JPH0747086Y2 - Mop rag holder and mop - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application] The present invention is for a mop which holds a mop rag by inserting the insertion part connected to the handle into the inserted part of the mop rag and holding the gripped part of the mop rag. The present invention relates to a rag holder and a mop provided with the mop holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a mop which holds an mop cloth by inserting an insertion portion connected to a handle portion into an inserted portion of the mop cloth, an actual open flat 1-662 is used.
There is a handy mop disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 67.

As for the construction, the mop cloth is provided with a hook (a portion which is folded and formed thick) above the opening of the upper cloth forming the hole (inserted portion), and the mop cloth holder is The piece is provided on the handle through the constriction so as to be located above the handle. The gap between the piece and the hole is smaller than the thickness of the top cloth.

When the handle is inserted into the hole, this handy mop pushes the hook into the gap between the piece and the hole, and elastically deforms the neck to insert the hook between the neck and the handle, whereby The upper cloth is sandwiched between the piece and the handle to hold the mop rag. Therefore, it cannot be said that the mop rag is held reliably. In addition, it is necessary to always provide a mop cloth with a hook, and if the mop cloth is repeatedly attached and detached for cleaning, the mop may be damaged and the holding reliability may be further reduced.

Further, as an example of a mop cloth holder for holding the mop cloth by inserting the insertion portion connected to the handle portion into the insertion portion of the mop cloth and holding the nipping portion of the mop cloth. There is a mop gripping tool disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-12693.

[0006] In this mop gripping tool, the insertion piece is inserted into the bag-shaped portion of the wiping body (mop cloth), and the rotary lever portion is rotated, so that the protrusion provided on the rotary lever portion is bag-shaped. The cloth on the upper side of the portion to sandwich the pressed portion between the insertion piece and the projection, and at the same time, the connecting piece fixed to the turning lever portion is used to elastically deform the rear end portion of the projection piece. By overcoming the protrusion of, the rotation lever portion is locked in the sandwiched state.

However, as disclosed in the publication as a problem, it causes elastic deformation to such an extent that the rotary lever portion can be locked in order to maintain the holding of the wiping member. It requires a relatively strong force to release it, and if it is repeatedly attached and detached for cleaning the mop cloth, etc., the contact part between the connecting piece and the projection at the rear end of the protruding piece wears out, making it impossible to lock. Will end up.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems existing in the prior art, and the purpose thereof is to form a thick portion near the held portion of the mop cloth. To provide a mop rag holder and a mop which can easily hold and remove the mop rag with a comparatively light force, and can avoid the problem of replacement of parts due to wear and deterioration of the reliability of holding. It is in.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the mop rag holder of the present invention is configured such that the insertion part connected to the handle part is inserted into the inserted part of the mop rag, A mop rag holding tool for holding a mop rag by nipping the clamped part, wherein a clamping position capable of clamping the clamped part with a fixed clamping part provided in the insertion part, and a fixed clamping A movable pinching portion that is provided so as to be able to move the pinched portion between itself and the in / out position having a space that allows substantially free ingress / egress, and that is biased to maintain the in / out position. The movable holding portion can move between a holding position where the movable holding portion can be held at the holding position by pressing and a holding release position which allows the movable holding portion to be located at the in-and-out position, and from the holding position to the holding release position. The direction of movement is that the movable clamping unit moves from the clamping position. It assumed to have a pressing portion provided so as not to coincide with the direction of movement towards the input position.

Further, the mop of the present invention is such that the mop cloth holder and the inserted portion into which the insertion portion of the mop cloth holder can be inserted, and the fixed holding with the insertion portion inserted in the inserted portion. A mop cloth having a sandwiched portion that can be sandwiched between the movable portion and the movable sandwiching portion is provided.

The pressing portion of each of the mop cloth holding device and the mop is operated by operating the lever portion located along the grip portion at the holding position.
It is desirable that it be provided so as to rotate between the holding position and the holding release position.

[0012]

In the inventions of claims 1 and 3, when the pressing portion is located at the pinch release position, the movable pinch portion is kept in the retracted position by being urged. Since there is a space between the movable holding portion and the fixed holding portion that are kept in the in / out position so that the held portion of the mop rag can be moved in and out substantially freely, the insertion portion can be inserted into the inserted portion of the mop rag. The clamped part can be positioned between the movable gripping part and the fixed gripping part by inserting into the. When the pressing portion is moved to the holding position after being positioned as described above, the movable holding portion is pressed by the pressing portion and moves to the holding position, and the held portion of the mop cloth is held between the movable holding portion and the fixed holding portion. To pinch. If you move the pressing part to the clamping release position again,
Since the movable holding portion returns to the insertion / removal position, the insertion portion can be pulled out from the insertion portion of the mop rag and the mop rag can be removed. Since the moving direction of the pressing portion from the holding and holding position to the holding and releasing position does not match the moving direction of the movable holding portion from the holding position to the in-and-out position, the force to release the holding of the movable holding portion during use, That is, even if the movable holding portion receives a force in the direction in which the movable holding portion moves from the holding position to the retracted position, the pressing portion does not move from the holding position.

In the inventions of claims 2 and 4,
The movement of the pressing portion between the clamp holding position and the clamp releasing position is
The rotation is performed by operating the lever portion. When holding the mop rag with the pressing part in the holding position,
Since the lever portion is along the handle portion, it is possible to avoid the lever portion from accidentally hitting an object during use.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 relate to a mop as one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of the mop, FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of the mop, and FIG. 3 is a mop rag and a mop rag. It is a perspective view of a holder.

The mop cloth 10 is provided with a wiping tuft 14 below the substantially rectangular base cloth 12 formed on both sides in a convex shape, and on the upper side of the base cloth 12 from the one end in the longitudinal direction about 4 times. The inserted portion 18 that occupies about three-thirds is provided. 20
Is a cloth for forming an inserted portion that is sewn on the upper side of the base cloth 12, and an opening edge portion thereof is folded back to form a double portion 22. The sandwiched portion 24 is a portion slightly inside the opening edge portion. In addition, it is preferable that the base fabric 12 is relatively hard to bend.

The mop cloth holding device 30 is mainly composed of a base cloth pressing portion 32 which is located on the upper surface of the base cloth 12 in a state where the mop wiping cloth 10 is held, and a base portion 32a of the base cloth pressing portion 32 which extends rearward. The handle portion 34 is obliquely raised upward and a pressing member 36.

The base cloth pressing portion 32 has a substantially flat plate shape slightly smaller than the base cloth 12, and the insertion portion 38 has a length of about 3/4 from the tip. The insertion portion 38 is hollowed out in a substantially rectangular shape in order to reduce the weight and cost, and is formed so as to be gradually thin toward the distal end so as to be easily inserted. It is desirable that the shape and size of the insertion portion 38 be such that it can be inserted as closely as possible into the inserted portion 18 of the mop rag 10 in order to securely hold the mop rag 10. The base portion 32a of the base cloth pressing portion 32 is formed to have a thickness about twice that of other portions.

In front of the tip end side of the base 32a of the base cloth pressing portion 32, a movable holding portion 42 is provided so as to be swingable in a substantially vertical direction via a thin hinge portion 40. . The movable gripping portion 42 has a substantially flat plate shape that is substantially horseshoe-shaped in plan view, and has a gripping protrusion 44 on the lower side of the tip end portion. Figure 4
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the movable holding section 42. Movable clamping unit 42
Is a shape that jumps up diagonally forward and upward (not shown),
The base cloth pressing portion 32 and the hinge portion 40 are integrally molded with a synthetic resin. As a result, the movable pinching portion 42 is biased upward. As the synthetic resin, it is desirable to adopt a material having high durability of the hinge portion 40 against repeated swinging. Insertion part 3 facing the clamping projection 44
The upper surface of the base portion 32a of 8 is the fixed holding portion 46.

The pressing member 36 includes a rotating plate portion 36a having a substantially elliptical shape in a plane, a lever portion 36b projecting obliquely upward and rearward of the rotating plate portion 36a, and a lower end portion of the rotating plate portion 36a. , A pressing portion 36c protruding from both sides so as to smoothly rise downward, a rotating shaft portion 36d protruding below the central portion of the rotating plate portion 36a, and a large lower end of the rotating shaft portion 36d. Projection portion 3 provided radially outward from the diameter portion 36e
It consists of 6f. The upper surface of the front portion of the rotating plate portion 36a is formed in a shape inclined slightly downward toward the front. This is because when the mop rag 10 is held and used, it can be inserted into a narrow gap as deep as possible for cleaning.

The rotating shaft portion 36d of the pressing member 36 is rotatably held in the base portion 32a of the base cloth pressing portion 32,
As a result, the rotating plate portion 36a is located slightly above the base portion 32a. As shown in FIG. 5, which is a bottom view of a main portion of the mop cloth holding device 30, stoppers are provided in the base portion 32a at two positions separated from each other by a central angle of approximately 90 degrees so that the protrusions 36f can be urged. The portion 48 is provided, and the protrusion 36f of the pressing member 36 is located in the space between the stopper portions 48 having a central angle of approximately 90 degrees. Therefore, the pressing portion 3
The rotation range of 6c is limited between a position where the lever portion 36b faces rearward and a position where the lever portion 36b faces laterally, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

As shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 3, at the position where the lever portion 36b for rotating the pressing portion 36c faces rearward (holding and holding position), the pressing portion 36c is moved to the movable holding portion 42. The upper surface of the movable holding portion 42 is pressed downward.
Is held at a sandwiching position where the sandwiched portion 24 of the mop rag 10 can be sandwiched between the sandwiching protrusion 44 and the fixed sandwiching portion 46. Further, at the position where the lever portion 36b faces the side (pinching release position) as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3, the movable holding portion 42 is released from the pressing by the pressing portion 36c and sways upward. It moves, but still the rotating plate 36
It is held at a fixed position (in / out position) by the lower surface of a. At this time, the holding protrusion 44 and the fixed holding portion 46 of the movable holding portion 42.
There is a space between and between which the sandwiched portion 24 of the mop cloth 10 can be moved in and out substantially freely. The movable holding section 42
Is provided so as to be movable between the holding position and the withdrawal position, and is biased so as to maintain the withdrawal position, in addition to the above-mentioned means, for example, a hinge, various guide means and various spring actions are provided. This can be realized by using the means that the user has.

The grip portion 34 is integral with the base cloth pressing portion 32, and is about 45 from the base portion 32 a of the base cloth pressing portion 32.
The handle base portion 34a is raised upward and the grip portion 34b is extended about 10 degrees upward from the upper end of the handle base portion 34a.

A cutout portion 50 for accommodating the lever portion 36b when the pressing portion 36c is in the clamping and holding position is formed in a portion of the handle base portion 34a which is approximately three-quarters from the upper lower end. . Further, a finger hooking recess 52 is provided above the boundary between the handle base portion 34a and the grip portion 34b to hold a thumb when the grip portion 34b is gripped and used. The lever portion 36b can be operated almost by the hand while holding the handle portion 34. 54 is a through hole for suspension.

When the pressing portion 36c is moved to the lateral position by operating the lever portion 36b to move the pressing portion 36c to the clamping release position, the movable clamping portion 42 is moved in and out by the upward biasing and the lower surface of the rotating plate portion 36a. Keep (If there is no such regulation, the movable holding portion 42 will be in a state of jumping up diagonally forward and upward.)

After inserting the inserting portion 38 into the inserted portion 18 of the mop rag 10 to position the held portion 24 between the movable holding portion 42 and the fixed holding portion 46, the lever portion 36b is operated. When the pressing portion 36c is moved to the holding position by being housed in the notch 50 on the upper side of the handle base 34a,
The movable sandwiching portion 42 is pressed by the pressing portion 36c to move to the sandwiching position, and sandwiches the sandwiched portion 24 of the mop rag 10 between the sandwiching protrusion 44 and the fixed sandwiching portion 46.

The moving direction of the pressing portion 36c from the sandwiching and holding position to the sandwiching and releasing position is the direction toward the front of the paper in FIG. 1, and the movable sandwiching portion 42 is the moving direction from the sandwiching position to the in-and-out position. Cross at right angles. Therefore, even if the force that tries to release the holding of the movable holding portion 42 during use of the mop, that is, the force that moves the movable holding portion 42 upward acts, the pressing portion 36c moves from the holding position. There is no such thing. Therefore, a mop rag 10
Can be held extremely reliably, and can be easily performed.

The lever portion 36b is operated again to push the pressing portion 36.
When c is moved to the clamping release position, the movable clamping part 42 swings upward and returns to the in / out position, so that the insertion part 38 is pulled out from the inserted part 18 of the mop rag 10 and the mop rag 10 is removed. Can be easily removed.

The operation of the lever portion 36b to clamp and release the lever portion 36b can be performed with a light force in combination with the use of the lever principle.
There is no problem of parts replacement due to wear. Also, the pressing portion 3
6c presses the movable holding portion 42 to wipe the mop 1
Since the sandwiched portion 24 of No. 0 is sandwiched, the double portion 2 is formed at the opening edge portion of the inserted portion forming cloth 20 of the mop rag 10.
The provision of 2 is not always necessary, and the reliability of holding is not deteriorated by repeatedly attaching and detaching the mop rag 10.

Since the pressing portion 36c is projected from both sides so as to bulge smoothly downward, the pressing and releasing of the movable holding portion 42 by it is performed very smoothly.

When the mop rag 10 is held with the pressing portion 36c in the holding position, the lever portion 36b is housed in the cutout portion 50 (along the grip portion 34), so that the mop is used. It is possible to avoid that the lever portion 36b accidentally hits an object and the pinched state is released.

The vertical positional relationship in the description of the above embodiments is merely for convenience of explanation based on the drawings, and does not limit the actual use state or the like.

[0032]

In the mop cloth holder according to the first aspect and the mop according to the third aspect, the pressing portion is located at the nipping release position,
After inserting the insertion part into the inserted part of the mop cloth and positioning the sandwiched part between the movable sandwiching part and the fixed sandwiching part, the pressing part is moved to the sandwiching and holding position to remove the mop cloth. The mop rag can be easily held by the mop rag holder, and the mop rag can be easily removed by moving the pressing portion to the clamping release position. Since the held portion is held by the pressing of the movable holding portion by the pressing portion,
It is not always necessary to form a thick portion of the mop rag near the sandwiched portion, and the reliability of holding is hardly deteriorated by repeatedly attaching and detaching the mop rag.

Further, since the pressing portion does not move from the nipping and holding position even when the movable nipping portion receives a force for releasing the nipping of the movable nipping portion during use, the nipping of the nipping position, that is, It is possible to reliably hold the mop cloth. Since the gripping by the movable gripping part is not maintained by the unreasonable elastic deformation that causes wear, it does not require the force necessary to cause such elastic deformation, and the gripping is relatively light. And its cancellation,
Moreover, the problem of replacing the parts of the mop cloth holding device due to wear can be avoided.

According to the mop cloth holding device of claim 2 and the mop of claim 4, when the pressing portion is positioned at the holding position and the mop cloth holding device holds the mop cloth,
Since the lever part that rotates the pressing part is along the handle part, the inconvenience that the lever part accidentally hits the object and the sandwiched part is released while cleaning with the mop is prevented. Thus, the mop rag can be held more reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a mop.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of the mop.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mop cloth and a mop cloth holder.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the movable holding section.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of an essential part of the mop cloth holding device.

[Explanation of sign]

 10 mop rag 18 inserted part 24 clamped part 30 mop rag holder 34 grip part 36b lever part 36c pressing part 38 insertion part 42 movable gripping part 46 fixed gripping part

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A mop rag holder for holding a mop rag by inserting an insertion part connected to a handle part into an inserted part of a mop rag, and holding the pinched part of the mop rag by holding the mop rag. , A holding position at which the held portion can be held between the fixed holding portion provided in the insertion portion, and an insertion / removal position at which a distance between the fixed holding portion is such that the held portion can be moved in and out substantially freely. Between the movable clamp and the movable clamp, the movable clamp being biased to maintain the in-and-out position, the clamp holding position where the movable clamp can be held in the clamp position by pressing, and the movable clamp. Can move between the holding position and the holding release position, and the moving direction from the holding position to the holding position does not coincide with the moving direction of the movable holding unit from the holding position to the in-and-out position. And a pressing portion provided on the Mop for cloth holder according to claim. 2. The pressing portion is provided so as to rotate between a holding position and a holding release position by operating a lever portion located along the grip portion at the holding position. The mop holding tool for mop according to 1. 3. A mop cloth holder according to claim 1, an inserted portion into which the insertion portion of the mop cloth holder can be inserted, and a fixed holding portion with the insertion portion inserted in the inserted portion. A mop having a mop cloth provided with a sandwiched portion that can be sandwiched between the movable sandwiching portion and the movable sandwiching portion. 4. The mop rag holder according to claim 2, an inserted part into which the insertion part of the mop rag holder can be inserted, and a fixed holding part with the insert part inserted in the inserted part. A mop having a mop cloth provided with a sandwiched portion that can be sandwiched between the movable sandwiching portion and the movable sandwiching portion.