JP7437947B2 - mop storage case - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mop storage case for storing a mop in an upright position.

Dust removers equipped with a dust scraping section for removing dust attached to a cleaning tool are known (Patent Documents 1 to 3). However, they are not easy to use as dust removers for mops. On the other hand, a dust scraping case for removing dust attached to a mop is known (Patent Documents 4 and 7). However, it does not have dust removal and storage functions. Furthermore, although cases for storing mops are known (Patent Documents 5 and 6), they do not have a dust removal function.

Publication No. 60-2463 Registered utility model No. 3003410 Patent No. 6315466 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-142897 Patent No. 5632639 Patent No. 5632640 Utility model registration No. 3131381

Known dustpans and storage cases have had advantages and disadvantages with respect to mops. Therefore, it would be extremely beneficial to have a storage case that not only has a storage function that allows the mop to be stored in a small space, but also has dust scraping and dust removal functions.

It is an object of the present invention to provide such a useful mop storage case.

The present invention provides a mop in which the wiping part and the handle form a substantially T-shape during use, and the mop is modified so that the wiping part and the handle form a substantially I-shape, and A mop storage case for storing the mop upright with the part facing down,
a vertically long container with an opening that opens upward;
a mesh part housed in the container and detachably attached to the container;
It has
The mesh portion includes a mesh plate and a holder that holds the mesh plate,
The mesh part in a state taken out from the container can be used as a dust pan, in which the mesh plate functions as a scraping plate for the wiping part, and the holder functions as a dust receiving part behind the mesh plate. , is now functional,
The mesh portion housed in the container is configured such that the mesh plate functions as a scraping plate for the wiping portion having a substantially I-shape,
The container accommodates the wiping unit through the opening while accommodating the mesh unit ,
The holding body has a frame portion that fits into the opening of the container while being housed in the container .
It is characterized by

According to the present invention, not only a storage function that allows a mop to be stored in a small space, but also a dust scraping function and a dust removal function can be exhibited.

It is a perspective view showing a mop storage case of one embodiment of the present invention in a state where a mop is stored. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the mop in use. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the mop when stored. It is a perspective view of a mop storage case. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mop storage case is separated into a container and a mesh portion. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mesh part is laid down and separated into a holding body and a mesh plate. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6. FIG. FIG. 7 is a partial view of the holding body in FIG. 6 as viewed from arrow VIII. FIG. 9 is a view of the frame portion in FIG. 8 taken in the direction of arrow IX. FIG. 9 is a view taken along the X arrow of the frame portion in FIG. 8; It is a perspective view showing an attachment of a container. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container. FIG. 3 is a side view showing how the mop storage case is tilted. It is a diagram showing a state in which a mop storage case containing a mop is arranged in a living room. It is a figure which shows how a mop storage case is used as a dustpan. 16 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 15. FIG. It is a figure which shows how a mop storage case is used by tilting. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating how dust is scraped off from the wiping unit with an inclined mop storage case. FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing another example of a dust accumulation space. It is a perspective view showing another example of a mop. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the wiping part of the mop of FIG. 20; FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the mesh portion of the mop storage case when the mop of FIG. 20 is used.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mop storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a mop is stored. This mop storage case 10 stores a mop 20 and stands vertically. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the mop 20 in use. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the mop 20 when stored. The mop 20 has a wiping section 201 having a large number of piles, and a handle section 202 that supports the wiping section 201. The wiping part 201 is rotatably supported at the tip of the handle part 202 as shown by an arrow R1. When the mop 20 is in use, the wiping part 201 and handle part 202 form a substantially T-shape, as shown in FIG. The portion 201 and the handle portion 202 form a substantially I-shape. That is, the mop 20 is deformable between a substantially T-shape and a substantially I-shape. The mop 20 is stored upright in the storage case 10, as shown in FIG. 1, in a substantially I-shaped state and with the wiping part 201 facing down. The mop 20 is taken in and out of the storage case 10 by moving it in the vertical direction (Y direction) of the storage case 10. The entire wiping section 201 is housed in the storage case 10.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the storage case 10. The storage case 10 has a container 1 and a mesh part 3, as shown in FIG. The container 1 has a square cross-sectional shape along the lateral direction (Z direction), that is, it has a square cross-section, is vertically long, and has a square opening 11 that opens upward. have. The mesh part 3 is housed in the container 1, and can be attached to and removed from the container 1 through the opening 11 by moving it in the Y direction through the opening 11.

The mesh part 3 taken out from the container 1 can be laid down on its side and placed on the floor, as shown in FIG. Here, the mesh section 3 will be explained based on FIG. 6. The mesh portion 3 includes a mesh plate 31 and a holder 32 that holds the mesh plate 31.

The holding body 32 has a square frame portion 33, and a bottom plate 34 and a back plate 35 extending in the Y direction. The frame portion 33 is configured to fit into the opening 11 of the container 1 when the holder 32 is housed in the container 1 . In the holder 32, the bottom plate 34 is connected to a first side 331 of the frame body 33, and the back plate 35 is connected to a second side 332 perpendicular to the first side 331. That is, the frame portion 33, the bottom plate 34, and the back plate 35 are integrated.

The mesh plate 31 has a curved form that is curved in the Z direction (that is, in the lateral direction of the container 1), that is, along the bottom plate 34 and the back plate 35, as shown in the VII-VII cross section in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, a space 300 is defined between the mesh plate 31, the bottom plate 34, and the back plate 35. As shown in FIG. The mesh plate 31 is detachably attached to the holder 32 and rotatable in the R2 direction by having shafts 312 at both ends of the upper edge 311 supported by bearings 351 at both ends of the upper edge of the back plate 35. installed. The mesh plate 31 has a length L2 that is equal to or greater than the longitudinal dimension L1 of the wiping section 201.

FIG. 8 is a partial view of the holding body 32 in FIG. 6 as viewed from arrow VIII. The frame body part 33 includes a frame body 330 consisting of a first side part 331, a second side part 332, a third side part 333, and a fourth side part 334, a frame opening 335 surrounded by the frame body 330, have. FIG. 9 is a view of the frame portion 33 in FIG. 6 in the direction of arrow IX. FIG. 10 is a view of the frame portion 33 in the direction of the X arrow in FIG. In the frame body portion 33, a vertically outer diameter D1 (FIGS. 6, 9, and 10) of the frame opening 335 is set smaller than a vertically inner diameter D2 (FIGS. 8, 10). In addition, the inner circumferential surface of the frame body 330, that is, the inner surfaces 3310, 3320, 3330, and 3340 of each side portion, are arranged from the inside in the vertical direction to the outside in the vertical direction, that is, in the direction of arrow Ya (FIGS. 6 and 8). The frame opening 335 is equally and gradually inclined so as to narrow, so that D1<D2. Further, the inner surface 3310 is continuous with the bottom plate 34 without a step, and the inner surface 3320 is continuous with the back plate 35 without a step. That is, the inner surfaces 3310 and 3320 do not have a step on the inner edges in the vertical direction. The frame body 330 has a frame end surface 336 surrounding a frame opening 335 having a diameter D1.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing accessories of the container 1. The container 1 includes a mesh partition plate 12 and an inclination maintenance mechanism 13. As shown in FIG. 12, the mesh partition plate 12 is attached to the inside of the container 1 by fitting inside the container 1 and being supported by ribs 14 inside the container 1. A dust accumulation space 101 is isolated. The inclination maintenance mechanism 13 is provided on the outer surface of one of the four side walls 111, 112, 113, and 114 of the container 1, and the plate-shaped leg member 131 is connected to the pin receiver 133 via the rotation pin 132. It is constructed by being supported by. In the inclination maintenance mechanism 13, as shown in FIG. 13, the leg member 131 is configured such that once it is rotated by a predetermined angle α away from the side wall 111 of the container 1, it does not rotate any further. As shown in (c), the container 1 is supported in an inclined state. The predetermined angle α is preferably 60 to 70 degrees, but may be any other angle. When the container 1 is standing upright, the leg member 131 is in a state of hanging down along the side wall 111 of the container 1, and has a gap L3 between it and the floor surface.

The mop storage case 10 configured as described above can exhibit the following effects.
(1) The storage case 10, that is, the container 1 containing the mesh portion 3, can accommodate the wiping portion 201 of the substantially I-shaped mop 20 shown in FIG. 3 through the opening 11. That is, the storage case 10 can store the substantially I-shaped mop 20 with the wiping part 201 facing down, as shown in FIG. 1. That is, the storage case 10 can perform a storage function.

(2) The storage case 10 can be placed upright along the wall of the living room, as shown in FIG. 14, with the mop 20 stored therein. According to this, the storage case 10 storing the mop 20 can be placed side by side with other furniture etc. without causing any discomfort, and therefore the mop 20 can be stored without being unnoticeable.

(3) Take out the mop 20 from the storage case 10, take out the mesh part 3, lay the mesh part 3 sideways and place it on the floor, and as shown in FIG. Can be used as a pick. That is, the storage case 10 can perform a dust removal function. In this case, the following effects can be achieved.

(3-1) Since the mesh plate 31 has a length L2 that is equal to or greater than the longitudinal dimension L1 of the wiping section 201, the mesh plate 31 has a length L2 that is equal to or greater than the longitudinal dimension L1 of the wiping section 201, so that the mesh plate 31 can be swept easily as shown in FIG. The collected dust can be swept directly into the mesh section 3 using the entire wiping section 201. Therefore, cleaning efficiency can be improved, and the usability of the mop 20 can also be improved.

(3-2) When sweeping the collected dust to the mesh section 3, the wiping section 201 can be rubbed against the mesh plate 31. Thereby, dust adhering to the wiping section 201 can be scraped off by the mesh plate 31. That is, the mesh board 31 can function as a scraping board. Therefore, the wiping section 201 can be continued to be used in good condition.

(3-3) Since the mesh plate 31 has a curved shape, the wiping unit 201 can be smoothly moved along the mesh plate 31 when sweeping away dust. Therefore, the usability of the mop 20 can be improved.

(3-4) The swept dust and the dust scraped by the mesh plate 31 can be dropped into the space 300 and stored. That is, the holding body 32 can function as a dust receiving section. Therefore, the dust swept into the space 300 of the holder 32 can be prevented from re-adhering to the wiping part 201, the function of the mesh plate 31 can be continued and maintained well, and the frame part 33 can be By erecting the mesh part 3 in such a way, the dust accumulated in the space 300 can be dropped from the space 300 and disposed of in a trash can.

(3-5) By rotating the mesh plate 31 in the R2 direction away from the holder 32, dust remaining in the space 300 can be swept away by hand or the like.

(4) As shown in FIG. 13, the storage case 10 can be tilted using the tilt maintenance mechanism 13. As shown in FIG. 17, the wiping part 201 of the mop 20, which is approximately I-shaped, can be inserted into the inclined storage case 10 and moved forward and backward in the Y direction. According to this, as shown in FIG. 18, the wiping part 201 can be appropriately rubbed against the mesh plate 31 by its own weight in the storage case 10, and the dust attached to the wiping part 201 can be removed from the storage case 10. It can be removed within 10 minutes. That is, the mesh plate 31 inside the storage case 10 can function as a scraping plate for the wiping section 201. In this case, the mesh plate 31 is preferably located on the inclined side within the container 1. Note that it is possible to scrape off the wiping section 201 inside the storage case 10 without using the inclination maintenance mechanism 13.

(5) In the storage case 10, the dust that has fallen from the wiping unit 201 and the dust that has been scraped off from the wiping unit 201 can be stored in the dust accumulation space 101. The accumulated dust can then be disposed of by removing the mop 20, the mesh section 3, and the mesh partition plate 12 from the storage case 10 and then turning the container 1 upside down.

(6) Since the dust accumulation space 101 is isolated by the mesh partition plate 12, it is possible to prevent the dust accumulated in the dust accumulation space 101 from re-adhering to the wiping unit 201 housed in the storage case 10.

(7) When the mesh portion 3 is attached to the container 1, the frame portion 33 can be fitted into the opening 11 of the container 1, so that the mesh portion 3 can be stably fixed to the container 1.

(8) The inner surfaces 3310, 3320, 3330, and 3340 of each side of the frame body 330 are inclined so as to narrow from the inside toward the outside, and the inner surface 3310 is continuous with the bottom plate 34 without any step. Since the inner surface 3320 is also continuous with the back plate 35 without any step, it is possible to prevent the wiping part 201 from getting caught on the frame body 330 when pulling out the stored mop 20 from the storage case 10. 201 can be taken out smoothly from the storage case 10.

(9) Since the outer diameter D1 of the frame opening 335 of the frame body part 33 is set smaller than the inner diameter D2, as shown in FIG. It inclines only up to the point where it abuts the longitudinally outer inner edge 3351 of the frame opening 335. Therefore, the handle 202 of the stored mop 20 can be prevented from tilting significantly, and the stability of the stored mop 20 and, by extension, the stability of the storage case 10 storing the mop 20 can be improved.

[Modified configuration]
(a) The cross-sectional shape of the container 1 is not limited to a square, but may be rectangular.

(b) The mesh plate 31 is not limited to a curved shape, but may have a planar shape (FIG. 22).

(c) The dust accumulation space 101 may be configured as shown in FIG. 19. FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view of the container 1. A bottom plate 15 having a concave center is fitted into the bottom of the container 1. The mesh partition plate 12 is installed inside the container 1 by fitting inside the container 1 and being supported by the peripheral edge 151 of the bottom plate 15, thereby isolating the dust accumulation space 101 on the bottom plate 15. ing. According to this configuration, since dust accumulates in the recess of the bottom plate 15, the dust can be easily swept out from the dust accumulation space 101.

(d) The wiping part 201 of the mop 20 of the above embodiment is configured to exhibit a wiping function by the pile. However, the wiping section 201 of the mop 20 of the present invention may be configured to perform the wiping function using a wiping sheet. FIGS. 20 and 21 show specific examples thereof. That is, the wiping unit 201 shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 includes a flat base 2011 supported at the tip of the handle 202, and a wiping sheet 2012 held on at least one side of the flat base 2011. . The flat base 2011 is supported at the tip of the handle 202 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow R1 and in the direction of arrow R2, which is perpendicular to arrow R1. Therefore, like the mop 20 of the above embodiment, this mop 20 is also deformable between a substantially T-shape and a substantially I-shape. However, the mop 20 deforms into a substantially I-shape by rotating in the direction of arrow R1. When using this mop 20, it is preferable that the mesh plate 31 of the mesh portion 3 has a planar shape rather than a curved shape, as shown in FIG. That is, the mesh plate 31 has a planar shape that is inclined in the Z direction (that is, in the lateral direction of the container 1), that is, along the bottom plate 34 and the back plate 35, and the mesh plate 31 and the bottom A space 300 is defined between the face plate 34 and the back plate 35. Note that the other configuration of the mesh section 3 is the same as the mesh section 3 of the above embodiment. With such a configuration, the same effect as the above embodiment can be achieved, and in particular, the wiping sheet 2012 can be rubbed against the mesh plate 31, so that the mesh plate 31 can scrape off dust attached to the wiping sheet 2012. Furthermore, the scraped dust can be allowed to fall into the space 300, thereby preventing the scraped dust from adhering to the wiping sheet 2012 again.

The mop storage case of the present invention not only has a storage function of storing a mop in a small space, but also has a dust scraping function and a dust removal function, so it has great industrial utility value.

1 Container 10 Mop storage case 11 Opening 12 Mesh partition plate 13 Inclination maintenance mechanism 20 Mop 201 Wiping section 202 Handle section 3 Mesh section 31 Mesh plate 32 Holding body 33 Frame section 330 Frame body 335 Frame opening section

Claims (10)

A mop whose wiping part and handle form a substantially T-shape when in use is deformed so that the wiping part and handle form a substantially I-shape, and the wiping part is placed downward. It is a mop storage case that can be stored upright.
a vertically long container with an opening that opens upward;
a mesh part housed in the container and detachably attached to the container;
It has
The mesh portion includes a mesh plate and a holder that holds the mesh plate,
The mesh part in a state taken out from the container can be used as a dust pan, in which the mesh plate functions as a scraping plate for the wiping part, and the holder functions as a dust receiving part behind the mesh plate. , is now functional,
The mesh portion housed in the container is configured such that the mesh plate functions as a scraping plate for the wiping portion having a substantially I-shape,
The container accommodates the wiping unit through the opening while accommodating the mesh unit ,
The holding body has a frame portion that fits into the opening of the container while being housed in the container .
A mop storage case characterized by: The mesh portion is adapted to be attached to and removed from the container through the opening of the container.
The mop storage case according to claim 1. The container has a tilt maintenance mechanism that maintains the container in a tilted state.
The mop storage case according to claim 1 or 2. The mesh plate has a curved shape that is curved along the lateral direction of the container.
The mop storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The mesh plate has a planar shape that is inclined along the lateral direction of the container.
The mop storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The mesh plate has a length dimension equal to or greater than the longitudinal dimension of the wiping section.
The mop storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The mesh plate is removably attached to the holding body.
The mop storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The frame body portion has a frame body and a frame opening surrounded by the frame body,
A vertically outer diameter of the frame opening is set smaller than a vertically inner diameter;
The mop storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . The inner circumferential surface of the frame body is inclined so as to gradually become smaller from the inner side in the longitudinal direction to the outer side in the longitudinal direction of the frame opening, and has no step on the inner edge in the longitudinal direction.
The mop storage case according to claim 8. The container has a dust accumulation space at the bottom separated by a mesh partition plate.
The mop storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 9 .

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