JPH10286205A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable easy cleaning of such portion that is hidden under furniture or narrow parts between pieces of furniture by placing a handle of a cleaning device at a constant angle to a base body. SOLUTION: A cylindrical projection part 28 is formed on an arm member 22, which enters into a recessed part 18 when the arm member 22 is rotated toward an upper plate of a base body around a first axial pin 24, and the recessed part 18 is formed to hold the projection part 28 with a certain force when the projection part 28 enters into it. Therefore, the projection part 28 inserted into the recessed part 18 fastens the arm member 22 to the base body by the holding power of the recessed part 18. By this constitution, the position of a second axial pin 26 is stabled to enable a handle 16 to rotate parallel to the base body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for removably arranging a wiping sheet on a lower surface of a base body and wiping a floor or a desk by operating a handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a cleaning tool is used as shown in FIG. 6, which is used to clean a floor or furniture in a room by attaching a replaceable sheet member (wiping member) a to a lower surface portion b1 of a plate-like base member b. ing. A handle c is rotatably connected to the joint d on the base body b, and the user pushes or pulls the handle c so that the sheet a attached to the base body b removes dirt from the cleaning section. Clean by wiping off dust.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above kind of cleaning tool,
When cleaning a hidden part such as under furniture or a narrow part such as between furniture, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 6, the handle c is not obstructed by tilting the handle c to narrow the angle with respect to the base body b. To do. However,
When the user pushes and pulls the handle c, the handle c
There is a problem that it is difficult to perform the cleaning operation because the angle between the base member b and the base member b is not determined.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can make the angle of the handle with respect to the base body constant, and can be applied to hidden parts such as under furniture and between furniture. An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool that can easily perform a cleaning operation when cleaning a narrow portion.

[0005]

The present invention has the following arrangement to solve the above-mentioned problems. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a wiping sheet is removably disposed on the lower surface of the plate-like base, and a bar-shaped handle is provided on the upper part of the base via a joint mechanism so as to be swingable. A cleaning tool for wiping a cleaning portion with a sheet member by moving the base member with the base member, wherein the joint mechanism swings in a certain direction with respect to a base portion erected on the base member upper surface portion and the base member upper surface portion. An arm member movably connected at one end to the base by a first shaft, and a handle rotatably connected to the other end of the arm member by a second shaft. When the first member is rotated in the upper surface direction of the base member, a fixing member for fixing the arm member and the base member to each other is provided on the arm member and / or the base member. Position to base body A cleaning instrument, characterized in that the handle has such parallel pivoted to said base body and fixed to.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the handle is connected to the base body by a joint mechanism, and the joint mechanism connects the base erected on the upper surface of the base body and one end of the arm member with the first shaft. The arm member is swingable in a fixed direction with respect to the upper surface of the base body, and the other end of the arm member is connected to the handle via the second shaft to be rotatable.

When the arm member is rotated about the first axis toward the upper surface of the base member, a fixing member for fixing the arm member and the base member to each other is provided on the arm member and / or the base member. The position of the second shaft is fixed to the base body by a fixing member, and the handle is rotated in parallel with the base body.

Accordingly, the position of the second shaft is fixed with respect to the base body, and the handle can rotate stably. When the user pushes and pulls the handle, the handle is vertically moved between the handle and the base body. Since the angle is determined and the horizontal angle between the handle and the base body can be arbitrarily set, the cleaning work becomes extremely easy. Therefore, it is easy to clean a hidden portion such as under furniture or a narrow portion such as between furniture.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are explanatory views of a cleaning tool according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this cleaning tool has a wiping sheet 12 removably arranged on a lower surface 10 a of a plate-like base 10, and a joint mechanism 14 on an upper portion 10 b of the base 10.
A bar-shaped handle 16 is provided so as to be able to swing freely, and the user operates the handle 16 to move the base body 10 so that the sheet body 12 wipes a carpet, a tatami mat, a cleaning place such as a floor, or the like. is there.

The base body 10 has an appropriate shape such as a rectangular shape in a plan view, and a relatively thick lower plate 10a to which the sheet body 12 is attached and a handle 16 are connected to the joint mechanism 1
The upper plate 10b, which is relatively thin and is connected via the base 4, is fixed to be overlapped. The upper plate 10 of the base body 10
On the upper surface b, a substantially cylindrical concave portion 18 is formed near a portion where the joint mechanism 14 is provided.

The joint mechanism 14 has a substantially upwardly open U-shaped base 20 erected on the upper surface of the upper plate 10b of the base body 10 and a base 20 that can swing in a predetermined direction with respect to the upper plate 10b. One end 22a is inserted into the release portion, and the arm member 22 connected by the first shaft pin 24 and the other end 22b of the arm member 22 which is released in a substantially U-shape turn the handle 16 distal end portion 16a. And a second shaft pin 26 movably connected.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the arm member 22, the first shaft pin 24 extends along the longitudinal direction of the base body 10, and the first shaft pin 24 and the second shaft pin 26 are perpendicular to each other. It is located in.

When the arm member 22 is rotated by the first shaft pin 24 in the direction of the upper surface portion 10b of the base body, the arm member 22 and the base body 10 have cylindrical projections 28 for fixing them to each other. And the concave portion 18, and the second shaft pin 2 is provided by the protrusion 28 and the concave portion 18.
6 is fixed to the base body 10 and the handle 16
Are rotated in parallel with the base body 10.
The recess 18 is formed so as to hold the projection 28 with a certain force when the projection 28 is fitted. Therefore,
The protrusion 28 fitted into the recess 18 fixes the arm member 22 to the base body 10 by supporting the recess 18,
Thereby, the handle 16 is connected to the upper plate 1 of the base body 10.
0b.

The projecting portion 28 of the arm member 22 is located outside the shaft end of the second shaft pin 26 and is formed so as to protrude outside the arm member 22. The dimensions of the recess 18 and the projection 28 are substantially the same. These recesses 18 and projections 28
When the user operates the handle 16 or presses the opposite side of the projection 28 of the arm member 22, the fitting is firmly performed, but when the projection 28 is removed from the concave portion 18, the fitting can be lightly removed. It is formed to fit.

As described above, in the cleaning tool of the embodiment, the handle 16 is attached to the base 1 by the first shaft pin 24.
It swings along the width direction of 0, and swings along the length direction of the base body 10 by the second shaft pin 26.

When cleaning a narrow place such as under furniture or the like, the handle 16 is bent in the width direction of the base body 10, that is, the base body 1 is centered on the first shaft pin 24.
The arm member 22 is fully rotated in the direction of the upper plate 10b, whereby the projection 28 of the arm member 22 is fitted into the recess 18. The position of the second shaft pin 26 is fixed to the base body 10 when the projection 28 is fitted into the recess 18. Therefore, the position of the second shaft pin 26 is stabilized, and the handle 16
Rotates along the base body 10.

Accordingly, the second shaft pin 26 is kept at a fixed position, and the handle 16 rotates stably. When the user pushes and pulls the handle 16, the angle between the handle and the base body is determined. This makes it extremely easy to clean in a narrow place. Further, the side portion of the base body 10, which is not normally used, can be used, which is convenient for cleaning small gaps. Therefore, it is easy to clean a hidden portion such as under furniture or a narrow portion such as between furniture.

Note that the cleaning tool of the present invention is not limited to the above-described one, and can be configured as in the second embodiment as shown in FIGS. In the second embodiment, the base body 10
One side end 10a1 in the width direction of the lower plate portion 10a is formed to be thick so as to sandwich the upper plate portion 10b, and the other end is kept thin.

According to the second embodiment, the upper plate 10
b in the groove 10c formed in the lower plate 10a.
It can be mounted simply by inserting 0b. The projection 28 is formed on the thinner side of the upper plate 10b.
By bending the handle 16, the recess 1
8 can be fitted. In addition, the thick side of the base body 10 that is not normally used can be used, so that it can be operated stably in the gap and the side can be used in a large area, so that it is more convenient to clean. It is.

In the above embodiment, when the arm member 22 is rotated by the first shaft pin 24 in the direction of the upper plate portion 10b of the base member 10, the arm member 22 and the base member 10 are rotated.
Are provided on the arm member 22 and the concave portion 18 on the base body 10,
The projection 28 and the recess 18 allow the second shaft pin 24
The handle 16 is rotated in parallel with the base body 10 by fixing the position of the body 16 to the base body. However, the fixing member of the present invention is not limited to this, and the fixing member may be provided on one of the arm member and the base body. In addition, various configurations can be adopted, such as providing the projection and the recess in reverse, or fixing the projection and the recess by suction with a magnet.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the position of the second axis is fixed with respect to the base body, and the handle rotates stably, when the user pushes and pulls the handle, the right-angle angle between the handle and the base body is determined, and Since the horizontal angle between the handle and the base body can be set arbitrarily, the cleaning work becomes extremely easy. Therefore, it is easy and easy to clean a hidden portion such as under furniture or a narrow portion between furniture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of a cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which a handle of a cleaning tool is laid down.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a state in which a handle of the cleaning tool is set up.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a state in which a handle of the cleaning tool according to the second embodiment is set up.

FIG. 5 is a detailed explanatory view of a state in which a handle of the cleaning tool according to the second embodiment is laid down.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a conventional cleaning tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base body 12 Seat body 14 Joint mechanism 16 Handle 18 Depression 20 Base 22 Arm member 24 First axis pin 26 Second axis pin 28 Projection

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A wiping sheet body is detachably disposed on a lower surface of a plate-like base body, and a bar-shaped handle is provided on an upper portion of the base body via a joint mechanism so as to be swingable, and the base is operated by operating the handle. A cleaning tool for wiping a cleaning portion with a sheet body by moving a body, wherein the joint mechanism is capable of swinging in a certain direction with respect to a base erected on a base body upper surface and a base body upper surface. An arm member having one end connected to the base by a first shaft; and a handle rotatably connected to the other end of the arm member by a second shaft. A fixing member for fixing the arm member and the base member to each other when the arm member and the base member are rotated with one axis in the upper surface direction is provided on the arm member and / or the base member. For the base body Cleaning tool, wherein the handle fixed that so as to parallel to pivot on the base body.