JPH0740360Y2 - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a cleaning tool in which a wipe is attached to a holding plate, and in particular, the wipe wipes a peripheral surface of the holding plate having a movable piece. The present invention relates to a cleaning tool attached so as to cover it.

[Prior Art] As conventional technologies related to a cleaning tool in which a wiping cloth is attached to a holding plate, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 50-132953 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-89161 are available.
The ones described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 59-139263 are known.

The conventional technique described in the above publication is described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 50-132953, which describes a nylon scrubbing holder in which two upper and lower mounts are connected via hinges. A drawing is shown with a nylon scrubber attached to cover the surface.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 54-89161 discloses that the shape of the cleaning tool can be deformed by a switching operation to be added to the operating portion so that it can respond well to changes in the uneven shape of the surface to be cleaned.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-139263 discloses a wiping tool having bent portions which are bent upwardly and inwardly at both side edges in the width direction of a metal plate.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the above conventional techniques have the following problems.

That is, the nylon scrubber holder described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 50-132953 is mounted on the two pieces of holding plates because the upper and lower two pieces of the mounting bases (holding plates) are simply connected via the hinges. In order to utilize all the parts of the wiping cloth to be cleaned, both holding plates must be supported simultaneously.

In addition, the cleaning tool described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-89161 discloses that the shape of the cleaning tool corresponds to a change in the uneven shape of the surface to be cleaned.
It requires a special form switching operation, has a complicated structure and is poor in usability.

Further, since the wiping tool described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-139263 has the fixed bent parts on both sides, the wiping pieces (wiping cloth) around the bent parts are used for cleaning the wall surface at the corners of the room. It is used only and is not used for cleaning in the center of the room. That is, the entire wiping piece cannot be used up almost uniformly and effectively without waste.

The present invention provides a cleaning tool with a simple structure that can freely follow any surface to be cleaned from the central part to the corners of a room and can effectively and completely use up the entire wipe cloth without waste. With the goal.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention according to claim 1 is a cleaning tool in which a wiping cloth is attached to a holding plate, wherein the holding plate includes a holding plate body and a hinge portion having elasticity. And a movable piece connected to the holding plate body, the wiping cloth being attached so as to cover the periphery of the holding plate including the holding plate body and the movable piece. .

The present invention according to claim 2, wherein the holding plate is a substrate, a holding plate body is attached to one surface of the substrate, and a movable piece is attached adjacent to the holding plate body. And a part of the substrate and the holding plate body part constitute a holding plate body, and the other part of the substrate and the movable piece part constitute a movable piece.

[Operation] Since the holding plate body of the cleaning tool and the movable piece are connected to each other via the elastic hinge portion, (a) in the center of the room, the holding plate body and the movable piece both spread along the floor surface. , Clean the floor with the whole of the holding plate body and the wipe around the movable piece,
(B) In the corner of the room, the holding plate body is along the floor surface, and the movable piece is bent to the holding plate body through the hinge so that it follows the wall surface, and the wiping cloth around the holding plate body is on the floor surface. The cleaning cloth around the movable piece will clean the wall surface.

When the cleaning tool is moved from the central part to the corner part of the room, the movable piece bends with respect to the holding plate body so as to follow the wall surface while elastically deforming the hinge part. On the other hand, when the cleaning tool returns from the corner to the center of the room, the movable piece eliminates the above-mentioned bending due to the elastic restoring deformation of the hinge part,
Follow the floor. That is, the movable piece of the cleaning tool can freely follow the shape of the surface to be cleaned of the room without involving a special posture switching operation, and has a simple structure and good usability.

The wiping cloth around the holding plate body of the cleaning tool is always in contact with the floor surface, and the wiping cloth around the movable piece is in contact with the floor surface at the center of the room and the wall surface at the corners of the room. That is, the entire wipe cloth including the wipe cloth around the movable piece is always in contact with the surface to be cleaned and is used for cleaning. Therefore, the entire wipe cloth can be used almost uniformly and effectively without waste. You can

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 (A) is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention, FIG. 1 (B) is a plan view of FIG. 1 (A), and FIG. 1 (C) is The bottom view of FIG. 1 (A) with the wiping cloth 11 removed, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the separated state of the holding plate and the support plate, and FIG. 3 (A) is a sectional view showing the bent state of the movable piece. Fig. 3 (B) is a perspective view of Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 4 (A) is an enlarged view of a main part of Fig. 1 (A), and Fig. 4 (B) is Fig. 3 (A). )
FIG. 5 (A) to FIG. 5 (C) are schematic views showing the dimensions of each part of the cleaning tool, and FIG. 6 (A) is a cross-sectional view showing the cleaning tool provided with a wipe cloth fixing piece. FIG. 6 (B) is a plan view of FIG. 6 (A), FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a wiping cloth having an adhesive layer, and FIG.
FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views showing different forms of the movable piece, FIGS. 9A to 9C are plan views showing cleaning tools having different numbers of movable pieces, and FIG. 10A. Is the second cleaning tool
An enlarged view of an essential part showing an embodiment, FIG. 10 (B) is shown in FIG. 10 (A).
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a bent state of the movable piece of FIG.

(First Embodiment) As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) to 1 (C), the cleaning tool 10 includes a cleaning cloth 11
And a holding plate 12 to which the wiping cloth 11 is attached, a support plate 13 to which the holding plate 12 is connected, and a handle 14.

The holding plate 12 includes a rectangular flat plate-shaped holding plate body 15 and a holding plate body.
Thin-walled elastic hinge portion 16 provided on four pieces around 15
And a warped movable piece 17 which is integrally formed and continuously provided to the holding plate main body 15 through. The holding plate 12
Is a movable piece adjacent to the four corners of the holding plate body 15.
17 is provided with a movable piece 17A which is continuous with the hinge portion 16 and has substantially the same thickness as that of the hinge portion 16 and is continuously provided via a fold 16A. However, the movable piece 17A may be omitted.

At this time, the holding plate 12 is attached to the lower surface of the movable piece 17 with a velcro tape.
18 is attached, and the cloth 11 can be detachably attached to the magic tape 18 (see FIG. 1 (C)).

Further, the holding plate 12 is elastic in the entire lower surface of the holding plate body 15 and in the limited area around the holding plate body 15 of the lower surface of each movable piece 17 located along the four sides of the holding plate body 15. The body 19 is attached (see FIG. 1 (C)). This will wipe the cloth
11 is attached to the holding plate body 15 and the movable piece 17 around the holding plate body 15 via the elastic body 19.

The support plate 13 is provided with a handle 14 via a connecting portion 20.
Reference numeral 14 is tiltable about the connecting portion 20.

At this time, the magnetic bodies 21 are attached to the upper surface of the holding plate 12 at two positions on both sides thereof, and the magnetic bodies 21 having opposite poles to the magnetic body 21 at two positions on the lower surface of the support plate 13 corresponding to the magnetic body 21. 22 are attached. Further, a protrusion 23 is provided on the upper surface of the holding plate 12 in the vicinity of each magnetic body 21, and a through hole 24 corresponding to the protrusion 23 is provided in the support plate 13. As a result, the support plate 13 holds the through hole 24 and the protrusion 23 of the holding plate 12 as a guide and holds the holding plate.
It is positioned at an appropriate connection position with 12, and the connection state with the holding plate 12 is fixed by magnetically attaching the magnetic bodies 21 and 22 facing each other.

In addition, each member constituting the cleaning tool 10 of the present embodiment is preferably formed of the following materials, but the materials are not limited to these materials.

As a material for the holding plate 12 and the support plate 13, it is preferable to use a resin that can be injection-molded, such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), and ABS.

Further, as the material of the elastic body 19, it is preferable to use a resin having flexibility and elasticity to bring the wiping cloth 11 of the cleaning tool into close contact with the surface of the floor or the like in contact with the uneven portion to be cleaned, such as polyurethane foam. A foamed resin such as foamed ethylene is preferably used. The foamed resin can be adjusted in flexibility and elasticity by appropriately adjusting the degree of foaming (magnification, cell size, etc.) according to the type of resin, and when the elastic body 19 is formed. By making the foam cells finer, the effect of entanglement with the fibers of the wiping cloth 11 can be increased, the frictional resistance can be increased, and the wiping cloth 11 can be made difficult to come off. A specific product of such polyurethane foam is Everlite TMW (trade name: manufactured by Bridgestone Corporation).

Further, as the material of the wiping cloth 11, it is preferable to use a fiber cloth having excellent dust absorption and abrasion resistance, and as the fiber cloth, a woven cloth or a non-woven cloth is preferably used. As examples thereof, there can be mentioned ones produced with a basis weight of 100 g / m ² using two types of fibers having the following composition.

ES-HB 3 denier x 51 mm: 30% Polyester 1.5 denier x 51 mm: 70% [ES-HB (trade name): polyethylene manufactured by Chisso Corporation /
Fiber of polypropylene core-sheath structure] As the material of the handle 14, a light material made of a tubular material such as steel or plastic is preferably used.

Also, as the material of the magnetic bodies 21 and 22, while using the cleaning tool,
Any material can be used as long as it has a magnetic force capable of abutting and fixing the holding plate 12 and the holding plate 13 in an integrated state without trouble, for example, rubber or plastic in which magnetic powder is kneaded and mixed. A magnetic thin plate made of is preferably used.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

The holding plate body 15 of the cleaning tool 10 and the movable piece 17 are elastic hinges.
Since they are connected in series via 16 (a), in the central portion of the room, the holding plate body 15 and the movable piece 17 both spread along the floor surface, and the wiping cloth 11 around the holding plate body 15 and the movable piece 17 is formed. Clean the floor surface as a whole, and (b) hold plate body 15 at the corner of the room.
Along the floor surface, the movable piece 17 bends with respect to the holding plate body 15 via the hinge portion 16 along the wall surface, and the wiping cloth 11 around the holding plate body 15 cleans the floor surface, The cleaning cloth 11 around 17 will clean the wall surface.

When the cleaning tool (10) is moved from the center to the corner of the room, the movable piece (17) bends with respect to the holding plate body (15) so as to follow the wall surface while elastically deforming the hinge (16). On the other hand, when the cleaning tool 10 returns from the corner of the room to the center, the movable piece 17
The elastic restoration deformation of the hinge portion 16 eliminates the above-mentioned bending and follows the floor surface. That is, the movable piece of the cleaning tool 10 can freely follow the shape of the surface to be cleaned in the room without involving a special posture switching operation, and has a simple structure and good usability.

The cleaning cloth 11 around the holding plate body 15 of the cleaning tool 10 is always in contact with the floor surface, and the cleaning cloth 11 around the movable piece 17 is in contact with the floor surface at the center of the room and the wall surface at the corners of the room. That is, the entire cleaning cloth 11 including the cleaning cloth 11 around the movable piece 17 is always in contact with the surface to be cleaned and is used for cleaning, so that the entire cleaning cloth 11 is evenly used without waste. It can be used up effectively.

Since the movable piece 17 is bent and moves as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the wiping cloth 11 mounted around the holding plate body 15 and the movable piece 17 is shown in FIG. It must be mounted so that there is a margin in the deployed state of A).

Further, in the cleaning tool 10, the dimensions a to k of the respective parts shown in FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (C) are set as follows, for example. That is, a = 3mm, b = 2mm, c = 5mm, d = 10mm, e = 45m
m, f = 280mm, g = 350mm, h = 80mm, i = 150mm, j =
15mm and k = 1mm.

In addition, the cleaning tool 10 includes a wiping cloth 11 attached around the holding plate 12.
6A and 6B in place of the above-mentioned magic tape 18 for fixing the tongue-shaped wiping cloth fixing piece 30.
May be used. The wiping cloth fixing piece 30 is integrally molded with each movable piece 17 located along the four sides of the holding plate body 15 via a thin portion, and can be engaged with an engaging groove 31 provided in the movable piece 17. The protrusion 32 is provided. As a result, the peripheral edge portions of the wiping cloth 11 attached to the lower surfaces of the holding plate body 15 and the movable piece 17 and folded back to the upper surface side of the movable piece 17 are engaged with each other by the engaging groove 31 and the engaging protrusion 32. The wiping cloth 11 can be fixed by clinging to the cloth.

In addition, the cleaning tool 10 includes a wiping cloth 11 attached around the holding plate 12.
In order to fix the above, instead of the above-mentioned velcro tape 18, as shown in FIG. 7, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer 40 made of hot melt is applied to the back surface of the wiping cloth 11, and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer 40 is applied to the elastic body. The wiping cloth 11 may be fixed by sticking it on 19.

Further, in the cleaning tool 10, the form of the movable piece 17 can be arbitrarily set, but it can be set as shown in FIG. 8 (A) or (B), for example.

Further, the cleaning tool 10 is not limited to being provided with the movable piece 17 on four sides around the holding plate 15, but is provided only on one side around the holding plate body 15 (see FIG. 9A), and is provided on two sides. (Fig. 9 (B)
(See FIG. 9), or can be provided on three sides (FIG. 9 (C)).
reference).

Second Embodiment A cleaning tool 60 shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B is substantially different from the cleaning tool 10 in that a holding plate 61 is provided on a substrate 62 and one surface of the substrate 62. The holding plate body 63 that is attached and the holding plate body
A movable piece portion 64 attached adjacent to 63 is provided, and a holding plate body 63A is configured by a part of the substrate 62 and the holding plate body portion 63, and the movable piece portion 64 and the other part of the substrate 62. That is, the movable piece 64A is configured with.

At this time, the movable piece 64A is connected to the holding plate body 63A via the elastic hinge portion 65 formed by the substrate 62 located at the boundary between the holding plate body portion 63 and the movable piece portion 64. It will be.

The wiping cloth 11 is attached so as to cover the peripheral surface of the holding plate 61 including the holding plate body 63A and the movable piece 64A, and is attached to the magic tape 66 attached to the lower surface of each movable piece portion 64. To be done.

The wipe 11 is attached to the holding plate body 63 and the movable piece 64 via the elastic body 67 attached to the lower surfaces of the holding plate body 63 and the movable piece 64.

In FIGS. 10A and 10B, 68 is a support plate.

In addition, the holding plate body 63 and the movable piece 6 that form the cleaning tool 60.
The support plate 68 and the support plate 68 can be made of the same material as the holding plate 12 and the support plate 13, and the elastic body 67 can be made of the same material as the elastic body 19.

The material of the substrate 62 is preferably a thermoplastic polyolefin resin, for example, a stretched polypropylene having a thickness of 0.2 mm.

Even in the cleaning tool 60, since the movable piece 64A is continuously provided to the holding plate body 63A via the elastic hinge portion 65, as in the cleaning tool 10, the center of the room can be formed with a simple structure. It is possible to freely follow any surface to be cleaned such as a part to a corner, and it is possible to effectively and completely use the entire wipe 11 without waste.

In the implementation of the present invention, the handle may be directly connected to the holding plates 12 and 61 without using the support plates 13 and 69. Further, it goes without saying that a part of the movable pieces 17, 64A may not be covered with the wiping cloth 11.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, with a simple structure, it is possible to freely follow any surface to be cleaned from the center to the corners of the room, and the entire wipe is effectively evenly used without waste. You can get a cleaning tool that can be used up.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 (A) is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention, FIG. 1 (B) is a plan view of FIG. 1 (A), and FIG. 1 (C) is a wiping cloth 11. The bottom view of FIG. 1 (A) in a removed state, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a separated state of a holding plate and a support plate, and FIG. 3 (A) is a sectional view showing a bent state of a movable piece. Figure (B) is a perspective view of Figure 3 (A), Figure 4 (A) is an enlarged view of an essential part of Figure 1 (A), and Figure 4 (B) is Figure 3 (A).
FIG. 5 (A) to FIG. 5 (C) are schematic views showing the dimensions of each part of the cleaning tool, and FIG. 6 (A) is a cross-sectional view showing the cleaning tool provided with a wipe cloth fixing piece. FIG. 6 (B) is a plan view of FIG. 6 (A), FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a wiping cloth having an adhesive layer, and FIG.
FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views showing different forms of the movable piece, FIGS. 9A to 9C are plan views showing cleaning tools having different numbers of movable pieces, and FIG. 10A. Is the second cleaning tool
An enlarged view of an essential part showing an embodiment, FIG. 10 (B) is shown in FIG. 10 (A).
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a bent state of the movable piece of FIG. 10 …… Cleaning tool, 11 …… Wipe cloth, 12 …… Holding plate, 15 …… Holding plate body, 16 …… Hinge part, 17 …… Movable piece, 60 …… Cleaning tool, 61 …… Holding plate, 62 ...... Substrate, 63 ...... Main body of holding plate,
64 …… Movable piece, 63A …… Holding plate body, 64A …… Movable piece,
65 …… Hinge part.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cleaning tool in which a wipe is attached to a holding plate, wherein the holding plate includes a holding plate body and a movable piece connected to the holding plate body via a hinge portion having elasticity. A cleaning tool comprising: the cleaning cloth, which is mounted so as to cover a peripheral surface of the holding plate including the holding plate body and the movable piece. 2. The holding plate includes a substrate, a holding plate body portion attached to one surface of the substrate, and a movable piece portion attached adjacent to the holding plate body portion. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein a part of the substrate and a holding plate body form a holding plate body, and another part of the substrate and a movable piece part form a movable piece.