JPH07327906A - Cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cleaner on which cloth can be easily mounted/ dismounted, having small uncleaned area for the whole cloth and simplified constitution and capable of manufacturing at an inexpensive cost. CONSTITUTION:This cleaner 50 is equipped with a cleaning body 51 provided with a pedestal 53 equipped with a press board 54 in cross-sectional U-shape provided with a top board 58, a planar pedestal 55 and a pair of side plates 59 and a supporting plate 56 wider than the pedestal 55 extended integrally to the lower part of the pedestal 55, and a recessed part 57 is formed on one side of at least the side plate 59 of the press board 54 or the pedestal 55 of a base body 53, and a projecting part 60 on the other side. The press board 54 is fitted in the pedestal 55 loadably/unloadably freely by fitting the projecting part 60 in the recessed part 57, and the recessed part 57 and the projecting part 60 function as the holding means of the cloth wound across the supporting plate 56.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cleaning articles, and more particularly to cleaning tools for flooring floors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of floor cleaning tools have been proposed. For example, Japanese Utility Model Unexamined Publication No. 48-35952 proposes a cleaning tool 4 in which an elastic member 2 is attached to the lower part of a press base 1 and a presser spring 3 is attached to the upper part of the press base, as shown in FIG. In this device, both ends of the wiping cloth 5 covering the elastic member 2 are wound around the upper part of the press base 1 and fixed by the presser spring 3.

In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58261 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58262, as shown in FIG.
A cleaning tool 11 composed of an upper plate 9 and a lower plate 10 via an engaging portion 8 at one end in the length direction has been proposed. In this case, the elastic member or the protrusion 12 provided on the upper plate is used to temporarily fix both ends of the wiping cloth 14 covering the elastic member 13 on the lower part of the lower plate, and then the upper plate 9 is covered to wipe the cloth. 14 is fixed.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a cleaning tool comprising a press pad 17 and an elastic member 18 below the press pad, and an unjoined portion 19 provided between the press pad 17 and the elastic member 18. At 20, both ends of the wiping cloth 21 that covers the elastic member 18,
What is sandwiched and fixed in the unjoined portion 19 between the push stand 17 is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-8360 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-119.
No. 152 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-119151.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, it comprises a press plate 24 and an elastic member 25 at the lower part of the press plate, and a convex portion 26 is provided on the top of the press plate.
A cleaning tool 27 provided with a wiping cloth 28 covering the elastic member 25.
What is fixed by hanging both ends of the above on the convex portion 26 is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-89252. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a cleaning tool 32 in which a male part of the surface fastener is formed on the lower part 31 of the press pad, and the female part 34 of the surface fastener formed on the wiping cloth 33 is engaged and fixed to the male part. Is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-3364.

In addition to this, as shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 32760/1990, a press base 37 and an elastic member 38 under the press base are provided, and the upper base of the press base can be elastically deformed. There is disclosed a cleaning tool 40 in which various holding members 39 are provided in a butt shape. Then, in this device, both ends of the wiping cloth 41 covering the elastic member 38 are fixed by being pushed into the holding member 39.

However, the cleaning tool has the following problems. For example, the actual exploitation 48-3595
In the case of FIG. 8 disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2 publication, when fixing the wiping cloth 5, both ends of the wiping cloth 5 must be extended to the vicinity of the center of the press base 1, and the use area of the wiping cloth 5 accompanying cleaning It is necessary to provide a wiping cloth 5 having a large area that greatly exceeds the above, and the pressing spring 3 for fixing the wiping cloth 5 needs to be provided as a separate member from the pressing base 1, which has a drawback of increasing cost. .

Further, in the one shown in FIG. 9 disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58261 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-58262, the manufacturing method of the platform is complicated, and the weight of the cleaning tool 11 itself is heavy. It was difficult to operate. Also, the actual Kaihei 2-
10 and 11 disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8360, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-119151 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-119152, the wiping cloth 21 is a gap between the press base 17 and the elastic member 18. However, if the gap between the press base 17 and the elastic member 18 is widened in order to improve the ease of insertion, the wiping cloth 21 may easily come off or come loose, and conversely, the wiping cloth 21 may come off. There is a drawback that the ease of insertion is reduced when trying to improve looseness.

Further, in the one shown in FIG. 12 disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-89252, it is necessary to use a stretchable wiping cloth 28 to hang it on the convex portion 26 and fix it. However, when the above-mentioned stretchable wiping cloth 28 is used, since the wiping cloth 28 expands and contracts due to friction during use, it is inferior in cleanability and has only elasticity and adhesiveness with a surface fastener. It has the disadvantage that it cannot be used and a general purpose wipe cannot be used. Further, since the one shown in FIG. 13 disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-3364 does not have an elastic member, when the wiping cloth 33 is thin, the male portion of the surface fastener has a convex portion on the cleaning surface. Formed and inferior in cleanability, and also
Similar to the previous example, only a wiping cloth having elasticity and adhesiveness to a surface fastener can be used, and there is a drawback that a general-purpose wiping cloth cannot be used.

14 to 16 disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 32760/1990, the elastically deformable holding member 39 is installed in the center of the press base 37, so that the wiping cloth 41 is used. To fix the
It was necessary to have a large area of the wiping cloth 41 which greatly exceeds the used area. Further, the sandwiching member 39 formed in the butted state
Requires accurate molding of the resin. That is, if the molding accuracy is lowered, the wiping cloth 41 cannot be sandwiched satisfactorily, and the wiping cloth 41 is likely to come off. Therefore, in order to increase the molding accuracy of the holding member 39, the cost of the molding apparatus is increased. There was a problem.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and it is easy to install and remove a wipe cloth, has a small non-cleaning area for the entire wipe cloth, and has a simple structure. The purpose is to provide a cleaning tool that is inexpensive to manufacture.

[0012]

The object is to provide a pressing base having a U-shaped cross section, which is provided with a top plate and a pair of side plates, a plate-shaped base, and integrally extending to the lower part of the base. A cleaning tool including a cleaning body having a pedestal having a support plate wider than the base, wherein a recess is provided on at least one of the side plate of the pusher and the base of the pedestal, and a projection is provided on the other. Is formed, by the fitting of the concave portion and the convex portion with respect to the base, the press base,
This can be solved by a cleaning tool which is detachably fitted and in which the concave portion and the convex portion serve as a holding means for the wipe cloth wound around the support plate. Further, the width of the wiping cloth wound around the support plate of the pedestal is preferably longer than the width of the side plate of the press base. Further, it may be one in which a notch is formed in the push base, or one in which a small protrusion is formed in at least a part of the base of the pedestal. Further, the wiping cloth may be one in which folds are formed so as to have at least the same shape as the pedestal.

[0013]

Since the cleaning tool of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the concave portion and the convex portion are fitted to each other to form a fitting portion, and the wiping cloth is held in the fitting portion. Further, if the width of the wiping cloth is larger than the width of the side plate of the press pad, it is possible to fit the press pad while pulling both ends of the wipe cloth. Further, a groove (recess) along the length direction is formed on the side surface of the base, and a ridge (projection) along the length direction is formed on the inner surface of the side plate of the press base. Since the protrusions (projections) are fitted to form a fitting part, it is not necessary to cover the entire pedestal with a cloth or to wind the cloth up to near the center of the top surface of the pedestal. Less non-cleaning parts are required.

[0014]

EXAMPLE A first example of the cleaning tool of the present invention will be described in detail below. 1 and 2 show a cleaning tool 50 of the present invention.
In the first example, the cleaning tool 50 is a kind of mop which is roughly composed of a cleaning body 51 and a handle body 52.

The cleaning body 51 is composed of a pedestal 53 and a push base 54 fitted together. The pedestal 53 includes a plate-shaped base 55 and a support plate 56 integrally formed on the lower surface of the base 55 and wider than the base 55 and made of an elastic member having a trapezoidal cross section. It is a thing. Further, in the cleaning tool 50 of this example, a groove (recess) 57 having a V-shaped cross section is formed on the side surface of the base 55 along the length direction thereof.
Are formed.

Further, the press base 54 is a trough-shaped U-shaped section having a top plate 58 and a pair of side plates 59. The push base 54 and the base 55 of the pedestal 53 are formed to have substantially the same size and the same shape. Further, on the inner surface of the side plate of the press base 54, a ridge (projection) 60 having a V-shaped cross section is formed along the length direction thereof. Then, in the press base 54, by fitting the opening 61 into the base 55 of the pedestal 53, the groove (recess) 57 having the V-shaped cross section and the ridge (projection) 60 are fitted together. It has become. here,
A portion in which the groove (recess) 57 having the V-shaped cross section and the protrusion (protrusion) 60 are fitted together is referred to as a fitting portion 62.

The handle 52 is rod-shaped,
It is attached to the vicinity of the central portion of the top surface of the push plate 54 by an appropriate connecting means. The handle body 52 in this example is
Although a plurality of tubular members are connected to form a single rod-shaped member, the handle body 52 may be a single tubular or rod-shaped member from the beginning. Further, this is attached via an appropriate attachment member 63, for example, a bracket or the like, so as to be freely rotatable with respect to the top plate 58 of the press base 54.

In order to clean using the cleaning tool 50, it is necessary to attach the wiping cloth 64 to the cleaning body 51. The wiping cloth 64 may be any one of synthetic fibers such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate, regenerated fibers such as rayon, natural fibers such as cotton, non-woven fabric produced by mixing pulp or the like alone, woven fabric and the like. However, since the wiping cloth 64 is used for cleaning purposes, it is particularly preferable that the wiping cloth 64 has excellent dust absorption and abrasion resistance. The wiping cloth 64 may have any shape, but a rectangular one is usually used.

In order to attach the wiping cloth 64 to the cleaning tool 50, the pedestal 53 is covered with the wiping cloth 64 so that at least the bottom surface of the pedestal 53 is covered, and the pedestal 53 is pressed against the pedestal 53 by pressing it. And the press base 54 are fitted to each other, and the fitting portion 62
Then, the wiping cloth 64 may be clamped. Specifically, the pedestal 53 is placed on the wiping cloth, and both ends of the wiping cloth 64 are rolled up along the side surfaces of the pedestal 53 so that the wiping cloth 64 and the bottom surface of the pedestal 53 come into close contact with each other. Stuff 5
4 on one side of the ridge (projection) 60 on the side of the base (concave) 5
7, the base 53 and the press base 54 may be fitted by pressing the other of the press base 54 downward.

Further, the wiping cloth 64 used in this example has a width L ₁ longer than the width L ₂ of the side plate 59 of the press base 54. Therefore, with such a wiping cloth 64, when the pressing base 54 is mounted on the pedestal 53, the wiping cloth 64 is wound around the pedestal 53 and then the pressing base 54 is fitted while lightly pressing both ends. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the wiping cloth 64 from being displaced and being imperfectly attached to the cleaning body 51 by pressing the pressing base 54.

Support plate 5 which constitutes such a cleaning tool 50
Since 6 is in contact with the object to be cleaned through the wiping cloth 64, synthetic rubber or sponge is used so as not to damage the object to be cleaned and to fit the uneven surface or the curved portion of the object to be cleaned to some extent. It is preferable to use an elastic body such as, and particularly preferable to use a foamed resin such as urethane foam or polyethylene foam.

Further, since the holding base 52 is attached to the push base 54 and is fitted to the base 53, it is preferable that the push base 54 has appropriate rigidity and elasticity, and high density polyethylene, It is made of a resin such as polypropylene or ABS resin that can be injection molded.

The handle body 52 is made of the same plastic as that of the push board or a light metal such as aluminum. Further, as the material of each component constituting the cleaning tool 50 of the present invention, a material other than those listed above can be used depending on the intended use.

Such a cleaning tool 50 has a top 54 and a pair of side plates 59, a pressing base 54 having a U-shaped cross section, a plate-shaped base 55, and a lower part of the base 55. A cleaning tool (50) having a cleaning body (51) having a pedestal (53) having a support plate (56) wider than an extended base (55) and having a groove (recess) along the length of the base side. 57 is formed, and a ridge (projection) 60 along the length direction is formed on the inner surface of the side plate of the press base 54. The ridge (projection) 60 is fitted into the groove (concave) 57, and is pushed. The pedestal 54 is detachably fitted to the pedestal 53, and the groove (recess) 57 and the ridge (projection) 6 are provided.
0 is a means for holding the wiping cloth 64, and therefore the size of the wiping cloth 64 is as follows:
It is not necessary to cover the entire pedestal with the wiping cloth 64 or to wind it up to near the center of the top surface of the pedestal 53. Since the non-cleaning portion of the wiping cloth 64 is small, it is economical.

Moreover, since the wiping cloth 64 is sandwiched between the fitting portions 62, the wiping cloth 64 can be of any type and shape and is versatile. If the width L ₁ of the wipe cloth 64 is longer than the width L ₂ of the side plate 59 of the press base 54, the push base 54 can be fitted while pulling both ends of the wipe cloth 64. Therefore, the wiping cloth 6 at the time of fitting
It can be easily wound without causing the deviation of 4. Furthermore, the cleaning tool 5 such as the pedestal 53 and the push table 54
Since the shape of the parts that make up 0 is simple, each part is easy to manufacture, and since it is composed of two members, the pedestal 53 and the pusher 54, mass production is easy and the manufacturing cost is low. Can be held down.

Next, the second and third examples of the cleaning tool 50 of the present invention will be described. The cleaning tool 50 of the second example has the structure shown in FIG. 3, and is the same as the cleaning tool 50 of the first example except that a notch portion 65 is formed on the upper surface of the press base 54. is there. Further, the cleaning tool 50 of the third example has the structure shown in FIG. 4, and is similar to the cleaning tool 50 of the first example except that the notch portion 65 is formed on the side surface of the press base 54. It is a thing. The notch 65 has a wipe 64 wrapped around the pedestal 53,
If the wiping cloth 64 is pressed through the notch portion 65 when the pressing base 54 is attached to this one, as in the previous example, the pressing base 5
By pressing 4, it is possible to prevent the wipe cloth 64 from slipping off and being imperfectly wound around the cleaning body 51. Further, even after the push base 54 is attached to the pedestal 53, even if the user wipes the wiping cloth 64 incompletely, by pulling the end portion of the wiping cloth 64 from the cutout portion 65, an appropriate winding can be performed. Can be worn.

The shape of the cutout portion 65 is arbitrary such as rectangular, oval, and circular, and the number thereof is not particularly limited, but the cutout portion 65 is used for the above-mentioned use. Therefore, in order to press or pull both ends of the wiping cloth 64, as shown in FIG. 3, near the four corners of the top plate 58 of the press base 54, or as shown in FIG.
It is preferable to form the side plates 59 near both ends.

Since such a cleaning tool 50 has a notch portion 65 formed in the press base 54, if the wiping cloth 64 wound around the pedestal 53 is pressed through the notch portion 65, it fits. The wiping cloth 64 does not shift at the time of fitting, and even if the wiping cloth 64 shifts at the time of fitting, it can be easily reworked. Also,
As in the first example, the width of the wiping cloth 64 is the side plate 59
Since it is not necessary to use a wipe cloth longer than the width of the first embodiment, a wipe cloth 64 smaller than that of the first example can be used, and therefore the non-cleaning portion of the wipe cloth 64 can be further reduced.

Next, a fourth example of the cleaning tool of the present invention will be described. The cleaning tool 50 of this example has the structure shown in FIG. 5, and is the same as the cleaning tool 50 of the first example except that a small protrusion 66 is formed near the fitting portion of the pedestal 53. . In such a cleaning tool 50, since the wiping cloth 64 wound around the pedestal 53 is caught by the small protrusions 66, the cloth shift at the time of fitting is further reduced, and the wiping cloth 64 can be easily attached. The small protrusion 66 may be provided not only on the side surface of the pedestal 53 but also on the upper surface of the pedestal 53 as needed, as shown in FIG. 5, in consideration of the position of the cutout portion 65 and the like.

As the cleaning cloth 50 of the present invention, as the wiping cloth 64, as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to use one which is pre-folded and processed so as to have the same shape as the pedestal 54. Further, the end of the wiping cloth 64 may be extended so as to reach the upper surface of the pedestal 53 when it is wrapped in a manner suitable for the second example. Cleaning tool 5 using such a wipe 64
In the case of 0, the degree of close contact with the pedestal 53 is larger than that of the uncleaned wiping cloth 64.
It becomes easier to wrap around the pedestal 53.

The present invention is not limited to the above example, but may be, for example, all of the first to fourth examples or a combination of any one of the features.
Further, the shapes of the pedestal 53 and the press base 54 are arbitrary. Further, when it is used for window cleaning, furniture polishing, etc., it is not always necessary to attach the rod-shaped handle body 52.
It is also possible to form a pocket 67 on the upper surface of the push board 54 as shown in FIG. 6 and put a hand in the pocket 67 to clean a desired place.

[0032]

As described above, the cleaning tool of the present invention has a U-shaped cross section having a top plate and a pair of side plates, a plate-shaped base and a lower part of the base. A cleaning tool including a cleaning body having a pedestal including a support plate that is wider than the base that is integrally extended, and a recess is provided in at least one of the side plate of the push base and the base of the pedestal. , A convex portion is formed on the other side, the press base is detachably fitted to the base by fitting the concave portion and the convex portion, and the concave portion and the convex portion,
Since the cleaning tool is a means for holding the wipe cloth wound around the support plate, it is easy to attach and remove the wipe cloth. Further, the area of the non-cleaning portion of the wipe is small, which is economical. Further, since the structure of each part constituting the cleaning tool is simple, each part can be easily manufactured, and the manufacturing cost can be kept low.

If the width of the wiping cloth wound around the support plate of the pedestal is longer than the width of the side plate of the press base,
Since it is possible to fit the press base while pulling both ends of the wipe cloth, it is possible to easily wind the wipe cloth around the pedestal without causing deviation of the wipe cloth at the time of fitting.

Further, a groove (concave portion) along the length direction is formed on the side surface of the base, and a ridge (convex portion) along the length direction is formed on the inner surface of the side plate of the press base, and the groove (concave portion) is formed. It is not always necessary to fit a ridge (projection) to the pedestal, and the push table is detachably fitted to the pedestal, and the groove (concave) and the ridge (projection) serve as a means for holding the wipe. You can cover the entire pedestal with a cloth,
Since it is not necessary to wind the wiping cloth up to the vicinity of the center of the top surface of the pedestal, the non-cleaning portion of the wiping cloth can be small and economical. In addition, the wiping cloth may be held in the fitting portion formed by fitting the groove (recess) and the protrusion (projection), and therefore, the type and material of the wiping cloth are not selected, and the versatility is improved. You can also get the effect of being rich.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment before fitting of a cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment after fitting of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a pedestal used in the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a wiping cloth used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another example of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional cleaning tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

50 ... Cleaning tool, 51 ... Cleaning body, 52 ... Handle body, 53 ... Pedestal, 54 ... Push base, 55 ... Base, 56 ... Support plate, 57 ... Groove (recess), 60 ... Ridge (convex) , 64 ... Wiping cloth, 65 ... Notch, 66 ... Small projection

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pressing base having a U-shaped cross section, which comprises a top plate and a pair of side plates, a plate-shaped base, and a support plate wider than the base integrally extending below the base. A cleaning tool comprising a cleaning body having a pedestal comprising: a side plate of the pressing base and at least one of the base of the pedestal, a concave portion is formed on the other side, and the pressing base is The concave portion and the convex portion are fitted to the base in a detachable manner by fitting the concave portion and the convex portion, and the concave portion and the convex portion serve as a holding means for a wipe cloth wound around a support plate. Cleaning tool to do.