion. A protrusion 41 for preventing the displacement of the push button 24 is formed in the circumferential direction adjacent to the locking recess 40, and the positioning protrusion 41 abuts against the stopper protrusion 33 when the mop gripping piece 12 is opened. Thus, the stopper projection 33 is locked at a position corresponding to the engagement recess 40.
[0021]
FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 5 and shows a state where both gripping pieces 12 are opened and locked. Each stopper guide 22 has a portion on the inner side in the axial direction of the stopper guide 22 fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the bush 20, and a slide groove 35 is engaged with the strip protrusion 32. That is, the bush 20 can move in the axial direction and rotate integrally. The axially outer side portion of each stopper guide 22 is configured so that the slide groove 35 engages with the stopper projection 33 and rotates integrally with the stopper 22. Further, the slide groove 35 of the small-diameter portion on the outer side in the axial direction of the stopper guide 22 does not engage with the inward projection 43 of the first boss portion 14 due to the small diameter, and is inward in the axial direction. The side slide groove 35 is engaged and disengaged by movement in the axial direction.
[0022]
The stopper protrusion 33 of the stopper 23 has an axially inner side portion engaged with the slide groove 35 of the stopper guide 22, and an axially outer side portion engaged with the locking recess 40 of the second boss portion 15. Yes.
[0023]
The push button 24 is fitted to the large-diameter inner peripheral surface of the second boss portion 15 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the connection protrusion 39 is locked in the connection hole 38 of the stopper 23, thereby the push button 24. The stopper 23 is integrated in both the axial direction and the rotational direction.
[0024]
The shaft core rod 25 is inserted into the shaft core holes 50 and 51 of the left and right stoppers 23 and the stopper guide 22, and the left and right stoppers 23 are locked by a locking ring.
[0025]
[Action]
[Mop gripping piece opened and locked]
FIG. 8 shows the state of the rotating connecting portion 2 when the mop gripping piece 12 is opened and locked as shown in FIG. 5, and the stopper guide 22 is urged outward in the axial direction by the locking coil spring 21. Accordingly, the slide groove 35 of the stopper guide 22 is engaged with both the strip protrusion 32 and the stopper protrusion 33 of the bush 20, and the axially outward side portion of the stopper protrusion 33 is the second boss portion 15. Is engaged with the locking recess 40. The slide groove 35 is also engaged with the inward protrusion 43 of the first boss portion 14. That is, the bush 20, the stopper guide 22, the stopper 23, the second boss portion 15, the push button 24, and the first boss portion 14 are integrated in the rotating direction, and both the mop gripping pieces 12 are opened as shown in FIG. It is locked in a locked state. In this state, the joint 3 can be rotated with respect to the rotation connecting portion 2, is prevented from rotating by friction between the shoe 28 and the bush 20, and can be stopped and held at a desired rotation position.
[0026]
[When closing the mop gripping piece]
In FIG. 8, when the push buttons 24 are pushed inward in the axial direction, the push button 24, the stopper 23, and the stopper guide 22 move inward in the axial direction against the coil spring 21 for locking. As shown in FIG. 9, the stopper projection 33 is disengaged from the locking recess 40 of the second boss portion 15, and the second boss portion 15 is rotatable with respect to the stopper 23, the stopper guide 22 and the bush 20. In addition, with respect to the inward projection 43 on the first boss portion 14, the slide groove 35 portion of the large diameter portion on the inner side in the axial direction of the stopper guide 22 is detached and can be rotated. Therefore, both the mop gripping pieces 12 are closed as shown in FIG. 6 by rotating the both mop gripping pieces 12 downward. By closing the mop gripping piece 12 in this manner, the used mop can be easily removed. In addition, even if both the mop gripping pieces 12 are closed, they are in a state of being opened downward in a trumpet shape.
[0027]
[When opening the mop gripping piece]
When a new mop M is placed below the head 1 in the closed state as shown in FIG. 6 and pressed from above, each mop gripping piece 12 automatically opens and enters the bag-like insertion portion 10 as shown in FIG. It is automatically locked when it is opened a predetermined angle. More specifically, FIG. 10 shows the positional relationship between the stopper protrusion 33 at the beginning of opening and the locking recess 40 of the second boss portion 15. From this state, the mop gripping piece 12 rotates in the direction of arrow P with respect to the stopper 23. 11, when the positioning projection 41 abuts against the stopper projection 33 as shown in FIG. 11, the locking recess 40 is positioned at a position engageable with the stopper projection 33, and the mop gripping piece 12 and the stopper 23 The relative rotation angle is fixed. When the other mop gripping piece 12 is similarly positioned, each stopper projection 33 is engaged with the locking recess 40 by the urging force of the locking spring 21 in FIG. 8, and both the mop gripping pieces 12 are in the open state. Locked. At the same time, the mop M is also gripped by the both mop gripping pieces 12.
[0028]
[When cleaning]
In FIG. 1, since the rotational connecting portion 2 is provided at one place, the rotational direction of the handle 5 is only the longitudinal direction (B direction) of the head 1. Use as if sweeping. At this time, the handle 5 can be rotated only in the longitudinal direction of the head as described above, and is provided with a rotation suppressing mechanism, so that the handle can be cleaned in a stable and stable state without swinging.
[0029]
When cleaning the gap between furniture or the gap between the furniture and the floor, the handle 1 is tilted against the head 1 and the head 1 is reciprocated in the head length direction. Since the rotation connecting portion 2 of both mop gripping pieces 12 and the rotation portion of the handle 1 are aligned on the same axis, the overall height of the head 1 can be kept low, and even with a small gap in the vertical direction. You can insert a mop into.
[0030]
Further, since both ends of the mop grip piece 12 are inserted into the bag-shaped insertion portion 10 of the mop M, the tip portion of the mop grip piece 12 does not hit the furniture or the like during cleaning, and the furniture is not damaged. .
[0031]
[Other embodiments]
(1) The mop gripping piece 12 can be formed in a curved shape in addition to the “heavy” shape as shown in FIG.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As explained above, according to the present invention,
(1) In a mop gripping tool with a handle that has a head for gripping a mop and a handle that is rotatably connected to the head via a joint, the head can rotate a pair of mop gripping pieces. By connecting, it is possible to open and close like a wing, and by fitting the boss formed on the joint to the bush of the rotating connection part between the mop gripping pieces so as to be able to rotate around the rotating connection part axis, The height of the head can be kept low by aligning the center of rotation of the handle with the axis of the rotation connecting portion of the mop gripping piece, so that even a narrow gap can be easily cleaned.
[0033]
(2) The handle can be rotated only at one place, and the handle is stopped and held at an arbitrary rotating position by abutting the shoe on the outer peripheral surface of the bush of the rotating connecting portion so that the surface pressure can be adjusted. Therefore, even when cleaning with a scissors, the handle does not fluctuate with respect to the head and can be cleaned in a stable state, so that the cleaning work becomes easy.
[0034]
(4) Between the handle and the head, a shoe capable of adjusting the surface pressure is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the bush of the pivot coupling portion to form a pivot suppression mechanism, so that the pivot suppression force is uniformly stable, It is also easy to adjust the surface pressure.
[0035]
(5) Since the handle turning part and the mop gripping piece locking mechanism are incorporated in the turning connecting part of the mop gripping piece, and the push button for unlocking is provided at both axial ends of the turning connecting part. The connecting portion between the head and the handle can be gathered in a compact manner, and the release operation is easy.
[0036]
(6) If each gripping piece is warped to the handle side in the shape of a letter “H” or curved, when the mop is attached, the mop gripping piece is expanded by simply pressing the handle from the closed state. The tip of the can can be automatically inserted into the mop, and the mop mounting work is simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a mop holding tool with a handle to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the head portion of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view of a single mop gripping piece.
4 is a view taken along arrow IV in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of the head showing a state where the head is open and locked.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the head showing a closed state.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a rotation connecting portion.
8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 8 shown in the unlocked state.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG.
11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head 2 Rotating connection part 3 Joint 5 Handle 12 Mop grip piece 14, 15 The 1st, 2nd boss | hub part 17 of a mop grip piece 17 Joint boss | hub 20 Bush (rotation suppression mechanism)
21 Coil spring 22 Stopper guide 23 Stopper (lock mechanism)
24 pushbutton (lock release mechanism)
25 Shaft rod 28 Shoe (Rotation suppression mechanism)
40 Locking recess

Claims (2)

A head (1) for gripping a mop, a joint (3) connected to the head (1) via a rotation connecting portion (2) so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis (O1), In a mop holding tool with a handle having a handle (5) connected to 3) ,
The head (1) includes a pair of mop gripping pieces (12), and both the mop gripping pieces (12) can be rotated around the rotation axis (O1) by the rotation connecting portion (2). By being connected, it can be opened and closed like a wing,
Said coupling boss formed on the joint (3) (17), the bushing (20) of the front Kikaido coupling part (2), together with the rotational axis (O1) to about rotatably fitted,
The shoe (28) is press-contacted to the outer peripheral surface of the bush (20) so that the surface pressure can be adjusted, whereby the joint (3) and the handle (5) can be stopped and held at an arbitrary rotational position.
A lock mechanism that locks the mop gripping piece (12) in the open state is built in the rotary connecting portion (2), and a lock release button is provided at both axial ends of the rotary connecting portion (2). A mop holding tool with a handle, which is provided with a button (24) . Each mop gripping piece is in the closed state, the mop gripper with handle according to claim 1, characterized in that bent away from each other as it goes to the tip side.

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