JPH0984730A - Wiping fabric pinch type mop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mop facilitating the fitting/removing work of wiping fabric, capable of cleaning a narrow void portion, and requiring no space for storage. SOLUTION: A fitting head 2 for fitting wiping fabric 1 is made smaller in thickness than the size of a shank rod, and flat pressing faces 2a, 2a for pressing the wiping fabric 1 to a portion to be cleaned are formed on both the upper and lower faces of the fitting head 2. A pinch section 6 having an opening/closing piece 7 for pinching one end of the wiping fabric 1 is formed at the front end section of the fitting head 2, and the opening/closing piece 7 can be elastically held at the opened position and the pinch position by a coil spring 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mop, and more particularly to a mop of a type in which a wiping cloth is detachably mounted on a mounting head for use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mop in which a relatively thick wiping cloth (cleaning cloth) is replaceably attached to a wiping cloth mounting head mounted on the tip of a handle bar is conventionally known. In this type of mop, the mounting head is formed into a clip shape by a pair of holding arms that can be opened and closed, and these holding arms are urged in the direction of closing by a spring, so that the end of the wiping cloth is sandwiched between the holding arms. There are some that are designed to be used by sandwiching the part. However, the conventional mop of this type is considerably thick in thickness due to the structure of the mounting head as compared with the cross-sectional diameter of the handle bar. Therefore, it is not suitable for cleaning a narrow portion, and at the time of storage. However, it requires a large space in consideration of the thickness of the head. Moreover, since the wiping cloth must be attached / detached while holding the holding arm in the open state against the biasing force of the spring, the attachment / detachment work is troublesome and requires a relatively large force.

[0003]

A main object of the present invention is to easily attach and detach a wiping cloth to and from a head, to reliably clean a narrow space, and to save space when storing a mop. To provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mop capable of securely and firmly attaching a wipe to a head with a simple structure. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a mop in which the wipe cloth is not easily displaced during cleaning even though only one end of the wipe cloth is held by the head. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a mop that can be used for cleaning both front and back surfaces while a wiping cloth is attached to the head.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, a wiping cloth sandwich type mop according to the present invention is provided with a mounting head for removably mounting a dusting wiping cloth and a connecting head. The above-mentioned mounting head has a thickness equal to or less than the thickness of the handle bar as a whole, and has a substantially flat pressing surface for pressing the wiping cloth to the site to be cleaned on both upper and lower surfaces. In addition to that, the head front end portion has a holding portion for holding one end of the wiping cloth, and the holding portion is an opening / closing portion piece capable of opening and closing a part of the mounting head, and the opening / closing portion piece with elastic force. It is characterized by having a holding means capable of holding the open position and the sandwiched position. According to a specific configuration aspect of the present invention, the holding means is composed of a coil spring, and the coil spring is stretched between the opening / closing part and a part other than the opening / closing part, When the piece is opened, the tensile force of the coil spring acts in the opening direction of the opening / closing piece, and when the opening / closing piece is closed, the tensile force acts in the clamping direction. In the present invention, preferably, at least one of the upper and lower pressing surfaces of the mounting head is provided with a non-slip portion for preventing displacement of the mounted wipe. In the present invention, it is also preferable that the holding portion has a protrusion that bites into the wipe, and the protrusion is formed in a plurality of rows in the front and rear. The mop of the present invention is
The mounting head has a notch having a width into which the handle bar can be inserted, and the handle bar is attached to the mount head so as to be tiltable on either the upper or lower pressing surface side.

[0005]

The wiping cloth is mounted on the head by opening the opening / closing piece at the nipping portion at the tip of the mounting head and nipping one end of the wiping cloth. In this case, since the opening / closing part can be elastically held in the open position by the holding means, it is not necessary to hold it in the open position with one hand.
It is easy to put on the cloth and does not require any force. When cleaning the floor or the like with a mop equipped with a wipe, the wipe is pressed against the floor by the pressing surface of the mounting head.
Since the pressing surface is substantially flat, the wiping cloth is pressed against the floor surface over a wide area, and cleaning efficiency is good. In addition, since the non-slip portion prevents the wipe cloth from being displaced, even if only one end of the wipe cloth is clamped by the mounting head, the wipe cloth does not loosen or twist, which hinders cleaning. I don't. When one side of the wipe is soiled, the mounting head can be turned upside down as it is and the face of the wipe can be turned upside down so that the other side of the wipe can be used for similar cleaning. Further, since the thickness of the mounting head is smaller than the thickness of the handle bar, even if the clearance is small enough to allow the handle bar to finally enter, it is possible to surely clean the gap.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Shows a relatively thick dust cloth such as a dust cloth for dusting, 2 a mounting head for detachably mounting the wiping cloth 1, and 3 a handle rod connected to the mounting head 2.

The mounting head 2 is formed into a base plate of a required thickness having a quadrangular planar shape by connecting a pair of upper and lower constituent members 4a and 4b, which are molded in a shallow dish shape with synthetic resin or the like, to each other. The thickness of the mounting head 2 is substantially equal to or less than the thickness of the handle rod 3, and the upper and lower surfaces of the mounting head 2 have a substantially flat pressing force for pressing the mounted wiping cloth 1 against the portion to be cleaned. It is a surface 2a, 2a.

A holding portion 6 for holding one end of the wiping cloth 1 is formed at the front end portion of the mounting head 2 by opening and closing a part of the head 2. The holding portion 6 is an opening / closing portion piece 7 rotatable about the axis L at the tip of one of the constituent members 4a, and the opening / closing portion piece 7 is opened by a coil spring 8 serving as a holding means (see FIG. 3). ) And the holding position (FIG. 2), and by closing the opening / closing piece 7, the holding edges 9a, 9b at the tip of the opening / closing piece 7 and other components 4b. Holding edge 10 at the tip
The end of the wipe 1 is elastically sandwiched between a and 10b.

In order to firmly hold the wiping cloth 1, the holding edges 9a, 9b of the opening / closing part 7 and the holding edges 10a, 10b of the component member 4b are respectively formed in two rows in the front and rear direction, and each holding edge is formed. A plurality of protrusions 11 that bite into the wipe 1 are provided at predetermined intervals. Each of the protrusions 11 formed on these four sandwiching edges includes a front row protrusion 11 formed on the front sandwiching edge and a rear row protrusion 1 formed on the rear sandwiching edge.
1 and the upper row of protrusions 11 formed on the upper sandwiching edge and the lower row of protrusions 11 formed on the lower sandwiching edge are located at the same position, respectively, in order to avoid collision with each other Are formed so as to be located in the middle of the adjacent protrusions 11, 11. 1 in the figure
Reference numeral 2 is a recess for hanging a finger when opening the opening / closing part 7.

There are two coil springs 8, and these coil springs 8 of the opening / closing part 7 are located at positions slightly closer to both sides from the center of the opening / closing part 7 inside the mounting head 2. When the opening / closing part 7 is opened by being stretched between the shaft part 13 and the shaft part 14 of the constituent member 4b, the tensile force of the coil spring 8 acts in the opening direction, and the opening / closing part 7 is closed. The pulling force acts in the clamping direction. Instead of the coil spring 8, other elastic holding means can be adopted.

Upper and lower pressing surfaces 2a, 2 of the mounting head 2
A non-slip portion 15 for preventing the displacement of the wiping cloth 1 is formed at a position near the rear side of the head 2. Even if the non-slip portion 15 is made of a material such as rubber or synthetic resin foam to increase friction with the wipe cloth 1, the non-slip portion 15 has a tip end like a hook side piece in a surface fastener. A wiping cloth 1 made of a material in which fibers having hook-shaped portions are planted in a base material or a brush in which straight fibers are planted.
It may be configured so as to lock. The anti-slip portion 15 does not necessarily have to be provided on both pressing surfaces 2a, 2a, but may be provided on only one pressing surface.

A notch 16 having a width into which the handle rod 3 can be inserted is provided in the central portion of the mounting head 2 from the rear end edge of the head 2 toward the front to the vicinity of the central portion.
The handle rod 3 is rotatably connected to the mounting head 2 within 6 so that it can be rotated to at least a substantially vertical angle on any of the pressing surfaces 2a, 2a.

In the mop having the above structure, the mounting head 2
When the wiping cloth 1 is attached to, the opening / closing part 7 at the tip of the mounting head 2 is opened as shown in FIG. 3, and one end of the wiping cloth 1 is placed on the sandwiching edges 10a and 10b of the constituent member 4b. In the state, the opening / closing part 7 is closed. As a result, the wipe 1 is elastically held between the holding edges of the opening / closing part 7 and the component 4b. In this case, when the opening / closing piece 7 is opened, the opening / closing piece 7 is held in the open position by the coil spring 8. Therefore, it is not necessary to mount the wiping cloth 1 while holding the opening / closing piece 7 in the open state with one hand. The installation work is easy and does not require any force.

In addition, with the mop equipped with the above-mentioned wiping cloth 1, FIG.
When cleaning the floor surface or the like as shown in, the wiping cloth 1 is pressed against the floor surface by the pressing surface 2a on the lower surface side of the mounting head 2.
Since the pressing surface 2a is substantially flat, the wiping cloth 1 is pressed against the floor surface over a wide area, and cleaning efficiency is good. Moreover, since the wiping cloth 1 has only one end fixed to the mounting head 2, the free end side is locked to the anti-slip portion 15 and does not shift its position. Even if it is reciprocated in the left-right direction, there is no slack or twist due to displacement, and therefore the mounting state is very stable and there is no hindrance to cleaning.

When one side of the wipe 1 is soiled, the mounting head 2 is turned upside down as it is, and the wipe 1 is turned upside down to clean the other side of the wipe 1 in the same manner as described above. be able to. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the wiping cloth and turn it over. Further, since the thickness of the mounting head 2 is smaller than the thickness of the handle rod 3, the handle rod 3 is positioned within the thickness of the mounting head 2 even if the handle bar 3 has a small gap so that the handle rod 3 can finally enter. It can be surely cleaned by tilting it down. When the mop is not used, the handle rod 3 can be housed in a space-saving manner by rotating the handle rod 3 so as to be positioned within the thickness of the mounting head 2 in the notch 16 as described above.

[0016]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when attaching the wiping cloth to the mounting head, the opening / closing part of the holding part is elastically held in the open position by the holding means. Therefore, it is not necessary to hold it in the open position with one hand, the work of attaching the wiping cloth is easy, and no great force is required. Further, since the thickness of the mounting head is made smaller than the thickness of the handle rod, it is possible to surely clean even a small gap in which the handle rod can finally enter. Further, when the mop is not used, the mop can be compactly housed by rotating the handle rod so as to be positioned within the thickness of the mounting head in the notch. Further, according to the present invention, the wiping cloth can be securely and firmly attached by a simple structure in which a plurality of front and rear rows of protrusions that bite into the wiping cloth are provided in the holding portion.
Further, in the present invention, since the slippage portion is provided on the pressing surface of the mounting head to prevent the displacement of the wiping cloth, only one end of the wiping cloth is clamped by the mounting head. In addition, the wiping cloth does not loosen or twist due to displacement. Further, in the present invention, the wiper cloth can be turned upside down and can be used for cleaning both sides while being attached to the mounting head, so that the workability is good.

[0017]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of essential parts showing an embodiment of a mop of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
In this cross-sectional view, the thickness of the mounting head is exaggerated from the actual size for ease of writing.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which an opening / closing part in FIG. 2 is opened.

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a usage state of the mop of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wiping cloth 2 Head 2a Pressing surface 3 Handle bar 6 Clamping part 7 Opening / closing part piece 8 Coil spring 11 Protrusion 15 Non-slip part 16 Notch

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mounting head for removably mounting a dust cloth, and a handle rod connected to the mounting head, wherein the mounting head as a whole has a thickness equal to or less than the thickness of the handle rod. And has a substantially flat pressing surface for pressing the wiping cloth to the portion to be cleaned on both upper and lower surfaces, and a holding portion for holding one end of the wiping cloth at the head front end portion, The above-mentioned clamping part has an opening / closing part piece that allows a part of the mounting head to be opened and closed, and holding means capable of holding the opening / closing part piece in the open position and the clamping position by elastic force. Sandwich type mop. 2. The wiping cloth sandwich type mop according to claim 1, wherein the holding means is a coil spring, and the coil spring is provided between the opening / closing part and a part other than the opening / closing part. The tensioning force of the coil spring acts in the opening direction of the opening / closing part piece when the opening / closing part piece is opened, and the tensile force acts in the clamping direction when the opening / closing part piece is closed. 3. The wiping cloth sandwich type mop according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a slip preventing portion for preventing displacement of the mounted wiping cloth on at least one of the upper and lower pressing surfaces of the mounting head. Equipped with. 4. The wiping cloth sandwich type mop according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the nipping portion has projections that bite into the wiping cloth, and the projections are formed in a plurality of rows in front and rear. 5. The wipe-sandwiched mop according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mounting head has a notch having a width into which a handle bar can be inserted, and within the notch. The handle bar is attached to the mounting head so that it can be tilted to either the upper or lower pressing surface side.