EP1345523A1 - Cleaning device with a cleaning portion comprising an adhesive surface and a cleaning cloth surface - Google Patents
Cleaning device with a cleaning portion comprising an adhesive surface and a cleaning cloth surfaceInfo
- Publication number
- EP1345523A1 EP1345523A1 EP01995873A EP01995873A EP1345523A1 EP 1345523 A1 EP1345523 A1 EP 1345523A1 EP 01995873 A EP01995873 A EP 01995873A EP 01995873 A EP01995873 A EP 01995873A EP 1345523 A1 EP1345523 A1 EP 1345523A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- cleaning
- adhesive
- support arm
- cleaning cloth
- cleaned
- Prior art date
- 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.)
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Classifications
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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
- A47L25/00—Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A47L25/005—Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass using adhesive or tacky surfaces to remove dirt, e.g. lint removers
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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
- A47L13/12—Implements with several different treating devices
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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
- A47L13/16—Cloths; Pads; Sponges
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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
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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
Definitions
- Fig. 1 is a side view of a conventional cleaning device
- Fig. 2 is a side view when a cleaning cloth surface of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention is brought into surface contact with a surface to be cleaned
- Fig. 3 is a side view when an adhesive surface of the cleaning device according to the present invention is brought into surface contact with the surface to be cleaned
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the construction of the adhesive surface and the cleaning cloth surface;
- Fig. 2 is a side view of a cleaning device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the cleaning device 9 shown in Fig. 2 includes a cleaning portion 10 having a cleaning surface 13, a support arm 11 equipped with a handle 16, and a pivot 12 for pivotally supporting the support arm 11 on the surface opposite the cleaning surface 13 of the cleaning portion 10.
- a flexible member 15 is fitted and fixed (preferably by an adhesive) to a holding plate 14, and the cleaning surface 13 is disposed on the bottom surface of this flexible member 15.
- the cleaning surface 13 comprises an adhesive surface 17 and a cleaning cloth surface 18.
- a stopper 19 is provided next to the pivot 12 for restricting movement of the support arm 11.
- the holding plate 14 is made of a rigid plastic material such as an ABS resin, for example.
- the flexible member 15 is made of a flexible material such as a rubber or foamed urethane.
- the cleaning cloth 18 can use woven fabrics such as a dust-cloth and a knitted fabric.
- the adhesive surface 17 must have tackiness to such an extent that it can adhere to the dust or the like having a size exceeding a predetermined size. Therefore, an adhesive is applied to the surface, or an adhesive tape is bonded, to form the adhesive surface 17.
- These cleaning cloth and adhesive surface are preferably replaceable. Further preferably, they are individually exchangeable.
- the support arm 11 is interconnected to the cleaning portion 10 by the pivot 12. Movement of the support arm 11 is restricted by the stopper 19 provided next to the pivot 12 within a predetermined angle ⁇ from the surface having the pivot. In other words, the support arm is freely movable within the range of this angle ⁇ , where the cleaning portion stays parallel to the surface 20 to be cleaned at any angle within this range, so that the cleaning cloth surface 18 keeps surface contact with the surface 20 to be cleaned.
- Switching between the cleaning cloth surface 18 and the adhesive surface 17 can be easily made during the cleaning operation by merely changing the tilt angle of the support arm. While the cleaning cloth surface 18 keeps surface contact with the surface to be cleaned, the adhesive surface is out of surface contact with the surface to be cleaned. Therefore, the cleaning cloth surface can freely come into sliding contact with the surface to be cleaned and its movement is not impeded.
- the cleaning cloth surface and the adhesive surface have a unitary structure, in which the adhesive 22 may be applied to a predetermined position of the non- woven fabric 21, and may be affixed to the cleaning portion so that the adhesive surface and the cleaning cloth surface can be arranged to a predetermined position of the bottom surface of the flexible member 15 when held by the cleaning portion 10.
- the adhesive surface and the cleaning cloth surface are exchangeable.
- This adhesive portion 22 may be covered with a peelable protective sheet 23, in such case the adhesive surface can be formed by peeling the protective sheet at the time of use.
- the non- woven fabric and the like applied with this adhesive layer has a laminate structure, the cleaning effect can be maintained for a longer time by peeling the outermost layer when the adhesive/cleaning effects drop.
- the flexible member 15 equipped with the adhesive surface 17 and the flexible member 15 equipped with the cleaning cloth surface 18 by separate members and to fix them to the holding plate 14 so as to form the cleaning cloth surface and the adhesive surface.
- the cleaning cloth surface and the adhesive surface are separately constituted in this way, the cleaning cloth surface and the adhesive surface can be exchanged individually, and only the contaminated portion can be exchanged.
- Example 2 In the cleaning device having the construction shown in Fig. 2, a dust removing sheet commercially available from Kao K. K. under the trade name "Quickie” was fitted to the cleaning cloth surface 18, and a dust removing sheet of Kao K. K. under the trade name "Quickie", applied with an adhesive, was fitted to the adhesive surface 17.
Landscapes
- Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP2000365737 | 2000-11-30 | ||
JP2000365737A JP2002165740A (en) | 2000-11-30 | 2000-11-30 | Cleaning utensil |
PCT/US2001/043514 WO2002043555A1 (en) | 2000-11-30 | 2001-11-16 | Cleaning device with a cleaning portion comprising an adhesive surface and a cleaning cloth surface |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1345523A1 true EP1345523A1 (en) | 2003-09-24 |
EP1345523B1 EP1345523B1 (en) | 2005-04-13 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP01995873A Expired - Lifetime EP1345523B1 (en) | 2000-11-30 | 2001-11-16 | Cleaning device with a cleaning portion comprising an adhesive surface and a cleaning cloth surface |
Country Status (11)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP1345523B1 (en) |
JP (2) | JP2002165740A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1235537C (en) |
AT (1) | ATE292928T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2002226923A1 (en) |
BR (1) | BR0115802A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2430283A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60110116T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2238504T3 (en) |
MX (1) | MXPA03004867A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002043555A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP4037190B2 (en) * | 2002-07-04 | 2008-01-23 | ユニ・チャーム株式会社 | Cleaning tool |
AU2003277527A1 (en) | 2002-12-27 | 2004-07-29 | Kao Corporation | Cleaning sheet |
US7591040B2 (en) * | 2003-12-18 | 2009-09-22 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Cleaning tool for removing larger and smaller sized particles |
CN101044967B (en) * | 2006-03-31 | 2010-12-15 | 3M创新有限公司 | Cleaning device with multiple cleaning sides |
JP2008020855A (en) * | 2006-07-14 | 2008-01-31 | Pentax Corp | Cleaning tool for photographic apparatus |
US7841040B2 (en) * | 2006-09-26 | 2010-11-30 | First Quality Retail Services, Llc | Absorbent cleaning pad with extended portion for use with a cleaning implement |
JP2010227175A (en) * | 2009-03-26 | 2010-10-14 | Duskin Co Ltd | Cleaning tool with turnover prevention function |
JP5498075B2 (en) * | 2009-07-22 | 2014-05-21 | 大王製紙株式会社 | Cleaning sheet |
JP5581161B2 (en) * | 2010-09-27 | 2014-08-27 | 大王製紙株式会社 | Cleaning tool |
FR3010889B1 (en) * | 2013-09-25 | 2015-09-25 | Concept Microfibre | DEVICE COMPRISING A CLEANING HEAD AND A SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO SURFACES. |
US10595698B2 (en) * | 2017-06-02 | 2020-03-24 | Irobot Corporation | Cleaning pad for cleaning robot |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3656202A (en) * | 1970-02-03 | 1972-04-18 | Schlegel Mfg Co | Combined sponge, scouring pile material and squeegee cleaning implement |
CA1099862A (en) * | 1980-02-11 | 1981-04-28 | Albert N. Thompson | Curling push-broom |
JP3515261B2 (en) * | 1995-12-15 | 2004-04-05 | 株式会社ニトムズ | Cleaning cloth |
JP3544108B2 (en) * | 1997-10-29 | 2004-07-21 | ユニ・チャーム株式会社 | Cleaning sheet |
JP3544109B2 (en) * | 1997-11-07 | 2004-07-21 | ユニ・チャーム株式会社 | Cleaning sheet using viscoelastic adhesive |
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2000
- 2000-11-30 JP JP2000365737A patent/JP2002165740A/en active Pending
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2001
- 2001-11-16 EP EP01995873A patent/EP1345523B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-11-16 WO PCT/US2001/043514 patent/WO2002043555A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-11-16 DE DE60110116T patent/DE60110116T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-11-16 CA CA002430283A patent/CA2430283A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-11-16 AU AU2002226923A patent/AU2002226923A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-11-16 CN CN01821822.9A patent/CN1235537C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-11-16 MX MXPA03004867A patent/MXPA03004867A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-11-16 AT AT01995873T patent/ATE292928T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-11-16 BR BR0115802-3A patent/BR0115802A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2001-11-16 ES ES01995873T patent/ES2238504T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-11-16 JP JP2002545542A patent/JP4018539B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO2002043555A1 (en) | 2002-06-06 |
ATE292928T1 (en) | 2005-04-15 |
JP4018539B2 (en) | 2007-12-05 |
CN1486155A (en) | 2004-03-31 |
EP1345523B1 (en) | 2005-04-13 |
JP2002165740A (en) | 2002-06-11 |
ES2238504T3 (en) | 2005-09-01 |
CN1235537C (en) | 2006-01-11 |
CA2430283A1 (en) | 2002-06-06 |
MXPA03004867A (en) | 2004-05-04 |
DE60110116T2 (en) | 2006-04-20 |
DE60110116D1 (en) | 2005-05-19 |
BR0115802A (en) | 2004-02-25 |
AU2002226923A1 (en) | 2002-06-11 |
JP2004527269A (en) | 2004-09-09 |
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