JPH09253016A - Steam type cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively remove dirt by supplying steam to a cleaning member and turning it to a heated and steamed state. SOLUTION: This cleaner is composed of a cleaning tool case 20 for which a cleaning member supporting surface (bottom wall) is formed on the side of a surface to be cleaned and a steam flow passage (steam, diffusion chamber) whose jetting port is opened near the cleaning member supporting surface is provided. In this case, it is composed of a cleaning tool main body 2 composed of a planar cleaning member 40 disposed at the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool case 20 and a steam generation device 1 provided with a water storage tank 11 and a steam generator 12 for turning water supplied from the water storage tank 11 to the steam and connected to the cleaning tool main body 2. Then, the steam generated by the steam generator 12 is supplied to the cleaning tool main body 2, the steam is supplied to the cleaning member 40 through the jetting port 21, the cleaning member 40 is turned to the heated and steamed state and cleaning is performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam type vacuum cleaner for generating steam to remove dirt, dirt and the like adhering to a floor or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, dirt such as a floor surface which is a surface to be cleaned (hereinafter referred to as floor surface) or dirt attached to the floor surface (hereinafter referred to as dirt) is softened while jetting steam and brush hairs and the like. A steam-type vacuum cleaner is used to clean the floor surface by sliding it. By the way, in order to effectively remove dirt and the like on the floor surface, it is preferable that the cleaning member made of cloth or the like is brought into a hot state and the floor surface is slidably contacted with moisture. In other words, it is effective to remove the dirt and the like by cleaning the floor surface with the cloth-like cleaning member hot-steamed (hereinafter referred to as steaming state). Contacting them can be cleaned efficiently.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional steam type vacuum cleaner, the steam outlet and the brush bristles as the cleaning member are arranged apart from each other, and after the steam is jetted onto the floor surface, the bristles slidably contact each other. As described above, the cleaning member is not in contact with the floor surface in a steaming state, so that good cleaning cannot be performed. In addition, since the temperature of steam spouted on the floor drops rapidly, even if hot steam is spouted, when it comes into sliding contact with the brush bristles, the high temperature state is not maintained, so sliding contact with the bristles However, dirt and the like are difficult to remove.

There is also a type of cleaner in which the cloth-like member is moistened, that is, water at room temperature for cleaning. However, this type of cleaner uses water at room temperature, and the cleaning member is used as described above. As described above, since it is not in a vaporized state, dirt and the like cannot be effectively removed.

[0005]

As described above, since the conventional steam type vacuum cleaner does not perform cleaning by keeping the cleaning member in a steaming state, it is effective to remove dirt on the surface to be cleaned such as the floor. It has the drawback of not being done. Further, also in a vacuum cleaner of the type in which the cleaning member contains water for cleaning, there is a drawback in that the dirt on the surface to be cleaned such as the floor cannot be effectively removed.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the invention according to claim 1 forms a cleaning member supporting surface on the surface side facing the surface to be cleaned and the cleaning member. A cleaning tool main body including a cleaning tool case having a steam flow path with an ejection port opened near the support surface, and a flat plate-shaped cleaning member disposed on the cleaning member support surface of the cleaning tool case; and a water storage tank. A steam generator that has a steam generator that uses water supplied from the water storage tank as steam, and a steam generator that is connected to the cleaning tool body, and supplies the steam generated by the steam generator to the cleaning tool body. And a steam cleaner that supplies steam to the cleaning member via the jet nozzle.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the ejection port is provided in the vicinity of the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool body, the cleaning member is disposed on the cleaning member supporting surface, and the steam is ejected from the ejection port. Since it is supplied to the cleaning member to be in a steaming state, it has an effect of effectively removing dirt and the like on the surface to be cleaned.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning tool having a cleaning member supporting surface formed on a surface facing a surface to be cleaned and having a steam passage having an opening for a jet in the vicinity of the cleaning member supporting surface. The cleaning device includes a case, a supply unit that is provided in the cleaning tool case and supplies a cleaning member, a belt-shaped cleaning member disposed in the supply unit, and a transfer unit that transfers the belt-shaped cleaning member along the cleaning member support surface. A cleaning tool body, a water storage tank, and a steam generator having steam supplied from the water storage tank as a steam generator connected to the cleaning tool body, and the steam generated by the steam generator. A steam cleaner that supplies steam to the cleaning tool body and supplies steam to the cleaning member through the ejection port.

As described above, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the ejection port is provided in the vicinity of the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool body, the cleaning member is disposed on the cleaning member supporting surface, and the steam is ejected from the ejection port. Since it is supplied to the cleaning member to be in a steaming state, it has an effect of effectively removing dirt and the like on the surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning member is transported along the cleaning member supporting surface to clean the surface. This has the effect that the portion of the member can be easily arranged on the cleaning member supporting surface.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the steam-type cleaning in which the jet ports in the first and second aspects of the present invention are formed on the cleaning member support surface and steam is supplied from the back surface side of the cleaning member. It was an opportunity.

As described above, according to the third aspect of the invention, since the ejection port is formed on the cleaning member supporting surface, in addition to the respective actions of the invention of the first aspect and the invention of the second aspect, the cleaning is performed. Since the cleaning member located on the member supporting surface is supplied with steam from the back surface thereof, the cleaning member can be brought into a higher temperature steaming state.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of a steam type vacuum cleaner (hereinafter referred to simply as a vacuum cleaner) A. The vacuum cleaner A comprises a steam generator 1 and a cleaning tool body 2 as shown in FIG. Has been done.

The steam generator 1 includes a case 10 having an elongated rectangular tube shape, a water storage tank 11 disposed in the case 10, a steam generator 12, and the water in the water storage tank 11 to a steam generator 12. It is composed of an electric pump 13 for sending water to. An operating handle 14 is provided at the rear end of the case 11, that is, at the upper end in the figure, and the operating handle 14 has a continuous drive mode in which the power switch 16 and a motor 70 described later are continuously driven and an intermittent drive. A mode setting switch 16a for selectively setting the intermittent drive mode is provided, and one end of the operation handle 14 is connected to an input terminal (not shown) of the power switch 16 and the other end, that is, a tip end is plugged. A power cord 17 to which 17a is attached is attached. A power supply line (not shown) is connected to an output terminal (not shown) of the power switch 16, and the electric power pump 13 is connected to the electric pump 13 through a heater 12c (described later) of the steam generator 12 and a relay unit R (described later) via the power supply line. It is designed to supply power. In addition, the mode setting switch 16a
The input terminal (not shown) is connected to the output terminal of the power switch 16, and the output terminal is connected to the motor 70.

A connecting pipe 15 having a fitting hole 15a formed therein is provided at the front end of the case 10 so as to project therefrom, and the fitting hole 15a also serves as a steam flow path.

The water storage tank 11 is provided with a water supply pipe 11a having a water supply port protruding from the rear end surface of the case 10, and water can be supplied through the water supply pipe 11a. The mouth is normally closed by the lid 11b. The water storage tank 11 is a case 1
It may be configured to be detachable from the case 10 when water is supplied, for example.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the steam generator 12 is formed of a material having a high thermal conductivity, and has a through hole 12a formed in the center thereof along the longitudinal direction of the case 10.
And a thick peripheral wall 12b surrounding the through hole 12a.
A heater 12c composed of a heating wire is insulated and buried in the inside of the heater 12c. Connection terminals (not shown) are provided at both ends of the heater 12c. The power supply line (not shown) is connected to the connection terminals to close the power switch 16. As a result, the heater 12c is supplied with power. Then, the steam generator 12 is heated to a temperature at which the water sent to the through hole 12a is instantly converted into steam, that is, steam by the energization of the heater 12c, and this temperature is maintained. This makes the steam generator 1
Reference numeral 2 is for instantaneously generating the steam supplied or sent to the through hole 12a as steam.

Next, the electric pump 13 is composed of a well-known electric pump, the suction port of which is connected to the water storage tank 11 through a water supply pipe 18a, and the discharge port of which penetrates the steam generator 12. The hole 12a is connected to one end side, that is, the upstream side, through a water supply pipe 18b. And
As described above, the power switch 1 is provided in the electric pump 13.
6 is connected to a power supply line (not shown) via a relay means R provided with a timing means, and is supplied with power through the power supply line to drive the steam generator 12 to transfer the water in the water storage tank 11 to the steam generator 12. It is to send water. That is, the electric pump 13 is the relay means R provided in the case 10.
Thus, the power switch 16 is driven after a predetermined time has passed since it was closed. This predetermined time means that the power switch 16 is closed and power supply to the heater 12c of the steam generator 12 is started and the steam generator 12
That is, it is the time until the temperature of the water sent to the through holes 12a instantly reaches a temperature at which it can be turned into steam. That is, when the power switch 16 is closed, the steam generator 1
Energization of the second heater 12c is started, and at the same time, the relay means R starts time measurement and measures a predetermined time, that is, a time until the steam generator 12 is heated and reaches a temperature sufficient to generate steam. At this time, the relay means R operates to start supplying electric power to the electric pump 13 and start supplying water in the water storage tank 11 to the steam generator 12 or the through hole 12a.

Next, the cleaning tool body 2 will be described.

The cleaning tool main body 2 is composed of a cleaning tool case 20, a cleaning member, which will be described later, disposed in the cleaning tool case 20, a transfer means for transferring the cleaning member, and the like.

The cleaning tool case 20 has a front wall 20.
a, a rear wall 20b, a bottom wall 20c, an upper wall 20d and one side wall 20e, and the side wall 20e.
It is formed in a box shape having an opening 20f on the side opposite to.

The bottom wall 20c, which is the lower surface in the figure, that is, the surface facing the floor as the surface to be cleaned, constitutes a cleaning member supporting surface formed in a flat surface shape. A plurality of jet ports 21 for jetting steam are formed on the bottom wall 20c. A partition wall 22 is formed below the inside of the cleaning tool case 20 so as to be separated from the bottom wall 20c, and a part of a steam flow path is formed between the partition wall 22 and the bottom wall 20c. Steam on the bottom wall 20
A diffusion chamber 23 for diffusing along c is formed. Further, a support plate 24 is formed above the partition wall 22 so as to be separated from the partition wall 22 and integrally formed with the rear wall 20b, and between the end of the support plate 24 and the front wall 20a. An opening 24a is provided in the. And the partition wall 2
A container storage chamber 25 is provided between the support plate 24 and the support plate 24.
Further, a partition wall 26 is formed above the support plate 24, a first storage chamber 27 is formed between the partition wall 26 and the support plate 24, and the partition wall 26 is formed. A second storage chamber 28 is formed between the upper wall 20d and the upper wall 20d.

A slit-shaped inlet 27a is formed in the front wall 20a of the first storage chamber 27, and a slit-shaped outlet is also formed in the rear wall 20b of the second storage chamber 28. 28a is formed. The widthwise dimensions of the slit-shaped inlet 27a and outlet 28a are set to be slightly larger than the widthwise dimension of the cleaning member 40 so that a long belt-shaped cleaning member 40, which will be described later, can freely move.

Further, the upper wall 2 of the cleaning tool case 20.
On the upper part of 0d, there is formed a connecting pipe 29 which is fitted and connected to the fitting hole 15a of the connecting pipe 15 formed in the case 10 of the steam generator 1. The connecting pipe 29 has a steam flow path. 29a is formed. Also, the upper wall 2
Steam channel 31a inside from 0d along side wall 20e
The steam flow path pipe 31 having is formed. The one end of the steam flow pipe 31 is connected to the connecting pipe 29.
Of the diffusion chamber 23 and the other end side thereof is connected to the central portion of one end side of the diffusion chamber 23. As a result, the steam flow passage 29a of the connection pipe 29 and the diffusion chamber 23, which is the steam flow passage, are in communication with each other via the steam flow passage 31a of the steam flow passage pipe 31, and the steam generation device 1 The steam generated by the steam generator 12 passes through the fitting hole 15a of the connection pipe 15, the steam flow passage 29a of the connection pipe 29, the steam flow passage 31a of the steam flow passage pipe 31 and the diffusion chamber 23 to reach the bottom wall 20c. It is ejected from the formed ejection port 21 to the outside.

Further, support shafts 60 to 68 projecting toward the opening 20f are integrally provided on the side wall 20e. Of the support shafts 60 to 68, the support shafts 61 to 64 are provided on the side wall 20e located in the second storage chamber 28, and the support shafts 60 and 65 to 68 are the first storage chamber 27. Side wall 20 located at
e. The support shaft 64 is provided near the opening of the outlet 28a formed in the rear wall 20b, and the support shaft 65 is provided in the front wall 20a.
Is provided near the opening of the intake port 27a.

The opening 20f of the cleaning tool case 20 is also provided.
The lid 33 is closed by a lid 33, and the lid 33 is attached to the inner wall of the opening edge of the opening 20f by engaging means (not shown). Further, a notch 34 is formed at the opening edge portion of the opening 20f located in the upper wall 20d, and a flat tip removing tool 35 is inserted into the notch 34 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Outer implement 35
The opening 20f by rotating in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.
The lid 33 attached to the can be removed. Then, on the inner side wall of the lid 33, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the support shaft 6 provided on the side wall 20e.
Support shaft 60 provided to face each other with 0 to 68
a to 68a (64a, 65a and 67a in FIG. 6)
(Not shown) are integrally provided.

In the first storage chamber 27, as shown in the figure, a winding frame 51 as a cylindrical transfer means having a shaft hole for winding a long strip-shaped cleaning member 40 is provided in the shaft hole. The support shafts 60 and 60a are fitted and rotatably supported and attached. The cleaning member 40 is made of a material such as a cloth having a water absorbing property and is formed to have a thickness capable of holding water in an impregnated state. Further, the winding frame 51 is attachable to and detachable from the support shafts 60 and 60a, and a gear 71 is provided at an end portion on the side wall 20e side.
Are attached integrally. Further, in the first storage chamber 27, a guide roller 52 having a shaft hole and a guide roller 53 having a shaft hole form the support shaft 6 in the shaft hole.
5, 65a and 68, 68a are fitted and rotatably mounted, and a pair of squeezing rollers 54, 55 made of rubber or the like have respective shaft holes formed in the support shafts 66, 66a. And 67, 67a and rotatably supported by the shafts, and they are arranged in pressure contact with each other.

Further, the motor 7 is installed in the first storage chamber 27.
0 is the support plate 24 by means of the fixture 70a and the screw 70b.
A gear 72 is attached to a rotating shaft (not shown) of the motor 70. The gear 72 is a large gear 73.
The small diameter gear 74 is integrally attached to the large diameter gear 73, and the small diameter gear 74 is meshed with the gear 71 attached to the winding frame 51.
As a result, when the motor 72 rotates the gear 72 in the arrow direction in FIG. 5, that is, in the clockwise direction, the winding frame 51 rotates in the counterclockwise direction and the cleaning member 40 is wound. That is, when the winding frame 51 rotates, the cleaning member 40 is wound, and the cleaning member 40 is moved or transferred along the cleaning member supporting surface, that is, the surface of the bottom wall 20c. is there.

The motor 70 is designed to be continuously or intermittently driven by selecting the continuous drive mode or the intermittent drive mode by operating the mode changeover switch 16a.

Next, in the second storage chamber 28, a winding frame 56 as a supplying means, around which the long strip-shaped cleaning member 40 is wound, has its shaft holes formed in the support shafts 61 and 61a.
And is rotatably supported by a shaft. Further, the guide roller 57 having each shaft hole, the guide roller 58 having the shaft hole, and the guide roller 59 having the shaft hole respectively have the support shafts 62, 62a, 6 respectively.
3, 63a and 64, 64a are fitted in the shaft holes and rotatably attached.

The waste water container 2 is placed in the container storage chamber 25.
5a is accommodated in the waste water container 25a, and a rectangular opening 25b is formed upward on the front wall 20a side. The opening 25b is formed by squeezing rollers 54, 5 described later.
5 is located below the squeezing roller 5
Water of the cleaning member 40 squeezed by 4, 55 is received.

Next, the attachment or disposition of the cleaning member 40 to the cleaning tool case 20 will be described. First,
The lid 33 is removed from the cleaning tool case 20. Then, the winding frame 56 in a state in which the cleaning member 40 is wound.
Is attached to the support shaft 61. Then, the cleaning member 4
The outer wall of the cleaning tool case 20 is pulled out to the outside through the outlet 28a formed in the rear wall 20b along the outer periphery of the guide rollers 57 to 59. 20b, the bottom wall 20c, and the front wall 20a, and the end portions thereof are penetrated through the inlet 27a formed in the front wall 20a and drawn into the first storage chamber 27, and then the guide roller 52
Along the outer periphery of the pair of squeezing rollers 54
And 55, and is arranged along the outer circumference of the guide roller 53. Then, the end portion of the cleaning member 40 is held by the winding frame 51 by a holding means (not shown). Then, the lid 33 is attached to the opening 20f of the cleaning tool case 20.
The cleaning member 40 is arranged in the cleaning tool case 20 by closing the lid and attaching it to the cleaning tool case 20. When the lid 33 is attached to the opening 20f, the support shafts 60a to 68a provided on the lid 33 are the winding frame 51, the winding frame 56, the guide rollers 52, 53, 57 to 59, and Squeeze roller 5
4 and 55 are inserted into the respective axial holes. Therefore,
When the lid 33 is attached to the opening 20f, the winding frame 51, the winding frame 56, the guide rollers 52, 53, 57.
To 59 and the squeezing rollers 54 and 55 are the support shafts 60 to 6 provided on the side wall 20e of the cleaning tool case 20.
8 and support shafts 60a to 68 attached to the lid 33
Both ends are rotatably supported by a.

When the motor 70 is driven, the winding frame 51 is moved through the gears 72, 73, 74 and 71.
The cleaning member 40 is sequentially wound around the winding frame 51 as described above in accordance with the rotation of the winding frame 51, and a portion corresponding to the winding amount, that is, the winding length, is wound on the winding frame 56. Will be supplied from. In addition, the cleaning member 4 is used depending on the winding.
0 moves or is transferred along the outer surface of the rear wall 20b of the cleaning tool case 20, the bottom wall 20c that is the cleaning member supporting surface, and the front wall 20a. This transfer is performed by operating the mode changeover switch 16a depending on the situation of using the cleaning member 40 to set the motor 7 to the continuous drive mode.
Either continuous transfer in which 0 is continuously driven or intermittent transfer in which the motor 70 is intermittently driven is selected as the intermittent drive mode. That is, the cleaning member 40 is continuously transferred at a slow transfer speed according to the usage status of the cleaning member 40, and the bottom wall 20c is not contaminated during cleaning.
In the cleaning operation, the motor 70 is first driven to dispose the clean member 40 on the bottom wall 20c and then the motor 70 is stopped. If the cleaning member 40 is contaminated by the cleaning, the motor 70 is driven again to dispose the portion of the cleaning member 40 which is not contaminated on the bottom wall 20c, and then the motor 70 is cleaned. The cleaning is performed by stopping the cleaning member and stopping the cleaning member.

When cleaning a floor that is heavily soiled or when cleaning a large floor area, the cleaning is performed in the continuous drive mode. In such a case, the continuous drive mode is selected and the cleaning member 40 is continuously transferred to constantly monitor the degree of contamination of the cleaning member 40 that easily gets dirty,
The troublesomeness of transferring the cleaning member 40 each time it becomes dirty can be eliminated.

On the contrary, when cleaning the floor in a state where the degree of dirt is not so severe or when cleaning a small cleaning area, the cleaning member 40 is relatively free of dirt, and the cleaning member 40 in the state of low dirt is dirty. Transporting or winding up regardless of the cleaning member 4 wound around the winding frame 56.
The cleaning member 40 must be replaced frequently because the supply amount of 0 increases and the cleaning member 40 disappears quickly. Further, when the cleaning member 40 is disposable, it is not economically preferable. In this case, the intermittent drive mode is selected and the cleaning member 40 is intermittently transferred for cleaning.

Next, the operation of the steam cleaner A constructed as above will be described. First, as described above, the cleaning member 40 is in a state of being attached to or arranged in the cleaning tool case 20, that is, the cleaning tool body 2.
Water is stored in the water storage tank 11 of the steam generator 1 and is in a used state.

Next, the plug 17 of the power cord 17
When a is connected to an outlet (not shown) and the power switch 16 is closed, power supply to the heater 12c of the steam generator 12 is started, and the steam generator 12 is heated to a state of generating steam. At this time point, the relay means R, which has counted a predetermined time, operates to start the power supply to the electric pump 13 to drive the electric pump 13 and the water storage tank 11
The water is sent to the steam generator 12, and the water is converted into steam almost instantly, and the fitting hole 15a of the connecting pipe 15, the steam passage 29a of the connecting pipe 29, and the steam passage 31a of the steam passage pipe 31 are formed. Flow into the diffusion chamber 23 through the bottom wall 2
It is ejected from the ejection port 21 formed at 0c. The steam spouted from the spout 21 is sprayed onto the cleaning member 40 located on the outer surface of the bottom wall 20c, so that the cleaning member 40 is impregnated with steam and becomes hot due to the steam. That is, it becomes a steaming state. By cleaning the floor by sliding the floor with the cleaning member 40 in the steaming state, dirt and the like on the floor can be easily and surely removed.

When the continuous drive mode is selected and the cleaning member 40 is continuously transferred, the cleaning member 40 is transferred at a predetermined transfer speed by the winding frame 51 rotated by the motor 70 and wound. Then, the uncleaned portion of the cleaning member 40 is sequentially arranged along the bottom wall 20c, and the floor surface is cleaned. Then, at the time of this winding, the cleaning member 40 moves the squeezing roller 54,
55 between the squeezing rollers and 5
The water impregnated by 4, 55 is squeezed, that is, dehydrated and wound on the winding frame 51. The squeezed water is collected in the waste water container 25a. When a predetermined amount of water is collected in the waste water container 25a, the lid 33 is removed and the water is collected from the container storage chamber 25. After discarding, the container 33 is stored in the container storage chamber 25 and the lid 33 is attached to the opening 20f.

Even when the intermittent driving mode is selected and the cleaning member 40 is intermittently transferred, the cleaning member 4
The operation is the same as in the case of continuous transfer except that the transfer of 0 is performed intermittently.
The cleaning member 40 is brought into a steaming state by the steam spouting from the cleaning member 40, and the cleaning member 40 in the steaming state cleans the floor surface. Therefore, dirt and the like on the floor surface can be easily and surely removed.

As described above, the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool main body 2, that is, the bottom wall 20c is provided with the ejection port 21, and the cleaning member 40 is provided on the bottom wall 20c, and steam is ejected from the ejection port 21 for cleaning. Since the floor surface is cleaned by the cleaning member 40 in the steamed state after being supplied to the member 40, the dirt and the like on the floor surface can be effectively or easily and reliably removed.

Further, when the cleaning member 40 is soiled by providing a transfer means for transporting the cleaning member 40 along the bottom wall 20c, that is, a take-up frame 51, the portion of the cleaning member 40 which has not been soiled by a predetermined length is wound. It can be easily arranged on the bottom wall 20c.

Further, since the jet port 21 is formed in the bottom wall 20 and the steam is supplied from the back surface of the cleaning member 40, the cleaning member 40 can be brought into a higher temperature steaming state and the surface of the bottom wall 20c. Since the plurality of ejection ports 21 are formed in the cleaning member 40, steam can be uniformly supplied to the entire surface of the cleaning member 40, so that the cleaning member 40 can be uniformly and quickly put into a steaming state.

In the above-described embodiment, the cleaning member 40 is transferred by winding the cleaning member 40 in the form of a long strip with the winding frame 51.
This is because the cleaning member does not have a long strip shape, and the bottom wall 2
It may be configured such that it is formed in a size to cover 0c and is exchanged. Even in this case, the cleaning member is put into a steaming state by the steam spouting from the spout 21 formed on the bottom wall 20c, and the floor surface is cleaned in this steaming state, so that the floor surface can be easily soiled and the like. It can be reliably removed. When the cleaning member is replaced in this way, the winding frame 51, the winding frame 56, and the guide roller 5 described above are used.
2, 53, 57 to 59, squeezing rollers 54, 55,
The supporting shafts 60 to 68 and 60a to 68a for supporting these, the motor 70 gears 71 to 74, the waste water container 25a, etc. are not necessary. In this case, when the cleaning member is arranged or attached to the bottom wall 20c, the outer peripheral edge portion of the cleaning member is clamped and fixed to the outer circumference of the cleaning tool case 20 by, for example, an elastic ring. You can do it.

When the cleaning member 40 is intermittently transferred as described above, the motor 70 for rotating the winding frame 51 is not provided as in the above embodiment,
For example, a handle for rotating the winding frame 51 is provided on the lid 33 that closes the opening 20f of the cleaning tool case 20, and the handle is rotated to rotate the winding frame 51 to wind the cleaning member 40. It may be configured to take.

In the above embodiment, the jet port 21 is provided on the back surface side of the cleaning member 40 to supply steam from the back surface of the cleaning member 40. However, this is a structure for transferring the cleaning member 40. In this case, although not shown, for example, a steam passage pipe is provided on the rear wall 20b side of the cleaning tool case 20 so as to be spaced apart from the rear wall 20b so as to form a transfer passage through which the cleaning member 40 passes. An ejection port formed at the tip of the steam channel pipe is provided near the bottom wall 20c and from the outside of the cleaning member 40 toward the cleaning member 40,
It is also possible to supply steam to the cleaning member 40 from the outside, that is, the surface side that is in sliding contact with the floor surface, to bring it into a steaming state.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment only in the configuration of the cleaning tool body, and since the configuration of the steam generator is the same, the description thereof will be omitted.

The cleaning tool main body 2A of this embodiment is composed of a cleaning tool case 120, a cleaning member arranged in the cleaning tool case 120, which will be described later, and a transfer means for transferring the cleaning member.

The cleaning tool case 120 is the front wall 1
20a, a rear wall 120b, a bottom wall 120c, an upper wall 120d, and a side wall 120e on one side, and a box-like shape having an opening on the side opposite to the side wall 120e, which is not shown, as in the first embodiment. Has been done.

The bottom wall 120c, which is the lower side in the figure, that is, the side facing the floor surface, constitutes a cleaning member supporting surface formed in a flat surface shape. This bottom wall 12
A plurality of spouts 121 for spouting steam are formed at 0c. A partition wall 122 is formed below the cleaning tool case 120 so as to be separated from the bottom wall 120c.
Is formed between the partition wall 122 and the bottom wall 120c.
A diffusion chamber 123 for diffusing along c is formed.
Further, a support plate 124 is formed above the partition wall 122 so as to be spaced apart from the partition wall 122 and integrally formed with the rear wall 120b. The end portion of the support plate 124 and the front wall 120 are formed.
An opening 124a is provided between the partition wall 12 and
A container storage chamber 125 is provided between the second support plate 124 and the support plate 124. Further, a first storage chamber 127 is formed between the support plate 124 and the upper wall 120d. Further, a second storage chamber 128 formed by being surrounded by the diffusion chamber 123 and the rear wall 126 of the container storage chamber 125, the support plate 124, and the rear wall 120b is formed.

A slit-shaped outlet 128a is formed in the lower portion of the second storage chamber 128, and a slit-shaped inlet 127a is formed in the front wall 120a of the first storage chamber 127. Has been done. The widthwise dimensions of these slit-shaped inlet 127a and outlet 128a are set to be slightly larger than the widthwise dimension of a long strip-shaped cleaning member 140, which will be described later.

A cover member 130 is formed on the front side of the wall 120a so as to be separated from the front wall 120a. The cover member 130, the front wall 120a and the side wall 120 are formed.
The roller arrangement chamber 130a is formed by e and e.

Further, the case 1 of the steam generator 1 is provided on the upper wall 120d of the cleaning tool case 120.
The connecting pipe 129 is formed so as to be fitted and connected to the fitting hole 15a of the connecting pipe 15 formed in 0.
A steam flow path 129a is formed in 9. Also,
A steam flow pipe (not shown) having a steam flow path 131a therein is formed along the side wall 120e from the upper wall 120d as in the first embodiment. It should be noted that one end side of this steam flow pipe is connected to the base portion of the connection pipe 129, and the other end side is connected to the central portion on one end side of the diffusion chamber 123. As a result, the steam generated by the steam generator 12 of the steam generator 1 is jetted to the outside from the jet port 121 formed in the bottom wall 120c via the steam flow path 131a and the diffusion chamber 123. .

Support shafts 160 to 167 projecting toward the opening side are integrally provided on the side wall 120e. Of the support shafts 160 to 167, the support shafts 161 and 164 to 167 are in the first storage chamber 127, the support shaft 160 is in the second storage chamber 128, and the support shafts 162 and 163 are It is provided on the side wall located in the roller storage chamber 130a.

Further, the opening of the cleaning tool case 120 is closed by a lid (not shown) which is detachably attached by the engaging means, as in the first embodiment. Can be attached and detached by the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.

The side wall 2 is provided on the inner side wall of the lid body.
The support shafts 160 to 167 provided in 0e are integrally provided with support shafts (not shown) facing each other.

In the first storage chamber 127, as shown in the drawing, a winding frame 151 as a cylindrical transfer means having a shaft hole for winding a long strip-shaped cleaning member 140 is provided in the shaft hole. The support shaft 161 and a support shaft corresponding to the support shaft 161 are fitted and rotatably supported and attached. Further, the cleaning member 140 is made of a material such as a cloth having a water absorbing property and is formed to have a thickness capable of holding water in an impregnated state, as in the first embodiment. Also,
The winding frame 151 is attachable to and detachable from the support shaft 160 and the support shaft provided on the lid corresponding thereto. Although not shown, the winding frame 151 is rotatably driven by a motor (not shown) as in the first embodiment. In addition, guide rollers 154 and 155 are provided in the first storage chamber 127, and the shaft holes thereof are provided in the support shaft 16
4, 167 and a pair of aperture rollers 156 made of rubber or the like, which are fitted and rotatably attached to the support shafts provided on the lids corresponding to the support shafts 164 and 167. 157 shows the respective shaft holes in the support shaft 1
65 and 166 and the support shafts 165 and 166, which are fitted to support shafts provided on a lid body corresponding to the support shafts 165 and 166, are rotatably supported, and are arranged in pressure contact with each other.

Further, guide rollers 152 and 153 are provided in the guide roller accommodating chamber 130a, and the support shafts 162 and 163 and the support shafts 162 and 163 are formed in the shaft holes thereof.
Is fitted and rotatably attached to the support shaft provided on the lid corresponding to the above.

Next, in the second storage chamber 128, a winding frame 150 as a supply means around which the long strip-shaped cleaning member 140 is wound has a shaft hole formed in the support shaft 160 and the support shaft 160. It is fitted to a support shaft provided on the corresponding lid and rotatably supported and arranged.

A waste water container 125a is stored in the container storage chamber 125, and the waste water container 125a is
A rectangular opening 12 is formed on the front wall 120a side and extends upward.
5b is formed, and the opening 125b is located below the squeezing rollers 156 and 157 described later, and receives the water of the cleaning member 140 squeezed by the squeezing rollers 156 and 157.

Next, the attachment or disposition of the cleaning member 140 to the cleaning tool case 120 will be described. First, the lid (not shown) is removed from the cleaning tool case 120. Then, the winding frame 150 in which the cleaning member 140 is wound is attached to the support shaft 160.
Then, the outermost end of the cleaning member 140 is taken out from the outlet 12
8a, is arranged along the bottom wall 120c, is arranged along the outer periphery of the guide rollers 152 and 153, is penetrated through the inlet 127a formed in the front wall 120a, and is drawn inward, and then the guide roller 1
It is arranged along the outer circumference of 54 and along the outer circumference of the guide roller 155 through the space between the pair of squeezing rollers 156 and 157. Then, the end of the cleaning member 140 is held by the winding frame 151 by a holding means (not shown). Then, the lid is attached to the cleaning tool case 120.
The cleaning member 140 is disposed in the cleaning tool case 120 by closing the opening of the above and attaching it to the cleaning tool case 120. When the lid is attached to the opening, the support shafts (not shown) provided on the lid include the winding frame 150, the winding frame 151, and the guide roller 15.
2 to 155 and squeezing rollers 156 and 157 are inserted into respective shaft holes. Therefore, when the lid is attached to the opening, the winding frame 150, the winding frame 15
1, the guide rollers 152 to 155 and the squeezing rollers 156 and 157 are the side wall 12 of the cleaning tool case 120.
Both end sides are rotatably supported by the support shafts 160 to 167 provided at 0e and the respective support shafts attached to the lids corresponding to these support shafts 160 to 167.

When the motor (not shown) is driven, the winding frame 151 rotates, and the cleaning member 140 is sequentially wound around the winding frame 151 as described above in accordance with the rotation of the winding frame 151. The amount corresponding to the winding amount, that is, the winding length is supplied from the winding frame 150. In addition, the cleaning member 140 moves or is transferred along the bottom wall 120c, which is a cleaning member supporting surface, in response to the winding. As in the case of the first embodiment, depending on the situation in which the cleaning member 140 is used, the mode of the mode changeover switch 16a is set to the continuous drive mode so that the motor is continuously driven, or intermittent transfer is performed. This is done by selecting one of the intermittent transfer and the motor as the drive mode.

In cleaning, the cleaning tool body 120 configured as described above is used by being connected to the steam generator 1 shown in the first embodiment, and its operation is the first embodiment. The description is omitted because it is the same as the case.

Also in the steam cleaner of the second embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the jet outlet 121 is provided on the bottom wall 120c which is the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool body 120. The cleaning member 140 is attached to the bottom wall 120c.
Is provided and steam is jetted from the jet port 121 to be supplied to the cleaning member 140 so as to be in a steaming state, so that dirt and the like on the floor surface can be effectively removed.

Further, the cleaning member 140 can be transferred along the bottom wall 120c by the take-up frame 151, that is, the transfer means to easily dispose the clean cleaning member 140.

Further, since the jet outlet 121 is provided on the bottom wall 120c and the steam is supplied from the back surface of the cleaning member 140, the cleaning member 140 can be brought into a higher temperature steaming state.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment only in the configuration of the cleaning tool main body, and since the configuration of the steam generator is the same, the description thereof will be omitted.

The cleaning tool main body 2B of this embodiment is composed of a cleaning tool case 220, a cleaning member which will be described later and is arranged in the cleaning tool case 220, and a transfer means for transferring the cleaning member.

The cleaning tool case 220 is surrounded by a bottom wall 220a, an upper wall 220b, and a side wall 220c on one side, which are spaced apart from each other, and the inside thereof constitutes a part of a hollow steam flow path. The chamber 222 is formed in a flat shape. Further, the side opposite to the side wall 220c is open, and a lid (not shown) is detachably attached to this opening as in the first embodiment.
In addition, a plurality of ejection ports 221 are formed on the bottom wall 220a. A connection pipe 224 is formed on the upper wall 220b so as to be fitted and connected to the fitting hole 15a of the connection pipe 15 of the steam generator 1. The connection pipe 224 has a steam flow passage 224a. The steam channel 22a communicates with the diffusion chamber 222. As a result, the steam generated by the steam generator 12 of the steam generator 1 is the steam flow path 224a and the diffusion chamber 2
It is designed to be ejected from the ejection port 221 via 22.

The upper wall 22 of the cleaning tool case 220
A second storage chamber 226 formed by being covered with a cover wall 225 is formed at the rear portion of the storage chamber 0b, and a support shaft 227 is provided on a side wall 226a of the second storage chamber 226 and is supplied to the support shaft 227. A reel 228 as a means is rotatably attached by fitting its shaft hole. Further, an outlet 229 is provided in the second storage chamber 226. Further, a long strip-shaped cleaning member 240 is wound around the winding frame 228 as in the first embodiment.

Further, the cover wall 2 is provided on the front part of the upper wall 220b.
A first storage chamber 231 formed by being covered with 30 is formed, a side wall 231a of the first storage chamber 230 is provided with a support shaft 232, and the support shaft 232 has a winding frame 233 as a transfer means. Is rotatably attached by fitting the shaft hole. An intake port 234 is provided in the second storage chamber 231. The winding frame 233 is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) as in the first embodiment.

Incidentally, the intake port 229 and the intake port 23.
The width of 4 in the lateral direction is set to be slightly larger than the width of the cleaning member 240 having a long strip shape.

Further, guide walls 235 and 236 formed in an arc shape are formed on the front part and the rear part of the cleaning tool case 220.

Next, the attachment or disposition of the cleaning member 240 to the cleaning tool case 220 will be described. First, the lid (not shown) is removed from the cleaning tool case 220. Then, the winding frame 228 in which the cleaning member 240 is wound is attached to the support shaft 227.
Then, the outermost end of the cleaning member 240 is taken out 22
9 and is arranged along the bottom wall 220a via the outer periphery of the guide wall 236, and the end portion is drawn in from the inlet 234 via the guide wall 235 and held by the winding frame 233 (not shown). Hold by means. Then, the lid member is attached to the cleaning tool case 220 by closing the opening of the cleaning tool case 220, whereby the cleaning member 240 is disposed in the cleaning tool case 220. In addition, a support shaft (not shown) is provided on the lid body corresponding to the support shafts 227 and 232, and when the lid body is attached to the opening, the support shafts provided on the lid body are provided. Are inserted into the shaft holes of the winding frame 228 and the winding frame 233, respectively. Therefore, when the lid is attached to the opening, the winding frame 228 and the winding frame 233 have the supporting shafts 227 and 232 provided on the side walls 226a and 231a and the supporting shafts 227 and 232, respectively.
The support shafts attached to the corresponding lids rotatably support both end sides thereof.

Then, when the motor (not shown) is driven, the winding frame 233 rotates, and as the winding frame 233 rotates, the cleaning member 240 is sequentially wound around the winding frame 233 as described above. The amount corresponding to the winding amount, that is, the winding length is supplied from the winding frame 228. In addition, the cleaning member 240 is moved or transferred along the bottom wall 220a that is the cleaning member supporting surface in response to the winding. As in the case of the first embodiment, depending on the situation in which the cleaning member 240 is used, the mode of this transfer may be continuous transfer in which the motor is continuously driven by operating the mode changeover switch 16a, or intermittent drive. This is done by selecting either intermittent drive or intermittent drive of the motor as the mode.

In cleaning, the cleaning tool main body 220 configured as described above is used by being connected to the steam generator 1 shown in the first embodiment, and its operation is the same as in the first embodiment. The description is omitted because it is similar to the case of the form.

Also in the steam cleaner of the third embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the jet port 221 is provided in the bottom wall 220a which is the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool main body 220. The cleaning member 240 is attached to the bottom wall 220a.
Is provided and steam is ejected from the ejection port 221 to be supplied to the cleaning member 240 to be in a steaming state, so that the dirt and the like on the floor surface can be effectively removed.

Further, the cleaning member 240 can be easily moved along the bottom wall 220a by the take-up frame 227, that is, the transfer means to easily dispose the clean cleaning member 240.

Further, since the jet port 221 is provided on the bottom wall 220a and the steam is supplied from the back surface of the cleaning member 240, the cleaning member 240 can be brought into a higher temperature steaming state.

Since the cleaning tool main body 2B in the third embodiment is flat without a waste water container and a squeezing roller, it can be made compact.

In the cleaning tool bodies 2A and 2B according to the second and third embodiments, the cleaning members 140 and 240 are long strips, as in the first embodiment. Alternatively, the bottom walls 120c and 220a may be formed to have a size that covers the bottom walls 120c and 220a and may be replaced.

Further, as described above, the cleaning members 140, 24
In the structure in which 0 is intermittently transferred, the motor for rotating the winding frames 151 and 223 is not provided, and
Handles for rotating 51, 233 are cleaning tool cases 12
It may be configured such that the openings 0 and 220 are provided in the lid body for closing the openings and the cleaning members 140 and 240 are wound by rotating the handle.

In the above embodiment, the jet ports 121, 221 are provided on the back surface side of the cleaning member 40 to supply steam from the back surfaces of the cleaning members 140, 240. When 240 is transferred, steam may be supplied from the outside of the cleaning members 140, 240, that is, the surface side that is in sliding contact with the floor surface to bring it into a steaming state.

[0083]

According to the first aspect of the present invention having the above-described structure, the jet outlet is provided in the vicinity of the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool body, and the cleaning member is provided on the cleaning member supporting surface. Since the steam is jetted and supplied to the cleaning member to be in a steaming state, it has an effect of effectively removing dirt and the like on the surface to be cleaned.

According to the second aspect of the present invention having the above-described structure, the jet port is provided in the vicinity of the cleaning member supporting surface of the cleaning tool body, and the cleaning member is arranged on the cleaning member supporting surface.
Since the steam is ejected from the ejection port and supplied to the cleaning member to be in a steaming state, it has an effect of effectively removing dirt and the like on the surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning member along the cleaning member supporting surface. It is possible to easily dispose the portion of the cleaning member, which has not been soiled, by being transferred to the cleaning member supporting surface.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3 configured as described above, since the ejection port is formed on the cleaning member supporting surface, the respective effects of the invention of claim 1 and the invention of claim 2 are achieved. In addition to this, since the cleaning member located on the cleaning member supporting surface is supplied with steam from the back surface thereof, the cleaning member can be brought into a steaming state at a higher temperature.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire steam cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a steam generator of the steam cleaner.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lid of the cleaning tool body of the steam cleaner is removed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a lid of a cleaning tool body of the steam cleaner.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning tool body of the steam cleaner.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 3) of the cleaning tool body of the steam cleaner.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a steam generator of the steam generator of the steam cleaner.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool body of the steam cleaner according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning tool body of the steam cleaner according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A steam type cleaner 1 steam generator 2, 2A, 2B cleaning tool body 11 water storage tank 12 steam generator 20, 120, 220 cleaning tool case 20c, 120c, 220a bottom wall of cleaning tool case (cleaning member support surface) 21 , 121, 221 Jet nozzles 40, 140, 240 Cleaning members 51, 151, 223 Winding frame (transfer means) 56, 150, 228 Winding frame (supply means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tool case having a cleaning member support surface on the side facing the surface to be cleaned and having a steam flow path with an opening for a jet in the vicinity of the cleaning member support surface, and the cleaning tool case described above. A cleaning tool main body including a flat plate-shaped cleaning member disposed on the cleaning member support surface, a water storage tank, and a steam generator that uses water supplied from the water storage tank as steam and are connected to the cleaning tool main body A steam-type vacuum cleaner comprising: a steam generator for supplying steam to the cleaning tool main body, and supplying the steam to the cleaning member via the ejection port. 2. A cleaning tool case having a cleaning member support surface on the side facing the surface to be cleaned and having a steam flow path having an opening for a jet in the vicinity of the cleaning member support surface, and provided on the cleaning tool case. A cleaning means main body comprising a supply means for supplying the cleaning member, a strip-shaped cleaning member arranged on the supply means, and a transfer means for transporting the strip-shaped cleaning member along the cleaning member support surface; and a water storage tank. A steam generator that has a steam generator that uses water supplied from the water storage tank as steam, and a steam generator that is connected to the cleaning tool body, and supplies the steam generated by the steam generator to the cleaning tool body. A steam type vacuum cleaner, characterized in that steam is supplied to the cleaning member via the jet nozzle. 3. The steam cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the jet port is formed on the cleaning member supporting surface, and steam is supplied from the back surface side of the cleaning member.