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Publication number: EP1188406B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: wiping; mop according; shaft; snap; mop
Prior art date: 2000-09-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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EP01122228A

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Klaus Horstmann

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Freudenberg Haushaltsprodukte KG

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EMSA GmbH

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2000-09-15

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2001-09-17

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2004-04-14

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2001-09-17 Application filed by EMSA GmbH filed Critical EMSA GmbH

2002-03-20 Publication of EP1188406A2 publication Critical patent/EP1188406A2/de

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L13/20—Mops
- A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
- A47L13/254—Plate frames
- A47L13/258—Plate frames of adjustable or foldable type
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L13/14—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices
- A47L13/146—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices having pivoting squeezing plates

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the invention relates to a wiper with a handle and a handle in the longitudinal direction slidably mounted sliding sleeve, from the at least two arms in the direction projecting a wiper device, which at a lower end of the stem stalk hinged, wherein the wiper device two at a middle between a wiping position and a wringing pivotally mounted mop plates having, by moving the arms at least in Auswring ein swiveled are.
Such a wiper is known from EP 0 914 797 A1.
the arms V-shaped in the direction of wiper device with two pivotally mounted on the middle piece mop plates are in latching engagement.
the the Wiping device opposite ends of the arms are in one piece along one attached to a handle slidably mounted sliding sleeve.
the lower end of the handle is pivotable along a center piece of the wiper device stored in a vertical plane.
a wiper is known, the has an axle, on the two wiping plates are pivotally mounted. At the axle a stem is pivotable along a plane stored.
the stem only along a vertical plane is pivotable relative to the wiper device and, for example, a for Floor wiping desired loop or S-motion not or only by appropriate Movements of the user of the wiper is possible.
S movement has the advantage that a more polluted side of the Wiper device always remains in the direction of movement of the wiper and so on Streaking or dirt on the surface to be wiped is avoided.
the invention is therefore based on the object, a wiper of the aforementioned Art to improve that while maintaining a possible Auswring ein the wiper without appropriate movement of the user a loop or S movement can be performed.
the spring arms are only for pivoting the wiping plates used in the direction of wringing, while they wiping with the wiper, that is in wiping position of the mop plates, with the mop plates not in Are engaged and these in their movement relative to the stem in no way obstruct.
the possibilities of movement between stem and wiper device improved by the gimbal connection between these. This is not just one Pivoting of the stem relative to the wiper device in a vertical plane possible, but the stem is essentially in the entire half-space above a to be wiped Surface pivotable relative to the wiper device.
the release of the engagement between spring arm and mop plate can be different Done way. It can be a detachable connection between the wiper plate in a simple manner and spring arm be present. This is for example by pressing a Foot switch or the like solvable, so that the movement restriction by the connection between spring arms and mop plates is solved. Later will be another one Possibilities of separating spring arm and mop plates described.
the lower stem end may be formed as a stem receiving sleeve.
the stem receiving sleeve for example, have an internal thread into which in Known manner, a stem is screwed.
one may adjoin the lower end of the handle lower stem portion have a non-circular cross-section.
Cross-section such as a square, oval or other non-circular cross-section it is ensured that the sliding sleeve is rotatably mounted on the stem.
the sliding sleeve is slidably mounted on the lower handle portion. It would be also possible, the sliding sleeve over the lower stem section out to the top too move, where it would be rotatable relative to the stem, for example.
the sliding sleeve in a disengaged position of the spring arms substantially an upper end of the section opposite the lower end of the handle the lower stem portion be releasably held. Keeping in this disengaged position can by a latching engagement, by a releasable lock or the like.
the film hinge can be between Subpages of center piece and mop plates be formed.
the mop plates in its wiping position be held by means of releasable latching engagement.
the locking can be done for example on the center piece. It is a simple embodiment conceivable in which a locking element is arranged on each wiper plate, which in wiping position with a counter-locking element on the other mop plate is in releasable engagement. In this way, results in a higher stability of Wiping position, as the latching engagement is not relative to the center piece and with long lever arms he follows.
a locking element is a latching hook, in particular along a top of the mop plate extends and in wiping position in a latching opening as a counter-locking element in the top of each other mop plate with his Resting engages.
the latching hooks can be made in one piece with the mop plates made of a suitable plastic material or the like may be formed. It is also possible that the latching hook is formed separately and in particular at its the detent end opposite End is releasably secured to the mop plate.
the catch hook recessed be arranged in the mop plate.
the spring arms elastically be deflected relative to the sliding sleeve, or be spreadable and with their lower engagement ends in substantially perpendicularly from the center laterally outward running engagement grooves in tops of the mop plates be used.
the Engagement grooves move the engagement ends of the spring arms when the sliding sleeve along the stem in the direction wiper device is moved down.
the latching engagement between the mop plates is preferably automatically released and the mop plates from their wiping position in the Auswring ein pivoted.
the spring arms are elastically relative to the stem after spread outside or deflected relative to the sliding sleeve.
the elasticity and deflection of the spring arms can be improved, for example are when at the end portion extending substantially parallel to the stem Center section connects.
a can Center piece assigning Nutendabrough funnel-shaped at least upwards in the direction Spring arm extended.
a simple example of the bearing bracket for the cardanic bearing of the stem can be found in a substantially U-shaped bearing bracket are seen, with free ends of his U-legs are fastened in the middle piece in particular releasably.
the aforementioned loop or S-movement allows and on the other hand only a vertical plane for pivoting provides the handle, at least in the region of a U-leg and a subsequent to this half of the U-shaped arc a circular cross-section have, wherein the cross section of the other U-leg or the other Half of the U-bend can be angular, for example, square.
the circular Cross-section is also a pivoting perpendicular to the vertical pivot plane possible, while in the square cross-section only one pivoting along the vertical plane is possible.
the wiper according to the invention can be used both as a wet and dry wiper become.
the wiper pad at least two layers of wiper or scrubbing layer and sponge layer built is.
Sponge layer in this context means no restriction of the material, but should represent a material property that has sufficient Fluid intake of a material allowed.
such a sponge layer be as elastic as possible to release excess water or another compressible liquid used to clean a floor is in wiper plates in Auswring ein.
this can at least two recessed grips formed on opposite outer sides exhibit.
At least a recessed grip at its lower end have a push stop.
the wiping position can for example be determined by the fact that when horizontal Alignment of mop plates and centerpiece this with their facing each other Side surfaces are in plant. To make the film schamier easier and at the same time It is possible to fix the wiping position between center piece and wiper in each case an essentially extending to the film hinge gap formed be in the stops to determine the wiping position of side surfaces of the mop plate and / or the centerpiece protrude.
the actuating arms can be integrally formed with the sliding sleeve be and protrude from this towards wiping.
material comes for example a plastic for both sliding sleeve and operating arms in question.
the plastic must be sufficiently elastic that the actuating arms at least are partially elastically alsspreitzbar.
the sliding sleeve can be a cylindrical Have through-hole with upper inlet opening and lower outlet opening, wherein the outlet opening is disposed between upper ends of the actuating arms is.
the lower stem end protrudes from the sliding sleeve and is between arranged the actuating arms.
the locking elements in wiping position of the wiper independently be formed latched.
the lower end of the stem can be in a Aufschraubhülse be screwed, which has a bearing ball at its free end. About the bearing ball and a corresponding bearing bore in the Aufschraubhülse is reached a cardanic storage.
the Aufschraubhülse can be assembled from two halves.
the wiper according to the invention with its various parts is preferably made Materials made insensitive to corresponding liquids Cleaning a floor are, such as plastic materials. Certain parts However, the wiper can also be made of metal, such as the latching hook, the Spring arms or the like.
Figure 1 is a plan view of a wiper 1 according to the invention with partially dar Stem 2 shown.
the stem 2 is at its lower end of the stem 7 with a bearing bore 12 provided along a bearing bracket 13 feasible and relative to the bearing bracket is pivotable. This essentially results in a cardanic storage of the stem 2.
the bearing bracket 13 is fixed to a central piece 8 of a wiper device 6 and in essential U-shaped, see also Figure 4. Laterally to the middle piece 8 are as more Parts of the wiper device 6 are arranged wiper plates 11. These are relative to the middle piece 8 pivotally mounted.
the pivotable storage takes place in a gap 49 via a film hinge 16, see also Figure 5.
Nutendabitese 39 of the engagement grooves 28, 29 adjacent to the center piece 8 are in essentially funnel-shaped upward in the direction of the upper sides and toward the center piece 8 expanded.
latching hooks 21 as latching elements 19 arranged on the upper sides 22 of the mop plates 11 arranged. These are substantially hook-shaped, with a corresponding hook-shaped detent end 24 in a detent opening 23 as a counter-locking element 20 engages.
the latching hooks 21 are each arranged so that they are sunk in the tops 22 of the mop plates 11 are arranged and at one of the detent end 24 opposite end 25 at the top of each plate 11 releasably attached are.
the locking element 19 shown individually in Figure 1 extends from that in the figure on the left wiper plate 11 via the middle piece 8 to the latching opening 23 in the in Figure 1 right wiper plate. There, the locking end 24 engages in the corresponding Latching opening 23 a.
Another latching hook can in the reverse manner in FIG 1 above the engagement grooves 28 and 29 be arranged analogously, wherein it is different from the right mop plate to a corresponding latch opening in the left mop plate 11 extends.
the corresponding latching hooks 21 are usually so far sunk in the topsides 22 of the mop plates 11 arranged so that they are flush with the tops.
FIG. 2 shows a section along the line II-II from FIG. It is special it can be seen that on undersides 17 of the wiping plates 11 and also of the middle piece 8 a wiper pad 44 releasably, for example via a so-called velcro, is attached.
the wiper pad 44 is in the illustrated embodiment, two layers and includes a wiping / scrubbing layer 45 and a sponge layer 46.
the sponge layer 46 serves to receive a corresponding amount of liquid for cleaning a floor or the like and the wiper / scrubbing layer 45 serve to wipe the surface of the soil or also to the shyness of this surface, if persistent Dirt residues are present.
the stem 2 extends along the bearing bracket 13 in FIG a vertical plane and slidable about the bearing bracket 8 perpendicular to this vertical Level is pivotally mounted.
This essentially means every possible Arrangement of the stem 2 relative to the bearing bracket in the upper half-space above a possible to wiping soil.
a projection 42 before see also Figure 4, wherein between this and the bearing bracket a pivoting gap 43, see Figure 4, for pivoting and for guiding the lower Stielendes 7 is formed.
the engagement grooves 28, 29 are in the direction of the center piece 8 increasing groove depth 38th formed, wherein they are substantially up to the corresponding film hinges 16, see also Figure 1, extend.
the stem 2 is shown with sliding sleeve 4 without wiper device 6.
the lower handle portion 14 has a non-round Cross-section, that is, it has a square, polygonal, oval or other Cross-section which prevents the sliding sleeve 4 rotatable relative to the lower stem portion 14 is.
At the upper end portion 15 of the lower handle portion 14 may be a Disengaged position for the sliding sleeve 4 may be formed in this so far along of the lower stem portion 14 is shifted upward that the spring arms 5 with their lower engaging ends 26, 27 completely removed from the engagement grooves 28, 29 are.
the spring arms 5 are then in contact with their lower engagement ends 26, 27 inwards in the direction of stem 2 and then outwardly curved, lower End portions 30, 31 on.
This is followed by a substantially parallel to the lower Stem portion 14 extending central portion 32, 33 at.
These middle sections 32, 33 are parallel with the sliding sleeve 4 inwardly in the direction of lower stem portion 14 staggered end portions 34, 35 connected.
a length 36 of the middle sections 32, 33 substantially corresponds to a length 37, see FIG. 1, of the engagement grooves 28, 29, see also FIG. 5.
the wiper device 6 is shown with wiping plates 11 in Auswringrus 10.
the sliding sleeve 4 is so far along of the lower stem portion 14 is shifted downward until it is substantially at Bearing bracket 13 is applied.
the spring arms 5 are with their lower engaging ends 26, 27th along the engagement grooves 28, 29 displaced outwards relative to the center piece 8, wherein the wiping plates 11 on the film hinges 16 relative to the middle piece 8 to each other to be pivoted and in mutual contact pressure.
Figure 4 is still a mop plate 11 with its top 22 visible and the center piece 8 is visible with a side surface 57 which otherwise, see for example FIG 2, a wall of the gap 49 forms. From side surfaces 57 of the middle piece 8 and / or of corresponding, these side surfaces assigning side surfaces of the mop plates 11 are stops 50 51 before, the wiping position 9 of Figure 1 and 2, respectively determine.
the latching opening 23 as a counter-latching element 20th visible, noticeable. This extends perpendicular to the top 22 of the mop plate in this. At the locking opening 23 closes in the direction of the center piece 8 a recess 55 for receiving of the latching hook 21, see also FIG. 1.
latch hook 21 which is below the spring arm 5 at the Attached top 22 of the illustrated mop plate 11 and vice versa as shown Latch hook 21 would be arranged, not shown.
the bearing bracket 13 is substantially U-shaped with U-legs 40, 41 and connecting them U-bend 52. With the U-bend 52 is the sliding sleeve 4 with its front end in Auswringrus ein 10 of the mop plates 11 in Appendix.
the projection 42 projects below the bearing bracket 13, wherein between this and the bearing bracket of the pivot gap 43 is formed, along which the lower end of the stem 7 with the bearing bore 12 slidably and in which the bearing bore 12 is mounted pivotably relative to the bearing bracket 13.
the sliding sleeve 4 has at least two opposite outer sides 53, 54 Griffmulden 47, in which a user when moving the sliding sleeve along of the lower stem portion 14, see Figure 3, can engage.
the recessed grips 47 end in the direction of bearing bracket 13 with pressure stops 48, the power transmission during Move the sliding sleeve 4 improve.
FIG. 5 shows a view from direction V according to FIG. In this view is especially recognizable, as by elastic spreading of the spring arms 5 relative to Sliding sleeve 4, the wiping plates 11 held in their Auswringrus too 10 and there to each other pressed. It can be seen that in Auswringrus ein 10 of the mop plates 11 substantially the central portions 32, 33 received by the engagement grooves 28, 29 are, with some of the lower end portions 30, 31 and upper end portions 34, 35 extend into the engagement grooves 28, 29 can.
the sponge layer 46 of the wiper pad 44 is compressed to provide an excess of liquid from the wiper pad 44 to the to remove later cleaning of a floor or the like.
the wiper sleeve 4 is up moved to a lower end position along the lower handle portion 14, see Also Figure 4, wherein it is with the U-arm 52 in Appendix.
FIG. 6 shows a perspective top view obliquely from above of a further exemplary embodiment a wiper device 6 of a wiper according to the invention 1.
This differs from the previously described wiper 6 in the preceding Figures in particular in that on both sides of the bearing bracket 13 and diagonally to This locking element 19 are arranged.
the locking elements 19 are through the lower Engagement ends 26, 27 of the actuating arms 5 pivotable in its Endrast ein, so that the wiper device 6 in the Auswring ein 10 by moving the actuating arms 5 is pivotable along the stem 2.
the engagement grooves 28, 29 at their ends remote from the bearing bracket 13 via corresponding end curves closed and have a toward bearing bracket 13 increasing Width up.
the locking elements 19 are substantially directly adjacent to the bearing bracket 13 arranged diagonally opposite to this.
FIG. 7 shows a perspective side view of
Aufschraubhülse 60 This is on the lower stem end 7 of a commercially available stem screwed, the Aufschraubhülse 16 at its end facing the handle end a screw-in 62 and opposite a bearing ball 61 has.
the Aufschraubhülse 60 is made composed of two half, for example by means of two screws with each other are fastened.
the bearing bore 12 is arranged, in which the bearing bracket 13 is added.
FIG 8 shows a perspective side view of a sliding sleeve 4. This instructs her the wiper 6 facing lower end two in one piece with the sliding sleeve 4 trained actuating arms 5 on.
the sliding sleeve 4 has a substantially cylindrical through-hole with upper inlet opening 59 and lower outlet opening 58 on. Through the through hole of the stem 2 is pushed through so far, that the lower stem end 7 (not shown) from the lower outlet opening Protrudes 58 and arranged substantially between the two actuating arms 5 is. At this point, then the lower stem end in the Aufschraubhülse 60, see Figure 7 screwed and thus releasably connected to the wiper device 6, see Figure 6.
the actuating arms 5 are rounded at their free ends under formation the lower engaging ends 26, 27, which extend outwardly curved.
each of the arms has a pivoting recess 63, in particular the Aufschraubhülse in certain Positions of the stem is einschwenkbar.
each of the arms has a counter-locking element 20 in the region of the pivotable locking elements 19 a latching recess on, in which engages the respective latching elements 19 in the position shown in Figure 6.

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DE20016042U DE20016042U1 (de)	2000-09-15	2000-09-15	Wischer
DE20016042U		2000-09-15

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EP1188406A3 EP1188406A3 (de)	2002-11-20
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AT (1)	ATE264083T1 (pt)
DE (2)	DE20016042U1 (pt)
DK (1)	DK1188406T3 (pt)
ES (1)	ES2217071T3 (pt)
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TR (1)	TR200400863T4 (pt)

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ATE264083T1 (de)	2004-04-15
PT1188406E (pt)	2004-08-31
EP1188406A2 (de)	2002-03-20
DK1188406T3 (da)	2004-05-17
DE20016042U1 (de)	2002-02-21
ES2217071T3 (es)	2004-11-01
TR200400863T4 (tr)	2004-05-21
DE50101965D1 (de)	2004-05-19

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