JP4731299B2 - Cleaning member holder and cleaning tool using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning member holder to which a wiping material such as a mop-like material is detachably mounted and a cleaning tool using the same.

As for the mop support structure in this type of cleaning member holder, for example, in the case of a handy mop, as shown in Patent Document 1, there is one that supports a long spatula-like support piece by inserting it into the opening of the mop. In order to maintain the mop support state by the support piece, a slidable press member is provided at the base of the handle connected to one end of the support piece, and the press member is advanced to press the surface near the opening of the mop. In the case where no pressing member is used, as shown in Patent Document 2, the mop holder is divided into an upper holding plate and a lower holding plate, and both ends of the mop applied to the lower surface of the lower holding plate. There is a mop holder having a holding structure in which the upper part of the lower holding plate is folded back and the folded part of the mop is sandwiched between the upper and lower plates.
JP-A-11-225933 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-76126

However, the mop holder described in Patent Document 1 has a mop holding structure that meshes the surface of the opening covering portion of the mop only with the upper surface locking force of the presser member, so that dust adhered to the mop is removed during cleaning. When dropping, if the handle is shaken strongly, the mop may be detached by centrifugal force against the locking force of the pressing member. In other words, the conventional mop holding structure has a problem that the mop is easy to come off, so the support piece needs to have a thickness that does not lose the centrifugal force. Not only the cost is increased, but also the rigidity of the support piece is increased, resulting in a decrease in use characteristics.
On the other hand, in the mop holding structure described in Patent Document 2, the folded portions at both ends of the mop are sandwiched between the upper holding plate and the lower holding plate, so that they are not easily detached. However, since the clamping structure is relatively complicated, there is a problem that it cannot be applied to a small-sized field cleaning member holder used for a handy mop or the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and a cleaning member holder having a support structure capable of firmly supporting a wiping material such as a mop-like object with a simple structure and the same are used. The purpose is to provide cleaning tools.

  This invention is made in order to achieve the said subject, The 1st form of this invention is the cleaning member which provided the bag-shaped holding | maintenance part in the base upper surface by which a wiping material is planted, and the said bag shape A holding piece portion that is inserted from an insertion port of the holding portion to hold the cleaning member, a grip portion that is connected to the holding piece portion, and an upper tooth portion that is provided downward on the distal end side is the holding piece portion. A movable holding member provided in the continuous portion movably with respect to the upper surface of the cleaning tool, and provided with a pair of thick parts on the front and back sides of the bag-like holding part near the insertion port, A lower tooth portion is provided on the upper surface of the holding piece portion so as to be opposed to the upper tooth portion, and the movable holding member is moved to the holding piece portion side in an insertion state in which the holding piece portion is inserted from the insertion port. By moving, the upper tooth part and the lower tooth part mesh, and formed on the front and back sides of the pair of thick parts, A cleaning member holder in which the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion are engaged with a step portion located inside the open end of the insertion port so that the holding piece portion is not detached from the bag-like holding portion. is there.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the thick portion includes a thickness that forms the stepped portion, and is a tape material fixed to the front and back of the open end side of the insertion port. A cleaning member holder.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, two cloth materials having the thick portion formed by folding and sewing one end side are sewn so that the thick portion faces each other. It is the cleaning member holder provided with the said bag-shaped holding | maintenance part.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, or third aspect, the movable holding member has the upper tooth portion formed at one end, the finger operation portion formed at the other end, and the holding piece portion. The cleaning member holder includes a swinging piece pivotally supported so as to be swingable on the upper side, and is provided with a biasing means for biasing the upper tooth portion toward the holding piece.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any of the first to fourth aspects, when the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion are in the meshing state, the end portion of the step portion on the front side A cleaning member holder in which the inner surface side of the upper tooth portion engages at an acute angle.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the upper tooth portion has a comb tooth shape including a plurality of protrusions, and the lower tooth portion is opposed to the protrusions. It is the provided cleaning member holder.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the cleaning member holder according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the holding piece portion is a long and thin synthetic resin tongue piece having flexibility.

  An eighth aspect of the present invention includes a cleaning member holder according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, and holds the cleaning member by inserting the holding piece into the insertion port. It is.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the inserted state in which the holding piece portion is inserted from the insertion port of the bag-like holding portion, by moving the movable holding member to the holding piece portion side, The upper teeth portion and the lower teeth portion mesh with each other and are located on the inner side of the open end of the insertion port formed on the front and back sides of the pair of thick portions provided on the front and back sides of the bag-like holding portion. Since the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion engage with the stepped portion to prevent the holding piece portion from being detached from the bag-like holding portion, it is located inside the open end of the insertion port. Due to the engaging action between the stepped portion and the upper and lower tooth portions, dust attached to the wiping material such as the holding piece portion mop-like material is removed even if the plate thickness of the holding piece portion is reduced to some extent. When dropping, even if the grip part is held and shaken strongly, the holding piece part will not be detached from the bag-like holding part. Robust, it can be provided with a retaining structure to prevent coming off. Further, this holding structure is a simple structure in which a lower tooth portion is provided on the upper surface of the holding piece portion so as to face the upper tooth portion, and can be easily applied to a small handy mop or the like. It becomes possible to provide the cleaning tool provided with the support structure which can support more firmly. The wiping member is a member that wipes or cleans the object to be cleaned such as dust, and is selected from pile materials such as mops, cloth bodies, sponge bodies, brush bodies, and the like.
Further, when the shape of the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion is formed on a suction-like tapered surface narrowed in the direction of the continuous portion to guide a mop or the like, a finger is put on the movable holding member. Without being inserted into the bag-shaped holding portion, and can be simply inserted and fixed between the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion. Furthermore, the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion may be formed at positions that match each other, or may be formed at non-match positions that are displaced from front to back or from side to side. In particular, when forming at a non-matching position, the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion are not pressed against each other, so that it is possible to prevent wear due to wear of the tooth portions.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the thick portion is formed of a tape material having a thickness that forms the stepped portion and is fixed to the front and back of the open end side of the insertion port. In the case of forming the shape holding portion by cutting from a cloth material, etc., the cloth cutting portion on the open end side of the insertion port is reinforced by fixing such as sewing with a tape material, and the tape material is formed by the tape material. By utilizing the step portion, the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion can be engaged, and a strong holding structure in which the holding piece portion is not detached from the bag-like holding portion can be easily configured.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bag-like holding in which two cloth materials having the thick part formed by folding one end side and sewing are sewn so that the thick part faces each other. In the case where the bag-shaped holding part is formed by cutting from a cloth material, the reinforcing tape material is not used by folding back and sewing the cloth cutting portion on the open end side of the insertion port. Further, the step portion can be formed, and a strong holding structure in which the holding piece portion is not detached from the bag-like holding portion can be easily configured.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the movable holding member has the upper tooth portion formed at one end and the finger operation portion formed at the other end, and is pivotally supported on the holding piece portion so as to be swingable. Since the urging means for urging the upper tooth portion toward the holding piece portion side is provided on the continuous portion, the finger operation portion is held by a finger in a state where the grip portion is gripped. After pressing the rocking piece upward, the holding piece part is inserted from the insertion port of the bag-like holding part, and the finger operation part is released by releasing the finger force. By doing so, the engagement state can be held by the urging force of the urging means in the inserted state of the holding piece portion. Therefore, a simple and strong holding structure can be configured by using the pressing lever by the pivot piece supported by the shaft.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion are in the meshing state, the inner surface side of the upper tooth portion has an acute angle with respect to the end portion of the stepped portion on the front side. Since it is engaged, even if it is shaken strongly with the grip part, the upper tooth part bites into the end part of the step part, and the holding piece part does not detach from the bag-like holding part, which is stronger A holding structure can be provided.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the upper tooth portion has a comb-like shape composed of a plurality of protrusions, and the lower tooth portion is provided so as to oppose the protrusions. When the meshing state with the lower teeth portion is reached, the portion that comes into contact with the bag-like holding portion on the open end side of the insertion port is increased, and a stronger holding structure can be provided.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the holding piece portion is formed of a long and thin synthetic resin tongue piece having flexibility, when the dust adhering to the wiping material is wiped off, the grip portion Even if it is shaken lightly, it is easy to bend and has good shake-off efficiency. Moreover, the strong holding structure of the present invention prevents the drop-out and can provide excellent cleaning workability.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the cleaning member holder according to any one of the first to seventh aspects is included, and the cleaning member is held by inserting the holding piece into the insertion port. Therefore, even if the grip part is held and shaken strongly, the holding piece part is provided with a strong holding structure that prevents the holding piece part from being detached from the bag-like holding part and provides an excellent cleaning workability. It becomes possible to do.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a handy cleaning tool (hereinafter referred to as a handy mop) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a cleaning member holder used in this handy mop.

This handy mop includes a cleaning member holder 1 and a wiping material 11. The wiping material 11 is obtained by implanting a pile material of a mop fiber body on an elongated base fabric 12. On the upper surface of the base cloth 12, a bag-like holding portion 13 made of an elongated cloth piece is sewn, and a bag-like attachment hole is formed between the base cloth 12 and the base cloth 12. The cleaning member of this invention is comprised by the base fabric 12 by which the wiping material 11 is planted, and the bag-shaped holding | maintenance part 13 sewn on the upper surface. The cleaning member holder 1 detachably mounts the wiping member 11, and is inserted from either of the insertion ports at both ends of the bag-like holding portion 13 to hold the cleaning member 2 The holding piece portion 2 and the grip portion 3 are arranged with respect to the upper surface of the holding piece portion 2. The swinging piece 4 is pivotally supported on the holding piece 2 so as to be swingable on the connecting portion 7. A finger operation unit 6 is provided at one end of the swing piece 4 on the grip unit 3 side. The holding piece portion 2 is thin and has an elongated synthetic resin tongue shape with flexibility. On the upper surface of the holding piece portion 2, a lower tooth portion 10 protrudes from the upper tooth portions 8 and 9. The width of the holding piece 2 is about 1 cm. In order to make the mounting of the wiping material 11 reversible, the bag-shaped attachment holes are provided at both ends of the bag-shaped holding portion 13.
The base cloth 12 and the bag-shaped holding portion 13 are made of durable thick cloth material, for example, denim material. A front-side cloth tape material 14 and a back-side cloth tape material 18 are sewn on the front and back sides near the insertion port of the bag-shaped holding portion 13 to form a pair of thick portions in the present invention. The holding piece 2 and the grip 3 are integrally formed by injection molding a synthetic resin. The front-side cloth tape material 14 and the back-side cloth tape material 18 are formed by sewing a piece of tape having a U-shaped cross section so as to wrap the insertion port end of the bag-shaped holding portion 13, and cutting the insertion port end portion. It also plays a role in preventing the problem. Each of the front-side cloth tape material 14 and the back-side cloth tape material 18 forms a stepped portion inside the open end of the insertion port. The inner surfaces of the upper teeth 8 and 9 are oriented at an acute angle with respect to the upper stepped portion of the cloth tape material 14 on the front side.

  FIG. 3 shows a clip-type swing mechanism of the swing piece 4 in the continuous portion 7. A shaft portion 15 is provided at the center lower portion 17 of the swing piece 4, and the shaft portion 15 is fitted into a shaft hole provided in the connecting portion 7 and is pivotally supported. A spring material 16 as an urging means for urging the upper teeth 8 and 9 toward the holding piece 2 is provided in the lower part of the finger operation unit 6. The center lower portion 17 provided with the shaft portion 15 is rounded and abuts on the surface of the holding piece portion 2.

The attachment / detachment function of the bag-shaped holding part 13 by the cleaning member holder 1 having the above configuration will be described.
First, while holding the grip part 3, the finger operating part 6 is pressed with a finger to lift the tip part 5 of the swing piece 4 upward as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, and then the holding piece part 2. Is inserted from the insertion port of the bag-shaped holding part 13. Next, the upper teeth 8 and 9 and the lower teeth 10 are engaged by the elastic force of the spring material 16 by releasing the pressing of the finger operation unit 6 by removing the finger force. In this meshing state, the upper teeth 8 and 9 and the lower teeth 10 are engaged so as to be hooked on the step portions of the front cloth tape material 14 and the back cloth tape material 18, so that the holding piece 2 and the bag-like holding The insertion state with the part 13 can be locked and held firmly. In particular, when the meshing state is established, the inner surfaces of the upper teeth 8 and 9 are engaged with the end of the upper stepped portion at an acute angle. It is possible to provide a more rigid holding structure in which 9 bites into the end portion of the upper step portion and the holding piece 2 is not detached from the bag-like holding portion 13. In addition, if the inner surface side of the lower tooth portion 10 is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the lower step portion of the cloth tape material 18 on the back side, the engagement holding force on the back side can also be increased.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4 (4A), the lower teeth 10 are provided between the upper teeth 8 and 9 of the comb-like projection so as to face each other. Therefore, in addition to the engaging action, there are many portions that come into contact with the bag-like holding part 13 on the open end side of the insertion port, and the insertion state between the holding piece part 2 and the bag-like holding part 13 is locked. It can hold more firmly. As shown in (4B) of FIG. 4, the lower tooth portion may be provided with two lower tooth portions 20, 21 that face the upper tooth portions 8, 9. It is possible to enhance the engaging action to the step portion due to the above. At this time, the upper tooth portions 8 and 9 and the lower tooth portions 20 and 21 may be formed in a position form matching each other, or the formation positions may be shifted forward and backward. When shifting the formation position, it is necessary to shift the positions of the upper step portion and the lower step portion relative to each other to ensure engagement.
Further, the stepped portion can be formed by folding one end side and sewing as shown in FIG. 5 without using the front-side cloth tape material 14 and the back-side cloth tape material 18. 5 (5A), the upper cloth material 30 and the lower cloth material 32 folded at one end side are sewn by the sewing thread S so that the upper folded thick part 31 and the lower folded thick part 33 are opposed to each other. The insertion port shape of the bag-shaped holding part 13 is shown. When the bag-shaped holding portion 13 is formed by cutting from a cloth material, the step portion is formed without using a reinforcing tape material by folding and sewing the cloth cutting portion on the open end side of the insertion port. be able to. As shown in FIG. 5 (5B), an upper cloth material 34 in which one end side is folded and an upper folded thick part 35 is sewn, and a lower cloth material 36 in which a lower thick part is formed by a tape material 37, The step portion may be formed by overlapping the front and back and sewing them with the sewing thread S.

  When the cleaning operation is completed, when the dust adhering to the wiping member 11 is wiped off, even if the grip portion 3 is vigorously shaken, the engagement action by the engagement between the upper tooth portions 8 and 9 and the lower tooth portion 10 The holding piece portion 2 is prevented from coming off from the bag-like holding portion 13 and is prevented from falling off, so that the dust can be removed sufficiently. Therefore, the handy mop according to the present embodiment has excellent cleaning workability, and has a simple structure in which the lower tooth portion 10 protrudes from the upper surface of the holding piece portion 2 so as to face the upper tooth portions 8 and 9. The holding structure of the shape holding part 13 is provided. In particular, in the present embodiment, utilizing the strong holding structure of the bag-like holding portion 13, the holding piece portion 2 uses an elongated synthetic resin tongue having flexibility, and the wiping material When removing dust adhering to 11, even if it is gently shaken with the grip 3, it is easy to bend and has good shaking efficiency, contributes to improvement in cleaning workability, fits to the surface to be cleaned, and soft touch No cleaning tool can be provided. When removing the holding piece 2, the tip 5 of the oscillating piece 4 is lifted upward, and the engagement between the upper teeth 8 and 9 and the lower teeth 10 is released, thereby holding the holding piece 2 in a bag shape. It can be easily removed from the portion 13.

  It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes various modifications and design changes within the technical scope without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. For example, instead of the clip-type rocking mechanism of the rocking piece 4 of the above-described embodiment, as shown in Patent Document 1, a slide that slides the upper tooth portion back and forth to a position that meshes with the lower tooth portion 10. A slide lock mechanism including a movable holding member that provides a mechanism and locks the meshing state when the holding piece 2 is inserted may be used. Further, the present invention is not limited to the handy type cleaning tool, and can also be applied to a case where the grip portion 3 is formed separately from the holding piece portion 2. Further, a resin base for planting the wiping member 11 in place of the base cloth 12 may be used.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, cleaning tools, such as a handy mop which can support wiping materials, such as a mop-like thing, firmly by simple structure and can improve cleaning workability | operativity, can be provided.

1 is an external perspective view of a handy mop according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the cleaning member holder used for the handy mop. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a clip-type swing mechanism of the swing piece 4 in the continuous portion 7. It is a figure which shows the opposing positional relationship of an upper tooth part and a lower tooth part. It is sectional drawing which shows another example of the thick part of this invention. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning member holder 2 Holding piece part 3 Grip part 4 Oscillating piece 5 Tip part 6 Finger operation part 7 Connection part 8 Upper tooth part 9 Upper tooth part 10 Lower tooth part 11 Wiping material 12 Base cloth 13 Bag-like holding part 14 Front side cloth tape material 15 Shaft part 16 Spring material 17 Center lower part 18 Back side cloth tape material 20 Lower tooth part 21 Lower tooth part 30 Upper cloth material 31 Upper folded thick part 32 Lower cloth material 33 Lower folded thick part 34 Upper cloth material 35 Upper folded thick part 36 Lower cloth material 37 Tape material S Sewing thread

Claims (7)

A cleaning member provided with a bag-like holding part on the upper surface of the base where the wiping material is implanted, a holding piece part that is inserted from an insertion port of the bag-like holding part and holds the cleaning member, and the holding piece part And a movable holding member provided at a connecting portion of the holding piece portion and the grip portion so as to be movable with respect to the upper surface of the holding piece portion. In the cleaning tool provided with a pair of thick portions on the front and back sides of the bag-shaped holding portion near the insertion port, the lower tooth portion is opposed to the upper tooth portion on the upper surface of the holding piece portion. In the inserted state in which the holding piece portion is inserted and inserted through the insertion port, by moving the movable holding member to the holding piece portion side, the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion mesh with each other, The upper teeth portion is formed on the front and back sides of the pair of thick portions, and the stepped portion is located inside the open end of the insertion port. Fine the lower teeth are engaged, a cleaning member holder was such that the holding pieces are not detached from the bag-like holding portion, said movable retaining member, the upper teeth are formed on one end The other end is formed with a swinging piece pivotally supported on the holding piece part, and a biasing means for biasing the upper tooth part toward the holding piece part side. The upper tooth portion is provided in a continuous portion, the upper tooth portion has a comb-tooth shape including a plurality of protrusions, and one or more protrusions constituting the lower tooth portion are provided to face each other between the protrusions of the upper tooth portion. In the inserted state, the one or more protrusions constituting the lower tooth portion mesh with each other through the cleaning member between the protrusions of the upper tooth portion by the urging force of the urging means. Cleaning member holder. The biasing means is made of a spring material, and the spring material is disposed between the other end side of the swing piece on which the finger operation portion is formed and the holding member, and in the inserted state, the swing piece The cleaning member holding according to claim 1, wherein the upper tooth portion is urged toward the holding piece portion side by the elastic force of the spring material via the contact member, and the meshing state of the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion is maintained. Ingredients. The thick portion, said with a thickness which forms a step portion, the cleaning member holder according to claim 1 or 2 consisting of tape material which is secured to the front and back sides of the open end side of the insertion port. According to claim 1 or 2 wherein the fabric material 2 sheets forming the thick portion thicker portion provided with the bag-shaped holding portion which is sewn to face position by sewing by folding one end Cleaning member holder. When the upper tooth portion and the lower tooth portion are engaged , the inner surface of the upper tooth portion that engages with the step portion is inclined toward the step portion toward the tip of the upper tooth portion. The cleaning member holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The cleaning member holder according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the holding piece portion is made of an elongated synthetic resin tongue piece having flexibility. It includes a cleaning member holder according to any one of claims 1 to 6 cleaning tool, characterized in that holding the cleaning member by inserting into the insertion opening of the holding pieces.

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