EP1679027A1 - Appareil pour le nettoyage du sol et méthode pour le nettoyage - Google Patents
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- EP1679027A1 EP1679027A1 EP05017234A EP05017234A EP1679027A1 EP 1679027 A1 EP1679027 A1 EP 1679027A1 EP 05017234 A EP05017234 A EP 05017234A EP 05017234 A EP05017234 A EP 05017234A EP 1679027 A1 EP1679027 A1 EP 1679027A1
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/32—Carpet-sweepers
- A47L11/325—Shampoo devices for carpet-sweepers
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/29—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
- A47L11/292—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid having rotary tools
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/32—Carpet-sweepers
- A47L11/33—Carpet-sweepers having means for storing dirt
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4013—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
- A47L11/4041—Roll shaped surface treating tools
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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
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
- A47L11/4088—Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits
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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
- A47L13/26—Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements
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- the present invention relates to a floor cleaning apparatus and, in particular, a combined discharger and electric sweeping member.
- Conventional dischargers have been used to effectively clean and degrease floors. In addition to removing dust, dirt, grease, stain from the floors, steam also has a desirable sanitizing and anti-bacterial effect. These conventional dischargers have cloths mounted thereon for wet cleaning and scrubbing. These conventional dischargers are equipped with reservoir s and heaters for generating steam to be discharged through steam outlets in the form of jets of steam directed towards the floors to be cleaned.
- the floor cleaning apparatus includes a discharger for discharging cleansing solution and/or steam to a floor surface, a receptacle, and a sweeping member operatively associated with the discharger and the receptacle for sweeping used liquid on the floor surface into the receptacle.
- the sweeping member may be a rotary sweeping member.
- the sweeping member may be positioned posterior to the discharger and anterior to the receptacle.
- the sweeping member may include at least one row of bristles.
- the sweeping member may include at least one sweeping strip.
- the sweeping member may include two rows of bristles and two sweeping strips.
- the floor cleaning apparatus may further include a slant wall disposed between the sweeping member and the receptacle, so that the used liquid on the floor surface can be swept into the receptacle via a top surface the slant wall.
- the bottom surface of the slant wall and the floor surface define an acute angle when the floor cleaning apparatus is in use.
- the acute angle is in the range of about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees and preferably about 45 degrees.
- the receptacle includes a slanted panel configured to abut against a bottom surface of the slant wall when the floor cleaning apparatus is in use.
- the receptacle may include a top panel slanted downwardly towards a central portion of the receptacle.
- the present invention is also directed to a method of cleaning a floor surface.
- a discharger initially discharges cleansing solution and/or steam to the floor surface.
- a sweeping member then sweeps used liquid on the floor surface into a receptacle.
- the discharger, the receptacle and the sweeping member are operatively associated with each other.
- the used liquid on the floor surface may be swept into the receptacle via a slanted wall between the sweeping member and the receptacle.
- the used liquid on the floor surface may be swept into the receptacle by using a rotary sweeping member.
- FIGS. 1 to 4 are various perspective views of the floor cleaning apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- the floor cleaning apparatus designated generally by reference numeral 10, includes a body or housing 12, a handle 14 coupled to the housing 12, and a cleaning head 16 coupled to the housing 12.
- the handle 14 may be rotatably connected to the housing 12 and movable between a retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and an extended position, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the handle 14 may have cord hangers 18 for hanging an electric cord 20 thereon.
- FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the floor cleaning apparatus 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- the housing 12 may includes a front cover 30 and a rear cover 32.
- the front and rear covers 30, 32 define a space or compartment within the housing 12.
- a reservoir 40 for receiving cleansing solution is removeably mounted on the housing 12 preferably at an upper front portion thereof.
- the reservoir 40 can be of any appropriate shape and dimensions.
- the reservoir 40 is preferably transparent or semitransparent so that the liquid level within the reservoir 40 is visible by a user.
- a reservoir release button 60 is provided to actuate an engaging mechanism employed to removably engage the reservoir 40 with the housing 12.
- the engaging mechanism may take the form of a conventional retaining clip, a catch, or a clamp, etc.
- the "cleansing solution” refers to water, liquid chemical/non-chemical liquid cleaning agent, water mixed with solid or liquid chemical/non-chemical cleaning agent or combination thereof.
- the front cover 30, the rear cover 32, and the reservoir 40 may be made of plastic or any suitable material by conventional method such as injection molding.
- a heating assembly may be mounted within the housing 12 for producing hot cleansing solution and/or steam.
- the heating assembly 50 may take any conventional form and may be installed within the housing 12 in any conventional way.
- the heating assembly 50 may include a coiled heating element 52, a heater 54 to be heated up by the heating element 52, and a heater shell 56.
- the heater 54 and the heater shell 56 together define a space or compartment for containing cleansing solution to be heated.
- a sealing ring 58 may be used to establish a sealing engagement between the heater 54 and the heating shell 56.
- the cleansing solution from the reservoir 40 enters the heater shell 56 through a valve assembly 62.
- the cleansing solution in the heater shell 56 is to be heated up by the heater 54 to produce hot cleansing solution and/or steam.
- the handle 14 is generally elongated and is designed in such a way that the floor cleaning apparatus 10 can easily be controlled and manipulated by the user.
- the handle 14 can be rotatably connected to the housing 12 at a rear upper portion thereof.
- the handle 14 may have an enlarged obround-shaped handgrip portion 70 and an outturned end 72.
- the user may grip the handgrip portion 70 and move the floor cleaning apparatus 10 back and forth.
- the user may rotate the handle 14 into an extended position, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, and grip the outturned end 72 for cleaning hard-to-reach floor surfaces.
- a handle button 73 may be used to release and hold the handle 14 in the retracted or extended position.
- the cleaning head 16 may be hingedly connected to the housing 12 at a bottom end thereof by a hinge mechanism 78.
- the hinge mechanism 78 may be a universal hinge or any other suitable hinge mechanism.
- the cleaning head 16 may include a base 80 and a top cover 82.
- the base 80 and the top cover 82 may be made of plastic or any suitable material by conventional method such as injection molding.
- the base 80 and the top cover 82 define a space or compartment for receiving the cleaning tool assembly of the floor cleaning apparatus 10, details of which will be described below.
- a discharger 90 is provided on the cleaning head 16.
- the "discharger” refers to a part of the floor cleaning apparatus, which can discharge cleansing solution and/or steam onto the floor surface.
- the discharger 90 may include a plurality of outlets 92, a leading edge 91 and a trailing edge 93, as depicted in FIG. 6.
- Hot cleansing solution or team produced in the heater shell 56 may travel to the discharger 90 via a conventional duct 96 and may discharge through the plurality of outlets 92 in the form of jets directed towards the floor to be cleaned.
- a pump 64 may be used to control the amount of cleansing solution entering the heater shell 56 and the amount of hot cleansing solution and/or steam produced.
- a sweeping member is provided within the cleaning head 16 posterior to the trailing edge 93 of the discharger 90.
- the sweeping member 100 is rotary.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 may be driven by an electric motor 104.
- the electric motor 104 may drive a pulley 106 via a traction belt 108.
- the pulley 106 in turn may drive the rotary sweeping member 100.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 can be driveably coupled to the electric motor 104 using other suitable coupling mechanisms such as gear mechanism, chain assembly, etc.
- the pulley 106 may be covered by a pulley cover 115.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 may be rotatably mounted on opposite sidewalls of the cleaning head 16 via conventional bearing assemblies 109.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 may be held in position at one end thereof by a rotary sweeping member holder 111 which may be covered by a rotary sweeping member holder cover 113.
- the electric motor 104 can be powered by AC power supplied to the floor cleaning apparatus 10 through the power cord 20.
- the electric motor 104 may be powered by a plurality of single-use or rechargeable batteries, if necessary.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 may include two rows of bristles 102 and two sweeping strips 103.
- the two rows of bristles 102 and the two sweeping strips 103 may be made of resilient deformable material.
- the two sweeping strips 103 are made of rubber.
- the two rows of bristles 102 may be arranged in alternate with the two sweeping strips 103.
- the two rows of bristles 102 and the two rubber sweeping strips 103 are fixedly attached to a rod 110 of the rotary sweeping member 110.
- the two rows of bristles 102 and the two rubber sweeping strips 103 may be arranged parallel to the rod 110, or in a plurality of helixes about the rod 110.
- the two rows of bristles 102 of the rotary sweeping member 100 are adapted to sweep dust, dirt, and other waste substances from the floor to be cleaned.
- the rubber sweeping strips 103 of the rotary sweeping member 100 are for sweeping debris and used liquid remaining on the floor into a receptacle 200 which is provided within the cleaning head 16 behind the rotary sweeping member 100.
- the "used liquid” refers to liquid that is originated from cleansing solution and/or steam and is discharged by the discharger of the floor cleaning apparatus onto the floor surface.
- the "receptacle” refers to a container disposed in the floor cleaning apparatus, which is used to collect the used liquid from the floor surface.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 can be turned on and off by pushing a switch button 120.
- This switch button 120 may be located on the floor cleaning apparatus 10 at a position easily accessible by the user.
- the switch button 120 can be located on the handle 14, or the housing 12, or preferably on the cleaning head 16.
- the position of the rotary sweeping member 100 relative to the floor to be cleaned may be adjustable, if desired, by adjusting the position of the rotary sweeping member 100, or by replacing the rotary sweeping member 100 with one having a bristle length commensurate with the floor to be cleaned.
- the floor cleaning apparatus 10 may come with a set of rotary sweeping memberes of different bristle length or strip height, and different materials for different floor surfaces to be cleaned, e.g. wooden floor, tiled floor, carpet, etc.
- a rubber scraper 224 may be provided at the bottom of a slanted wall or ramp 222.
- the rubber scraper 224 can be used to scrap the floor to be cleaned during the cleaning process.
- the rubber scraper 224 can also used to sweep the debris and used liquid, which are driven under the slanted wall, towards the rotary sweeping member 100 during forward movement of the floor cleaning apparatus 10.
- the floor cleaning apparatus of the present invention may contain one rotary sweeping member having only one row of bristles 102 and/or only one rubber sweeping strip 103. It is also understood that the floor cleaning apparatus of the present invention may contain one rotary sweeping member having more than two rows of bristles 102 and/or more than two rubber sweeping strips 103. The floor cleaning apparatus of the present invention may even contain more than one rotary sweeping member in side-by-side or parallel relationship.
- the slanted wall or ramp 222 is disposed transversely with respect to the cleaning head 16. Dust, dirt, debris, used liquid, and other waste substances are driven by the rotary sweeping member 100 towards the front surface of the slanted wall 222.
- the slanted wall 222 is slanted in such a manner that the front surface thereof is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the floor to be cleaned.
- the slanted wall 222 and the floor may be disposed at an acute angle which is in the range of about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees. Preferably, the acute angle is about 45 degrees.
- a gap or clearance may be provided between the slanted wall 222 and the floor such that the floor will not be scratched by the lower edge of the slanted wall 222 when the floor cleaning apparatus 10 is moved back and forth during the cleaning process.
- Dust, dirt, debris, used liquid, and other waste substances swept from the floor can be driven by the rotary sweeping member 100 toward the front surface of the slanted wall 222 in the directions as shown by arrows in FIG. 7.
- the receptacle 200 is located within the cleaning head 16 and is configured to be removable therefrom. Preferably, the receptacle 200 can be removable from the rear end of the cleaning head 16.
- the receptacle 200 may be of any shape and preferably in the shape of a tray to be fitted within a rear portion of the cleaning head 16.
- the receptacle 200 can be made of plastic, metal, or any other suitable materials.
- the receptacle 200 may be slidably fitted into the rear end of the cleaning head 16.
- Conventional retaining mechanism such as a lock 204, may be employed to securely retain the receptacle 200 within the cleaning head 16.
- the receptacle 200 of the illustrated embodiment may include a front panel 210, a top panel 212, a bottom panel 214, a back panel 216, and two opposite side panels 218 (FIG. 5).
- the bottom panel 214 is a flat panel defining the bottom wall of the cleaning head 16 when the receptacle 200 is inserted into the cleaning head 16.
- the front panel 210 is slanted such that the front panel 210 and the bottom panel 214 are disposed at an acute angle.
- the front panel 210 and the bottom panel 214 may be disposed at an acute angle which is in the range of about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees. Preferably, the acute angle is about 45 degrees.
- the slanted front panel 210 may be adapted to abut against the slanted wall 222 when the receptacle 200 is fully inserted into the cleaning head 16.
- the top panel 212 may be connected to the top edge of the front panel 210.
- the debris, used liquid, and other waste substances may be driven through a passage 226 defined by the top panel 212 of the receptacle 200 and an interior partition wall 228 of the cleaning head 16.
- the debris, used liquid, and other waste substances are collected in the receptacle 200.
- a handgrip 202 may be provided on the receptacle 200 at a rear end thereof.
- the handgrip 202 is adapted to facilitate the insertion and removal of the receptacle 200 into and from the cleaning head 16.
- the handgrip 202 may be in form of a conventional U-shaped handle, or a recess or groove, or a projection provided separately or integrally thereon.
- two rear wheels 260 may be provided at the bottom of the receptacle 200.
- Two front wheels 262 may also be provided at the bottom front portion of the cleaning head 16.
- a microswitch wheel assembly 264 may be provided on the cleaning head 16 at one side thereof for monitoring the movement of the cleaning head 16 relative to the floor to be cleaned.
- the rotary sweeping member is positioned behind the discharger, and that the receptacle is positioned behind the rotary sweeping member, it is contemplating that the discharger 90, the rotary sweeping member 100 and the receptacle 200 may be arranged in other suitable order.
- the reservoir 40 is to be filled up with cleansing solution.
- the liquid level of the reservoir 40 can be monitored by a sensor.
- the reservoir 40 can be filled up with cleansing solution through an inlet valve 66.
- the reservoir 40 can be removed from the housing 12 by pressing the reservoir release button 60 provided at the top of the housing 12.
- the filled-up reservoir 40 can then be mounted back onto the housing 12 of the floor cleaning apparatus 10.
- the valve assembly 62 is activated thereby allowing cleansing solution in the reservoir 40 to enter and fill up the heater shell 56.
- the floor cleaning apparatus 10 is connected to a power source.
- the user then turns on the cleaning apparatus 10.
- the discharger is then activated, and the heating element 52 is turned on.
- the heating element 52 generates heat to heat up the cleansing solution within the heater shell 56 thereby producing cleansing solution and/or steam.
- the cleansing solution and/or steam so produced is discharged through the outlets 92 disposed along the front bottom portion of the cleaning head 16.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 is also activated.
- the discharger and the rotary sweeping member 100 can be activated at different time as required by the user.
- the discharger 90 is used for cleaning and scrubbing to remove dirt, dust, stain, liquid, etc. from the floor.
- the rotary sweeping member 100 is used to sweep dust, dirt, debris, liquid, etc. on the floor.
- the discharger 90 and the rotary sweeping member 100 together perform floor cleaning, scrubbing, and sweeping at the same time to completely clean the floor in one single step.
- the user has the options to operate the discharger 90 or the rotary sweeping member 100 alone, if desired.
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