WO2005092171A1

WO2005092171A1 - Cleaning tool and holding member used for the same

Info

Publication number: WO2005092171A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/005713
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kikuo Yamada
Original assignee: Yamada, Chiyoe
Priority date: 2004-03-29
Filing date: 2005-03-28
Publication date: 2005-10-06
Also published as: JPWO2005092171A1; CA2560929A1; EP1731077A1; CN1937949A; TW200538079A; US20070174987A1

Abstract

A cleaning tool capable of developing sufficient cleaning capacity by moving it to a bottom side when a restricted space is cleaned, comprising a cleaning sheet and a holding member (1). The holding member (1) further comprises a leg part (2) for holding the cleaning sheet, a long supporting arm (3), and a grip member (4). The leg part (2) further comprises a holding part for mounting the cleaning sheet, and is mounted on the forward side of the supporting arm (3). The grip member (4) further comprises a sheath part (41) internally formed hollow so that the supporting arm (3) can be stored and slid therein and a holding part (42) formed projectedly from the sheath part (41). The supporting arm (3) is installed at a position not projected upward from the leg part (2).

Description

Specification

Cleaning tool and holding member used therefor

Technical field

The present invention relates to a cleaning tool used for cleaning furniture, electric appliances, and the like, and a component of the cleaning tool, and relates to a holding member that holds a cleaning sheet.

Background art

[0002] As a simple cleaning tool for wiping and removing dust on furniture such as chests, electric appliances such as personal computers and lighting fixtures, walls, sills, and gates in buildings, a handle, a head portion, and a cleaning cloth are used. The handle comprises a grip portion and a support portion, the head portion comprises a central body portion and a flexible portion around the center portion, and a fitting insertion portion into which the handle can be inserted is formed in the body portion. A hand wiper in which a support portion of a handle is inserted into a fitting portion is known as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

[0003] Further, as a holding member for a hand wiper, a member in which a mounting portion, a grip portion, and an arm portion connecting the mounting portion and the arm portion are formed in a body is known as disclosed in Patent Document 2, for example. The attachment portion is provided with a pair of connecting pieces that are bifurcated and extend toward the tip portion, the arm portion extends obliquely upward from the base of the attachment portion, and the upper end of the arm portion has the arm portion. The grip is formed continuously. The grip portion is located at a high position away from the lower surface of the mounting portion, and is formed substantially parallel to the mounting portion. A cleaning tool is configured by mounting a cleaning sheet on the mounting portion of the holding member.

[0004] Patent Document 1: JP-A-2000-83883

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-165742

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0005] The cleaning tools described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 each have a handle that is long enough to be gripped by hand. For this reason, it was not possible to easily clean a distant part that could not be reached.

[0006] Therefore, the present inventor has previously provided a cleaning tool holding member formed to extend a handle portion. (Japanese Patent Application 2002-297845). As shown in FIG. 28A, this holding member 101 has a grip portion 102 and a branch portion 103 which are attached to bendable via a connecting portion 104, and as shown in FIG. A gap is provided, and the support arm 105 is accommodated in the gap, and the support arm 105 is slidably fitted to the grip portion 102 in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 28B, the holding member 101 slides the support arm 105 forward in the longitudinal direction with respect to the grip portion 102, so that the handle extends long and the interval between the handle 103 and the branch portion 103 increases. As a result, the distance between the wiping portion attached to the branch portion 103 and the grip portion 102 is increased, and it is possible to easily wipe a distant place with a reachable force.

[0008] While the cleaning tool using the holding member has a long handle, when the cleaning tool is inserted into a narrow gap such as between furniture and the cleaning is performed, the connecting portion 104 has a step. When the cleaning sheet attached to the branch portion 103 is inserted into the gap, the joining portion 104 does not enter the narrow gap, so that the cleaning sheet cannot be inserted far into the gap. There was a problem that the parts could not be cleaned.

[0009] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool capable of exerting a sufficient cleaning ability to a deeper position when cleaning a narrow gap and a holding member used for the cleaning tool. And

Means for solving the problem

[0010] The cleaning tool of the present invention includes a cleaning sheet, and a holding member for holding the cleaning sheet. The holding member includes a handle member, a support arm slidably provided on the handle member, And a leg connected to the support arm, the leg being provided so as to be substantially flush with the support arm. Providing the leg and the support arm on substantially the same plane is not limited to the case where both are completely located on the same plane, but may mean that a slight step is generated between the two. It is.

In the present invention, the support arm is provided at a position where it does not protrude above the leg, and no significant step is formed at the connection between the two.

The leg is formed so as to be attachable to and detachable from the support arm.

The handle member is provided at a position above the sheath for housing the support arm and a sheath for accommodating the support arm. And a grip portion provided at a position above the leg portion and the support arm. Further, the holding member of the present invention includes a handle member, a support arm slidably provided on the handle member, and a leg provided on the support arm, wherein the leg is substantially equivalent to the support arm. It is characterized by being provided so as to be located on the same plane.

The invention's effect

[0011] In the cleaning tool of the present invention, the length of the arm of the holding member can be extended and contracted by the support arm, and the leg is supported such that the leg is positioned substantially on the same plane as the support arm. Since the cleaning sheet is installed in the arm, the cleaning sheet can be inserted deep into the gap to clean the part to be cleaned by inserting the cleaning sheet into the narrow gap, increasing the cleaning range and improving the cleaning capacity. There is an effect that can be achieved.

[0012] Furthermore, since the leg is provided on the support arm such that the leg is located substantially on the same plane as the support arm, it is easy to insert the leg into the handle mounting portion of the cleaning sheet. Become.

[0013] Further, when the legs are formed so as to be attachable to and detachable from the support arm, the legs can also be removed from the support arm when packing or not in use, so that the legs can be housed compactly as a whole. In addition, there are several types of legs with different dimensions, which can be interchangeably attached, and there is an IJ point that can correspond to the shape and dimensions of various cleaning sheets.

If the handle of the handle is provided so as to protrude upward from the sheath, the handle will be located above the support arm and the leg, so it is attached to the holding member via the leg. The cleaning sheet thus pressed can be easily pressed against the surface to be cleaned, and the operability when performing cleaning with the cleaning tool in hand is improved.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the cleaning tool of the present invention, showing a state in which a protruding length of a handle member force of a leg is reduced.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the cleaning tool of the present invention, showing a state in which the length of protrusion of the handle member force of the leg is extended.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the holding member of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line AA of the handle member of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the handle member of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the handle member of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line BB of the handle member of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line CC of the handle member of FIG. 2.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the support arm of FIG. 2.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the support arm of FIG. 2.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the support arm of FIG. 2.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line DD of the support arm in FIG. 2.

FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view taken along line E-E of the support arm of FIG. 2.

FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional view taken along line FF of the support arm of FIG. 2.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the leg of FIG. 2.

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the leg of FIG. 2.

FIG. 16 is a side view of the leg of FIG. 2.

FIG. 17 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line GG of the leg in FIG. 2.

FIG. 18 is a rear view of the leg of FIG. 2.

FIG. 19 is a vertical sectional view taken along line HH of the leg in FIG. 2.

FIG. 20 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line II of the leg portion in FIG. 2.

[21] FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the connecting piece of the leg of the holding member of FIG. 1 and the receiving member of the support arm are fitted.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing a part of another mode of the leg portion.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the leg portion.

[24] FIG. 24 is an external perspective view of a cleaning tool formed by attaching a cleaning sheet to the legs of the holding member in FIG.

[25] FIG. 25 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the leg portion.

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the leg of FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is a side view of the leg of FIG. 25.

FIG. 28A is a perspective view showing a state in which the protrusion length of the grip portion force of the branch portion is reduced in the conventional cleaning tool. FIG. 28B is a perspective view showing a state in which the protrusion length of the grip portion of the branch portion has been extended in the conventional cleaning tool.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 24 shows an embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention. 1A and 1B are perspective views showing a holding member used in the cleaning tool of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the holding member in an exploded manner. The holding member 1 includes a leg 2 for holding the cleaning sheet, a support arm 3 for supporting and fixing the leg 2, and a handle member 4 for slidably supporting the support arm 3. The leg 2 is connected to the distal end of the support arm 3 so as to be substantially flush with the support arm 3. That is, the support arm 3 is provided at a position that does not protrude above the leg 2. The support arm 3 and the leg 2 are provided so as to slide together in a horizontal direction.

The leg 2 is composed of two parallel holding portions 22 that are bifurcated and connected to an end of the leg 2 for connecting the leg 2 to an end of the support arm 3. A piece 22 is provided.

The support arm 3 is composed of a slide portion 31 which is a long flat plate member and a receiving member 32 to which the connecting piece 22 is fitted. The receiving member 32 is provided at an end of the support arm 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the handle member 4 is connected to the sheath 41 that has a hollow interior and has a space in which the slide portion 31 of the support arm 3 can be accommodated. And a grip portion 42 provided to protrude upward from the sheath portion 41. An opening 45 into which the slide 31 of the support arm 3 is inserted is opened at the end of the sheath 41 (see FIG. 3).

The leg 2 is connected to the support arm 3 by fitting and fixing the connecting piece 22 of the leg 2 to the receiving member 32 of the support arm 3. By releasing the connection between the connecting piece 22 and the receiving member 32, the leg 2 can be removed from the support arm 3, and thus the support arm 3 and the leg 2 can be detachably connected. Is done.

The end 34 of the support arm 3 is inserted into the inside of the sheath 41 from the insertion opening 43 of the sheath 41 of the handle member 4, and the support arm 3 is housed inside the sheath 41. The sheath portion 41 has an internal space that can accommodate the entire slide portion 31 of the support arm 3. When the support arm 3 is pulled outward, the support arm 3 slides out from the inside of the sheath 41. As described above, the structure is such that the length of the support arm 3 protruding from the handle member 4 can be expanded and contracted. [0019] By attaching and detachably connecting the support arm 3 and the leg 2, the leg 2 can be detached from the support arm 3 during packing or when not in use. It is convenient for distribution. In addition, it is possible to prepare a plurality of types of legs having different shapes and dimensions and to replace them. In this case, it is possible to select and use an optimally shaped leg according to the type of cleaning sheet, and it is possible to correspond to the shape and size of various cleaning sheets.

Incidentally, the support arm 3 and the leg 2 may be integrally connected to each other so as to be inseparable from each other.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1A shows a state in which the slide portion 31 of the support arm 3 is accommodated inside the sheath portion 41, and only the receiving member 32 is exposed in front of the handle member 4. That is, this embodiment shows a state in which the protruding length of the leg 2 from the handle member 4 is reduced.

When the support arm 31 is pulled forward from this state, the support arm 3 slides within the sheath 41 and moves, and the support arm 3 protrudes outward as shown in FIG. 1B. This embodiment shows a state in which the protruding length of the leg 2 from the handle member 4 is extended.

In order to assemble the holding member, as shown in FIG. 2, the end 34 of the support arm 3 is strongly pushed through the opening 45 of the handle member 4. The width of the stopper 35 provided at the end 34 of the support arm 3 is slightly larger than the width of the opening 45. However, the support arm 3 and the handle member 4 are made of an elastic material such as plastic. In this case, the stopper 35 is elastically deformed by strongly pushing the support arm 3, so that the support arm 3 can be pushed into the space inside the sheath 41.

The material of each of the handle member 4, the support arm 3, and the leg portion 2 constituting the holding member 1 is made of a material capable of using plastic, metal, wood, or the like. . When plastic is used as a material, polyolefin resins such as polyethylene resin and polypropylene resin are preferred because of their ease of molding.

As shown in FIG. 14, the leg 2 for attaching the cleaning sheet includes two parallel holding portions 21 branched in a forked shape, and a connecting piece protruding from the base end of the leg 2. Consists of 22. As shown in FIG. 20, the cross-sectional shape of the holding portion 21 is formed by cutting a substantially cylinder into half. In the drawing, reference numeral 25 is provided integrally on the bottom side of the holding portion in the longitudinal direction, and Is.

[0024] On the surface of the holding portion 21, convex portions 27 bulging outward are provided at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. As is clear from the plan view, the bottom view, and the side view of the leg 2 (see FIGS. 14 to 16), the projection 27 has a projection that gradually expands toward the base end of the leg 2. It is formed as

In order to attach the cleaning sheet to the holding member 1, the leg 2 is inserted into the mounting portion of the cleaning sheet, but the leg 2 must not come off due to the force of the mounting portion of the cleaning sheet during cleaning. In the present invention, the plurality of protrusions 27 formed on the leg 2 of the holding member act so that the leg 2 exerts a locking force in a direction in which the force of the mounting portion of the cleaning sheet comes out, so that the leg 2 is cleaned at the time of cleaning. There is no danger of slipping out of the mounting portion of the cleaning sheet and falling off.

Conversely, when the leg 2 is inserted into the mounting portion of the cleaning sheet, it can be smoothly inserted.

[0025] Between the holding portion 21 and the connecting piece 22 of the holding member 1, a flange portion 12 is provided as shown in FIG. The flanges 12 are provided above and below the holding member 1 as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 21, when the connecting piece 22 of the leg 2 is fitted in the fitting groove 38 of the receiving member 32 of the support arm 3, the flange 12 and the receiving portion 32 are flush with each other. Contact, no irregularities on the surface

As shown in FIG. 9, the receiving member 32 of the support arm 3 is formed to be wider than the slide portion 31 and the inside is formed as a fitting concave groove 38 into which the connecting piece 22 of the leg 2 is inserted. I have. On the bottom side of the receiving member 32, a locking hole 37 is provided so that a projection provided on the connecting piece 22 of the support arm is fitted. As shown in FIG. 13, a ridge 11 running in the front-rear direction is provided on the lower surface side of the fitting concave groove 38 of the receiving member 32. The concave portion 23 (see FIGS. 15 and 18) provided on the lower surface side of the connecting piece 22 of the leg portion 2 is configured to fit into the convex portion 11.

As shown in FIG. 16 to FIG. 19, a connecting piece 22 of the holding member 2 is provided with a locking projection 24 formed in a hemispherical shape and projecting downward. As shown in FIG. 15, the protrusion 24 is formed in a state where the periphery thereof is cut out in a U-shape to provide elasticity. As shown in FIG. 21, when the connecting piece 22 is pushed into the fitting groove 38 provided in the receiving member 32 of the support arm 3, the projection 24 passes through the fitting groove 38 and is provided on the receiving member 32. It is fixed in a state fitted in the stop hole 37. As a result, the leg 2 does not come off from the support arm 3 to the extent that normal cleaning work or the like is applied, but if it is pulled with a little strong force, the projection 24 elastically deforms and comes off from the locking hole 37. The leg 2 can be removed from the support arm 3.

As shown in FIG. 8, the support arm 3 is provided with a locking button 33 that is formed to protrude upward near the front and rear ends of a long slide part 31. As shown in FIG. 9, the locking button 33 is provided on the upper surface of an elastic plate 36 formed by cutting out the periphery of the locking button 33, and a gap V is provided below the locking button 33 as shown in FIG. The locking button 33 can be pushed downward from above, and the locking button 33 returns upward when released from the hand.

[0029] As described above, the stopper 34 is provided at the end 34 of the slide portion 31. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stopper 35 has a protruding shape that protrudes outward from the side surface of the slide portion. The stopper 35 is for preventing the support arm 3 from coming off from the sheath 41 when the support arm 3 is slid in the direction of being pulled forward from the sheath 41 of the handle member 4. The bottom of the slide portion 31 is provided with ribs 39 to reinforce and cut out the thickness (see FIGS. 10 and 12).

As shown in FIG. 3, the handle member 4 is provided with a grip portion 42 via a connecting portion 43 that protrudes upward from the front of the sheath portion 41 to the rear, and the grip portion 42 is provided at the rear end of the sheath portion 41. It may be formed in a round shape by being connected to the main body, but may have a round shape in which only the grip portion 42 rises from the sheath portion 4 without providing the connecting portion 43.

As shown in FIG. 3, the handle member 4 has a hollow portion inside the sheath portion 41, the grip portion 42, and the connecting portion 43. The space W inside the sheath portion 41 is formed in a size that can accommodate the slide portion 31. As shown in FIG. 4, the handle member 4 is provided with a through hole 44 into which the locking button 33 of the slide portion 31 is fitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the through-hole 44 is formed so that the diameter thereof increases toward the upper surface of the sheath portion 41 so that the fitted locking button 33 can be pressed with a finger. It can be easily pushed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, three cutouts 46 are provided on the bottom surface of the sheath 41 of the handle member 4. As described above, the grip portion 42 is located at a position higher than the sheath portion 41, and has a space 47 where a hand can be put between the grip portion 42 and the sheath portion 41 as shown in FIG. [0033] As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the lower surface side shape of the grip portion 42 of the handle member 4 is provided with corrugations in the front and rear directions so as to be easily gripped by hand. Although not particularly shown, the upper and side surfaces of the grip portion 42 may be provided with irregularities along the shape of the finger so that the upper and lower surfaces of the grip portion 42 can be easily grasped by the hand, similarly to the lower surface.

[0034] The leg 2 is formed to have a semicircular vertical cross section, but may be formed to have a circular vertical cross section as shown in Fig. 22 and Fig. 23. In this case, the projections 27 for preventing the detachment are provided over the entire circumference.

The leg 2 may be formed in a shape other than the forked branch shape. For example, as shown in FIGS. 25 to 27, the legs may be formed in a skeletal shape in which bone members are combined. These legs are used to attach a mitt-shaped cleaning sheet. In this case, a rib 28 is provided on the back side so as to border the periphery (see FIG. 26). Also, as shown in FIG. 27, the connecting piece 22 is formed so as to be slightly higher and higher than the holding portion 21.

The holding member 1 shown in FIG. 1A is in a state in which the entire sliding portion 31 of the support arm 3 is housed in the sheath 41, and the front locking button 33a is fitted in the through hole 44. The engagement of the locking button 33a with the through hole 44 only needs to be such that it does not come off when the holding member is moved in the horizontal direction during cleaning. When the receiving member 32 of the support arm 3 is grasped with a finger and pulled out while pushing the locking button 33a downward, the support arm 3 and the leg 2 move forward to the body. The support arm 3 can be pulled out until the stopper 35 collides with the opening 45 of the sheath 41. When the support arm 3 is pulled out to the maximum, the stopper 35 hits the opening 45 and stops, so that the support arm 3 does not come off completely. In this state, as shown in FIG. 1B, the rear locking button 33b fits into the through hole 44 of the sheath 41, and the support arm 3 is integrated with the leg 2 during cleaning, so that Since it is held at the position of the length, it is possible to reliably perform the cleaning work out of reach. Similarly, in order to shorten the protruding length of the leg 2 with the handle member 4, the engaging button 33 b is pressed to release the fitting, and the support arm 3 is pushed into the sheath 41 and accommodated.

As the cleaning sheet to be attached to the leg 2, a mop, a sheet, or the like, which can be attached to and detached from the leg 2 and can wipe off dust and dirt, is used. As shown in FIG. 24, the cleaning sheet 5 has a handle mounting portion 52 on the upper side and a wiping portion 51 on the lower side. As shown in the figure, the handle mounting portion 52 is formed in a bag shape provided with two openings. By inserting the leg 2 of the holding member 1 from the opening of the handle mounting portion 52, the cleaning sheet 5 is held by the holding member 1 and can be used as the cleaning tool 6 in this state. If the cleaning sheet becomes dirty, it can be removed from the handle mounting section 52 and replaced with a new cleaning sheet. The cleaning sheet 5 includes a sheet-like fiber bundle in which a large number of fibers are bundled in a sheet, and one side. Examples thereof include a sheet formed of a sheet having a strip-shaped portion on a side and a sheet formed of a nonwoven sheet. Examples of the fibers constituting the sheet-like fiber bundle include natural fibers such as cotton and wool, synthetic fibers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, and polyataryl, core-sheath type fibers, sea-island type fibers, side-by-side type fibers, and the like. Conjugate fiber or the like is used. Examples of the sheet having the strip portion include paper, a synthetic resin sheet, and a non-woven cloth. As the nonwoven fabric, a spunlace nonwoven fabric, a spunbond nonwoven fabric, a thermal bond nonwoven fabric, an air-through nonwoven fabric, a point bond nonwoven fabric, and the like can be used. Examples of the fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric include natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and composite fibers. The nonwoven fabric preferably has a basis weight of about ²⁰ to 100 g / m ² .

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] Consisting of a cleaning sheet and a holding member for holding the cleaning sheet, the holding member is connected to the handle member, a support arm slidably provided on the handle member, and the support arm. And the legs are provided to lie substantially flush with the support arm! A cleaning tool.

2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the support arm is provided at a position where the support arm does not protrude above the leg.

[3] The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the leg is formed so as to be attachable to and removable from the support arm.

4. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the handle member comprises a sheath for accommodating the support arm, and a grip portion provided to project upward from the sheath.

[5] A handle member, a support arm slidably provided on the handle member, and a leg connected to the support arm, wherein the leg is located on substantially the same plane as the support arm. A holding member characterized in that it is installed as follows!