This application claims priority benefit of Chinese patent Application No. 202423018439.5, filed on Dec. 5, 2024, and the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to the field of household cleaning, and in particular, to a mop bucket.
Among existing cleaning devices, a mop is a common tool widely used in household, commercial and industrial cleaning fields. A mop is usually composed of a mop rod and a mop head, where the mop head is composed of a series of replaceable mop cloths or mop ropes for wiping and cleaning the floor. Cleanliness and moisture control of the mop head are key factors in ensuring cleaning results. However, existing mop designs still have some problems during the cleaning process, especially in terms of mop moisture control.
Most conventional mop buckets include a clean water chamber and a dirty water chamber. The clean water chamber is used to store clean water, while the dirty water chamber is used to collect dirty water accumulated on the mop head during the cleaning process. Although the requirement of daily cleaning may be basically met by this structure, this structure has major problems during the use process in that when a mop head enters a dirty water chamber for cleaning, the mop head always has residual dirty water in the dirty water chamber; and when the mop enters a clean water chamber again, the dirty water is brought into the clean water chamber, which causes water pollution and affects subsequent cleaning.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a mop bucket, which aims to improve the practicability of the conventional mop bucket.
To achieve the objective, the present invention provides a mop bucket, which includes: a bucket body, wherein the bucket body has a chamber with an opening at a top, and the chamber is provided with a first partition plate and a second partition plate to separate the chamber into a dirty water chamber, a movable chamber, and a clean water chamber;
Optionally, the water supply assembly includes a mounting shell provided at a bottom of the mounting frame, a water pumping device arranged in the mounting shell, and a main control module electrically connected to the water pumping device, and the water pumping device is communicated with both the water spray pipe and the clean water chamber by a conduit.
Optionally, the main control module includes a main control board provided in the mounting shell and a key connected to the main control board, the key is mounted on the mounting shell, and the bucket body is provided with an operation hole corresponding to the key.
Optionally, the mounting frame is provided with a mounting groove communicated with the dirty water chamber, one side of the first scraper plate is fixed in the mounting groove by a rotating shaft, and the other side extends out of the mounting groove and is positioned above the movable chamber.
Optionally, a first abutment plate is protrudingly provided above the first scraper plate, and a second abutment plate cooperating with the first abutment plate is protrudingly provided on a mounting frame on one side of the mounting groove close to the dirty water chamber.
Optionally, at least one positioning groove is provided at a bottom of the first scraper plate, and a positioning protrusion cooperating with the positioning groove is protrudingly provided on a bottom wall of the mounting groove.
Optionally, the mop bucket further includes a cover body arranged on the mounting frame, the cover body is arranged above the water spray pipe, and the cover body is provided with an operation opening at a position corresponding to the first operation opening.
Optionally, the mounting frame and the cover body are provided with a second operation opening communicated with the dirty water chamber, and a second scraper plate inclined towards the dirty water chamber is provided between the first operation opening and the second operation opening of the cover body.
Optionally, the mop bucket further includes a filter bin, wherein the filter bin is mounted in the second operation opening of the cover body and is received below the second scraper plate.
Optionally, the mop bucket further includes a touch switch electrically connected to the main control board, and the touch switch is arranged on a peripheral wall of the first operation opening of the mounting frame.
Optionally, a drainage valve communicated with both the dirty water chamber and the movable chamber is provided at the bottom of the bucket body.
Optionally, at least one water pouring opening is provided on the top of the bucket body.
Optionally, the water supply assembly includes a manual water pump provided in the movable chamber, and the manual water pump is communicated with both the water spray pipe and the clean water chamber by a conduit.
The mop bucket according to the present invention achieves an efficient and convenient cleaning function by the coordinated work of a bucket body, a mounting frame, and a cleaning mechanism. Specifically, a first partition plate and a second partition plate are arranged in the bucket body, which separate a chamber into a dirty water chamber, a movable chamber and a clean water chamber, and can effectively isolate dirty water from clean water to avoid cross contamination. When in use, a user may operate a mop in the movable chamber by a first operation opening on the mounting frame. The cleaning mechanism includes a first scraper plate positioned above the first partition plate, a water supply assembly and a water spray pipe. The water supply assembly is used to spray clean water from the clean water chamber to the mop in the movable chamber by the water spray pipe. Specifically, when the mop is inserted into the movable chamber, the water spray pipe sprays water toward the mop, thereby cleaning the dirty water and dirt on the mop. Meanwhile, the first scraper plate below the water spray pipe scrapes and cleans the dirty water and dirt on the mop, and the first scraper plate is inclined toward the dirty water chamber, which helps to remove the dirty water or dirt on the mop and guide the dirty water or dirt into the dirty water chamber, thereby effectively maintaining the cleanliness of the mop and avoiding excessive contamination on the clean water in the clean water chamber by the mop during use. Therefore, the practicality of the mop bucket is effectively improved.
To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art are briefly introduced below. It is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art can obtain other drawings according to structures illustrated in these drawings without creative efforts.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear) are involved in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationships, the motion situations and the like between individual components under a certain pose (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain pose is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.
In addition, if there are descriptions relating to “first”, “second” and the like in the embodiments of the present utility model, the descriptions of “first”, “second” and the like are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance thereof or implicitly indicating the quantities of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined by “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, “and/or” appearing herein is meant to include three parallel solutions, and taking “A and/or B” as an example, it includes solution A, or solution B, or both solution A and solution B. In addition, the technical solutions among various embodiments may be combined with each other, however, this combination must be based on that it can be realized by those of ordinary skill in the art. When the combination of the technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination of the technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
The present invention provides a mop bucket.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
In this embodiment, the bucket body 10 functions to accommodate and support various components of the entire mop bucket and provide stable structural support. The bucket body 10 separates a chamber into three independent functional areas by using the first partition plate 11 and the second partition plate 12. Specifically, the first partition plate 11 is positioned between the dirty water chamber 13 and the movable chamber 14, and the second partition plate 12 is positioned between the movable chamber 14 and the clean water chamber 15. The dirty water chamber 13 is used to collect the dirty water generated by the mop 80 during the cleaning process and clean the mop 80, and ensures that the dirty water and clean water are separated to the greatest extent to avoid cross contamination. The movable chamber 14 is used to clean and store the mop 80 to be cleaned, so as to keep the mop 80 clean and convenient to store. The clean water chamber 15 is used to store clean water for use in subsequent cleaning processes, which prevents the clean water from mixing with dirty water.
The mounting frame 20 is used to provide mounting and operation space for the cleaning mechanism to ensure connectivity of the chambers and achievement of the cleaning function. Specifically, the mounting frame 20 is fixed to a top of the bucket body 10, and is provided with a first operation opening 21 communicated with the movable chamber 14. The user can treat the mop 80 in the movable chamber by the first operation opening 21, thereby effectively avoiding mutual contamination between the chambers.
In addition, the mounting frame 20 is further provided with a second operation opening 22 communicated with the dirty water chamber 13 and a third operation opening 23 communicated with the clean water chamber 15, so as to facilitate the cleaning operation of the corresponding chamber by the user.
The cleaning mechanism is used to clean dirty water and dirt on the mop 80 to ensure the cleanliness of the mop 80. Specifically, the first scraper plate 31 is arranged above the first partition plate 11 and is inclined towards the dirty water chamber 13, so that the dirty water and the dirt on the mop 80 are guided to the dirty water chamber 13, the dirty water is effectively prevented from accumulating on the mop 80, and the moisture retention of the mop 80 in the cleaning process is reduced. The water supply assembly is used to convey clean water from the clean water chamber 15 to the water spray pipe 32, and the water spray pipe 32 sprays the clean water onto the mop 80 in the movable chamber 14 to complete the cleaning of the mop 80. Since the water spray pipe 32 is arranged above the first scraper plate 31, the mop 80 is inserted into the movable chamber 14 and is rinsed with clean water and cleaned by the first scraper plate 31 to remove dirty water and dirt, thereby effectively maintaining the cleanliness of the mop 80.
The mop bucket according to the present invention achieves an efficient and convenient cleaning function by the coordinated work of the bucket body 10, the mounting frame 20, and the cleaning mechanism. Specifically, the first partition plate 11 and the second partition plate 12 are arranged in the bucket body 10, which separate a chamber into the dirty water chamber 13, the movable chamber 14 and the clean water chamber 15, and can effectively isolate dirty water from clean water to avoid cross contamination. When in use, a user may operate the mop 80 in the movable chamber 14 by the first operation opening 21 on the mounting frame 20. The cleaning mechanism includes a first scraper plate 31 positioned above the first partition plate 11, a water supply assembly positioned on the mounting frame 20, and a water spray pipe 32. The water supply assembly is used to spray clean water from the clean water chamber 15 to the mop 80 in the movable chamber 14 by the water spray pipe 32. Specifically, when the mop 80 is inserted into the movable chamber 14, the water spray pipe 32 sprays water toward the mop 80, thereby cleaning the dirty water and dirt on the mop 80. Meanwhile, the first scraper plate 31 below the water spray pipe 32 scrapes and cleans the dirty water and dirt on the mop 80, and the first scraper plate 31 is inclined toward the dirty water chamber 13, which helps to remove the dirty water or dirt on the mop 80 and guide the dirty water or dirt into the dirty water chamber 13, thereby effectively maintaining the cleanliness of the mop 80 and avoiding excessive contamination on the clean water in the clean water chamber 15 by the mop 80 during use. Therefore, the practicality of the mop bucket is effectively improved.
Further, the water spray pipe 32 is provided with a plurality of water spray holes 321, and the plurality of water spray holes 321 are arranged at intervals along a length direction of the water spray pipe 32.
Further, the water spray pipe 32 includes a closed end 322 and a water inlet end 324 communicated with the water pumping device 36, the closed end 322 is provided with a fixing part 323, the mounting frame 20 is provided with a fixing groove 24 adapted to the fixing part 323, and the fixing part 323 is fixed in the fixing groove 24, thereby ensuring the uniformity and stability of the spray effect.
In addition, the fixed design of the closed end 322 not only enhances the firmness of the structure, but also avoids the possible loose connection between the water pumping device 36 and the water spray pipe 32, thereby ensuring that clean water can be stably sprayed onto the surface of the mop 80 by the water spray pipe 32. This design may also effectively prevent water pipes from being damaged or leaking due to external forces, thereby extending the service life of the device. As a whole, this structural design simplifies mounting and maintenance operations and further improves the reliability and durability of the mop bucket.
Further, the mounting frame 20 is provided with a limiting groove 25, and the closed end 322 of the water spray pipe 32 is positioned in the limiting groove 25. The limiting groove 25 is used to provide additional fixing support for the closed end 322 of the water spray pipe 32 to prevent the water spray pipe 32 from being displaced or falling off during use. The arrangement of the limiting groove 25 ensures that the water spray pipe 32 can remain stable at a predetermined position, which avoids the displacement of the water spray pipe 32 due to improper operation or external interference, affecting the spray effect or causing other potential structural problems.
Meanwhile, the use of the limiting groove 25 also ensures that the water spray pipe 32 is accurately positioned when the mop bucket is working, so that the spray direction of clean water is more precise, the position deviation caused by the swing of the water spray pipe 32 is avoided, and the efficiency and uniformity of the spray system is ensured.
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The main control module controls the working state of the water pumping device 36 by an electrical connection. The user can start or stop the water pumping device 36 by operating the main control module, thereby controlling the spraying of the water flow. During the cleaning process, the user only needs to simply operate the main control module to automatically spray clean water onto the mop 80, thereby helping to perform the cleaning work more effectively.
Further, the mounting frame 20 is recessed to form a mounting space 26, and the conduit 39 is communicated with both the clean water chamber 15 and the mounting shell 35 by the mounting space 26, thereby avoiding interference between the conduit 39 and other components and ensuring the safety and stability of the conduit 39 during use.
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Meanwhile, the arrangement of the cover body 40 also protects the internal structure in the mounting space 26 and prolongs the service life of the device.
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Specifically, the second scraper plate 41 is arranged at an inclined position between the first operation opening 21 and the second operation opening 22, so that the scraper plate can form an angle with the surface of the dirty water in the bucket, and the dirty water is guided to the dirty water chamber 13 along the inclined surface of the scraper plate by gravity. The double-layer scraper plate is provided to effectively improve the cleanliness and dryness of the mop 80, thereby improving the practicality of the mop bucket.
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It should be explained that when the touch switch 60 continuously senses that the mop 80 is inserted into the movable chamber 14, the water spray pipe 32 is controlled to spray clean water until the mop 80 is out of the sensing range of the touch switch 60, so that the mop 80 always keeps a certain humidity, and the cleaning task of the mop 80 is facilitated. When the mop 80 needs to be dried and stored, the water pumping device is only required to be turned off, and the water on the mop 80 can be scraped away through the scraper plate, so that the mop 80 is dried.
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In addition, at least one water pouring opening 17 is provided at the top of the bucket body 10 to enable the user to quickly clean out the water in the bucket body and facilitate the user to clean the chamber in the bucket body.
The above mentioned contents are only optional embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention, and under the invention concept of the present invention, the equivalent structural transformations made by using the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present invention, or direct/indirect applications to other related technical fields, are all included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.
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