US20150230681A1 - Rotary treatment article, floor treatment machine and method for treatment of a floor - Google Patents

Rotary treatment article, floor treatment machine and method for treatment of a floor Download PDF

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US20150230681A1
US20150230681A1 US14/182,462 US201414182462A US2015230681A1 US 20150230681 A1 US20150230681 A1 US 20150230681A1 US 201414182462 A US201414182462 A US 201414182462A US 2015230681 A1 US2015230681 A1 US 2015230681A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4038—Disk shaped surface treating tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
    • A47L11/10—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven
    • A47L11/14—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
    • A47L11/10—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven
    • A47L11/14—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools
    • A47L11/16—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools the tools being disc brushes
    • A47L11/164—Parts or details of the brushing tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B7/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor
    • B24B7/10—Single-purpose machines or devices
    • B24B7/18—Single-purpose machines or devices for grinding floorings, walls, ceilings or the like
    • B24B7/186—Single-purpose machines or devices for grinding floorings, walls, ceilings or the like with disc-type tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D13/00—Wheels having flexibly-acting working parts, e.g. buffing wheels; Mountings therefor
    • B24D13/14—Wheels having flexibly-acting working parts, e.g. buffing wheels; Mountings therefor acting by the front face

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  • the invention is related to a treatment article for rotational surface treatment of an object, such as an object of e.g. stone, wood, linoleum, concrete, terrazzo and the like, comprising a pad having major surfaces facing away from each other and a plurality of abrasive flaps on one of said major surfaces of the pad, which flaps at least partly cover the pad, a rotation axis being defined perpendicular with respect to the major surfaces.
  • an object such as an object of e.g. stone, wood, linoleum, concrete, terrazzo and the like
  • a pad having major surfaces facing away from each other and a plurality of abrasive flaps on one of said major surfaces of the pad, which flaps at least partly cover the pad, a rotation axis being defined perpendicular with respect to the major surfaces.
  • a treatment article of this kind is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,234,886.
  • Said prior art treatment article has a plurality of abrasive sheets.
  • Said abrasive sheets are spaced from each other and are arranged according to specific patterns on the surface of the pad.
  • the abrasive article may be used for sanding operations, for buffing, polishing and the like depending on the abrasive character thereof.
  • the abrasive article can be applied to a floor treating machine which has a frame carrying a drive motor and one or more drive heads.
  • the abrasive article is mounted onto a drive head; by controlling the drive motor the drive head is set in rotation.
  • a handle which is connected to the frame, the operator is able to direct the floor treating machine over a floor so as to carry out the treatment thereof.
  • the pad which is of lofty material, allows some adjustment of the abrasive flaps with respect to possible uneven floor parts.
  • the abrasive flaps are generally parallel to the surface of the pad and are connected thereto by means of hook shaped protrusions. It is a drawback of this arrangement that the maximum rotation speed of the abrasive article is limited. Relatively high rotation speeds would lead to a considerable temperature increase having regard to the fact that the full surface of the abrasive flaps is pressed into contact with the floor. Furthermore, the abrasive flaps may become disengaged from the pad. Thus, the productivity of these prior art abrasive articles is necessarily relatively low.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a treatment article by means of which the treatment of an object, in particular of a floor, can be carried out more efficiently and at higher speeds than possible with the prior art treatment articles.
  • This object is achieved in that the flaps overlap each other in at least the circumferential direction of the pad and are each attached to a support layer interposed between the pad and the flaps.
  • the treatment article does have flaps for carrying out a certain treatment of e.g. a floor, supported by the pad.
  • the flaps have a somewhat slanted position with respect to the floor surface as a result of the fact that said flaps overlap each other.
  • Each flap at one end is positioned underneath a preceding flap and at the opposite end is positioned above a following flap, when seen in circumferential direction (roof tile fashion).
  • the area of contact between the flaps and the floor is reduced.
  • the heat generated during rotation of the treatment article over the floor is reduced.
  • the flaps are firmly held to support layer on the pad in a mutually overlapping fashion, which further increases the resistance against disintegrating. As a result of the higher speeds, the productivity of the treatment article is increased.
  • the flaps may be arranged according to a series, preferably according to a series which is at least partly circular and concentric with respect to the rotation axis. Other arrangements are possible as well, for instance in the form of a series of flaps which is spiral shaped with respect to the rotation axis. According to a further embodiment, the flaps may be arranged according to an intermittent series comprising groups of flaps which are at a distance from each other. It is also possible to arrange the flaps in a series which is continuous in circumferential direction) (360°). One or more series may be arranged in concentric fashion. In radial direction, the flaps may exactly cover each other. However, it is also possible to make the flaps overlap each other only partly in radial direction. Thus, the flaps may be offset laterally with respect to each other, in such a way that a series is obtained which is wider than the width of the individual flaps.
  • a circular ring shape of the series of abrasive flaps is more preferred as thereby the regular treatment of the floor is increased.
  • the support layer may be ring shaped accordingly.
  • the series of abrasive flaps and/or the support layer are/is located adjacent or bordering the outer circumference of the pad.
  • the flaps may also be arranged in accordance with two or more concentric ring shapes.
  • the major surface central portion of the pad lofty material onto which the flaps are connected may have a central portion which is free from flaps.
  • the support layer may have a central portion which is free from flaps. The flaps are thus concentrated at the outer parts of the pad and/or of the support layer which have the highest circumferential speeds, which is favorable for the treatment action.
  • the flaps may be mounted in several ways onto the support layer and the pad. For instance the flaps may be clamped onto the pad, or be connected thereto by means of hooks and the like.
  • the support layer is at least partly covered with a glue layer, one edge of each flap being embedded in said glue layer.
  • the flaps may comprise abrasive particles, such as particles of diamond, cubic boron nitride, aluminium oxide, silicon carbide, zirconium or any other abrasive substance or polishing compound.
  • abrasive particles such as particles of diamond, cubic boron nitride, aluminium oxide, silicon carbide, zirconium or any other abrasive substance or polishing compound.
  • the flaps need not always have an abrasive character. It is also possible that the flaps have a treatment surface which is fit for daily or weekly maintenance of a floor, or for cleaning the floor. Furthermore, it is possible to have flaps which are fit for increasing the gloss of a floor, e.g. of a marble or granite floor and the like.
  • the pad may also be carried out in different ways; preferably, the pad has a lofty character and comprises a nonwoven three dimensional web of fibers which are bonded to one another at points of mutual contact.
  • the support layer may comprise a textile layer which is adhered to a resin layer through a very thin glue layer. Such support layer is relatively stiff in bending and may yet flex somewhat under the influence of the floor irregularities encountered when operating the floor machine onto which the abrasive article is mounted.
  • the textile material may be located on the side of the support layer which faces the flaps. As mentioned, the support layer is at least partly covered with a glue layer. One edge of each flap is embedded in said glue layer and is adhered to the textile layer of the support layer by said glue layer.
  • the somewhat rough character of the textile material promotes a reliable bond between the support layer and the flaps.
  • the tensile stiffness of the support layer may be higher than the tensile stiffness of the lofty pad.
  • the diameter of the treatment article may be selected in accordance with the envisaged application.
  • the invention is furthermore related to a floor treatment machine comprising a frame, at least on rotary drive head, drive means for driving the rotary drive head in rotation about the axis thereof, handling means for controlling and steering the machine over a floor to be treated as well as a treatment article according to any of the preceding claims for rotational surface treatment of an object, such as an object of e.g. stone, wood, linoleum, concrete, terrazzo and the like, comprising a pad having major surfaces facing away from each other and a plurality of flaps on one of said major surfaces of the pad and which at least partly cover the pad.
  • an object such as an object of e.g. stone, wood, linoleum, concrete, terrazzo and the like
  • a pad having major surfaces facing away from each other and a plurality of flaps on one of said major surfaces of the pad and which at least partly cover the pad.
  • the floor treatment machine may be used more efficiently and at relatively high speeds.
  • the treatment article, which is in contact with a floor, and the associated rotary drive head are rotated at a rotational speed of at least 175 rpm, preferably at least 800 rpm.
  • the rotational speed is in the range of 175-2000 rpm.
  • the pad may be carried out in different ways, and may e.g. comprise a lofty material of entangled fibers which enclose open pores, or of an expanded PVC material and the like.
  • the floor treatment machine may be carried out with a single treatment head. Such type of floor treatment machine may be used for grinding or polishing purposes. Also the floor treatment machine may be carried out as a so-called burnisher which usually are operated at relatively high speeds for e.g. buffing, cleaning or polishing. Furthermore, the floor treatment machine may be carried out as a cleaning machine or so-called auto-scrubber or scrubber dryer. Also, the treatment article may be used on a single head cleaning machine or so-called “swing machine”. The treatment article may be used under dry conditions, or in the presence of liquids which act as e.g. a coolant and/or as dust control.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view of the underside of the treatment article.
  • FIG. 2 shows a section according to II-II of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a section according to II-II of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 shows a view on a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 shows a view on a third embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 shows a floor treatment machine with the treatment article according to FIGS. 1-3 .
  • the treatment article 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 - 5 consists of a pad 2 having opposing major surfaces 3 , 4 .
  • the major surface 3 is the lower surface
  • the major surface 4 is the upper surface.
  • the pad may consist of several materials, for instance a material with a lofty character having entangled fibers.
  • the pad may consist of polyvinylchloride (PVC) with a foam character, such as expanded PVC or “Foamex”.
  • a ring shaped support layer 5 is applied as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 by means of a thin glue layer 24 .
  • This support may be carried out with a stretch resistant textile layer 16 and a resin layer 17 .
  • a very thin glue layer 23 the textile layer is adhered to the resin layer at the lower surface thereof and forms a relatively rigid yet somewhat flexible base for the abrasive flaps 6 .
  • the flaps 6 are arranged according to a ring shaped series 7 which is concentric to the mounting hole 18 in the pad 2 and which generally covers the ring shaped support layer 5 .
  • a thick glue layer 10 By means of a thick glue layer 10 , one of the edges 8 of each flap 6 is embedded in a glue layer 10 ; thereby the flaps are firmly adhered to the textile layer 16 of the support layer 5 .
  • the textile layer 16 which is on the lower surface of the resin layer and which has a certain roughness, promotes the formation of a strong and reliable bond with respect to the glue layer 10 and the flaps 6 .
  • Adjacent flaps are arranged in the way of overlapping roof tiles, in such a way that the opposite end 9 of the flaps is free.
  • Each flap is partly covered by a preceding flap 6 ′, seen in the direction of movement of the series 7 of flaps 6 as depicted by the arrows in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • Said flap 6 in turn partly covers a following flap 6 ′′, and so on.
  • Each flap 6 has a surface 15 facing away from the pad 2 which is provided with e.g. abrasive particles. The surface 15 of each flap 6 is in contact with the floor to be treated, in so far as the surface 15 extends beyond the preceding flap 6 ′ as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the major surface 3 of the pad 2 is covered only over a ring shaped part at the outer circumference; the central part 11 of the major surface is completely uncovered.
  • the uncovered surface of the pad may be smaller in case a second ring shaped series (not shown) of flaps is arranged inside the outer series.
  • FIG. 4 shows an alternative arrangement of the flaps 6 according to several spiral shaped series 7 ′. These series are regularly distributed in the circumferential direction of the pad 2 , in such a way that the treatment article is well balanced.
  • FIG. 5 shows flaps ( 6 ) which are arranged according to an intermittent series 7 ′′, 7 ′′′'.
  • These series comprise groups 21 of flaps which are formed according to a part of a circle which is concentric with respect to the rotation axis 19 .
  • the groups are equidistant to the rotation axis and are at a distance from each other in circumferential direction.
  • the distribution of the groups of flaps is such that the treatment article is well balanced.
  • the upper surface 4 of the pad is provided with a releasable loop layer 18 .
  • the drive head 12 is equipped with a hook layer which connects to the loop layer. It is also possible to apply the loop layer on the drive head, and the hook layer on the pad.
  • the opposite major surface 4 of the pad 2 is connected to the lower surface of the drive head 12 of a floor treating machine 13 as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the series 7 of flaps 6 is resting on the floor surface to be treated.

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