EP0702927B1 - Dispositif de fixation d'un élément de nettoyage - Google Patents

Dispositif de fixation d'un élément de nettoyage Download PDF

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EP0702927B1
EP0702927B1 EP95111556A EP95111556A EP0702927B1 EP 0702927 B1 EP0702927 B1 EP 0702927B1 EP 95111556 A EP95111556 A EP 95111556A EP 95111556 A EP95111556 A EP 95111556A EP 0702927 B1 EP0702927 B1 EP 0702927B1
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Quiryn Baggerman
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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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/50—Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/58—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets
    • A47L13/59—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets with movable squeezing members

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  • the invention relates to a cleaning device according to the Preamble of claim 1.
  • wet wipers such as Mops
  • wet wipers such as Mops
  • the user can only use one certain area around the liquid container be worked around when the paths from the container should not become too large for the area to be cleaned. Therefore, it is larger or more spaced apart when cleaning Areas appropriate to the liquid container Postpone progress of cleaning work accordingly. It is usually the liquid container from the person in one hand and the wet mop in held by the other hand. The same is before the cleaning process begins and required after its completion. This has the disadvantage that the user by transporting the Wet mopping device on the one hand and the liquid container on the other is fully utilized and no longer has a free hand to other items, such as detergent containers or separate Cleaning equipment to take with you.
  • US-A-4,722,113 is a receiving device for a handle of a mop known from one on the Handle attached, downward facing hook and in a receiving device attached to a container wall consists.
  • the mop is thereby on the container attached that the hook is inserted into the recess. In this position he is on the roller with him arranged container movable.
  • FR-A-2 222 062 there is one for holding the handle magnetic connection of the handle to a fastening intended.
  • DE-U-8 528 826 is also a cradle of a stem by clamping intended.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate the above problems and a more comfortable handling of the wet wiper and the To allow liquid container during transportation.
  • the invention solves this problem compared to the prior art Technology in that the recess with a Locking part movably arranged on the edge of the container cooperates to the hook of the wet mop in the Lock the recess rigidly.
  • Locking part preferably in the direction of The edge of the container can be moved to a limited extent, which is indicated by suitable Guide elements between the locking part and the edge of the container can be achieved. This is the locking part movable between two end positions.
  • Two are expedient with respect to the stem axis axially and angularly offset hooks attached to the handle, so that the wet mop in two different positions and can still be locked even if one of the hooks is no longer operational.
  • An advantageous development of the invention provides that the edge of the liquid container at least partially behind is crimped on the outside and a vertical recess having.
  • the locking part has a cutout in one End position with the recess in the container edge like this aligns that the handle-side fastener in the Recess can be used essentially axially. After this Inserting the handle-side fastener can then the locking part in a second End position can be moved, causing the cutout is offset from the recess. This will make it handle-side fastening element in the engaged position locked so that the rigid attachment of the Wet mopping device with its handle on the liquid container is guaranteed.
  • the upper side facing the user is advantageous of the locking part with a recessed grip.
  • Another advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that on the liquid container, a holder for the wet wiper is attached, so that this in two places with the liquid container can be connected.
  • the wet mopping device is preferably a mop in which one Wiper plate with a mop cover and a movable handle is provided.
  • the liquid container comprises advantageously a squeezing device.
  • This squeezing device can consist of rolls or plates that are relative are movable to cleaning liquid contained in the mop cover to be able to squeeze.
  • a press plate Press are two press plates in the liquid container arranged in a wedge-like manner against one another by guides, so that the mop cover on the wiper plate between the two Press plates, which are arranged in parallel in the press position, can be squeezed out.
  • one of the press plates essentially parallel to that with the container side Fastener provided container wall in one such a distance that the wiper plate between this press plate and the container wall can be clamped.
  • the pinching one Press plate can be moved vertically and parallel to the container wall is through the wiper plate, which in the between press plate and container wall formed clamping gap is inserted after pressed down.
  • the two press plates move in their closed position.
  • To this vertical To support displaceability of the press plate are preferred molded on the press plate several support arms by the wiper plate are pushed down when inserted.
  • Fig. 1 is a liquid container 10 in the tilted state shown of a substantially rectangular cross section has and on the floor with rollers 11 for moving the container by means of a wet wiping device detachably attached to it 12 is provided.
  • the liquid container 10 has an upper circumferential, outwardly flanged container rim 13 on, to increase the stability of the container corresponds to an inverted U-section.
  • a bracket 14 pivotally attached on Container 10 .
  • Fig. 1 is only a stick coupling 15 of the wet mopping device 14 seen with part of a stem 15a.
  • the wet wiper itself is arranged inside the container 10.
  • Fig. 2 is a squeezing device inside the container 10 16 with two pressure plates 16a arranged side by side, 16b provided for the wet wiper 42.
  • the press plates 16a, 16b are in two parallel guide cheeks 17a and 17b in Container 10 out about vertically movable.
  • a common Movement of the two press plates 16a, 16b is carried out by driver arms 18a, 18b causes that in the region of the lower longitudinal edge protrude from both press plates 16a, 16b and not Openings shown on the opposite press plate movable and intervening to support it.
  • Fig. 2 is a rectangular recess 19 in the flanged
  • the cutout 21st comprises a cross section corresponding to the recess 19 has and be brought into alignment with it can.
  • Fig. 3 are two press plates 16a, 16b of the squeezing device 16 in cross section in its upper rest or starting position shown.
  • a container wall 22 turned away Press plate 16a is in arcuate guide slots 36a, 36b by means of guide pins, not shown guided such that the press plate 16a during a downward movement in an approximately parallel to the press plate 16b Press position can be moved at a short distance from this.
  • the pressure plate 16b is also not shown guide pin in parallel to the container wall 22 spaced vertical guide slots 37a, 37b guided vertically movable.
  • Both press plates 16a, 16b, which are defined by the driving arms 18a, 18b support each other are shown by a Tension spring with one end on one of the lower guide pins attacks and with the other end in the area of the upper Container edge is attached, in the upper shown in Fig. 3 Rest position elastically biased, such that the press plates, if the wet wiper 12 between the two press plates 16a, 16b is used and on the driver arms 18a, 18b strikes down into the container 10 in the squeezed position can be moved.
  • the wet wiper 12 is in the of the container 10 detached position and is replaced by a vertical downward movement inserted into the container 10.
  • a handle-side one designed as a hook 29 engages Fastening element 23 from above by being in alignment Alignment cutout 21 and the recess 19, while at the same time a wiper plate 24 of the wet wiper 12 into one between a container wall 22 and the wall side Press plate 16b formed clamping gap 25 slides. While this downward movement occurs at some point a lower front edge 26 of the wiper plate 24 against the Press plate 16b integrally formed, protruding into the clamping gap 25 Support arms 27 and pushes them down. This will make the wall-side press plate 16b substantially parallel to the Container wall 22 moves.
  • FIG. 4 The locked end position of the wet mopping device 12 on the container 10 is shown in FIG. 4.
  • the wet wiper device 12 is fixed on the liquid container 10.
  • a particularly rigid attachment of the wet wiper device 12 his stem 15a on the liquid container 10 is through the double fastening by means of the hook 29 in the recess 19 and to achieve the clamping effect in the gap 25.
  • the locking part 20 is in its Locking position, the cutout 21 of the locking part 20 opposite the recess 19 in the liquid container 10 is offset.
  • Fig. 6 shows the locking part formed in cross section h-shaped 20. It can be seen here that the limited Movability of the locking part 20 along the edge of the container 13 is achieved in that the locking part 20 two Guide lugs 32 are molded into the correspondingly shaped Guide slots 33 clamped in the container edge 13 are.
  • this is at its upper end with a Grip recess 34 provided.
  • Fig. 7 are the cutout provided in the locking part 20 21 and the leadership approaches 32 to recognize.
  • the recess 19 is shown is preferably L-shaped in cross section, ie in the edge between the end of the container wall 22 and the container edge 13 is incised. This allows the plugging in of the handle-side hook 29 perform easier.
  • the locking part 20 preferably has one down directed support wall 35 to a more accurate and wear resistant Guiding the locking part 20 when actuated ensure.
  • the recessed grip 34 is in the area of section 21 lower or nonexistent to to avoid protruding corners.

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Vehicle Cleaning, Maintenance, Repair, Refitting, And Outriggers (AREA)
  • Stored Programmes (AREA)
  • Cleaning Or Drying Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Lubricants (AREA)
  • Wire Bonding (AREA)
  • Non-Flushing Toilets (AREA)

Claims (11)

  1. Dispositif de nettoyage comprenant un appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) avec manche articulé et un récipient (10) destiné à contenir un liquide de nettoyage, l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) étant pourvu d'un élément de fixation (23; 29) qui coopère avec un élément de fixation (19, 20) correspondant situé sur le bord (13) du récipient et permet une fixation amovible de l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) sur le récipient (10), l'élément de fixation de l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) étant exécuté en tant que crochet (29) dirigé vers le bas et l'élément de fixation situé sur le côté du récipient en tant qu'évidement (19) situé dans la région du bord supérieur (13) du récipient, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (19) coopère avec un élément de verrouillage (20) situé de manière mobile sur le bord (13) du récipient afin de verrouiller fixement le crochet (29) de l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) dans l'évidement (19).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fixation (23; 29) de l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) est situé sur un accouplement pour manche (15).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que deux crochets (29) présentant un décalage angulaire par rapport à l'axe du manche sont situés sur l'accouplement pour manche (15).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le bord (13) du récipient à liquide (10) est rabattu, au moins partiellement, vers l'extérieur et est pourvu de l'évidement (19).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de verrouillage (20) est pourvu de deux saillies de guidage (32) qui s'enclenchent dans des fentes de guidage (33) dans le bord (13) du récipient d'une manière permettant un déplacement, et présente une découpure (21) qui, dans une position finale de l'élément de verrouillage (20), est alignée de telle manière avec l'évidement (19) dans le bord (13) du récipient que le crochet (29) de l'accouplement pour manche (15) peut être introduit dans l'évidement (19), et l'élément de verrouillage (20), dans sa seconde position finale, recouvre le crochet (29) en le bloquant dans l'évidement (19) de manière à ce que l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) soit fixé de manière amovible sur le bord (13) du récipient.
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de verrouillage (20) est exécuté en tant que poignée en creux (34) sur son côté supérieur.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) est un balai à franges comprenant une plaque d'essuyage (24) pourvue d'une garniture de balai (30) et sur laquelle un manche (15a) est articulé.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif d'extraction par pression (16) servant à exprimer le liquide de nettoyage absorbé par l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) est situé dans le récipient à liquide (10).
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'extraction par pression (16) comprend deux plaques de pressage (16a, 16b) mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre, une des plaques de pressage (16b) étant alignée de manière essentiellement parallèle par rapport à la paroi (22) du récipient et à une distance de celle-ci telle que l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) puisse être serré, au moins partiellement, entre cette plaque de pressage (16b) et la paroi (22) du récipient.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que la plaque de pressage (16b) qui serre est mobile verticalement de manière parallèle à la paroi (22) du récipient et est pourvue, dans sa partie inférieure, d'au moins un bras de support (27) qui fait saillie dans une fente de serrage (25) formée entre la plaque de pressage (16b) et la paroi (22) du récipient et peut être poussé vers le bas par l'appareil d'essuyage par voie humide (12) enfoncé afin de faire passer les deux plaques de pressage (16a, 16b) dans leur position fermée.
  11. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le fond du récipient à liquide (10) est pourvu d'au moins deux roulettes (11).
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