JPH08187210A - Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Capable of capturing metal objects such as clips and metal scraps, and solid dust, and can significantly enhance the capture capability of dust that is easily scattered. Moreover, the provision of a cleaning tool that can easily and surely clean every corner of the room. The cleaning tool 1 includes an elongated substrate 3 having an operation rod 2 in the center of the front surface, an elastic plate 4 attached to the back surface of the substrate 3, and a wiping cloth covering the elastic plate 4 with the substrate 3. 5 and a holder 6 for holding the wiping cloth 5 on the substrate 3, a bulging portion 10 is provided on the back surface side of the substrate 3, and the bulging portion 10 allows the front and rear edge portions of the substrate and the floor surface. It is characterized in that a gap is formed between them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool, and more particularly to a cleaning tool suitable for cleaning the floor of an office building or factory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cleaning tool of this type is, for example, an elongated metal substrate, an elastic plate made of sponge attached to the back surface of the substrate, and a cloth material for covering the elastic plate together with the substrate. There is known a device including a wiping cloth made of, for example, and a holder for fastening the wiping cloth to the substrate. Then, the operation rod attached to the center of the substrate surface is grasped, and the floor surface is cleaned by operating the wiping cloth back and forth and right and left along the floor surface. When the wiping cloth is soiled by cleaning, the holder is removed from the substrate and the wiping cloth is replaced. This wiping cloth is normally folded back before and after the substrate, and in that state, the wiping cloth is attached to the substrate by a holder. In some cases, the wipe cloth itself is impregnated with a special detergent so that the floor surface is cleaned with the detergent.

[0003]

However, not only dust accumulates on the floor surface of an office building or factory, but also metal office accessories such as clips are scattered as dust in the office building, and In addition to such small items, small mechanical parts such as screws and metal scraps are often scattered as dust. In such a case, even if the conventional cleaning tool is used for cleaning, the cleaning surface of the conventional cleaning tool is flat and the cleaning cloth is simply attached to the front and rear of the substrate. Since the left and right ends protrude more than necessary from the substrate, the solid dust as described above escapes from the cleaning surface to the surroundings, and solid small objects cannot be captured. There was a problem that dust and the like captured at this part would scatter because the edge flutters during the cleaning. Also, in the case of conventional cleaning tools,
There is a problem that the function of capturing dust gradually decreases during cleaning, and the dust scatters to the surroundings during cleaning. Further, in the conventional cleaning tool, since the corner portion of the substrate is round, the cleaning surface does not reach the corner portion of the wall, and there is a problem that the portion cannot be cleaned.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to catch a metal object such as a clip or a metal scrap or a solid dust, and to remarkably enhance the catching ability of dust that is easily scattered. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool that can clean and easily clean every corner of a room.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elongated substrate having an operating rod in the center of the surface thereof, and an elastic plate attached to the back surface of the substrate.
A cleaning tool including a wipe cloth covering the elastic plate together with the substrate, and a holder for holding the wipe cloth on the substrate, wherein a bulge portion is provided on a back surface side of the substrate, and the bulge portion causes the substrate The present invention provides a cleaning tool characterized in that a gap is formed between front and rear edge portions and a floor surface.

Further, the cleaning tool described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, a plurality of magnets are attached to the substrate.

The cleaning tool according to a third aspect of the present invention is the cleaning tool according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein an electrostatic attraction plate having a high porosity is interposed between the elastic plate and the wiping cloth. It is characterized by that.

A cleaning tool according to a fourth aspect is the cleaning tool according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the electrostatic attraction plate and the wiping cloth are joined by a double-sided adhesive tape. The bulging portion is formed by the thickness of the double-sided adhesive tape.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the cleaning tool according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the holder is tilted to the surface of the substrate on both left and right sides of the operating rod. A hook portion which is freely hinged and engages with a free end of the holder is provided on the substrate surface, and a folded portion of the wiping cloth toward the substrate surface side with the free end engaged with the hook portion. It is characterized by sandwiching.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the cleaning tool according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the corner portions of the electrostatic attraction plate are formed at right angles. It is a feature.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cleaning surface is operated along the floor surface by the operating rod, the dust on the floor surface is captured by the wiping cloth, and the clip and the metal scrap are attached to the floor surface. Even if such solid small dust is scattered, it is possible to capture these dusts in the front and rear gaps formed by the bulging portion.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, since a plurality of magnets are attached to the substrate, metal such as clips and metal scraps captured before and after the substrate is removed. It can be adsorbed by the magnetic force and surely captured and collected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, an electrostatic attraction plate having a high porosity is interposed between the elastic plate and the wiping cloth. Therefore, while operating the cleaning surface, static electricity is generated on the electrostatic adsorption plate to securely adsorb dust, and moreover, the dust is drawn into the void inside the electrostatic adsorption plate,
More dust can be captured.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the electrostatic attraction plate and the wiping cloth are joined by a double-sided adhesive tape. Since the bulging portion is formed by the thickness of this double-sided adhesive tape, when the wiping cloth is attached to the substrate, the bulging portion can be automatically created simply by attaching the wiping cloth to the electrostatic attraction plate with the double-sided adhesive tape. it can.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the holder is raised on the left and right sides of the operating rod on the surface of the substrate. A hook portion is provided which is hinged so as to be tiltable and engages with a free end of the holder on the substrate surface, and the wiping cloth is folded back to the substrate surface side with the free end engaged with the hook portion. Since the part is sandwiched, the wiping cloth is folded back to the substrate surface side, and the holder is tilted to engage with the hook portion, so that the wiping cloth can be prevented from protruding and dust can be prevented from scattering from the wiping cloth. .

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, in the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, the corner portions of the electrostatic attraction plate are formed at right angles. The cleaning surface extends all the way to the corners such as walls, and these parts can be reliably cleaned.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a cleaning tool according to the present invention, and in these drawings,
Reference numeral 1 indicates a cleaning tool.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cleaning tool 1 of this embodiment has an elongated substrate 3 having an operating rod 2 in the center of its surface.
And the elastic plate 4 attached to the back surface of the substrate 3.
And a wiping cloth 5 for covering the elastic plate 4 together with the substrate 3.
And a holder 6 for holding the wipe cloth 5 on the substrate 3. The operation rod 2 is attached to the attachment portion 3A attached to the surface of the substrate 3 so as to be tiltable in the front-back direction via a shaft member (not shown). A pair of left and right holders 6 are hinge-coupled to the left and right sides of the operation rod 2 at their base ends, and the free ends thereof are tilted to fold back the wiping cloth 5 to the front surface side of the substrate 3.
A is clamped.

The substrate 3 is formed of a lightweight metal such as a rolled aluminum plate, and a low wall surface 3B is formed around it. The surrounding wall surface 3B is covered with an elastic member 7 made of sponge or the like, and the elastic member 7 serves as a cushion material for the wall or the like so as not to damage the wall or the like. The elastic plate 4 is formed in a size that covers the entire back surface of the substrate 3 with elastic foaming rubber such as sponge. The wiping cloth 5 is formed by weaving chemical fibers in the same manner as that conventionally used for cleaning tools, for example, as a coarse cloth cloth, and is formed in such a size that the folded portion 5A can be formed on the surface side of the substrate 3. There is. Further, as is apparent from FIGS. 4 and 5, the electrostatic attraction plate 8 is provided between the wiping cloth 5 and the elastic plate 4.
Is interposed. The electrostatic attraction plate 8 is formed to have a size that covers the entire back surface of the substrate 3 using a chemical fiber that easily generates static electricity due to friction, and a corner portion 8A is formed at a right angle. Moreover, the electrostatic attraction plate 8 is like a plate-shaped aggregate of thread waste, and has a high porosity so that dust and the like can be electrostatically attracted through the coarse mesh of the wiping cloth 5 and taken into the inside. Is formed.

The wiping cloth 5 and the electrostatic attraction plate 8 are
As shown in FIG. 4, the double-sided adhesive tape 9 is attached to the front and back at two places, and the double-sided adhesive tape 9 prevents the wipe cloth 5 from being separated from the electrostatic adsorption plate 8. The front and rear double-sided adhesive tape 9 is formed over the entire length of the electrostatic adsorption plate 8 in the left-right direction, and the wiping cloth 5 swells by the thickness of the double-sided adhesive tape 9 in that portion, and the front and rear double-sided adhesive tape 9 is formed. The bulge 10 is made. Therefore, these bulges 10 form a gap d in the front and rear of the cleaning surface, and small solid dust such as clips and metal scraps enter the gap d during the cleaning so that the solid dust can be captured. There is.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of, for example, eight magnets 11 are fixed to the surface of the substrate 3. As shown in the figure, one of these magnets 11 is attached to the front and rear of the left and right corners of the substrate 3, and one of them is attached to the front and rear of the operating rod 2. Due to the magnetic force of these magnets 11, the metallic solid matter that has entered the gap d is adsorbed and reliably captured.

The holder 6 is made of a plate material and has a flat U-shaped cross section in the front-rear direction, and its front and rear edges are overlapped with the upper end of the wall surface 3B of the substrate 3 as shown in FIG. It has become. In addition, as shown in FIG.
A concave portion 6A running in the left-right direction is formed in the center of the front-back direction, and two spaces are formed in the front and rear by the concave portion 6A. Rectangular block members 12, 12 made of, for example, urethane resin are attached to the front and rear spaces 6B, 6B, respectively, and the wiping cloth 5 is formed by these block members 12, 12.
The folded-back portion 5A is sandwiched as shown in FIG. Further, walls 6C, 6C running in the left-right direction are formed near the front and rear of the spaces 6B, 6B, and the walls 6C, 6C are formed on the surface of the substrate 3.
Walls 3C and 3C corresponding to C and 6C are formed. The walls 3C and 3C are the walls 6C and 6C of the holder 6 as shown in FIG.
It is formed closer to the front and back than the
The wiper cloth 5 is sandwiched by a frictional force to prevent the wipe cloth 5 from coming off easily. Further, the holders 6, 6 have hook portions 3 formed at their free ends so as to project to the left and right ends of the surface of the substrate 3.
D and 3D are engaged, and the folded-back portion 5A of the wipe 5 is sandwiched. In addition, the hook portions 3D and 3D are the cleaning cloth 5
The walls 3C and 3C are not necessary because they have a sufficient clamping force.

Further, rectangular block portions 3E, 3E are formed in the front and rear of the hook portion 3D of the substrate 3, and the upper surface of the block portions 3E, 3E is made of [registered trademark, "magic tape"] or the like. Zipper tape 13, like
13 is attached. Further, the fastener-attached tape 1 is also provided on the inside of the wall 3C of the substrate 3 and the magnet 11 near the center.
4 is attached. On the other hand, the folded-back portion 5 of the wiping cloth 5
A fastener-attached tape (not shown) corresponding to each fastener-attached tape 13 and 14 is also attached to A,
The wiping cloth 5 is folded back to the surface side of the substrate, and the folded-back portion 5A is fixed by these tapes with fasteners. Therefore, the folded portion 5A of the wiping cloth 5 is fixed to the surface of the substrate 3 via the fastener-attached tapes 13 and 14, and is sandwiched between the substrate 3 and the holding tool 6, so that the wiping portion 5A is wiped as shown in FIG. The cleaning surface of the cloth 5 is formed in a rectangular shape whose corner portions are substantially right angles in accordance with the shape of the electrostatic attraction plate 8.
As a result, the cleaning surface can be surely extended to a right-angled corner portion such as a wall.

Next, the operation will be described. When cleaning is performed using the cleaning tool 1, first, the wiping cloth 5 is bonded to the electrostatic adsorption plate 8 on the back surface of the substrate 3 via the double-sided adhesive tape 9. Next, the folded-back portion 5A of the wiping cloth 5 is folded back to the front surface side of the substrate 3 with the holder 6 raised, and the folded-back portion 5A is fixed via the fastener-attached tapes 13 and 14. After fixing the folded-back portion 5A, if the holder 6 is tilted down and the free end is engaged with the hook portion 3D of the substrate 3, the folded-back portion 5A can be securely fastened to the substrate 3 as shown in FIG. Substrate 3 without leaving the free end of wiping cloth 5 like
It is possible to make a rectangular cleaning surface conforming to the shape of. These operations can be performed easily and quickly.

When cleaning the office with this cleaning tool 1, the floor surface can be cleaned in the same manner as in the past by grasping the operating rod 2 and moving the cleaning surface in the front-back direction along the floor surface. However, the use of this cleaning tool 1 has various advantages not available in the past. That is, when clips or other small metal office supplies (which will be described below by using clips as representatives) are scattered on the floor surface, the bulging portion 10 of the cleaning surface causes the cleaning surface to move to the front and rear of the cleaning surface. Since the gap d is formed, when the cleaning tool 1 moves in the front-rear direction, the clip enters the front-rear gap d and the clip can be captured in the cleaning surface by the gap d. The clip that entered the gap d is the magnet 11
The clip can be reliably recovered without being attracted by the magnetic force of and not escaping from the cleaning surface to the outside.

Further, while cleaning the floor surface, the cleaning surface is rubbed by the floor surface, and this friction causes static electricity to be generated on the electrostatically adsorbing plate 8, so that dust accumulated on the floor surface of the wiping cloth 5 is removed. Dust gets in through the eyes. Then, the dust is electrostatically attracted to the electrostatic attraction plate 8 and the dust can be reliably captured. Moreover, since the electrostatic attraction plate 8 has a high porosity, the dust reaches deep inside the electrostatic attraction plate 8 and has a much higher dust trapping capability than the conventional one, and the dust is scattered during cleaning. Can be reliably prevented. Further, since the electrostatic attraction plate 8 has a high porosity, it is possible to impart a higher elasticity to the cleaning surface, elastically catch a clip or the like, and enhance the catching ability. Moreover, in the case of this cleaning tool 1, since the peripheral edge of the wiping cloth 5 is stored on the front surface side of the substrate 3 as the folded-back portion 5A, the free end of the wiping cloth flutters and catches as in the conventional case. Does not scatter dust.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the bulging portion 10 is formed on the cleaning surface of the cleaning tool 1, a gap d is formed in front of and behind the cleaning surface, and a clip or the like can be captured in this gap d. You can Further, since the magnet 11 is attached to the surface of the substrate 3, the clip or the like captured in the gap d can be attracted by the magnet 11 to reliably capture and recover the clip or the like. Further, since the electrostatic adsorption plate 8 is provided on the inner surface side of the wiping cloth 5, the dust-capturing ability can be remarkably enhanced, and elasticity can be imparted to the cleaning surface to enhance the storage capacity of clips and the like. . Further, the folded-back portion 5A of the wiping cloth 5 over the entire circumference of the substrate 3 can be securely fastened by the holding tool 6 and the dust can be surely prevented from scattering from the free end of the wiping cloth 5. Moreover, since the corners of the cleaning surface are right angles, it is possible to surely clean every corner of the room.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the design of each member constituting the cleaning tool can be changed as needed. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the double-sided adhesive tape 9 is attached to the back surface of the electrostatic attraction plate 8 and the two front and rear bulges 10 are formed on the back surface side of the substrate 3 depending on the thickness thereof. 3 is formed on the back surface of the elastic plate 4, the back surface of the elastic plate 4, or the back surface of the electrostatic adsorption plate 8 to form a bulge 10 by forming a step or a taper surface portion along the entire length in the left-right direction in front and back, and forming a gap before and after the cleaning surface. May be allowed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the size (area) of the electrostatic attraction plate 8 is set to be substantially the same as the size of the substrate 3, but it may be larger than the substrate 3.

[0030]

The cleaning tool of the present invention is capable of capturing metal objects such as clips and metal scraps and solid dust,
If dust that easily scatters is used, the ability to capture it can be significantly improved, and furthermore, every corner of the room can be easily and surely cleaned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a cleaning tool of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a state in which a wiping cloth is spread from one end of a substrate.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a wiping cloth is removed from the cleaning tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a completed perspective view of the cleaning tool shown in FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning tool 3 Substrate 3D Hook part 4 Elastic plate 5 Wiping cloth 5A Folding part 6 Holding tool 8 Electrostatic adsorption plate 9 Double-sided adhesive tape 10 Bulging part 11 Magnet

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An elongated substrate 3 having an operating rod 2 in the center of the surface, an elastic plate 4 attached to the back surface of the substrate 3, and a wipe 5 covering the elastic plate 4 together with the substrate 3. A holder 6 for holding the wiping cloth 5 on the substrate 3.
In the cleaning tool provided with, a bulging portion 10 is provided on the back surface side of the substrate 3, and the bulging portion 10 forms a gap between the front and rear edge portions of the substrate 3 and the floor surface. Cleaning tool. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of magnets 11 are attached to the substrate 3. 3. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein an electrostatic attraction plate 8 having a high porosity is interposed between the elastic plate 4 and the space 5 between the wipes. 4. The electrostatic attraction plate 8 and the wiping cloth 5
The double-sided adhesive tape 9 is joined, and the bulging portion 10 is formed by the thickness of the double-sided adhesive tape 9, and the cleaning tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A hook portion 3D for hingedly connecting the holder 6 to the surface of the substrate 3 on the left and right sides of the operation rod 2 so as to be able to rise and fall, and to engage the free end of the holder 6 on the surface of the substrate 3. 5. The folded portion 5A of the wiping cloth 5 toward the front surface side of the substrate 3 is sandwiched with the free end engaged with the hook portion 3D. The cleaning tool described in one. 6. A corner portion 8A of the electrostatic attraction plate 8
Is formed at a right angle, Claims 1 to 5
The cleaning tool described in any one of.