JPH0975270A - Cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a single cleaning device which can clean up every thing such as a floor, a wall or various furniture by mounting a cleaning brush at the tip of a base body of the cleaning device while the outer circumferential surface of the base body of the cleaning device is covered with a soft fabric for cleaning to form a first cleaning part. SOLUTION: This cleaning device is mounted on the tip of a suction pipe 15, for example, in an electric vacuum cleaner and a soft fabric 3 for cleaning is wound on the outer circumferential surface of a base body 1 of the cleaning device comprising a resin or the like to form a first cleaning part 4. The base body 1 of the cleaning device is formed in a thin angular shape having a hollow part while dirt suction ports 10 are opened each on both sides and a bottom surface thereof communicating with a hollow part separately while a dirt discharge port 9 is opened on a mounting part 16 for the suction pipe 15 at the top part thereof communicating with the hollow part. A cleaning brush 2 is mounted on the bottom surface 17 of a surrounding wall of the dirt suction port 10. Moreover, the fabric 3 for cleaning is so designed that the longitudinal both end parts thereof stick outside from the outer circumferential surface of the base body 1 of the cleaning device and the sticking part is set as second cleaning part 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The cleaning tool of the present invention is suitable for cleaning indoor floors and walls, furniture, bookshelves, office automation equipment and the like, and dust, mops, brooms, punches, etc. It has several kinds of functions and can be used not only for home use but also in large-scale public facilities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various kinds of cleaning tools, for example, brooms, punches, rags, vacuum cleaners and the like. These have been used since ancient times because they have their respective uses and characteristics suitable for the uses. In the case of a vacuum cleaner, there are various adapters that can be attached to and detached from the tip of the nozzle. Each of these types has a shape and structure according to the application, and is suitable for cleaning narrow gaps between furniture, aluminum door rails, and the like.

[0003]

If a conventional cleaning tool is used, floor sweeping, wiping, etc. can be performed.
For that purpose, it is necessary to properly use each cleaning tool according to the purpose. For this, there is the trouble of having to prepare a broom or a vacuum cleaner and a rag.
Since they have to be used separately, there is a problem that the work is troublesome twice.

Further, cleaning is not limited to the floor, but is performed on all kinds of things such as walls, furniture, bookshelves, home electric appliances, sofas and toys. Most of these are difficult to clean with a vacuum cleaner, so they are swept and then wiped with a mop or rag. For this reason, cleaning was troublesome twice and was very inefficient.

The object of the present invention is not only for floors and walls, but also for furniture, bookshelves, home appliances, sofas and toys.
It is to provide a cleaning tool that can clean everything.

[0006]

In the cleaning tool according to claim 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a cleaning brush 2 is attached to the tip of the cleaning tool base 1, and the outer peripheral surface of the cleaning tool base 1 is attached. Is covered with a soft cleaning cloth 3 to form a first cleaning part 4.

In the cleaning tool according to the second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning cloth 3 is detachably covered on the cleaning tool base 1.

In the cleaning tool according to the third aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a part of the cleaning material 3 is projected to the outside of the cleaning tool base 1, and the flexible second cleaning part 5 is provided. Is formed.

In the cleaning tool according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, a brush-like third cleaning section 6 is formed at the tip of the second cleaning section 5.

In the cleaning tool of the fifth aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, a hollow portion 7 is formed in the cleaning tool base 1, and the bottom surface of the cleaning tool base 1 is a suction hole for communicating with the hollow part 7. A mouth 8 is formed, and a dust discharge port 9 communicating with the hollow portion 7 is formed on the upper surface of the cleaning tool base 1.

In the cleaning tool according to claim 6 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the dust suction holes 10 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cleaning tool base 1, and the cleaning material 3 is located at a position corresponding to the dust suction holes 10. The dust introduction hole 11 is penetrated, and both holes 10 and 11 communicate with the hollow portion 7 of the cleaning tool base 1.

[0012]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of a cleaning tool of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The cleaning tool in FIG. 1 is an example in which it can be attached to and detached from the tip of a suction pipe 15 of an electric vacuum cleaner. In this cleaning tool, a soft cleaning material 3 is wrapped around an outer peripheral surface of a cleaning tool base 1 made of plastic, and a first cleaning unit 4 is provided.
Is formed.

The cleaning tool base 1 is formed in a thin square shape having a hollow portion 7, through which circular dust suction holes 10 communicating with the hollow portion 7 are penetrated on both sides, and dust suction holes communicating with the hollow portion 7 are provided on the bottom surface. A mouth 8 is formed, a detachable mounting portion 16 is formed at the tip of a suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner, and a dust discharge port 9 communicating with the hollow portion 7 is formed on the upper surface thereof. The mounting portion 16 is inclined slightly to the side to facilitate insertion of the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner, and is formed in a bellows shape so that it can be bent in any direction of 360 degrees (pivotable). The shape of the dust suction hole 10 may be any shape such as a square or a rectangle other than a circle.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning tool base 1 has the following structure.
The cleaning brush 2 is attached to the bottom surface 17 of the peripheral wall of the dust suction port 8. The cleaning brush 2 is made of animal hair, synthetic resin or the like and has a length of about 4 to 5 cm, which is converged into a hem widening, which is formed on the bottom surface 17 of the cleaning tool base 1 at uniform intervals. It is inserted into the insertion hole 18 and attached.
In this case, the cleaning brush 2 can be inserted into the insertion hole 18 and fixed with an adhesive, or can be inserted into and removed from the insertion hole 18 tightly to be attached and detached. Further, the cleaning brushes 2 inserted into the insertion holes 18 and adjacent to each other are arranged so that the upper portions thereof are separated from each other but the lower portions thereof are in contact with each other.

The cleaning cloth 3 shown in FIG. 1 is formed into a long and narrow strip by laminating a soft lining having elasticity and softness like felt on the surface of a lining such as synthetic rubber having an anti-slip effect. When the velcro tapes (product name) 19 are attached to the two places on the back surface and the velcro tapes (product name) 19 are wound around the outer periphery of the cleaning tool base body 1, the velcro tapes (product name) 19 are abutted against each other as shown in FIG. It is fixed to the outer periphery of the tool base 1 and can be detached from the cleaning tool base 1 by peeling off both velcro tapes (trade name) 19 that are abutted with each other, so that it can be replaced with another cleaning cloth 3 or washed. be able to. In this case, a washable cloth 3 is used as the cleaning cloth 3. The cleaning material 3 is provided with a circular dust introduction hole 11. The dust introduction hole 11 is formed at a position corresponding to the dust suction hole 10 of the cleaning tool base 1 when the cleaning material 3 is wound around the cleaning tool base 1.
The dust introduction hole 11 may have any shape such as a square or a rectangle other than a circular shape, but it is desirable to have the same shape as the dust suction hole 10 of the cleaning tool base 1. If the dust suction hole 10 is not formed in the cleaning tool base 1, the dust introduction hole 11
Need not be formed.

The length of this cleaning cloth 3 is such that when it is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the cleaning tool base 1, both ends 2 in the longitudinal direction thereof.
The protrusions 1 and 22 are projected outward from the outer peripheral surface of the cleaning tool base 1, and the protrusions are the second cleaning portions 5. Length protruding from the cleaning tool base 1 (length of the second cleaning unit 5)
Is about several cm to 15 cm, and a saw-toothed concavo-convex portion 23 is formed at the end thereof. Although the second cleaning unit 5 is formed only on one side in the width direction of the cleaning tool base 1 in the illustrated example, it may be formed in both width directions of the cleaning tool base 1. This second cleaning section 5 can be used instead of a swatter and has a narrow gap, a corner or an uneven surface of a bookshelf or furniture,
It becomes easy to clean the inside of the groove.

[0017]

Embodiment 2 of the Invention A second embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This is similar to the case of FIG. 1 in the basic configuration, except that the third cleaning unit 6 is provided outside the second cleaning unit 5. The third cleaning unit 6 is formed by fraying the tip of the second cleaning unit 5 into a thin fiber shape or attaching a cotton, linen or resin fiber to the tip of the second cleaning unit 5. I am doing it.

[0018]

Third Embodiment of the Invention A third embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to 3 can be attached to the tip of the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner, while those shown in FIG. 4 can be attached to the rod-shaped or pipe-shaped handle 20. The handle 20 is formed of plastic, wood, or the like into a rod shape, a pipe shape, or the like like a handle such as a normal broom or mop. In the cleaning tool of FIG. 4, the handle 20 can be inserted into the mounting portion 16 of the cleaning tool base 1, or the mounting portion 16 can be inserted into the handle 20. In this case, the cleaning tool base 1 does not need to be provided with the dust suction hole 10, the dust suction port 8, the dust discharge port 9, and the like, and the cleaning tool base 1 does not have to be hollow. Therefore, in this case, the cleaning brush 2 is applied to the entire bottom surface of the cleaning tool base 1.
Can also be installed. Moreover, it is not necessary to form the dust introduction hole 11 in the cleaning cloth 3.

1 to 4 can be attached to and detached from the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner, the single handle 20, etc., the cleaning tool of the present invention is not attached to them. The mounting portion 16 can be lengthened so that the mounting portion 16 can be used as a handle.

[0020]

[Example of use] An example of use of the cleaning tool of the present invention will be described.
The cleaning tool of the present invention can be used in various ways as shown below. . As shown in FIG. 5, the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner, the bellows-type flexible hose, or the like is attached to the mounting portion 16, and the suction pipe 15 or the flexible hose is held in the hand and cleaned by the electric vacuum cleaner. Trace over the floor with the cleaning brush 2 to clean them. At this time, the dust on the floor is sucked from the dust suction port 8 of the cleaning tool base 1,
It is sucked into the electric vacuum cleaner through the dust discharge port 9 of the cleaning tool base 1. In this case, if the flexible hose is connected to the mounting portion, the cleaning tool can be easily pulled into the drawer, the showcase, or the like, and the cleaning thereof can be facilitated.

[0021]. Instead of the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner, a rod-shaped or pipe-shaped handle 20 can be attached to the mounting portion 16 for use. In this case, the floor can be swept and cleaned with the cleaning brush 2 in the same manner as a normal broom. Further, it is possible to use by holding the mounting portion in the hand without attaching the handle or the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner to the mounting portion.

.. As shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning tool is laid down to clean the desk or sofa on the first cleaning unit 4. If you use it in this way, it will be the same as cleaning the desk or sofa with a rag. In this case, if the suction pipe 15 of the electric vacuum cleaner is attached to the mounting portion 16, dust on the desk or sofa passes through the dust introduction hole 11-dust suction hole 10-hollow part 7-dust discharge port 9 to generate electricity. Inhaled by a vacuum cleaner.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 5, the second cleaning part 5 of the cleaning tool
Face down and trace on, scratch, or tap on the phone, other equipment, furniture, etc. to clean them. If it is used in this way, it will be the same as if the dust collected on the telephone or other equipment is hit.
In addition, the sawtooth-shaped uneven portion 2 formed at the end of the second cleaning unit 5
At 3, clean the corners of the phone and the groove of the ringing bell.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 6, the third cleaning part 6 of the cleaning tool
Face down and clean the top of the book (the space between the pages) and the rails of the sash (in the narrow groove). In this case, the third cleaning unit 6 traces, strokes, or wiggles the book to scrape off dust on the book. Between the rails of the sash, the tip of the third cleaning section 6 is hung in the groove of the rail, and the tip is traced in the groove, or the third cleaning section 6 is pressed into the groove and scratched to remove dust. Put it outside or collect it in a certain place in the groove.

[0025] The cleaning tool of the present invention can be used for cleaning most places such as a ceiling, a chandelier, a fluorescent lamp, and an electric umbrella, in addition to the above-described usage examples.

[0026]

The cleaning tool according to the first aspect of the present invention has the following effects. . Dust can be swept by using the cleaning brush 2 of the cleaning tool base 1 as a broom, and the cleaning cloth 3 of the cleaning tool base 1 can be used as a mop or wiping cloth to wipe dust from floors, desks, etc. Or you can clean the surface, so you can sweep and wipe at once. Therefore, efficient cleaning can be performed in a short time without using labor. . Although the handle 20 can be used alone, the handle 20 can be attached and used, so that the handle 20 can be used for cleaning in a comfortable posture. . It is economical because you do not need to purchase brooms, mops and rags separately. . It can be used both for home use and for public facilities. For public facilities, cleaning can be facilitated by increasing the size of the cleaning tool.

The effect of the cleaning tool according to claim 2 of the present invention is as follows.
Since the cleaning tool base 1 and the cleaning cloth 3 can be attached and detached,
When the cleaning cloth 3 becomes dirty, only the cleaning cloth 3 needs to be removed and washed, so that it can be used repeatedly.

The effect of the cleaning tool according to claim 3 of the present invention is as follows.
Since the second cleaning unit 5 can be used as a duster, dust on high places such as walls and bookshelves can be cleaned. Moreover, since the second cleaning unit 5 is flexible, it is possible to clean even an object having an uneven surface without difficulty.

The effect of the cleaning tool according to claim 4 of the present invention is as follows.
Since it is possible to clean the third cleaning unit 6 even in a narrow groove or a place where dust is difficult to remove, it is possible to use the third cleaning unit 6 in a place where dust is easily collected. Further, by forming the third cleaning unit 6 into a thin fiber shape, dust can be easily removed even by an ornament or a glasswork that cannot be damaged.

The effect of the cleaning tool according to claim 5 of the present invention is as follows.
Since it can be attached to the electric vacuum cleaner, dust can be sucked into the electric vacuum cleaner through the dust suction port 8 while cleaning with the cleaning brush 2 like a broom. Therefore, since the sweeping operation and the dust removing operation are performed at the same time, the efficiency is very high and the dust collector is not taken out.
In addition, even if dust collected in a corner of the floor, which is difficult to remove with the adapter of the electric vacuum cleaner, is cleaned with a cleaning brush to remove dust.
It can also be sucked up into the vacuum cleaner.

The effect of the cleaning tool according to claim 6 of the present invention is as follows.
Since it can be attached to an electric vacuum cleaner, the first cleaning unit 4
The dust can be sucked into the electric vacuum cleaner from the dust introduction hole 11 while wiping the floor or the desk with. Therefore, since the wiping work and the dust removing work are performed at the same time, the cleaning can be performed very efficiently. Furthermore, the dust introduction hole 11 can suck up dust that cannot be sucked from the dust suction port 8 unless the cleaning brush 2 is crushed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a cleaning tool of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view before mounting a cleaning cloth,
(B) is a perspective view after mounting the cleaning cloth.

2A and 2B show a state in which a cleaning cloth of the cleaning tool of the present invention is removed, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a bottom view.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of use of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of use of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning tool base 2 Cleaning brush 3 Cleaning cloth 4 1st cleaning part 5 2nd cleaning part 6 3rd cleaning part 7 Hollow part 8 Dust suction port 9 Dust discharge port 10 Dust suction hole 11 Dust introduction hole

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning brush (2) at the tip of the cleaning tool base (1).
The cleaning tool is characterized in that the outer peripheral surface of the base body (1) is covered with a soft cleaning cloth (3) to form a first cleaning part (4). 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning cloth (3) is detachably covered on the cleaning tool base (1). 3. A part of the cleaning cloth (3) according to claim 1 or 2 is projected to the outside of the cleaning tool base (1) to form a flexible second cleaning part (5). A cleaning tool characterized by being formed. 4. A cleaning tool comprising a brush-like third cleaning part (6) formed at the tip of the second cleaning part (5) according to claim 3. 5. The cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a hollow part (7) is formed in the cleaning tool base (1), and the hollow part (7) is formed on the bottom surface of the cleaning tool base (1). A cleaning means characterized in that a dust suction port (8) communicating with 7) is formed, and a dust discharge port (9) communicating with the hollow part (7) is formed on the upper surface of the cleaning tool base (1). Ingredient 6. The cleaning tool according to claim 5, wherein a dust suction hole (10) is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cleaning tool base (1), and the dust suction hole (10) is located at a position corresponding to the dust suction hole (10) of the cleaning cloth (3). The dust introduction hole (11) is penetrated into the hole, and both holes (10, 11)
The cleaning tool is characterized in that it communicates with the hollow part (7) of the cleaning tool base (1).