JPH10314095A - Mop holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mop holder to and from which the mop can simply and reliably be attached and detached. SOLUTION: A mop holder consists of a lower side holding plate which integrates lateral walls 4 as an entirety at both ends in the vertical direction and the upper side pressure plate 2 equipped with a handle. The upper side pressure plate 2 can be inserted into the lower side holding plate from the above side. In both lateral walls 4 and upper side pressure plate 2, engagement parts 10, 11 which engage with each other by pressing the upper side pressure plate 2 into the inside of the lower side holding plate with a certain pressure from the above side, are formed. Both ends of the mop 3 applied on the lower surface of the lower side holding plate are folded into the inside of the lower side holding plate, the upper side pressure plate 2 are inserted into the lower side holding plate and thus, the mop 3 can be held. The upper side pressure plate 2 is made in the longitudinal direction movable relative to the lower side holding plate and the upper side pressure plate 2 can be locked and held in a predetermined location by means of a locking button 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mop holder for holding piled or sheet-shaped mops, and more particularly to a mop holder capable of detachably attaching a mop to the holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a mounting structure of a mop holder to which a mop can be detachably mounted, a bag portion is generally provided at an end of the mop as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-40360. Provided, insert the end of the retainer into the bag portion,
A structure in which a buckle is provided on the upper surface of a retainer as in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3017545, and a bent portion of both ends of a mop is fixed by a buckle, or Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-89252. A plurality of protrusions are formed on the back surface of the retainer, engagement holes are formed at both front and rear ends of the sheet type mop, and both ends of the mop applied to the lower side of the retainer are turned back to engage the protrusions. There are structures that match. Also, a projection is formed on the back of the cage, holes are formed at both ends of the piled mop, the mop is applied to the lower side of the cage, and both ends of the mop are folded back to the back of the cage,
There is also a structure in which the protrusion is engaged with the hole.

[0003]

In each case, since the tip of the mop is partially fixed to the retainer, it is difficult to fix the entire mop uniformly and at a constant tension, and wrinkles may occur in the middle of the mop. If you apply too much force during cleaning, or if you rub too much, it will come off.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a mop holder which can be easily attached to a mop as a whole with a uniform tension so that the whole mop is not wrinkled.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a mop holder according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a lower holding plate integrally having a pair of side walls arranged in parallel at intervals. , Consisting of an upper holding plate with a handle, the upper holding plate can be fitted between the side walls of the lower holding plate, and both side walls of the lower holding plate and the end of the upper holding plate on the side wall side. Presses the upper holding plate into the lower holding plate from above with a constant pressure, thereby forming engaging portions that engage with each other against the elasticity of the holding plate and the holding plate, and the lower surface of the lower holding plate. By folding both ends of the mop applied to each side into the lower holding plate via each side wall, and fitting the upper holding plate to the lower holding plate, the mop is sandwiched between the two plates. And

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mop holder according to the first aspect, a temporary fixing piece for temporarily holding an end of the mop folded into the holding plate is provided in the lower holding plate. It is characterized by:

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mop holder according to the first or second aspect, the upper holding plate is movably fitted to the lower holding plate along the side wall, and the upper holding plate is moved along the side wall. It is characterized in that the engagement between the engagement portions can be released, and a lock mechanism that locks both plates at the engagement position between the engagement portions is provided between the upper holding plate and the lower holding plate.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mop retainer to which the present invention is applied. The entire retainer is a flat rectangular parallelepiped, and the following description will be made on the assumption that the short direction is the front-rear direction. . The retainer includes a lower holding plate 1 having vertical side walls 4 at both front and rear ends, and an upper holding plate 2 fitted into the holding plate 1 from above, and an upper surface of the upper holding plate 2 The handle 5 is provided via a universal joint 9.
A handle pipe 6 is detachably connected to the tip of the handle pipe. Both plates 1 and 2 are formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from above. A mop 3 with a pile is arranged on the lower surface of the holding plate 1, and its front and rear ends are folded back inside the lower holding plate 1, and the upper holding plate 2 is fitted into the lower holding plate 1 from above. , And the mop 3. The lower holding plate 1, upper holding plate 2 and handle 5 are made of hard resin.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lower holding plate 1 alone. The front and rear side walls 4 are arranged in parallel with each other and formed over the entire width of the lower holding plate 1 in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction). However, no side walls are formed at the left and right ends of the holding plate 1, and the holding plate 1 is open. A pair of left and right engagement projections 10 are formed on the mutually facing surfaces of each side wall 4, and the front and rear engagement projections 10 are arranged to face each other.
Each has a fixed length d1 in the left-right direction.

[0010] Temporary fixing pieces 12 are formed on the flat main body of the lower holding plate 1 so as to face the respective engaging projections 10 at front-rear intervals.
Are formed in each of the holding plate portions 1 corresponding to.

A lock button 13 is disposed between the right and left temporary fixing pieces 12 so as to be located on the center line O of the front and rear width, and the button 13 is formed of an H and resin molded integrally therewith.
It is urged upward by a plate leaf spring 15.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the upper holding plate 2 alone, and a pair of left and right engaging projections 11 are formed at front and rear end portions in the short direction at regular intervals in the left and right direction. Each engaging projection 11 is formed in an arc shape, and the length d2 in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the length d1 of the engaging projection 10 in FIG. Is also short. In FIG. 3, for example,
The length is about 80%. Right pair of engagement protrusions 1
A lock button passage hole 17 is formed between the two on the center line O of the front-rear width. The positions of the four arc-shaped engagement projections 11 and the button passage hole 17 are respectively the engagement projections 1 in FIG.
0 and the lock button 13.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2. Short side walls 19 are formed at both front and rear ends of the upper holding plate 2 so as to project downward. 1
1 is formed, and the lower surface of the engaging projection 11 is an inclined surface 11a so that it can be easily inserted downward. On the other hand, the engagement protrusion 10 of the lower holding plate 1 is formed at the upper end of the side wall 4, and the inclined surface of the engagement protrusion 11 is formed so that the engagement protrusion 11 of the upper holding plate 2 can be easily inserted. An inclined surface 10a opposed to 11a is formed. The front-side temporary fixing piece 12 projects vertically upward slightly from the rear end edge of the front escape hole 14 and extends horizontally and forward. The front end has a barbed barb that projects downward in a triangular shape. 21 are formed. The rear temporary fixing piece 12 is formed symmetrically with the front temporary fixing piece 12, and extends horizontally rearward, and at the rear end, a barbed barb 21 that projects downward in a triangular shape is provided. Is formed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V--V in FIG. 2. A button mounting plate 22 is provided between the right and left temporary fixing pieces 12, and the button Hole 17
A button insertion hole 23 is formed at a position corresponding to.
A step portion 24 is formed on the lock button 13, and the step portion 24 of the button 13 urged upward by the leaf spring 15 is seated on the periphery of the button insertion hole 23.

As shown in FIG. 7, the leaf spring 15 is formed in a mountain shape so that the central portion of the left and right widths becomes higher, and four front and rear lower corners are supported on the flat portion of the holding plate 1 so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. Have been. Guide walls 27 are formed on the front, rear, left and right sides so as to surround the four lower corners of the leaf spring 15.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the upper holding plate 2. Side walls 31 each having a notch 30 with a downward opening at an intermediate portion in the front-rear width are formed at left and right ends of the upper holding plate 2. I have.

The operation of attaching and detaching the mop 3 will be described. In FIG. 4, the lower holding plate 1 is placed on the upper surface (rear surface) of the mop 3,
The front and rear ends of the mop 3 are folded into the holding plate 1 via the front and rear surfaces of the side walls 4, respectively, and sandwiched below the front and rear temporary fixing pieces 12. As a result, the front and rear end portions of the mop 3 are temporarily fixed by the barbs 21 of the temporary fixing pieces 12 so as not to fall back and forth.

Next, the upper holding plate 2 is inserted into the button passage hole 17.
Is positioned so as to correspond to the button 13 and is fitted into the lower holding plate 1 from above with a constant pressing force. In this fitting process, the upper holding plate 2 is fitted by the engaging protrusions 11 while pushing the side wall 4 forward and backward through the engaging protrusions 10, and finally, as shown in FIG.
0, 11 are engaged with each other, so that both engagement projections 10,
At the same time, the mop 3 is sandwiched between the 11 and the upper holding plate 2 is maintained in the fitted state.

In this state, the left and right movements of the upper holding plate 2 with respect to the holding plate 1 are fixed by the lock button 13 as shown in FIG.

When removing the mop 3, the button 13
To release the lock with the upper holding plate 2 and slide the upper holding plate 2 rightward or leftward. In FIG. 8, when the upper engagement projection 11 moves to a position where it comes off from the engagement projection 10 of the lower holding plate 1, the upper holding plate 2 can be removed upward.

[0021]

[Other embodiments]

(1) The mechanism for locking the slide of the upper holding plate 2 is not limited to the push button type as shown in FIG. 5. For example, the mechanism for locking the upper holding plate 2 at one end in the longitudinal direction of the holding plate 1 is provided. A retractable lock pin may be provided at a position where the edge is locked.

(2) As a mop, the present invention can be applied to a mop holder to which a sheet-like disposable mop is attached.

(3) In the illustrated embodiment, both the lower holding plate 1 and the upper holding plate 2 are formed in a rectangular shape as viewed from above as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The left and right end portions may each have an arc shape. However, also in this case, the front and rear side walls 4 are arranged in parallel, and the upper holding plate 2 is fitted so as to slide left and right.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, (1) the upper holding plate 2 is held at the lower end of the both side walls 4 of the lower holding plate 1 and the end of the upper holding plate 2 on the side wall. By pushing the holding plate 1 and the holding plate 2 into the plate 1 at a constant pressure from the upper side, engagement portions 10 and 11 are formed to engage with each other against the elasticity of the holding plate 1 and the holding plate 2. Fold both ends of the mop into the lower holding plate 1 through each side wall 4,
By fitting the upper holding plate 2 into the lower holding plate 1 to hold the mop between the two plates 1 and 2, the mop can be easily attached and detached and a special mop for holding the mop is provided. No clip mechanism is required, and the structure can be simplified.

(2) Since the entire area of the front and rear ends of the mop can be folded into the holding plate 1 and held between the upper holding plate 2, the entire mop can be held in a state of being tensioned with substantially uniform tension. There is no fear that the mop will loosen and become wrinkled during the cleaning work, and the cleaning work can be performed smoothly.

(3) When the temporary fixing piece 12 for temporarily holding the end of the mop folded into the holding plate 1 is provided, the upper holding plate 2 is fitted with the mop temporarily fixed in the mop mounting operation. By installing the same, it is possible to easily and uniformly apply the tension without wrinkling.

(4) The upper holding plate 2 is movably fitted to the lower holding plate 1 along the side wall 4, and the engagement between the engaging portions can be released by the movement along the side wall 4. If a lock mechanism is provided between the holding plate 2 and the lower holding plate 1 to lock the two plates 1 and 2 at the engagement position between the engagement portions, the upper holding plate 2 and the mop are cleaned during cleaning. When the mop is removed after a certain period of use, the mop can be easily removed simply by releasing the lock mechanism and sliding the upper holding plate 2, thereby reducing the possibility of soiling the hands of the worker.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cleaning tool to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a lower holding plate alone.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a single upper holding plate.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the upper holding plate.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a partial plan view of the mop holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lower holding plate 2 Upper holding plate 3 Mop 4 Side wall 10 Engagement projection (engagement part) 11 Engagement projection (engagement part) 12 Temporary fixing piece 13 Lock button

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lower holding plate integrally having a pair of side walls arranged in parallel at intervals and an upper holding plate provided with a handle, wherein the upper holding plate is provided between the side walls of the lower holding plate. The upper holding plate is pushed into the lower holding plate from above by a constant pressure at both side walls of the lower holding plate and the end of the upper holding plate on the side wall side. An engaging portion is formed to engage with each other against the elasticity of the holding plate, and both ends of the mop applied to the lower surface of the lower holding plate are folded into the lower holding plate via the respective side walls to hold the lower side. A mop holder characterized in that a mop is held between two plates by fitting an upper holding plate into the plate. 2. The mop holder according to claim 1, wherein a temporary fixing piece for temporarily holding an end of the mop folded into the holding plate is provided in the lower holding plate. 3. The upper holding plate is movably fitted to the lower holding plate along the side wall, and the engagement between the engaging portions can be released by the movement along the side wall. The mop holder according to claim 1, wherein a lock mechanism that locks both plates at an engagement position between the engagement portions is provided between the holding plates.