Patent Grant
11490777
This application is based on and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910384213.1, filed on May 9, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to a mop cleaning device.
Mops are common cleaning instruments used by people in daily life. An existing patent literature disclosed a rotary mop bucket which includes a bucket body, a rotary washing tank located on the right side of the interior of the bucket body, a spin-drying basket located on the left side of the interior of the bucket body, and a filter screen and a water guide plate which are located on the left side of the interior of the bucket body, wherein the water guide plate is clamped on the bucket body by means of a concave clamping groove and is formed with a water inlet and a water outlet, and the filter screen is detachably connected to the water inlet in the water guide plate. In this technical solution, the mop bucket is partitioned into two regions which are separately used for cleaning and spin-drying, and thus, the structure is large, and production and logistics costs are high.
To overcome the defects of the aforesaid technique, a lifting mop bucket is developed, wherein a rotary basket of the mop bucket is arranged over the bucket body; when a mop need to be spin-dried, the rotary basket is lifted above the bucket body to drive the mop disc of the mop to rotate at a high speed to realize rapid spin-drying of the mop; and when the mop needs to be cleaned, the rotary basket is lowered below the bucket body, so that the mop is immersed in water to be cleaned. The rotary basket and the bucket body of the lifting mop bucket are vertically arranged, so that the size of the bucket body is reduced, and a small space is occupied. However, the lifting structure is complicated, and the assembly efficiency is low; and due to the fact that all parts of the lifting mop bucket are made of plastic, the precision is poor, and the lifting structure may get stuck in use and cannot rise or fall anymore.
The objective of the invention is to overcome the aforementioned defects of the prior art by providing a mop cleaning device which is reasonable in structural design and low in production cost.
The technical solution adopted by the invention to settle the above technical issues is as follows: a mop cleaning device comprises an outer bucket, a water pump, a big cavity and a small cavity, wherein the big cavity and the small cavity are used for storing liquid, and the water volume of the big cavity is greater than that of the small cavity; the big cavity is communicated with the small cavity, a valve for controlling on/off of the big cavity and the small cavity is arranged between the big cavity and the small cavity, the water pump is communicated with the small cavity and pump waters from the small cavity, and the outer bucket is provided with a support abutting against a mop head of a mop; when the mop is cleaned, the valve is controlled to close a water passage between the big cavity and the small cavity, and the water pump pumps water from the small cavity to the mop to fulfill cleaning; and when water in the small cavity is used up, the mop rotates to be centrifugally spin-dried, and water generated during spin-drying flows to the outer bucket.
Specifically, the support is movably arranged in the vertical direction; and the mop is placed on the support when cleaned, and then the support moves downwards to drive the valve to close the water passage between the big cavity and the small cavity.
Specifically, the mop head of the mop is placed on the support, and when rotating, the mop head drives the water pump to pump water from the small cavity to the mop.
Specifically, the water pump is an impeller pump.
Specifically, the water pump comprises a cylinder formed with a water inlet, a spiral blade which spirally extends along the inner wall of the cylinder from bottom to top is arranged in the cylinder, and cylinder is able to rotate with respect to the outer bucket.
Specifically, the inner diameter of the cylinder is gradually increased from bottom to top.
Specifically, the support is fixedly connected to the cylinder.
Specifically, the big cavity and the small cavity are formed by partitioning an inner bucket which is arranged in the outer bucket, a partition plate is arranged in the inner bucket, and a gap is formed between the partition plate and the inner wall of the inner bucket; and the partition plate extends from an opening to the bottom of the inner bucket and is connected to the inner wall or the bottom surface of the inner bucket, a space formed between the outer side of the partition plate and the inner bucket is the big cavity, and a space defined by the inner side of the partition plate is the small cavity, and the partition plate has a water passage.
Specifically, the small cavity is arranged in the outer bucket, and the big cavity is arranged beside the small cavity.
Specifically, the partition plate is centrally symmetrically distributed with respect to the central axis of the inner bucket, and the support is coaxial with the inner bucket.
Specifically, the mop cleaning device further comprises an elastic part, wherein the elastic part applies a force to the valve to enable to the valve to open the water passage between the big cavity and the small cavity; and when the mop head is placed on the support, the resistance from the elastic part is overcome, and the valve closes the water passage between the big cavity and the small cavity
Specifically, the water passage is a through hole formed in the partition plate, the valve is a plug connected to the cylinder, and the elastic part applies to a force to the plug or the cylinder to enable the plug to move away from the through hole; and when the mop head is placed on the support, the cylinder overcomes the resistance from the elastic part to drive the plug to move close to the through hole to block the water passage.
Specifically, an inner cylinder is arranged in the cylinder, a gap is formed between the inner cylinder and the cylinder, and the inner cylinder is coaxial with the cylinder and is fixedly or rotatably connected to the cylinder.
Specifically, the inner cylinder is fixedly connected to the cylinder, and the support is fixedly connected to the inner cylinder.
Specifically, a water outlet of the water pump is arranged in an inner bucket area.
Specifically, the inner bucket, the cylinder and the support are arranged coaxially, and the cylinder is arranged inside the inner side of the partition plate.
Specifically, the water passage is a through hole formed in the partition plate, the valve is a plug connected to the cylinder, and the elastic piece applies to a force to the plug or the cylinder to enable the plug to move away from the through hole; and when the mop head is placed on the support, the cylinder overcomes the resistance from the elastic part to drive the plug to move close to the through hole to block the water passage.
Specifically, the water outlet of the water pump is connected to a water cavity through a pipe, and a cleaning roller which rotates with the axis thereof as a rotation axis is rotatably arranged in the water cavity; and when the mop is cleaned, the mop head rotates to drive the cleaning roller to rotate, and the water pump pumps water from the small cavity and then delivers the water to the mop head by means of the cleaning roller.
Specifically, the mop is a rotary mop, the outer bucket is provided with a support frame, a mop rod of the mop is provided with a hanger, and when the mop is cleaned, the support frame supports the hanger to restrain of the mop from moving downwards.
Specifically, the support frame has a notch, and the inner diameter of the notch is smaller than the outer diameter of the hanger.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages: when the mop cleaning device is used, the mop head can be cleaned and spin-dried at the same position, cleaning and spin-drying can be switched through a simple and reliable mechanism, and the production cost is low.
1, outer bucket; 11, support frame; 11a, notch; 2, water pump; 21, cylinder; 22, spiral blade; 23, inner cylinder; 20, water outlet; 210, water inlet; 3, big cavity; 4, small cavity; 5, support; 6, valve; 7, elastic part; 8, cleaning roller; 9, water cavity; a, mop head; b, inner bucket; b1, partition plate; c, hanger.
To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the invention clearer, the invention is further expounded below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described hereinafter are only used to explain the invention, and are not intended to limit the invention.
As shown in
Preferably, when this embodiment is implemented, the valve 6 is controlled through the support 5 to facilitate usage, and the support 5 is movably arranged in the vertical direction; and when cleaned, the mop is placed on the support 5, and then the support 5 moves downwards to drive the valve 6 to close the water passage between the big cavity 3 and the small cavity 4.
Preferably, the water pump 2 is a hand pump which is driven by rotation of the mop head a which is placed on the support 5, and when rotating, the mop head a drives the water pump 2 to pump water thereto from the small cavity 4. In a specific implementation, the support 5 is quadrilateral, pentagonal or hexagonal, a concave cavity matched with the support 5 is formed in a lower part of the mop head a, the support 5 is inlaid in the concave cavity to be positioned in the circumferential direction, and when the mop head a rotates, the support 5 rotates accordingly. In the case where the water pump 2 is an impeller pump, the support 5 is connected to an impeller of the impeller pump, so that when the support 5 rotates, the impeller will be driven to rotate accordingly to drive the water pump 2 to operate.
In a preferred implementation of the water pump 2, as shown in
In this embodiment, as shown in
Preferably, as shown in
Preferably, the big cavity 3 and the small cavity 4 are formed by partitioning an inner bucket b which is arranged in the outer bucket 1, a partition plate b1 is arranged in the inner bucket b, and a gap is formed between the partition plate b1 and the inner wall of the inner bucket b; the partition plate b extends from an opening to the bottom of the inner bucket b and is connected to the inner wall or the bottom surface of the inner bucket b, a space formed between the outer side of the partition plate b1 and the inner bucket b is the big cavity 3, a space defined by the inner side of the partition plate b is the small cavity 4, and the partition plate b1 has a water passage. In a specific implementation, the water outlet 20 of the water pump 2 is close to the central axis of the support 5, the inner bucket b is fixedly connected to the outer bucket 1, and the upper surface of the big cavity 3 formed between the outer side of the partition plate b1 and the inner bucket b is impervious and is covered with a shield plate b2 or an extension part of the partition plate b1, so that water generated during centrifugal spin-drying will not flow into the big cavity 3, and thus, clean water and waste water will not be mixed. In this embodiment, the outlet of the water pump 2 is formed inside the inner side of the partition plate b1, water out of the water outlet 20 is sprayed to the mop head a, is then diffused from inside to outside under the effect of centrifugal force, and finally is collected and temporarily stored in the outer bucket 1, and the waste water can be poured out of the outer bucket 1 later. Through such configuration of the big cavity 3 and the small cavity 4, the structure is compact, and the internal space of the outer bucket 1 can be fully used.
In another implementation, the small cavity 4 is arranged in the outer bucket 1, and the big cavity 3 is arranged close to the small cavity 4, is located inside or outside the outer bucket 1, and supplies water to the small cavity 4.
Further preferably, in this embodiment, the partition plate b1 is centrally symmetrically distributed with respect to the central axis of the inner bucket b, and the support 5 is coaxial with the inner bucket b.
Further preferably, in this embodiment, the mop cleaning device further comprises an elastic part 7 capable of applying a force to the valve 6 to enable the valve 6 to open the water passage between the big cavity 3 and the small cavity 4; and when placed on the support 5, the mop head a overcomes the resistance from the elastic piece 7, and the valve 6 closes the water passage between the big cavity 3 and the small cavity 4. The elastic part 7 is a spring or a torsion spring which can hold the valve 6 to open the water passage in the absence of an external force; and when the acting force from the spring or the torsion spring is overcome by an external force, the valve 6 closes the water passage.
Preferably, in this embodiment, the water passage is a through hole formed in the partition plate b1, and the valve 6 is a plug connected to the cylinder 21, the elastic part 7 applies a force to the plug or the cylinder 21 to enable the plug to move away from the through hole; and when the mop head a is placed on the support 5, the cylinder 21 overcomes the resistance from the elastic part 7 to drive the plug to move close to the through hole to block the water passage.
Further preferably, an inner cylinder 23 is arranged in the cylinder 21, a gap is formed between the inner cylinder 23 and the cylinder 21, and the inner cylinder 23 is coaxial with the cylinder 21 and is fixedly or rotatably connected to the cylinder 23. Through the configuration of the inner cylinder 23 in the cylinder 21, the support body 5 may not be connected to the inner cylinder 23, and the elastic part 7 can directly act on the inner cylinder 23 to indirectly act on the valve 6 to enable the plug to move away from the through hole; and when the mop head 5 is placed on the support 5, the cylinder 21 overcomes the resistance from the elastic part 7 to drive the plug to move close to the through hole to block the water passage.
Preferably, the water outlet 20 of the water pump 2 is formed in an inner bucket b area, wherein the inner bucket b area refers to an upward projection area of the inner bucket b. Because water is diffused outwards from the center when the mop is centrifugally spin-dried, the whole mop head a can be cleaned during cleaning by forming the water outlet 20 in the middle.
Preferably, the inner bucket b, the cylinder 21 and the support 5 are arranged coaxially, and the cylinder 21 is arranged inside the inner side of the partition plate b1.
In the above embodiment, the support 5 partially or entirely supports the mop in the vertical direction. In the case where the support 5 partially supports the mope, as shown in
The aforesaid contents in the specification are only used to illustratively explain the invention. Various modifications or supplements or similar substitutions made to the aforementioned specific embodiments by those skilled in the art without deviating from the contents of the specification or going beyond the scope defined by the claims should also fall within the protection scope of the invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 201910384213.1 | May 2019 | CN | national |
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| 20200352407 A1 | Nov 2020 | US |
