JP2000333894A - Mop squeezer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-operability convenient mop squeezer capable of speedily and appropriately squeezing a mop washed with water. SOLUTION: A pair of fixed plates 7A and 7B are connected to each other through a guide shaft 13 and a movable plate 8 to be moved back and forth along the guide shaft 13 is provided between these fixed plates. A screw hole 15 is formed on the fixed plate 7B, one end of an operating shaft 9 passed through that screw hole 15 is connected to the movable plate 8 and a handle 18 is attached to another end of the operating shaft 9. Especially, one end side of the operating shaft 9 is used as a non-screw part and a screw to be screwed into the screw hole 15 is formed only on the other end side. Thus, when squeezing a mop 1, the manipulated variable of the handle 18 can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mop squeezing machine capable of quickly removing excess moisture from a mop after dirt has been washed away.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Mop has been widely used as a cleaning tool for floors and the like, but it is very difficult to squeeze out excess water by hand every time the dirt contained in a absorbent cloth such as a rag is washed away. It is troublesome and troublesome. In order to solve the above difficulties, Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 6-69
A mop drawing machine like the 378 was developed and put to practical use.

[0003] Here, the mop squeezing machine has a pair of fixed plates which are connected to each other by a guide shaft on both left and right sides, and a movable plate for squeezing a mop between the fixed plates is provided between the fixed plates. The other fixed plate is provided with a screw hole through which an operating shaft for moving the movable plate forward and backward along the guide shaft, and one end of the operating shaft passing through the screw hole is connected to the back surface of the movable plate. Then, an operating handle is attached to the other end of the operating shaft.

According to this type of mop drawing machine,
The water-absorbing cloth attached to one end of the handle of the mop is introduced into the openable and closable pressure port formed by one fixed plate and the movable plate, and the movable plate is turned to one fixed plate by operating the handle in this state. By pressing the water absorbing cloth with the fixed plate and the movable plate while gradually narrowing the width of the pressure opening, excess water contained in the water absorbing cloth can be removed.

[0005]

However, in the conventional mop drawing machine constructed as described above, the operating shaft is constituted by a complete screw shaft having a thread formed on its outer periphery over the entire length. When using the handle many times (8-9 times)
There was a difficulty in operability such as having to turn. That is,
When squeezing the mop, the width of the pressure port must be widened so that the absorbent cloth can be easily guided into it, but from that state the pressure port must be wide enough to apply the appropriate pressure to the absorbent cloth. To reduce the diameter, a large amount of operation was required by the handle, and even after dehydration, the handle had to be turned many times to expand the pressure port.

[0006] Further, when the mop is squeezed, the handle of the mop can be attached to the movable plate. However, since the handle of the mop is directly clamped by a C-shaped bracket or the like, the handle is held. When the mop is squeezed, the position of the clip or the clip attached to the handle or one end thereof may be simultaneously pressed and broken.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to improve the operability of a conventional mop squeezing machine and to quickly and appropriately remove excess moisture from a washed mop. It is another object of the present invention to provide a new mop squeezing machine which can be removed.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a pair of fixed plates whose left and right sides are connected to each other by a guide shaft. A movable plate for squeezing the mop is provided,
The other fixed plate has a screw hole through which an operating shaft for moving the movable plate forward and backward along the guide shaft is formed, and one end of the operating shaft passing through the screw hole is connected to the back surface of the movable plate to perform the operation. In a mop drawing machine in which an operating handle is attached to the other end of the shaft, the operating shaft has one end connected to the movable plate as a non-threaded portion of a predetermined length and is screwed with the screw hole on the outer periphery of the other end. A screw is formed, and the handle is rotated in a predetermined direction when the screw forming portion and the screw hole are screwed together so that the front surface of the movable plate can be made closer to one of the opposed fixed plates, and the screw is formed by reversing the handle. When the part comes off the screw hole, the movable plate can be drawn to the other fixed plate side while the non-thread part retreats along the screw hole without rotating the handle. Is what you do.

Further, as a more preferable aspect, the present invention has a pair of fixed plates whose left and right sides are connected to each other by a guide shaft, and a movable plate for narrowing a mop between one fixed plate and the other. A plate is provided, and a screw hole is formed in the other fixed plate through which an operating shaft for moving the movable plate forward and backward along the guide shaft is formed. One end of the operating shaft passing through the screw hole is a back surface of the movable plate. The operating shaft is connected to the other end of the operating shaft, and the operating handle is attached to the other end of the operating shaft. Forming a screw to be screwed with the screw hole, allowing the front surface of the movable plate to be close to one of the opposed fixed plates by rotating the handle in a predetermined direction when the screw forming portion and the screw hole are screwed, Screw forming part by reversing the handle When the handle is removed from the screw hole, the movable plate can be pulled toward the other fixed plate while the non-screw portion is retracted along the screw hole without rotating the handle, and the movable plate and the front surface thereof are further opposed to each other. A mop squeezing machine, characterized in that one of the fixed plates is provided with support means for fitting with a fixture attached to the handle of the mop and fixing the mop at a predetermined height. provide.

In particular, a pair of fixing plates are fixed on the underframe,
A clamp is attached to the lower surface of the underframe to lock the opening edge of the water receiving tank for washing the mop.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a use state of a mop drawing machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a mop. The mop 1 includes a cylindrical handle portion 2, a clip 3 attached to one end thereof, and a detachable water-absorbing cloth 4 such as a rag sandwiched between the clips. Reference numeral 5 denotes a water receiving tank made of ceramics or the like for washing the mop 1 with water. The water receiving tank 5 is installed indoors as an existing structure. The mop squeezing machine according to the present application is attached to such a water receiving tank 5 and used to remove excess water from the mop 1 washed with the water receiving tank 5.

Here, the structure will be described. The mop drawing machine shown is made of stainless steel as a main material, and has a rectangular frame-like frame 6 attached to the water receiving tank 5 and a predetermined interval above the frame 6. A pair of parallel fixed plates 7A, 7
B, a movable plate 8 interposed between the fixed plates 7A and 7B, and an operating shaft 9 for moving the movable plate 8 between the fixed plates 7A and 7B. The underframe 6 includes a pair of lower girders 10 made of angle iron, etc.
Are connected in parallel via a water tank 5 on the lower surface.
Several clamps 12 which are locked to the opening edge of are mounted.

On the other hand, the left and right sides of the pair of fixed plates 7A and 7B are connected to each other by a guide shaft 13, and the movable plate 8 can move forward and backward along its longitudinal direction while both sides are supported by the guide shaft 13. There is. In particular, the movable plate 8 and the one fixed plate 7A whose front surface is opposed to each other
An opening / closing pressurizing port 14 for reducing the pressure is formed, and an operating shaft 9 for moving the movable plate 8 along the guide shaft 13 to open and close the pressurizing port 14 is passed through the other fixed plate 7B. A screw hole 15 is formed. The screw hole 15 is formed by mounting a nut 16 at the center of the fixed plate 7B. One end of the operating shaft 9 passed through the screw hole 15 inside is connected to the back surface of the movable plate 8, and the other end is connected to the other end. Is equipped with a handle 18 having three operation rods 17. Here, the movable plate 8 and the fixed plate 7A forming the pressurizing port 14 have their upper edges warped to opposite sides so that the mop 1 can be easily received.

FIG. 2 shows a section of the mop drawing machine along the axis of the working shaft. As is clear from this figure, the movable plate 8
A connector 19 for connecting one end of the operating shaft 9
Is attached. The connecting member 19 is a spherical bearing composed of a pair of half bodies.
A spherical body 20 is formed which is combined with the spherical body 9 in a spherical pair.
As a method of connecting the operating shaft 9 and the movable plate 8, a rotary joint can be used in addition to the above-described ball joint. Here, one end of the operating shaft 9 connected to the movable plate 8 has a predetermined length of the non-screw portion 2 which is loosely inserted into the screw hole 15.
At the same time, the other end is formed as a screw forming portion 22 having a screw formed on its outer periphery to be screwed into the screw hole 15. In addition,
The nut 16 has a screw hole 15 formed therein for screwing with the screw forming portion 22 of the operating shaft 9 as described above. The non-threaded portion 21 of the operating shaft 9 is formed at one end of the nut 16 along the longitudinal direction. Cylindrical sleeve guide 16 that supports slidably
A is attached.

By turning the handle 18 in a predetermined direction (for example, turning clockwise) when the screw forming portion 22 and the screw hole 15 are screwed together, the movable plate 8 is brought close to the fixed plate 7A as indicated by the imaginary line in the drawing. The pressurizing port 14 is narrowed to an interval enough to press the absorbent cloth of the mop, and the handle 18 is reversed (for example, counterclockwise) so that the screw forming section 22 is turned into the screw hole 15.
When it comes off, the movable plate 8 can be drawn to the fixed plate 7B side as shown by the solid line while the non-threaded portion 21 retreats along the screw hole 15 without rotating the handle 18. For this reason, when squeezing the mop, the operating shaft 9 is pushed in a state where the water absorbing cloth 4 is inserted into the pressurizing port 14 to reduce the interval between the pressurizing ports 14, and then the handle 18 is moved several times (2 to 2). (3 times) It suffices to turn, and even after the mop is squeezed, the handle 18 is turned several times, and then the operating shaft 9 is pulled to prepare for the next squeezing while the pressurizing port 14 is greatly expanded. In FIG. 2, reference numerals 23 and 24 denote slide cylinders surrounding the operating shaft 9.
3 and 24 are slidably fitted so that one is fixed to the nut 16 and the other is fixed to the center of the handle 18.

Here, the movable plate 8 has the guide shaft 1 on both sides thereof.
A compression coil spring 26 is provided between the movable plate 8 and the fixed plate 7B on the outer periphery of the guide shaft 13 on both sides of the lower stage. As a result, when the movable plate 8 retreats to the fixed plate 7B side, both lower portions thereof are on the compression coil spring 2 side.
6 to be inclined as shown in FIG. Therefore, the upper opening edge of the pressurizing port 14 is greatly widened, and the water absorbing cloth 4 can be easily received when the mop is next squeezed. In addition, as is clear from FIG.
A bracket 27 as a support means for fixing the mop to a predetermined height is provided at the upper end edge of the mop.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 27 has a plate-like support 28 extending upward from the center of the upper end of the movable plate 8, and a holder 2 fixed to the upper end of the support 28.
9. The support 28 has a lower end fixed to an upper end edge of the movable plate 8 and an upper end formed as a projecting piece 30 to be inserted into a mop portion. On the other hand, the holder 29 has a receiving port 31 formed on the upper part thereof adjacent to the projecting piece 30 and the lower part is fixed to the support 28 with screws or the like.

The mounting bracket 32 shown in FIG. 5 is attached to the handle of the mop with respect to the bracket 27 as described above. The attachment 32 is based on a sleeve 33 composed of a pair of half cylinders 33A and 33B,
A, 33B, a flange portion 34 that fits into the socket 31 of the bracket.
And a side wall 35 corresponding to the support 28 of the bracket are integrally formed. The attachment 32 is located near the clip of the mop, and a semi-cylindrical member 33 is provided on the lower side of the handle.
A and 33B are combined in a cylindrical shape and fixed with screws or the like.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view showing this state. As is clear from this figure, the flange portion 34 has a slit 36 formed therein to cover the upper portion of the side wall 35, into which the tip of the column, ie, the projecting piece 30, is inserted. The outer periphery of the flange 34 is inserted into the hole. Then, by the fitting between the receiving port 31 and the outer periphery of the flange portion 34 and the fitting between the protruding piece 30 and the slit 36, the mop 1 introduces only the absorbent cloth 4 into the pressurizing port 14 as shown in FIG. It is designed to be fixed in a state where it is set. Therefore, when the mop 1 is squeezed, there is no possibility that the handle portion 2 or the clip 3 is broken by being sandwiched between the pressurizing ports 14, and the work can be performed appropriately and smoothly. In addition, the bracket 27 as a support means may be attached not only to the movable plate 8 but also to the fixed plate 7A.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a clamp provided on the lower surface of the underframe. As is apparent from this figure, the clamp 12 has a rubber pad 37 fitted to the opening edge of the water receiving tank 5, a groove-shaped fastening fitting 38 fitted on the upper part thereof, and a connection between the fastening fitting 38 and the pad 37. Fixing screw 3 to prevent detachment
9. Among these, the fastening fitting 38 is fixed to the lower girder 10 of the underframe by bolts or the like (not shown), and the fixing screw 39 is screwed into the side face of the fastening fitting 38, and the tip side extends along the lower end face of the pad 37. It is like that.

Here, the operation of the mop drawing machine of the present invention configured as described above will be described. First, the mop squeezing machine is set in the existing water receiving tank 5 in advance. At this time, a pad 37 is fitted to an opening edge of the water receiving tank 5, and then a fastening fitting 38 is fitted on the pad 37. Then, the fixing screw 39 is screwed into the fastener 38. And mop 1
During the cleaning of the vicinity of the above, the dirty mop 1 is washed away in the water receiving tank 5, and then the mop 1 is squeezed with a squeezing machine to remove excess water. Pressurize the mop 1
The water absorbing cloth 4 is hung down in the pressure opening 14 while being fixed on the upper side. Thus, the operating shaft 9 is pushed to narrow the pressurizing port 14, and then the handle 18 is turned in a predetermined direction to screw the screw hole 15 and the screw forming portion 22 so that the movable plate 8 approaches the fixed plate 7A. Go. Then, the water absorbing cloth 4 is pressed by the movable plate 8 and the fixed plate 7A, and excess water is squeezed out. Then, after the spin-drying, the handle 18 is reversed, and at the stage where the screw forming portion 22 is disengaged from the screw hole 15, the movable shaft 8 is pulled toward the fixed plate 7 </ b> B by pulling the operating shaft 9 forward while holding the handle 18. Thus, when the preparation for the next time is completed, the mop 1 can be removed from the bracket 27 and the cleaning can be resumed.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, one end of the operating shaft connected to the movable plate is formed as a non-threaded portion, and the other end is formed with a screw which is screwed into the screw hole only. Therefore, the mop can be squeezed by quickly bringing the movable plate close to one of the fixed plates, and thereafter the movable plate can be quickly retracted in preparation for the next squeezing operation. Therefore,
There is no hassle in squeezing the mop, and work efficiency is greatly improved.

Further, since the movable plate is provided with support means for fitting with a fixture mounted on the handle portion of the mop and fixing the mop at a predetermined height, the holding position of the mop is adjusted. The position is fixed without changing each time, and only the absorbent cloth can be appropriately squeezed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of a mop drawing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the mop drawing machine partially broken away.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the mop drawing machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bracket for fixing a mop, partially broken away;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a fixture attached to a handle of the mop.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which a mop is fixed at a predetermined height by fitting a bracket and a mounting tool.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a state in which a clamp is locked in a water receiving tank.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mop 2 Handle part 3 Clip 4 Water absorption cloth 5 Water receiving tank 6 Underframe 7A, 7B Fixing plate 8 Movable plate 9 Operating shaft 12 Clamp 13 Guide shaft 14 Pressurizing port 15 Screw hole 16 Nut 18 Handle 19 Connector 19 Non-threaded part 22 Screw forming part 27 Bracket 32 Fixture

Claims (3)

[Claims] A left and right side has a pair of fixed plates connected to each other by a guide shaft, and a movable plate for narrowing a mop between the fixed plates is provided between the pair of fixed plates, and the other is fixed. A screw hole is formed in the plate to pass an operating shaft for moving the movable plate along the guide shaft. One end of the operating shaft passing through the screw hole is connected to the back surface of the movable plate, and the other end of the operating shaft is In the mop drawing machine having an operation handle attached to one end, the operating shaft is formed with a screw that is screwed into the screw hole on the outer periphery of the other end with one end connected to the movable plate having a predetermined length of a non-threaded portion. By rotating the handle in a predetermined direction when the screw forming portion and the screw hole are screwed together, the front surface of the movable plate can be made closer to one of the opposed fixed plates, and the screw forming portion is screwed by the reverse rotation of the handle. Handle when it comes off the hole A mop drawing machine characterized in that the movable plate can be drawn to the other fixed plate side while the non-threaded portion retreats along the screw hole without rotating. 2. A movable plate for narrowing a mop between one fixed plate and a pair of fixed plates connected at right and left sides to each other by a guide shaft, and the other fixed plate is provided between the fixed plates. A screw hole is formed in the plate to pass an operating shaft for moving the movable plate along the guide shaft. One end of the operating shaft passing through the screw hole is connected to the back surface of the movable plate, and the other end of the operating shaft is In the mop drawing machine having an operation handle attached to one end, the operating shaft is formed with a screw that is screwed into the screw hole on the outer periphery of the other end with one end connected to the movable plate having a predetermined length of a non-threaded portion. By rotating the handle in a predetermined direction when the screw forming portion and the screw hole are screwed together, the front surface of the movable plate can be made closer to one of the opposed fixed plates, and the screw forming portion is screwed by the reverse rotation of the handle. Handle when it comes off the hole The movable plate can be drawn to the other fixed plate side while rotating the non-screw portion along the screw hole without rotating, and any one of the movable plate and the fixed plate whose front surface is opposed to the movable plate A mop squeezing machine, characterized in that the mop squeezing machine further comprises a support means for engaging with a fixture mounted on a handle portion of the mop to fix the mop at a predetermined height. 3. A pair of fixing plates are fixed on an underframe, and a clamp is attached to a lower surface of the underframe to be engaged with an opening edge of a water receiving tank for washing a mop. Mop squeezing machine.