JPH11332795A - Cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning device capable of heightening the efficiency of cleaning work. SOLUTION: This device is formed by a pair of cleaners 2 magnetized through a material 1 to be cleaned. One cleaner 2 is moved along one surface of the material 1 to be cleaned to follow up the other cleaner 2 moved along the other surface of the material 1 to be cleaned, thereby cleaning the surface of the material 1 to be cleaned. One cleaner 2 is provided with a cleaning assisting means 3 for assisting cleaning of the cleaner 2. The other cleaner 2 is provided with a feeder means 4 for feeding power for operating the cleaning assisting means 3. By feeding power to the cleaner assisting means 3 of one cleaner 2 from the feeder means 4, it is sufficient to provide the feeder means 4 only on one cleaner 2, so that the other cleaner 2 can be reduced in weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning device used for cleaning the surface of an object to be cleaned such as a window glass or a screen net.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when cleaning window glass or show window glass, a cloth or a sponge was used to wipe the glass. However, after applying a cleaning solution such as water or a cleaning agent to the glass, the glass was wiped dry. Cleaning work was very complicated and inefficient. The outer surface of the windowpane (outside surface) is particularly dirty, but in high-rise buildings, etc., the windowpane is installed at a high place, and it is necessary to get out of the windowpane and clean the outside of the windowpane. It was very dangerous work. Also, depending on the location, the outer surface of the window glass is located in a place that is difficult to reach, such as a narrow place, and it is difficult to clean the window glass.

Therefore, US Pat. No. 3,296,645 and related US Pat. No. 3,751,750 and US Pat.
No. 9793 states that in cleaning windows at high altitudes,
A window cleaning device that can reduce the risk has been proposed. This window cleaning device is formed of a master unit and a slave unit magnetically attached through a window glass. When the master unit is moved along the indoor surface of the glass, the slave unit follows the movement of the glass unit. It is designed to move along the outdoor surface.
By moving cloth and paper or paper coated with detergent between the parent machine and the other surface of the glass, the parent machine and the child machine are moved. , Both surfaces of the glass can be wiped and cleaned.

However, in this window cleaning device, there is a problem that the cleaning ability is low because only the surface of the glass is wiped dry with cloth, paper or paper coated with a cleaning agent.

Therefore, a glass cleaner having a higher cleaning capability than the above-mentioned window cleaning device has been proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-96264. As shown in FIG. 23, this glass cleaner has a rubber closing plate B at the upper end of the outer casing A of the cleaner, a cleaning medium C for containing the cleaning liquid below the closing plate B, and a closing plate B. A cleaner G is formed by providing a magnet M between the cleaning medium C and the cleaning medium C, and two cleaners G are configured as one set.

In this glass cleaner, one cleaner G is separated from the other cleaner G via a glass D of a window glass.
And one cleaner G is moved from top to bottom along the indoor surface of the glass D, and the other cleaner G is made to follow the one cleaner G and the other cleaner G is moved to the outdoor surface of the glass D. Is moved from top to bottom along the surface of the glass D to simultaneously clean both sides. Then, the glass cleaner abuts the cleaning medium C on the surface of the glass D and supplies the cleaning liquid. The dirt attached to the glass D is lifted up with the cleaning liquid. The glass D is cleaned by scraping and collecting.

[0007]

However, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-9 / 1979
In the glass cleaner described in Japanese Patent No. 6264, since the cleaning medium C has a certain size, it can hold only a certain amount of the cleaning liquid, and when the degree of contamination of the glass D is large, the cleaning liquid is applied to the glass D. It is not possible to supply a large amount and clean the glass D. In addition, the degree of contamination of the glass D must be visually judged by a person, and the judgment varies, and cleaning can be performed based on a certain degree of contamination. Further, since the cleaning is performed only by pressing the approach plate B against the glass D by a person, the cleaning effect cannot be enhanced even when the degree of contamination of the glass D is large, and there is a problem that the efficiency of the cleaning operation is low.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a cleaning apparatus capable of improving the efficiency of cleaning work.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning apparatus including a pair of cleaning tools which are magnetically attached via an object to be cleaned. A cleaning device that cleans the surface of the object to be cleaned 1 by moving the other cleaning device 2 along the other surface of the object 1 to be cleaned by following the one cleaning device 2 moving along 2
Cleaning assisting means 3 for assisting cleaning by the cleaning means 2 is provided on one of the cleaning tools 2, and power supply means 4 for supplying electric power for operating the cleaning assisting means 3 is provided on the other cleaning tool 2. It is assumed that.

A cleaning device according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a switch 5 for operating the cleaning auxiliary means 3 is provided.

A cleaning device according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the cleaning device further comprises an operation display section 6 indicating that the power supply means 4 is operating. Things.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device according to any one of the first to third aspects.
A dirt sensor 7 for detecting dirt on the object 1 to be cleaned, and a dirt display unit 8 for displaying the degree of dirt on the object 1 to be cleaned based on the result detected by the dirt sensor 7. It is characterized by becoming.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.
A water storage unit 10 for storing the cleaning liquid 9 supplied to the object 1 to be cleaned, and a cleaning liquid supply unit 11 for supplying the cleaning liquid from the water storage unit 10 to the object 1 to be cleaned. It is assumed that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the one cleaning tool 2 is provided with an extendable handle portion 12, and the handle portion 12 is formed on the handle portion 12. A switch 5 for operating the cleaning assisting means 3 is provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects.
Wiper 1 that slides on the surface of the object 1 to be cleaned
3 is provided.

The cleaning device according to claim 8 of the present invention comprises a pair of cleaning tools 2 magnetically attached via an object 1 to be cleaned.
By moving the other cleaning tool 2 along the other surface of the cleaning object 1 by following the one cleaning tool 2 moving along one surface of the cleaning object 1, the surface of the cleaning object 1 is moved. Cleaning device for cleaning at least one cleaning tool 2
And a variable switch 15 for changing the magnetic force of the electromagnet 14.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention.
The object 1 to be cleaned is a glass 45, and a glass cleaning device for cleaning the glass 45 is shown. This cleaning device is configured as a set of a pair of cleaning tools 2. One cleaning tool 2 is a driven cleaning tool 20 that is moved by being held and operated by a human hand, and the other cleaning tool 2 is It is formed as a driven cleaning tool 21 that moves following the driven cleaning tool 20.

The main cleaning tool 20 is formed to be long in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction thereof on the same plane, and the front surface of the box-shaped main cleaning tool body 47 serves as a contact surface 22 for making contact with the surface of the glass 45. The handle 12 is formed on the rear surface of the main body 47 along the entire length of the main body 47 in the longitudinal direction. Further, a pair of magnets 16 are provided on the driving cleaning tool main body 47 in a longitudinal direction of the driving cleaning tool main body 47. The magnet 16 may be incorporated in the main body 47 of the cleaning tool or the contact surface 22.
May be provided. Note that the contact surface 22 may be provided with a washing unit 31 and a water collecting unit 32 described later.

Further, the power supply means 4 is provided in the driven cleaning tool 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the power supply means 4 includes a power supply means main body 26 having a power supply winding 24 and a power supply side circuit block 25, and a power supply 48 such as a battery or a rechargeable battery. Power supply 4
Reference numeral 8 is incorporated in the handle portion 12, and the power supply means main body 26 and the power supply 48 are electrically connected by a conductive portion 35 such as an electric wire. The power supply 48 may be either a DC power supply or an AC power supply.
The power supply side circuit block 25 is provided to control the magnitude of the voltage and current supplied to the power supply 4 and the direction in which the current flows. The power supply side circuit block 25 can be changed according to the form and voltage of the power supply. The operation of the power supply means 4 can be controlled by attaching / detaching the power supply 48 to / from the driven cleaning tool 20.

The driven cleaning tool 21 has a size substantially equal to that of the driven cleaning tool 20 and is formed to be long in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction and orthogonal to the moving direction. The water cleaning part 10 is provided on the rear surface of the driven cleaning tool main body 27 while being formed as the glass side surface 30 that contacts the surface of the glass 45. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the water storage unit 10 is a tank (container) for storing a cleaning liquid 9 such as water, a liquid detergent, or a cleaning water in which a solid detergent is dissolved. It is fitted into a mounting recess 28 provided on the rear surface and is integrally or detachably mounted. In addition, the driven cleaning tool main body 27
, A pair of magnets 29 are provided side by side in the longitudinal direction of the driven cleaning tool main body 27. The magnet 29 is driven by the cleaning tool main body 27.
Or may be provided on the glass side surface 30.

Further, on the glass side surface 30 of the driven cleaning tool 21, a cleaning section 31 is provided on both sides of the driven cleaning tool 21 with a magnet 29 interposed therebetween.
Are provided over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. The cleaning unit 31 has both a water retention function of retaining the cleaning liquid and a supply function of applying the water retention cleaning liquid to the surface of the glass 45 and extending and supplying the same. The cleaning unit 31 has a substantially rectangular shape with a felt, a sponge, or the like. Is formed. In addition, the driven cleaning tool 21
A water collecting portion 32 is provided on both sides of the glass side surface 30 across the magnet 29 and the cleaning portion 31 over the entire length of the driven cleaning tool 21 in the longitudinal direction. The water collecting part 32 is a wiper formed of an elastic body such as rubber, and is formed in a substantially triangular or substantially trapezoidal cross section, the width of which becomes narrower toward the tip.
5 has a water collecting function of scraping up the cleaning liquid 9 adhering to the surface together with dirt.

The driven cleaning tool main body 27 has a built-in electric spray pump 36 as the cleaning liquid supply means 11, and the spray port 37 of the spray pump 36 has an opening formed on the glass side surface 30 between the magnets 29. 38. The spray pump 36 is connected to the water storage section 10 by a hose or the like, and pumps out the cleaning liquid 9 stored in the water storage section 10 and jets the cleaning liquid 9 from the spray port 37. The water storage unit 10 for storing the cleaning liquid 9 and the spray pump 36 form the cleaning auxiliary means 3. Further, the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided with a power receiving means 39. As shown in FIG. 4, the power receiving means 39 includes a power receiving winding 40 and a power receiving side circuit block 41. The power receiving means 39 is built in the driven cleaning tool main body 27, and the power receiving means 39 and the spray pump 36 are connected to an electric wire. And the like. In addition to the spray pump 36, necessary electric equipment (electric load) may be used, and the power receiving side circuit block 41 can be changed corresponding to the constant pressure power supply of the spray pump 36 and other electric equipment.

In the above-described driven cleaning tool 21, the water collecting section 32 is located outside the magnet 29, the cleaning section 31, and the spray pump 36 and the outermost side of the glass side surface 30 of the driven cleaning tool 21. Even if the glass 45 is held in a frame body thicker than the glass body 45, the water collecting part 32 can reach the end of the glass 45 near the frame body and slide.
5, the cleaning can be reliably performed up to the end, and the cleaning effect is high.

In cleaning the glass 45 with the cleaning device formed as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 3A, the contact surface 22 of the driving cleaning tool 20 is connected to one surface of the glass 45 (normally, The surface of the cleaning unit 31 and the tip of the water collecting unit 32 are brought into contact (elastic contact) with the other surface (usually the outdoor side) of the glass 45 in contact with the indoor cleaning device 20 and the driving cleaning tool 20. The driven cleaning tool 21 is disposed, and the driven cleaning tool 2 is provided.
0 and the magnet 29 of the driven cleaning tool 21
The driven cleaning tool 21 is held on the other surface of the glass 45 by the main cleaning tool 20 by magnetically attaching the driven cleaning tool 20 through the magnet 5.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the power supply winding 24 of the power supply means 4 and the power receiving winding 40 are arranged to face each other, and a transformer is formed via the glass 45. . Therefore, current flows through the power receiving winding 40 by the action of the magnetic field generated by the current flowing from the power supply 48 to the power feeding winding 24 via the conductive portion 35 and the power supply side circuit block 25. A current flows through the line 40, and the current is supplied to the spray pump 36 via the power receiving side circuit block 41 and the conductive portion 42, so that the spray pump 36 operates. And spray pump 3
The cleaning liquid 9 pumped out of the water storage unit 10 in 6
Therefore, the driven cleaning tool 21 is sprayed on the surface of the glass 45 between the ends in the longitudinal direction of the driven cleaning tool 21 and supplied.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, while the cleaning liquid 9 is sprayed as described above, the person holds the handle 12 and moves the driven cleaning tool 20 along one surface of the glass 45. As a result, the driven cleaning tool 21 magnetically attached to the driven cleaning tool 20 is moved along the other surface of the glass 45 so as to follow the movement of the driven cleaning tool 20. At this time, the driven cleaning tool 20 is moved so that the driven cleaning tool 21 moves in the direction in which the water collecting portions 32 are arranged.

In this way, the driven cleaning tool 21 is
5 along the surface of the glass 45
The cleaning liquid 9 attached to the glass 45 is stretched by the cleaning unit 31 and applied to the surface of the glass 45, and the dirt on the surface of the glass 45 is lifted up by the cleaning liquid 9. By moving the driven cleaning tool 21 along the surface of the glass 45, the water collecting part 32 slides on the surface of the glass 45, and the dirt floating with the cleaning liquid 9 is removed by the water collecting part 32 together with the cleaning liquid 9. By scraping and collecting, the surface of the glass 45 on the side where the driven cleaning tool 21 moves can be cleaned.

As described above, in the cleaning apparatus of this embodiment, the dirt on the surface of the glass 45 is lifted up by the cleaning liquid 9 and then the dirt is scraped off together with the cleaning liquid 9 by the water collecting section 32 to collect the glass. Since the surface of the cleaning member 45 is cleaned by the driven cleaning tool 21, a series of cleaning operations can be performed at a time only by moving the driven cleaning tool 21 once, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.
In addition, since the dirt is lifted by the cleaning liquid 9, the cleaning ability can be increased as compared with a case where the surface of the glass 45 is simply rubbed or dried.

Further, in the cleaning device of this embodiment, the water storage unit 10 for storing the cleaning liquid 9 supplied to the glass 45 as the auxiliary means 3 for cleaning by the cleaning unit 31 and the water collecting unit 32 of the driven cleaning tool 21. And the water 45 from the glass 45
Since the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided with the spray pump 36 for supplying the cleaning liquid 9 to the cleaning liquid 21, a large amount of the cleaning liquid 9 is supplied from the water storage unit 10 to the glass 45 by the spray pump 36 when the degree of contamination of the glass 45 is large. Cleaning can be performed, the cleaning effect by the driven cleaning tool 21 can be increased in a short time, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved. In addition, the power supply means 4 (such as the power supply 48, the power supply side circuit block 25, and the power supply winding 24) for supplying electric power for operating the spray pump 36 is provided in the driven cleaning tool 20, and the electric power supplied from the power supply means 4 is supplied. Since the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided with the power receiving means 39 (such as the power receiving side circuit block 41 and the power receiving winding 40) for receiving and supplying the power to the spray pump 36, the power supply means 4 provided in the driven cleaning tool 20 supplies the spray pump 36 with the power. By supplying the electric power, the driven cleaning tool 21 does not need to be provided with the power source of the spray pump 36. Therefore, the driven cleaning tool 21 becomes lighter, and can be easily moved by the operation of the driven cleaning tool 20. Is lighter, and the danger of falling from the glass 45 can be reduced.

Since the manual cleaning tool 20 is operated by a person holding the handle portion 12 as described above, if the person can perform cleaning work without danger of falling, etc., glass is used. 45 may be moved along the surface of the glass 45. In the case of a general house or a high-rise building, the glass 45 is usually moved along the indoor surface of the glass 45. In this case, the driven cleaning tool 21 Moved along the outdoor surface.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment. The driven cleaning tool 21 of the cleaning device shown in FIG. 1 is formed by providing a water discharge port 55 which is narrower and narrower than the opening 38 and is opened on the glass side surface 30 instead of the opening 38. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the cleaning liquid 9 injected from the water discharge port 55 becomes linear and becomes
1 can supply a large amount of the cleaning liquid 9 in a narrower range than that of FIG. Therefore, when cleaning the very dirty glass 45,
When a large amount of the cleaning liquid 9 needs to be supplied intensively to a narrow area, a high cleaning effect can be obtained by applying this cleaning device.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment. The driven cleaning tool 21 of this cleaning device is the same as that shown in FIG.
6, the water supply pump 56 and the water storage unit 10 are connected by a pumping pipe 57 such as a hose, and the water supply pump 56 and the washing unit 31 are connected by a water supply pipe 58 such as a hose. The electric power for operating the water supply pump 56 is shown in FIG.
The power is supplied from the power supply means 4 of the driven cleaning tool 20 via the power receiving means 39 shown in FIG. The glass side surface 30 is not provided with an opening for spraying the cleaning liquid 9.

In the driven cleaning tool 21, the cleaning liquid 9 is supplied to the surface of the glass 45 via the cleaning section 31. That is, the operation of the water supply pump 56 causes the cleaning liquid 9 in the water storage unit 10 to be pumped out through the pumping pipe 57, and the pumped cleaning liquid 9 is supplied to and impregnated into the cleaning unit 31 through the water supply pipe 58. When the impregnated cleaning unit 31 comes into contact with the surface of the glass 45, the cleaning liquid 9 oozes out of the cleaning unit 31 and is supplied to the surface of the glass 45. In this cleaning device, the cleaning liquid 9 is supplied by using the cleaning unit 31, so that it is not necessary to provide the opening 38 as shown in FIG. 1, the space of the glass side surface 30 is reduced, and the driven cleaning tool 21 is reduced in size. Is what you can do. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid 9 from scattering. FIG. 8 shows another embodiment. The switch 5 is slidably attached to the handle 12 of the driven cleaning tool 20 of the cleaning device. This switch 5 is shown in FIG.
Are provided in the middle of the conductive portion 35, and are electrically connected to the power supply 48 and the power supply side circuit block 25.

Then, by sliding the switch 5 to the ON side, power is supplied from the power supply 48 to the power supply side circuit block 25 and the power supply winding 24, and the power supply means 4 receives the power from the power supply means 4 and the power receiving means 39 of the driven cleaning tool 21 in the same manner as in FIG. When the power is supplied to the spray pump 36 and the water supply pump 56 and the switch 5 is slid to the OFF side, the power supply from the power supply 48 to the power supply side circuit block 25 and the power supply winding 24 is stopped. At the same time, the supply of power from the power supply means 4 to the power receiving means 39 is stopped, and the spray pump 36
The operation of the water supply pump 56 is stopped.

In this cleaning device, the switch 5 for operating and stopping the cleaning assisting means 3 provided on the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided on the driven cleaning tool 20 which is manually held and operated. , The cleaning auxiliary means 3 of the driven cleaning tool 21 on the opposite side can be operated or stopped by operating the switch 5 at hand, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be increased.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment. An operation display section 6 formed of a lamp, a light emitting diode (LED), or the like is provided on a handle section 12 of the driven cleaning tool 20 of the cleaning apparatus.
Is provided. This operation display section 6 is provided in the middle of the conductive section 35 as shown in FIG. 11, and is electrically connected to the power supply 48 and the power supply side circuit block 25. Then, from the power supply 48, the power supply side circuit block 25 and the power supply winding 2
When the power is supplied to the power supply 4, the power is also supplied to the operation display unit 6 and the light is turned on. Therefore, the power is supplied from the power supply 4 to the power receiving unit 39 of the driven cleaning tool 21, and the spray pump 36 and the water supply pump 56 are supplied. Is active and power supply 4
When the power supply from the power supply unit 8 to the power supply side circuit block 25 and the power supply winding 24 is stopped, the power is not supplied to the operation display unit 6 and the light is turned off. This indicates that the supply of electric power to the power supply 39 has been stopped and the operation of the spray pump 36 and the water supply pump 56 has been stopped. The operation display unit 6 may be provided anywhere as long as it can be visually checked, for example, may be provided on the glass side surface 30 of the driven cleaning tool 21.

In this cleaning device, the operation display section 6 for displaying the operation of the cleaning auxiliary means 3 provided on the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided on the main cleaning tool 20, so that the operation of the cleaning auxiliary means 3 can be easily confirmed. Thus, the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment. In this cleaning device, the cleaning auxiliary means 3 includes a dirt sensor 7 for detecting dirt on the glass 45 and a dirt display unit 8 for displaying the degree of dirt on the glass 45 based on the result detected by the dirt sensor 7. Is provided. The dirt sensor 7 includes a sensor transmitter 60 for transmitting light and a sensor transmitter 6 for transmitting light.
The sensor transmitting unit 60 is configured to receive the light transmitted from the sensor transmitting unit 60. The sensor transmitting unit 60 is provided to the driven cleaning tool 21. The sensor receiving unit 61 is provided to the driven cleaning tool 20 at a position facing the sensor transmitting unit 60. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 13, the dirt display section 8 includes a plurality of light-emitting members 62 such as light-emitting diodes and a notation 63 corresponding to each light-emitting member 62, and is provided on the driven cleaning tool 20. FIG. 14 shows a circuit diagram of this cleaning device. Sensor light receiving section 61
The light emitter 62 is electrically connected to the power supply side circuit block 25, and the sensor transmission unit 60 is electrically connected to the power reception side circuit block 41.

The cleaning device thus formed is used for cleaning the glass 45 in the same manner as described above. During the cleaning, the sensor transmitter 60 receives the supply of power from the power receiving side circuit block 41 and cleans the glass 45. The light 64 is irradiated at a constant output. The light 64 emitted from the sensor transmitting unit 60 is received by the sensor light receiving unit 61 via the glass 45 and detected, and the intensity of the detected light is supplied to the power supply side circuit block 25 as a sensor output value. Then, the sensor output value is analyzed by an analysis circuit or the like provided in the power supply side circuit block 25, and based on the analysis result, one light emitter 62 corresponding to the sensor output value receives power from the power supply side circuit block 25. It is lit.

That is, the relationship between the degree of contamination of the glass 45 and the sensor output value is set in advance by a function showing a graph as shown in FIG. 15, and if the detected light is strong and the sensor output value is large, the notation is used. When the detected light is weak and the sensor output value is small, the light emitting body 62 corresponding to the notation 63 "very dirty" is turned on. So that it lights
When the detected light is between the above-mentioned strong and weak and the sensor output value is medium, the power supply side circuit block 25 is turned on so that the light-emitting body 62 corresponding to the notation 63 “dirty” is turned on. It is controlled by a control circuit provided.

In this cleaning device, a dirt sensor 7 for detecting dirt on the glass 45 and a dirt display section 8 for displaying the degree of dirt on the glass 45 based on the result detected by the dirt sensor 7 are provided. Since the dirt sensor 7 detects the degree of dirt on the glass 45, the degree of dirt on the glass 45 can be detected more accurately and quickly than a person visually judges. By displaying the degree, the person can easily see the glass 45.
The cleaning can be performed while judging the degree of dirt on a predetermined basis, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

FIG. 16 shows another embodiment. The driven cleaning tool 21 of this cleaning device has a water discharge port 55 formed in the glass side surface 30, and the driven cleaning tool main body 27 has a built-in spray pump 36 and a water supply pump 56 as cleaning auxiliary means 3. Further, a water storage unit 10 formed separately from the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided, and the water storage unit 10 and a water supply pump 56 are connected by a pumping pipe 57 such as a hose. As shown in FIG. 17, the spray pump 36 and the water supply pump 56 are electrically connected to the power receiving side circuit block 41, and the spray pump 36 and the water supply pump 56 are supplied from the power supply unit 4 of the driven cleaning tool 20 via the power reception unit 39. Is supplied so that the spray pump 36 and the water supply pump 56 operate.

In this cleaning device, the water supply pump 5
At 6, the washing liquid 9 is drawn out from the water storage section 10 and drawn up through the pipe 57, and the pumped washing liquid 9 is sprayed by the spray pump 3.
At step 6, the water is discharged from the water discharge port 55. Since the water storage unit 10 for storing the cleaning liquid 9 is formed separately from the driven cleaning tool 21, the weight of the driven cleaning tool 21 is reduced as compared with the case where the water storage unit 10 is provided integrally with the driven cleaning tool 21 as shown in FIG. And the driven cleaning tool 20 can easily move the driven cleaning tool 21, thereby increasing the efficiency of the cleaning operation. Moreover, since the water storage unit 10 is formed separately from the driven cleaning tool 21, even if the capacity is made larger than that of FIG. 1, the driven cleaning tool 21 can be prevented from becoming heavy. When cleaning a large glass 45 or a very dirty glass 45 that requires the cleaning liquid 9, the capacity of the water storage unit 10 is increased and the water storage unit 10 is cleaned.
The number of times the cleaning liquid 9 is supplied to the cleaning device can be reduced, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

FIG. 18 shows another embodiment. The driven cleaning tool 20 of this cleaning device has a handle main body 66 integrally formed on the rear surface of the driven cleaning tool main body 47, and an extension member 67 is fitted to the outside of the handle main body 66 so that the handle main body 66 and the extension member 67 handle the main body. A part 12 is formed. The extension member 67 is formed to be slidable with respect to the longitudinal direction of the handle main body 66 (the longitudinal direction of the driving cleaning tool 20). Therefore, the handle body 66 and the extension member 67 may be overlapped or the handle body 6
The extension member 67 can be made to protrude from the handle 6, and the handle portion 12 is formed to be extendable and contractible.

A pair of contacts 68 are provided on the surface of the end (lower end) of the handle body 66, and a pair of wires formed of a conductor are provided on the inner surface (the surface on the handle body 66 side) of the extension member 67. A board 69 is provided over the entire length, and one contact board 68 is formed so that one wiring board 69 contacts. 8 is provided at the end (lower end) of the extension member 67.
A switch 5 having the same operation as that of the switch 5 is provided. This driven cleaning tool 20 has a circuit similar to the circuit shown in FIG. 9, and the contact 68 and the wiring board 69 are provided for electrically connecting the switch 5 and the conductive portion 35. In addition, this driven cleaning tool 20 is provided with a power supply unit 4 similar to the above. In this cleaning device, the extension member 67 is formed so as to be slidable with respect to the longitudinal direction of the handle main body 66 so that the handle portion 12 can be extended and contracted. By extending the cleaning member, the cleaning device can be arranged at a height that is difficult to reach by holding the extension member 67 in hand, and cleaning can be performed without a person approaching the glass 45 at the height. The efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved. Moreover, the switch 5 for activating and deactivating the cleaning assisting means 3 of the driven cleaning tool 21 is located at the lower end of the handle 12 (extended member 67) even when the handle 12 is extended. The cleaning assisting means 3 provided on the driven cleaning tool 21 can be easily activated and stopped even during the cleaning of the cleaning tool.

FIG. 19 shows another embodiment. The driven cleaning tool 21 of the cleaning device is provided with a wiping device 13 as cleaning auxiliary means 3. The wiping machine 13 includes a plurality of cleaning brushes 70 arranged between the water collecting portions 32 on the surface of the glass side surface 30 of the driven cleaning tool 21.
As shown in FIG. 20, the cleaning brush 70 has a disc-shaped base 7.
1 is provided with a brush portion 72 made of a large number of hairs, plastic fibers, or the like. The center of the base 71 is fixed to a drive shaft portion 73 with screws 74. The drive shaft portion 73 penetrates through the glass side surface 30 and reaches the inside of the driven cleaning tool main body 27, and is supported by a bearing portion 75 attached to the inner surface of the driven cleaning tool main body 27.

A pulley 76 is provided at the end of each drive shaft portion 73, and each pulley 76 is
7 are connected. The driven cleaning tool main body 27 has a built-in drive unit 78 such as a motor, and a shaft 79 of the drive unit 78 is connected to one pulley 76 or drive shaft unit 73. Therefore, by driving the driving device 78 to rotate the shaft portion 79, this rotation is performed by the pulley 76 and the belt 77 so that the entire drive shaft portion 7 is rotated.
3, the drive shaft 73 rotates. The rotation of the drive shaft 73 causes the cleaning brush 70 to rotate. Although a plurality of drive units 78 may be provided, it is preferable to connect a plurality of drive shaft units 73 using a pulley 76 and a belt 77 even in this case.
Number of cleaning brushes 70 with fewer driving machines 78 than the number of
Can be rotated. The electric power for operating the driving device 78 of the wiping device 13 is supplied by the above-described power supply unit 4 and the power reception unit 39.

This cleaning device is used for cleaning the surface of the glass 45 in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
5 so as to slide and drive. Therefore, the driven cleaning tool 21 can clean the surface of the glass 45 by the cleaning action of the cleaning brush 70 in addition to the cleaning action of the water collecting section 32 and the cleaning section 31.
A high cleaning effect can be obtained in a short time, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

FIG. 21 shows another embodiment. In this cleaning device, a pair of upper and lower electromagnets 14 are provided on the driving cleaning tool 20, a power supply 48 for supplying power to the electromagnets 14 is built in the driving cleaning tool 20, and a variable switch 15 is provided on the handle 12. . The variable switch 15 is formed by a variable resistor or the like, and is connected to the electromagnet 14 and the power supply 48 in series. Therefore, the electromagnet 1 is moved by sliding the variable switch 15 so as to match any one of the indications 85 of “weak”, “mark” and “strong”.
4 can be changed, and the strength of the magnetic force generated from the electromagnet 14 can be adjusted. As shown in FIG. 22, the driven cleaning tool 21 has a built-in metal plate 86 made of a magnetic material such as iron. The electromagnet 14 may be provided on both the driven cleaning tool 20 and the driven cleaning tool 21, or the metal plate 86 may be provided on the driven cleaning tool 20, and the electromagnet 14 may be provided on the driven cleaning tool 21.
When the driven cleaning tool 21 is provided with the electromagnet 14, electric power can be supplied to the electromagnet 14 by the power supply unit 4 and the power receiving unit 39.

This cleaning device cleans the glass 45 by magnetically attaching the driven cleaning tool 20 and the driven cleaning tool 21 by magnetically attaching the electromagnet 14 and the metal plate 86 in the same manner as in the above embodiment. By operating the variable switch 15, the magnetic force of the electromagnet 14 can be changed in accordance with the thickness of the glass 45. Therefore, when the thickness of the glass 45 is large, the power supplied to the electromagnet 14 is increased to increase the magnetic force generated by the electromagnet 14, thereby increasing the magnetic adhesion of the driven cleaning tool 20 and the driven cleaning tool 21 and the driven cleaning. It is possible to prevent the tool 21 from dropping from the glass 45, and when the thickness of the glass 45 is small, the power supplied to the electromagnet 14 is reduced to reduce the magnetic force generated by the electromagnet 14 so that the driving force is reduced. The magnetic attraction between the cleaning tool 20 and the driven cleaning tool 21 is reduced to such an extent that the driven cleaning tool 21 does not drop, and the consumption of the power supply 48 can be suppressed.

Further, by removing the power supply 48 and stopping the supply of power to the electromagnet 14, the generation of magnetic force from the electromagnet 14 can be stopped, and even if the electromagnet 14 is erroneously brought close to one easily affected by the magnetic force. It will not be damaged, and you will not have to pay attention to where it is placed. Moreover, after the driving cleaning tool 20 and the driven cleaning tool 21 are brought close to each other via the glass 45, power is supplied to the electromagnet 14, so that between the glass 45 and the driving cleaning tool 20 and between the glass 45 and the driven cleaning tool 21. The risk of pinching the finger can be reduced.

[0053]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention comprises a pair of cleaning tools magnetically attached via the object to be cleaned, and moves along one surface of the object to be cleaned. In the cleaning device for cleaning the surface of the object to be cleaned by moving the other cleaning tool along the other surface of the object to be cleaned following the cleaning tool, cleaning for assisting the cleaning by the cleaning tool. Since the auxiliary means is provided in one cleaning tool and the power supply means for supplying electric power for operating the cleaning auxiliary means is provided in the other cleaning tool, cleaning can be performed by the cleaning auxiliary means in addition to cleaning by the cleaning tool. By supplying power from the power supply means to the cleaning auxiliary means of one of the cleaning tools, only one of the cleaning tools can be provided with the power supply means, and the other can be provided with the power supply means. Reduce the weight of cleaning tools Are those easily moved bets can be by, but that can increase the efficiency of the cleaning work.

In the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, since the switch for operating the cleaning auxiliary means is provided, the operation of the cleaning auxiliary means can be performed by operating the switch, and the operation of the cleaning auxiliary means can be simplified. And the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

In the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the power supply means is provided with an operation display unit for indicating that the power supply means is in operation, the power supply means can be operated only by visually checking the operation display unit. This makes it possible to easily determine whether or not the cleaning operation has been performed, thereby improving the efficiency of the cleaning operation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, as a cleaning auxiliary means, a dirt sensor for detecting dirt on the object to be cleaned, and a degree of dirt on the object to be cleaned based on a result detected by the dirt sensor. And a dirt display section for displaying the dirt, so that the dirt sensor detects the degree of dirt on the object to be cleaned, so that the degree of dirt on the object to be cleaned can be detected more quickly and accurately than by visually judging the degree of dirt. In addition, by displaying the degree of dirt on the dirt display section, it is possible to easily clean the object to be cleaned while judging the degree of dirt based on a certain standard, thereby improving the efficiency of cleaning work.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as a cleaning assisting means, a water reservoir for storing the cleaning liquid supplied to the object to be cleaned and a cleaning liquid supply for supplying the cleaning liquid from the water reservoir to the object to be cleaned. Means, by supplying the cleaning liquid to the surface of the object to be cleaned by the cleaning liquid supply means,
A cleaning liquid that can lift dirt on the surface of the object to be cleaned with a cleaning liquid, and can improve the cleaning effect more than simply rubbing the surface of the object to be cleaned and wiping it dry, thereby improving the efficiency of the cleaning operation. It is.

According to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention, since the one of the cleaning tools has an extendable handle, and a switch for activating the cleaning assisting means is provided on the handle, the handle is extended. This makes it possible to arrange the cleaning tool so as to reach a high place, perform cleaning without a person approaching a high place, and improve the efficiency of the cleaning operation. Moreover, by providing the handle for operating the switch for activating the cleaning assisting means, the operating of the auxiliary cleaning means can be easily performed even when the handle is extended to clean a high place.

According to the invention of claim 7 of the present invention, the wiping device which is slidably driven on the surface of the object to be cleaned is provided as the cleaning assisting means, so that the wiping device is slid on the surface of the object to be cleaned. In addition to the cleaning by the cleaning tool, the cleaning can be performed by the wiping device, and the cleaning effect can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 8 of the present invention comprises a pair of cleaning tools magnetically attached via an object to be cleaned, and is adapted to follow one of the cleaning tools moving along one surface of the object to be cleaned. In the cleaning device for cleaning the surface of the object to be cleaned by moving the other cleaning tool along the other surface of the object to be cleaned, at least one of the cleaning tools is provided with an electromagnet to change the magnetic force of the electromagnet. Since the variable switch is provided, the magnetic force of the cleaning tool can be changed by changing the magnetic force of the electromagnet by the variable switch according to the thickness of the object to be cleaned, and the constant force is not affected by the thickness of the object to be cleaned. The cleaning tool can be moved by a light operation, and the efficiency of the cleaning operation can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a driven cleaning tool according to the first embodiment;
(B) is a perspective view which shows the water storage part same as the above.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing a method of using the above, and FIG.
Is a sectional view in a plan view, and (c) is a sectional view in a side view.

FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the same.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the same.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are cross-sectional views in plan view, and FIG. 6 (c) is a cross-sectional view in side view.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 9 is a circuit block diagram of the above.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 11 is a circuit block diagram of the above.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a dirt display unit of the above.

FIG. 14 is a circuit block diagram of the above.

FIG. 15 is a graph showing a relationship between a dirt degree and a sensor output value according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 17 is a circuit block diagram of the above.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 20 is a schematic sectional view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 22 is a circuit block diagram of the above.

FIG. 23 is a sectional view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 To-be-cleaned object 2 Cleaning tool 3 Cleaning auxiliary means 4 Power supply means 5 Switch 6 Operation display part 7 Dirt sensor 8 Dirt display part 9 Cleaning liquid 10 Reservoir part 11 Cleaning liquid supply means 12 Handle part 13 Wiping machine 14 Electromagnet 15 Variable switch

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool, comprising: a pair of cleaning tools magnetically attached via an object to be cleaned, and following the one cleaning tool moving along one surface of the object to be cleaned, the other cleaning tool to be cleaned. In a cleaning device that cleans the surface of the object to be cleaned by moving along the other surface of the object, one of the cleaning tools is provided with cleaning assistance means for assisting cleaning by the cleaning tool,
A cleaning device, characterized in that power supply means for supplying electric power for operating the cleaning auxiliary means is provided in the other cleaning tool. 2. The cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising a switch for activating the cleaning assisting means. 3. The cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation display unit that indicates that the power supply unit is operating. 4. A dirt sensor for detecting dirt on an object to be cleaned, and a dirt display unit for displaying a degree of dirt on the object to be cleaned based on a result detected by the dirt sensor. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
A cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A cleaning auxiliary means comprising: a water reservoir for storing a cleaning liquid supplied to an object to be cleaned; and a cleaning liquid supply means for supplying a cleaning liquid from the water reservoir to the object to be cleaned. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein an extensible handle is formed on the one of the cleaning tools, and a switch for activating the cleaning assisting means is provided on the handle. The cleaning device as described. 7. The cleaning device according to claim 1, further comprising a wiper slidably driven on the surface of the object to be cleaned as the cleaning auxiliary means. 8. A cleaning tool, comprising: a pair of cleaning tools magnetically attached via an object to be cleaned, and following one of the cleaning tools moving along one surface of the object to be cleaned to clean the other cleaning tool. In a cleaning device for cleaning the surface of an object to be cleaned by moving the object along the other surface, an electromagnet is provided on at least one of the cleaning tools, and a variable switch for changing the magnetic force of the electromagnet is provided. A cleaning device characterized by the above-mentioned.