EP0824008B1 - Wringer for mops or scouring cloths - Google Patents

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EP0824008B1
EP0824008B1 EP97630047A EP97630047A EP0824008B1 EP 0824008 B1 EP0824008 B1 EP 0824008B1 EP 97630047 A EP97630047 A EP 97630047A EP 97630047 A EP97630047 A EP 97630047A EP 0824008 B1 EP0824008 B1 EP 0824008B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the function of the bottom wall is generally to connect the two side walls and the front wall to provide sufficient structural strength to the wringer but it still meets an operational requirement.
  • the bottom wall is a support plane and reception of the fringed or mop band to allow the spinning, in one action, the fringed band or mop, even if it has a longitudinal extension much greater than the height of the front wall.
  • the bottom wall is perforated to allow, during the spinning fringe strips or mops, the outlet of the liquid they are impregnated.
  • the rinse liquid is separated from the dirty liquid from the spin and the wringer is mounted on a two-bin bucket or mounted on a suitable container which collects the dirty wring water, a second container being available and containing clean water.
  • a suitable container which collects the dirty wring water, a second container being available and containing clean water.
  • the operator is forced, after plunging the fringed band or mop into the liquid for rinsing, to lift the fringed band or mop, barely soaked, with the structure that supports it, above the upper edge of the wringer to lower it down, by introducing it inside to perform the spin.
  • the fringed band or mop that is introduced into these wringers can pass underneath, crossing them until it joins the underlying liquid and is immersed for the rinsing.
  • the fringed or mop band is extracted from the liquid and lifted up to the useful height by remaining inside the wringer and then wrung out.
  • the operator can thus quickly and easily rinse the fringed or mop band to rid it of the coarser particles of dirt in the liquid, and can then spin.
  • the object of the invention is to solve all the aforementioned problems and disadvantages while at the same time improving the possibilities that could exist in prior spiners.
  • the invention relates to a wringer which is provided with a movable pressing panel with parallel translational movement, acting against a flat bearing wall, and which has no bottom.
  • the height of both the movable panel and the support wall is substantially equal to the entire extent of the fringed strips or mops to wring.
  • the stroke of the control stick which is actuated by the operator, is reduced although it determines a wide translation of the movable pressing panel.
  • the oscillating rotation of the handle determines the reciprocating rectilinear displacement of the movable panel by using kinematics with cranks and rods made according to principles known but appropriately dimensioned and located in a timely manner in the structure.
  • the side walls have two guides of appropriate shape so that the mobile panel, at the end of its passive return stroke, tilts by enlarging the opening at the top to provide a entrance and a larger space for the insertion of the fringed band or mop.
  • the nipples secured to the mobile wiper panel, which are applied to its blanks and which slide in the aforementioned guides, are in a parallel position set back from the previous active panel. That way, when the fringed band or mop is pushed, in front of the movable panel, against the front wall of support, the nipples do not intervene. This avoids, during the pressing phase, jamming due to the possible insertion of the threads of the fringed or mop band between the guides and the nipples, with consequent deterioration of the fringed band or mop itself .
  • a first advantage of the wringer according to the present invention is due to the high uniformity of wringing of the surface of the fringed or mop band, substantially all of it, without accumulation in the lower part (as a result of absence of the bottom) and without the fringed or mop band being moved downward as happens with the roller wringers.
  • a second advantage of the wringer according to the present invention is that it has, at the end of the return stroke of the mobile wiping panel, a wide mouth of entry for the band with fringes or mop which must be introduced and a light next satisfactory passage for the fringed band or mop that must pass through it to have access to the underlying container of the liquid for soaking and rinsing.
  • a third advantage is due to the fact that the rinsing and subsequent wringing of the fringed or mop band take place during a single immersion and lifting operation and this, with great ease of introduction of the band with fringes or mop and another great ease of positioning and holding the fringed band or mop during spinning.
  • Figure 1 shows the wringer according to the present invention viewed in perspective from one side and from above.
  • This figure shows the centrifuge designated as a whole by the reference 1, the front end wall 2 provided with a multiplicity of holes, and the side walls 3 and 3 'connected at the rear by a cross member 16 ( not visible in Figure 1).
  • the side walls 3 and 3 ' are formed the guide slots 4 and 4' in which the studs 12 integral with the movable panel 5 slide.
  • the bearings 13 and 13' of a small shaft 8 which carries the levers 7 and 7 'to which are connected the rods 6 and 6' for controlling the movement of the movable panel 5.
  • the shaft 8 is secured at one end, a hub 9 provided with a seat 14 in which is inserted a control sleeve 10 provided with a handle 11 for gripping on the part of the operator. If desired, it is possible to insert the handle 10 in seats which are provided with the lever arms 7 and 7 ', which allows to exclude, in such a case, the presence of the hub 9.
  • the wringer is in the rest condition and the movable panel 5 is fully recessed so as to provide the maximum inlet opening for the insertion of the fringe tape. or mop. Note that in the wringer 1 the bottom is missing which gives a free passage through which can be made to pass the fringe or mop that must join the liquid in the underlying container.
  • FIG. 2 differs from the preceding figure only in that a cap 15 is applied on the outside of the slots 4 for guiding the pins 12 of the movable panel 5.
  • This cap 15 which can be easily removed, serves to prevent that, while spinning, water can be sprayed outside.
  • the references assigned to the other parts have the same meaning as that previously adopted.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the top of the wringer 1, taken from the rear, on which the movable panel 5 appears in the open position.
  • This figure shows the lower crossmember 16 which connects the two side walls 3 and 3 ', the extensions 17 and 17' of the walls 3 and 3 ', which contribute to the formation of hook-shaped seats 18 for mounting the door. 1 on suitable carriers of a trolley or directly on the edge of suitable buckets.
  • the front wall 2 and the slots 4 in which the studs 12 integral with the movable panel 5 slide.
  • the bearings 13 and 13 'of the shaft 8 which carry the levers 7 and 7 ', the latter being connected to the connecting rods 6 and 6'.
  • the hub 9 provided with the seat 14 inside which is inserted the handle 10 provided with the operating handle 11.
  • FIG. 4 is a representation similar to that of FIG. 3 and it differs from the latter only as a result of the presence of the anti-projection cap 15 placed over the slots 4 for guiding the pins 12 of the movable panel 5. -projection 15 prevents the output of jets to from the slots 4 during the spin cycle.
  • the references assigned to the other parts have the same meaning as that previously adopted.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of the top of the wringer, taken from the front, on which the movable panel 5 is in an intermediate actuating position.
  • the perforated front wall 2 provided with a series of reinforcing ribs 19.
  • slots 20 and 20 ' provided for the insertion of the projections of a planar element which covers, at outside, almost completely the support wall, to prevent the release of any jets during the spin phase.
  • FIG. 6 is a representation similar to that of FIG. 5 and it differs from this latter only by the addition of the anti-projection cap 15.
  • the references which are assigned to the other parts have the same meaning as that previously adopted.
  • Figure 7 shows the wringer seen in front lateral perspective taken from above.
  • the movable panel 5 is in the maximum open position.
  • the front wall 2 is provided with an anti-projection sheet 21 which is engaged by its two projections in the slots 20.
  • Figure 8 is a representation similar to that of Figure 7 and differs from the latter only by the addition of the anti-projection cap 15.
  • the references which are assigned to other parts, have the same meaning as previously adopted.
  • Figure 9 shows the wringer 1 sectional view in a vertical and longitudinal plane, with the movable panel 5 being in the open position.
  • This figure shows the perforated front wall 2 provided with the ribs 19, the side wall 3 extending through the extension 17 ensuring the formation of the hook-shaped seat 18.
  • This figure also shows the guide slots 4 in FIG. which slide pins 12 secured to the movable panel 5. It may be noted that these nipples are in a position further back from the active spin panel, thus avoiding the jams that would occur during the spin if threads of the fringed band or mop came to engage in it.
  • Figure 10 shows the wringer 1 in section along a vertical and longitudinal plane, the movable panel 5 is then in the maximum closed position. It should be noted that the movable panel 5 is completely leaning against the support wall 2, which allows to obtain a high uniformity of the spinning of the fringed band or mop.
  • Figure 11 shows in section the wringer 1 mounted on the edge of a bucket 23 with an inserted fringe band 25.
  • This figure shows the foldable articulated structure 24 supporting the fringed band 25 which is inserted inside the wringer in the space defined between the movable panel 5 and the support wall 2. In this position, the fringed band can be dewatered.
  • Figure 12 shows in section the wringer 1 according to the present invention which is mounted on the edge of a bucket 23, being traversed by a fringed strip 25, and the relative support of the wringer.
  • the fringed strip is immersed in the liquid of the bucket, the folding articulated structure 24 supporting it being insertable into the space defined between the movable panel 5 and the support wall 2.
  • the absence of the bottom and the wide passage available between the support wall 2 and the movable panel 5 which is obtained with a normal stroke of the handle 10, constitutes as a whole the main innovative part of the wringer.
  • Figure 13 and Figure 14 are representations corresponding to those of Figures 11 and 12, the support structure 24 and the associated fringe strip 25 being placed in profile and arranged flat.
  • FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are representations corresponding to those of FIGS. 11 and 12, the washing assembly previously consisting of the foldable articulated support 24 with the associated fringe band being replaced by a clamp support 26 with a fringed mop. associated 27.

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Le domaine des essoreuses pour des bandes à franges ou des serpillières, en vue du nettoyage humide des sols, est vaste et varié.The field of spinning machines for fringed bands or mops, for the wet cleaning of soils, is vast and varied.

Sur le marché sont actuellement présents de multiples modèles variés d'essoreuses pour des bandes à franges ou des serpillières qui se distinguent les unes des autres, en particulier, par l'adoption de divers systèmes d'essorage de la bande à franges ou de la serpillière et par la façon dont l'action manuelle de l'opérateur est transmise à l'élément mobile qui produit particulièrement l'action de compression des bandes à franges ou des serpillières. Une telle essoreuse est divulguée dans le document US 2 651 073 . On the market are presently many different models of wringers for fringed bands or mops which are distinguished from each other, in particular by the adoption of various systems of spinning the band fringe or the mop and by the way the manual action of the operator is transmitted to the movable element which particularly produces the compression action of fringed bands or mops. Such a wringer is disclosed in the document US 2,651,073 .

Il est possible de dégager des éléments communs à la majorité de telles essoreuses tel que, par exemple, la présence d'un fond, de deux parois latérales dans lesquelles sont logés les paliers pour l'arbre destiné à recevoir le mouvement de rotation d'un levier actionné manuellement par l'opérateur et à transmettre une telle action, par l'intermédiaire de leviers de cinématique plus ou moins complexes, à l'élément mobile qui presse la bande à franges ou serpillière, d'une paroi frontale d'appui de l'élément mobile d'essorage contre laquelle est pressée et essorée la bande à franges ou serpillière humide, au moyen de l'élément mobile.It is possible to identify elements common to the majority of such wringers such as, for example, the presence of a bottom, two side walls in which are housed the bearings for the shaft for receiving the rotational movement of a lever actuated manually by the operator and to transmit such an action, via more or less complex kinematic levers, to the mobile element which presses the fringed or mop band, with a front end wall the mobile spinning member against which is pressed and dewatered the fringed band or wet mop, by means of the movable member.

La fonction de la paroi de fond est en général de relier les deux parois latérales et la paroi frontale pour fournir la solidité structurale suffisante à l'essoreuse mais elle répond encore à une exigence opérationnelle. En fait, la paroi de fond constitue un plan d'appui et de réception de la bande à franges ou serpillière afin de permettre l'essorage, en une seule action, de la bande à franges ou serpillière, même si celle-ci a une extension longitudinale bien supérieure à la hauteur de la paroi frontale. La paroi de fond est perforée pour permettre, pendant l'essorage des bandes à franges ou serpillières, la sortie du liquide dont elles sont imprégnées.The function of the bottom wall is generally to connect the two side walls and the front wall to provide sufficient structural strength to the wringer but it still meets an operational requirement. In fact, the bottom wall is a support plane and reception of the fringed or mop band to allow the spinning, in one action, the fringed band or mop, even if it has a longitudinal extension much greater than the height of the front wall. The bottom wall is perforated to allow, during the spinning fringe strips or mops, the outlet of the liquid they are impregnated.

Habituellement, le liquide de rinçage est séparé du liquide sale provenant de l'essorage et l'essoreuse est montée sur un seau à deux bacs ou bien elle est montée sur un conteneur approprié qui recueille l'eau d'essorage sale, un second conteneur étant disponible et contenant l'eau propre. Il y a des cas dans lesquels on n'effectue pas la séparation entre les deux liquides et on utilise un bac unique en préférant disposer d'une quantité de liquide supérieure.Usually, the rinse liquid is separated from the dirty liquid from the spin and the wringer is mounted on a two-bin bucket or mounted on a suitable container which collects the dirty wring water, a second container being available and containing clean water. There are cases in which the separation between the two liquids is not carried out and a single tank is used, preferring to have a higher quantity of liquid.

Dans les deux cas, lorsque l'essoreuse est dépourvue de fond, l'opérateur est contraint, après avoir plongé la bande à franges ou serpillière dans le liquide prévu pour le rinçage, de soulever la bande à franges ou serpillière, à peine trempée, avec la structure qui la soutient, au dessus du bord supérieur de l'essoreuse pour la faire descendre ensuite, en l'introduisant à l'intérieur en vue d'effectuer l'essorage.In both cases, when the wringer has no bottom, the operator is forced, after plunging the fringed band or mop into the liquid for rinsing, to lift the fringed band or mop, barely soaked, with the structure that supports it, above the upper edge of the wringer to lower it down, by introducing it inside to perform the spin.

Pour réaliser un autre rinçage, il est encore nécessaire de soulever la bande à franges ou serpillière au-dessus de l'essoreuse et de la plonger dans le liquide du bac accolé. De telles opérations de soulèvement de la bande à franges ou serpillière, pour la plonger dans l'eau de rinçage, ensuite d'élévation pour l'en extraire et après cela d'abaissement à l'intérieur de l'essoreuse, un grand nombre de fois pour la personne qui effectue le nettoyage, entraîne une fatigue non négligeable. D'autres inconvénients de ces successions d'opérations sont dus à l'eau qui coule d'elle-même à partir de la bande à franges ou serpillière à peine extraite du liquide de rinçage et qui risque de mouiller l'opérateur, avec les conséquences évidentes dans le cas où le liquide contient un quelconque détergent agressif, également avec le risque de mouiller le manche voisin du levier de commande pour l'essorage, qui doit être saisi par l'opérateur, en le rendant sale et visqueux. Enfin, l'égouttage possible du liquide sur le sol environnant peut compromettre le résultat d'un nettoyage parfait, principalement pour la phase finale de séchage. Un remède à de tels inconvénients a été envisagé au moyen d'essoreuses sans fond équipées d'un rouleau presseur, la surface d'appui contre laquelle agit le rouleau pouvant être courbe ou plane.To perform another rinsing, it is still necessary to lift the fringed band or mop over the wringer and dive into the liquid of the tray attached. Such lifting operations of the fringed band or mop, to plunge into the rinse water, then elevation to extract it and after that lowering inside the wringer, a large number many times for the person doing the cleaning, causes a not insignificant fatigue. Other disadvantages of these successions of operations are due to the water flowing by itself from the fringed band or mop just extracted from the rinsing liquid and which may wet the operator, with the obvious consequences in the case where the liquid contains any aggressive detergent, also with the risk of wetting the handle next to the lever of control for the spin, which must be grasped by the operator, making it dirty and viscous. Finally, the possible dripping of the liquid on the surrounding soil can compromise the result of a perfect cleaning, mainly for the final drying phase. A remedy for such disadvantages has been envisaged by means of bottomless centrifuges equipped with a pressure roller, the bearing surface against which the roller acts being curved or flat.

Dans ces essoreuses, si elles sont dépourvues de fond, la bande à franges ou serpillière qui est introduite dans ces essoreuses, peut passer en dessous, en les traversant jusqu'à ce qu'elle rejoigne le liquide sous-jacent et soit immergée pour le rinçage. Pour l'essorage, la bande à franges ou serpillière est extraite du liquide et soulevée jusqu'à la hauteur utile en restant à l'intérieur de l'essoreuse et elle est ensuite essorée.In these spinners, if they have no bottom, the fringed band or mop that is introduced into these wringers, can pass underneath, crossing them until it joins the underlying liquid and is immersed for the rinsing. For spinning, the fringed or mop band is extracted from the liquid and lifted up to the useful height by remaining inside the wringer and then wrung out.

L'opérateur peut ainsi effectuer un rinçage rapide et facile de la bande à franges ou serpillière pour la débarrasser des particules les plus grossières de la saleté dans le liquide, et il peut procéder ensuite à l'essorage.The operator can thus quickly and easily rinse the fringed or mop band to rid it of the coarser particles of dirt in the liquid, and can then spin.

Ces essoreuses à rouleau sans fond, si elles permettent de réduire partiellement les inconvénients des soulèvements et répandages répétés, présentent cependant d'autres inconvénients bien plus graves. En effet, pour permettre le passage, à l'intérieur de l'essoreuse, soit de la bande à franges ou serpillière, soit de la structure associée qui la maintient, le rouleau d'essorage doit effectuer une course de retour très grande. Ceci entraîne une série d'inconvénients techniques qui compromettent l'utilisation pratique ainsi qu'il est exposé ci-après. Il en résulte :

  • une rotation excessive du manche empoigné par l'opérateur pour transmettre l'action d'essorage ;
  • une amplification excessive, par l'intermédiaire de la cinématique, pour la course du rouleau d'essorage avec, pour conséquence, une force moindre applicable lors du pressage ;
  • un manque d'uniformité de la pression d'essorage de la bande à franges ou serpillière entre le début et la fin de la bande à franges ou serpillière, avec une dégradation de la qualité de la prestation lors de l'emploi suivant de la bande à franges ou serpillière lors du nettoyage ;
  • un risque élevé de traînée de la bande à franges ou serpillière vers le bas, due au rouleau lors de sa course utile d'essorage, par suite d'une absence de la progressivité de l'action de pressage.
These spinners with bottomless roll, if they can partially reduce the disadvantages of repeated lifting and spreading, however, have other disadvantages much more serious. Indeed, to allow the passage, to Inside the wringer, either the fringed band or mop, or the associated structure that holds it, the spin roller must make a very large return stroke. This entails a series of technical disadvantages which compromise the practical use as explained below. The result is:
  • excessive rotation of the handle gripped by the operator to transmit the spin action;
  • excessive amplification, via the kinematics, for the stroke of the spin roller with, consequently, a lower force applicable during the pressing;
  • a lack of uniformity of the spinning pressure of the fringed or mop band between the beginning and the end of the fringed or mop band, with a deterioration of the quality of the service during the next use of the band with fringes or mop when cleaning;
  • a high risk of drag of the band with fringes or mop down, due to the roller during its useful spin stroke, due to lack of progressiveness of the pressing action.

Pour résoudre en partie les problèmes précités certains constructeurs, tout en maintenant la simplicité de la construction de l'essoreuse à rouleau sans fond, ont prévu de diminuer la course utile d'essorage. Ceci a toutefois entraîné que, pour concerner la totalité de l'étendue de la bande à franges ou serpillière, on doit effectuer au moins deux phases successives d'essorage avec une perte de temps notable pour l'opérateur.To partially solve the aforementioned problems some manufacturers, while maintaining the simplicity of the construction of the bottomless scroll wringer, have planned to reduce the useful spinning stroke. However, this has meant that, in order to cover the entire extent of the fringed or mop band, at least two successive spinning phases must be performed with a significant loss of time for the operator.

Le but de l'invention, objet de la présente demande de brevet, est de résoudre tous les problèmes et inconvénients précités en améliorant en même temps les possibilités qui pouvaient exister dans les essoreuses antérieures.The object of the invention, object of the present patent application, is to solve all the aforementioned problems and disadvantages while at the same time improving the possibilities that could exist in prior spiners.

L'invention a pour objet une essoreuse qui est pourvue d'un panneau presseur mobile à mouvement de translation parallèle, agissant contre une paroi plane d'appui, et qui est dépourvue de fond. En outre, la hauteur aussi bien du panneau mobile que de la paroi d'appui est sensiblement égale à la totalité de l'étendue des bandes à franges ou serpillières à essorer. La course du manche de commande qui est actionné par l'opérateur, est réduite bien qu'elle détermine une ample translation du panneau presseur mobile.The invention relates to a wringer which is provided with a movable pressing panel with parallel translational movement, acting against a flat bearing wall, and which has no bottom. In addition, the height of both the movable panel and the support wall is substantially equal to the entire extent of the fringed strips or mops to wring. The stroke of the control stick which is actuated by the operator, is reduced although it determines a wide translation of the movable pressing panel.

Dans l'essoreuse suivant la présente invention, la rotation oscillante du manche détermine le déplacement rectiligne alternatif du panneau mobile en utilisant des cinématiques à manivelles et bielles réalisées suivant des principes connus mais dimensionnées d'une manière appropriée et situées d'une façon opportune dans la structure.In the wringer according to the present invention, the oscillating rotation of the handle determines the reciprocating rectilinear displacement of the movable panel by using kinematics with cranks and rods made according to principles known but appropriately dimensioned and located in a timely manner in the structure.

Toujours dans l'essoreuse suivant la présente invention, les parois latérales présentent deux guides de forme appropriée pour que le panneau mobile, à la fin de sa course passive de retour, s'incline en agrandissant l'ouverture en partie supérieure afin de fournir une entrée et un espace plus grand pour l'insertion de la bande à franges ou serpillière.Still in the wringer according to the present invention, the side walls have two guides of appropriate shape so that the mobile panel, at the end of its passive return stroke, tilts by enlarging the opening at the top to provide a entrance and a larger space for the insertion of the fringed band or mop.

Les tétons solidaires du panneau d'essorage mobile, qui sont appliqués sur ses flans et qui coulissent dans les guides précités, se trouvent dans une position parallèle en retrait par rapport au panneau actif antérieur. De cette façon, quand la bande à franges ou serpillière est poussée, en avant du panneau mobile, contre la paroi frontale d'appui, les tétons n'interviennent pas. On évite ainsi, lors de la phase du pressage, des coincements dûs à l'insertion possible des fils de la bande à franges ou serpillière entre les guides et les tétons, avec pour conséquence une détérioration de la bande à franges ou serpillière elle-même.The nipples secured to the mobile wiper panel, which are applied to its blanks and which slide in the aforementioned guides, are in a parallel position set back from the previous active panel. That way, when the fringed band or mop is pushed, in front of the movable panel, against the front wall of support, the nipples do not intervene. This avoids, during the pressing phase, jamming due to the possible insertion of the threads of the fringed or mop band between the guides and the nipples, with consequent deterioration of the fringed band or mop itself .

Un premier avantage de l'essoreuse suivant la présente invention est dû à l'uniformité élevé de l'essorage de la surface de la bande à franges ou serpillière, pratiquement sur sa totalité, sans accumulation dans la partie inférieure (par suite de l'absence du fond) et sans que la bande à franges ou serpillière ne soit soumise à un déplacement vers le bas comme cela se produit avec les essoreuses à rouleau.A first advantage of the wringer according to the present invention is due to the high uniformity of wringing of the surface of the fringed or mop band, substantially all of it, without accumulation in the lower part (as a result of absence of the bottom) and without the fringed or mop band being moved downward as happens with the roller wringers.

Un second avantage de l'essoreuse suivant la présente invention est qu'elle présente, en fin de course de retour du panneau d'essorage mobile, une ample embouchure d'entrée pour la bande à franges ou serpillière qui doit être introduite et une lumière de passage suivante satisfaisante pour la bande à franges ou serpillière qui doit passer par elle pour avoir accès au conteneur sous-jacent du liquide destiné à son trempage et à son rinçage.A second advantage of the wringer according to the present invention is that it has, at the end of the return stroke of the mobile wiping panel, a wide mouth of entry for the band with fringes or mop which must be introduced and a light next satisfactory passage for the fringed band or mop that must pass through it to have access to the underlying container of the liquid for soaking and rinsing.

Un troisième avantage est dû au fait que le rinçage et l'essorage subséquent de la bande à franges ou serpillière ont lieu au cours d'une seule opération d'immersion et de soulèvement et ce, avec une grande facilité d'introduction de la bande à franges ou serpillière et une autre grande facilité de mise en position et de maintien de la bande à franges ou serpillière pendant l'essorage.A third advantage is due to the fact that the rinsing and subsequent wringing of the fringed or mop band take place during a single immersion and lifting operation and this, with great ease of introduction of the band with fringes or mop and another great ease of positioning and holding the fringed band or mop during spinning.

Tout ce qui a été exposé précédemment résulte clairement de l'examen des planches de dessin annexées.All that has been stated above is clearly the result of the examination of the attached drawings.

La figure 1 représente l'essoreuse suivant la présente invention vue en perspective d'un côté et du haut. On voit sur cette figure l'essoreuse désignée dans son ensemble par la référence 1, la paroi frontale d'appui 2 pourvue d'une multiplicité de trous, et les parois latérales 3 et 3' reliées à l'arrière par une traverse 16 (non visible sur la figure 1). Dans les parois latérales 3 et 3' sont formés les fentes de guidage 4 et 4' dans lesquelles coulissent les tétons 12 solidaires du panneau mobile 5. Dans les parois latérales 3 et 3' sont en outre réalisés les paliers 13 et 13' d'un petit arbre 8 qui porte les leviers 7 et 7' auxquels sont connectées les bielles 6 et 6' pour la commande du mouvement du panneau mobile 5. L'arbre 8 est solidaire, à une extrémité, d'un moyeu 9 pourvu d'un siège 14 dans lequel est inséré un manche de commande 10 pourvu d'une poignée 11 pour la préhension de la part de l'opérateur. Si on le désire, il est possible d'insérer le manche 10 dans des sièges dont sont pourvus les bras de levier 7 et 7', ce qui permet d'exclure, dans un tel cas, la présence du moyeu 9.Figure 1 shows the wringer according to the present invention viewed in perspective from one side and from above. This figure shows the centrifuge designated as a whole by the reference 1, the front end wall 2 provided with a multiplicity of holes, and the side walls 3 and 3 'connected at the rear by a cross member 16 ( not visible in Figure 1). In the side walls 3 and 3 'are formed the guide slots 4 and 4' in which the studs 12 integral with the movable panel 5 slide. In the side walls 3 and 3 'are furthermore made the bearings 13 and 13' of a small shaft 8 which carries the levers 7 and 7 'to which are connected the rods 6 and 6' for controlling the movement of the movable panel 5. The shaft 8 is secured at one end, a hub 9 provided with a seat 14 in which is inserted a control sleeve 10 provided with a handle 11 for gripping on the part of the operator. If desired, it is possible to insert the handle 10 in seats which are provided with the lever arms 7 and 7 ', which allows to exclude, in such a case, the presence of the hub 9.

Telle qu'elle est représentée sur la figure 1, l'essoreuse se trouve dans la condition de repos et le panneau mobile 5 est totalement en retrait de manière à offrir l'ouverture d'entrée maximale pour l'insertion de la bande à franges ou serpillière. On notera que dans l'essoreuse 1 le fond est manquant ce qui donne un passage libre à travers lequel peut être amenée à passer la bande à franges ou serpillière qui doit rejoindre le liquide présent dans le conteneur sous-jacent.As shown in Figure 1, the wringer is in the rest condition and the movable panel 5 is fully recessed so as to provide the maximum inlet opening for the insertion of the fringe tape. or mop. Note that in the wringer 1 the bottom is missing which gives a free passage through which can be made to pass the fringe or mop that must join the liquid in the underlying container.

La figure 2 diffère de la figure précédente uniquement par le fait qu'une coiffe 15 est appliquée sur l'extérieur des fentes 4 de guidage des tétons 12 du panneau mobile 5. Cette coiffe 15 qui peut être facilement enlevée, sert à empêcher que, pendant l'essorage, de l'eau puisse être projetée à l'extérieur. Les références qui sont affectées aux autres parties, ont la même signification que celle adoptée précédemment.FIG. 2 differs from the preceding figure only in that a cap 15 is applied on the outside of the slots 4 for guiding the pins 12 of the movable panel 5. This cap 15, which can be easily removed, serves to prevent that, while spinning, water can be sprayed outside. The references assigned to the other parts have the same meaning as that previously adopted.

La figure 3 est une vue en perspective du haut de l'essoreuse 1, prise de l'arrière, sur laquelle le panneau mobile 5 apparaît en position d'ouverture. On voit sur cette figure la traverse inférieure 16 qui relie les deux parois latérales 3 et 3', des prolongements 17 et 17' des parois 3 et 3', lesquels concourent à la formation de sièges en forme de crochet 18 pour le montage de l'essoreuse 1 sur des supports appropriés d'un chariot ou directement sur le bord de seaux appropriés. On voit également, comme sur les figures précédentes, la paroi frontale 2 et les fentes 4 dans lesquelles coulissent les tétons 12 solidaires du panneau mobile 5. On voit aussi les paliers 13 et 13' de l'arbre 8 qui portent les leviers 7 et 7', ces derniers étant connectés aux bielles 6 et 6'. On voit enfin le moyeu 9 pourvu du siège 14 à l'intérieur duquel est introduit le manche 10 pourvu de la poignée de manoeuvre 11.Figure 3 is a perspective view of the top of the wringer 1, taken from the rear, on which the movable panel 5 appears in the open position. This figure shows the lower crossmember 16 which connects the two side walls 3 and 3 ', the extensions 17 and 17' of the walls 3 and 3 ', which contribute to the formation of hook-shaped seats 18 for mounting the door. 1 on suitable carriers of a trolley or directly on the edge of suitable buckets. We also see, as in the previous figures, the front wall 2 and the slots 4 in which the studs 12 integral with the movable panel 5 slide. The bearings 13 and 13 'of the shaft 8 which carry the levers 7 and 7 ', the latter being connected to the connecting rods 6 and 6'. We finally see the hub 9 provided with the seat 14 inside which is inserted the handle 10 provided with the operating handle 11.

La figure 4 est une représentation semblable à celle de la figure 3 et elle diffère de cette dernière uniquement par suite de la présence de la coiffe anti-projection 15 placée pardessus les fentes 4 de guidage des tétons 12 du panneau mobile 5. La coiffe anti-projection 15 empêche la sortie de jets à partir des fentes 4 pendant l'essorage. Les références qui sont affectées aux autres parties, ont la même signification que celle adoptée précédemment.FIG. 4 is a representation similar to that of FIG. 3 and it differs from the latter only as a result of the presence of the anti-projection cap 15 placed over the slots 4 for guiding the pins 12 of the movable panel 5. -projection 15 prevents the output of jets to from the slots 4 during the spin cycle. The references assigned to the other parts have the same meaning as that previously adopted.

La figure 5 est une vue en perspective du haut de l'essoreuse, prise de l'avant, sur laquelle le panneau mobile 5 se trouve dans une position d'actionnement intermédiaire. Comme sur les figures précédentes, on voit la paroi frontale perforée 2 pourvu d'une série de nervures de renfort 19. On voit également des fentes 20 et 20' prévues pour l'insertion des saillies d'un élément plan qui recouvre, à l'extérieur, presque totalement la paroi d'appui, afin d'empêcher la sortie de jets éventuels pendant la phase d'essorage. Les mêmes numéros de référence que ceux des figures correspondantes ont été conservés et on peut voir sur la figure les parois latérales 3 et 3', les fentes 4 dans lesquelles coulissent les tétons 12 solidaires du panneau mobile 5, le palier 13, sur la paroi latérale 3, de l'arbre 8 qui porte les leviers 7 et 7' reliés aux bielles 6 et 6', le moyeu 9 pourvu du siège 14 dans lequel est engagé le manche 10 terminé par la poignée 11, et le prolongement 17 de la paroi latérale 3.Figure 5 is a perspective view of the top of the wringer, taken from the front, on which the movable panel 5 is in an intermediate actuating position. As in the previous figures, we see the perforated front wall 2 provided with a series of reinforcing ribs 19. We also see slots 20 and 20 'provided for the insertion of the projections of a planar element which covers, at outside, almost completely the support wall, to prevent the release of any jets during the spin phase. The same reference numbers as those of the corresponding figures have been preserved and can be seen in the figure the side walls 3 and 3 ', the slots 4 in which the studs 12 integral with the movable panel 5 slide, the bearing 13, on the wall 3, the shaft 8 which carries the levers 7 and 7 'connected to the connecting rods 6 and 6', the hub 9 provided with the seat 14 in which is engaged the handle 10 terminated by the handle 11, and the extension 17 of the side wall 3.

La figure 6 est une représentation semblable à celle de la figure 5 et elle diffère de cette dernière uniquement par l'adjonction de la coiffe anti-projection 15. Les références qui sont affectées aux autres parties, ont la même signification que celle adoptée précédemment.FIG. 6 is a representation similar to that of FIG. 5 and it differs from this latter only by the addition of the anti-projection cap 15. The references which are assigned to the other parts have the same meaning as that previously adopted.

La figure 7 représente l'essoreuse vue en perspective latérale antérieure prise du haut. Le panneau mobile 5 se trouve dans la position d'ouverture maximale. La paroi frontale d'appui 2 est pourvue d'une feuille anti-projection 21 qui est engagée, par ses deux saillies, dans les fentes 20. On voit également sur cette figure les parois latérales 3 et 3', le prolongement latéral 17, les fentes 4 de guidage des tétons 12 solidaires du panneau mobile perforé 5, et le moyeu 9 qui présente le siège 14 pour recevoir le manche 10 terminé à son extrémité par la poignée 11.Figure 7 shows the wringer seen in front lateral perspective taken from above. The movable panel 5 is in the maximum open position. The front wall 2 is provided with an anti-projection sheet 21 which is engaged by its two projections in the slots 20. Also shown in this figure the side walls 3 and 3 ', the lateral extension 17, the slots 4 for guiding the pins 12 integral with the perforated movable panel 5, and the hub 9 which has the seat 14 to receive the handle 10 terminated at its end by the handle 11.

La figure 8 est une représentation semblable à celle de la figure 7 et elle diffère de cette dernière uniquement par l'adjonction de la coiffe anti-projection 15. Les références qui sont affectées aux autres parties, ont la même signification que celle adoptée précédemment.Figure 8 is a representation similar to that of Figure 7 and differs from the latter only by the addition of the anti-projection cap 15. The references which are assigned to other parts, have the same meaning as previously adopted.

La figure 9 représente l'essoreuse 1 vue en coupe suivant un plan vertical et longitudinal, avec le panneau mobile 5 se trouvant en position d'ouverture. On voit sur cette figure la paroi frontale perforée 2 pourvue des nervures 19, la paroi latérale 3 qui s'étend par le prolongement 17 assurant la formation du siège en forme de crochet 18. On voit également sur cette figure les fentes 4 de guidage dans lesquelles coulissent les tétons 12 solidaires du panneau mobile 5. On peut noter que ces tétons se trouvent dans une position davantage en retrait par rapport au panneau actif d'essorage, en évitant ainsi les coincements qui se produiraient au cours de l'essorage si des fils de la bande à franges ou serpillière venaient s'y engager. On voit également sur la figure les fentes 20 présentes dans la paroi latérale 3 et dans lesquelles s'engagent les saillies de la feuille plane anti-projection (non représentée), le siège 13 de l'arbre 8 qui porte le levier 7 relié à la bielle 6, la traverse inférieure 16 et le manche 10. On peut noter l'ample espace existant entre la paroi d'appui 2 et le panneau mobile 5 pour permettre le passage de la bande à franges ou serpillière à travers l'essoreuse 1.Figure 9 shows the wringer 1 sectional view in a vertical and longitudinal plane, with the movable panel 5 being in the open position. This figure shows the perforated front wall 2 provided with the ribs 19, the side wall 3 extending through the extension 17 ensuring the formation of the hook-shaped seat 18. This figure also shows the guide slots 4 in FIG. which slide pins 12 secured to the movable panel 5. It may be noted that these nipples are in a position further back from the active spin panel, thus avoiding the jams that would occur during the spin if threads of the fringed band or mop came to engage in it. We also see in the figure the slots 20 present in the side wall 3 and in which engage the projections of the plane anti-projection sheet (not shown), the seat 13 of the shaft 8 which carries the lever 7 connected to the rod 6, the lower cross 16 and the handle 10. It can be noted the ample space between the wall 2 and the movable panel 5 to allow the passage of the fringed band or mop through the wringer 1.

La figure 10 représente l'essoreuse 1 en coupe suivant un plan vertical et longitudinal, le panneau mobile 5 se trouvant alors en position de fermeture maximale. Il est à noter que le panneau mobile 5 est adossé totalement contre la paroi d'appui 2, ce qui permet d'obtenir une uniformité élevée de l'essorage de la bande à franges ou serpillière. Le point d'application 22 de la poussée de la bielle 6, situé en position intermédiaire entre les tétons supérieurs et inférieurs 12, permet au panneau mobile 5, dans le cas d'une position inappropriée de la bande à franges ou serpillière ou bien d'un manque d'uniformité de son épaisseur, de s'incliner par rapport au plan de la paroi d'appui 2, ce qui permet de maintenir toujours une uniformité élevée de la pression au cours de la phase d'essorage.Figure 10 shows the wringer 1 in section along a vertical and longitudinal plane, the movable panel 5 is then in the maximum closed position. It should be noted that the movable panel 5 is completely leaning against the support wall 2, which allows to obtain a high uniformity of the spinning of the fringed band or mop. The point of application 22 of the thrust of the connecting rod 6, located intermediate between the upper and lower nipples 12, allows the movable panel 5, in the case of an inappropriate position of the band with fringes or mop or else a lack of uniformity in its thickness, of inclining with respect to the plane of the bearing wall 2, which makes it possible to always maintain a high uniformity of the pressure during the spinning phase.

La figure 11 représente en coupe l'essoreuse 1 montée sur le bord d'un seau 23 avec une bande à franges 25 insérée. On voit sur cette figure la structure articulée pliable 24 soutenant la bande à franges 25 qui est insérée à l'intérieur de l'essoreuse, dans l'espace défini entre le panneau mobile 5 et la paroi d'appui 2. Dans cette position, la bande à franges peut être essorée.Figure 11 shows in section the wringer 1 mounted on the edge of a bucket 23 with an inserted fringe band 25. This figure shows the foldable articulated structure 24 supporting the fringed band 25 which is inserted inside the wringer in the space defined between the movable panel 5 and the support wall 2. In this position, the fringed band can be dewatered.

La figure 12 représente en coupe l'essoreuse 1 suivant la présente invention laquelle est montée sur le bord d'un seau 23, en étant traversée par une bande à franges 25, ainsi que l'appui relatif de l'essoreuse. La bande à franges est immergée dans le liquide du seau, la structure articulée pliable 24 la soutenant pouvant être insérée dans l'espace défini entre le panneau mobile 5 et la paroi d'appui 2. L'absence du fond et le large passage disponible entre la paroi d'appui 2 et le panneau mobile 5 qui est obtenu avec une course normale du manche 10, constitue dans leur ensemble la partie innovatrice principale de l'essoreuse.Figure 12 shows in section the wringer 1 according to the present invention which is mounted on the edge of a bucket 23, being traversed by a fringed strip 25, and the relative support of the wringer. The fringed strip is immersed in the liquid of the bucket, the folding articulated structure 24 supporting it being insertable into the space defined between the movable panel 5 and the support wall 2. The absence of the bottom and the wide passage available between the support wall 2 and the movable panel 5 which is obtained with a normal stroke of the handle 10, constitutes as a whole the main innovative part of the wringer.

La figure 13 et la figure 14 sont des représentations correspondant à celles des figures 11 et 12, la structure support 24 et la bande à franges associée 25 étant placées de profil et disposées à plat.Figure 13 and Figure 14 are representations corresponding to those of Figures 11 and 12, the support structure 24 and the associated fringe strip 25 being placed in profile and arranged flat.

La figure 15 et la figure 16 sont des représentations correspondant à celles des figures 11 et 12, l'ensemble de lavage précédemment constitué du support articulé pliable 24 avec la bande à franges associée étant remplacé par un support à pince 26 avec une serpillière à franges associée 27.FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are representations corresponding to those of FIGS. 11 and 12, the washing assembly previously consisting of the foldable articulated support 24 with the associated fringe band being replaced by a clamp support 26 with a fringed mop. associated 27.

De la description précédente, faite en référence aux figures du dessin, ressort la grande utilité de l'innovation offerte par l'essoreuse suivant la présente invention qui révolutionne une méthode jusqu'alors en usage, en réduisant la fatigue et les temps de lavage.From the foregoing description, made with reference to the figures of the drawing, the great utility of the innovation offered by the wringer according to the present invention which revolutionizes a method hitherto in use, reducing fatigue and washing times.

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  1. "Wringer (1) for fringed strips or mop, with parallel movement of a pressure surface (5) and no bottom so as to allow the fringed strips or mop to pass through and get immersed in the liquid contained in the bucket (23) beneath, characterised by the fact that it is composed of an almost cube-like structure (parallelepiped) without a cover and without a bottom, and where the wall opposite the stationary side (2) goes down to a crosspiece (16) located on the lower part; it has a moveable surface (5) that is pushed against a flat stationary surface (2) creating a parallel horizontal press, where said moveable surface (5) when at rest is inclined so as to offer a wider opening for the flanged strips or mops to be put in, complete with relative support structure; it is equipped with a kinematic device for moving the pressing surface (5) comprising: a control handle (10) fitted with an integrated grip (11) for the operator, for the passage of a hub (9) at the end of a shaft (8) that rotates within housings (13-13') on the side walls (3-3'); two lever arms (7-7') integrated into the rotating shaft (8); two connecting rods (6-6') with their big ends hinged to the ends of the levers (7-7') and whose small ends, connected to the middle zone of the back of the moveable surface (5), push it like toggles; it has on each of the side walls (3-3') two slits (4-4') between which run the pins (12-12') fixed firmly to the sides of the moveable surface (5); it has splashguard casings applied to the outside of the side walls (15-15') in line with the slits (4-4') and a flat laminar element (21) applied on the outside of the drilled stationary wall (2) with the function of a splashguard.
  2. Wringer for fringed strips or mop according to the first claim characterised by the fact that it does not have a bottom.
  3. Wringer for fringed strips or mop according to the first claim characterised by the fact that the wall opposite to the stationary one drops down to a crosspiece (16) located in the lower part.
  4. Wringer for fringed strips or mop according to the first claim characterised by the fact that it is structured in such a way that the moveable press surface (5) when not working is at a distance from the stationary surface (2) so as to allow enough space for the passage through from the top to the bottom not only of the fringed strip or mop but also of the support apparatus like the folding frames and the clamp grips.
  5. Wringer for fringed strips or mop according to the first claim characterised by the fact that the kinematic device for moving the moveable surface (5) composed of a crank handle (7) and connecting rods and a rotary shaft (8) is sized and installed on the side walls 83-3') in such a way as to confer the moveable surface (5) a broad movement without requiring of the control handle (10) any rotation that is greater than normal.
  6. Wringer for fringed strips or mop according to the first claim characterised by the fact that the slots (4-4') on the side walls (3-3') have been positioned, shaped and sized so that the moveable surface (5) when in the return position remains inclined, with the aim of increasing the width of the upper opening.
  7. Wringer for fringed strips or mop characterised by the fact that it has been sized to have sufficient height for pressing the fringed strips or mop between the stationary surface (2) and the moveable surface (5) just once instead of the two or more times as happens now with normal wringers for fringed strips or mops.
  8. Wringer for fringed strips or mop characterised by the fact that the pins (12) applied to the sides of the moveable surface (5) are set back with respect to the lie of the active surface of the moveable surface (5) so as to exclude the possibility that the ragged parts of the fringed strips or the mop get between said pins (12) and the tracks (4).
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