JP3162930U6 - Floor wiping device with cloth cleaning pad - Google Patents

Abstract

A hand-held wiping device having a wiping brush and a cleaning pad is provided.
A wipe having an elongated handle having an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other, a top, a bottom, a front side, a rear side, and a first side and a second side opposite to each other. And a front side, a rear side, and a first side and a second side opposite to each other define an outer edge of the wiping head. A bristle-mounted roller, attached to the wiping head to rotate in the direction of, a mounting means for coupling the wiping head to the bottom of the elongated handle, and receiving debris wiped by the front roller And a cloth attached to the bottom of the wiping head between the roller and the outer edge for catching and holding dust particles and dust that are not sent to the dust receiving means by the roller. Being .
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Description

  The present invention relates to a hand-held floor wiping device, and more particularly, to a hand-held floor wiping device having a wiping brush operated by an electric motor and a flexible cleaning pad for catching dirt and dust. The wiping device according to the invention is particularly suitable for cleaning hard floor surfaces such as wood, ceramic tiles and marble.

  In the past, handheld wipers have been used to wipe off dust and small debris from hard surfaces such as wooden or tile floors. One type of handheld floor wiper that has been widely used in the past is a hand-held floor wiper that is not actuated by a motor. The hand-held wiping device has a brush attached to a shaft located in the wiping head that contacts the surface to be cleaned. When the wiping device is pushed or pulled along the floor, the brush rotates. As the brush rotates, it draws loose material into a dust canister or similar dust containment in the wiping head. The problem with this type of floor wiper is that the wiper is designed to only move back and forth, so that when the user pushes or pulls the wiper along the floor, It is only taking in the material. The wiper head does not rotate about the handle for left and right movement and cannot be easily turned to clean under low objects such as under cabinets or furniture.

  Another problem that has not been solved by this type of wiping device is that it does not have a cloth portion that removes very small dust particles from the floor. The dust accumulates on the floor surface, or after the wiping device is moved to another position, it drifts in the air and accumulates again on the floor surface.

  Another wiping device with an electric brush was also developed. Most of these wiping devices used a plurality of brushes mounted around the wiping head to take dirt into the dust tray. However, these wiping devices do not solve the problem of trapping and retaining small dust particles on hard surfaces that are not taken into the dust tray by the brush.

  The invention disclosed herein is a floor wiping device that is very light and has a very low height wiping head. However, unlike the prior art wiping device, the wiping device of the present invention has a brush attached to the front lower side of the wiping head and a dust pad attached to the back of the brush. The floor wiping head is attached to the elongated handle by a universal pivot or universal joint. This allows the floor wiping head to easily rotate in any direction around the handle to easily catch loose material under the overhanging cabinet or furniture. The brush is rotated by a small electric motor. The motor drives the brush to wipe away dirt and feed it to the dust receiving tray in the head. Ventilation holes are also provided in the upper part of the wiping head, and these ventilation holes communicate with the dust tray. This provides an exit passage for the air driven into the dust tray by the rotating brush. Without vents, the air trapped in the dust tray prevents dirt and debris from being taken into the dust tray. As a result, dust and debris are not taken into the dust collection tray and are only swirled in front of the brush.

  A cleaning pad at the base of the wiping head is also provided that contacts the surface to be cleaned and picks up and captures small dust particles. The cleaning pad or dust pad is removable and can be cleaned or discarded and replaced with a new pad.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a handheld wiping device having a wiping brush along at least one edge of a wiping head and a cleaning pad for catching dust. A related object is to provide a handheld wiping device having a cleaning pad that is easily removable for cleaning and replacement.

  Another object is to provide a handheld wiping device having a wiping head with a brush and a cleaning pad, so that the wiping head can be moved in any horizontal direction on the floor. The picking head is attached to the handle by a universal pivot connection.

  The subject includes an elongated handle having an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other according to the present invention, a top, a bottom, a front side, a rear side, and a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The front side, the rear side, and the first side and the second side opposite to each other define the outer edge of the wiping head, A bristle-attached roller attached to the wiping head for rotation in a direction is provided, and an attachment means is provided for coupling the wiping head to the bottom of the elongated handle; Dust receiving means are provided for receiving dust that is wiped off by the roller, and between the roller and the outer edge for catching and holding dust particles and dust that are not sent to the dust receiving means by the roller. Take-off head Wherein the cross attached to the bottom portion is provided, it has been solved by the floor wiping device.

It is a front perspective view which shows the hand-held type cleaning apparatus provided with the cross cleaning pad. It is a top view which shows a wiping head. It is a side view of the left side of a wiping head. It is a front view of a wiping head. It is a bottom view of a wiping head. It is a side view of the right side of a wiping head. It is a rear view of a wiping head.

  Referring first to FIGS. 1 and 2, a wiping device 10 of the present invention is disclosed. A wiping head 12 is provided that is coupled to the elongated handle 14 by a universal pivot 16. The handle 14 is assembled from a series of interconnected pipes or tubes. A spring biased pin or lock is located at one end of each tube, and the pin or lock locks into a receiving hole in the next adjacent tube. Since one end of each tube has a smaller diameter to be accommodated in the end of the next tube connected thereon, the accommodating tube has a smaller diameter of the tube to be inserted. It is slip-fit on the end it has.

  The universal pivot 16 consists of a pair of universal pivot supports 18 attached to the head 12. A rotatable sphere 20 is attached to a shaft supported by a universal pivot support 18. A yoke 22 provided at the bottom of the handle 14 is rotatably attached to the sphere 20 in a conventional manner to form the universal pivot joint 16. Other types of universal pivot connections can be used, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art of mechanical pivot connections. It is important that the handle 14 freely rotates around the joint between the wiping head 12 and the handle 14.

  A gripping portion 24 is provided at the upper end of the handle 14, and the user holds the gripping portion 24 to push, pull or otherwise move the wiping device 10. A rechargeable battery 25 is attached to a battery box 27 provided on the handle 14. The rechargeable battery 25 provides power to the wiping head 12, as will be described in more detail later.

  FIG. 2 also shows the outer design of the wiping head 12. The wiping head 12 has a housing 26 consisting of a rectangular upper portion 28, short side portions 30 and 31, and long side portions 32 and 33. A bottom 34 is provided on the opposite side of the top 28. A drawer-type dirt tray 36 is provided along one of the short sides 31. The dirt tray 36 extends from the side 31 into the wiping head 12 to a position adjacent to the opposite side 30. Although the wiping head 12 is shown as being rectangular, the wiping head may be formed in a circular, triangular, or other shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the shaft 38 is located along the long side portion 33 on the front side of the wiping head 12, and the brush 40 is attached around the shaft 38. The brush 40 is formed by radially extending bristles 42 that are designed to contact the floor to be cleaned and wipe away dust from the floor. Both ends of the shaft 38 are attached to the wiping head 12 by bearings 44 so that the shaft 38 can freely rotate.

  The wiping head 12 has front slides 46, which have a flexible cloth or a flexible brush 47 attached to the underside, so that the slides are You can easily slide on the floor without damaging the floor. The front gliding body is arranged at the front corners of the bottom 34 of the wiping head opposite to each other. The front gliding body 46 may be tapered so as to send dirt from the edge to the brush 40. The wiping head can be easily moved in any horizontal direction along the surface to be cleaned, and the placement of the brush along the front side does not interfere with the movement of the wiping device or the direction of movement of the wiping head 12 Nevertheless, the ability of the wiping head 12 to wipe off dust from the surface is not lowered. In an alternative configuration, the gliding body 46 is a polished plastic slider that allows the gliding body to easily move across the floor without damaging the floor. The gliding body may also have a brush or flexible cloth 49 extending from the sides 30, 31 so that when the wiping head 12 contacts the wall or furniture, the brush or flexible cloth Protect adjacent walls 51 or furniture from the wiping head 12. This is shown more clearly in FIG.

  A drawer-type dust tray 36 is disposed behind the brush 40, and when the shaft 38 rotates, the brush feeds dust into the tray 36. In order to remove the tray 36, it is only necessary to grip the edge of the tray 36 in the gripping recess 48 provided in the upper part 28 of the wiping head 12 and pull out the tray. As shown in FIGS. 5-7, by pulling the tray 36 out of the head 12, the tray can be emptied and easily slid back into place for continued use. The tray 36 has a guide 53 at the bottom 34. This guide is accommodated in a complementary groove 57 provided at the bottom of the tray 36.

  The shaft 38 and the brush 40 are rotated by an electric motor 50 attached to the motor housing 52. This is clearly shown in FIGS. The pinion 54 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 50. A gear 56 attached to one end of the shaft 38 is provided at the long end 33 or the front side of the housing 12. A drive belt 58 is wound around the pinion 54 and the gear 56, and the pinion 54 and the gear 56 are drivingly connected. When the motor drives the drive belt, the drive belt simultaneously drives the gear 56 and the shaft 38 with the brush 40. Regardless of the direction in which the wiping head 12 is moved, the motor 50 rotates the brush in the direction “A” (shown in FIG. 7), and dust and loose substances are removed from the wiping head 12. To be accommodated in the tray 36.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the battery box 27 has a switch 29. The switch 29 turns the motor 50 on or off. An electric wire 51 passes through the handle 14 and the universal pivot 16 to connect the motor 50 to the battery 25. The battery can be removed from the battery box and charged as needed.

  When the upper part of the wiping head 12 is viewed, the vent holes 55 penetrating the upper part 28 can be seen, and these vent holes communicate with the drawer type dust tray 36. This provides an outlet passage for air driven into the tray 36 by the rotating brush 40. If the vent 55 is not provided, the air trapped in the tray 36 prevents dirt and debris from being taken into the tray 36. As a result, dirt and debris are not taken into the tray 36, but are only swirled in front of the brush 40.

  A flexible cross pad 60 that absorbs dust is attached to the bottom 34 of the wiping head 12. The pad 60 can be a microfiber or other flexible cloth material that retains dust within the pad. As used in this application, cloth refers to any woven or unwoven material used for cleaning purposes and that accumulates dust, debris and particles inside or between the fibers of this material. Defined as including. The cross pad 60 is attached to the bottom 34 adjacent to the brush 40 and extends from the brush 40 beyond the rear edge of the long side 32 to about a half inch (1 inch is 25.4 mm). It extends. The cross pad 60 preferably extends beyond the short sides 30, 31 on either side of the head 12 by about one-half inch. Thereby, the pad 60 can form a cushion between the wiping head 12 and the wall. The pad 60 can be fixed to the bottom 34 by fixing means such as Velcro hook loop fastener (registered trademark) 61 (see FIG. 10), adhesive, clip, snap, or other well-known fixing means. The pad 60 is preferably easily removable, and if the pad becomes dirty, it can be removed from the wiping head 12 and cleaned. Alternatively, the pad 60 can be removed, discarded, and replaced with a new pad. A new replacement pad 60 is easily attached to the bottom 34 by selected fastening means. In an alternative embodiment, pad 60 can be attached to a cushion pad that provides additional cushion or absorbent material between pad 60 and bottom 34.

  The overall height of the wiping head 12, including the brush and cleaning pad 60, is maintained as a very low profile wiping device so that the wiping device can be inserted under the cabinet, chair and low overhang. The universal pivot 16 allows the wiping head to easily rotate in any direction to make it easier to reach narrow spaces and clean the entire floor. The battery can be a conventional rechargeable battery that is charged by plugging into a charger. The motor and battery are selected to provide sufficient power to the brush for a sufficient time to perform a normal cleaning operation. All components can be easily and inexpensively manufactured from plastic or metal. For ease of handling, the weight of the wiping device 10 can be kept to a minimum.

  The combination of a brush 40 that drives larger particles into the dirt tray 36 and a pad 60 that picks up dust and smaller particles from the floor and retains these dust and smaller particles provides a new and unique combination cleaning scheme. If the pad becomes dirty, the pad can easily be removed for cleaning and reuse, or replaced if a disposable pad is selected.

  10 Wiping Device, 12 Wiping Head, 14 Handle, 16 Universal Pivot, 18 Universal Pivot Support, 20 Sphere, 22 Yoke, 24 Grip Part, 25 Rechargeable Battery, 28 Upper, 30, 31 Short Side, 32, 33 Long Side, 34 Bottom, 36 Tray, 38 Shaft, 40 Brush, 42 Bristle, 44 Bearing, 46 Forward Slider, 47 Brush, 48 Grasp Recess, 49 Cross, 50 Motor, 51 Wall, 52 Motor Housing, 53 Guide , 54 pinions, 55 vents, 56 gears, 58 drive belts, 60 pads

Claims (8)

In floor wiping equipment,
An elongated handle having an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other;
A wiping head having a top, a bottom, a front side, a rear side, and a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the front side, the rear side, and the The first side and the second side opposite to each other define the outer edge of the wiping head,
A front roller with bristles attached to the wiping head to rotate in a first direction is provided;
Mounting means are provided for coupling the wiping head to the bottom of the elongated handle;
A dust receiving means for receiving the dust wiped off by the front roller is provided,
It is characterized in that a cloth attached to the bottom of the wiping head is provided between the front roller and the outer edge for catching and holding dust particles and dust not sent to the dust receiving means by the front roller. A floor wiper.   The floor wiping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wiping head is provided with a vent hole in fluid communication with the dust receiving means and the front roller.   The floor wiping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dust receiving means includes a removable dust receiving tray.   The floor wiping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a flat attachment surface is provided at the bottom of the wiping head, and a cloth is attached to the attachment surface.   The floor wiping apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a guide attached to the wiping head for guiding the garbage toward the front roller.   6. A floor wiping device according to claim 5, wherein a pad attached to the guide is provided to protect the article impacted by the guide from damage.   The floor wiping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attachment means includes a rotatable attachment means for attaching the lower end of the elongated handle to the wiping head.   2. A floor wiping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein releasable attachment means are provided for attaching the cloth to the bottom of the wiping head for removing and replacing the cloth.

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